NINETEEN POSITION PAPERS AND ACCOMPANYING SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENTS FOCUS ON ASPECTS OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING STUDIED AT THE THIRD CONFERENCE OF A ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATE PROJECT, "DESIGNING EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE," HELD APRIL 3-5, 1967, IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA. THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE WAS TO IDENTIFY CHANGES NEEDED FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE RESPECTIVE STATES, TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE GOALS, AND TO EXAMINE THE PLANNING AND CHANGE PROCESSES NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THESE OBJECTIVES. INDIVIDUAL STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE LONG RANGE PROJECT INCLUDED APPOINTMENT OF A PROJECT COORDINATOR, AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND STUDY COMMITTEES TO CARRY OUT RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE STATE AND TO ASSURE EFFECTIVE PLANNING AND CONDUCTING OF THE PROJECT. IN CONSIDERING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS THROUGH 1980, PARTICULAR ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO DEFINING THE COMPONENTS OF THE PLANNING PROCESS AND TO FORMULATING PROCEDURES FOR EFFECTING THE DESIRED CHANGE. OTHER ASPECTS OF EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT CONSIDERED INCLUDED RESEARCH UTILIZATION, POLITICAL PROBLEMS AND POWERS INVOLVED IN ACCOMPLISHING EDUCATIONAL CHANGE, EDUCATIONAL CHANGE WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS AND TO LOCAL SYSTEMS, EDUCATIONAL CHANGE IN URBAN AREAS, THE ROLES OF VARIOUS PARTICIPANTS (SUPERINTENDENTS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND NONEDUCATORS) IN ACHIEVING EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, THE STATE AGENCY FOR EDUCATION, AND STATE PLANNING IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM DESIGNING EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE, 1362 LINCOLN STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80203, UNTIL SUPPLY IS EXHAUSTED. (JK)