One of seven guides developed to assist vocational-technical institutions in conducting a systemized approach to local evaluation, this institutional, program, and staff development guide provides a suggested method to organize and implement improvement activities designed to fulfill those institutional, individual, and program needs identified through the needs assessment process. (Needs assessment procedures are identified in five separate guides, CE 016 791-795.) This guide is divided into the following components: goal and objectives; definition and purpose; organization of data; defining priority needs; developing staff development contracts; and evaluation. Flow charts depicting the program and staff development and institutional development are included. Sample documents and instruments are also included. All seven guides are a part of an assessment model developed by project LEAP (Local Educational Assessment Program) and are designed to be used independently or in conjunction with all or some of the other guides in the system. (BM)