This document is a policy paper that addresses the recommendations for project and staff development made in California's l989 Strategic Plan for Adult Education. Following an executive summary, chapter 1 summarizes the objectives and history of the strategic plan. Chapter 2 describes the relationship between the recommendations and the curriculum, covering: legal requirements, competency-based adult education, current Department of Education guidelines, project curriculum work, contributions of local agencies, future needs assessments, and the development of software appropriate for adults. Educational technology's potential impact on staff development is the subject of chapter 3. Chapter 4 provides information on staff development, including background, descriptions of federal projects in California, and other considerations. Chapter 5 explains proposals on staff development, curriculum, and educational technology and states priorities for a feasibility study. Chapter 6 briefly summarizes the earlier chapters. The appendices discuss exemplary adult education programs and selected grant projects at California community colleges. They also provide a glossary of computer and educational technology terms, a software review form, a case study, a self-study guide for adult basic education staff development, and a list of California's federally sponsored adult education projects. Three pages of references are provided. (CML)