This document outlines the major points of the first annual status report of the Spencerport (New York) More Effective Schools/Teaching Project. Section 1 contains a list of 15 basic principles and assumptions upon which the project is based. Section 2 presents three conclusions drawn at the end of the first year and a half of the project. First, the effective schools research is applicable at all levels of a suburban school system. Second, vital dialogs have developed among participating building staffs. Third, schools should follow an eight-part process in implementing an effective schools project: (1) awareness, (2) inservice, (3) project design, (4) needs assessment, (5) formulation of building plans, (6) implementation, (7) evaluation, and (8) planning for subsequent years. Section 3 lists correlates (such as a safe and orderly environment and a clear school mission) that are an area of strength for participating buildings. Section 4 defines effectiveness, reports on achievement results in math and reading at the end of the first year, and describes the project's concomitant goal, directed toward above-average student achievement. (IW)