This guide helps leaders working with parents and the community learn about promising practices in parent and community involvement in school reform. By examining the efforts of seven contrasting groups working with parents nationwide, the guide depicts the many forms that parent and community involvement in schools can take, highlighting opportunities for and barriers to meaningful parent participation. It is designed to help leaders consider how these seven groups might offer support or technical assistance in their own work to engage parents and communities in schools and school reform. The guide begins with organizational profiles of the seven groups (mission, overall work, work with parents and communities, and technical assistance available). The next section discusses the profiles, noting lessons learned and barriers to participation. The next section examines the types of guidance and assistance the seven groups may be able to provide to people just starting out, offering two tools for identifying the technical assistance provider that best meets their needs (a technical assistance chart and a chart of important questions to consider before seeking technical assistance). The guide ends with a list of contact information for the seven groups and a glossary of relevant terms. (SM)