Designed for use with the Research for Better Schools career education program, this evaluation planning manual focuses on procedures and issues central to planning the evaluation of an educational program. Following a statement on the need for evaluation, nine sequential steps for evaluation planning are discussed. The first two steps, program definition and evaluation questions, serve as a guide for developing the intended scope of the program and evaluation. The next five steps review evaluation methodology in terms of (1) the statement of hypotheses, (2) selection of subject groups, (3) selection of instruments, (4) creation of a data system, and (5) design of an analysis plan. The final two steps focus on planning concerns in evaluation reporting and cost projection. (LRA)