The Performance Indicators in Education program is intended to provide measures of the impact school districts have on the achievement of their pupils. After an extensive period of development by the Bureau of School Programs Evaluation of the New York State Education Department, reports were prepared for 628 school districts in New York State. They were distributed at regional meetings to school superintendents or their representatives, or by mail to those districts not represented at a meeting. The importance of shaping the program to meet the needs of local educators was recognized since the use of any information system depends upon the intended users' perceptions of the validity, utility, and applicability of the program. After consulatation with the Bureau of Statistical Services, a telephone survey of a random sample of chief school administrators seemed to be a feasible method of obtaining the desired information. Staff members of the two bureaus clarified objectives, developed the methodology, and carried out the survey. The survey had two purposes: 1) to collect information on the Performance Indicators program; and 2) to develop the telephone survey as a technique for rapid data collection and analysis. (Author/MV)