In accordance with the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools' curriculum planning process, a language arts program evaluation was conducted during the 1986-87 school year in order: (1) to provide a comprehensive overview of the language arts program; (2) to determine if the language arts program meets the needs of students and parents; and (3) to provide information for continued program development and improvement. Opinion surveys were collected from parents, students, English teachers from all levels, and high school drama teachers. Despite parents' requests for a greater emphasis on writing and teachers' desire for more training in developing creative and critical thinking skills, in general, findings indicated that the language arts program is meeting the needs of parents and students and effectively meeting the goals of the program. An analysis of scores on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills showed that the Albuquerque students were at or above the national average in all subjects related to language arts, with spelling being the weakest performance area of students. Student opinion surveys at all levels revealed a positive attitude toward writing, with an indication that writing process activities were becoming more widespread. Additionally, drama teachers reported that they would prefer to have funding allocated directly to drama departments. (Twenty-four references are attached.) (ARH)