Curriculum
english language and literacy standards
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Purpose
A comprehensive needs assessment is a process that is used to identify needs and performance challenges in a school or district, determine their root causes, and set priorities for future action.
Schools and districts should use the comprehensive needs assessment to inform improvement planning and budgeting.
ESEA Comprehensive Needs Assessment Requirements
Many Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Programs, as amended by Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (Title IA, Title IC, Title ID, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and Title V) require local education agencies (LEAs) to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment in order to identify needs that will be addressed with ESEA funds. In order to justify the use of ESEA funds, there must be a demonstrated need identified in the comprehensive needs assessment. The comprehensive needs assessment should identify performance challenges that encompass, or make connections to, the purposes of the various ESEA programs.