This report presents a summary and evaluation of the 8-day "Springboards to Learning" Institute, designed for involvement of both educator and community participants in a mutual effort to increase familiarity with and achieve competencies in the effective implementation of career education within the local schools and community. (Over 179 educators, community leaders, parent leaders, and student leaders were involved in the institute.) Purposes of the institute, evaluation plan, staff, participants, facilities, description of sessions, and evaluation of the institute are discussed in separate sections. (Sources of evaluation data obtained were from participant performance on cognitive test items based on institute objectives, participant postsession reactions, participant program evaluation, products, postinstitute critique for staff members, daily observer log, and staff debriefing sessions.) Evaluation of each day's session accompanies descriptions of daily objectives and activities (77 pages). Evaluation results presented indicate that the majority of participants felt that their understanding of all knowledge areas listed was greatly increased as a result of participation in the institute. (TA)