The needs-press model, as operationalized by the Stern Activities Index (AI) and the Organizational Climate Index (OCI), was examined for its usefulness in evaluating and measuring organizational climate in a school setting. According to the model, needs represents personality and press represents the environment. This research was designed to replicate a previous study by Steinhoff (1965) which isolated six first-order factors and two higher-order factors on the OCI. Twelve first-order factors and four second-order factors were also available for the AI. The respondents included 331 public school teachers and administrators from an urban school system; 171 were administered the AI and 160 were administered the OCI. AI reliability was .62 to .91, and OCI reliability was .61 to .89. Results of the various one-way analyses of variance indicated that the AI discriminated between groups; the OCI did not. Factor analysis performed on the OCI data and the combined AI and OCI data did not confirm the factors reported in Steinhoff's study. Refinement of the OCI was suggested along with further research involving interaction of the needs and press components. (Author/GDC)