In response to a statewide need for locally-directed evaluation, the State of Illinois funded a locally-directed evaluation project. Developed by personnel from the University of Illinois and Northern Illinois University, this project was directed toward devising and delivering information and assistance to local education agencies (LEA's) to help improve program evaluation efforts. Project objectives were to: (1) identify local and state information needs, (2) develop eclectic evaluation strategies which meet the needs of local and state agencies, (3) field-test strategies in selected LEA's, and (4) disseminate selected locally-directed evaluation strategies to key administrators in LEA's via workshops. (Author)