Information is presented regarding the current trend in educational facilities planning. Discussion is included of--(1) outstanding features of award winning schools, (2) multi-story schools, (3) reshaping schools, (4) innovative trends, (5) design criteria, (6) geometric form, and (7) cost factors. Examples are shown of nearly every style of building designed to meet the demands of modern elementary and secondary school programs. Design commentaries supplement the presentations of the diagrammatic design samples. (FS)