This document describes one school district's efforts to improve its career development programs at the postsecondary level. The district's Central Planning Team identified several specific objectives for accomplishing this, and developed a sequence of tasks for carrying out the objectives. One of the first and most critical tasks in that sequence was a needs assessment. This paper describes the processes used in conducting the needs assessment, the results of the study, and the implications of the data for the original career development objectives identified by the Central Planning Team. A 16-item questionnaire designed specifically for the study was administered to 205 high school students. Telephone interviews were also conducted with 152 parents of the students who were tested. Both instruments are included in the appendices. (Author)