This report describes the research setting for the Schools, Computers, and Learning Project, an ongoing longitudinal and multidimensional study of the mutual adaptation of classroom practice and computer technology. Following a brief discussion of the research intentions and an overview of the research methodology, the report is divided into five sections: (1) the research project (team, focus, methodology, and agendas in the language arts, social and environmental studies, music and the special needs student, mathematics, and a computational perspective on schooling); (2) the school as a project site (demography, programs, physical layout, and computer facilities and resources); (3) the school and the community (the neighborhood and the parent group); (4) the school and the board of education (board resources, policies, and computer initiatives); and (5) a detailed portrait of "Hampton" public school (grade by grade descriptions of K-6 teachers and classes as well as special teachers and administrators). It is noted that the school described here is the first of a group of regional pilot test centers, each of which will have a different focus; and the report is based on data gathered as the computers were being installed and as patterns of use were emerging, and is intended to serve as a foundation for subsequent reports on the evolution of computer use in the classroom. Seven tables, 13 figures, and references are provided. (CGD)