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 108 STAT. 256 PUBLIC LAW 103-227—MAR. 31, 1994 ing agencies, and the State educational agency or tribal department of education; and (C) shall be broadly representative of all segments of the community in which the activities will be carried out. (5) COMPREHENSIVE GOALS 2000 PLAN. —Each Goals 2000 Community Partnership shall develop a comprehensive plan for assuring educational success and nigh achievement for all students in the community Each such plan shall— (A) adopt the National Education Groals; (B) identify additional needs and goals for educational improvement within the community; (C) focus on helping all students reach challenging content and student performance standards; (D) be consistent with the State and local improvement plans for system-wide education improvement developed pursuant to title III; (E) establish a comprehensive community-wide plan for achieving such goals; and (F) develop a means for measuring the progress of the community in meeting such goals for improvement. (6) IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY-WIDE PLAN. —Each Goals 2000 Community Partnership shall, utilizing the District Education Agent, provide assistance in implementing the community-wide plan for educational improvement by— (A) supporting innovation, restructuring, and continuous improvement in educational practice by— (i) disseminating information throughout the community about exemplary and promising educational programs, practices, products, ana policies; (ii) evaluating the effectiveness of federally funded educational programs within the community and identifying changes in such programs which are likely to improve student achievement; (lii) identifying, selecting and replicating exemplarv and promising educational programs, practices, products, and policies in both in- and out-of-school settings; (iv) applying educational research to solve specific problems in the classroom, home and community which impede learning and student achievement; and (v) supporting research and development by teachers, school administrators, and other practitioners which promise to improve teaching and learning and the organization of schools; (B) improving the capacity of educators, school administrators, child care providers and other practitioners to prepare all students to reach challenging standards and to attain the goals set out in the comprehensive community- wide plan through such means as— (i) the training of prospective and novice teachers (including preschool and early childhood educators) in a school setting under the guidance of master teachers and teacher educators; (ii) training and other activities to promote the continued learning and professional development of experienced teachers, related services personnel, school

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