The following suggestions may be helpful to school administrators in their initial decisions about providing for Vietnamese students: (1) In basic English, inform families of school name and location, date of enrollment, and principal's name; (2) Convene a task force immediately of persons who will have initial contact with the enrolling Vietnamese student; (3) Make sure that from the first day in school, each Vietnamese student is able to communicate freely with someone in the institution; (4) Identify several teachers who can provide the most secure classroom situation for the students; (5) Provide for the teaching of English to Vietnamese students; (6) Provide for the inservice education of all staff members involved in the education of Vietnamese students; (7) Encourage each school campus receiving a Vietnamese student to prepare a structured orientation program for the school; (8) Plan procedures for assessing English-language ability; (9) Plan procedures for assessing reading and writing skills. (Author/DB)