Determining strengths and needs is essential to planning and improvement cycles at both the district and campus levels. Mandated in various federal legislation and state statutes, the comprehensive needs assessment process is often viewed as the initiation of the cycle. When conducted thoroughly, the CNA provides identified strengths, weaknesses, and specifies priorities for developing and revising plans which address student achievement outcomes through challenging academic standards and performance expectations.

• Texas Education Code - Section 11.252
  
• Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, formerly NCLB) - Section 1114

• Comprehensive Needs Assessment Training PPT
• Schoolwide Program Guidance
• TEA - Title I, Part A
• Statewide Parent & Family Engagement Initiative
• NCLB Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) Document (NCLB Publications)
• CNA Process Resource
• TCDSS Continuous Improvement Framework
• Critical Success Factors Data Sources
• Data Collection Pyramid
• Root Cause Analysis Guide