This proposal for the creation of a teacher center is divided into three sections: (a) a statement of the goals of the initiators, (b) budgetary information, and (c) needs statements of Alachua County school personnel and the University of Florida, College of Education. The goals are: (a) to strengthen the relationship between university and public school staffs with respect to pre- and in-service programs; (b) to develop a collaborative approach to comprehensive needs assessment and planning for professional development; (c) to encourage the utilization of more effective organizational procedures for participatory educational decision making; (d) to develop procedures for the identification and dissemination of potential resources within the school system, university, and community which could be channeled into clinical professional development programs; (e) to develop an evaluation plan for all training activities carried out through the teacher center; (f) to build mechanisms for the recognition of leadership of an participation in training programs as a vital aspect of professional development; and (g) to develop a collaborative organizational structure for the Alachua Teacher Center. For each goal statement, several objectives and activities for attaining these objectives are listed. Evaluation procedures for attainment of each objective are also included. (HMD)