This document is a teacher-developed handbook to the Meridian (Mississippi) Public Schools' Teachers' Center. The materials contained in the handbook include: (1) steps involved in implementing the model; (2) organization charts; (3) center rationale and objectives; (4) teacher center tasks; (5) operation of the center in the areas of teacher renewal, educational reform, curriculum development, and dissemination; (6) organization and functions of a teacher center; (7) a subjective evaluation of the Meridian Teachers' Center; (8) basic economic concepts; and (9) a summary report of research design. (MJB)