School district administration and staffing patterns are examined in this report prepared in response to CRS 22-2-118, which requires the Colorado Department of Education to conduct a study to determine where savings of state and local funds may be realized. Section 1 offers an analysis of district staffing patterns from existing data. The second section presents the results of a survey of cost saving administrative and staffing measures undertaken by school districts. Section 3 examines eight cost-saving proposals ranging from relatively minor rearrangements to major restructuring options. The fourth section presents a case study of three districts to describe and summarize the issues and progress in reorganization and other shared service arrangements. Thirteen figures and an appendix summarizing district-by-district staffing patterns are included. (LMI)