This document comprises information and various forms that can be used by schools to conduct an annual local review of their Education Consolidation and Improvement Act Chapter 1 School Program and identify programs needing improvement. The following materials are included: (1) a summary of requirements for a local annual review; (2) an outline of school-level information to be included in an annual review; (3) a description of the annual review process; (4) a form for reporting pre- and posttest scores (aggregate performance for grades 2 and higher); (5) a form for reporting supporting information about aggregate performance; (6) a form for reporting the review of desired outcomes; (7) a form for reporting supporting information on desired outcomes, grade by grade; (8) a form for identifying students who have not shown substantial progress toward meeting desired outcomes, or whose performance shows no improvement or a decline; (9) a description of the use of the mean NCE gain as a measure of aggregate performance; (10) an example of calculation of aggregate mean and median NCE scores; (11) three graphs demonstrating little difference between mean and median, the effect of positive outlier, and the effect of negative outlier; and (12) an explanation of central tendency and variability as they apply to aggregate performance measures. (FMW)