American Indian people, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the nation all have a common interest in assuring a quality education for Indian children. No education program can be truly effective, however, unless it has the support and the involvement of those directly benefiting from it--the Indian students, parents, and communities. Therefore, the BIA developed the Communities Have Options in Control of Education (CHOICE) Program to insure that educational self-determination becomes a fact for Indian people. With this in mind, the BIA has attempted to develop a useful implementation process to assist Indian people in making informed choices concerning educational programs and goals. This booklet describes each element in the implementation process--presentation, development and expression of community readiness; identification of goals, objectives, and needs; translation of needs into educational possibilities; program planning and revision; program design and development; evaluation; and the status report. Each description answers four questions: who it is that performs the functions of each element; what it is that can be accomplished in each element; when each element should occur in the annual cycle; and why it is desirable that each element occur in the process. (Author/NQ)