THIS REPORT CONTAINS DETAILED STUDIES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA AND MAKES EXTENSIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT. GENERATED BY FIVE SUBCOMMITTEES CONSISTING OF LAY CITIZENS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF, THE STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ORGANIZED UNDER EACH COMMITTEE'S SPECIFIC AREA OF CONCERN--(1) THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM, (2) SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL SERVICES, (3) FINANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES, (4) COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, SCHOOL BUILDINGS, AND FACILITIES, AND (5) SCHOOL DISTRICT RELATIONSHIPS. WITHIN EACH OF THE SECTIONS ARE SEPARATE BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND APPENDIXES. HALF OF THE REPORT IS DEVOTED TO THE SECTION ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, WHICH CONTAINS EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT CURRICULUM. VOLUME I OF THIS REPORT IS AN ABBREVIATED VERSION OF THESE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. (LB)