The object of this practicum was to help the small North Smithfield (Rhode Island) School System convert its budgetary procedures from a traditional Function/Object Budget to a Planning, Programing, Budgeting System (PPBS) format. The practicum effort incorporated an inservice training component for key staff members, plus a cooperative effort with the Rhode Island Department of Education to standardize the system's standards of accounting. Section 1 identifies North Smithfield's perceived budgetary and accounting needs and discusses the possibility of utilizing PPBS to meet those needs. Section 2 establishes a theoretical and practical framework for meeting the various needs of the system's staff and administration, as well as the community and state, through use of a PPBS model. Section 3 includes the detailed models used for the inservice phase, presents both Smithfield's old and new budgetary designs, and discusses the rationale and crosswalk capabilities of the practicum. Section 4 describes the pretest and posttest assessment of staff involvement and skills during the inservice phase and presents an overall summative evaluation of the practicum. Section 5 reviews the practicum's first-year accomplishments and describes certain follow-up activities planned for its second year. (Author/JG)