Presenting a formative evaluation of the 1976-77 Kodiak Island Borough School District Title IV Elementary Secondary Education Act Project involving 4 schools, 8 teachers, and 50 students in grades 9 and 10, this program evaluation addresses a model based on a philosophy of individualized and independent instruction employing self-paced and prepackaged curriculum materials, community resources, a learning manager approach to teaching, student open entry-open exit, and an overall management/teacher support system. Data sources for this report include: a 1976 evaluation report of the preservice teacher training workshop; a first quarter evaluation summary (December, 1976); a summary of rural secondary schools project coordinator's activities and time; data from interviews with parents, students, school board members, teachers and administrators; quarterly reports from each of the schools; teacher unit rating forms on each teaching unit used during the year; student unit rating forms on each unit studied during the year; School Visit Checklist summary; and the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (pre- and post-tests). Structured according to evaluation questions devised in the August 1976 design, the evaluation results are presented in terms of answers to questions re: the overall program; materials; teaching methods; teacher training; and the managerial system. (JC)