During the 1974-75 school year, 11 Minneapolis public secondary schools formed Student Advisory Committees (SAC's) as one of the conditions of their receiving Federal desegregation funds under the provisions of the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA). No ESAA funds were allotted for operation of the SAC's, however. The 11 schools with SAC's included eight junior highs and three senior highs. According to Federal ESAA regulations, the SAC in each school was supposed to constitute a "true cross section" of the student body. The SAC was to serve as the students' voice in the improvement of school programs; including, for example, the reading and Counselor Aide programs funded under ESAA in Minneapolis. At the request of the Minneapolis ESAA Project Administrator, staff from the Minneapolis Schools' Research and Evaluation Department studied SAC membership and operation. This study answered two questions: (1) Did the SAC's follow Federal ESAA regulations during 1974-75? It was concluded that given the ambiguity of ESAA regulations and avoiding their literal interpretation, most of the schools made a good faith attempt to elect SAC's fairly representing their racial groups. However, 5 of the 11 SAC's were not elected by students. (2) How did the SAC's operate during 1974-75? It was found that each of the SAC's met once a month or more, on the average. The SAC's sponsored a variety of educational, social, and other activities. (Author/JM)