The final 1970 report of a 3-part study on regional education services focuses on a unit for (1) planning cooperative educational programs in terms of financial considerations, resource allocations, program operation, governance, and roles relative to operation; (2) making provisions for evaluation of the regional cooperative; (3) providing for change and innovation in the cooperative; and (4) evaluating the unit using a 4-phase evaluation design. A 10-item bibliography, 8 figures, and 1 appendix are included. (MJB)