The product of an Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III project produced by the staff and administration of the Finlayson Elementary School in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan for American Indian students, this handbook is designed as a guide to educators engaging in open concept education. Constituting a model, this handbook incorporates the following: (1) Organization (staff and student grouping and space); (2) Organization of Space (preschool; preschool materials; primary and junior pods; the lab; lab materials; and the library); (3) Process and Function (principal; teachers; the general aide; the math and library aides; the secretary; a day in the life of a student; and inservice training); (4) Affective Curriculum (student behavior; student-teacher conferences; and homeroom); (5) Cognitive and Psychomotor Curriculum (language arts, math, and social studies for preschool and primary and junior pods; art; music; and physical education); (6) Other Curriculum Concerns (world of work; manipulative devices; health service; and testing); (7) Curriculum and Auxiliary Personnel (remedial programs; Title I roving math teacher, school nurse, reading skills, and motor skills; home school agent; school lunch and breakfast program; and play therapy); (8) Evaluation (procedures; reporting to parents; the advisory council; Parent Teacher Association objectives; and school community events); (9) Bibliography; and (10) Glossary. (JC)