This study was designed to: (1) assess how evaluation recommendations have been addressed by decision makers and administrators; (2) examine the impact of evaluations on program development; (3) identify factors affecting the utilization of evaluation findings and recommendations; and (4) provide recommendations to enhance utilization of information for future evaluation by the Office of Educational Accountability (OEA). A sample of six program evaluations, representing the full range of OEA evaluation activities, was selected from those conducted during 1982-83 and 1983-84. Data were gathered by means of: (1) open-ended in-depth interviews with the evaluators and administrators involved in the six evaluations; (2) a telephone survey of school-level program staff of one of the six programs; and (3) a documentation review. The following recommendations were made: (1) institute procedures to follow up major evaluations after the final report; (2) involve administrators in a review of findings; (3) offer program implementers orientation and opportunity for input into the process; (4) increase the dissemination activities undertaken by OEA; (5) provide each school with a data summary; (6) establish a policy for preparing recommendations by OEA evaluators that incorporate effective criteria; and (7) incorporate into the OEA 1985-86 follow-up study an analysis of how administrators address and use evaluation information. Appendices include a description of the six selected evaluations, a table showing implementation status of recommendations from six evaluation reports, and an overview of the use of evaluations in education. (JAZ)