Comprehensive Planning

The Comprehensive Planning (CP) process contains six sections. Those sections are Profile, Core Foundations, Assurances, Needs Assessment, Action Planning and Plan Submission. CP is a continuous process used to ensure that all students are achieving at high levels. All LEAs can create better environments so that more students are successful. Continuous planning of Local Educational Agencies is essential to providing increased student performance and quality results. Innovative, exemplary, and research-based programs, coupled with staff development, focused and aligned resources, and public participation in planning, are critical factors in districts that demonstrate continuous growth. 

High performing LEAs with varied demographic conditions have shown they share common characteristics. These nine characteristics are strongly correlated to consistently high performing educational institutions. As planning teams go through the CP process, they will look for the presence of these characteristics.

For more information about Comprehensive Planning, please visit the Pennsylvania Department of Education website at https://www.pa.gov/agencies/education/programs-and-services/schools/comprehensive-planning/comprehensive-planning-process.html.

(Taken from the Pennsylvania Department of Education Comprehensive Planning Process website;
accessed March 3, 2025.)