A program was proposed and initiated to involve teachers and administrators of the Smyrna (Delaware) School District in a thorough assessment of their reading programs. Using "Standards of Excellence for Reading in Delaware" and its accompanying checklist as the assessment instrument, committees in each building met with members of the Delaware Department of Public Instruction reading team to complete the checklist, discuss their responses, and record findings. From these findings a district committee, composed of representatives from each of the building committees, identified needs and ranked them in order of priority. Needs which the committee felt to be most vital became the basis for a written plan of corrective action. A copy of the original and a copy of the revised"Standards of Excellence for Reading in Delaware," as well as documents produced at each stage of the Smyrna assessment, are included as appendixes. (Author/AA)