This presentation comprises an account of the years from 1966 to 1970 during which a proposal to construct four educational parks or compus schools to accommodate all elementary school (K-6) children was made, discussed, researched, publicized, and ultimately defeated. As defined in the literature, educational parks are clusterings of educational facilities in campus-like settings--centrally-organized common facilities serving the schools on the campuses are added essential ingredients. The Syracuse Campus Plan originated out of perceived needs for the 31 elementary schools--to renew the school plants; to speed the integration of black and white children; and to reorient the curriculum to take advantage of recent thinking, experience, and technological advance in the field of elementary education. This case study presents the history in chronological order, identifies the participants and their ideologies, and concludes with an analysis of the decisionmaking process that resulted in the defeat of this innovative measure. (Author/MLF)