[4] Some of the elements that the CSRD provided were: Professional development for teachers and staff; Greater parental and community involvement in school improvement activities; Identification of resources to sustain the reform effort; measurable goals for student achievement; and annual evaluation of both implementation and student-achievement results.
[5] The four pillars of the No Child Left Behind bill include accountability, flexibility, research-based evidence, and parental options.
It "includes assessment every eight weeks, cooperative-learning activities among students, tutoring for those in need of extra help, and a family-support team that works to increase parental involvement.
This model consists of "field-tested reading, language arts, and math curricula, scripted instructional strategies, extensive training, and schoolwide analysis of student performance data".
Together they apply four basic components: needs assessment, strategic planning, implementation assistance, and quality assurance and feedback.