This document provides basic skill performance expectations for all Oregon students by the end of grade 11 to be incorporated into 15 vocational programs. (Exceptions are that in technology education, the skills identified are only for grade 8; in home economics, the identified skills are for grades 8 and 11.) The skills, which are in reading, writing, speaking, listening, mathematics, reasoning, and study skills, were selected by educators throughout the state. A skill-by-program matrix illustrates which programs incorporate each skill and at what levels. The skills appear on the matrix in seven categories (symbol systems; interpret literal meanings; interpret implied meanings; evaluate content; generate ideas; reasoning skills; and manage personal habits). The vocational programs involved are accounting; agriculture; child care services; construction; electronics technology; food service; forestry; health occupations; home economics; hospitality, tourism, and recreation; marketing; mechanical technology; metals manufacturing; office systems; and technology education. One of the following levels of incorporation is indicated in each cell of the matrix: (1) the skill is taught and tested; (2) the skill is reinforced and tested; (3) the skill is reinforced but not tested; and (4) the skill is neither taught nor tested. The document directs Oregon local school districts to show progress toward implementation by September 1990 and to have identified essential learning skills for all programs by September 1991. (CML)