To assist the Delaware Department of Public Instruction in designing and implementing a modern strategy for coordinating educational planning in the State, this report reviews techniques employed by other State educational agencies and offers a proposal for developing a planning unit within the department. Some specific recommendations for improving planning within the department are: systems analysis training for department personnel, evaluation and updating of existing programs, a coordination system for departmentwide use, alternatives for decision makers, and the use of longrange projections as guidelines for short term efforts. (EA)