Intended primarily for California educators, this handbook outlines the history, aims, and structure of continuation education (mainly for out of school youth under 18), and discusses procedures and problems in the areas of program establishment and administration, relations with full time school and other agencies, counseling, guidance, general program coordination, curriculum and methods (especially the use of tutoring and vocational orientation), attendance and related record keeping, graduation requirements, work permits, program evaluation, and accreditation. Included are pertinent state and Federal laws, and guidelines for funding the foundation program for small high schools. Appendixes also contain provisions of state education, administrative, and labor codes; attendance accounting guidelines for continuation classes and high schools; an example of state aid computation for a district with continuation education classes and for a district with a small high school program; and regulations on the number of certificated employees necessary for small high schools and approved continuation high schools. (ly)