An assessment of the Exemplary Program for Occupational Preparation (EPOP), this report addresses itself to an identification of the project's present status, and outlines goals and objectives toward which project efforts should be directed during the final operational year. Comprehensive in scope, the program involved students at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels in the New Orleans public schools. Programmatic efforts requiring comments and recommendations included: (1) inadequacies apparent in the administrative structure, (2) features of the EPOP system which could be improved to provide maximum use of professional time, and (3) inadequacies existent in the instructional program such as instructional objectives, in-service training efforts, program coordination, and instructional materials. (SN)