This program planning guide is the introductory volume in a series designed to provide school planners and guidance personnel with a model for a comprehensive developmental guidance program which can be adopted, adapted or used to create new programs. The materials focus on program planning, staff development, guidance curriculum, and activity guides for grades K-12. Definitions, responsibilities, basic assumptions, content areas and goals, and program components of a comprehensive, developmental model are delineated in part 1. The process for assessing current programs, including identifying activities and outcomes, gathering perceptions about the existing program, analyzing staff time and activities, and identifying available school and community resources is presented in part 2. Four interactive components of the developmental model--curriculum, individual planning, responsive services, and support systems--are described in part 3. Program implementation guidelines are introduced in part 4 and part 5 outlines procedures for maintenance and evaluation of the new program. Appropriate questionnaires, charts, inventories and report forms are provided for each step of the program planning process. (MCF)