THIS DOCUMENT LISTS THE ASSUMPTIONS UPON WHICH THE CAREER SELECTION EDUCATION PROJECT IS BASED AND THE CRITERIA FOR A SCHOOL'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT, AS DEVELOPED BY THE WESTERN STATES SMALL SCHOOLS PROJECT. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE TO AID STUDENTS MAKE REALISTIC CAREER SELECTIONS, DEVELOP SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES USEFUL IN MANY CAREERS, AND DEVELOP SPECIFIC JOB ENTRY SKILLS. A CAREER SELECTION AGENT ADMINISTERS THE PROGRAM AND COORDINATES THE GENERAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION DIVISIONS OF EACH STUDENT'S PROGRAM. AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROGRAM IS THE EFFECTIVE USE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR WORK EXPERIENCE, EXPLORATION, OBSERVATION, AND ANALYSIS. ATTACHED APPENDIXES INCLUDE A SPECIFIC OUTLINE OF THE CAREER SELECTION EDUCATION PROJECTS AT VIRGIN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, MESQUITE, NEVADA, AND PATAGONIA HIGH SCHOOL, PATAGONIA, ARIZONA, AND AN OUTLINE OF THE TEST BATTERY USED IN THE PROJECT. (FS)