108 STAT. 3536 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 funds, or the distribution of funds to State or local educational agencies that apply to the receipt of funds from such programs. "(5) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. — Each school receiving funds under this part for any fiscal year shall devote sufficient resources to effectively carry out the activities described in subsection (b)(1)(D) in accordance with section 1119 for such fiscal year, except that a school may enter into a consortium with another school to carry out such activities. " (b) COMPONENTS OF A SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAM.— " (1) IN GENERAL.—^A schoolwide program shall include the following components: "(A) A comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school that is based on information on the performance of children in relation to the State content standards and the State student performance standards described in section 1111(b)(1). "(B) Schoolwide reform strategies that— "(i) provide opportunities for all children to meet the State's proficient and advanced levels of student performance described in section 1111(b)(1)(D); "(ii) are based on effective means of improving the achievement of children; "(iii) use effective instructional strategies, which may include the integration of vocational and academic learning (including applied learning and team teaching strategies), that— "(I) increase the amount and quality of learning time, such as providing an extended school year and before- and after-school and summer programs and opportunities, and help provide an enriched and accelerated curriculum; and "(II) include strategies for meeting the educational needs of historically underserved populations, including girls and women; "(iv)(I) address the needs of all children in the school, but particularly the needs of children who are members of the target population of any program that is included in the schoolwide program, which may include— "(aa) counseling, pupil services, and mentoring services; "(bb) college and career awareness and preparation, such as college and career guidance, comprehensive career development, occupational information, enhancement of employability skills and occupational skills, personal finance education, job placement services, and innovative teaching methods which may include applied learning and team teaching strategies; "(cc) services to prepare students for the transition from school to work, including the formation of partnerships between elementary, middle, and secondary schools and local businesses, and the integration of school-based and work-based learning; and "(dd) incorporation of gender-equitable methods and practices; and
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