These guidelines were developed to assist school administrators who have the responsibility of organizing a one- to three-day professional development program. The first section outlines the tasks involved in planning and implementing a workshop. The remaining sections cover the following: (1) developing and utilizing the workshop theme; (2) marketing the workshop; (3) understanding the hotel (menu planning, reservations, and meeting room set-up); (4) selecting the site; (5) planning the budget; (6) developing evaluation forms; (7) designing the pre-registration brochure; and (8) planning workshop sessions. Also included is a list of human resources. (EM)