This guide is the product of a project to reassess and update the data entry curriculum used in business and office occupations programs throughout the State of Washington. It is intended to assist teachers and administrators responsible for making decisions affecting first-year keyboarding programs, implementing secondary school keyboarding programs, or evaluating existing keyboarding programs. The guide consists of student learning objectives, keyboarding competencies, and curriculum outlines for level 1 and level 2 keyboarding courses. Appendixes include two leadership examples, three technique evaluation examples, straight copy and number copy grading scales, suggested grading areas and percentages for overall grading, a list of some available software resources, a computer keyboarding software evaluation form, two examples of 10-key pad digit drills, and 10-key pad grading scales. A glossary concludes the guide. (MN)