The initial step in the evaluation of the Fort Gay-Thompson School Community Council's program was to establish baseline data prerequisite to measuring the change in the program's influence. Surveys were made of the typical program phases regarded as germane to evaluation. Thus, data were obtained on: pupils--enrollment trends, achievement levels, perceptions of school; staff-qualifications, experience, personal background, goals and needs as perceived by teachers, teaching strategies and classroom practices; program--pattern of course offerings, student services, and extra-curricular programs; school plants and facilities; and pupil transportation. These phases were not treated separately since their interrelationships were regarded as highly important. The students, teaching and administrative staffs of the Fort Gay-Thompson schools, and the staffs of the District's central office, the School Community Council office, and the State Department of Education supplied the data. This report presents the baseline data. Among the baseline findings were: the Fort Gay-Thompson schools showed a continual, although gradual, growth; in 1971-72, the 3rd and 6th grades at Thompson Elementary were below national, state, and county averages in every area except math; adopted textbooks provided the principal planning source for instruction; and unlike the elementary teachers, the high school teachers made little use of sub-grouping in the classroom. (NQ)