The assessment guide is divided into four major parts: administration, personnel, school and community relations, and curriculum. Each part includes two or more components or elements dealing with various aspects of career education program development. Each of the components has a set of criteria statements, and space provided for comments and a numerical rating. When the numeric value assigned to each component is transferred to a profile sheet at the end of the guide, a general overview of the school district's career education program, showing areas of strength and weakness is provided. The first three parts of the guide reflect criteria common to all levels of career education. The fourth part, curriculum, varies in emphasis for each level and contains separate sections and criteria for awareness (K-6), exploration (7-10), and preparation (11-12). The guide also includes suggestions for utilization and a 13-item glossary. In addition, a guide sheet with information providing further clarification appears at the beginning of each section. (Author/MS)