The Alaska Educational Program for Intercultural Communication is developing a method of needs assessment which is unique to the state, possibly to the nation. The staff is comprised of highly creative and interculturally sentient people, all uncredentialed in evaluation. Their task has been to develop structures which foster communication where it has not previously occurred, between white school teachers and administrators, and Native parents and board members. As educational needs have been identified, working relationships have been built so that constructive action toward resolution of problems begins with the needs assessment. (Author)