One of a series of practitioner-oriented newsletters, the document provides elementary school principals with strategies for developing a school discipline code. The article recommends: (1) developing a written statement of school discipline policy; (2) launching the discipline policy at the beginning of the school year; (3) ensuring that standards and rules accurately reflect the school's overall philosophy of education; (4) preventing discipline problems by creating a positive classroom environment; (5) striving toward an understanding between teachers and students; and, as a last resort, (6) involving resource people and parents and trying a variety of problem-solving approaches with students. In conclusion, the article summarizes that a combination of positive reinforcement and limit setting provide the ideal conditions for a successful discipline policy. (LH)