This guide is intended to assist states and service delivery areas (SDAs) in addressing the new oversight responsibilities and opportunities stipulated by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) with respect to planning a state-level evaluation. The following topics are covered in the individual chapters: the objectives and scope of JTPA evaluation (choosing to evaluate and reviewing JTPA evaluation materials and options); preliminary planning issues (assessing evaluability, building in utility, and understanding the organizational context); progression toward a JTPA evaluation plan (formulating evaluation questions and a research design, developing an evaluation plan, and estimating evaluation costs and benefits); and implementation issues (collecting and using data and funding and staffing a JTPA evaluation). A conclusion and suggestions for further reading are also provided. A report by Bonnie Snedeker entitled "A Report on a National/State Survey of Local JTPA Constituencies" is appended. (MN)