This collection of articles looks at projects which have attempted to deal with change in the school organization. Some projects have succeeded in defining, shaping, and refining what happens in the school; others, less successful or unworkable, have been rejected. In either case, the administrator and his entire organization have become more aware of what makes a school function through their attempts at educational change. In the first section, articles deal with the application of business principles (such as PPBS and MBO) to education. This section also contains reports on the involvement of students, parents, and the community in needs assessment and educational decisionmaking. The second section examines the tools available for decisionmaking, including that of information systems. The last section explores some of the new areas requiring investigation, such as those of year-round schools and alternative schools. (Photographs may reproduce poorly.) (Author/WM)