The problem-solving models described in this paper were selected because they offer nontechnological alternatives to solving school district problems, because they solicit and respect the opinions of involved workers and clients, and because each model has several variant forms that can be applied to many different kinds of problems. The three techniques described are force field analysis, which enables administrators to visualize and analyze the elements of a problem, the nominal group technique, which provides a means of polling constituent preferences, and the Delphi forecasting method, which makes the creation of consensus possible. Five examples of the application of the Delphi method are presented. (Author)