The Staff Development Team of the Columbus City Schools (Nebraska), composed of three teachers and three administrators, emphasizes the need for long-range planning in its design of an inservice model for the school district. Emphasis was placed on identifying and addressing the unique needs of teachers within the school district. The model also emphasized flexibility and features a contiuum for learning from awareness to mastery. This paper describes the school district's demographics and special needs and also the initial development of the team and its model. An example is presented of the Mentor Program that illustrates how the team attempts to produce creative solutions to school district needs. (Author/CB)