The Vocational and High School Equivalency Bilingual Program is a basic bilingual secondary education program conducted at Park West High school in New York, New York. The program helps limited English proficiency (LEP) students develop their English language skills so that they can participate effectively in mainstream classes and prepare to take a meaningful part in the labor market. This is done by providing English as a second language (ESL) and bilingual instruction, and then gradually increasing English usage in content area instruction until the student can be mainstreamed. During 1983-84, the first year of funding, the program provided instruction and support services to 145 Hispanic LEP students in Grades 9-11. Because of entry criteria (extremely low or non-existent English proficiency), most program students were recent immigrants with diverse cultural and immigration histories. An evaluation of the first year found that the program appears to be fulfilling its objectives. Student achievement objectives were met in English language development, in native language performance, in the fall semester mathematics classes (but not in the spring classes), and in attendance. (KH)