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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1109 

To amend the school dropout prevention program in the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 6, 2013 

Ms. MURKOWSKI introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the school dropout prevention program in the 

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

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 ‘‘Early Intervention for 

5 Graduation Success Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 Section 1802 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu8 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6552) is amended to read 

9 as follows: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1802. PURPOSE. 

2 ‘‘It is the purpose of this part— 

3 ‘‘(1) to provide for effective strategies of early 

4 intervention for young children who have risk factors 

5 that are strongly associated with not graduating 

6 from high school; 

7 ‘‘(2) to improve States’, school districts’, early 

8 childhood education providers’, educators’, and com9 munities’ capacity to provide effective services to 

10 children with such risk factors; 

11 ‘‘(3) to prevent such risk factors from becoming 

12 intractable; and 

13 ‘‘(4) to facilitate high expectations for achieve14 ment among our Nation’s young children.’’. 

15 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 Section 1803 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu17 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6553) is amended to read 

18 as follows: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 1803. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 ‘‘For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are 

21 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec22 essary for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 5 succeeding 

23 fiscal years, of which— 

24 ‘‘(1) not more than 5 percent shall be available 

25 to carry out subpart 1 for each fiscal year; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) not less than 95 percent shall be available 

2 to carry out subpart 2 for each fiscal year.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

4 Part H of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 

5 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6551 et seq.) is amend6 ed by inserting after section 1803 the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 1804. DEFINITIONS. 

8 ‘‘In this part: 

9 ‘‘(1) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PRO10 VIDER.—The term ‘early childhood education pro11 vider’ means— 

12 ‘‘(A) a program that provides for the care, 

13 development, and education of infants, toddlers, 

14 or young children ages 5 and younger that— 

15 ‘‘(i) meets all applicable State and 

16 local government licensing, certification, 

17 approval, and registration requirements; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(ii) is operated by— 

20 ‘‘(I) a program operated by a 

21 public school that is supported, spon22 sored, or administered by the local 

23 educational agency; 

24 ‘‘(II) a Head Start or Early 

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1 nancial assistance under the Head 

2 Start Act; 

3 ‘‘(III) a nonprofit or community4 based organization; or 

5 ‘‘(IV) a child care program that 

6 receives funding under the Child Care 

7 and Development Block Grant Act of 

8 1990; or 

9 ‘‘(B) a consortium of the providers de10 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

11 ‘‘(2) OUTCOMES DATA.—The term ‘outcomes 

12 data’ means— 

13 ‘‘(A) objective and developmentally appro14 priate measures, if valid, reliable, and available, 

15 of— 

16 ‘‘(i) preliteracy and premathematics 

17 skills; 

18 ‘‘(ii) kindergarten readiness; 

19 ‘‘(iii) reading and numeracy skills; 

20 ‘‘(iv) proficiency on State academic 

21 performance standards; 

22 ‘‘(v) attendance; 

23 ‘‘(vi) discipline referrals; and 

24 ‘‘(vii) suspensions; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) other such applicable measures of 

2 student success. 

3 ‘‘(3) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.—The term 

4 ‘postsecondary education’ means education and 

5 training provided by colleges or job training agencies 

6 to students who have graduated or aged out of pub7 lic kindergarten through grade 12 education. 

8 ‘‘(4) QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYS9 TEM.—The term ‘quality rating and improvement 

10 system’ means a system of supporting and assessing 

11 the quality of early childhood education providers 

12 that builds on licensing requirements and other 

13 State regulatory standards for such providers, that 

14 is designed to improve the quality of different types 

15 of early childhood education programs, and that— 

16 ‘‘(A) has a series of levels or tiers leading 

17 to nationally recognized high-quality program 

18 standards for early childhood education pro19 grams; 

20 ‘‘(B) addresses staff qualifications, profes21 sional development, program standards, family 

22 engagement, and program environment; 

23 ‘‘(C) provides financial and technical as24 sistance to programs to achieve and sustain 

25 higher levels of quality; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) provides information to families and 

2 the public on the rating of programs that is ac3 cessible to all families. 

4 ‘‘(5) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 

5 educational agency.’’. 

6 SEC. 5. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

7 Section 1811(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 

8 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6555(b)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘eligible 

10 schools’’ and inserting ‘‘States and partnerships of 

11 local educational agencies and early childhood edu12 cation providers’’; 

13 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘eligible 

14 schools’’ and inserting ‘‘States and partnerships of 

15 local educational agencies and early childhood edu16 cation providers’’; 

17 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘school’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘State, local educational agency, or early child20 hood education provider’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘within the eligible school 

22 district or nationally’’ and inserting ‘‘ among 

23 States, local educational agencies, and early 

24 childhood education providers’’; and 

25 (4) by striking paragraph (4). 


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1 SEC. 6. SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION INITIATIVE. 

2 Subpart 2 of part H of the Elementary and Sec3 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6561 et seq.) 

4 is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘Subpart 2—School Dropout Prevention Initiative 

6 ‘‘SEC. 1821. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

8 ‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount ap10 propriated under section 1803 for a fiscal year, 

11 the Secretary shall establish an early interven12 tion for graduation success program through 

13 which the Secretary shall award grants, on a 

14 competitive basis, to States to support activities 

15 as described in this subpart. 

16 ‘‘(B) DURATION.—Grants awarded under 

17 this section shall be 5 years in duration. 

18 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

19 section, the Secretary shall give— 

20 ‘‘(A) priority to the 10 States that have 

21 the lowest averaged freshman graduation rates, 

22 as compiled by the National Center for Edu23 cation Statistics; and 

24 ‘‘(B) additional priority, if applicable, to 

25 any such State that has 1 or more subgroup of 

26 students, as described in section 


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1 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), who have the lowest aver2 aged freshman graduation rate in the United 

3 States. 

4 ‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded 

5 under this subsection shall be used to fund effective, sus6 tainable, and coordinated school dropout prevention activi7 ties as described in section 1825. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1822. APPLICATIONS. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To receive— 

10 ‘‘(1) a grant under this subpart, a State shall 

11 submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 

12 in such manner, and accompanied by such informa13 tion as the Secretary may reasonably require; and 

14 ‘‘(2) a subgrant under this subpart, a partner15 ship of 1 or more local educational agencies and 1 

16 or more early childhood education providers shall 

17 submit an application to the State at such time, in 

18 such manner, and accompanied by such information 

19 as the State may reasonably require. 

20 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under 

21 subsection (a) shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) include a plan— 

23 ‘‘(A) describing the applicant’s strategy for 

24 increasing the State educational agency or local 

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1 uation rate in accordance with the activities de2 scribed in section 1825(b) and how the strate3 gies will serve the students who have risk fac4 tors for not graduating; 

5 ‘‘(B) that addresses how the purpose de6 scribed in section 1802 will be carried out by 

7 the applicant; and 

8 ‘‘(C) for assessing the effectiveness of the 

9 efforts described in the plan; 

10 ‘‘(2) describe a budget and timeline for imple11 menting the strategies; 

12 ‘‘(3) contain evidence of coordination with exist13 ing resources, including a State Advisory Council on 

14 Early Childhood Education and Care designated or 

15 established pursuant to section 642B(b)(1)(A) of the 

16 Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A)) or a 

17 similar entity; 

18 ‘‘(4) describe how the applicant may use local, 

19 State, and other Federal funds for school dropout 

20 prevention and reentry programs, or, as appropriate, 

21 programs intended to increase students’ readiness 

22 for school or academic proficiency; 

23 ‘‘(5) describe how the activities conform with 

24 evidence-based practices about school dropout pre25 vention; and 


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1 ‘‘(6) provide an assurance that the grantee will 

2 maintain the privacy of student and family data. 

3 ‘‘(c) PARTNERSHIPS.—A partnership described in 

4 subsection (a)(2) that desires to receive a subgrant under 

5 this subpart shall include in its application information on 

6 the identity of the partner that will be the fiscal agent 

7 and what percentage of subgrant funds will be provided 

8 to each member of the partnership to collaborate in plan9 ning and providing services to at-risk students with the 

10 following entities, as appropriate: 

11 ‘‘(1) Community and cultural organizations. 

12 ‘‘(2) Relevant Indian tribes and tribal organiza13 tions. 

14 ‘‘(3) Institutions of higher education (including 

15 Tribal Colleges and Universities) and job training 

16 providers. 

17 ‘‘(4) Parent organizations. 

18 ‘‘(5) Social services organizations. 

19 ‘‘(6) Organizations that provide service learn20 ing, tutoring, mentoring, and other supportive serv21 ices to youth. 

22 ‘‘(7) Homeless and foster youth advocates. 

23 ‘‘(8) Advocates for students with disabilities. 

24 ‘‘(9) Entities that engage in postsecondary edu25 cation outreach and support. 


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1 ‘‘(10) Educational service agencies. 

2 ‘‘(11) Organizations that provide professional 

3 development. 

4 ‘‘(12) Other entities as appropriate and avail5 able. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 1823. STATE RESERVATION. 

7 ‘‘A State that receives a grant under this subpart 

8 may reserve not more than 5 percent of the grant funds 

9 for administrative costs related to activities described 

10 under this subpart. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 1824. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 

12 ‘‘(a) PARTNERSHIP REPORTS.—To receive funds 

13 under this subpart for a fiscal year after the first fiscal 

14 year that a partnership described in subsection (a)(2) re15 ceives funds under this subpart, the partnership sub16 grantee shall provide, on an annual basis, a report regard17 ing the status of the implementation of activities funded 

18 under this subpart, and an evaluation of the effectiveness 

19 of such activities for students at schools assisted under 

20 this subpart to the State, disaggregated by the subgroups 

21 described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II). 

22 ‘‘(b) STATE REPORT ON PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.— 

23 Each State receiving funds under this subpart shall pro24 vide to the Secretary, at such time and in such format 

25 as the Secretary may require, information on the status 


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1 of the implementation of activities funded under this sub2 part and outcomes data for students in schools assisted 

3 under this subpart. 

4 ‘‘(c) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Secretary shall evaluate 

5 the effectiveness of the activities assisted under this sub6 part using rigorous evaluation methodologies, including, if 

7 feasible, control group studies. The Secretary may use 

8 funds appropriated for subpart 1 to carry out this evalua9 tion. 

10 ‘‘(d) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall make 

11 public and widely disseminate State reports described 

12 under subsection (b) and the evaluation described under 

13 subsection (c) in a manner that protects the privacy of 

14 individuals. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 1825. EARLY INTERVENTION GRANTS. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

17 ‘‘(1) RENEWABLE GRANTS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) AWARDING AND RENEWING

19 GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants to 

20 States to carry out the activities described in 

21 this section. The Secretary may renew such 

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1 ceding 5 years, to expand or improve, or both, 

2 the activities described in this section. 

3 ‘‘(B) MATCH IN GRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN

4 RENEWED.—A State that receives a grant that 

5 has been renewed under subparagraph (A) shall 

6 contribute to the activities assisted under such 

7 grant matching funds in an amount equal to 

8 not less than 50 percent of the amount of the 

9 grant. Such matching funds may be provided in 

10 cash or in-kind. 

11 ‘‘(2) DROPOUT EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.—A 

12 State that receives a grant under this section may 

13 set aside grant funds, in addition to the State res14 ervation described in section 1823 to assist partner15 ships to access data elements from multiple State 

16 agencies as described in subsection (b)(1)(A)(iii). 

17 ‘‘(3) SUBGRANTS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives 

19 a grant under this section shall award sub20 grants to partnerships of local educational 

21 agencies and early childhood education pro22 viders that have high percentages of students 

23 with risk factors associated with low graduation 

24 rates, as described in subsection 

25 (b)(1)(A)(ii)(I). 


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1 ‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants 

2 under subparagraph (A), a State may give pri3 ority to partnerships of local educational agen4 cies and early childhood education providers 

5 based on the percentage of children served with 

6 risk factors associated with low graduation 

7 rates and actual low high school graduation 

8 rates, as appropriate. 

9 ‘‘(C) SIZE OF SUBGRANTS AND ABILITY TO

10 SUSTAIN PROGRAMS.—In awarding subgrants 

11 under subparagraph (A), a State shall ensure 

12 that— 

13 ‘‘(i) the subgrants are of sufficient 

14 size so as to allow the subgrantee to plan 

15 and implement an effective program; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) an entity awarded a subgrant 

17 under this paragraph has the capacity to 

18 sustain the program after the Federal 

19 grant ends. 

20 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.— 

21 ‘‘(1) STATE ACTIVITIES.— 

22 ‘‘(A) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—A State that 

23 receives a grant under this section shall carry 

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1 ‘‘(i) STATEWIDE GRADUATION SUC2 CESS PLAN.—The State, if it has not pre3 viously done so, shall create and periodi4 cally update a research-based plan to in5 crease graduation rates of high-risk stu6 dents that includes effective strategies to 

7 address the factors associated with the risk 

8 of not graduating from high school in that 

9 State. The plan shall address risk factors 

10 associated with children from birth 

11 through grade 12. The State shall provide 

12 an opportunity for educators, parents, stu13 dents, tribes, relevant agencies and organi14 zations, and community members to pro15 vide comments during the development or 

16 updating of the Statewide plan. In devel17 oping the plan, the State shall coordinate 

18 proposed activities with the State Advisory 

19 Council on Early Childhood Education and 

20 Care designated or established pursuant to 

21 section 642B(b)(1)(A) of the Head Start 

22 Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A)), and shall 

23 incorporate plans and recommendations 

24 from such Council where appropriate. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 

2 State shall provide technical assistance to 

3 subgrantees, to the extent practicable. 

4 ‘‘(iii) ACCESS TO STATE AGENCY IN5 FORMATION.— 

6 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The State 

7 shall assist subgrantees to access data 

8 elements from appropriate State agen9 cies to identify, ensure services are 

10 provided to, and analyze the effective11 ness of such services designed to 

12 serve, children at risk for not grad13 uating from high school, from birth 

14 through elementary school, at min15 imum, who— 

16 ‘‘(aa) have a parent who re17 ceives assistance under— 

18 ‘‘(AA) the special sup19 plemental nutrition program 

20 for women, infants, and chil21 dren established by section 

22 17 of the Child Nutrition 

23 Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

24 1786); 


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1 ‘‘(BB) the temporary 

2 assistance for needy families 

3 program under part A of 

4 title IV of the Social Secu5 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 

6 seq.); or 

7 ‘‘(CC) the Medicaid 

8 program under title XIX of 

9 the Social Security Act; 

10 ‘‘(bb) are homeless or are in 

11 foster care; 

12 ‘‘(cc) are children with dis13 abilities or have other cognitive, 

14 physical, or emotional disabilities; 

15 ‘‘(dd) are children who are 

16 limited English proficient; 

17 ‘‘(ee) were born to a teen 

18 mother who has low educational 

19 attainment, if such data are 

20 available; 

21 ‘‘(ff) have been retained in 

22 prekindergarten or retained for a 

23 grade or more in elementary 

24 school; 


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1 ‘‘(gg) have consistently poor 

2 attendance; 

3 ‘‘(hh) have low proficiency 

4 on statewide reading or mathe5 matics assessments; 

6 ‘‘(ii) have preschool expul7 sion or school suspensions or 

8 other measures of school behavior 

9 problems; 

10 ‘‘(jj) have been denied entry, 

11 at the legal age, to kindergarten; 

12 ‘‘(kk) are under the super13 vision of a child services agency 

14 due to parental neglect or abuse; 

15 ‘‘(ll) have a parent in jail or 

16 in substance abuse treatment; or 

17 ‘‘(mm) have other indicators 

18 appropriate to the State to in19 form activities undertaken as 

20 part of the State’s plan to in21 crease graduation rates among 

22 at-risk children. 

23 ‘‘(II) INFORMATION AVAIL24 ABLE.—The information made avail25 able pursuant to this clause shall be 


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1 available to authorized users employed 

2 by the State educational agency, the 

3 State agency or agencies that admin4 ister funds for child care, the State 

5 Head Start Director, and, where ap6 plicable, the State early learning coor7 dinator, subgrantee partnerships de8 scribed in subsection (a)(2), and, as 

9 necessary, researchers employed by or 

10 under contract with such entities to 

11 evaluate the effectiveness of the 

12 grants. 

13 ‘‘(III) PRIVACY.—The use of the 

14 data and information made available 

15 pursuant to this clause shall be car16 ried out in a manner consistent with 

17 section 444 of the General Education 

18 Provisions Act (commonly known as 

19 the ‘Family Educational Rights and 

20 Privacy Act of 1974’) and be subject 

21 to the regulations promulgated under 

22 section 264(c) of the Health Insur23 ance Portability and Accountability 

24 Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 

25 note). 


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1 ‘‘(IV) PREDICTIONS.—The State 

2 may provide data necessary to analyze 

3 which risk factors are most predictive 

4 of the likelihood of students dropping 

5 out of school and analyzing the effi6 cacy of interventions. 

7 ‘‘(B) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A State 

8 that receives a grant under this section may use 

9 the grant funds for any of the following: 

10 ‘‘(i) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR

11 TUITION ASSISTANCE.— 

12 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The State 

13 may provide not more than 50 percent 

14 of the cost of attendance per year for 

15 an individual to receive an associate’s 

16 degree or a 4-year degree in early 

17 childhood education to enable such in18 dividual to teach in or be qualified 

19 personnel employed by— 

20 ‘‘(aa) a program funded 

21 under the Child Care and Devel22 opment Block Grant Act of 1990 

23 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.); 


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1 ‘‘(bb) a program funded 

2 under the Head Start Act (42 

3 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); 

4 ‘‘(cc) an infant learning pro5 gram; 

6 ‘‘(dd) a program funded 

7 under part C of the Individuals 

8 with Disabilities Education Act; 

9 ‘‘(ee) a preschool program 

10 funded by a State or local edu11 cational agency; or 

12 ‘‘(ff) a special education 

13 early childhood certification pro14 gram. 

15 ‘‘(II) AGREEMENT TO TEACH IN

16 EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM.— 

17 ‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—An in18 dividual who receives assistance 

19 under subclause (I) shall agree to 

20 teach in an early childhood edu21 cation program for— 

22 ‘‘(AA) not less than 3 

23 years if the individual re24 ceives an associate’s degree 


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1 in early childhood education; 

2 or 

3 ‘‘(BB) not less than 5 

4 years if the individual re5 ceives a 4-year degree in 

6 early childhood education. 

7 ‘‘(bb) DOCUMENTATION.— 

8 An individual who receives assist9 ance under subclause (I) shall 

10 annually provide documentation 

11 to the State showing that such 

12 service has been performed. Such 

13 notification shall be provided in 

14 such form and manner as the 

15 State may reasonably require. 

16 ‘‘(III) REPAYMENT.—An indi17 vidual who receives assistance under 

18 subclause (I) and does not complete 

19 the service requirement described in 

20 subclause (II), or who notifies the 

21 State that the individual intends not 

22 to complete such service requirement, 

23 shall repay to the State a prorated 

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1 quirement not completed, together 

2 with interest, at a rate specified by 

3 the State in the agreement. 

4 ‘‘(IV) WAIVER OR REDUCTION.— 

5 The State may waive or reduce the re6 quirement under subclause (III) if the 

7 State determines that compliance with 

8 such service requirement represents a 

9 substantial hardship— 

10 ‘‘(aa) because the individual 

11 is permanently and totally dis12 abled at the time of the waiver 

13 request; or 

14 ‘‘(bb) based on documenta15 tion presented of substantial eco16 nomic or personal hardship. 

17 ‘‘(V) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUP18 PLANT.—Assistance under this clause 

19 may not supplant Federal financial 

20 aid programs for which the individual 

21 is otherwise eligible, including 

22 TEACH Grants under subpart 9 of 

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1 eral loan or grant for which the indi2 vidual is otherwise eligible. 

3 ‘‘(ii) INCREASE AND MONITOR EARLY

4 CHILDHOOD PROGRAM QUALITY.— 

5 ‘‘(I) PROGRAM QUALITY STAND6 ARDS.—The State may— 

7 ‘‘(aa) develop, implement, or 

8 improve a quality rating and im9 provement system; and 

10 ‘‘(bb) provide information 

11 obtained pursuant to item (aa) to 

12 the public in an easily accessible 

13 and understandable format, in14 cluding in languages spoken by 

15 parents within the community. 

16 ‘‘(II) CORRELATING SUCCESS.— 

17 ‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—The 

18 State may— 

19 ‘‘(AA) gather data re20 garding students’ participa21 tion in early childhood edu22 cation programs and the 

23 quality of those programs, 

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1 mentary school grades and 

2 the quality of such elemen3 tary schools; and 

4 ‘‘(BB) correlate the 

5 data to evaluate the con6 tinuum of effectiveness of 

7 such programs in preparing 

8 students to attain and sus9 tain academic proficiency 

10 and, as appropriate, in re11 ducing risk factors associ12 ated with dropping out of 

13 school. 

14 ‘‘(bb) CORRELATION IN CON15 JUNCTION WITH OTHER SYS16 TEMS.—The correlation under 

17 item (aa) shall work in conjunc18 tion with the early childhood out19 comes indicator data systems de20 veloped under section 619 and 

21 part C of the Individuals with 

22 Disabilities Education Act, and, 

23 as practicable, a quality rating 

24 and improvement system or other 

25 systems that the State may have 


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1 developed to evaluate outcomes 

2 for children. 

3 ‘‘(iii) P–20 VERTICAL PERFORMANCE

4 STANDARDS ALIGNMENT.—The State may 

5 carry out activities directly related to the 

6 design and implementation of a progres7 sion of aligned performance standards, 

8 across all domains of learning, for pre9 kindergarten through grade 12 and post10 secondary education. 

11 ‘‘(iv) EXPAND ACCESS.—The State 

12 may expand access to high-quality early 

13 childhood education for children most at 

14 risk of low proficiency in school. 

15 ‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES.— 

16 ‘‘(A) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—A partner17 ship described in subsection (a)(2) that receives 

18 a subgrant under this section shall carry out 

19 both of the following: 

20 ‘‘(i) ANALYZE DATA.—The partner21 ship shall analyze data made available by 

22 State agencies and other sources relevant 

23 to risk factors for non-graduation and use 

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1 vidualized interventions for at-risk stu2 dents. 

3 ‘‘(ii) INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLANS.— 

4 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The partner5 ship shall develop and implement indi6 vidual learning plans for each at-risk 

7 early childhood, elementary, and sec8 ondary school student, which shall in9 clude a description of how subgrant 

10 program partners will implement serv11 ices. Such plans shall be updated not 

12 less frequently than annually and for13 warded to the next school of enroll14 ment. 

15 ‘‘(II) WAIVER.—A partnership 

16 may apply to the State to be consid17 ered to have complied with the re18 quirement under subclause (I) by de19 veloping and implementing individual 

20 learning plans for those students who 

21 are most at-risk if sufficient funds are 

22 not provided to develop and imple23 ment thorough and meaningful plans 

24 for each student who has a risk factor 

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1 paragraph (1)(A)(iii)(I) and if the 

2 partnership has prioritized providing 

3 services to children in early learning 

4 and elementary schools. 

5 ‘‘(III) DISTINCTION FROM

6 IEPS.—Individual learning plans de7 veloped under this clause are distinct 

8 from individualized education pro9 grams developed under the Individuals 

10 with Disabilities Education Act. 

11 ‘‘(IV) NO ENTITLEMENT.—The 

12 development or implementation of an 

13 individual learning plan under this 

14 clause does not confer an entitlement 

15 to services. 

16 ‘‘(B) CHOICE OF ACTIVITIES.—A partner17 ship described in subsection (a)(2) that receives 

18 a subgrant under this section shall carry out at 

19 least 1 activity from each of the following 

20 clauses as part of the partnership’s plan to in21 crease the graduation rates of students for 

22 whom individual learning plans have been devel23 oped. 

24 ‘‘(i) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 


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1 ‘‘(I) Provide teacher mentors for 

2 those teachers who are in their first 3 

3 years of teaching or who have been 

4 recommended for mentoring by their 

5 supervisor or principal, and who do 

6 not have such mentors. 

7 ‘‘(II) Provide effective, re8 searched-based professional develop9 ment for teachers serving students for 

10 whom individual learning plans have 

11 been developed, including children 

12 with disabilities, and program profes13 sionals under section 619 or part C of 

14 the Individuals with Disabilities Edu15 cation Act, to— 

16 ‘‘(aa) provide effective, dif17 ferentiated instruction; 

18 ‘‘(bb) develop or improve 

19 family engagement and commu20 nication skills and strategies; 

21 ‘‘(cc) integrate subjects such 

22 as the arts, physical education, 

23 and history into reading, writing, 

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1 ‘‘(dd) use data to inform in2 struction; 

3 ‘‘(ee) implement research4 based interventions for at-risk 

5 students; and 

6 ‘‘(ff) support children’s so7 cial, emotional, and physical de8 velopment. 

9 ‘‘(III) Train principals in effec10 tive— 

11 ‘‘(aa) developmentally appro12 priate instructional practices and 

13 support for teachers and other 

14 staff in using such practices; 

15 ‘‘(bb) leadership qualities 

16 and skills necessary to increase 

17 student achievement; 

18 ‘‘(cc) early intervention for 

19 at-risk children; 

20 ‘‘(dd) curricula alignment 

21 from prekindergarten through 

22 the attainment of a baccalaureate 

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1 tion between community-based 

2 early childhood education pro3 viders and school staff; and 

4 ‘‘(ff) enhancement of family 

5 engagement practices and oppor6 tunities. 

7 ‘‘(IV) Include staff of partner 

8 agencies and specialized instructional 

9 support personnel who are involved in 

10 implementing the grant in all appro11 priate training to ensure that all 

12 members of the team have all appro13 priate skills to implement the coordi14 nated program. 

15 ‘‘(V) Establish partnerships with 

16 institutions of higher education, or 

17 other qualified agencies, to conduct 

18 professional development or induction 

19 programs focused on increasing class20 room teachers’ ability to use multiple 

21 types of assessments to individualize 

22 instruction for students with disabil23 ities. 

24 ‘‘(ii) COMMUNITY INTEGRATION AND

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1 ‘‘(I) Integrate community student 

2 support services, such as before- and 

3 after-school programs, health and 

4 wellness programs, social services, 

5 family engagement and communica6 tion activities, counseling, positive be7 havioral intervention and support pro8 grams, anti-bullying programs, com9 munity assets development, social10 emotional learning programs, and 

11 transportation to break down barriers 

12 to individual student success. 

13 ‘‘(II) Provide research-based par14 ent training, involvement, and engage15 ment activities. 

16 ‘‘(III) Hire a culturally com17 petent liaison for each partner school 

18 or program to coordinate communica19 tion and integrated, individualized 

20 services to the families of all at-risk 

21 students. 

22 ‘‘(IV) Engage educators, families, 

23 community organizations, tribes and 

24 tribal organizations, businesses, faith 

25 communities, and students in building 


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1 sustainable networks of community 

2 engagement and school improvement. 

3 ‘‘(V) Keep schools open before 

4 and after school hours, on school holi5 days and during the summer for orga6 nized, safe, and engaging activities de7 signed to increase academic pro8 ficiency, improve school climate, and 

9 improve students’ health and wellness. 

10 ‘‘(iii) HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND SUP11 PORT FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.— 

12 ‘‘(I) Reinforce high expectations 

13 and goal setting by introducing stu14 dents, in an age-appropriate way, to 

15 professions and trades, expanding ac16 cess to age-appropriate career and 

17 technical education, and exposing stu18 dents and parents to institutions of 

19 higher education and Federal student 

20 aid options. 

21 ‘‘(II) Provide research-based, ef22 fective on-site tutoring and enrich23 ment opportunities to at-risk students. 


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1 ‘‘(III) Improve school climate, 

2 promote social-emotional learning, and 

3 increase school connectedness. 

4 ‘‘(IV) Ensure that the curriculum 

5 is aligned to State standards, is rel6 evant to the needs and interests of 

7 students, and promotes high expecta8 tions. 

9 ‘‘(V) Implement research-based 

10 activities designed to increase the lit11 eracy, numeracy, and self-regulation 

12 skills of preschool and elementary 

13 school children. 

14 ‘‘(c) EVALUATIONS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) PARTNERSHIP EVALUATIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall use 

17 outcomes data to evaluate each partnership 

18 subgrantee to which the State awards a 

19 subgrant under this section to determine the ef20 fectiveness of the program funded under this 

21 subpart. Such evaluation shall include an anal22 ysis of activities that are most and least effec23 tive in keeping students on track to graduate. 

24 ‘‘(B) EVALUATIONS TO THE SECRETARY.— 

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1 tions conducted under subparagraph (A) to the 

2 Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(2) STATE EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary 

4 shall evaluate the effectiveness of programs imple5 mented by each State that receives a grant under 

6 this section. 

7 ‘‘(3) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

9 provide an annual report to the Committee on 

10 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

11 Senate and the Committee on Education and 

12 the Workforce of the House of Representatives 

13 that— 

14 ‘‘(i) describes the activities carried out 

15 by States awarded grants under this sec16 tion; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) provides an analysis of which 

18 interventions are most and least effective 

19 in ensuring that students remain on track 

20 to graduate on time from high school. 

21 ‘‘(B) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary 

22 shall disseminate the reports described in sub23 paragraph (A) to all States and to the public 

24 through the website of the Department.’’. 

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