A model of an "ideal" high school career education program with a system for assessing a high school's progress toward the ideal are presented in this document. An introduction describes briefly the source of the model, a project to demonstrate the most effective methods and techniques of career education at the secondary level in four high schools in New Hampshire. Part 1 is the system for assessment of high school career education efforts. It is made up of (1) six questionnaires, one on each career education goal, (2) goal prioritizing forms, (3) a community partnership checklist to rate school and community involvement; and (4) a summary profile form to graphically display career education development in a one-page format. Part 2 is a conceptual framework for high schools in New Hampshire. It includes 13 comprehensive goals (from which the 6 career education goals were selected) with a list of general conditions that should be met if each goal is to be achieved. Part 2 also includes a more complete discussion of many of the aspects to be assessed in Part 1 and provides the philosophy behind the assessment system. (TA)