Guidelines for evaluation of school programs in the State of Florida are presented. The purpose of evaluation is to modify the content and method of instruction, provide information to decision-makers and the public, provide feedback to participants, and determine criteria for program success. The optimal evaluation design for either innovative or reference programs is the pre-test/post-test design. Instruments that may be used in evaluation include tests (norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, or objective-referenced), rating scales, questionnaires, and observation forms. The types of data generally collected include summative product data, formative or process data, and context data. Other evaluation issues are associated with data-collection procedures, data analysis, monitoring quality, reporting findings, and use of findings. Four instruments for use as resource tools in planning and implementing the evaluation process are appended; (1) a program evaluation planning form; (2) a checklist of the major steps in developing an evaluation plan; (3) selecting norm-referenced tests; and (4) the Evaluation Checklist. (TJH)