The Visiting Team Guidelines for Evaluation of Pennsylvania School Districts was prepared as a companion document for the three Pennsylvania Educational Needs Assessment Self-Study Guides for elementary schools, middle/junior high schools, and secondary schools. The purpose of these guidelines is to assist personnel of the school district and members of the visiting team, including the chairperson, in the utilization of the self-study guides. The contents discuss the history and purpose of the Pennsylvania Educational Needs Assessment Self-Study, the benefits of the evaluation made by a visiting team, duties of visiting team members, duties of the visiting team chairperson, and duties of a local district for an evaluation team visitation. The appendices include: (1) selection of visiting team members and pre-visit correspondence, (2) committee report form, (3) courtesy letters to visiting team members and cooperating school district personnel, and (4) Pennsylvania Needs Assessment Relationship to Pennsylvania's Long Range Plan for School Improvement. (PN)