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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1241 

To improve the full-service community school program, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 23, 2021 

Mr. JONES (for himself and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To improve the full-service community school program, 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 ‘‘Full-Service Commu5 nity School Expansion Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

8 4601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

9 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7251) is amended— 


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1 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of 

2 subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘(except for section 

3 4625)’’ after ‘‘part’’; 

4 (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) of sub5 section (b)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘(except for section 

6 4625)’’ after ‘‘subpart 2’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

9 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 

10 4625— 

11 ‘‘(1) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 

12 ‘‘(2) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

13 ‘‘(3) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

14 ‘‘(4) $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 

15 ‘‘(5) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.’’. 

16 (b) DEFINITION CHANGES.—Section 4622 of the Ele17 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

18 7272) is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 

20 (3) as paragraphs (6), (8), and (10), respectively; 

21 (2) by inserting before paragraph (6), as redes22 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 

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1 ondary school that incorporates the 4 pillars of com2 munity schools as defined in paragraph (9). 

3 ‘‘(2) COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR.—The 

4 term ‘community school coordinator’ means an indi5 vidual who— 

6 ‘‘(A) is a full-time staff member serving 1 

7 eligible school supported by a grant under sub8 section (b), (c), or (d) of section 4625 or a full9 time staff member serving 1 or more such eligi10 ble schools in a rural area or on Tribal lands; 

11 ‘‘(B) is responsible for the identification, 

12 implementation, and coordination of integrated 

13 student supports, expanded and enriched learn14 ing time and opportunities, family and commu15 nity engagement, and collaborative leadership 

16 and practices for each such eligible school; 

17 ‘‘(C) serves as a member of the school18 based leadership team for each such eligible 

19 school; 

20 ‘‘(D) serves as the lead for any needs and 

21 assets assessment or community school plan re22 quired under section 4625 for each such eligible 

23 school; and 

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1 lem-solving and continuous improvement at 

2 each such eligible school. 

3 ‘‘(3) COMMUNITY SCHOOL INITIATIVE DIREC4 TOR.—The term ‘community school initiative direc5 tor’ means an individual who— 

6 ‘‘(A) is employed by an eligible entity that 

7 will serve 3 or more eligible schools through a 

8 grant under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 

9 4625; 

10 ‘‘(B) aids in the implementation and co11 ordination of integrated student supports or 

12 stakeholder services, expanded and enriched 

13 learning time and opportunities, family and 

14 community engagement, and collaborative lead15 ership and practices for such eligible schools; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(C) provides support and guidance to 

18 community school coordinators. 

19 ‘‘(4) COMMUNITY-WIDE LEADERSHIP TEAM.— 

20 The term ‘community-wide leadership team’ means a 

21 team established by a local educational agency re22 ceiving a grant under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of 

23 section 4625 that— 

24 ‘‘(A) is responsible for guiding the vision, 

25 policy, resource alignment, implementation, 


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1 oversight, and goal-setting for community 

2 school efforts within a local educational agency; 

3 ‘‘(B) includes— 

4 ‘‘(i) representatives from the local 

5 educational agency; 

6 ‘‘(ii) educators, school leaders, stu7 dents, and parents, family members, and 

8 caregivers of students, from each eligible 

9 school supported by such grant; 

10 ‘‘(iii) community members; 

11 ‘‘(iv) system-level partners that in12 clude representatives from government 

13 agencies, relevant labor organizations, and 

14 nonprofit and other community-based part15 ners; and 

16 ‘‘(v) if applicable, the community 

17 school initiative director; and 

18 ‘‘(C) may— 

19 ‘‘(i) be created for the purposes of 

20 supporting and sustaining community 

21 schools or may already exist at the time 

22 the eligible entity submits its application; 

23 ‘‘(ii) solely focus on community 

24 schools or have additional functions and 

25 responsibilities; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) contribute to the development of 

2 an application for a community school; or 

3 ‘‘(iv) provide input into the screening 

4 process and requirements for future com5 munity school coordinator and community 

6 school initiative director candidates. 

7 ‘‘(5) EDUCATOR LEARNING COMMUNITIES.— 

8 The term ‘educator learning communities’ means a 

9 group of primarily instructional staff in an eligible 

10 school who are given common planning time to par11 ticipate in ongoing decisionmaking and planning to 

12 engage in professional development and to examine 

13 their practice and student performance in order to 

14 improve school policy and classroom teaching.’’. 

15 (3) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by para16 graph (1)— 

17 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i) of 

18 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 

19 4623(a)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

20 4623(a)(1)’’; 

21 (B) in the matter preceding clause (i) of 

22 subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘4623(a)(1)(B)’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘4623(a)(2)’’; and 


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1 (C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting 

2 ‘‘Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations,’’ after 

3 ‘‘nonprofit organizations,’’; 

4 (4) by inserting after paragraph (6), as redesig5 nated by paragraph (1), the following: 

6 ‘‘(7) ELIGIBLE SCHOOL.—The term ‘eligible 

7 school’ means a public elementary school or sec8 ondary school that— 

9 ‘‘(A) has a student body with regard to 

10 which not less than 40 percent of students are 

11 eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 

12 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

13 Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); or 

14 ‘‘(B) has been identified for comprehensive 

15 support and improvement, targeted support and 

16 improvement, or additional targeted support 

17 pursuant to section 1111(d) or otherwise has 

18 been identified by the State as a school in need 

19 of additional support.’’; 

20 (5) by striking paragraph (8), as redesignated 

21 by paragraph (1), and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(8) FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL.—The 

23 term ‘full-service community school’ means a com24 munity school that is supported by a grant under 

25 subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 4625. 


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1 ‘‘(9) PILLARS OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.—The 

2 term ‘pillars of community schools’ means all of the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘(A) Integrated student supports for the 

5 students of a community school that address 

6 out-of-school barriers to learning through part7 nerships with social and health service agencies 

8 and providers and coordinated by a community 

9 school coordinator, which may include— 

10 ‘‘(i) medical, dental, vision care, and 

11 mental health services; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) individuals to assist with hous13 ing, transportation, nutrition, immigration, 

14 or criminal justice issues and needs. 

15 ‘‘(B) Expanded and enriched learning time 

16 and opportunities, including evidence-based 

17 strategies including before-school, after-school, 

18 during-school, weekend, and summer programs 

19 that provide additional academic instruction, in20 dividualized academic support, enrichment ac21 tivities, or learning opportunities, for students 

22 of a community school that— 

23 ‘‘(i) may emphasize real-world learn24 ing and community problem-solving; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) may include art, music, drama, 

2 creative writing, hands-on experience with 

3 engineering or science (including computer 

4 science), career and technical education, 

5 tutoring and homework help, or rec6 reational programs that enhance and are 

7 consistent with the school’s curriculum. 

8 ‘‘(C) Active family and community engage9 ment— 

10 ‘‘(i) that— 

11 ‘‘(I) brings parents and families 

12 of students of the community school 

13 and the community into the school as 

14 partners in students’ education, in15 cluding meaningfully involving parents 

16 and families in the community 

17 school’s decisionmaking processes; 

18 ‘‘(II) makes the community 

19 school a hub for services, activities, 

20 and programs, for students, families, 

21 and members of the neighborhood 

22 that the community school serves; and 

23 ‘‘(III) provides adults with de24 sired educational opportunities; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) that provides centralized sup2 ports for families and communities in com3 munity schools, which may include English 

4 as a second language classes, green card or 

5 citizenship preparation, computer skills, 

6 art, housing assistance, child abuse and 

7 neglect prevention supports, or other pro8 grams that bring community members into 

9 a school building for meetings, events, or 

10 programming. 

11 ‘‘(D) Collaborative leadership and practices 

12 that build a culture of professional learning, 

13 collective trust, and shared responsibility for 

14 each community school using strategies that— 

15 ‘‘(i) shall, at a minimum, include a 

16 school-based leadership team, a community 

17 school coordinator, and a community-wide 

18 leadership team; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) may include other leadership or 

20 governance teams, community school steer21 ing committees, or other community coali22 tions, educator learning communities, and 

23 other staff to manage the multiple, com24 plex joint work of school and community 

25 organizations.’’; and 


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1 (6) by inserting after paragraph (10), as redes2 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 

3 ‘‘(11) SCHOOL-BASED LEADERSHIP TEAM.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘school5 based leadership team’ means a team estab6 lished by a community school that— 

7 ‘‘(i) is responsible for supporting the 

8 implementation of a full-service community 

9 school program; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) is comprised of not more than 15 

11 people, which shall include— 

12 ‘‘(I) not less than 2 parents or 

13 family members of students attending 

14 the eligible school; 

15 ‘‘(II) not less than 2 educators or 

16 other staff from the eligible school; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(III) all of the following: 

19 ‘‘(aa) The principal of the 

20 school. 

21 ‘‘(bb) The community school 

22 coordinator. 

23 ‘‘(cc) Representatives of 

24 nonprofit organizations that 

25 serve the school. 


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1 ‘‘(dd) Community partners. 

2 ‘‘(ee) School administration, 

3 including administrative staff 

4 and other non-instructional staff 

5 such as specialized instructional 

6 support personnel. 

7 ‘‘(ff) In the case of a sec8 ondary school, students. 

9 ‘‘(12) RESULTS FRAMEWORK.—The term ‘re10 sults framework’ means comprehensive, evidence11 based annual goals and aligned quantifiable indica12 tors demonstrating continuous improvement with re13 spect to students, particularly disadvantaged stu14 dents, that— 

15 ‘‘(A) are established by an eligible entity or 

16 State, as applicable; and 

17 ‘‘(B) serve as targets for each year of the 

18 framework; and 

19 ‘‘(C) shall include at least the following 

20 goals: 

21 ‘‘(i) Students (including children in 

22 prekindergarten and kindergarten) are 

23 ready for school in accordance with the 

24 State’s ambitious long-term goals and indi25 cators, as described in section 1111(c)(4). 


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1 ‘‘(ii) Students are engaged and aca2 demically achieving in school. 

3 ‘‘(iii) Students are physically and 

4 mentally healthy, and are experiencing 

5 positive social and emotional development, 

6 including identity development. 

7 ‘‘(iv) Schools and school neighbor8 hoods are safe and provide a positive and 

9 equitable school climate for learning. 

10 ‘‘(v) Parents and families are partners 

11 in supporting children’s education. 

12 ‘‘(vi) Students are ready for postsec13 ondary education and 21st century careers. 

14 ‘‘(vii) Students are contributing to 

15 their communities. 

16 ‘‘(viii) Students are civically engaged 

17 or are active participants in democracy. 

18 ‘‘(ix) Students are not chronically ab19 sent.’’. 

20 (c) FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL PRO21 GRAM.—Section 4625 of the Elementary and Secondary 

22 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7275) is amended to 

23 read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 4625. FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL SUPPORT 

2 FOR WHOLE-CHILD SUCCESS. 

3 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From funds made available 

5 under section 4601(c), the Secretary shall carry out 

6 a full-service community school program by using— 

7 ‘‘(A) not less than 80 percent of such 

8 funds to award, on a competitive basis— 

9 ‘‘(i) 1-year planning grants described 

10 in subsection (b) to eligible entities, in an 

11 amount that— 

12 ‘‘(I) is not less than $100,000; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(II) may not exceed the amount 

15 equal to $100,000 for each eligible 

16 school to be served by the eligible en17 tity under the grant; 

18 ‘‘(ii) 5-year implementation grants de19 scribed in subsection (c) to eligible entities, 

20 in an amount of not less than $250,000 

21 each year for each eligible school to be 

22 served by the eligible entity under the 

23 grant; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) 3- to 5-year expansion grants 

25 described in subsection (d) to eligible enti26 ties, in an amount of not less than 


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1 $300,000 each year and an additional 

2 $150,000 for each additional school, except 

3 that for fiscal year 2021 through 2023, the 

4 total funds for expansion grants under this 

5 subparagraph shall be no more than 20 

6 percent of the total amount available under 

7 this paragraph; 

8 ‘‘(B) not more than 15 percent of such 

9 funds to award 3-year grants under subsection 

10 (f), on a competitive basis, to States; and 

11 ‘‘(C) not more than 5 percent of such 

12 funds to provide technical assistance for com13 munity schools under subsection (h). 

14 ‘‘(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Three percent 

15 of the funds described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be 

16 reserved for eligible entities that include the Bureau 

17 of Indian Education, an Indian Tribe, or a Tribal 

18 organization. 

19 ‘‘(b) PLANNING GRANTS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that de21 sires a planning grant under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) 

22 shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 

23 time and in such manner as the Secretary may re24 quire. The Secretary shall require that each such ap25 plication include all of the following: 


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1 ‘‘(A) A description of the eligible entity. 

2 ‘‘(B) An assurance that the eligible entity 

3 will establish a community-wide leadership team 

4 that contributes to the planning and implemen5 tation of a full-service community school pro6 gram. 

7 ‘‘(C) A description of the capacity of the 

8 eligible entity to coordinate and, in collabora9 tion with its partner entities, facilitate the im10 plementation of all pillars of community schools 

11 at 1 or more full-service community schools 

12 through an implementation grant under sub13 section (c), including by providing a description 

14 of student, educator, family, and community en15 gagement to demonstrate the interest described 

16 in subparagraph (D)(i). 

17 ‘‘(D) The identification of 1 or more eligi18 ble schools that— 

19 ‘‘(i) show a strong interest, volun20 tarily, in participating in a full-service 

21 community school program supported by 

22 an implementation grant under subsection 

23 (c); 

24 ‘‘(ii) have a demonstrated need to be 

25 a community school, including by providing 


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1 data regarding poverty rates, discipline 

2 rates, academic achievement, student phys3 ical and mental health, or additional infor4 mation connected to the pillars of commu5 nity schools; 

6 ‘‘(iii) have committed to establishing 

7 or designating a school-based leadership 

8 team to support the school’s community 

9 school initiative; and 

10 ‘‘(iv) provide documentation regarding 

11 whether such school has been identified for 

12 comprehensive support and improvement, 

13 targeted support and improvement, or ad14 ditional targeted support pursuant to sec15 tion 1111(d). 

16 ‘‘(E) The designation of an individual to 

17 serve as the district liaison for the area served 

18 by the eligible entity, who will direct the plan19 ning and implementation of any grants under 

20 this subsection or subsection (c) or (d), includ21 ing by coordinating with— 

22 ‘‘(i) students, families, educators, 

23 principals, and other school leaders of eligi24 ble schools identified under subparagraph 

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1 ‘‘(ii) service providers, including po2 tential service providers, and system-level 

3 partners, such as government agencies, rel4 evant labor organizations, and nonprofit 

5 and other community-based partners; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) community members. 

7 ‘‘(F) An identification of the initial com8 munity-wide leadership team for purposes of 

9 this section and the school-based leadership 

10 team for each eligible school identified under 

11 subparagraph (D), and, if either such team 

12 does not exist as of the date of the application, 

13 the process that will be put in place to establish 

14 such team. 

15 ‘‘(G) If applicable, plans for hiring addi16 tional staff, providing additional compensation 

17 to existing staff, or contracting with 1 or more 

18 nonprofit entities to help the eligible entity 

19 apply for an implementation grant under sub20 section (c). 

21 ‘‘(H) A data-sharing agreement between 

22 the local educational agency and partner enti23 ties and services that ensure the sharing of rel24 evant real-time student data to conduct the 


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1 needs and assets assessment described in para2 graph (2)(A)(i)(I). 

3 ‘‘(I) An assurance that any grant funds 

4 awarded will benefit members of the community 

5 served without discrimination based on race, 

6 color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation 

7 and gender identity), age, or disability. 

8 ‘‘(J) An assurance that any community 

9 school opened with the use of grant funds under 

10 this section will hold leadership team meetings 

11 that are open to the public, and that records re12 lated to finances, personnel, and other decision13 making processes for those schools will be made 

14 available for public review. 

15 ‘‘(2) PLANNING GRANT ACTIVITIES.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity re17 ceiving a planning grant under this subsection 

18 shall— 

19 ‘‘(i)(I) conduct a needs and assets as20 sessment for each eligible school partici21 pating in the grant that identifies the aca22 demic, social and emotional, physical and 

23 mental health, and other needs of at least 

24 50 percent of students, families, and school 


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1 staff, and engages a significant number of 

2 community members for each school; and 

3 ‘‘(II) analyze the results of the assess4 ment; 

5 ‘‘(ii) hire or designate a community 

6 school coordinator to lead the needs and 

7 assets assessment; 

8 ‘‘(iii) establish or support a commu9 nity-wide leadership team to support all of 

10 the designated schools; 

11 ‘‘(iv) establish a school-based leader12 ship team for each participating eligible 

13 school; 

14 ‘‘(v) convene the community-wide 

15 leadership team as quickly as practicable, 

16 and not later than 180 days after the date 

17 of receipt of the grant; 

18 ‘‘(vi) work with community-wide lead19 ership teams and school-based leadership 

20 teams to identify, and collaborate with, 

21 service providers— 

22 ‘‘(I) that have the capacity, and 

23 demonstrated effectiveness, to partici24 pate in a full-service community 

25 school and provide integrated student 


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1 support services for a full-service com2 munity school in the relevant area; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(II) which may include public, 

5 private, and nonprofit agencies or or6 ganizations that provide higher edu7 cation, educational enrichment, sub8 stance abuse prevention and edu9 cation, mental and physical health 

10 services, housing assistance, transpor11 tation, job training, housing and eco12 nomic development, and social welfare 

13 services; 

14 ‘‘(vii) complete a planning report, as 

15 described in subparagraph (C), that details 

16 the implementation plan before moving for17 ward with implementation; 

18 ‘‘(viii) ensure that meetings of the 

19 leadership teams are open to the public, 

20 and that records related to finances, per21 sonnel, and other decisionmaking processes 

22 are made available for public review; 

23 ‘‘(ix) if necessary, hire additional 

24 staff, provide additional compensation to 

25 existing staff, or contract with a nonprofit 


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1 entity or entities to aid in the activities 

2 necessary to apply for an implementation 

3 grant or implement the full-service commu4 nity school plan described in clause (x); 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(x) craft a full-service community 

7 school plan for each eligible school identi8 fied under paragraph (1)(D), including a 

9 description of— 

10 ‘‘(I) how the community school 

11 coordinator assigned to each such 

12 school, community school initiative di13 rector, and community-wide leadership 

14 team, will be expected to fulfill their 

15 responsibilities; 

16 ‘‘(II) how collaborative leadership 

17 and practices structures and strate18 gies will be identified and used; 

19 ‘‘(III) the integrated student sup20 ports or stakeholder services, ex21 panded and enriched learning time 

22 and opportunities, and active family 

23 and community engagement activities 

24 that will be tailored to the needs and 

25 assets assessment conducted under 


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1 clause (i)(I) and provided in each such 

2 school; 

3 ‘‘(IV) how each such school will 

4 provide culturally and linguistically 

5 relevant communication between such 

6 school and families; 

7 ‘‘(V) how each such school will 

8 establish and maintain partnerships 

9 with nonprofit organizations, faith 

10 and community-based institutions, in11 stitutions of higher education (includ12 ing teacher preparation institutions), 

13 hospitals, museums, businesses, and 

14 other community entities that will 

15 help implement and sustain the com16 munity school plan and that will par17 ticipate in a community-wide leader18 ship structure; 

19 ‘‘(VI) how services and activities 

20 described in subclause (III) to be pro21 vided will supplement, not supplant, 

22 existing programs and activities at the 

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1 ‘‘(VII) if applicable, a description 

2 of the additional Federal, State, local, 

3 and private funds that will be 

4 accessed to carry out activities de5 scribed in subclause (III). 

6 ‘‘(B) REVISION OF COMMUNITY-WIDE

7 LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE.—An eligible entity 

8 receiving a planning grant under this subsection 

9 may revise the eligible entity’s community-wide 

10 leadership team membership as needed to re11 flect— 

12 ‘‘(i) the results of each eligible 

13 school’s needs and asset assessment under 

14 subparagraph (A)(i); and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the eligible entity’s subsequent 

16 identification of partner entities. 

17 ‘‘(C) PLANNING REPORT.—Not later than 

18 2 years after receiving a planning grant under 

19 this subsection, the eligible entity shall submit 

20 to the Secretary a planning report that includes 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) A description of the actions taken 

23 to coordinate and, in collaboration with its 

24 partner entities, facilitate the provision of 

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1 munity schools to enable at least 1 eligible 

2 school to become a full-service community 

3 school. 

4 ‘‘(ii) A comprehensive plan that in5 cludes descriptions of the following: 

6 ‘‘(I) Results of a thorough needs 

7 and assets assessment, as described in 

8 subparagraph (A)(i), of students, 

9 staff, families, and communities for 

10 each eligible school to be served 

11 through the proposed full-service com12 munity schools initiative of the eligible 

13 entity. 

14 ‘‘(II) The student, family, school, 

15 neighborhood, and community to be 

16 served by each eligible school identi17 fied for the implementation of a full18 service community school program, in19 cluding demographic information on 

20 race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, 

21 and disability status for the school 

22 and the local community. 

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1 munity school improvement goals and 

2 efforts of the eligible entity. 

3 ‘‘(iii) Plans for sustaining all pillars of 

4 community schools in the identified eligible 

5 schools, which respond to the needs assess6 ment results for each pillar of community 

7 schools. 

8 ‘‘(iv) Annual measurable performance 

9 objectives and goals from a results frame10 work to be used by the eligible entity, 

11 disaggregated for all students and each 

12 subgroup of students, as defined in section 

13 1111(c)(2), including an increase in the 

14 number and percentage of families and 

15 students targeted for services each year of 

16 the proposed full-service community school 

17 program, in order to ensure that children 

18 are— 

19 ‘‘(I) meeting the challenging 

20 State academic standards established 

21 under section 1111(b); and 

22 ‘‘(II) safe, healthy, and sup23 ported by engaged families. 

24 ‘‘(v) A description of the integrated 

25 student support services, including existing 


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1 and additional integrated student support 

2 services, to be coordinated by the commu3 nity school coordinator and provided by the 

4 eligible entity and its partner entities 

5 through each proposed full-service commu6 nity school, including an explanation of— 

7 ‘‘(I) why such services have been 

8 selected, including references to the 

9 needs and assets assessment described 

10 in subparagraph (A)(i); 

11 ‘‘(II) how such services will im12 prove student academic achievement; 

13 ‘‘(III) how such services address 

14 social and emotional needs of students 

15 and the use of trauma informed care; 

16 ‘‘(IV) how such services will ad17 dress the annual measurable perform18 ance objectives and outcomes de19 scribed in clause (iv); 

20 ‘‘(V) plans for student transpor21 tation to and from after-school and 

22 summer activities offered through the 

23 proposed full-service community 

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1 ‘‘(VI) the services designed to ad2 dress the needs for youth transition3 ing out of high school or disconnected 

4 youth aged 16 through 24; and 

5 ‘‘(VII) services and supports to 

6 prepare students for college and im7 prove college access, and services to 

8 help students transition to higher edu9 cation. 

10 ‘‘(vi) Plans, including a description of 

11 the applicable funding sources, to ensure 

12 that each proposed full-service community 

13 school site is served by a full-time commu14 nity school coordinator— 

15 ‘‘(I) at such school; or 

16 ‘‘(II) in the case of an eligible 

17 school in a rural area or on Tribal 

18 lands, as described in section 

19 4622(2)(A). 

20 ‘‘(vii) Plans for professional develop21 ment, for the personnel of each proposed 

22 full-service community school and partner 

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1 ‘‘(I) managing, coordinating, or 

2 delivering integrated student support 

3 services; 

4 ‘‘(II) expanded and enriched 

5 learning time and opportunities; 

6 ‘‘(III) active family engagement; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(IV) collaborative leadership 

9 and practices. 

10 ‘‘(viii) Plans to establish a school11 based leadership team and plans for joint 

12 utilization of school facilities, which shall 

13 include opportunities for collaboration at 

14 each participating eligible school between 

15 the community school coordinator and 

16 members of the school-based leadership 

17 teams, families, and the community, to 

18 plan, evaluate progress, and reassess 

19 needs. 

20 ‘‘(ix) Plans for annual evaluation 

21 based upon attainment of the performance 

22 objectives and outcomes described in clause 

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1 section, including plans to leverage commu2 nity partners and existing revenue streams 

3 at the proposed full-service community 

4 schools upon the end of any implementa5 tion grant under subsection (c). 

6 ‘‘(D) TIMING AND ELIGIBILITY.—An eligi7 ble entity receiving a planning grant under this 

8 subsection is eligible to apply for an implemen9 tation grant under subsection (c) immediately 

10 upon the completion of all grant requirements 

11 under this subsection and the submission of the 

12 planning report to the Secretary under subpara13 graph (C). 

14 ‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring 

16 an implementation grant under subsection 

17 (a)(1)(A)(ii) shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) in the case of an eligible entity that 

19 received and completed a planning grant, be 

20 able to access an expedited process to apply for 

21 such grant, based on the planning report devel22 oped under subsection (b)(2)(C); 

23 ‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible entity that 

24 has not successfully completed a planning grant 

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1 such time and in such manner as required by 

2 the Secretary, that— 

3 ‘‘(i) demonstrates that the eligible en4 tity has completed the planning activities 

5 described in subsection (b)(2); and 

6 ‘‘(ii) includes the information required 

7 under the application under subsection 

8 (b)(2)(A) and a planning report as de9 scribed in subsection (b)(2)(C); 

10 ‘‘(C) provide a data-sharing agreement be11 tween the local educational agency and partner 

12 entities and services that ensures the sharing of 

13 relevant real-time student data to determine the 

14 provision of services and assess program 

15 progress and quality; 

16 ‘‘(D) provide an assurance that any grant 

17 funds awarded will benefit members of the com18 munity served without discrimination based on 

19 race, color, religion, gender (including sexual 

20 orientation and gender identity), age, or dis21 ability; and 

22 ‘‘(E) provide an assurance that any full23 service community school will hold leadership 

24 team meetings that are open to the public, and 

25 that records related to finances, personnel, and 


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1 other decisionmaking processes for those 

2 schools will be made available for public review. 

3 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiv4 ing an implementation grant under this subsection 

5 shall use grant funds to carry out all of the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(A) In collaboration with the partner enti8 ties and service providers identified under sub9 section (b)(1)(B), establish not less than 1 full10 service community school in the area served by 

11 the eligible entity, by facilitating the provision 

12 of the pillars of community schools in each eli13 gible school served under the grant. 

14 ‘‘(B) Fund a community school coordinator 

15 who is responsible for coordinating the provi16 sion of the pillars of community schools at, and 

17 working with the collaborative leadership struc18 ture of, each eligible school to be served under 

19 the grant. 

20 ‘‘(C) Establish, support, or maintain— 

21 ‘‘(i) a school-based leadership team, 

22 community-wide leadership team, or educa23 tor learning communities to establish a 

24 strong collaborative leadership structure 

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1 ‘‘(ii) a community-wide leadership 

2 team to establish a strong collaborative 

3 leadership structure to support all eligible 

4 schools being served. 

5 ‘‘(D) Ensure that meetings of the leader6 ship teams are open to the public, and that 

7 records related to finances, personnel, and other 

8 decisionmaking processes are made available for 

9 public review. 

10 ‘‘(E) Implement integrated student sup11 ports at the eligible school to be served, includ12 ing not less than two of the following: 

13 ‘‘(i) Health and social services, which 

14 may be based in the eligible school or pro15 vided in the community, including primary 

16 health, dental care, vision care, and mental 

17 health including trauma-informed care. 

18 ‘‘(ii) Nutrition services, including pro19 viding additional meals or assistance in ac20 cessing Federal, State, and local food as21 sistance programs. 

22 ‘‘(iii) Programs that provide assist23 ance to students of the eligible school who 

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1 students who are failing, or at risk of fail2 ing, to meet the challenging State aca3 demic standards under section 1111(b), in4 cluding— 

5 ‘‘(I) mentoring and other youth 

6 development programs; 

7 ‘‘(II) programs that support posi8 tive and equitable school climates, in9 cluding restorative justice practices 

10 and culturally competent pedagogy 

11 and practices, or juvenile crime pre12 vention and rehabilitation programs; 

13 ‘‘(III) specialized instructional 

14 support services; 

15 ‘‘(IV) homeless prevention serv16 ices; 

17 ‘‘(V) developmentally appropriate 

18 physical education; 

19 ‘‘(VI) legal services, including im20 migration-related legal services; 

21 ‘‘(VII) dropout prevention pro22 grams and reengagement programs; 

23 ‘‘(VIII) supports for students in 

24 foster care and children experiencing 

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1 ‘‘(IX) transportation services 

2 necessary for students to access inte3 grated student support services, ex4 panded and enriched learning time 

5 and opportunities, family and commu6 nity engagement activities, or other 

7 services and activities identified to 

8 support the development of students; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(X) technical assistance for stu11 dents with limited access to digital de12 vices or high-speed internet services. 

13 ‘‘(F) Implement expanded and enriched 

14 learning time, which may include— 

15 ‘‘(i) additional academic instruction 

16 and high-quality academic tutoring; 

17 ‘‘(ii) before- and after-school and 

18 summer learning programs; 

19 ‘‘(iii) mentorship programs; 

20 ‘‘(iv) workforce development activities, 

21 including career and technical education, 

22 internships, pre-apprenticeship programs, 

23 and service-learning opportunities; 

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1 ‘‘(vi) additional college access support, 

2 including earning college credit while in 

3 high school, college visits, summer bridge 

4 programs, college counseling, or other serv5 ices geared towards college success; and 

6 ‘‘(vii) advanced skill development in 

7 areas of interest including music, arts, 

8 sports, technology, or other areas. 

9 ‘‘(G) Implement active family and commu10 nity engagement strategies, which may in11 clude— 

12 ‘‘(i) culturally and linguistically rel13 evant communication between such school 

14 and families; 

15 ‘‘(ii) on-site early childhood care and 

16 education programs; 

17 ‘‘(iii) home visitation services by edu18 cators and other professionals who are em19 ployed by the eligible entity or a service 

20 provider; 

21 ‘‘(iv) adult education, including in22 struction in English as a second language 

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1 lent of a high school diploma, or credit re2 covery programs; 

3 ‘‘(v) workforce development activities, 

4 including job search and preparation serv5 ices and career advancement activities; 

6 ‘‘(vi) legal services, such as help with 

7 green card or citizenship preparation; 

8 ‘‘(vii) programs that aid family and 

9 community well-being, including accessing 

10 homeless prevention services; 

11 ‘‘(viii) programs that promote paren12 tal and family involvement and family lit13 eracy and provide volunteer opportunities; 

14 ‘‘(ix) assistance and supports for chil15 dren and young people involved in the child 

16 welfare system; 

17 ‘‘(x) higher education preparation 

18 courses, including credit accumulation and 

19 other higher education or continuing edu20 cation preparation courses, and college 

21 counseling to prepare students and families 

22 for higher education; and 

23 ‘‘(xi) child abuse and neglect preven24 tion activities, including services to 

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1 ‘‘(H) Implement collaborative leadership 

2 and practice strategies, which may include— 

3 ‘‘(i) building the capacity of edu4 cators, principals, other school leaders, and 

5 other staff to lead collaborative school im6 provement structures, such as professional 

7 learning communities; 

8 ‘‘(ii) regularly convening or engaging 

9 all initiative-level partners, such as local 

10 educational agency representatives, city or 

11 county officials, children’s cabinets, non12 profit service providers, public housing 

13 agencies, and advocates; 

14 ‘‘(iii) regularly assessing program 

15 quality and progress through individual 

16 student data, participant feedback, and ag17 gregate outcomes to develop strategies for 

18 improvement; and 

19 ‘‘(iv) organizing school personnel and 

20 community partners into working teams fo21 cused on specific issues identified in the 

22 needs and assets assessment. 

23 ‘‘(I) Support and enable the district liaison 

24 described in subsection (b)(1)(E) to lead the 

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1 the activities described in the eligible entity’s 

2 application and planning report submitted 

3 under paragraph (1). 

4 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION.—An 

5 eligible entity receiving a grant under this subsection 

6 shall ensure that activities carried out with grant 

7 funds serve members of the community without dis8 crimination based on race, color, religion, sex (in9 cluding sexual orientation and gender identity), age, 

10 or disability. 

11 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—At the end of the grant period, 

12 an eligible entity receiving a grant under this sub13 section shall prepare and complete a report designed 

14 by the Secretary that— 

15 ‘‘(A) for each eligible school operating a 

16 full-service community school program— 

17 ‘‘(i) details the impact of the full-serv18 ice community school program on academic 

19 achievement and opportunities, as aligned 

20 with the results framework of the eligible 

21 entity, including achievement based on the 

22 challenging State academic standards es23 tablished under section 1111(b); 

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1 ent, or educator surveys, that shall be 

2 cross-tabulated and disaggregated by sub3 group of students (as defined under section 

4 1111(c)(2)), including— 

5 ‘‘(I) school discipline data such 

6 as suspension and expulsion rates; 

7 ‘‘(II) measures of student en8 gagement, safety, attendance, staff 

9 turnover, and family involvement; and 

10 ‘‘(III) measures of students’ so11 cial emotional skills, habits, and 

12 mindsets; 

13 ‘‘(iii) describes— 

14 ‘‘(I) the integrated student sup15 ports, expanded and enriched learning 

16 time and opportunities, and family 

17 and community engagement activities 

18 offered by the full-service community 

19 school program at the eligible school; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(II) the collaborative leadership 

22 and practice structures in place at the 

23 eligible school; 

24 ‘‘(iv) includes information on the 

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1 school staff at the eligible school, including 

2 the number and percentage of fully cer3 tified teachers, disaggregated by race and 

4 ethnicity, and rates of teacher turnover; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(v) details academic and whole-child 

7 outcomes in the eligible school, as aligned 

8 with the results framework of the eligible 

9 entity, which may include information on 

10 school readiness, mental and physical 

11 health, academic achievement, high school 

12 graduation rates, college acceptance and 

13 matriculation, reduced racial and economic 

14 achievement gaps, school climate, and 

15 school attendance; and 

16 ‘‘(B) identifies any cost savings from 

17 greater coordination between community schools 

18 and partner organizations in providing services 

19 through the full-service community school pro20 gram, including any integration of grant funds 

21 with funding from community partners and ex22 isting funding streams, and changes in school 

23 spending as a result of the full-service commu24 nity school program. 

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1 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE EXPANSION GRANT RECIPI2 ENTS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive an 

4 expansion grant under this subsection, an eligi5 ble entity shall, as of the date of application 

6 under this subsection, operate 1 or more— 

7 ‘‘(i) full-service community schools 

8 supported under subsection (c) or (e); or 

9 ‘‘(ii) community schools supported 

10 under another source of funding. 

11 ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of 

12 subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary may deem a 

13 school to be a community school if the school 

14 provides integrated student supports in a man15 ner that is, as determined by the Secretary, suf16 ficiently similar to a full-service community 

17 school supported under subsection (c). 

18 ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity that de19 sires an expansion grant under this subsection shall 

20 submit an application to the Secretary for each eligi21 ble school proposed to be served. The application 

22 shall include the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) A needs and assets assessment for 

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1 ‘‘(B) Information about the school that in2 cludes— 

3 ‘‘(i) student demographic, academic 

4 achievement, and school climate data— 

5 ‘‘(I) disaggregated by major de6 mographic groups, including— 

7 ‘‘(aa) student subgroups (as 

8 defined under section 

9 1111(c)(2)), students experi10 encing homelessness, and chil11 dren or youth in foster care; and 

12 ‘‘(bb) eligibility for a free or 

13 reduced price lunch under the 

14 Richard B. Russell National 

15 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 1751 et seq.); and 

17 ‘‘(II) including the number of 

18 students who are children with dis19 abilities; 

20 ‘‘(ii) a description of the need for, and 

21 access to, integrated student supports; 

22 ‘‘(iii) a description of the need for, 

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1 ‘‘(iv) school funding information, in2 cluding Federal, State, local, and private 

3 education funding, and per-pupil spending, 

4 based on actual salaries of personnel as5 signed to the eligible school; 

6 ‘‘(v) information on the number, 

7 qualifications, and stability of school staff, 

8 including the number and percentage of 

9 fully certified teachers, disaggregated by 

10 race and ethnicity, and rates of teacher 

11 turnover; 

12 ‘‘(vi) active family and community en13 gagement information, including— 

14 ‘‘(I) family and community needs 

15 based on surveys, information from 

16 public meetings, or information gath17 ered by other means; 

18 ‘‘(II) efforts to provide culturally 

19 and linguistically relevant communica20 tion between schools and families; and 

21 ‘‘(III) need for and access to 

22 family and community engagement ac23 tivities; 

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1 gible school’s community-wide leadership 

2 team, school-based leadership teams, edu3 cator learning communities, and common 

4 planning time for educators; 

5 ‘‘(viii) opportunities for partnerships 

6 with nonprofit organizations, faith and 

7 community-based institutions, institutions 

8 of higher education (including teacher 

9 preparation programs), hospitals, muse10 ums, businesses, public housing agencies, 

11 and other community entities that can 

12 partner with the eligible school and that 

13 can establish or strengthen a community14 wide leadership structure; and 

15 ‘‘(ix) community climate indicators, 

16 including housing instability, unemploy17 ment, poverty, availability of jobs that 

18 offer a living wage, health indicators, 

19 youth employment, access to parks, envi20 ronmental hazards, crime, and gang activ21 ity. 

22 ‘‘(C) A community school plan, which shall 

23 include a description of— 

24 ‘‘(i) how the community school coordi25 nator and, as applicable, community school 


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1 initiative director, and community-wide 

2 leadership team will be expected to fulfill 

3 their responsibilities; 

4 ‘‘(ii) the collaborative leadership and 

5 practices structures and strategies to be 

6 used; 

7 ‘‘(iii) the integrated student supports 

8 or stakeholder services, expanded and en9 riched learning time and opportunities, and 

10 active family and community engagement 

11 activities that will be tailored to the needs 

12 and assets assessment and provided in ac13 cordance with paragraph (4)(D); 

14 ‘‘(iv) how the eligible school will pro15 vide culturally and linguistically relevant 

16 communication between schools and fami17 lies; 

18 ‘‘(v) how the eligible school will estab19 lish and maintain partnerships with non20 profit organizations, faith and community21 based institutions, institutions of higher 

22 education, including teacher preparation 

23 programs, hospitals, museums, businesses, 

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1 sustain the community school plan and 

2 that will participate in a community-wide 

3 leadership structure; 

4 ‘‘(vi) how activities chosen will rein5 force, and not duplicate, existing programs 

6 and activities at the eligible school as of 

7 the date of application; and 

8 ‘‘(vii) if applicable, a description of 

9 the additional Federal, State, local, and 

10 private funds that will be accessed to carry 

11 out activities under the grant. 

12 ‘‘(D) A data-sharing agreement between 

13 the local educational agency and partner enti14 ties and services that ensure the sharing of rel15 evant real-time student data to determine the 

16 provision of services and assess program 

17 progress and quality. 

18 ‘‘(E) An assurance that any grant funds 

19 awarded will benefit members of the community 

20 served without discrimination based on race, 

21 color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation 

22 and gender identity), age, or disability. 

23 ‘‘(F) An assurance that any community 

24 school opened with the use of grant funds will 

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1 the public, and that records related to finances, 

2 personnel, and other decisionmaking processes 

3 for those schools are made available for public 

4 review. 

5 ‘‘(3) USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity re6 ceiving an expansion grant under this subsection 

7 shall use grant funds to scale up or expand a com8 munity school described in paragraph (1) that the 

9 eligible entity is operating as of the date of applica10 tion, including by— 

11 ‘‘(A) funding a community school coordi12 nator to work at the proposed eligible school or 

13 for the eligible entity; 

14 ‘‘(B) funding an initiative-level community 

15 school coordinator to support all existing com16 munity schools described in paragraph (1), and 

17 new community schools, supported by the eligi18 ble entity; 

19 ‘‘(C) creating or strengthening a commu20 nity-wide leadership team that, with respect to 

21 all full-service community schools supported by 

22 the eligible entity, provides— 

23 ‘‘(i) a results-based vision for the full24 service community schools; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) finance and resource develop2 ment; 

3 ‘‘(iv) alignment and integration of the 

4 goals of the full-service community schools 

5 with the pillars of community schools, and 

6 implementation of those goals; 

7 ‘‘(v) supportive policy and practices; 

8 ‘‘(vi) professional development for 

9 staff and technical assistance; 

10 ‘‘(vii) broad community engagement; 

11 ‘‘(viii) meetings that are open to the 

12 public, and records related to finances, 

13 personnel, and other decisionmaking proc14 esses that are made available for public re15 view; and 

16 ‘‘(ix) supporting overlapping needs of 

17 existing community schools described in 

18 paragraph (1); 

19 ‘‘(D) identifying an intermediary entity 

20 (which can be the local educational agency or 

21 another local government agency or a combina22 tion of these agencies in partnership with a 

23 nonprofit organization) to provide planning, co24 ordination, and management of the community 

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1 consultation with the community-wide leader2 ship team and community school sites; 

3 ‘‘(E) creating an internal process to rep4 licate the existing community schools described 

5 in paragraph (1) in other eligible schools; 

6 ‘‘(F) conducting a needs and assets assess7 ment and crafting a community school plan for 

8 each eligible school to be served by the grant, 

9 led by the community school coordinator; 

10 ‘‘(G) providing resources for additional 

11 full-service community schools, which shall 

12 serve members of the community without dis13 crimination based on race, color, religion, sex 

14 (including sexual orientation and gender iden15 tity), age, or disability; 

16 ‘‘(H) carrying out any activity described in 

17 subsection (b)(2) in order to establish new full18 service community schools; 

19 ‘‘(I) carrying out any activity described in 

20 subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), (G), or (H) of 

21 subsection (c)(2) at an existing community 

22 school described in paragraph (1); or 

23 ‘‘(J) funding an evaluation of activities 

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1 ‘‘(i) regularly tracking community 

2 school data; 

3 ‘‘(ii) supporting community schools in 

4 collecting data for analysis and evaluation; 

5 or 

6 ‘‘(iii) carrying out an evaluation of the 

7 effects of each existing community school 

8 described in paragraph (1) that is sup9 ported under this Act and an evaluation of 

10 the cumulative effects of all community 

11 schools. 

12 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—At the end of the grant period, 

13 an eligible entity that received a grant under this 

14 subsection shall prepare and complete a report, de15 signed by the Secretary, that— 

16 ‘‘(A) details the impact of the full-service 

17 community school program on academic 

18 achievement and opportunities; 

19 ‘‘(B) demonstrates district-wide collabora20 tion for the full-service community schools; 

21 ‘‘(C) includes school climate information 

22 for all community schools served by the same 

23 local educational agency as the full-service com24 munity school that is supported under the 

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1 ‘‘(D) describes— 

2 ‘‘(i) the integrated student supports, 

3 expanded and enriched learning time and 

4 opportunities, and family and community 

5 engagement activities offered through the 

6 grant; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) the collaborative leadership and 

8 practice structures in place at both the 

9 school and community levels; and 

10 ‘‘(E) identifies any cost savings from 

11 greater coordination between community schools 

12 and partner organizations in providing services 

13 through the full-service community school pro14 gram supported under this subsection, including 

15 any— 

16 ‘‘(i) integration of grant funds with 

17 funding from community partners and ex18 isting funding streams as of the day before 

19 the receipt of the grant under this sub20 section; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) changes in school spending as a 

22 result of the full-service community school 

23 program supported under this subsection. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

2 provisions of this section, the Secretary may renew 

3 a grant provided to an eligible entity under sub4 section (c) or (d) for an additional period of not to 

5 exceed 5 years, if the eligible entity— 

6 ‘‘(A) has satisfactorily completed an imple7 mentation or expansion grant under subsection 

8 (c) or (d), respectively; 

9 ‘‘(B) applies for a renewal under this sub10 section; and 

11 ‘‘(C) details academic and whole-child out12 comes for all students and each subgroup of 

13 students, as defined in section 1111(c)(2), in 

14 the eligible schools assisted under the grant 

15 that aligns with the results framework of the el16 igible entity, which may include information on 

17 school readiness, mental and physical health, 

18 academic achievement, high school graduation 

19 rates, postsecondary education acceptance and 

20 matriculation, reduced racial and economic 

21 achievement gaps, school climate, and school at22 tendance. 

23 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity whose 

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1 ‘‘(A) use the grant funds provided for ac2 tivities described in subsection (c)(2), in the 

3 case of a renewed implementation grant, or sub4 section (d)(3), in the case of a renewed expan5 sion grant; and 

6 ‘‘(B) be subject to all requirements, includ7 ing reporting requirements, under subsection 

8 (c) or (d), as applicable. 

9 ‘‘(f) STATE GRANTS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State receiving a grant 

11 under subsection (a)(1)(B) shall use the grant for 

12 the planning, implementation, and expansion of com13 munity schools in the State, in accordance with 

14 paragraph (3). 

15 ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—A State educational 

16 agency desiring a grant under this subsection shall 

17 submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 

18 in such manner, and containing such information as 

19 the Secretary may require, including the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) Information about State spending on 

21 education priorities, policies, and programs that 

22 is consistent with the pillars of community 

23 schools. 

24 ‘‘(B) A plan for creating a State liaison 

25 position who will— 


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1 ‘‘(i) oversee the implementation of 

2 funds under this grant; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) support and coordinate commu4 nity school efforts in the State educational 

5 agency. 

6 ‘‘(C) A description of the community 

7 schools in the State, as of the date of applica8 tion. 

9 ‘‘(D) A description of the State’s initial 

10 goals for the grant. 

11 ‘‘(E) An assurance that the State will 

12 use— 

13 ‘‘(i) not more than 5 percent of the 

14 grant funds awarded under this subsection 

15 for the administration costs of the grant; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(ii) not less than 95 percent of such 

18 funds to directly benefit local educational 

19 agencies or public elementary schools or 

20 secondary schools, through supporting pro21 fessional development, providing direct 

22 support or technical assistance, or award23 ing subgrants to local educational agencies 

24 under paragraph (4)(B). 


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1 ‘‘(F) An assurance that any grant funds 

2 awarded will benefit members of the community 

3 served without discrimination based on race, 

4 color, religion, gender (including sexual orienta5 tion and gender identity), age, or disability. 

6 ‘‘(G) An assurance that any community 

7 school supported by grant funds will hold lead8 ership team meetings that are open to the pub9 lic, and that records related to finances, per10 sonnel, and other decisionmaking processes for 

11 those schools are made available for public re12 view. 

13 ‘‘(3) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—A State edu14 cational agency receiving a grant under this sub15 section shall— 

16 ‘‘(A) provide subgrants to local educational 

17 agencies in accordance with subsection (c) or 

18 (d) to start new community schools or sustain 

19 existing community schools as of the date of re20 ceiving funds for the subgrant; 

21 ‘‘(B) establish goals for increasing State 

22 spending on student supports consistent with 

23 the pillars of community schools, using a results 

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1 ‘‘(C) establish a State-level steering com2 mittee (which may be a previously existing 

3 team) that represents relevant community 

4 schools stakeholders, including educators, com5 munity school initiative leaders, education union 

6 or association designees, and community school 

7 coordinators from schools already implementing 

8 community schools in the State, which shall— 

9 ‘‘(i) have the authority to make deci10 sions about the design, implementation, 

11 and evaluation of State efforts under this 

12 section; 

13 ‘‘(ii) include at least 10 members and 

14 be co-chaired by a community school stake15 holder; 

16 ‘‘(iii) if applicable, be responsible for 

17 the design of all aspects of a State tech18 nical assistance center described in para19 graph (4)(B); and 

20 ‘‘(iv) ensure that all steering com21 mittee meetings are open to the public; 

22 ‘‘(D) develop or provide resources to help 

23 local educational agencies in the State identify, 

24 assess needs for, and implement community 

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1 ‘‘(E) establish goals on the implementation 

2 and expansion of community schools throughout 

3 the State; 

4 ‘‘(F) provide resources to foster statewide 

5 engagement on the academic, social, emotional, 

6 and health benefits of implementing community 

7 schools; 

8 ‘‘(G) develop a plan to include community 

9 schools in the State plans under section 1111 

10 and for long-term State support of community 

11 schools; 

12 ‘‘(H) work with State legislatures to sup13 port community schools in State planning and 

14 budgeting; and 

15 ‘‘(I) work with local educational agencies 

16 and technical assistance providers to provide 

17 evidence-based technical assistance specifically 

18 for the implementation of community schools to 

19 local educational agencies or schools. 

20 ‘‘(4) OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES.—A State edu21 cational agency may use funds provided under a 

22 grant under this subsection to— 

23 ‘‘(A) work with institutions of higher edu24 cation to provide technical assistance and sup25 port for developing and sustaining community 


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1 school initiatives across the State, which may 

2 include research partnerships and programs re3 lated to career and technical education; 

4 ‘‘(B) provide subgrants to institutions of 

5 higher education or nonprofit organizations to 

6 operate a State technical assistance center; 

7 ‘‘(C) provide professional development and 

8 coaching for community school staff; 

9 ‘‘(D) provide strategic planning support 

10 for local educational agencies and schools; 

11 ‘‘(E) develop infrastructure to support 

12 partnerships, at the local educational agency 

13 level, to provide resources for schools; 

14 ‘‘(F) work with schools and local edu15 cational agencies to develop and implement re16 storative practice principles and provide re17 sources and professional development to pro18 mote culturally competent pedagogy and prac19 tices; 

20 ‘‘(G) work with local educational agencies, 

21 and partner organizations who are interested in 

22 working with local educational agencies to 

23 adopt or expand community schools in the 

24 State, on the planning and sustainability of the 

25 State community school program; 


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1 ‘‘(H) work with local educational agencies 

2 on how to coordinate with counties, cities, and 

3 other units of local government to coordinate 

4 supports to provide resources for community 

5 schools, including resources for career and tech6 nical education; or 

7 ‘‘(I) provide guidance to public health and 

8 other healthcare organizations interested in 

9 supporting school-based efforts and help con10 nect such organizations with local educational 

11 agencies working on community school efforts. 

12 ‘‘(5) CONTINUATION GRANTS.—Notwithstand13 ing any other provision of this subsection, the Sec14 retary may award a State that has received a grant 

15 under paragraph (1) with not more than 1 addi16 tional 1- to 5-year continuation grant if the State 

17 applies for such a grant, to be used to carry out ac18 tivities described in paragraphs (3) and (4). 

19 ‘‘(6) EVALUATION.—At the end of the grant pe20 riod for a grant under this subsection (including any 

21 continuation grant awarded under paragraph (5)), 

22 each eligible State shall undergo an evaluation de23 signed by the Secretary. The evaluation shall in24 clude, at a minimum, an evaluation of community 

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1 before they became community schools or as com2 pared to similar schools in the State, including the 

3 following data disaggregated by subgroups of stu4 dents, as defined in section 1111(c)(2): 

5 ‘‘(A) An analysis of the progress on meet6 ing the goals described in paragraph (3)(B). 

7 ‘‘(B) Student chronic absenteeism rates. 

8 ‘‘(C) Student discipline rates, including 

9 suspensions and expulsions. 

10 ‘‘(D) School climate information, which 

11 may come from student, parent, or teacher sur12 veys. 

13 ‘‘(E) The provision of integrated student 

14 supports and stakeholder services. 

15 ‘‘(F) Expanded and enriched learning time 

16 and opportunities. 

17 ‘‘(G) Family and community engagement 

18 efforts and impact. 

19 ‘‘(H) Information on the number, quali20 fications, and retention of school staff, includ21 ing the number and percentage of fully certified 

22 teachers, disaggregated by race and ethnicity, 

23 and rates of teacher turnover. 

24 ‘‘(I) Graduation rates. 


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1 ‘‘(J) Changes in school spending informa2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 

5 after the date of enactment of the Full-Service Com6 munity School Expansion Act of 2021, the Secretary 

7 shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on 

8 the impact of the community school program sup9 ported under this section. 

10 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report re11 quired under paragraph (1) shall be made publicly 

12 available via the Department’s website and shall in13 clude data presented in such a manner as to be eas14 ily searchable. 

15 ‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 

16 ‘‘(A) data gathered under the program 

17 under this section, in the aggregate and 

18 disaggregated by each subgroup of students as 

19 defined in section 1111(c)(2); 

20 ‘‘(B) the impact of the grant program on 

21 student outcomes, which shall include academic 

22 performance and high-school graduation rates 

23 for each eligible school; and 

24 ‘‘(C) if applicable, recommendations on 

25 how to better equip the grant program to meet 


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1 the needs of students, particularly as needed to 

2 assist local educational agencies with the high3 est poverty levels. 

4 ‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

5 ‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT.—From 

6 amounts made available under subsection (a)(1)(C), 

7 the Secretary shall make technical assistance and 

8 support available to grant recipients under this sec9 tion. Such support shall consist of— 

10 ‘‘(A) national and regional meetings for 

11 the personnel of community schools; 

12 ‘‘(B) community school site visits based on 

13 need and scope of the grants provided under 

14 this section; and 

15 ‘‘(C) implementing strategies in the fol16 lowing key areas: 

17 ‘‘(i) Leveraging and coordinating the 

18 resources of other Federal, State, and local 

19 systems, including systems that address 

20 healthcare or early childhood education 

21 and other Federal programs, such as the 

22 Promise Neighborhoods program under 

23 section 4624 and the 21st Century Com24 munity Learning Centers program under 

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1 forts of local educational agencies to secure 

2 such funding. 

3 ‘‘(ii) Addressing data-sharing chal4 lenges due to the requirements under sec5 tion 444 of the General Education Provi6 sions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly 

7 referred to as the ‘Family Educational 

8 Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’) and the 

9 Health Insurance Portability and Account10 ability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–191) 

11 by assisting with the implementation of 

12 waiver or nondisclosure agreement strate13 gies that allow community partners to ac14 cess data. 

15 ‘‘(iii) Distributing materials that de16 scribe the elements and advantages of com17 munity schools, including references to 

18 governmental and nonprofit reports. 

19 ‘‘(iv) Assisting any local educational 

20 agency in forming a task force to study the 

21 creation and administration of community 

22 schools and connecting the local edu23 cational agency with other statewide insti24 tutions who might partner with the agency, 


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1 including institutions of higher education 

2 or public health organizations. 

3 ‘‘(v) Establishing a national steering 

4 committee— 

5 ‘‘(I) composed of entities that re6 ceived grants under this section for 

7 full-service community schools, edu8 cation labor organization representa9 tives, nonprofit community school 

10 partners, research institutions with 

11 community school expertise, and other 

12 relevant stakeholders; 

13 ‘‘(II) to determine standards for 

14 technical assistance for State edu15 cational agencies, local educational 

16 agencies, and school sites; and 

17 ‘‘(III) to support the development 

18 of tools for implementing full-service 

19 community schools for grantees under 

20 this section. 

21 ‘‘(vi) Informing State and local edu22 cational agencies of the availability of 

23 grants under this section, and providing 

24 technical assistance to entities in applying 

25 for such grants. 


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1 ‘‘(vii) Informing State and local edu2 cational agencies of other sources of fund3 ing for community schools, including fund4 ing under part A of title I, school improve5 ment grants under section 1003, 21st cen6 tury community learning center grants 

7 under part B of this title, and any other 

8 Federal grants or sources of funding. 

9 ‘‘(viii) Facilitating effective coordina10 tion among State agencies in the deploy11 ment of resources and services such as 

12 health, nutrition, and other supports. 

13 ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made 

15 available to carry out this subsection, the Sec16 retary shall establish a technical assistance cen17 ter to provide technical assistance to community 

18 schools, eligible entities, and States under this 

19 section. 

20 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The technical as21 sistance center shall be overseen and designed 

22 by the national steering committee described in 

23 paragraph (1)(C)(v) and may include represent24 atives from the State steering committees de25 scribed in subsection (f)(3)(C).’’. 


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1 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 4623 of 

2 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

3 U.S.C. 7273) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)— 

5 (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

6 paragraph (3); and 

7 (B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert8 ing the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS.—The Sec10 retary shall use not less than 95 percent of the 

11 amounts made available under section 4601(b)(2)(B) 

12 to award grants, on a competitive basis and subject 

13 to subsection (e), to eligible entities for the imple14 mentation of a comprehensive, effective continuum 

15 of coordinated services that meets the purpose de16 scribed in section 4621(1) by carrying out activities 

17 in neighborhoods with— 

18 ‘‘(A) high concentrations of low-income in19 dividuals; 

20 ‘‘(B) multiple signs of distress, which may 

21 include high rates of poverty, childhood obesity, 

22 academic failure, and juvenile delinquency, ad23 judication, or incarceration; and 

24 ‘‘(C) schools implementing comprehensive 

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1 support and improvement activities under sec2 tion 1111(d). 

3 ‘‘(2) FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AU4 THORIZED.—The Secretary shall use the amounts 

5 made available under section 4601(c) to carry out 

6 the full-service community school program under 

7 section 4625(a).’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

10 ‘‘OF PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANTS’’ after 

11 ‘‘DURATION’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘under this subpart’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘under subsection (a)(1)’’; 

14 (3) in subsection (c)— 

15 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

16 ‘‘FOR PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANTS’’ 

17 after ‘‘FUNDING’’; 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘under this subpart’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘under subsection (a)(1)’’; and 

20 (C) by striking ‘‘meeting—’’ and all that 

21 follows through the period at the end and in22 serting the following: ‘‘meeting the performance 

23 metrics described in section 4624(h).’’; 

24 (4) in subsection (d)— 

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1 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

2 paragraph (2); and 

3 (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by 

4 subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘under this 

5 subpart’’each place the term appears and in6 serting ‘‘under subsection (a)(1)’’; 

7 (5) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘and 

8 amounts provided under section 4601(c)’’ after 

9 ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 

10 (6) in subsection (f)— 

11 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

12 ‘‘PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD’’ before ‘‘GRANTS’’; 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘and not fewer than 10 

14 grants for activities described in section 4625’’; 

15 and 

16 (C) by striking ‘‘the requirements of sub17 section (a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘the requirements 

18 of subsection (a)(3)’’. 

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