These guidelines are provided to assist principals, department chairpersons, and teachers in industrial education to interpret policy and to formulate local school programs in the Los Angeles (California) United School District. Guidelines are organized by topics for which these persons often request information or interpretations. Though the guidelines are not official school district policy, they are what the central office staff believe to be best for developing a strong instructional program for the students enrolled in industrial education courses. Guidelines cover all levels of industrial education--elementary, secondary, regional occupational centers, and regional occupational programs. Topics covered in the seven sections of the booklet include rationale for industrial arts; terminology; programs; scheduling of teachers and students; curriculum and instruction; budgets, facilities, and equipment; and supervision, including organization of the central office staff and teacher selection and leave policy. (KC)