The final report describes the work performed by Riverside Research Institute (RRI) for the New York State Education Department in regard to the Reporting and Evaluation System for Occupational Education (RESOE). A brief introduction is followed by a section dealing with RESOE's design, development, and operation, and including general discussions of improving management of occupational education, and detailed discussions of RESOE's two stages. State 1 consists of the establishment of computer maintained enrollment, followup, and other files which comprise the foundation of the RESOE information-processing capability. Stage 2 aims at developing RESOE into a useful instrument in support of management by evolving RESOE into a versatile tool for program planning at State and local levels. The final section contains detailed discussions of activities performed to date: Stage 1 activities regarding dissemination and implementation, and the RESOE brochure; and Stage 2 activities including statistical methods associated with followup mailing methods, the details of the Instructional Support and Evaluation System (ISES) for occupational education, and potential attendance subsystems and remote data entry systems. An appendix contains a flow chart of the overall process, and examples of forms, envelopes, and other materials used in RESOE implementation. (JR)