Two hundred Iowa secondary schools were surveyed in the spring of 1975 to determine the extent and nature of curricular and cocurricular speech programs; a 63.5% response rate was obtained. Results in five major areas--curriculum, cocurricular activities, teacher characteristics, student teachers, and facilities and equipment--are summarized in this report. Nearly 93% of the schools surveyed offered at least one course in speech. About half of the speech teachers had an academic major in speech. The typical teacher could expect to teach English and speech, to coach debate, individual events, or drama, and to have an extensive cocurricular work load. The majority of the curricular programs were traditional in nature, with major units centering on various types of speaking activities. However, there was an apparent shift toward the inclusion of more instruction in intrapersonal, interpersonal, and small group behavior in the basic course. These and other findings were found to be related to the size of the school. (AA)