[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR200.26]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                  CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND
              SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 200_TITLE I_IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED
--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart A_Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational 
                                Agencies
 
Sec. 200.26  Core elements of a schoolwide program.

    (a) Comprehensive needs assessment. (1) A school operating a 
schoolwide program must conduct a comprehensive needs assessment of the 
entire school that--
    (i) Is based on academic achievement information about all students 
in the school, including all groups under Sec. 200.13(b)(7) and 
migratory children as defined in section 1309(2) of the ESEA, relative 
to the State's academic standards under Sec. 200.1 to--
    (A) Help the school understand the subjects and skills for which 
teaching and learning need to be improved; and
    (B) Identify the specific academic needs of students and groups of 
students who are not yet achieving the State's academic standards; and
    (ii) Assesses the needs of the school relative to each of the 
components of the schoolwide program under Sec. 200.28.
    (2) The comprehensive needs assessment must be developed with the 
participation of individuals who will carry out the schoolwide program 
plan.
    (3) The school must document how it conducted the needs assessment, 
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results it obtained, and the conclusions it drew from those results.
    (b) Comprehensive plan. Using data from the comprehensive needs 
assessment under paragraph (a) of this section, a school that wishes to 
operate a schoolwide program must develop a comprehensive plan, in 
accordance with Sec. 200.27, that describes how the school will improve 
academic achievement throughout the school, but particularly for those 
students furthest away from demonstrating proficiency, so that all 
students demonstrate at least proficiency on the State's academic 
standards.
    (c) Evaluation. A school operating a schoolwide program must--
    (1) Annually evaluate the implementation of, and results achieved 
by, the schoolwide program, using data from the State's annual 
assessments and other indicators of academic achievement;
    (2) Determine whether the schoolwide program has been effective in 
increasing the achievement of students in meeting the State's academic 
standards, particularly for those students who had been furthest from 
achieving the standards; and
    (3) Revise the plan, as necessary, based on the results of the 
evaluation, to ensure continuous improvement of students in the 
schoolwide program.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1810-0581)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6314)

[67 FR 71718, Dec. 2, 2002]