This newsletter summarizes the findings of a Southern Regional Education Board investigation of efforts in the region's high schools to provide guidance to students about to enter the world of work. Focus of the summary is on the following areas: the education-work relationship, guidance staffing and utilization; administrative support, preparation programs, job placement, and utilization of funds. Covered in an examination of vocational guidance delivery systems are counselor-centered systems, decentralized systems, the Jobs for America's Graduates program, occupational specialists, career information systems, and auxiliary personnel. (MN)