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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5211 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 5, 2010 

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

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

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 2010’’. 

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. State support of family engagement in education. 

Sec. 6. State plans. 

Sec. 7. Local educational agency plans. 

Sec. 8. Family engagement in education policy. 


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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. Subpart 16 reference. 

Sec. 12. Family engagement in education programs. 

Sec. 13. Definitions. 

Sec. 14. Conforming amendments. 

Sec. 15. General Accountability Office study and report. 

Sec. 16. Federal coordination of family engagement in education programming. 

1 SEC. 3. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—The 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 is— 


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1 (A) a shared responsibility in which schools 

2 and other community agencies and organiza3 tions are committed to reaching out to engage 

4 families in meaningful ways and families are 

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

7 (B) continuous across a child’s life span8 ning from 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 title 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. STATE SUPPORT OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDU22 CATION. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) 

24 is amended by adding after section 1004 the following new 

25 section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1005. STATE SUPPORT OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN 

2 EDUCATION. 

3 ‘‘(a) ALLOCATION OF RESERVED FUNDS TO

4 STATES.—Funds reserved under section 5731(c)(2)(B) 

5 shall be allocated to the States on the basis of the alloca6 tion formula set forth in section 1122. 

7 ‘‘(b) USES OF FUNDS.—A State shall administer and 

8 expend funds received under subsection (a) to provide 

9 for— 

10 ‘‘(1) establishment of an Office within the State 

11 educational agency, or staff positions within such 

12 agency, dedicated to family engagement; 

13 ‘‘(2) development and implementation of state14 wide data collection and evaluation system on family 

15 engagement metrics to identify schools that would 

16 benefit from training and support related to family 

17 engagement; 

18 ‘‘(3) review of local educational agencies’ family 

19 engagement policies and practices as provided by 

20 sections 1112(e)(3) and 1118(h), and evaluate the 

21 use of funds under this subsection; 

22 ‘‘(4) award of grants to local educational agen23 cies with schools that would benefit from training 

24 and support related to family engagement; 


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1 ‘‘(5) award of grants to local educational agen2 cies for professional staff development in family en3 gagement in education; 

4 ‘‘(6) award of grants to Statewide Family En5 gagement Centers operating in the State for tech6 nical assistance and training to State educational 

7 agencies, local educational agencies, schools, commu8 nity-based organizations, or parent organizations; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(7) engagement and collaboration with state11 wide services related to early education, higher edu12 cation, child health and welfare, after-school pro13 grams, community service-learning programs, and 

14 other programs to develop coordinated family en15 gagement policies, practices and services.’’. 

16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con17 tents for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

18 of 1965 is amended by adding after the item relating to 

19 section 1004 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1005. State support of family engagement in education.’’. 

20 SEC. 6. STATE PLANS. 

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

22 6311(d)) is amended to read as follows: 

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

24 include a plan for strengthening family engagement in 

25 education. Each such plan shall at a minimum include— 


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1 ‘‘(1) a description of the criteria and schedule 

2 for review and approval of local educational agency 

3 engagement policies and practices pursuant to sec4 tions 1112(e)(3) and 1118(h); 

5 ‘‘(2) a description of the system and process for 

6 assessing local educational agency implementation of 

7 section 1118 responsibilities; 

8 ‘‘(3) a description of the criteria for identifying 

9 local education agencies that would benefit from 

10 training and support related to family engagement; 

11 ‘‘(4) a description of the State’s statewide sys12 tem of technical assistance and support for local 

13 education agencies and schools on family engage14 ment in education; 

15 ‘‘(5) an assurance that the State shall refer to 

16 Statewide Family Engagement Centers those local 

17 education agencies that would benefit from training 

18 and support related to family engagement; 

19 ‘‘(6) a plan for using funds received under sec20 tion 1005; 

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

22 the State education agency and Statewide Family 

23 Engagement Centers, Parent Training and Informa24 tion Centers, and Community Parent Resource Cen25 ters operating in the State; and 


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1 ‘‘(8) a strategy to establish a Family Engage2 ment Coordinating Council, or if a similar entity ex3 ists, a description of the composition and activities 

4 of such Family Engagement Coordinating Council or 

5 such similar entity.’’. 

6 (b) REPORTS.— 

7 (1) ANNUAL STATE REPORT.—Section 

8 1111(h)(4) (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(4)) is amended— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of the 

10 subparagraph (F); 

11 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

12 subparagraph (G) and inserting a semicolon; 

13 and 

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

15 ‘‘(H) information on the number of schools 

16 and the name of each school that would benefit 

17 from training and support related to family en18 gagement, the reason why such school was so 

19 identified, and the measures taken to address 

20 the need for training and support; and 

21 ‘‘(I) information on the State education 

22 agency’s family engagement in education pro23 grams and activities.’’. 

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

25 (20 U.S.C. 6311(j)) is amended by inserting ‘‘advice 


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1 and assistance in family engagement in education,’’ 

2 after ‘‘reliable,’’. 

3 SEC. 7. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS. 

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

5 6312(b)(1)(P)) is amended to read as follows: 

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

7 educational agency will use to implement and 

8 assess family engagement in education under 

9 section 1118;’’. 

10 (b) ENGAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING PLANS.—Section 

11 1112(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)(1)) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (Q) as sub13 paragraph (R); and 

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

16 ‘‘(Q) a description of how the local edu17 cational agency will engage families in the de18 velopment, implementation, and assessment of 

19 local educational agency plans; and’’. 

20 SEC. 8. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION POLICY. 

21 (a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEVELOPMENT

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

23 6318) is amended— 

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

25 as subsections (b) through (i), respectively; 


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1 (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re2 designated) the following: 

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

4 and each school receiving funds under this part shall de5 velop family engagement policies and practices that meet 

6 the following principles and standards for family-school 

7 partnerships: 

8 ‘‘(1) Welcome all families to be active partici9 pants in the life of the school, so that they feel val10 ued, connected to each other, to school staff, and to 

11 what students are learning in class. 

12 ‘‘(2) Communicate effectively by ensuring reg13 ular two-way, meaningful communication between 

14 family members and local educational agency and 

15 school staff in a manner, language, and mode of 

16 technology that family members can understand and 

17 access. 

18 ‘‘(3) Support student success by fostering con19 tinuous collaboration between family members and 

20 local educational agency and school staff to support 

21 student learning and healthy development at school 

22 and at home. 

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

24 family members to be advocates for all students 

25 within the school. 


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1 ‘‘(5) Share power and assure that family mem2 bers, local educational agencies, and school staff are 

3 equal partners in family engagement decision4 making. 

5 ‘‘(6) Collaborate with community and partner 

6 with community organizations and groups to turn 

7 the school into a hub of community life. 

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

9 in student learning and development from cradle to 

10 career. 

11 ‘‘(8) Train and support superintendents, prin12 cipals, and teachers to fully engage families in the 

13 education of their children.’’. 

14 (b) WRITTEN POLICY.—Section 1118(b)(2) (as re15 designated by subsection (a)) is amended— 

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

17 inserting ‘‘(f)’’; 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara19 graph (E); 

20 (3) by striking the period at the end of sub21 paragraph (F) and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

23 ‘‘(G) participate in evaluating the effective24 ness of family engagement strategies and poli25 cies; and 


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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.—Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 

5 1118(b)(3) (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended 

6 to read as follows: 

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

8 agency shall reserve not less than 2 percent of 

9 such agency’s allocation under subpart 2 to 

10 carry out this section.’’. 

11 (d) RESERVED FUNDS.—Paragraph 1118(b)(3) (as 

12 redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

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

15 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol16 lowing: 

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

18 under subparagraph (A) may be used for pur19 poses including— 

20 ‘‘(i) increasing capacity though estab21 lishment of a dedicated office or dedicated 

22 personnel within the local educational 

23 agency for family engagement; 

24 ‘‘(ii) incentive grants to schools and 

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1 sional development on family engagement 

2 for school staff, parent leadership training, 

3 family literacy programs, home visitation 

4 programs, family volunteerism programs, 

5 and other innovative programs that mean6 ingfully engage families; 

7 ‘‘(iii) development and implementation 

8 of local educational agency family engage9 ment in education data collection system 

10 and indicators; 

11 ‘‘(iv) assess and provide recommenda12 tions on school family engagement in edu13 cation policies, practices, and use of funds; 

14 ‘‘(v) grants to Statewide Family En15 gagement Centers to provide technical as16 sistance and training to schools on imple17 mentation and assessment of family en18 gagement in education policies, practices, 

19 and use of funds; 

20 ‘‘(vi) incentive grants to schools that 

21 would benefit from training and support 

22 related to family engagement or schools 

23 identified for improvement under section 

24 1116(b) to assist in their implementation 

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1 tion 1118, including the hiring and main2 tenance of family engagement coordinators; 

3 ‘‘(vii) grants to nonprofit organiza4 tions for the establishment of Local Family 

5 Engagement Centers to identify commu6 nity resources, services, and supports and 

7 to remove economic obstacles to family en8 gagement by meeting families’ needs; 

9 ‘‘(viii) incentive grants to schools and 

10 local nonprofit organizations for early 

11 childhood programs that promote family 

12 engagement and school readiness; 

13 ‘‘(ix) establishment and support of an 

14 advisory group comprised of families, edu15 cators, and nonprofit organizations to de16 velop recommendations to strengthen fam17 ily engagement along the child and youth 

18 life span and in all learning settings; 

19 ‘‘(x) grants to schools to develop, im20 plement and assess family engagement 

21 policies, practices, and uses of funds in all 

22 learning settings and across all education 

23 programs; and 

24 ‘‘(xi) development and implementation 

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1 ily engagement policies, practices, and in2 novation, including implementation, rep3 lication, and impact studies.’’. 

4 (e) SCHOOL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY.—The 

5 first sentence of paragraph (1) of subsection 1118(c) (as 

6 redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘(c) through (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d) through (g)’’. 

8 (f) POLICY INVOLVEMENT.—Paragraph (5) of sub9 section 1118(d) (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘1114(b)(2)’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘1114(c)(2)’’. 

12 (g) SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIGH STUDENT

13 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.—Section 1118(e) (as redesig14 nated by subsection (a)) is amended— 

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

16 striking ‘‘(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)’’; and 

17 (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol18 lows: 

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

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

21 instruction in a supportive and effective learn22 ing environment that enables the children 

23 served under this part to meet the State’s stu24 dent academic achievement standards, and the 

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1 children’s learning, such as monitoring attend2 ance and homework completion; volunteering in 

3 their child’s classroom; and participating, as ap4 propriate, in decisions relating to the education 

5 of their children and positive use of extra6 curricular time; and 

7 ‘‘(B) engage family members in the devel8 opment and recommendations for student at9 tendance, expectations, behavior and school 

10 safety, including the development of reasonable 

11 disciplinary policies for the implementation of 

12 school-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and 

13 Supports and the phase-out of out-of-school 

14 suspension and expulsion; and’’. 

15 SEC. 9. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR 

16 CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE NE17 GLECTED, DELINQUENT, OR AT RISK. 

18 (a) STATE PLAN AND STATE AGENCY APPLICA19 TIONS.—Section 1414 (20 U.S.C. 6434) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub22 paragraph (B); 

23 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

24 subparagraph (D); and 


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1 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(C) to prepare an educational services 

4 and transition plan for each child or youth 

5 served by the program, in partnership with 

6 families and aftercare providers; and’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (c)— 

8 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (15) 

9 through (19) as paragraphs (17) through (21); 

10 and 

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

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(15) describes how the State agency will im14 plement family engagement policies and practices 

15 that align with the provisions of section 1118; 

16 ‘‘(16) provides an assurance that the State 

17 agency will establish for each child or youth served 

18 under this subpart an educational services and tran19 sition plan that is developed in consultation with the 

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

21 and the local educational agency or alternative edu22 cation program receiving the child or youth following 

23 their period of service under this subpart;’’. 

24 (b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATIONS.— 

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


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1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 

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

3 and 

4 (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol5 lowing: 

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

7 family engagement policies and practices that align 

8 with the provisions of section 1118; 

9 ‘‘(10) an assurance that the State agency will 

10 establish for each child or youth served under this 

11 subpart an educational services and transition plan 

12 that is developed in consultation with the child or 

13 youth, family members of the child or youth, and the 

14 local educational agency or alternative education 

15 program receiving the child or youth following their 

16 period of service under this subpart;’’. 

17 (c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CORRECTIONAL

18 FACILITIES RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION.— 

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

20 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

21 (10); 

22 (2) by striking the period at the end of para23 graph (11) and inserting a semicolon; and 

24 (3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(12) prepare an educational services and tran2 sition plan for each child or youth served by the pro3 gram, in partnership with families and aftercare pro4 viders, consistent with section 1414(a)(1)(C); and 

5 ‘‘(13) establish for each child or youth served 

6 an educational services and transition plan that is 

7 developed in consultation with the child or youth, 

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

9 educational agency or alternative education program 

10 receiving the child or youth following their period of 

11 service under their subpart.’’. 

12 SEC. 10. HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS. 

13 (a) STATE APPLICATION CONTENTS.—Section 

14 2112(b) (20 U.S.C. 6612(b)) is amended by adding at the 

15 end the following: 

16 ‘‘(13) A description of how the State edu17 cational agency will improve teacher and principal 

18 knowledge and skill in effectively engaging families 

19 in their children’s education.’’. 

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

21 6613(c)) is amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through 

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

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1 (2) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol2 lowing: 

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

4 how to effectively engage families in their children’s 

5 education.’’. 

6 SEC. 11. SUBPART 16 REFERENCE. 

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

8 seq.) is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘Subpart 16—Statewide Family Engagement Centers 

10 ‘‘SEC. 5561. REFERENCE TO PART E. 

11 ‘‘For provisions relating to Statewide Family En12 gagement Centers, see section 5712.’’. 

13 SEC. 12. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

14 (a) HEADING.—The heading for title V is amended 

15 to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘TITLE V—PROMOTING FAMILY 

17 ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION 

18 AND INNOVATIVE PRO19 GRAMS’’. 

20 (b) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.—Title V (20 U.S.C. 7201 

21 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘PART E—FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION 

23 PROGRAMS 

24 ‘‘SEC. 5701. PURPOSES. 

25 ‘‘The purposes of this part are the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) To establish State Family Engagement 

2 Coordinating Councils to assure coordination of fam3 ily engagement activities. 

4 ‘‘(2) To enhance and strengthen family engage5 ment in the education and development of their chil6 dren through Statewide Family Engagement Cen7 ters. 

8 ‘‘(3) To provide grants to local non-profit par9 ent organizations to fund demonstration projects of 

10 Local Family Engagement Centers. 

11 ‘‘Subpart 1—State Family Engagement Efforts 

12 ‘‘SEC. 5711. STATE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATING 

13 COUNCILS. 

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

15 shall establish a State Family Engagement Coordinating 

16 Council to assure coordination and integration of family 

17 engagement activities across the education spectrum. 

18 ‘‘(b) FUNDING.—From the sums appropriated to 

19 carry out this part, and not otherwise reserved, the Sec20 retary shall make grants in the amount of $100,000 to 

21 each State (or such lesser sum, that is available from ap22 propriated funds, allocated equally among the States) for 

23 the purpose of establishing and funding the Coordinating 

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1 ‘‘(c) REPORTING RESPONSIBILITY.—Each State Co2 ordinating Council shall report to the Governor of each 

3 State and to the Chief State School Officer the Council’s 

4 findings and recommendations regarding family engage5 ment in education and such other information as the Gov6 ernor may request. 

7 ‘‘(d) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—The Governor of 

8 the State, in consultation with the State educational agen9 cy, shall determine the number of members to serve on 

10 the Council, their term of office, and appoint such mem11 bers, initially, for a full term or for a period of less than 

12 a full term, as the Governor deems appropriate. Such 

13 members shall include representatives of— 

14 ‘‘(1) State educational agency programs, State15 wide Family Engagement Centers, and Local Family 

16 Engagement Centers operating in the State; 

17 ‘‘(2) parent training and information centers 

18 operating in the State, as established by the Indi19 vidual with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 

20 1400 et seq.); 

21 ‘‘(3) community parent resource centers oper22 ating in the State; 

23 ‘‘(4) the State parent teacher association and 

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1 ‘‘(5) family members, students, teachers and 

2 school administrators; 

3 ‘‘(6) the State’s advisory council on early child4 hood education and care; 

5 ‘‘(7) colleges and universities; and 

6 ‘‘(8) non-profit organizations and State govern7 mental agencies serving children and families. 

8 Not more than 50 percent of such members shall be em9 ployees of a State or local unit of government. 

10 ‘‘(e) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.—Duties of the Coun11 cil shall include the following and such other duties as the 

12 Governor may specify: 

13 ‘‘(1) Establish a statewide vision of family en14 gagement in education that is consistent with, and 

15 leverages federal family engagement in education re16 sources and initiatives. 

17 ‘‘(2) Assure consistency in family engagement 

18 in education policies and practices across learning 

19 settings along the child and youth life span. 

20 ‘‘(3) Coordinate Federal, State, and local family 

21 engagement in education programs and activities. 

22 ‘‘(4) Coordinate family engagement in edu23 cation programs and activities across early child24 hood, school-age, vocational and technical, and high25 er education programs. 


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1 ‘‘(5) Identify opportunities for family engage2 ment in education collaboration and resource sharing 

3 among State educational agencies, local educational 

4 agencies, and organizations that support family5 school partnerships. 

6 ‘‘(6) Review the family engagement in edu7 cation component of the State educational agency 

8 State Plan prepared under section 1111(d) and sub9 mit to the State educational agency and to the Gov10 ernor, any recommendations of the Council for modi11 fications to the plan. 

12 ‘‘(7) Visit local educational agencies, schools, 

13 and other learning settings to support quality assur14 ance for family engagement in education policies, 

15 practices, and uses of funds. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 5712. STATEWIDE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS. 

17 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) To provide statewide leadership, capacity 

20 building, technical assistance, and training to State 

21 and local educational agencies, including personnel 

22 of such agencies, to help the organizations and agen23 cies implement systemic and effective family engage24 ment policies, programs, and activities that lead to 

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1 ‘‘(2) To assist State and local educational agen2 cies in strengthening partnerships among parents 

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

4 teachers, principals, administrators, and other school 

5 personnel in meeting the educational needs of chil6 dren. 

7 ‘‘(3) To support State and local educational 

8 agencies to develop and strengthen the relationship 

9 between parents and their children’s school in order 

10 to further the development progress of children. 

11 ‘‘(4) To coordinate activities funded under this 

12 section with family engagement initiatives funded 

13 under section 1118 and other provisions of this Act. 

14 ‘‘(5) To assist the State educational agency in 

15 the coordination and integration of Federal, State, 

16 and local services and programs. 

17 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

18 ‘‘(1) STATEWIDE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CEN19 TERS.—The Secretary is authorized to award grants 

20 in each fiscal year to statewide nonprofit organiza21 tions (and consortia of such organizations and State 

22 educational agencies, to establish Statewide Family 

23 Engagement Centers that provide comprehensive 

24 training, technical assistance, and capacity building 

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1 agencies, schools identified by State and local edu2 cational agencies, and organizations that support 

3 family-school partnerships (such as parent-teacher 

4 associations and Parents as Teachers organizations), 

5 and other organizations that carry out parent edu6 cation and family engagement programs. 

7 ‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding 

8 grants under this section, the Secretary shall, to the 

9 extent practicable, ensure that a grant is awarded 

10 for a Statewide Family Engagement Center in each 

11 State and territory and shall be an amount of not 

12 less than $500,000. 

13 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSIONS.—Each statewide nonprofit 

15 organization, or a consortia of such an organization 

16 and a State educational agency that desires a grant 

17 under this section shall submit an application to the 

18 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom19 panied by such information as the Secretary may re20 quire. 

21 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 

22 under subsection (c)(1), at a minimum, shall include 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) A description of the organization or 

25 consortium’s approach to family engagement in 


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1 education, including the use of strength-based 

2 strategies. 

3 ‘‘(B) A description of the organization or 

4 consortium’s plan for building a statewide in5 frastructure for family engagement in edu6 cation, to include the following areas: 

7 ‘‘(i) management capacity and govern8 ance; 

9 ‘‘(ii) statewide leadership; 

10 ‘‘(iii) systemic services for family en11 gagement in education; 

12 ‘‘(iv) capacity building for State edu13 cational agencies, local educational agen14 cies, and schools; 

15 ‘‘(v) alignment with title I of this Act; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(vi) learning and improvement. 

18 ‘‘(C) A description of the organization’s or 

19 consortium’s experience in providing training, 

20 information, and support to State educational 

21 agencies, local educational agencies, schools, 

22 and nonprofit organizations on family engage23 ment in education policies and practices that 

24 are suited for family members who are severely 

25 disadvantaged educationally or economically or 


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1 are family members of limited English pro2 ficient children. 

3 ‘‘(D) Assurances that the organization or 

4 consortium will— 

5 ‘‘(i) be— 

6 ‘‘(I) governed by a board of di7 rectors the membership of which in8 cludes parents; or 

9 ‘‘(II) be an organization or con10 sortium that represents the interests 

11 of parents; 

12 ‘‘(ii) establish a special advisory com13 mittee the membership of which includes— 

14 ‘‘(I) parents of children from 

15 birth through young adulthood, who 

16 shall constitute a majority of the 

17 members of the special advisory com18 mittee; 

19 ‘‘(II) representatives of the State 

20 parent teacher association; 

21 ‘‘(III) representatives of edu22 cation professionals with expertise in 

23 improving services for disadvantaged 

24 children; 


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1 ‘‘(IV) representatives of local ele2 mentary and secondary schools, in3 cluding students and representatives 

4 from local youth organizations; and 

5 ‘‘(V) representatives of State 

6 educational agencies and local edu7 cational agencies; 

8 ‘‘(iii) use at least 65 percent of the 

9 funds received under this subpart in each 

10 fiscal year to serve local educational agen11 cies, schools, and community-based organi12 zations that serve high concentrations of 

13 low-income families, in order to serve par14 ents who are severely educationally or eco15 nomically disadvantaged or are parents of 

16 minority and limited English proficient 

17 children; 

18 ‘‘(iv) operate a center of sufficient 

19 size, scope, and quality to ensure that the 

20 center is adequate to serve the State edu21 cational agencies, local educational agen22 cies, and community-based organizations; 

23 ‘‘(v) serve urban, suburban, and rural 

24 local educational agencies and schools; 

25 ‘‘(vi) network with— 


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1 ‘‘(I) State and local educational 

2 agencies and schools; 

3 ‘‘(II) Statewide Family Engage4 ment Centers assisted under this sec5 tion; 

6 ‘‘(III) parent training and infor7 mation centers assisted under section 

8 682 of the Individuals with Disabil9 ities Education Act; 

10 ‘‘(IV) clearinghouses; and 

11 ‘‘(V) other organizations and 

12 agencies; 

13 ‘‘(vii) use at least 30 percent of the 

14 funds received under this section in each 

15 fiscal year to establish, expand, or provide 

16 technical assistance to scientifically based 

17 early childhood parent education programs; 

18 ‘‘(viii) provide assistance to State and 

19 local educational agencies and community20 based organizations that support family 

21 members in areas such as understanding 

22 State and local standards and measures of 

23 student and school academic achievement 

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1 ‘‘(ix) work with State educational 

2 agencies, local educational agencies, and 

3 schools to determine parental needs and 

4 the best means for delivery of services. 

5 ‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds received under 

7 this section shall be used to provide training, tech8 nical assistance, and capacity building to State edu9 cational agencies, local educational agencies and or10 ganizations that support family-school partnerships 

11 to enable them— 

12 ‘‘(A) to assist parents in participating ef13 fectively in their children’s education and to 

14 help their children meet State and local stand15 ards, such as assisting parents— 

16 ‘‘(i) engage in activities that will im17 prove student academic achievement, in18 cluding understanding how they can sup19 port learning in the classroom with activi20 ties at home, in afterschool and extra21 curricular programs; 

22 ‘‘(ii) to communicate effectively with 

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1 ‘‘(iii) to become active participants in 

2 the development, implementation, and re3 view of school-parent compacts, family en4 gagement policies, and school planning and 

5 improvement; 

6 ‘‘(iv) to participate in the design and 

7 provision of assistance to students who are 

8 not making adequate academic progress; 

9 ‘‘(v) to participate in State and local 

10 decisionmaking; 

11 ‘‘(vi) to train other parents; 

12 ‘‘(vii) to help the parents learn and 

13 use technology applied in their children’s 

14 education; 

15 ‘‘(B) to develop and implement, in partner16 ship with the State Education Agency, a state17 wide family engagement policy and systemic ini18 tiatives that will provide for a continuum of 

19 services to remove barriers for family engage20 ment in education and support school reform 

21 efforts; and 

22 ‘‘(C) to develop, implement, and assess 

23 family engagement in education policies and 

24 plans under section 1112 and 1118. 

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1 ‘‘(1) MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANT RE2 NEWAL.—For each fiscal year after the first fiscal 

3 year in which an organization or consortium receives 

4 assistance under this section, the organization or 

5 consortium shall demonstrate in the application sub6 mitted for such fiscal year, that a portion of the 

7 services provided by the organization or consortium 

8 is supported through non-Federal contributions, 

9 which contributions may be in cash or in-kind. 

10 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each organization or 

12 consortium receiving assistance under this sec13 tion shall submit to the Secretary, on an annual 

14 basis, information concerning family centers as15 sisted under this section, including the following 

16 information: 

17 ‘‘(i) The number of State and local 

18 educational agency personnel, local edu19 cation agencies, schools, and community20 based organizations, that receive training. 

21 ‘‘(ii) The types and modes of training, 

22 technical assistance, and capacity building 

23 provided under this section. 

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1 sortium to improve statewide capacity 

2 building for effective family engagement in 

3 the areas of— 

4 ‘‘(I) management capacity and 

5 governance; 

6 ‘‘(II) statewide leadership; 

7 ‘‘(III) systemic services for fam8 ily engagement in education; 

9 ‘‘(IV) capacity-building for State 

10 educational agencies, local educational 

11 agencies, and schools; 

12 ‘‘(V) alignment with title I of this 

13 Act; 

14 ‘‘(VI) learning and improvement. 

15 ‘‘(B) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary 

16 shall disseminate annually to the Congress and 

17 to the public the information that each organi18 zation or consortium submits under subpara19 graph (A). 

20 ‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

21 shall provide technical assistance, by grant or con22 tract, for the establishment, development, and co23 ordination of Statewide Family Engagement Cen24 ters, including their establishment of statewide infra25 structures for family engagement in education. 


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1 ‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

2 this section shall be construed to prohibit a parental 

3 information and resource center from— 

4 ‘‘(A) having its employees or agents meet 

5 with a parent at a site that is not on school 

6 grounds; or 

7 ‘‘(B) working with another agency that 

8 serves children. 

9 ‘‘(5) PARENTAL RIGHTS.—Notwithstanding any 

10 other provision of this section— 

11 ‘‘(A) no person (including a parent who 

12 educates a child at home, a public school par13 ent, or a private school parent) shall be re14 quired to participate in any program of parent 

15 education or developmental screening under this 

16 section; and 

17 ‘‘(B) no program or center assisted under 

18 this section shall take any action that infringes 

19 in any manner on the right of a parent to direct 

20 the education of their children. 

21 ‘‘Subpart 2—Local Family Engagement Centers 

22 ‘‘SEC. 5721. DEMONSTRATION. 

23 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 

24 demonstrate Local Family Engagement Centers and to 

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1 proaches demonstrated by these centers in engaging fami2 lies in their children’s education by providing training, 

3 services, supports, and opportunities that meet families 

4 needs and remove barriers to their engagement in their 

5 children’s education to improve student achievement. 

6 ‘‘(b) GRANT.—Of the amount made available to carry 

7 out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary is author8 ized to award 90 percent of such amount as grants to, 

9 and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, 

10 local nonprofit parent organizations to develop concepts 

11 for Local Family Engagement Centers, Create such a cen12 ter and demonstrate the center for such period of time 

13 as the Secretary shall prescribe. 

14 ‘‘(c) LOCAL NONPROFIT PARENT ORGANIZATION DE15 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘local nonprofit parent 

16 organization’ means a private nonprofit organization 

17 (other than an institution of higher education) that— 

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

19 low-income parents and families; 

20 ‘‘(2)(A) has a board of directors, the majority 

21 of whom are parents of students in elementary 

22 schools and secondary schools assisted under part A 

23 of title I and located in the geographic area to be 

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1 ‘‘(B) has a special governing committee to di2 rect and implement a Local Family Engagement 

3 Center, a majority of the members of whom are par4 ents of students in schools assisted under part A of 

5 title I; and 

6 ‘‘(3) is located in a community with elementary 

7 schools and secondary schools that receive funds 

8 under part A of title I, and is accessible to the fami9 lies of students in those schools. 

10 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION FOR GRANTS.—Not later than 12 

11 months after the date of the enactment of this section, 

12 the Secretary shall publish an application for demonstra13 tion grants under this section. Such application shall in14 clude— 

15 ‘‘(1) a description of the organization’s ap16 proach on family engagement in education, including 

17 its use of strength-based strategies; 

18 ‘‘(2) information that the applicant meets the 

19 definition of a local nonprofit parent organization; 

20 ‘‘(3) information that the applicant has the ca21 pacity to structure a center capable of conducting 

22 the training, information and support activities to 

23 fulfill the purposes of a Local Family Engagement 

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1 ‘‘(4) information that the applicant will struc2 ture and operate a center of sufficient scope and 

3 quality adequate to serve the needs of the local area 

4 in which it is located; 

5 ‘‘(5) a description of the organization’s experi6 ence in providing training, services, and supports to 

7 low-income parents and families and family members 

8 of minority and limited English proficient children; 

9 ‘‘(6) a description of what steps the organiza10 tion has taken to meet with local educational agency 

11 or school personnel in the geographic area to be 

12 served by the center in order to inform the personnel 

13 of the plan and application for assistance; 

14 ‘‘(7) a description of how the organization will 

15 coordinate its efforts with the Statewide Family En16 gagement Centers in the State; 

17 ‘‘(8) information that the applicant is capable 

18 of meeting such milestones or the timeline in the 

19 demonstration as the Secretary may prescribe; and 

20 ‘‘(9) such other information as the Secretary 

21 deems necessary. 

22 ‘‘(e) FUNDS FOR EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall 

23 reserve 10 percent of the amount made available to carry 

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1 onstrations and issuing a report describing the approaches 

2 and aspects of the demonstration that the Secretary deter3 mines to be most effective and appropriate for fulfilling 

4 the purposes of family engagement centers, taking into ac5 count the demographics of the various localities to be 

6 served. 

7 ‘‘Subpart 3—Funding 

8 ‘‘SEC. 5731. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RES9 ERVATIONS. 

10 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated $195,000,000 for fiscal 

12 year 2011 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

13 years 2012 through 2015 to carry out this part and sec14 tion 1005. 

15 ‘‘(b) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—From the 

16 amounts made available for each fiscal year under sub17 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) reserve the greater of $40,000,000 or 44 

19 percent for Statewide Family Engagement Centers, 

20 of which not more than 5 percent may be used for 

21 technical assistance to, and evaluation of, such cen22 ters; and 

23 ‘‘(2) from the remainder— 

24 ‘‘(A) reserve 2.9 percent, to be divided 

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1 fund operations of State Family Engagement 

2 Coordinating Councils; 

3 ‘‘(B) reserve 38 percent for State support 

4 of family engagement activities conducted pur5 suant to title I of this Act; 

6 ‘‘(C) reserve 8 percent for demonstration 

7 of Local Family Engagement Centers; 

8 ‘‘(D) reserve 5.1 percent for a Director 

9 and dedicated staff for family and community 

10 engagement within the Office of Elementary 

11 and Secondary Education and related oper12 ations; and 

13 ‘‘(E) reserve 2 percent for Local Family 

14 Engagement Centers at schools administered by 

15 the Bureau of Indian Education in the Depart16 ment of the Interior and at Tribally Controlled 

17 Schools, except that the Secretary of Interior 

18 shall use an amount not to exceed 5 percent of 

19 such reserved funds for creation of a national 

20 Indian Family Engagement Coordinating Coun21 cil modeled on State Family Coordinating 

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1 ‘‘Subpart 4—Research-Based Metrics for Effective 

2 Family Engagement in Education 

3 ‘‘SEC. 5741. RULES OF THE SECRETARY. 

4 ‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT OF METRICS FOR FAMILY EN5 GAGEMENT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

6 enactment of this section, the Secretary, after consultation 

7 with the Advisory Committee, shall issue rules that specify 

8 metrics on family engagement in education for State edu9 cational agencies, local educational agencies, schools, and 

10 nonprofit organizations that receive funds under subpart 

11 3 or section 1005. 

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

13 appoint a committee including researchers and representa14 tives from national nonprofit organizations with expertise 

15 in family engagement in education to make data-driven 

16 recommendations regarding metrics required under sub17 section (a). 

18 ‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF METRICS.—The Secretary 

19 shall require States and local educational agencies to in20 clude the metrics specified in subsection (a) in their an21 nual State report beginning for submissions in the year 

22 that the Secretary deems to be practicable.’’. 

23 SEC. 13. DEFINITIONS. 

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

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1 ‘‘(32) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION.— 

2 The term ‘family engagement in education’ means a 

3 shared responsibility of families and schools for stu4 dent success, in which schools and community-based 

5 organizations are committed to reaching out to en6 gage families in meaningful ways and families are 

7 committed to actively supporting their children’s 

8 learning and development. This shared responsibility 

9 is continuous from birth through young adulthood 

10 and reinforces learning that takes place in the home, 

11 school and community.’’; and 

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

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

14 term ‘tribally controlled schools’ shall mean schools 

15 administered by Indian tribes or their delegates pur16 suant to the Indian Self-Determination and Edu17 cation Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et 

18 seq.).’’. 

19 SEC. 14. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

20 The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

21 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by striking— 

22 (1) ‘‘parental involvement’’ and ‘‘parent involve23 ment’’ each place they appears and inserting ‘‘family 

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1 (2) ‘‘involvement of parents’’ each place it ap2 pears and inserting ‘‘engagement of families’’; 

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

4 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Statewide Fam5 ily Engagement Center’’; and 

6 (4) ‘‘involve parents’’ each place it appears and 

7 inserting ‘‘engage families’’. 

8 SEC. 15. GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY AND 

9 REPORT. 

10 (a) STUDY.— 

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

12 the United States shall conduct a study, and make 

13 findings and recommendations relating to compli14 ance with, and use of funds made available for, sec15 tion 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu16 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6318), including mat17 ters specified in paragraph (2). 

18 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The study shall include a re19 view and analysis of— 

20 (A) the use of funds reserved by local edu21 cation agencies for family engagement under 

22 such section 1118; 

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

24 model family engagement in education policies, 

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1 agencies and local educational agencies deter2 mined by the Secretary of Education to be in 

3 alignment with section 1118; 

4 (C) any barriers to State educational agen5 cies and local educational agencies in imple6 menting section 1118; 

7 (D) any barriers to Indian tribes and orga8 nizations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and 

9 Alaska Native organizations in developing, im10 plementing, and assessing family engagement in 

11 education policies and practices; and 

12 (E) the use of data collection and report13 ing and outcome and assessment systems of 

14 State educational agencies and local educational 

15 agencies to determine the extent to which fam16 ily engagement in education is implemented as 

17 outlined in section 1118. 

18 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

20 prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and 

21 Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

22 on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 

23 a report containing the findings and recommendations re24 sulting from the study. 


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1 SEC. 16. FEDERAL COORDINATION OF FAMILY ENGAGE2 MENT IN EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. 

3 (a) STAFFING.—Not later than 6 months after date 

4 of enactment of this Act, there shall be established in the 

5 Department of Education dedicated staff, including a Di6 rector, for family and community engagement within the 

7 Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. 

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

9 the following: 

10 (1) Articulating a national vision of family en11 gagement in education. 

12 (2) Coordinatung and integrating activities re13 lated to family engagement strategies, services, and 

14 programs within the Department and across Federal 

15 agencies. 

16 (3) Providing guidance to Department offices 

17 and units on the administration of family engage18 ment in education programs and activities and com19 munity schools programs and activities. 

20 (4) Assuring consistency in family engagement 

21 in education policies and programs department. 

22 (5) Assuring consistency in family engagement 

23 in education policies and programs with family en24 gagement policies and practices of the programs and 

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1 (6) Administering the Statewide Family En2 gagement Centers under section 5712 of the Ele3 mentary and Secondary Education Act, the Local 

4 Family Engagement Centers program under section 

5 5721 of such Act and the Full Service Community 

6 Schools program. 

7 (7) Developing, in consultation with the public 

8 through an invitation for public comment in the 

9 Federal Register, a plan for innovation, research and 

10 evaluation of family engagement in education, in11 cluding impact, implementation, and replication 

12 studies. 

13 (8) Conducting, by arrangement with the De14 partment’s Institute of Educational Sciences, by 

15 contract, or by competition, innovation, research and 

16 evaluation on family engagement in education con17 sistent with the duty under paragraph (6). 

18 (9) Disseminating effective and innovative prac19 tices on family engagement to State educational 

20 agencies, Statewide Family Engagement Centers, 

21 parent training and information centers, title I ad22 ministrators, and others. 

23 (10) Coordinating innovation, research, training 

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1 Family Engagement Centers and regional edu2 cational laboratories. 

3 (11) Identifying opportunities for family en4 gagement in education collaboration and resource 

5 sharing among State educational agencies, local edu6 cational agencies, and organizations that support 

7 family-school partnerships. 

8 (12) Preparing a biennial report to the Con9 gress on family engagement in education, including 

10 a summary of activities, performance and outcomes 

11 under sections 1005, 1112, 1118, 5711, 5712, and 

12 5721 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

13 Act. 

14 (13) Publishing State educational agency family 

15 engagement in education plans and reports prepared 

16 as required by section 1111 of the Elementary and 

17 Secondary Education Act on the web site of the De18 partment. 

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

20 designated by the Secretary. 

21 (c) FEDERAL DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY COOPERA22 TION.—Each department or agency of the Federal Gov23 ernment providing programs related to family and commu24 nity engagement component shall— 


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1 (1) cooperate with the efforts of the Director 

2 under this section; 

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

4 reports, information, and advice as the Director may 

5 request, to the extent permitted by law; 

6 (3) adjust department or agency staff job de7 scriptions to support collaboration and implementa8 tion of the vision and strategy; and 

9 (4) assign department or agency liaisons to the 

10 office to oversee and implement interagency coordi11 nation. 

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