A bilingual handbook for parents of Japanese children in Caifornia public schools is presented that emphasizes the important partnership between home and school. In a question-answer format, the handbook covers the following topics: (1) enrollment and attendance, general information, transportation; (2) basic school program, curriculum; (3) grades, promotions, testing; (4) bilingual education, including a description of the "Home Language Survey"; (5) additional education programs and services such as advanced placement, alternative education, vocational education, adult education, and state subsidies; (6) parental involvement in the schools; and (7) structure of the public school system. (LB)