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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 972

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen the involvement of parents in the education of their children, and

for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 8, 2001

Ms. WOOLSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Education and the Workforce

A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

of 1965 to strengthen the involvement of parents in

the education of their children, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Parent Act of 2001’’.

5 SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

6 Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in

7 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms

8 of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other

9 provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to
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1 a section or other provision of the Elementary and Sec2 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

3 SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

4 Congress makes the following findings:

5 (1) Parents are the first and most influential

6 educators of their children.

7 (2) The Federal Government must provide lead8 ership, technical assistance, and financial support to

9 States and local educational agencies, as partners, in

10 helping the agencies implement successful and effec11 tive parental involvement policies and programs that

12 lead to improved student achievement.

13 (3) State and local education officials, as well

14 as teachers, principals, and other staff at the school

15 level, must work as partners with the parents of the

16 children they serve.

17 (4) Research has documented that, regardless

18 of the economic, ethnic, or cultural background of

19 the family, parental involvement in a child’s edu20 cation is a major factor in determining success in

21 school.

22 (5) Parental involvement in a child’s education

23 contributes to positive outcomes such as improved

24 grades and test scores, higher expectations for stu25 dent achievement, better school attendance, im-
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1 proved homework completion rates, decreased vio2 lence and substance abuse, and higher rates of grad3 uation and enrollment in postsecondary education.

4 (6) Numerous education laws now require

5 meaningful parental involvement, including title I of

6 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

7 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Goals 2000:

8 Educate America Act (20 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.), the

9 Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and the

10 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20

11 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), and elements of these laws

12 should be extended to other Federal education pro13 grams.

14 SEC. 4. BASIC PROGRAMS.

15 (a) STATE PLAN.—Section 1111 (20 U.S.C. 6311)

16 is amended—

17 (1) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘and

18 technical assistance under section 1117’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘, technical assistance under section 1117, and

20 parental involvement under section 1118’’;

21 (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g)

22 as subsections (e) through (h), respectively; and

23 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol24 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(d) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—Each State plan

2 shall demonstrate that the State has identified or devel3 oped effective research-based best practices designed to

4 foster meaningful parental involvement. Such best prac5 tices shall—

6 ‘‘(1) be disseminated to all schools and local

7 educational agencies in the State;

8 ‘‘(2) be implemented in all schools in the State;

9 and

10 ‘‘(3) address the full range of parental involve11 ment activities required under section 1118.’’.

12 (b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS.—Section

13 1112 (20 U.S.C. 6312) is amended—

14 (1) in subsection (b)—

15 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5),

16 (6), (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (5), (6),

17 (7), (8), (9), and (10) respectively; and

18 (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the

19 following:

20 ‘‘(4) a description of the strategy the local edu21 cational agency will use to implement effective pa22 rental involvement in accordance with section

23 1118;’’;

24 (2) in subsection (c)(1)—
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1 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D)

2 through (H) as subparagraphs (E) through (I);

3 and

4 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C)

5 the following:

6 ‘‘(D) work in consultation with schools as

7 the schools develop and implement their plans

8 or activities under sections 1118 and 1119;’’;

9 and

10 (3) in subsection (e)(3), by inserting before the

11 period the following: ‘‘and if such agency’s parental

12 involvement activities are in accordance with section

13 1118’’.

14 (c) SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.—Section 1114 (20

15 U.S.C. 6314) is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(E), by inserting after

17 ‘‘involvement’’ the following: ‘‘in accordance with

18 section 1118’’; and

19 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv), by inserting

20 after ‘‘results’’ the following: ‘‘in a language the

21 family can understand’’.

22 (d) TARGETED ASSISTANCE.—Section 1115(c)(1)(H)

23 (20 U.S.C. 6315(c)(1)(H)) is amended by inserting after

24 ‘‘involvement’’ the following: ‘‘in accordance with section

25 1118’’.
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1 (e) ASSESSMENTS.—Section 1116 (20 U.S.C. 6317)

2 is amended—

3 (1) in subsection (a)—

4 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and

5 (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and

6 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the

7 following:

8 ‘‘(3) review the effectiveness of the actions and

9 activities the schools are carrying out under this

10 part with respect to the parental involvement pro11 grams described in section 1118, the professional de12 velopment activities described in section 1119, and

13 other activities assisted under this Act;’’;

14 (2) in subsection (c)(4), by inserting after ‘‘ele15 ments of student performance problems’’ the fol16 lowing: ‘‘, that addresses school problems, if any, in

17 implementing the parental involvement requirements

18 in section 1118 and the professional development re19 quirements in section 1119,’’;

20 (3) in subsection (d)(1)—

21 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking

22 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

23 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as

24 subparagraph (C); and
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1 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A)

2 the following:

3 ‘‘(B) annually review the effectiveness of

4 the action or activities carried out under this

5 part by each local educational agency receiving

6 funds under this part with respect to parental

7 involvement, professional development, and

8 other activities assisted under this Act; and’’;

9 and

10 (4) in subsection (d)(5)(i)—

11 (A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’

12 after the semicolon; and

13 (B) by adding at the end the following:

14 ‘‘(III) address problems, if any,

15 in implementing the parental involve16 ment requirements described in sec17 tion 1118 and the professional devel18 opment provisions described in section

19 1119; and’’.

20 (f) STATE ASSISTANCE.—Section 1117 (20 U.S.C.

21 6318) is amended—

22 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘parental

23 involvement,’’ after ‘‘including’’; and

24 (2) in subsection (c)—

25 (A) in paragraph (1)(C)—
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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘parents,’’ after ‘‘in2 cluding’’; and

3 (ii) by inserting ‘‘parental involvement

4 programs,’’ after ‘‘successful’’; and

5 (B) by adding at the end the following:

6 ‘‘(4) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—Each State

7 shall collect and disseminate effective parental in8 volvement practices to local educational agencies and

9 schools. Such practices shall—

10 ‘‘(A) be based on the most current re11 search on effective parental involvement that

12 fosters achievement to high standards for all

13 children; and

14 ‘‘(B) be geared toward lowering barriers to

15 greater participation in school planning, review,

16 and improvement experienced by parents.’’.

17 (g) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—Section 1118 (20

18 U.S.C. 6319) is amended—

19 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting before

20 the semicolon the following: ‘‘activities that will lead

21 to improved student achievement for all students’’;

22 (2) in subsection (a)(3)—

23 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as

24 subparagraph (C);
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1 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A)

2 the following:

3 ‘‘(B)(i) The Secretary is authorized to award

4 grants to local educational agencies to enable the

5 local educational agencies to supplement the imple6 mentation of the provisions of this section and to

7 allow for the expansion of other recognized and

8 proven initiatives and policies to improve student

9 achievement through the involvement of parents.

10 ‘‘(ii)(I) Each local educational agency desiring a

11 grant under this subparagraph shall submit to the

12 Secretary an application at such time, in such man13 ner, and containing such information as the Sec14 retary may require.

15 ‘‘(II) Each application submitted under sub16 clause (I) shall describe the activities to be under17 taken using funds received under this subparagraph

18 and shall set forth the process by which the local

19 educational agency will annually evaluate the effec20 tiveness of the agency’s activities in improving stu21 dent achievement and increasing parental involve22 ment.

23 ‘‘(iii) Each grant under this subparagraph shall

24 be awarded for a 5-year period.
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1 ‘‘(iv) The Secretary shall conduct a review of

2 the activities carried out by each local educational

3 agency using funds received under this subpara4 graph, to determine whether the local educational

5 agency demonstrates improvement in student

6 achievement and an increase in parental involve7 ment.

8 ‘‘(v) The Secretary shall terminate grants to a

9 local educational agency under this subparagraph

10 after the fourth year if the Secretary determines

11 that the evaluations conducted by such agency and

12 the reviews conducted by the Secretary show no im13 provement in the local educational agency’s student

14 achievement and no increase in such agency’s paren15 tal involvement.

16 ‘‘(vi) There are authorized to be appropriated

17 to carry out this subparagraph $500,000,000 for fis18 cal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary

19 for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, of which

20 the Secretary may reserve not more than .20 percent

21 to carry out the reviews described in clause (iv).’’;

22 and

23 (C) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig24 nated), by inserting ‘‘and granted under sub25 paragraph (B)’’ after ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’;
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1 (3) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the

2 last sentence the following: ‘‘Parents shall be noti3 fied of the policy in the language most familiar to

4 the parents.’’;

5 (4) in subsection (e)—

6 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘partici7 pating parents’’ and inserting ‘‘all parents of

8 children served by the school or agency, as ap9 propriate,’’; and

10 (B) in paragraph (2)—

11 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking

12 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

13 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting

14 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and

15 (iii) by adding at the end the fol16 lowing:

17 ‘‘(C) materials or training using technology

18 to foster parental involvement;’’;

19 (5) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the

20 following: ‘‘Such local educational agencies and

21 schools may use information, technical assistance,

22 and other support from the parental information

23 and resource centers to create parent resource cen24 ters in schools.’’; and

25 (6) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(i) STATE REVIEW.—The State educational agency

2 shall review the local educational agency’s parental in3 volvement policies and practices to determine if such poli4 cies and practices meet the requirements of section 1118

5 and are meaningful and targeted to improve home and

6 school communication, student achievement, and parental

7 involvement in school planning, review, and improve8 ment.’’.

9 SEC. 5. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

10 (a) PURPOSES.—Section 2002(2) (20 U.S.C.

11 6602(2)) is amended—

12 (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’

13 after the semicolon;

14 (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period

15 and inserting a semicolon; and

16 (3) by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(G) incorporates training in effective

18 practices in order to encourage and offer oppor19 tunities to get parents involved in their child’s

20 education in ways that will foster student

21 achievement and well-being; and

22 ‘‘(H) includes special training for teachers

23 and administrators to develop the skills nec24 essary to work most effectively with parents.’’.
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1 (b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Section 2102(c) (20

2 U.S.C. 6622(c)) is amended—

3 (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

4 the semicolon;

5 (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period

6 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

7 (3) by adding at the end the following:

8 ‘‘(15) the development and dissemination of

9 model programs that teach teachers and administra10 tors how best to work with parents and how to en11 courage the parent’s involvement in the full range of

12 parental involvement activities described in section

13 1118.’’.

14 (c) STATE APPLICATIONS.—Section 2205(b)(2) (20

15 U.S.C. 6645(b)(2)) is amended—

16 (1) in subparagraph (N), by striking ‘‘and’’

17 after the semicolon;

18 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (O) as sub19 paragraph (P); and

20 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the fol21 lowing:

22 ‘‘(O) describe how the State will train

23 teachers to foster relationships with parents

24 and encourage parents to become collaborators

25 with schools in their children’s education; and’’.
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1 (d) STATE-LEVEL ACTIVITIES.—Section 2207 (20

2 U.S.C. 6647) is amended—

3 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (12) and (13)

4 as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively; and

5 (2) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol6 lowing:

7 ‘‘(12) providing professional development pro8 grams that enable teachers, administrators, and

9 pupil services personnel to effectively communicate

10 with and involve parents in the education process to

11 support school planning, review, improvement, and

12 classroom instruction, and to work effectively with

13 parent volunteers;’’.

14 (e) LOCAL PLAN AND APPLICATION FOR IMPROVING

15 TEACHING AND LEARNING.—Section 2208 (20 U.S.C.

16 6648) is amended—

17 (1) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘parents,’’

18 after ‘‘administrators,’’; and

19 (2) in subsection (d)(1)—

20 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (I)

21 and (J) as subparagraphs (J) and (K), respec22 tively; and

23 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (H)

24 the following:
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1 ‘‘(I) describe the specific professional de2 velopment strategies that will be implemented

3 to improve parental involvement in education

4 and how such agency will be held accountable

5 for implementing such strategies.’’.

6 (f) LOCAL ALLOCATION.—Section 2210(b)(3) (20

7 U.S.C. 6650(b)(3)) is amended—

8 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (P) and

9 (Q) as subparagraphs (Q) and (R), respectively; and

10 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (O) the fol11 lowing:

12 ‘‘(P) professional development activities de13 signed to enable teachers, administrators, and

14 pupil services personnel to communicate with

15 parents regarding student achievement on as16 sessments;’’.

17 SEC. 6. TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION.

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 3111 (20 U.S.C. 6811) is

19 amended—

20 (1) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘and by fa21 cilitating mentor relationships,’’ after ‘‘by means of

22 telecommunications,’’;

23 (2) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

24 the semicolon;
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1 (3) in paragraph (15), by striking the period

2 and inserting a semicolon; and

3 (4) by adding at the end the following:

4 ‘‘(16) access to education technology and teach5 ers trained in how to incorporate the technology into

6 their instruction leads to improved student achieve7 ment, motivation, and school attendance;

8 ‘‘(17) the use of technology in education can

9 enhance the educational opportunities schools can

10 offer students with special needs; and

11 ‘‘(18) the introduction of education technology

12 increases parental involvement, which has been

13 shown to improve student achievement.’’.

14 (b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—Section 3112 (20

15 U.S.C. 6812) is amended—

16 (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

17 the semicolon;

18 (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period

19 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

20 (3) by adding after paragraph (12), the fol21 lowing:

22 ‘‘(13) development and support for technology

23 and technology programming that will enhance and

24 facilitate meaningful parental involvement.’’.
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1 (c) NATIONAL LONG-RANGE TECHNOLOGY PLAN.—

2 Section 3121(c)(4) (20 U.S.C. 6831(c)(4)) is amended—

3 (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’

4 after the semicolon;

5 (2) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ‘‘and’’

6 after the semicolon; and

7 (3) by adding at the end the following:

8 ‘‘(G) increased parental involvement in

9 schools through the use of technology;’’.

10 (d) FEDERAL LEADERSHIP.—Section 3122(c) (20

11 U.S.C. 6832(c)) is amended—

12 (1) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

13 the semicolon;

14 (2) by redesignating paragraph (16) as para15 graph (17); and

16 (3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol17 lowing:

18 ‘‘(16) the development, demonstration, and

19 evaluation of model technology programs designed to

20 improve parental involvement; and’’.

21 (e) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—Section 3134 (20

22 U.S.C. 6844) is amended—

23 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

24 the semicolon;
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1 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and

2 inserting a semicolon; and

3 (3) by adding at the end the following:

4 ‘‘(7) utilizing technology to develop or expand

5 efforts to connect schools and teachers with parents

6 to promote meaningful parental involvement and fos7 ter increased communication about curriculum, as8 signments, and assessments; and

9 ‘‘(8) providing support to help parents under10 stand the technology being applied in their child’s

11 education so that parents are able to reinforce their

12 child’s learning.’’.

13 (f) LOCAL APPLICATIONS.—Section 3135 (20 U.S.C.

14 6845) is amended—

15 (1) in paragraph (1)(D)—

16 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

17 the semicolon;

18 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after

19 the semicolon; and

20 (C) by adding at the end the following:

21 ‘‘(iii) a description of how parents will be

22 informed of the use of technologies so that the

23 parents are able to reinforce at home the in24 struction their child receives at school;’’;

25 (2) in paragraph (3)—
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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking

2 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and

3 (B) by adding at the end the following:

4 ‘‘(C) improve parental involvement in

5 schools;’’;

6 (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking the period

7 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

8 (4) by adding at the end the following:

9 ‘‘(5) describe how the local educational agency

10 will effectively use technology to promote parental

11 involvement and increase communication with par12 ents.’’.

13 (g) NATIONAL CHALLENGE GRANTS.—Section

14 3136(c) (20 U.S.C. 6846(c)) is amended—

15 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

16 the semicolon;

17 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and

18 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

19 (3) by adding at the end the following:

20 ‘‘(6) the project will enhance parental involve21 ment by providing parents the information needed to

22 more fully participate in their child’s learning.’’.

23 SEC. 7. DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.

24 (a) STATE APPLICATIONS.—Section 4112 (20 U.S.C.

25 7112) is amended—
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1 (1) in subsection (b)—

2 (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, in3 cluding how the agency will receive input from

4 parents regarding the use of such funds’’ after

5 ‘‘4113(b)’’; and

6 (B) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, and

7 how such review will include input from par8 ents’’ after ‘‘4115’’; and

9 (2) in subsection (c)—

10 (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’

11 after the semicolon;

12 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe13 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

14 (C) by adding at the end the following:

15 ‘‘(7) a specific description of how input from

16 parents will be sought regarding the use of funds

17 under section 4114(a).’’.

18 (b) EVALUATION AND REPORTING.—Section 4117

19 (20 U.S.C. 7117) is amended—

20 (1) in subsection (b)(1)—

21 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking

22 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

23 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the

24 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

25 (C) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(C) on the State’s efforts to inform par2 ents of, and include parents in, violence and

3 drug prevention efforts.’’; and

4 (2) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by

5 striking the period and inserting ‘‘and a description

6 of how parents were informed of, and participated

7 in, violence and drug prevention efforts.’’.

8 SEC. 8. INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM STRATEGIES.

9 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 6003 (20 U.S.C. 7303) is

10 amended—

11 (1) by striking ‘‘children, and (3)’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘children, (3) adopting meaningful parental in13 volvement policies and practices, and (4)’’; and

14 (2) by adding at the end the following:

15 ‘‘(F) A climate that promotes meaningful

16 parental involvement in the classroom and in

17 site-based activities.’’.

18 (b) STATE APPLICATIONS.—Section 6202(a) (20

19 U.S.C. 7332(a)) is amended—

20 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

21 the semicolon;

22 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and

23 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

24 (3) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(8) provides information on the parental in2 volvement policies and practices promoted by the

3 State.’’.

4 (c) TARGETED USES OF FUNDS.—Section 6301(b)

5 (20 U.S.C. 7351(b)) is amended—

6 (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

7 the semicolon;

8 (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and

9 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

10 (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol11 lowing:

12 ‘‘(10) programs to promote the meaningful in13 volvement of parents.’’.

14 (d) LOCAL APPLICATIONS.—Section 6303(a)(1)(A)

15 (20 U.S.C. 7353(a)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, in16 cluding parental involvement,’’ before ‘‘designed’’.

17 SEC. 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

18 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 14101 (20 U.S.C. 8801)

19 is amended—

20 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (24) through

21 (30) as paragraphs (25) through (31), respectfully;

22 and

23 (2) by inserting after paragraph (23) the fol24 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(24) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—The term

2 ‘parental involvement’, when used with respect to a

3 school, means—

4 ‘‘(A) the school engages parents in regular,

5 two-way, and meaningful communication;

6 ‘‘(B) parenting skills are promoted and

7 supported at the school;

8 ‘‘(C) parents play an integral role in as9 sisting student learning;

10 ‘‘(D) parents are welcome in the school;

11 ‘‘(E) parents are included in decision-mak12 ing and advisory committees at the school; and

13 ‘‘(F) parents are included in other activi14 ties described in section 1118.’’.

15 (b) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—Title XIV (20

16 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end

17 the following:

18 ‘‘PART H—PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

19 ‘‘SEC. 14901. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.

20 ‘‘(a) STATE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT PLAN.—In

21 order to receive Federal funding for any program author22 ized under this Act, a State educational agency shall (as

23 part of a consolidated application, or other State plan or

24 application submitted under this Act) submit to the

25 Secretary—
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1 ‘‘(1) a description of the agency’s parental in2 volvement policies, consistent with section 1118, in3 cluding specific details about—

4 ‘‘(A) how Federal funds will be used to im5 plement such policies; and

6 ‘‘(B) successful research-based practices in

7 schools throughout the State; and

8 ‘‘(2) a description of how such policies will be

9 evaluated with respect to increased parental involve10 ment in the schools throughout the State.

11 ‘‘(b) PARENTAL REVIEW OF STATE PARENTAL IN12 VOLVEMENT PLAN.—Prior to making the submission de13 scribed in subsection (a), a State educational agency shall

14 involve parents in the development of the policies described

15 in such subsection by—

16 ‘‘(1) providing public notice of the policies in a

17 manner and language understandable to parents;

18 ‘‘(2) providing the opportunity for parents and

19 other interested individuals to comment on the poli20 cies; and

21 ‘‘(3) including the comments received with the

22 submission.

23 ‘‘(c) LANGUAGE APPLICABILITY.—Each State edu24 cational agency and local educational agency that is re25 quired to establish a parental involvement plan or policy
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1 under a program assisted under this Act shall make avail2 able, to the parents of children eligible to participate in

3 the program, the plan or policy in the language most fa4 miliar to the parents and in an easily understandable man5 ner.

6 ‘‘(d) REPORT CARDS.—

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational

8 agency that receives assistance under this Act shall

9 prepare and make available to parents an annual re10 port card that puts into context various factors that

11 affect student performance, such as the socio12 economic status of families in the school attendance

13 area, the level of student mobility, and the avail14 ability of other student support services, and in15 cludes, at a minimum—

16 ‘‘(A) student achievement information as

17 demonstrated by how students within schools

18 served by the local educational agency perform

19 on tests;

20 ‘‘(B) other measurements of student

21 achievement;

22 ‘‘(C) teacher qualifications;

23 ‘‘(D) class size;

24 ‘‘(E) school safety;

25 ‘‘(F) dropout rates;
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1 ‘‘(G) actions being taken by schools served

2 by the local educational agency to involve par3 ents in school activities and decision making;

4 and

5 ‘‘(H) information concerning whether

6 schools served by the local educational agency

7 have been identified for school improvement,

8 and if so, what technical assistance, supports,

9 and resources have been provided to help the

10 schools improve student achievement.

11 ‘‘(2) STUDENT DATA.—Student data in each re12 port card under paragraph (1) shall contain

13 disaggregated results for the following categories:

14 ‘‘(A) Gender.

15 ‘‘(B) Racial and ethnic group.

16 ‘‘(C) Migrant status.

17 ‘‘(D) Students with disabilities, as com18 pared with students who are not disabled.

19 ‘‘(E) Economically disadvantaged students,

20 as compared with students who are not eco21 nomically disadvantaged.

22 ‘‘(F) Students with limited English pro23 ficiency, as compared with students who are

24 proficient in English.
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1 ‘‘(3) FORMAT.—School report cards under this

2 subsection shall—

3 ‘‘(A) be in a format that—

4 ‘‘(i) is informative to the parents and

5 the public;

6 ‘‘(ii) is easily understandable; and

7 ‘‘(iii) is in the language most familiar

8 to the parents; and

9 ‘‘(B) provide a clear description of statis10 tical data.

11 ‘‘(4) OTHER INFORMATION.—A local edu12 cational agency may include in the agency’s report

13 card under this subsection any other appropriate in14 formation.

15 ‘‘(5) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION.—Beginning in

16 the 2002–2003 school year, the local educational

17 agency shall publicly report the information de18 scribed in paragraph (1) through such means as

19 posting on the Internet, distribution to the media,

20 and through public agencies.

21 ‘‘(6) PRIVACY.—Information collected under

22 this section shall be collected and disseminated in a

23 manner that protects the privacy of individuals.’’.

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