Developed by the Iowa Department of Education, North Iowa Area Community College, and Hawkeye Community College (Iowa), this booklet presents the tech prep model for articulation efforts among all educational entities, business, industry, labor, and communities in Iowa. Following a list of committee members working on the model and graphs of the model's components, the mission of Iowa's Tech Prep program is presented. Descriptions are then provided of the following components of the tech prep model: collaboration; school-to-work transition; articulation; life-long learning and providing students with adaptive skills; integration of technical and academic curricula; increased educational and career options; business, industry, and labor involvement; worksite-based learning; life and job skills; applied and contextual learning; technical and academic competence; staff development; career education, cultural diversity, and gender equity; special populations and preparatory services; commitment from all organizational levels; marketing; the autonomy of different areas of the state; the development of a common vocabulary; and evaluation methods. For each component, information is provided on the issue that the component addresses and on recommended patterns of evidence for site-based program design, implementation, and evaluation. Finally, recommendations and strategies for resolution are presented for the following issues affecting the implementation of tech prep: limited financial resources, the need to accept credit for applied course work, licensure and certification requirements that do not allow for the optimum use of qualified faculty, the need for statewide leadership, and the need to develop the national tech prep technical core curriculum. (AJL)