II 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1302 

To amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

to encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement 

in schools, to provide needed integrated services and comprehensive supports to children, and to ensure that schools are centers of communities, 

for the ultimate goal of assisting students to stay in school, become 

successful learners, and improve academic achievement. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 3, 2007 

Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. KERRY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to encourage and support parent, 

family, and community involvement in schools, to provide 

needed integrated services and comprehensive supports 

to children, and to ensure that schools are centers of 

communities, for the ultimate goal of assisting students 

to stay in school, become successful learners, and improve academic achievement. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keeping Parents and 

3 Communities Engaged Act’’ or the ‘‘Keeping PACE Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) Research studies consistently show a posi7 tive relationship between parental involvement and 

8 student achievement. This relationship holds across 

9 families of all economic, racial/ethnic, and edu10 cational backgrounds and for students of all ages. 

11 (2) Educators recognize, on the basis of social 

12 science and common experience, that effective paren13 tal and community involvement is a critical element 

14 in children’s academic and social development. Pov15 erty, limited English proficiency, and varying cul16 tural expectations are among the biggest barriers to 

17 effective parental involvement in schools. 

18 (3) Schools with effective parent and commu19 nity involvement activities provide bridges between 

20 parents, community-based organizations, and schools 

21 to improve communication, information sharing, 

22 services, and comprehensive supports for children 

23 and families. 

24 (4) Educational research suggests that student 

25 achievement improves in environments where learn26 ing is a community value, and where schools have 


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1 the ability to address a broad range of educational 

2 needs for all students, such as in full-service commu3 nity schools. 

4 (5) Cross-sector community engagement of 

5 businesses, institutions of higher education, philan6 thropic organizations, school boards, family and care 

7 organizations, neighborhood and service organiza8 tions, after-school providers, and community-based 

9 organizations, is essential if schools are to ensure 

10 that all children meet college and work-ready stand11 ards. 

12 (6) More than 1,000,000 of the students who 

13 enter ninth grade do not receive a high school di14 ploma 4 years later and approximately 7,000 stu15 dents drop out of school each day, including a sig16 nificant percentage of students with the potential of 

17 high academic achievement. 

18 (7) Integrated services and comprehensive sup19 ports, including after-school and other services, are 

20 necessary components of effective, school-based ef21 forts to dramatically affect dropout prevention rates, 

22 increase graduation rates, and improve student 

23 achievement. In one national study, 98 percent of 

24 students receiving such services and supports stayed 


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1 in school, 89 percent had fewer suspensions, and 85 

2 percent of eligible seniors graduated. 

3 SEC. 3. OUTREACH AND COORDINATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Elementary and 

5 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7201 et 

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

7 ‘‘PART E—PARENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH 

8 AND ENGAGEMENT 

9 ‘‘SEC. 5700. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

11 grants to States to enable the States to award sub12 grants— 

13 ‘‘(1) on a competitive basis, to local educational 

14 agencies that receive assistance under part A of title 

15 I to enable such agencies to assist public elementary 

16 schools and public secondary schools served by such 

17 agencies to hire and maintain Parent and Commu18 nity Outreach Coordinators, pursuant to subpart 1; 

19 ‘‘(2) on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 

20 to provide necessary integrated services and com21 prehensive supports to students and schools, pursu22 ant to subpart 2; and 

23 ‘‘(3) to eligible entities to create schools as cen24 ters of communities, pursuant to subpart 3. 


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1 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A State that desires to receive 

2 a grant under this section shall submit an application to 

3 the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom4 panied by such information as the Secretary may require, 

5 including the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) A description of the State’s need to engage 

7 parents and the community in students’ education, 

8 as described in subpart 1. 

9 ‘‘(2) A description of the State’s need for com10 munity-based resources to address student and fam11 ily needs. 

12 ‘‘(3) A description of the progress a State is 

13 seeking relating to the indicators outlined in section 

14 5707(b). 

15 ‘‘(4) A description of the State’s capacity and 

16 resources across multiple State agencies to integrate 

17 their existing State and Federal (managed by the 

18 State) programs with local educational agencies, 

19 schools, and community-based organizations. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 5700A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

22 this part $260,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 

23 through 2012, of which— 

24 ‘‘(1) 50 percent shall be used to carry out sub25 part 1; 


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1 ‘‘(2) 30 percent shall be used to carry out sub2 part 2; and 

3 ‘‘(3) 20 percent shall be used to carry out sub4 part 3. 

5 ‘‘Subpart 1—Parent and Community Outreach 

6 Coordinators 

7 ‘‘SEC. 5701. PURPOSE. 

8 ‘‘The purpose of this subpart is to provide support, 

9 through competitive subgrants, to schools who may work 

10 in conjunction with a community-based organization, to 

11 hire and maintain Parent and Community Outreach Coor12 dinators to— 

13 ‘‘(1) ensure that families and communities par14 ticipate in the education of their children and be15 come an integral part of the school climate and cul16 ture; 

17 ‘‘(2) enable principals and teachers to com18 plement and enrich efforts to help all children make 

19 learning gains, prepare for graduation, and plan for 

20 their futures through parent and community involve21 ment activities that include educational, family, and 

22 financial planning necessary to make postsecondary 

23 education a reality; and 

24 ‘‘(3) act as a liaison with other coordinators 

25 from Federal, State, local, and private programs 


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1 that serve the school, including community school 

2 coordinators, 21st Century Community Learning 

3 Centers, school health coordinators, and violence 

4 prevention coordinators, as appropriate. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 5702. SUBGRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

6 ‘‘A State that receives a grant under section 5700 

7 shall award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to local edu8 cational agencies that receive assistance under part A of 

9 title I to enable such agencies to assist public elementary 

10 schools and public secondary schools served by such agen11 cies to hire and maintain Parent and Community Out12 reach Coordinators. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 5703. APPLICATION. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency that 

15 desires to receive a subgrant under this subpart shall sub16 mit an application to the State at such time, in such man17 ner, and accompanied by such information as the State 

18 may require. 

19 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—An application submitted pursuant 

20 to subsection (a) shall include the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) A description of the schools to be assisted 

22 by the local educational agency under this subpart. 

23 ‘‘(2) The current state of family and commu24 nity engagement in the schools, including a descrip25 tion of the ways in which families and communities 


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1 are engaged during the school day, before school, 

2 and during after school and summer hours. 

3 ‘‘(3) The particular family and community out4 reach needs identified by the schools, parents, fami5 lies, and community-based organizations. 

6 ‘‘(4) A workplan to address the needs identified 

7 in paragraph (3). 

8 ‘‘(5) A description of the desired progress of 

9 the local educational agency related to the indicators 

10 outlined in section 5707(b). 

11 ‘‘(6) A description of the capacity of the schools 

12 for measuring school-specific outcomes of the work 

13 provided by the Parent and Community Outreach 

14 Coordinators. 

15 ‘‘(7) A description of the capacity of the schools 

16 for supporting a position of Parent and Community 

17 Outreach Coordinator by providing space and ade18 quate resources. 

19 ‘‘(8) A description of how the activities sup20 ported with funds under this subpart will be coordi21 nated with the programs and activities carried out 

22 by the local educational agency pursuant to section 

23 1118, including whether such activities will be sup24 ported with funds provided under title I. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 5704. AWARDING OF SUBGRANTS. 

2 ‘‘(a) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants under this 

3 subpart, a State shall give priority to applications— 

4 ‘‘(1) proposing to target high-need schools— 

5 ‘‘(A) with the highest proportions of stu6 dents from low-income families; and 

7 ‘‘(B) with a large percentage of students 

8 who fail to meet the State’s challenging student 

9 academic achievement standards, as assessed 

10 pursuant to section 1111(b)(3); and 

11 ‘‘(2) submitted by local educational agencies de12 scribing a partnership structure that delineates how 

13 the local educational agency, community-based orga14 nizations, local government, institutions of higher 

15 education, and other key institutions will come to16 gether to support a common vision, defined results, 

17 and measures of effectiveness, with clear roles and 

18 responsibilities, and a plan for serving multiple 

19 schools. 

20 ‘‘(b) DURATION OF SUBGRANT.—Each subgrant 

21 awarded under this subpart shall be for a period of 5 

22 years. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 5705. SCREENING AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE. 

24 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—A school receiving assist25 ance under this subpart shall establish a screening and 


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1 evaluation committee that shall consist of the following 

2 members: 

3 ‘‘(1) The school principal or headmaster. 

4 ‘‘(2) Two parents of students enrolled at the 

5 school. 

6 ‘‘(3) A teacher who teaches at the school. 

7 ‘‘(4) One paraprofessional at the school. 

8 ‘‘(5) Community partners. 

9 ‘‘(6) The superintendent of the school or a des10 ignee of the superintendent. 

11 ‘‘(b) HIRING.—A school that receives assistance 

12 under this subpart shall hire, based on the recommenda13 tion of the screening and evaluation committee, a Parent 

14 and Community Outreach Coordinator. 

15 ‘‘(c) OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION.—The screening 

16 and evaluation committee shall prepare and submit an 

17 evaluation to the local educational agency on an annual 

18 basis regarding the performance of the Parent and Com19 munity Outreach Coordinator based on the indicators of 

20 effectiveness described in section 5707(b). The local edu21 cational agency shall submit such report to the Secretary. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 5706. PARENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDI23 NATOR. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A Parent and Community Out25 reach Coordinator hired pursuant to section 5705 shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) provide leadership in building relation2 ships, bridging gaps, and facilitating the creation of 

3 partnerships among school staff, families, and com4 munity members; and 

5 ‘‘(2) provide support and resources— 

6 ‘‘(A) to increase participation of family 

7 and community members in the school; and 

8 ‘‘(B) in support of all children’s learning, 

9 including those children meeting or exceeding 

10 academic achievement standards (as assessed 

11 pursuant to section 1111(b)(3)). 

12 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Parent and Commu13 nity Outreach Coordinator shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) implement a family needs and parent in15 volvement assessment at the school that includes 

16 goals and suggestions on how to improve family and 

17 parental involvement in the school, with particular 

18 attention to the needs of low-income families, lim19 ited-English proficient families, families living in 

20 rural areas, families with children in either the child 

21 welfare system or juvenile justice system, families 

22 experiencing homelessness, and families whose chil23 dren may have special development needs; 

24 ‘‘(2) develop an individual workplan that in25 cludes an overall family and parental engagement 


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1 action plan for the school, which shall include a de2 scription of the community resources that will be 

3 brought into schools as well as a strategy for con4 necting students and families with resources avail5 able within the community; 

6 ‘‘(3) establish and maintain consistent, effec7 tive, and timely communication with families espe8 cially low-income, limited English proficient, and mi9 nority families in a variety of ways; 

10 ‘‘(4) work with the principal or headmaster of 

11 the school and school staff to establish an environ12 ment in which families feel safe, welcome, and free 

13 to voice their opinions; 

14 ‘‘(5) act as an advocate and liaison to assist 

15 parents and school staff to resolve issues at the 

16 school and district levels; 

17 ‘‘(6) work with other Federal, State, local, and 

18 private partners to develop and implement activities, 

19 programs, and training aimed at assisting families 

20 to support student learning needs and postsecondary 

21 education planning; 

22 ‘‘(7) create, organize, strengthen, and support a 

23 school parent council (which may include a school 

24 parent teacher association) that is representative of 

25 the school community; 


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1 ‘‘(8) work with the principal to engage parents 

2 in school-based decision-making bodies, including re3 cruiting nontraditional parents and providing train4 ing and support to parents participating in such an 

5 entity; 

6 ‘‘(9) as appropriate, participate in the school’s 

7 school improvement process and development of 

8 school improvement plans; 

9 ‘‘(10) take part in ongoing training and profes10 sional development which may be provided by com11 munity-based organizations and other staff serving 

12 at the local educational agency that serves the 

13 school; 

14 ‘‘(11) have the ability to relate to students as 

15 a caring adult; and 

16 ‘‘(12) carry out other duties specifically related 

17 to the engagement of families and the community as 

18 designated by the principal or headmaster of the 

19 school. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 5707. EVALUATIONS. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Parent and Community 

22 Outreach Coordinator shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) be directly supervised and evaluated by the 

24 principal or headmaster of the school on a regular 

25 basis; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) be evaluated on an annual basis by the 

2 school’s screening and evaluation committee estab3 lished under section 5705 in order to determine the 

4 effectiveness of the Coordinator. 

5 ‘‘(b) EFFECTIVENESS.—Each screening and evalua6 tion committee shall work with the local educational agen7 cy and the Parent and Community Outreach Coordinator 

8 to identify indicators of success related to the activities 

9 supported under this subpart, and to develop baseline data 

10 and evaluate progress on such indicators, which may in11 clude— 

12 ‘‘(1) student achievement as measured by as13 sessment data, classroom grades, and participation 

14 in programs and services for gifted and talented stu15 dents; 

16 ‘‘(2) student attendance rates; 

17 ‘‘(3) graduation rates; 

18 ‘‘(4) lower mobility rates; 

19 ‘‘(5) lower dropout rates; 

20 ‘‘(6) fewer detentions, suspensions, and expul21 sions; 

22 ‘‘(7) postsecondary education attendance; 

23 ‘‘(8) a school environment in which parents, 

24 community members, and all school visitors are 

25 greeted with respect and courtesy; 


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1 ‘‘(9) the degree of communication between 

2 schools and families, including personal interaction, 

3 school visits, home visits, telephone calls, and publi4 cations; 

5 ‘‘(10) the degree of participation in parent6 teacher conferences, open houses, family nights, and 

7 other school-based activities; 

8 ‘‘(11) the degree of school-wide awareness and 

9 completion of home-school compacts; 

10 ‘‘(12) the frequency of ongoing workshops, 

11 training, and other events that provide families with 

12 tools to support their child’s learning at home and 

13 enable planning for postsecondary education experi14 ences; and 

15 ‘‘(13) ability to relate to students as a caring 

16 adult. 

17 ‘‘(c) BASIS FOR EVALUATIONS.—In evaluating a Par18 ent and Community Outreach Coordinator under this sec19 tion, the screening and evaluation committee shall base 

20 such evaluation on case studies, interviews, and outcomes 

21 based on the indicators described in subsection (b). 

22 ‘‘SEC. 5708. REPORT. 

23 ‘‘An eligible entity that receives a subgrant under this 

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1 garding activities conducted by such entity with subgrant 

2 funds received under this subpart. 

3 ‘‘Subpart 2—Connecting Students to Community 

4 Resources and Comprehensive Supports 

5 ‘‘SEC. 5721. PURPOSE. 

6 ‘‘The purpose of this subpart is to provide support, 

7 through competitive subgrants, to eligible entities to— 

8 ‘‘(1) improve the coordination, availability, de9 livery, and effectiveness of integrated services and 

10 comprehensive supports for children and families; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(2) act as a liaison with other organizations in 

13 order to assist public schools in providing children 

14 and families the integrated services and comprehen15 sive supports needed to improve the learning of chil16 dren and their ability to plan for postsecondary edu17 cational opportunities, such as health, employment, 

18 mentor/tutor, and human services, enrichment and 

19 accelerated learning opportunities, before and after20 school programs, and recreation, and related assist21 ance. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 5722. ELIGIBLE ENTITY. 

23 ‘‘In this subpart, the term ‘eligible entity’ means 1 

24 or more community-based organizations in partnership 

25 with public schools. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 5723. SUBGRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

2 ‘‘A State that receives a grant under section 5700 

3 shall award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to an eligi4 ble entity to connect integrated services and comprehen5 sive supports to students and families in order to enhance 

6 student learning and outcomes, by— 

7 ‘‘(1) conducting an assessment of student and 

8 family needs in schools; 

9 ‘‘(2) assessing the availability and quality of 

10 learning opportunities beyond the classroom, includ11 ing service-learning opportunities; 

12 ‘‘(3) linking needed integrated services and 

13 comprehensive supports to children, their families, 

14 and their public schools, and evaluating the impact 

15 of such services and supports once the services and 

16 supports are provided; 

17 ‘‘(4) enhancing the social, emotional, intellec18 tual, and physical development of students; and 

19 ‘‘(5) providing training and support related to 

20 integrated services and comprehensive supports for 

21 staff, teachers, and, as appropriate, Parent and 

22 Community Outreach Coordinators in such public 

23 schools. 

24 ‘‘SEC. 5724. APPLICATION. 

25 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that desires to 

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1 plication to the State at such time, in such manner, and 

2 accompanied by such information as the State may re3 quire. 

4 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—An application submitted under 

5 subsection (a) shall include the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) A description of the public schools to be 

7 assisted by the school or community-based organiza8 tion, their performance with respect to other State 

9 performance criteria, and a description of their stu10 dent populations (including demographics). 

11 ‘‘(2) A memorandum of understanding between 

12 the public school and the community-based organiza13 tion that explains how they will work to effectively 

14 coordinate the provision of integrated services and 

15 comprehensive supports to students within the public 

16 school (and with after-school and extended day pro17 grams and services, if applicable), the objectives that 

18 they expect to achieve, the educational research 

19 bases that will guide the provision of student inte20 grated services and comprehensive supports in meet21 ing their objectives, and the capacity of the commu22 nity partner to meet their objectives. 

23 ‘‘(3) A description of how the community-based 

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1 port and ownership of the integrated services and 

2 comprehensive supports designed to enhance student 

3 learning outcomes, including the measures of 

4 progress and desired results related to students and 

5 families. 

6 ‘‘(4) The particular student needs to be ad7 dressed through integrated services and comprehen8 sive supports and the organizations able to provide 

9 integrated services and comprehensive supports to 

10 meet those needs, including intellectual, social, emo11 tional, and physical well-being, and other academic 

12 and non-academic needs related to student learning, 

13 including planning for college or other postsecondary 

14 education options. 

15 ‘‘(5) A draft work plan regarding the provision 

16 of integrated services and comprehensive supports, 

17 including a description of— 

18 ‘‘(A) the role of the public school principal 

19 and staff, including the Parent and Community 

20 Outreach Coordinator, if applicable, in the man21 agement of the provision of integrated services 

22 and comprehensive supports; 

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1 Federal resources (which may include in-kind 

2 resources) to meet identified student needs; 

3 ‘‘(C) plans to track student performance 

4 along with integrated services and comprehen5 sive supports provided to students over time, in6 cluding plans to integrate the community-based 

7 organization’s data reporting with the public 

8 school’s data systems; 

9 ‘‘(D) criteria by which the eligible entity 

10 will evaluate the effectiveness of services and 

11 comprehensive supports provided to students, 

12 including a description of the proposed meas13 urements used to evaluate the impact of such 

14 services and supports on the academic achieve15 ment of students; and 

16 ‘‘(E) plans to leverage other non-Federal 

17 resources (which may include in-kind resources) 

18 to support integrated services and comprehen19 sive supports. 

20 ‘‘(6) Assurances that activities supported with 

21 funds under this subpart will be coordinated with 

22 the programs and activities carried out by the public 

23 school pursuant to section 1118. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 5725. AWARDING OF SUBGRANTS. 

2 ‘‘(a) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants under this 

3 subpart, a State shall give priority to applications— 

4 ‘‘(1) proposing integrated services and com5 prehensive supports to high-need public schools— 

6 ‘‘(A) with the highest proportions of stu7 dents from low-income families; and 

8 ‘‘(B) with a large percentage of students 

9 who fail to meet the State’s challenging student 

10 academic achievement standards, as assessed 

11 pursuant to section 1111(b)(3); and 

12 ‘‘(2) that include a partnership structure that 

13 delineates how such eligible entity will work with 

14 other organizations, including local government, in15 stitutions of higher education, and other key institu16 tions that will come together to support a common 

17 vision, defined results, and measures of effectiveness, 

18 with clear roles and responsibilities, and a plan for 

19 serving multiple schools. 

20 ‘‘(b) DURATION OF SUBGRANT.—Each subgrant 

21 awarded under this subpart shall be for a period of 5 

22 years. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 5726. REPORT. 

24 ‘‘An eligible entity that receives a subgrant under this 

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1 garding activities conducted by such entity with subgrant 

2 funds received under this subpart. 

3 ‘‘Subpart 3—Schools as Centers of Communities 

4 ‘‘SEC. 5731. PURPOSE. 

5 ‘‘The purpose of this subpart is to provide incentives 

6 to schools, in conjunction with the applicable local edu7 cational agencies, and mayors, nonprofit organizations, 

8 for-profit organizations, and other community partners, 

9 such as 21st Century Community Learning Centers and 

10 other after-school providers, to redesign such schools as 

11 centers of communities that— 

12 ‘‘(1) encourage the participation of family and 

13 community in children’s education; 

14 ‘‘(2) engage students as resources to their com15 munities; 

16 ‘‘(3) encourage extensive and innovative com17 munity use of school facilities, which may include 

18 renovation and expansion of existing facilities to co19 ordinate and deliver integrated services and com20 prehensive supports to families, children, and com21 munities; 

22 ‘‘(4) assist in keeping school facilities open out23 side of traditional school hours in order to promote 

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1 ‘‘(5) engage the community in the redesign and 

2 planning of such facilities. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 5732. DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY. 

4 ‘‘In this subpart, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a 

5 consortium of a school in conjunction with the applicable 

6 local educational agency, a mayor, and 1 or more non7 profit organization, for-profit organization, or other com8 munity partner. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 5733. SUBGRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

10 ‘‘A State that receives a grant under section 5700 

11 shall award subgrants to eligible entities to enable the eli12 gible entities to redesign schools to be centers of commu13 nities and to incorporate community education consistent 

14 with the purpose of this subpart. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 5734. APPLICATION. 

16 ‘‘(a) CURRENT SCHOOL.—An eligible entity that de17 sires to receive a subgrant to redesign a school as a center 

18 of community under this subpart shall submit an applica19 tion to the State at such time, in such manner, and accom20 panied by such information as the State may require. 

21 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—An application submitted under 

22 subsection (a) shall include the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) A needs assessment of the school facility 

24 identified for redesign as a center of community, in25 cluding any renovations or expansions, if necessary, 


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1 to enable the school to serve as a joint-use school fa2 cility. 

3 ‘‘(2) An assessment of the need to keep the 

4 school facilities open outside the traditional school 

5 hours, including the needs of the surrounding com6 munity and the existing capacity to facilitate a joint7 use school facility as a center of community. 

8 ‘‘(3) A description of the eligible entity applying 

9 for the subgrant. 

10 ‘‘(4) A description of the eligible entity’s capac11 ity to provide integrated services and comprehensive 

12 supports to an existing school facility to transform 

13 it into a center of community school. 

14 ‘‘(5) A draft workplan of what the eligible enti15 ty hopes to achieve at the joint-use school facility, 

16 including a description of the integrated services and 

17 comprehensive supports that would be available to 

18 the school, students, and families through partner19 ship with the eligible entity. 

20 ‘‘(6) A description of student and family in21 volvement in redesigning the school to become a cen22 ter of community school. 

23 ‘‘(7) A memorandum of understanding between 

24 the school selected for redesigning and the eligible 

25 entity. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 5735. MATCHING FUNDS. 

2 ‘‘An eligible entity that receives a subgrant to rede3 sign an existing school facility to incorporate community 

4 education under this subpart shall provide matching 

5 funds, from non-Federal sources, equal to 50 percent of 

6 the cost of activities under this subpart. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 5736. REPORT. 

8 ‘‘An eligible entity that receives a subgrant under this 

9 subpart shall submit a biennial report to the Secretary re10 garding activities conducted by such entity with subgrant 

11 funds received under this subpart.’’. 

12 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 

13 section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

14 of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating 

15 to section 5618 the following: 

‘‘PART E—PARENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND 

ENGAGEMENT 

‘‘Sec. 5700. Grants authorized. 

‘‘Sec. 5700A. Authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘SUBPART 1—PARENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATORS

‘‘Sec. 5701. Purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 5702. Subgrants authorized. 

‘‘Sec. 5703. Application. 

‘‘Sec. 5704. Awarding of subgrants. 

‘‘Sec. 5705. Screening and evaluation committee. 

‘‘Sec. 5706. Parent and Community Outreach Coordinator. 

‘‘Sec. 5707. Evaluations. 

‘‘Sec. 5708. Report. 

‘‘SUBPART 2—CONNECTING STUDENTS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND

COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORTS

‘‘Sec. 5721. Purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 5722. Eligible entity. 

‘‘Sec. 5723. Subgrants authorized. 

‘‘Sec. 5724. Application. 


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‘‘Sec. 5725. Awarding of subgrants. 

‘‘Sec. 5726. Report. 

‘‘SUBPART 3—SCHOOLS AS CENTERS OF COMMUNITIES

‘‘Sec. 5731. Purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 5732. Definition of eligible entity. 

‘‘Sec. 5733. Subgrants authorized. 

‘‘Sec. 5734. Application. 

‘‘Sec. 5735. Matching funds. 

‘‘Sec. 5736. Report.’’. 

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