A Partnership, or a State that chooses to use a cohort approach in its GEAR UP early intervention component, must, except as provided in  § 694.4 —
     
    
        
        (a) 
         Provide services to at least one entire grade level (cohort) of students (subject to  § 694.3(b)) beginning not later than the 7th grade;
     
    
        
        (b) 
         Ensure that supplemental appropriate services are targeted to the students with the greatest needs; and
     
    
        
        (c) 
         Ensure that services are provided through the 12th grade to those students.
     
    
        
            Code of Federal Regulations
        
        (Authority: 
                20 U.S.C. 1070a-22
            )