PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE FOR STATE SCIENCE SUPERVISORS ARE SUMMARIZED. MAJOR SPEECHES ARE CONCERNED WITH (1) STATE LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE, (2) LEARNING THEORY, (3) THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE ELEMENTARY SCIENCE PROGRAM, (4) OUTDOOR SCIENCE EDUCATION, (5) TITLE III OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT, (6) TITLES I, II, AND III OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, AND (7) THE USE OF GOVERNMENT SURPLUS PROPERTY IN SCIENCE TEACHING. ABSTRACTS AND SELECTED ASPECTS OF THE DISCUSSION PERIODS WHICH FOLLOWED THE SPEECHES ARE INCLUDED. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LABORATORY SAFETY, THE USE OF LIVE ANIMALS, LABORATORY FACILITIES, TEACHER PREPARATION, THE LABORATORY APPROACH, SCIENCE AND THE DISADVANTAGED STUDENT, AND EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE INCLUDED IN A SERIES OF GROUP REPORTS. (AG)