This handbook has been compiled for coordinators of cooperative education programs at the secondary level in Maine. The handbook includes in-school classroom instruction relating to specific jobs and the world of work. Introductory material includes the Maine Association for Cooperative Education Constitution, By-Laws, and 1991 officers. The handbook contains the following 16 chapters: (1) state requirements for cooperative education programs; (2) legal information; (3) advisory committees; (4) Maine's goals for the year 2000; (5) Maine's common core of learning; (6) objectives of cooperative education programs; (7) suggested general related subject in cooperative education; (8) sample course outline for cooperative education; (9) related technical instruction; (10) job site development; (11) sample student worker evaluation form; (12) resources--19 bibliographic references, 4 miscellaneous resources, 14 films, 13 filmstrips, 11 textbooks, and 5 videocassettes; (13) directory of Maine cooperative education programs; (14) public relations; (15) suggested cooperative education enrichment activities; and (16) miscellaneous sample forms--policy agreement, verification of student insurance coverage, parent permission form, parent permission slip, application and personal data sheet, weekly hours and activity sheet, and instructor permission/release form. (NLA)