This manual describes a project developed to assist schools to help low-motivated students to increase their attendance and motivation, and to help reduce dropouts by enhancing students' self-image and increasing their success experiences in school. Each chapter contains a step-by-step outline for developing each stage of the program: (1) student selection; (2) gaining parental permission; (3) preparing for the first group meeting; (4) the first group meeting; (5) conferences between group meetings; (6) other activities between group meetings; (7) follow-up records on fact sheets; (8) group meeting activities; and (9) trips Early Secondary Intervention Program (ESIP) students can earn. Support materials for implementing the program include a sample student data card, and a student selection sheet; a suggested telephone script; sample letters to parents; teacher rating forms, and a behavior rating scale; a follow-up form; a group meeting agenda, group rules, and a group rule sheet; a weekly report card; a points earned form, and a points record; activities between group meetings; and a list of trips for ESIP students. (AG)