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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1821 

To strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 10, 2011 

Mr. PLATTS (for himself and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

A BILL 

To strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their 

children. 

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 ‘‘Family Engagement 

5 in Education Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Findings; purpose. 

Sec. 4. Amendment references. 

Sec. 5. Family engagement in education. 

Sec. 6. State plans. 

Sec. 7. Local educational agency plans. 


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Sec. 8. Family engagement in education policy. 

Sec. 9. Prevention and intervention programs for children and youth who are 

neglected, delinquent, or at risk. 

Sec. 10. High-quality teachers and principals. 

Sec. 11. Family engagement in education programs. 

Sec. 12. Definitions. 

Sec. 13. Conforming amendments. 

Sec. 14. Government Accountability Office study and report. 

Sec. 15. Federal coordination of family engagement in education programming. 

1 SEC. 3. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Family engagement in a child’s education 

4 raises student achievement, improves behavior and 

5 attendance, decreases drop-out rates, and improves 

6 the emotional and physical well-being of children. 

7 (2) Families are critical determinants of chil8 dren’s school readiness as well as of students’ deci9 sion to pursue higher education. 

10 (3) Effective family engagement is a great 

11 equalizer for students, contributing to their in12 creased academic achievement, regardless of parents’ 

13 education level, ethnicity, or socioeconomic back14 ground. 

15 (4) Family engagement can raise student aca16 demic achievement so substantially that schools 

17 would need to increase spending by more than 

18 $1,000 per pupil to gain the same results. 

19 (5) Positive benefits for children, youth, fami20 lies, and schools are maximized through effective 

21 family engagement that— 


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1 (A) is a shared responsibility in which 

2 schools and other community agencies and or3 ganizations are committed to reaching out to 

4 engage families in meaningful ways and families 

5 are committed to actively supporting their chil6 dren’s learning and development; 

7 (B) is continuous across a child’s life from 

8 birth to young adulthood; and 

9 (C) reinforces learning that takes place in 

10 all settings. 

11 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to 

12 strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their 

13 children. 

14 SEC. 4. AMENDMENT REFERENCES. 

15 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

16 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

17 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi18 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

19 section or other provision of the Elementary and Sec20 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). 

21 SEC. 5. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION. 

22 (a) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY

23 FUND.—Title I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by 

24 adding after section 1004 the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1005. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY 

2 FUND. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency 

4 may reserve 1 percent or more of such agency’s allocated 

5 funds under section 1122 for each fiscal year for use as 

6 provided in subsection (b). 

7 ‘‘(b) USE OF RESERVED FUNDS.—From the amounts 

8 reserved for each fiscal year under subsection (a), each 

9 State educational agency shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) reserve not less than 85 percent for Local 

11 Family Engagement Centers under section 1006; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(2) reserve not more than 15 percent for State 

14 educational agency capacity for family engagement 

15 activities under section 1007.’’. 

16 (b) LOCAL FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS PRO17 GRAM.—Title I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by 

18 adding after section 1005, as added by subsection (a), the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 1006. LOCAL FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS PRO21 GRAM. 

22 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es23 tablish and operate Local Family Engagement Centers 

24 and to evaluate the usefulness and effectiveness of innova25 tive approaches demonstrated by these centers in engaging 

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1 services, supports, and opportunities that meet families’ 

2 needs and remove barriers to their engagement in their 

3 children’s education to improve student achievement. 

4 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the funds re5 served to carry out this section under section 1005(b)(1), 

6 a State educational agency shall award grants or enter 

7 into contracts and cooperative agreements with eligible en8 tities to establish and operate Local Family Engagement 

9 Centers. 

10 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term 

11 ‘eligible entity’ means a private, nonprofit organization 

12 that— 

13 ‘‘(1) has a demonstrated record of working with 

14 low-income parents and families in the community; 

15 ‘‘(2) is located in a community with elementary 

16 schools and secondary schools that receive funds 

17 under part A and is accessible to families of stu18 dents in those schools; and 

19 ‘‘(3) is partnering with 1 or more local edu20 cational agencies, or 1 or more schools, that receive 

21 funds under part A. 

22 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION FOR GRANTS.—To receive a grant 

23 under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli24 cation to the State educational agency at such time, in 


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1 such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 

2 State educational agency may require, including— 

3 ‘‘(1) a description of the applicant’s approach 

4 on family engagement in education, including its use 

5 of strength-based strategies; 

6 ‘‘(2) information demonstrating that the appli7 cant meets the definition of an eligible entity; 

8 ‘‘(3) information that the applicant has the ca9 pacity to operate or act as a center capable of con10 ducting the training, services, and support activities 

11 to fulfill the purposes of a Local Family Engage12 ment Center; 

13 ‘‘(4) information that the applicant will struc14 ture and operate a center of sufficient scope and 

15 quality adequate to serve the needs of the local area 

16 in which it is located; 

17 ‘‘(5) a description of the applicant’s experience 

18 in providing training, services, and support to low19 income parents and families, English language learn20 ers, minorities, parents of students with disabilities, 

21 parents of homeless students, foster parents, and 

22 parents of migrant students; 

23 ‘‘(6) a description of the collaboration with the 

24 local educational agency or school personnel in the 

25 geographic area to be served by the center; 


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1 ‘‘(7) a description of the steering committee, a 

2 majority of whose members are parents of students 

3 in schools that receive funds under part A, that will 

4 direct and implement the activities of the Local 

5 Family Engagement Center; 

6 ‘‘(8) a description of how the applicant will co7 ordinate its efforts with the Statewide Family En8 gagement Centers under subpart 16 of part D of 

9 title V in the State; 

10 ‘‘(9) information that the applicant is capable 

11 of meeting milestones or deadlines as the State edu12 cational agency may prescribe; and 

13 ‘‘(10) such other information as the State edu14 cational agency determines necessary. 

15 ‘‘(e) USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that re16 ceives a grant under this section shall establish and oper17 ate a Local Family Engagement Center and use the grant 

18 funds to provide training, services, and supports to engage 

19 families in their children’s education and to build the 

20 school-family partnerships necessary to ensure that all 

21 children are on track to graduate from high school ready 

22 for college and careers, such as through— 

23 ‘‘(1) assisting parents and families in under24 standing how they can improve student achievement, 

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1 ance data and related information to support learn2 ing in the classroom with activities at home, and in 

3 afterschool and extracurricular activities; 

4 ‘‘(2) training parents and families on effective 

5 ongoing communication with their children, teachers, 

6 principals, counselors, administrators, and other 

7 school personnel; 

8 ‘‘(3) providing direct services to families, such 

9 as home visitation, family literacy programs, and 

10 health and behavioral health services to meet the 

11 needs of families and remove barriers for engaging 

12 in the education of their children; 

13 ‘‘(4) providing advocacy services to ensure that 

14 families can fully participate in their children’s edu15 cation; 

16 ‘‘(5) providing supports such as transportation, 

17 childcare, and meals to facilitate families’ engage18 ment in the program implemented or assisted by the 

19 work of the Local Family Engagement Center; 

20 ‘‘(6) assisting parents and families in under21 standing how they can prepare their children aca22 demically, socially, and financially for postsecondary 

23 education, including early awareness of the avail24 ability of student financial assistance; and 


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1 ‘‘(7) improving the coordination, availability, 

2 and effectiveness of integrated services and com3 prehensive supports for children and families. 

4 ‘‘(f) EVALUATION AND ANNUAL REPORT.—A State 

5 educational agency shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) evaluate the effectiveness of the grants 

7 funded under this section; and 

8 ‘‘(2) issue an annual report on the implementa9 tion of such grants, describing any practices the 

10 State determines to be most effective or innovative 

11 for fulfilling the purposes of the Local Family En12 gagement Centers.’’. 

13 (c) STATE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATING

14 COUNCILS.—Title I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended 

15 by adding after section 1006, as added by subsection (b), 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 1007. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY CAPACITY FOR 

18 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency 

20 shall administer and expend funds reserved under section 

21 1005(b)(2) to— 

22 ‘‘(1) provide for the establishment of a state23 wide family engagement coordinating council; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) support the development and implementa2 tion of a statewide family engagement in education 

3 plan. 

4 ‘‘(b) STATE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATING

5 COUNCILS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational 

7 agency that receives funds under part A shall estab8 lish a State Family Engagement Coordinating Coun9 cil (referred to in this section as a ‘Council’) to en10 sure coordination and integration of family engage11 ment in education activities across the education 

12 spectrum. 

13 ‘‘(2) REPORTING RESPONSIBILITY.—Each 

14 Council shall report to the Governor and the Chief 

15 State School Officer of the State on the Council’s 

16 findings and recommendations regarding family en17 gagement in education and such other information 

18 as the Governor may request. 

19 ‘‘(3) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Governor of the 

21 State, in consultation with the State edu22 cational agency, shall determine the number of 

23 members to serve on the Council and their term 

24 of office, and shall appoint such members, ini25 tially, for a full term or for a period of less 


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1 than a full term, as the Governor determines 

2 appropriate. Such members shall include rep3 resentatives of— 

4 ‘‘(i) State educational agency pro5 grams, Statewide Family Engagement 

6 Centers under subpart 16 of part D of title 

7 V, and Local Family Engagement Centers 

8 under section 1006 operating in the State; 

9 ‘‘(ii) parent training and information 

10 centers and community parent resource 

11 centers assisted under sections 671 and 

12 672 of the Individuals with Disabilities 

13 Education Act, operating in the State; 

14 ‘‘(iii) the State parent teacher associa15 tion and other parent groups; 

16 ‘‘(iv) family members, students, teach17 ers, and school administrators; 

18 ‘‘(v) the State’s advisory council on 

19 early childhood education and care; 

20 ‘‘(vi) colleges and universities; and 

21 ‘‘(vii) nonprofit organizations and 

22 State governmental agencies serving chil23 dren and families. 

24 ‘‘(B) RESTRICTION ON GOVERNMENT EM25 PLOYEES.—Not more than 50 percent of the 


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1 Council members shall be employees of a State 

2 or local unit of government. 

3 ‘‘(4) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.—Duties of the 

4 Council shall include any duties the Governor may 

5 specify and the following duties: 

6 ‘‘(A) Establish a statewide vision of family 

7 engagement in education that is consistent 

8 with, and leverages, Federal family engagement 

9 in education resources and initiatives. 

10 ‘‘(B) Encourage consistency in family en11 gagement in education policies and practices 

12 across learning settings along the child and 

13 youth life span. 

14 ‘‘(C) Coordinate Federal, State, and local 

15 family engagement in education programs and 

16 activities. 

17 ‘‘(D) Coordinate family engagement in 

18 education programs and activities across early 

19 childhood, school-age, vocational and technical, 

20 and higher education programs. 

21 ‘‘(E) Identify opportunities for family en22 gagement in education collaboration and re23 source sharing among State educational agen24 cies, local educational agencies, and organiza25 tions that support family-school partnerships. 


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1 ‘‘(F) Review the family engagement in 

2 education component of the State plan prepared 

3 under section 1111(d) and submit to the State 

4 educational agency and to the Governor any 

5 recommendations of the Council for modifica6 tions to the plan. 

7 ‘‘(G) Visit local educational agencies, 

8 schools, and other learning settings to support 

9 monitoring and implementation of family en10 gagement in education policies, practices, and 

11 uses of funds. 

12 ‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.—Each State may use funds 

13 reserved under section 1005(b)(2) to support the develop14 ment and implementation of the statewide family engage15 ment in education plan described in section 1111(d) 

16 through activities such as— 

17 ‘‘(1) supporting an office or staff positions 

18 within the agency dedicated to family engagement; 

19 ‘‘(2) carrying out the State’s responsibilities 

20 under the Local Family Engagement Centers Pro21 gram under section 1006; 

22 ‘‘(3) developing and implementing a statewide 

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1 efit from training and support related to family en2 gagement in education; 

3 ‘‘(4) reviewing local educational agencies’ family 

4 engagement policies and practices as provided by 

5 sections 1112(b)(1)(P) and 1118(i), and evaluating 

6 the use of funds under this subsection; 

7 ‘‘(5) coordinating technical assistance and sup8 port to local educational agencies with schools that 

9 would benefit from training and support related to 

10 family engagement in education with the Statewide 

11 Family Engagement Centers; 

12 ‘‘(6) developing curricula for professional devel13 opment for teachers, principals, school librarians, 

14 and other school leaders on improving family en15 gagement in education; 

16 ‘‘(7) developing standards and curricula for 

17 family engagement in education for teacher and 

18 principal preparation programs; and 

19 ‘‘(8) coordinating statewide services related to 

20 early education, higher education, child health and 

21 welfare, after-school programs, community service22 learning programs, and other programs to develop 

23 coordinated family engagement in education policies, 

24 practices, and services.’’. 


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1 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con2 tents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu3 cation Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item 

4 relating to section 1004 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1005. Family engagement and responsibility fund. 

‘‘Sec. 1006. Local Family Engagement Centers Program. 

‘‘Sec. 1007. State educational agency capacity for family engagement activities.’’. 

5 SEC. 6. STATE PLANS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1111(d) (20 U.S.C. 

7 6311(d)) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(d) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.—Each State plan shall 

9 include a plan for strengthening family engagement in 

10 education. Each such plan shall, at a minimum, include— 

11 ‘‘(1) a description of the State’s criteria and 

12 schedule for review and approval of local educational 

13 agency engagement policies and practices pursuant 

14 to sections 1112(e)(3) and 1118(i); 

15 ‘‘(2) a description of the State’s system and 

16 process for assessing local educational agency imple17 mentation of section 1118 responsibilities; 

18 ‘‘(3) a description of the State’s criteria for 

19 identifying local educational agencies that would 

20 benefit from training and support related to family 

21 engagement in education; 

22 ‘‘(4) a description of the State’s statewide sys23 tem of technical assistance and support for local 


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1 educational agencies and schools on family engage2 ment in education; 

3 ‘‘(5) an assurance that the State will refer to 

4 Statewide Family Engagement Centers those local 

5 educational agencies that would benefit from train6 ing and support related to family engagement in 

7 education; 

8 ‘‘(6) a plan for using funds received under sec9 tion 1005; 

10 ‘‘(7) a description of the relationship between 

11 the State educational agency and Statewide and 

12 Local Family Engagement Centers, parent training 

13 and information centers, and community parent re14 source centers in the State established under sec15 tions 671 and 672 of the Individuals with Disabil16 ities Education Act; and 

17 ‘‘(8) a plan for establishing a State Family En18 gagement Coordinating Council or, if a similar entity 

19 exists, a description of the composition and activities 

20 of such similar entity.’’. 

21 (b) REPORTS.— 

22 (1) ANNUAL STATE REPORT.—Section 

23 1111(h)(4) (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(4)) is amended— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

25 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 

2 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

3 and 

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

5 ‘‘(H) the number of schools and the name 

6 of each school that would benefit from training 

7 and support related to family engagement in 

8 education, the reason why such school was so 

9 identified, and the measures taken to address 

10 the need for training and support; and 

11 ‘‘(I) information on the State educational 

12 agency’s family engagement in education pro13 grams and activities.’’. 

14 (2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 1111(j) 

15 (20 U.S.C. 6311(j)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the 

16 development and implementation of policies and pro17 cedures for family engagement in education,’’ after 

18 ‘‘reliable,’’. 

19 SEC. 7. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1112(b)(1)(P) (20 U.S.C. 

21 6312(b)(1)(P)) is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(P) a description of the strategy the local 

23 educational agency will use to implement and 

24 assess family engagement in education under 

25 section 1118;’’. 


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1 (b) ENGAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING PLANS.—Section 

2 1112(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)(1)) is amended— 

3 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (Q) as sub4 paragraph (S); 

5 (2) in subparagraph (P), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

6 after the semicolon; and 

7 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (P) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(Q) a description of how the local edu10 cational agency will engage families in the de11 velopment, implementation, and assessment of 

12 local educational agency plans; 

13 ‘‘(R) a description of how the local edu14 cation agency will improve teacher and principal 

15 knowledge and skills in effectively engaging par16 ents in their children’s education; and’’. 

17 SEC. 8. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION POLICY. 

18 (a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEVELOPMENT

19 OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES.—Section 1118 (20 U.S.C. 

20 6318) is amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) 

22 as subsections (b) through (i), respectively; and 

23 (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redes24 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 


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1 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency 

2 and each school receiving funds under this part shall de3 velop policies and practices for family engagement in edu4 cation that meet the following principles and standards for 

5 family-school partnerships: 

6 ‘‘(1) Welcome all families to be active partici7 pants in the life of the school, so that they feel val8 ued, connected to each other and to school staff and 

9 to what students are learning in class. 

10 ‘‘(2) Communicate effectively by ensuring reg11 ular two-way, meaningful communication between 

12 family members and local educational agency and 

13 school staff in a manner, language, and with tech14 nology that family members can understand and ac15 cess. 

16 ‘‘(3) Support student success by fostering con17 tinuous collaboration between family members and 

18 local educational agency and school staff to support 

19 student learning and healthy development at school 

20 and at home. 

21 ‘‘(4) Speak up for every child and empower 

22 family members to be advocates for all students 

23 within the school. 


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1 ‘‘(5) Ensure that family members, local edu2 cational agencies, and school staff are equal partners 

3 in family engagement in education decisionmaking. 

4 ‘‘(6) Collaborate with community organizations 

5 and groups to turn the school into a hub of commu6 nity life. 

7 ‘‘(7) Create a continuum of family engagement 

8 in education in student learning and development 

9 from birth to young adulthood. 

10 ‘‘(8) Train and support superintendents, prin11 cipals, and teachers to fully engage families in the 

12 education of their children.’’. 

13 (b) WRITTEN POLICY.—Section 1118(b)(2), as redes14 ignated by subsection (a), is amended— 

15 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘(f)’’; 

17 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

18 after the semicolon; 

19 (3) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 

20 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

22 ‘‘(G) participate in evaluations of the effec23 tiveness of family engagement in education 

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1 ‘‘(H) participate in developing rec2 ommendations for creating a positive school cli3 mate and safe and healthy schools.’’. 

4 (c) RESERVATION.—Section 1118(b)(3)(A), as redes5 ignated by subsection (a), is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational 

7 agency shall reserve not less than 2 percent of 

8 its allocation under subpart 2 to carry out this 

9 section.’’. 

10 (d) RESERVED FUNDS.—Section 1118(b)(3), as re11 designated by subsection (a), is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

13 (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 

14 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds reserved 

17 under subparagraph (A) may be used for pur18 poses including the following: 

19 ‘‘(i) Increasing capacity through es20 tablishment of a dedicated office or dedi21 cated personnel within the local edu22 cational agency or at the school level for 

23 family engagement in education. 

24 ‘‘(ii) Supporting schools and nonprofit 

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1 velopment on family engagement in edu2 cation for school staff, parent leadership 

3 training, family literacy and numeracy pro4 grams, home visitation programs, family 

5 volunteerism programs, and other innova6 tive programs that meaningfully engage 

7 families. 

8 ‘‘(iii) Developing and implementing 

9 local educational agency family engage10 ment in education data-collection systems 

11 and indicators. 

12 ‘‘(iv) Assessing and providing rec13 ommendations on school family engage14 ment in education policies, practices, and 

15 use of funds. 

16 ‘‘(v) Providing technical assistance 

17 and training to schools on the implementa18 tion and assessment of family engagement 

19 in education policies and practices. 

20 ‘‘(vi) Providing additional support to 

21 schools that have been identified for im22 provement under section 1116(b) to assist 

23 in their implementation of family engage24 ment in education, including the hiring 


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1 and maintenance of family engagement co2 ordinators. 

3 ‘‘(vii) Partnering with Local Family 

4 Engagement Centers or community-based 

5 organizations to identify community re6 sources, services, and supports to remove 

7 economic obstacles to family engagement 

8 in education by meeting families’ needs. 

9 ‘‘(viii) Supporting schools and eligible 

10 entities in the development of early child11 hood programs that promote family en12 gagement in education and school readi13 ness. 

14 ‘‘(ix) Establishing and supporting an 

15 advisory group comprised of families, edu16 cators, and nonprofit organizations to de17 velop recommendations to strengthen fam18 ily engagement in education from birth to 

19 young adulthood. 

20 ‘‘(x) Assisting schools in the develop21 ment, implementation, and assessment of 

22 family engagement in education plans. 

23 ‘‘(xi) Monitoring and evaluating the 

24 family engagement in education policies 

25 and practices funded under this section. 


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1 ‘‘(xii) Partnering with Local Family 

2 Engagement Centers or Statewide Family 

3 Engagement Centers to assist the local 

4 educational agency and participating 

5 schools in the implementation of this sec6 tion. 

7 ‘‘(xiii) Supporting other activities ap8 proved in the local education agency’s plan 

9 for improving family engagement.’’. 

10 (e) SCHOOL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY.— 

11 Section 1118(c)(1), as redesignated by subsection (a), is 

12 amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘(c) through (f)’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘(d) through (g)’’. 

14 (f) SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIGH STUDENT

15 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.—Section 1118(e), as redesig16 nated by subsection (a), is amended— 

17 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

18 striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

19 (c)’’; and 

20 (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(1) describe the school’s responsibility to— 

23 ‘‘(A) provide high-quality curriculum and 

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1 served under this part to meet the State’s stu2 dent academic achievement standards, and the 

3 ways in which each parent will support their 

4 children’s learning, such as— 

5 ‘‘(i) monitoring attendance and home6 work completion; 

7 ‘‘(ii) volunteering in their child’s 

8 classroom or school; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) participating, as appropriate, in 

10 decisions relating to the education of their 

11 children and positive use of extracurricular 

12 time; and 

13 ‘‘(B) engage family members in the devel14 opment of recommendations for student attend15 ance, expectations, behavior, and school safety, 

16 including the development of reasonable dis17 ciplinary policies and behavioral interventions, 

18 such as the implementation of school-wide posi19 tive behavior interventions and supports and 

20 the phase-out of out-of-school suspension and 

21 expulsion; and’’. 


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1 SEC. 9. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR 

2 CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE NE3 GLECTED, DELINQUENT, OR AT RISK. 

4 (a) STATE PLAN AND STATE AGENCY APPLICA5 TIONS.—Section 1414 (20 U.S.C. 6434) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

8 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

9 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

10 subparagraph (D); and 

11 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(C) that contains an assurance that each 

14 child or youth serviced by the programs funded 

15 under this subpart will have a transition plan 

16 developed in partnership with families and 

17 aftercare providers that will place the child or 

18 youth on a path to career and college readiness; 

19 and’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (c)— 

21 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (15) 

22 through (19) as paragraphs (17) through (21), 

23 respectively; and 

24 (B) by inserting after paragraph (14) the 

25 following: 


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1 ‘‘(15) describes how the State agency will im2 plement family engagement in education policies and 

3 practices that align with section 1118; 

4 ‘‘(16) includes an assurance that the State 

5 agency will establish, for each child or youth served 

6 under this subpart, an educational services and tran7 sition plan that is developed in consultation with the 

8 child or youth, family members of the child or youth, 

9 and the local educational agency or alternative edu10 cation program that will receive the child or youth 

11 following their period of service under this sub12 part;’’. 

13 (b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATIONS.— 

14 Section 1423 (20 U.S.C. 6453) is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 

16 (13) as paragraphs (11) through (15), respectively; 

17 and 

18 (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(9) a description of how schools will implement 

21 family engagement in education policies and prac22 tices that align with the provisions of section 1118; 

23 ‘‘(10) an assurance that the local educational 

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1 is developed in consultation with the child or youth, 

2 family members of the child or youth, and the local 

3 educational agency or alternative education program 

4 receiving the child or youth following their period of 

5 service under this subpart;’’. 

6 (c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CORRECTIONAL

7 FACILITIES RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION.— 

8 Section 1425 (20 U.S.C. 6455) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

10 the semicolon; 

11 (2) by striking the period at the end of para12 graph (11) and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

14 ‘‘(12) prepare an educational services and tran15 sition plan for each child or youth served by the pro16 gram operated under this subpart, in partnership 

17 with families and aftercare providers, consistent with 

18 section 1414(a)(1)(C); and 

19 ‘‘(13) establish for each child or youth residing 

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1 ceiving the child or youth following their period of 

2 service under this subpart.’’. 

3 SEC. 10. HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS. 

4 (a) STATE APPLICATION CONTENTS.—Section 

5 2112(b) (20 U.S.C. 6612(b)) is amended by adding at the 

6 end the following: 

7 ‘‘(13) A description of how the State edu8 cational agency will improve teacher and principal 

9 knowledge and skill in effectively engaging families 

10 in their children’s education.’’. 

11 (b) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Section 2113(c) (20 U.S.C. 

12 6613(c)) is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through 

14 (18) as paragraphs (13) through (19), respectively; 

15 and 

16 (2) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(12) Training of teachers and principals on 

19 how to effectively engage families in their children’s 

20 education.’’. 

21 SEC. 11. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

22 Subpart 16 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 7273 et 

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1 ‘‘Subpart 16—Family Engagement in Education 

2 Programs 

3 ‘‘SEC. 5561. PURPOSES. 

4 ‘‘The purposes of this subpart are the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) To provide financial support to nonprofit 

6 organizations to build the capacity of and provide 

7 technical assistance and training to State and local 

8 educational agencies in the implementation and en9 hancement of systemic and effective family engage10 ment policies, programs, and activities that lead to 

11 improvements in student development and academic 

12 achievement. 

13 ‘‘(2) To assist State educational agencies, local 

14 educational agencies, and community-based organi15 zations in strengthening partnerships among parents 

16 (including parents of children under the age of 6), 

17 teachers, principals, administrators, and other school 

18 personnel in meeting the educational needs of chil19 dren. 

20 ‘‘(3) To support State educational agencies and 

21 local educational agencies in developing and 

22 strengthening the relationship between parents and 

23 their children’s school in order to further the devel24 opmental progress of children. 

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1 tives funded under section 1118 and other provisions 

2 of this Act. 

3 ‘‘(5) To assist the Secretary, State educational 

4 agencies, and local educational agencies in the co5 ordination and integration of Federal, State, and 

6 local services and programs to engage families in 

7 education. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 5562. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

9 ‘‘(a) STATEWIDE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS.— 

10 The Secretary is authorized to award grants for each fiscal 

11 year to statewide nonprofit organizations (and consortia 

12 of such organizations and State educational agencies), to 

13 establish Statewide Family Engagement Centers that pro14 vide comprehensive training, technical assistance, and ca15 pacity building to State educational agencies, local edu16 cational agencies, schools identified by State educational 

17 agencies and local educational agencies, organizations that 

18 support family-school partnerships (such as parent-teach19 er associations and Parents as Teachers organizations), 

20 and other organizations that carry out parent education 

21 and family engagement in education programs. 

22 ‘‘(b) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding 

23 grants under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent 

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1 ‘‘(1) awarded for a Statewide Family Engage2 ment Center in each State and outlying area; and 

3 ‘‘(2) in an amount of not less than $500,000. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 5563. APPLICATIONS. 

5 ‘‘(a) SUBMISSIONS.—Each statewide nonprofit orga6 nization, or a consortium of such an organization and a 

7 State educational agency, that desires a grant under this 

8 section shall submit an application to the Secretary at 

9 such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such in10 formation as the Secretary may require. 

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

12 paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) A description of the applicant’s approach 

14 to family engagement in education, including the use 

15 of strength-based strategies. 

16 ‘‘(2) A description of the applicant’s plan for 

17 building a statewide infrastructure for family en18 gagement in education, that includes— 

19 ‘‘(A) management capacity and govern20 ance; 

21 ‘‘(B) statewide leadership; 

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1 ‘‘(D) capacity building for State edu2 cational agencies, local educational agencies, 

3 and schools; 

4 ‘‘(E) alignment with title I; and 

5 ‘‘(F) learning and improvement. 

6 ‘‘(3) A description of the applicant’s experience 

7 in providing training, information, and support to 

8 State educational agencies, local educational agen9 cies, schools, and nonprofit organizations on family 

10 engagement in education polices and practices that 

11 are effective for low-income parents and families, 

12 English language learners, minorities, parents of 

13 students with disabilities, parents of homeless stu14 dents, foster parents and students, and parents of 

15 migrant students. 

16 ‘‘(4) An assurance that the applicant will— 

17 ‘‘(A) be— 

18 ‘‘(i) governed by a board of directors, 

19 the membership of which includes parents 

20 of school-aged children; or 

21 ‘‘(ii) an organization or consortium 

22 that represents the interests of parents; 

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1 ‘‘(i) parents of children from birth 

2 through young adulthood, who shall con3 stitute a majority of the members of the 

4 special advisory committee; 

5 ‘‘(ii) representatives of the State par6 ent teacher association; 

7 ‘‘(iii) representatives of education pro8 fessionals with expertise in improving serv9 ices for disadvantaged children; 

10 ‘‘(iv) representatives of local elemen11 tary schools and secondary schools, includ12 ing students, disadvantaged youth, and 

13 representatives from local youth organiza14 tions; and 

15 ‘‘(v) representatives of State edu16 cational agencies and local educational 

17 agencies; 

18 ‘‘(C) use not less than 65 percent of the 

19 funds received under this subpart in each fiscal 

20 year to serve local educational agencies, schools, 

21 and community-based organizations that serve 

22 high concentrations of low-income families and 

23 disadvantaged children and youth, including 

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1 less students, foster parents and students, and 

2 parents of migrant students; 

3 ‘‘(D) operate a center of sufficient size, 

4 scope, and quality to ensure that the center is 

5 adequate to serve the State educational agen6 cies, local educational agencies, and community7 based organizations; 

8 ‘‘(E) serve urban, suburban, and rural 

9 local educational agencies and schools; 

10 ‘‘(F) work with— 

11 ‘‘(i) State educational agencies and 

12 local educational agencies and schools; 

13 ‘‘(ii) other Statewide Family Engage14 ment Centers assisted under this section; 

15 ‘‘(iii) Local Family Engagement Cen16 ters assisted under section 1006; 

17 ‘‘(iv) parent training and information 

18 centers and community parent resource 

19 centers assisted under sections 671 and 

20 672 of the Individuals with Disabilities 

21 Education Act; 

22 ‘‘(v) clearinghouses; and 

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1 ‘‘(G) use not less than 30 percent of the 

2 funds received under this section in each fiscal 

3 year to establish or expand technical assistance 

4 for evidence-based early childhood parent edu5 cation programs; 

6 ‘‘(H) provide assistance to State edu7 cational agencies and local educational agencies 

8 and community-based organizations that sup9 port family members in areas such as assist10 ance in understanding State and local stand11 ards and measures of student and school aca12 demic achievement and strategies for sup13 porting school academic achievement; and 

14 ‘‘(I) work with State educational agencies, 

15 local educational agencies, and schools to deter16 mine parental needs and the best means for de17 livery of services to address such needs. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 5564. USES OF FUNDS. 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Grantees shall use grant funds 

20 received under this section to provide training, technical 

21 assistance, and capacity building to State educational 

22 agencies, local educational agencies, and organizations 

23 that support family-school partnerships, to enable those 

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1 ‘‘(1) to assist parents in participating effectively 

2 in their children’s education and to help their chil3 dren meet State and local standards, such as assist4 ing parents— 

5 ‘‘(A) to engage in activities that will im6 prove student academic achievement, including 

7 understanding how they can support learning in 

8 the classroom with activities at home and in 

9 afterschool and extracurricular programs; 

10 ‘‘(B) to communicate effectively with their 

11 children, teachers, principals, counselors, ad12 ministrators, and other school personnel; 

13 ‘‘(C) to become active participants in the 

14 development, implementation, and review of 

15 school-parent compacts, family engagement in 

16 education policies, and school planning and im17 provement; 

18 ‘‘(D) to participate in the design and pro19 vision of assistance to students who are not 

20 making adequate academic progress; 

21 ‘‘(E) to participate in State and local deci22 sionmaking; 

23 ‘‘(F) to train other parents; and 

24 ‘‘(G) to help the parents learn and use 

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1 ‘‘(2) to develop and implement, in partnership 

2 with the State educational agency, a statewide fam3 ily engagement in education policy and systemic ini4 tiatives that will provide for a continuum of services 

5 to remove barriers for family engagement in edu6 cation and support school reform efforts; and 

7 ‘‘(3) to develop, implement, and assess family 

8 engagement in education policies and plans under 

9 sections 1112 and 1118. 

10 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANT RE12 NEWAL.—For each fiscal year after the first fiscal 

13 year for which an organization or consortium re14 ceives assistance under this section, the organization 

15 or consortium shall demonstrate in the application 

16 that a portion of the services provided by the organi17 zation or consortium is supported through non-Fed18 eral contributions, which may be in cash or in-kind. 

19 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—Each or20 ganization or consortium receiving assistance under 

21 this section shall submit to the Secretary, on an an22 nual basis, information on the activities it has car23 ried out using grant funds received under this sec24 tion, including reporting on metrics developed under 

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1 ‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

2 reserve not more than 5 percent of the funds appropriated 

3 to carry out this subpart to provide technical assistance, 

4 by grant or contract, for the establishment, development, 

5 and coordination of Statewide Family Engagement Cen6 ters, including their establishment of statewide infrastruc7 tures for family engagement in education. 

8 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec9 tion shall be construed to prohibit a Statewide Family En10 gagement Center from— 

11 ‘‘(1) having its employees or agents meet with 

12 a parent at a site that is not on school grounds; or 

13 ‘‘(2) working with another agency that serves 

14 children. 

15 ‘‘(e) PARENTAL RIGHTS.—Notwithstanding any 

16 other provision of this section— 

17 ‘‘(1) no person (including a parent who edu18 cates a child at home, a public school parent, or a 

19 private school parent) shall be required to partici20 pate in any program of parent education or develop21 mental screening under this section; and 

22 ‘‘(2) no program or center assisted under this 

23 section shall take any action that infringes in any 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 5565. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN INDIAN SCHOOLS. 

2 ‘‘The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 

3 the Secretary of Education, shall establish, or enter into 

4 contracts and cooperative agreements with local Indian 

5 nonprofit parent organizations to establish and operate, 

6 Local Family Engagement Centers and shall establish a 

7 national Indian Family Engagement Coordinating Council 

8 modeled on the State Family Engagement Coordinating 

9 Council as described in section 1007. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 5566. METRICS FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDU11 CATION. 

12 ‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT OF METRICS FOR FAMILY EN13 GAGEMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en14 actment of the Family Engagement in Education Act of 

15 2011, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, 

16 after consultation with the advisory committee established 

17 under subsection (b), shall develop recommended metrics 

18 on family engagement in education for State educational 

19 agencies and local educational agencies that receive funds 

20 under section 1118 and provide recommendations on the 

21 integration of metrics into State accountability and longi22 tudinal data systems. 

23 ‘‘(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall 

24 appoint an advisory committee, including researchers and 

25 representatives from national nonprofit organizations with 

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1 data-driven recommendations regarding metrics required 

2 under subsection (a). 

3 ‘‘(c) RESEARCH FOR EFFECTIVE FAMILY ENGAGE4 MENT IN EDUCATION.—The Secretary shall reserve not 

5 more than 5 percent of funds appropriated to carry out 

6 this subpart to conduct research on effective family en7 gagement in education, including through awarding grants 

8 and entering into contracts with eligible entities. Such re9 search may include— 

10 ‘‘(1) exploratory research to discover the under11 lying processes or components of family engagement 

12 programs that are associated with improved edu13 cation outcomes for students; 

14 ‘‘(2) research to— 

15 ‘‘(A) develop culturally sensitive strategies 

16 or programs for improving family engagement 

17 in education; and 

18 ‘‘(B) rigorously evaluate the impact of 

19 such strategies or programs on students’ edu20 cation outcomes; and 

21 ‘‘(3) research to— 

22 ‘‘(A) develop professional development pro23 grams intended to enable school personnel to 

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1 ‘‘(B) rigorously evaluate the impact of 

2 such programs on students’ education out3 comes.’’. 

4 SEC. 12. DEFINITIONS. 

5 Section 9101 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking paragraph (32); 

7 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (20) through 

8 (31) as paragraphs (21) through (32), respectively; 

9 (3) by inserting after paragraph (19) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(20) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION.— 

12 The term ‘family engagement in education’ means a 

13 shared responsibility— 

14 ‘‘(A) of families and schools for student 

15 success, in which schools and community-based 

16 organizations are committed to reaching out to 

17 engage families in meaningful ways and families 

18 are committed to actively supporting their chil19 dren’s learning and development; and 

20 ‘‘(B) that is continuous from birth through 

21 young adulthood and reinforces learning that 

22 takes place in the home, school, and commu23 nity.’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(44) TRIBALLY CONTROLLED SCHOOLS.—The 

2 term ‘tribally controlled schools’ means schools ad3 ministered by Indian tribes or their delegates pursu4 ant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education 

5 Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).’’. 

6 SEC. 13. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

7 The Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by 

8 striking— 

9 (1) ‘‘parental involvement’’ and ‘‘parent involve10 ment’’ each place the terms appear and inserting 

11 ‘‘family engagement’’; 

12 (2) ‘‘involvement of parents’’ each place the 

13 term appears and inserting ‘‘engagement of fami14 lies’’; 

15 (3) ‘‘parental information and resource center’’ 

16 each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘State17 wide Family Engagement Center’’; 

18 (4) ‘‘parental information and resource centers’’ 

19 each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘State20 wide Family Engagement Centers’’; and 

21 (5) ‘‘involve parents’’ each place the term ap22 pears and inserting ‘‘engage families’’. 

23 SEC. 14. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 

2 the United States shall conduct a study, and make 

3 findings and recommendations relating to compli4 ance with, and use of funds made available for, sec5 tion 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu6 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6318), including mat7 ters specified in paragraph (2). 

8 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The study shall include a re9 view and analysis of— 

10 (A) the use of funds reserved by local edu11 cational agencies for family engagement under 

12 such section 1118; 

13 (B) the innovative, effective, replicable, or 

14 model family engagement in education policies, 

15 practices, and uses of funds of State edu16 cational agencies and local educational agencies 

17 determined by the Secretary of Education to be 

18 in alignment with section 1118; 

19 (C) any barriers to State educational agen20 cies and local educational agencies in imple21 menting section 1118; 

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1 plementing, and assessing family engagement in 

2 education policies and practices; and 

3 (E) the use of data collection and report4 ing and outcome and assessment systems of 

5 State educational agencies and local educational 

6 agencies to determine the extent to which fam7 ily engagement in education is implemented as 

8 described in section 1118. 

9 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

10 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

11 of the United States shall prepare and submit to the Com12 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

13 Senate and the Committee on Education and the Work14 force of the House of Representatives a report containing 

15 the findings and recommendations resulting from the 

16 study conducted under this section. 

17 SEC. 15. FEDERAL COORDINATION OF FAMILY ENGAGE18 MENT IN EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. 

19 (a) STAFFING.—Not later than 6 months after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, there shall be established 

21 in the Department of Education dedicated staff, including 

22 a Director, for family and community engagement. 

23 (b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Director shall include 

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1 (1) Articulating a national vision of family en2 gagement in education. 

3 (2) Coordinating and integrating activities re4 lated to family engagement strategies, services, and 

5 programs within the Department and across Federal 

6 agencies. 

7 (3) Providing guidance to Department offices 

8 and units on the administration of family engage9 ment in education programs, community school pro10 grams, and other related initiatives, such as Promise 

11 Neighborhoods. 

12 (4) Ensuring consistency in family engagement 

13 in education policies and programs within the De14 partment. 

15 (5) Ensuring consistency in family engagement 

16 in education policies and programs with family en17 gagement policies and practices of the programs and 

18 activities of other Federal agencies. 

19 (6) Administering the Statewide Family En20 gagement Centers under section 5562 of the Ele21 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and 

22 the Full Service Community Schools program. 

23 (7) Developing, in consultation with the public 

24 through an invitation for public comment in the 

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1 and evaluation of family engagement in education, 

2 including impact, implementation, and replication 

3 studies. 

4 (8) Conducting, by arrangement with the De5 partment’s Institute of Education Sciences, by con6 tract, or by competition, innovation, research and 

7 evaluation on family engagement in education con8 sistent with the requirement of section 5566(c) of 

9 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

10 1965. 

11 (9) Disseminating effective and innovative prac12 tices on family engagement to State educational 

13 agencies, Statewide Family Engagement Centers 

14 and Local Family Engagement Centers, parent 

15 training and information centers and community 

16 parent resource centers assisted under sections 671 

17 and 672 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu18 cation Act, administrators of title I of the Elemen19 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and others. 

21 (10) Coordinating innovation, research, train22 ing, and technical assistance activities among State23 wide Family Engagement Centers, Local Family En24 gagement Centers, and regional educational labora25 tories. 


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1 (11) Identifying opportunities for family en2 gagement in education collaboration and resource 

3 sharing among State educational agencies, local edu4 cational agencies, and organizations that support 

5 family-school partnerships. 

6 (12) Preparing a biennial report to Congress on 

7 family engagement in education, including a sum8 mary of activities, performance, and outcomes under 

9 sections 1006, 1008, 1112, 1118, and 5562 of the 

10 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

11 (13) Publishing State educational agency family 

12 engagement in education plans and reports prepared 

13 as required by section 1111 of the Elementary and 

14 Secondary Education Act of 1965 on the website of 

15 the Department. 

16 (14) Carrying out such other duties as may be 

17 designated by the Secretary. 

18 (c) FEDERAL DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY COOPERA19 TION.—Each department or agency of the Federal Gov20 ernment providing programs related to family and commu21 nity engagement in education shall— 

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1 (2) provide such assistance, statistics, studies, 

2 reports, information, and advice as the Director may 

3 request, to the extent permitted by law; 

4 (3) adjust department or agency staff job de5 scriptions to support collaboration and implementa6 tion of the vision and strategy; and 

7 (4) assign department or agency liaisons to the 

8 office to oversee and implement interagency coordi9 nation. 

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