Seventeen validated school business practices are described in this document. The practices were selected through the Sharing Business Success (SBS) program, in which the Federal Department of Education, 41 state education agencies, and State Associations of School Business Officials cooperate to identify successful school district practices, validate them, and disseminate them through the Joint Dissemination Review Panel and the National Diffusion Network. For each of the 17 practices included, the document provides a brief title and headnote, index terms, a lengthy description, evidence for the practice's success (in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, exportability, and cost requirements), a contact person's name, and the date of validation. Among the 17 topics covered are utility and heating management, damage and loss reports, teacher interviews, investment and cash flow management, grant administration, student attendance, payroll, transportation, insurance, food and nutrition, and extracurricular activities. The names and addresses of all state SBS coordinators and of each state's certified SBS validators are attached. (RW)