This resource guide, one of seven related documents, contains suggestions and materials to help schools implement a six-step needs assessment process. The guide is divided into ten sections that cover alternative needs assessment systems, informing the community, felt needs instruments, sample preplan, data analysis tips, reporting results, causal analysis instruments, statements to consolidate need areas, and goals for education in Georgia. In addition to a general resource bibliography, the guide offers an annotated bibliography of tests and of educational documents from the ERIC collection. (Author/LD)