CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS ARE CONSIDERED TOGETHER AS A DYNAMIC SYSTEM MARKED BY GROWTH, CHANGE, AND MODIFICATION. DEVELOPING THE CONCEPT OF A SYSTEMS APPROACH, SEVEN BASIC DOCUMENTS UTILIZED IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS ARE RANKED ACCORDING TO SOURCE, THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FORMULATION, AND PROVISIONS FOR CONTROL--(1) LAW, (2) BOARD POLICY AND RULES, (3) PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, (4) COURSE DESCRIPTIONS, (5) STUDENT MATERIALS, (6) TEACHER MATERIALS, AND (7) DAILY LESSON PLANS. SUGGESTIONS FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE PARTICIPATION IN FORMULATION BY ALL GROUPS DIRECTLY CONCERNED AND IN DEFINING THE PROCEDURE IN A SERIES OF STEPS FROM PROGRAM TITLING TO A PLAN FOR EVALUATION. AS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ORDERS OF PROGRAMS, A TRUNCATED TAXONOMY OF PROGRAMS IN DESCENDING ORDER OF GENERALITY IS OUTLINED--GENERAL PROGRAM, PROGRAM, SUB-PROGRAM, AND COURSE. AS AN AID TO THE ACCOMMODATION OR ACHIEVING OF CHANGE, A LOGICAL ORDERING OF FUNCTIONS IS OUTLINED AND DESCRIBED, WITH FUNCTIONS ORDERED ACCORDING TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM, ALL PERSONS OR GROUPS ASSISTING AND PARTICIPATING, AND THE PERSON OR GROUP EXERCISING CONTROL. EA 001 353 IS A RELATED DOCUMENT. (JK)