[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR200.26]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

              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]