This directory contains descriptions of education programs in the area of career development that have been developed by individual school districts throughout the United States in response to their local needs and which have been validated as successful by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel of the United States Department of Education. The programs are available for adoption by other districts. Included are an alphabetical table of contents, an index of programs by category, and an index of programs by grade level(s) for which the programs have been validated. Program titles, descriptions, contact persons, and other relevant information are provided for a total of 36 programs in the categories of allied health occupations, alternative education, basic skills, behavior problems, career awareness, career development, career guidance, communication skills, competency based education, computer application occupations, daily living skills, diagnostic teaching, dropout prevention, emotional disturbance, environmental orientation, functional literacy, individualized learning, industrial arts, mathematics, multimedia program, nontraditional career options, problem solving, reading, remedial reading, school community programs, self-care skills, social studies, special education, special populations, staff development, and vocational education. (NB)