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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THE SECRETARY

In June 1998 the Department of Education released Volume I of its Idea Book, "Implementing Schoolwide Programs." The Idea Book is intended to assist educators in implementing and improving Title I Schoolwide Programs, which have become more widely available than ever before due to changes enacted by the 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Volume I explored the issues involved in establishing and running a schoolwide program.

Volume II, "Profiles of Promising Schoolwide Program Practices," profiles eight successful schoolwide programs, including six elementary schools, a middle school, and a grade 7-12 secondary school. The extended profiles provide the reader with the context for a school's particular reform efforts. They show how the schools addressed the challenge of assessing their comprehensive needs and determining how to engage diverse constituencies in successful implementation. This volume is intended to generate ideas for schoolwide program planners and operators by offering guidance, examples, and resources for further information.

I hope the information and examples provided in both volumes of the Idea Book will be helpful. Thank you for all you are doing to improve your schools and to help all children, including our lowest achieving students, meet challenging standards.

	Yours sincerely,
	Richard W. Riley

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