Arizona's career ladder teacher incentive program was established by the Arizona State Legislature in 1984 as a component of school restructuring efforts. A comprehensive and long-range developmental evaluation system is being developed for the restructuring program, but the program is at risk of being eliminated due to the negative influence of political expediency and lack of follow-through on the part of governmental leaders. Key process requirements for effectively planning and implementing a long-range developmental evaluation system are outlined, based on the premises that positive change is long-range, holistic, developmental, and systematic, and requires research and development. Such an evaluation system calls for a baseline needs assessment followed by application of a cyclical evaluation process which addresses the identified needs, makes plans for change, implements programs, assesses programs, documents program development, and reports progress. Attached to the paper are 10 "exhibits" illustrating aspects or models of the evaluation process. (Contains 25 references.) (JDD)