This report describes current program offerings and activities in the areas of career, vocational, and technical education in the Portland Public Schools in Portland, Oregon, and assesses optional futures for program continuation and development. The information in the report is based on: student and faculty data, labor market trends, district organizational information, profiles of students and faculty within the district, and relationships with community colleges and neighboring school districts; summaries of more than 80 interviews with district and nondistrict staff covering the purposes, goals, and practices of vocational education; results of a detailed self-assessment process conducted by vocational instructors and advisory council members of cluster programs in the district; and profiles of both individual high school vocational programs and individual cluster programs throughout the district. The report's seven sections consist of an introduction, a descriptive report, interview findings, self-assessments, high school profiles, cluster profiles, and future directions. Appendixes to this guide include a list of persons interviewed, current program descriptions, composite list of vocational education interview questions, list of career interest areas, vocational faculty survey, evaluation survey of the self-assessment process, labor market information, Portland Community College vocational program offerings, references, ratings of alternative directions for vocational education, sounding board findings, list of members of the study steering committee, and student enrollment data for vocational education programs in 1986. (MN)