A COMPUTER PROGRAMED GENERAL SCHOOL SIMULATOR IS DESCRIBED AND RULES ARE GIVEN FOR A COMPUTER TRYOUT OF THE PILOT VERSION. ALTHOUGH THE MODEL WAS DESIGNED AS A GENERAL VEHICLE THAT WOULD PERMIT COMPUTER MODELING OF ANY SCHOOL CONFIGURATION, THE FIRST PILOT VERSION REPRESENTS A HYPOTHETICAL SCHOOL OPERATING UNDER THE "CONTINUOUS PROGRESS PLAN" WHICH PROVIDES FOR STUDENTS TO BE ASSIGNED TO BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. PLANS CALLED FOR THE GENERAL MODEL TO BE DEVELOPED BY MODELING AND MAKING COMPUTER RUNS OF A SERIES OF VERSIONS OF THE SIMULATOR BASED ON SUCH FACTORS AS SCHOOL OPERATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIGURATIONS. A DATA ANALYSIS AND REDUCTION PROGRAM ALSO WILL BE DEVELOPED IN SUCCESSIVE STAGES. FLOW DIAGRAMS OF THE VARIOUS PROCEDURES OF THE SYSTEM WERE INCLUDED. RELATED REPORTS ARE ED 010 578, ED 010 579, AND ED 010 581. (AL) 23