This planning model outlines eight steps that enable local education agencies to formulate a program for staff development. The program is designed to modify organizational, managerial, and instructional practices that inhibit reading success among both children and adults. The eight action steps are: (1) assess district-wide reading needs; (2) identify resources and constraints; (3) formulate and organize performance objectives for selected priority items; (4) generate, analyze, and select alternatives; (5) implement the plan of action; (6) evaluate the program's effectiveness (process and product); (7) modify the plan on the basis of feedback; and (8) maintain the desired behavior (planned change). For each of the action steps definitions, procedures to use, and special considerations are briefly discussed. (MB)