Sixteen New Jersey school districts located in four counties were selected to field test a generic educational planning system. The pilot program was to "ascertain where changes in guidelines, procedures, policy program, or resources were needed." The second major goal of the pilot program was to produce information for those districts without significant planning experience. This report examines the execution of the pilot program at all levels from the State Department of Education to the local field test districts. Using the roles assigned to the various participants, actual performance information, and the field test goals, the report attempts to establish how well the field test succeeded and what impact it is likely to have on statewide implementation of educational planning. Interviews were conducted with those persons having primary field test responsibility focused on matters of planning preparation, training, resources allocation and use, decision methods, oversight, community participation, coordination, participant attitudes, and eventual planning product. (Author/MLF)