A communication model suggests that in almost all cases where dissemination and utilization of knowledge has taken place, one or more of seven general factors can be identified as having been active in aiding the phenomena. The proposed factors are: linkage, structure, capacity, openess, reward, proximity, and synergy. In order to use this model to investigate the ability of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to communicate its mathematics and science curricula to the nation's classrooms, the BACPRO was developed. The BACPRO is a self-report instrument to be completed by principals and teachers. Items are divided into seven subscales relating to the seven factors of the model. A pilot test was conducted among principals of the Chicago City School System followed by a field test among secondary school principals and mathematics teachers in Wisconsin. (BB)