[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: 34CFR200.27]

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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. 200.27  Development of a schoolwide program plan.

    (a)(1) A school operating a schoolwide program must develop a 
comprehensive plan to improve teaching and learning throughout the 
school.
    (2) The school must develop the comprehensive plan in consultation 
with the LEA and its school support team or other technical assistance 
provider under section 1117 of the ESEA.
    (3) The comprehensive plan must--
    (i) Describe how the school will carry out each of the components 
under Sec. 200.28;
    (ii) Describe how the school will use resources under subpart A of 
this part and from other sources to carry out the components under Sec. 
200.28; and
    (iii) Include a list of State and local programs and other Federal 
programs under Sec. 200.29 that the school will consolidate in the 
schoolwide program.
    (b)(1) The school must develop the comprehensive plan, including the 
comprehensive needs assessment, over a one-year period unless--
    (i) The LEA, after considering the recommendations of its technical 
assistance providers under section 1117 of the ESEA, determines that 
less time is needed to develop and implement the schoolwide program; or
    (ii) The school was operating a schoolwide program on or before 
January 7, 2002, in which case the school may continue to operate its 
program, but must amend its existing plan to reflect the provisions of 
Sec. Sec. 200.25 through 200.29 during the 2002-2003 school year.
    (2) The school must develop the comprehensive plan with the 
involvement of parents, consistent with the requirements of section 1118 
of the ESEA, and other members of the community to be served and 
individuals who will carry out the plan, including--
    (i) Teachers, principals, and administrators, including 
administrators of programs described in other parts of Title I of the 
ESEA;
    (ii) If appropriate, pupil services personnel, technical assistance 
providers, and other school staff; and
    (iii) If the plan relates to a secondary school, students from the 
school.
    (3) If appropriate, the school must develop the comprehensive plan 
in coordination with other programs, including those carried out under 
Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start, the Carl D. Perkins 
Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, and the Head Start Act.
    (4) The comprehensive plan remains in effect for the duration of the 
school's participation under Sec. Sec. 200.25 through 200.29.
    (c)(1) The schoolwide program plan must be available to the LEA, 
parents, and the public.
    (2) Information in the plan must be--
    (i) In an understandable and uniform format, including alternative 
formats upon request; and

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    (ii) To the extent practicable, provided in a language that the 
parents can understand.

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

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

[67 FR 71719, Dec. 2, 2002]