Continuous Improvement Cycle

The effectiveness of ESEA investments can be strengthened by:

• identifying local needs;
• selecting evidence-based interventions that state education agencies, local education agencies, and schools have the capacity to implement;
• planning for and then supporting the intervention; and
• examining and reflecting upon how the intervention is working.

These steps when taken together, promote continuous improvement and can support better outcomes for students. 
(USDE, Non-Regulatory Guidance: Using Evidence to Strengthen Education Investments)