The effectiveness of the Partnership for Academic and Career Education (PACE) model tech prep initiative was evaluated in a 2-year study conducted by the Academy for Educational Development. Information for the evaluation was collected through site visits to 13 of the 20 secondary schools (9 high schools and 4 career centers) in the 3 counties participating in the PACE consortium and 3 separate surveys administered to students, faculty, and staff at the schools. The first two surveys were given to all graduating seniors (approximately 2,500 students in 16 schools) and all faculty and staff (730 individuals) in the spring of 1993. The final survey was administered to a selected group of 400 of the originally surveyed students 1 year after graduation. Three of the schools had well-developed tech prep programs, and three had less-established programs. The surveys and site visits confirmed the PACE model's claims that students will be more motivated in tech prep and that staff in tech prep schools will see better results. (Eighteen tables/figures are included. Appendixes constituting approximately 60% of the document contain 10 tables of data about students not planning to attend a four-year college and the various surveys and assessment inventories for tech prep implementation.) (MN)