Under the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, the eligibility requirement to become a Title I schoolwide program is relaxed. As a result, there will be a dramatic increase in the number of schoolwide programs. The Kentucky Department of Education saw a critical need to develop a planning guide to be used for technical assistance to eligible schools. The guide is designed to be used in technical-assistance meetings or as a step-by-step process by the school throughout the planning year. It discusses the roles of the school-district coordinator, school principal, teachers, and parents in developing an effective schoolwide program. Appendices contain a needs-assessment guide, a parent questionnaire, a list of resources (model programs and publications), a checklist for local-education-agency approval of a Title I plan, a sample Title I schoolwide plan for state-education agency approval, and an article on school restructuring. (LMI)