II 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 412 

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

successful learners, improve their academic achievement, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2015 

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

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

A BILL 

To amend 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 

for the ultimate goal of assisting students to stay in 

school, become successful learners, improve their academic achievement, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Schools Utilizing Com3 prehensive and Community Engagement for Success Act’’ 

4 or the ‘‘Success Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 Congress finds the following: 

7 (1) Research studies consistently show a posi8 tive relationship between family engagement and 

9 student achievement. This relationship holds across 

10 families of all economic, racial and ethnic, and edu11 cational backgrounds and for students of all ages. 

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

13 science and common experience, that effective family 

14 and community engagement is a critical element in 

15 children’s academic, social, and emotional develop16 ment. Poverty, limited English proficiency, and vary17 ing cultural expectations are among the biggest bar18 riers to effective family engagement. 

19 (3) Schools with effective family and community 

20 engagement strategies provide bridges between fami21 lies, community-based organizations, and schools to 

22 improve communication, information sharing, serv23 ices, and comprehensive supports for children and 

24 families. 

25 (4) Educational research suggests that student 

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1 ing is a community value, and where schools have 

2 the ability to address a broad range of needs, both 

3 academic and otherwise, for all students, such as in 

4 full-service community schools. 

5 (5) Cross-sector community engagement of 

6 businesses, institutions of higher education, philan7 thropic organizations, school boards, child care orga8 nizations, family advocates, neighborhood and serv9 ice organizations, after-school providers, and com10 munity-based organizations, is essential if schools 

11 are to ensure that all children meet college and 

12 work-ready standards. 

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

14 enter grade 9 do not receive a high school diploma 

15 4 years later and approximately 7,000 students drop 

16 out of school each day, including a significant per17 centage of students with the potential of high aca18 demic achievement. 

19 (7) Integrated services and comprehensive sup20 ports, such as before school, after school, and sum21 mer activities, family engagement, health and mental 

22 services, and other services and supports, are nec23 essary components of effective, school-based efforts 

24 to dramatically affect dropout prevention rates, in25 crease graduation rates, and improve student 


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1 achievement. In one national study, 98 percent of 

2 students receiving such services and supports stayed 

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

4 percent of such students who were eligible high5 school seniors graduated. 

6 (8) Through the Judith P. Hoyer Centers, or 

7 ‘‘Judy Centers’’, the State of Maryland has operated 

8 an integrated services and comprehensive supports 

9 model geared towards young children, and their fam10 ilies, and have seen remarkable increases in school 

11 readiness among children who enter kindergarten 

12 having attended a Judy Center. 

13 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SEC14 ONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. 

15 (a) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—Section 1001 of the 

16 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

17 U.S.C. 6301) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking paragraph (11) and inserting 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(11) coordinating services under all parts of 

21 this title with each other, with services under all 

22 other titles of this Act, with other education services, 

23 and with other public and private agencies in the 

24 community providing services to children and 

25 youth;’’; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at 

2 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(13) promoting strong partnerships between 

5 schools and their communities that contribute to in6 creased student achievement and greater family and 

7 community engagement in creating positive condi8 tions for learning for children.’’. 

9 (b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS.—Section 

10 1112(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

11 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)(1)) is amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (P), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

13 after the semicolon; 

14 (2) in subparagraph (Q), by striking the period 

15 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘(R) where appropriate, a description of 

18 how the local educational agency will coordinate 

19 and collaborate with the State educational 

20 agency, other public and private State agencies, 

21 and local public and private organizations and 

22 agencies (including local departments of health 

23 and human services, local housing agencies, 

24 local departments of youth services, local agen25 cies administering juvenile justice programs and 


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1 facilities, local agencies and organizations ad2 ministering national and community service and 

3 service-learning programs, local law enforce4 ment agencies, local nonprofit youth develop5 ment and community-based organizations, and 

6 other appropriate entities)— 

7 ‘‘(i) to provide services to children and 

8 families that are integrated with services 

9 from specialized instructional support per10 sonnel and local educational agency home11 less liaisons designated pursuant to section 

12 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento 

13 Homeless Assistance Act, in order to ad14 dress the academic and nonacademic fac15 tors (which may include a lack of physical, 

16 dental, and mental health services, before, 

17 after, and summer school opportunities, 

18 opportunities for family engagement, child 

19 care, employment opportunities for family 

20 members, or availability of nutritious 

21 foods) that affect student achievement at 

22 the schools served by the local educational 

23 agency; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) to address such factors with an 

25 emphasis on the most significant barriers 


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1 facing students at schools identified for 

2 school improvement, corrective action, or 

3 restructuring under section 1116(b).’’. 

4 SEC. 4. OUTREACH AND COORDINATION. 

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

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

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

8 ‘‘PART E—PARENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH 

9 AND ENGAGEMENT 

10 ‘‘SEC. 5700. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

11 ‘‘(a) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the funds appro13 priated under section 5700B for any fiscal year, the 

14 Secretary shall allot to each State for the fiscal year 

15 an amount that bears the same relationship to the 

16 remainder as the amount the State received under 

17 subpart 2 of part A of title I for the preceding fiscal 

18 year bears to the amount all States received under 

19 that subpart for the preceding fiscal year, subject to 

20 paragraph (2). 

21 ‘‘(2) MINIMUM.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

22 (1), no State shall receive an allotment under this 

23 section that is less than an amount equal to one-half 

24 of 1 percent of the total amount made available to 

25 all States under this section. 


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1 ‘‘(3) REALLOTMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.—If a 

2 State does not apply for an allotment under this sec3 tion for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot the 

4 amount of the State’s allotment to the remaining 

5 States in accordance with this section. 

6 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—In order to receive an allotment 

7 under this section for a fiscal year, a State shall submit 

8 to the Secretary an application, at such time, in such man9 ner, and accompanied by such information as the Sec10 retary may require. 

11 ‘‘(c) STATE USE OF FUNDS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives an 

13 allotment under this part for a fiscal year shall re14 serve not less than 95 percent of the amount allotted 

15 to such State under subsection (a) for such year for 

16 subgrants to eligible entities under subparts 1, 2, 

17 and 3. 

18 ‘‘(2) STATE ADMINISTRATION.—A State edu19 cational agency may use a total of not more than 5 

20 percent of the amount made available to the State 

21 under subsection (a) for— 

22 ‘‘(A) the administrative costs of carrying 

23 out its responsibilities under this part; 

24 ‘‘(B) establishing and implementing a peer 

25 review process for subgrant applications; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) supervising the awarding of funds to 

2 eligible entities. 

3 ‘‘(d) APPROVAL OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS.—Not4 withstanding any other provision of this part, a State may 

5 approve a subgrant application under this part for a pro6 gram to be located in a facility other than an elementary 

7 school or secondary school only if the program will be at 

8 least as available and accessible to the students to be 

9 served as if the program were located in an elementary 

10 school or secondary school. 

11 ‘‘(e) PERMISSIVE LOCAL MATCH.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may require a local 

13 educational agency or eligible entity to match 

14 subgrant funds awarded under this part. 

15 ‘‘(2) SLIDING SCALE.—The amount of a match 

16 under paragraph (1) shall be established based on a 

17 sliding fee scale that takes into account— 

18 ‘‘(A) the relative poverty of the population 

19 to be targeted by the local educational agency 

20 or eligible entity; and 

21 ‘‘(B) the ability of the local educational 

22 agency or eligible entity to obtain such match23 ing funds. 

24 ‘‘(3) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—Each State 

25 that requires a local educational agency or eligible 


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1 entity to match funds under this subsection shall 

2 permit the agency or entity to provide all or any por3 tion of such match in the form of in-kind contribu4 tions. 

5 ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding this 

6 subsection, a State shall not consider the ability of 

7 a local educational agency or eligible entity to match 

8 funds when determining which agencies or entities 

9 will receive awards under this part. 

10 ‘‘(f) PEER REVIEW.—In reviewing subgrant applica11 tions under this part, a State shall use a peer review proc12 ess or other method of assuring the quality of such appli13 cations. 

14 ‘‘(g) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—To the extent prac15 ticable, a State shall distribute funds under this part equi16 tably among geographic areas within the State, including 

17 urban and rural communities. 

18 ‘‘(h) DURATION OF AWARDS.—Grants under this 

19 part may be awarded for a period of not less than 3 years 

20 and not more than 5 years. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 5700A. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

22 ‘‘The Secretary is authorized to enter into a contract 

23 with a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated record 

24 of effectiveness and extensive national, State, and local ex25 perience in providing effective, evidence-based, integrated 


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1 student supports in order to ensure accountability in the 

2 execution of subparts 1, 2, and 3. Such nonprofit organi3 zation shall be responsible for— 

4 ‘‘(1) providing technical assistance and training 

5 to States receiving grants under this part and 

6 subgrant recipients to promote the effectiveness of 

7 the programs assisted under this part in improving 

8 the coordination, availability, delivery, and effective9 ness of integrated services and comprehensive sup10 ports for children and families; and 

11 ‘‘(2) establishing a national clearinghouse for 

12 the collection and dissemination of information on 

13 effective parent, family, and community engagement 

14 practices and programs, which information shall be 

15 disseminated to State educational agencies and made 

16 available to local educational agencies, schools, and 

17 community-based organizations. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 5700B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

20 this part such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 

21 2016 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 


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1 ‘‘Subpart 1—Parent and Community Outreach 

2 Coordinators 

3 ‘‘SEC. 5701. PURPOSE. 

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

5 through competitive subgrants, to schools, which may 

6 work in conjunction with a community-based organization 

7 or an institution of higher education, to hire and maintain 

8 Parent and Community Outreach Coordinators to— 

9 ‘‘(1) plan and work closely with each school 

10 they serve and conduct outreach to ensure that fam11 ily and community members participate in the edu12 cation and development of their children and become 

13 an integral part of the school climate and culture; 

14 ‘‘(2) enable principals, teachers, and other in15 structional support staff to complement and enrich 

16 efforts to help all children make learning gains, 

17 graduate from secondary school ready for higher 

18 education and careers, and plan for their futures 

19 through family and community engagement strate20 gies; and 

21 ‘‘(3) act as a liaison with other programs and 

22 coordinators from Federal, State, local, and private 

23 programs that serve the school, including community 

24 school coordinators, parental liaisons funded under 

25 part A of title I, 21st century community learning 

26 centers under part B of title IV, parent training and 


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1 information centers under section 671 of the Indi2 viduals with Disabilities Education Act, and school 

3 health coordinators, as appropriate, to align efforts 

4 and leverage resources. 

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 that are to be 

22 assisted by the local educational agency under this 

23 subpart, which schools shall be public elementary 

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1 cational agency chooses, early learning programs 

2 supported by the local educational agency. 

3 ‘‘(2) The particular family and community en4 gagement needs in schools to be assisted under the 

5 subgrant as of the time of application, including a 

6 description of the ways in which families and com7 munities are engaged during the school day, before 

8 school, and during after school and summer hours. 

9 ‘‘(3) A detailed plan that outlines evidence10 based strategies to address the needs identified in 

11 paragraph (2). 

12 ‘‘(4) A description of the desired progress of 

13 the local educational agency related to the indicators 

14 described in section 5707(b). 

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

16 for measuring school-specific outcomes of the work 

17 provided by the Parent and Community Outreach 

18 Coordinators. 

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

20 for supporting a position of Parent and Community 

21 Outreach Coordinator by providing space and ade22 quate resources, including a plan for supporting the 

23 position, and the activities facilitated by the position, 

24 if grants funds were no longer available. 


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1 ‘‘(7) A description of how the activities sup2 ported with funds under this subpart will be coordi3 nated with the programs and activities carried out 

4 by the local educational agency pursuant to section 

5 1118, including whether such activities will be sup6 ported with funds provided under title I. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 5704. AWARDING OF SUBGRANTS. 

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

9 subpart, a State shall give priority to applications— 

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

11 ‘‘(A) with the highest proportions of stu12 dents from low-income families; 

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

14 who fail to meet the State’s challenging student 

15 academic achievement standards, as assessed 

16 pursuant to section 1111(b)(3); 

17 ‘‘(C) with drop-out rates that significantly 

18 exceed the State’s average annual dropout rate; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(D) with a large percentage of students 

21 who are limited English proficient; and 

22 ‘‘(2) submitted by local educational agencies de23 scribing a partnership structure that delineates how 

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1 education, and other key institutions will come to2 gether to support a common vision, defined results, 

3 and measures of effectiveness, with clear roles and 

4 responsibilities, and a plan for serving multiple 

5 schools. 

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

7 awarded under this subpart shall be for a period of not 

8 less than 3 years and not more than 5 years. 

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

10 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—A school receiving assist11 ance under this subpart shall establish a screening and 

12 evaluation committee that shall consist of the following 

13 members: 

14 ‘‘(1) The school principal or headmaster, or a 

15 designee of the principal or headmaster. 

16 ‘‘(2) Not less than 2 parents of students en17 rolled at the school, 1 of whom shall be a parent 

18 whose child is eligible for free or reduced price lunch 

19 under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

20 Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). 

21 ‘‘(3) Not less than 1 teacher who teaches at the 

22 school. 

23 ‘‘(4) Not less than 1 paraprofessional at the 

24 school. 

25 ‘‘(5) Not less than 1 community partner. 


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1 ‘‘(6) The superintendent of the school or a des2 ignee of the superintendent. 

3 ‘‘(b) OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION.—The screening 

4 and evaluation committee shall prepare and submit an 

5 evaluation to the local educational agency on an annual 

6 basis regarding the performance of the Parent and Com7 munity Outreach Coordinator based on the indicators of 

8 effectiveness described in section 5707(b). The local edu9 cational agency may use the evaluation for the purposes 

10 of promotion or termination of the individual occupying 

11 the position of Parent and Community Outreach Coordi12 nator. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 5706. PARENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDI14 NATOR. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A Parent and Community Out16 reach Coordinator shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) provide leadership in, and facilitate, the 

18 building of relationships, bridging of gaps, and cre19 ation of partnerships among school staff, families, 

20 and community members; and 

21 ‘‘(2) provide support and resources— 

22 ‘‘(A) to increase participation and engage23 ment of family and community members in the 

24 school; and 


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

2 including those children meeting or exceeding 

3 academic achievement standards (as assessed 

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

5 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Parent and Commu6 nity Outreach Coordinator shall— 

7 ‘‘(1) implement a family needs and engagement 

8 assessment at the school that includes goals and 

9 suggestions on how to improve family engagement in 

10 the school, with particular attention to the needs of 

11 low-income families, limited English proficient fami12 lies, families living in rural areas, children in either 

13 the child welfare system or juvenile justice system, 

14 families experiencing homelessness, and families of 

15 children with disabilities or developmental delay; 

16 ‘‘(2) develop an individual plan that includes an 

17 overall family engagement plan for the school, which 

18 shall include a description of the community re19 sources that will be leveraged to connect students 

20 and families with available resources; 

21 ‘‘(3) establish and maintain consistent, effec22 tive, and timely communication with families, espe23 cially low-income families, limited English proficient 

24 families, families of children with disabilities, and 

25 minority families in a variety of ways that account 


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1 for the language and cultural needs of these individ2 uals; 

3 ‘‘(4) work with the principal of the school and 

4 school staff to establish an environment in which 

5 families feel safe and welcome; 

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

7 family members and school staff to resolve issues at 

8 the school and district levels; 

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

10 private partners to develop and implement activities, 

11 programs, and training aimed at assisting families 

12 to support student learning needs and postsecondary 

13 education planning; 

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

15 school parent council (which may include a school 

16 parent teacher association) that is representative of 

17 the school community; 

18 ‘‘(8) as appropriate, participate in the school’s 

19 school improvement process and development of 

20 school improvement plans; 

21 ‘‘(9) take part in regular training and profes22 sional development which may be provided by a com23 munity-based organization, an institution of higher 

24 education, or other staff serving at the local edu25 cational agency that serves the school; 


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1 ‘‘(10) have the ability to relate to students as 

2 a caring adult; and 

3 ‘‘(11) carry out other duties specifically related 

4 to the effective engagement of family and community 

5 members. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 5707. EVALUATIONS. 

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

8 Outreach Coordinator shall— 

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

10 principal or headmaster of the school on a regular 

11 basis; and 

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

13 school’s screening and evaluation committee estab14 lished under section 5705 and the school parent 

15 council established under section 5706(b)(7) in order 

16 to determine the effectiveness of the Coordinator. 

17 ‘‘(b) EFFECTIVENESS.—Each screening and evalua18 tion committee shall work with the local educational agen19 cy and the Parent and Community Outreach Coordinator 

20 to identify indicators of success related to the activities 

21 supported under this subpart, and to develop baseline data 

22 and evaluate progress on such indicators, which may in23 clude— 

24 ‘‘(1) student achievement as measured by as25 sessment data, school readiness, classroom grades, 


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1 and participation in programs and services for gifted 

2 and talented students; 

3 ‘‘(2) student attendance rates; 

4 ‘‘(3) persistence rates of students from grade to 

5 grade; 

6 ‘‘(4) graduation rates; 

7 ‘‘(5) student mobility rates; 

8 ‘‘(6) dropout rates; 

9 ‘‘(7) detentions, suspensions, and expulsions; 

10 ‘‘(8) postsecondary education attendance, per11 sistence, and completion; 

12 ‘‘(9) the quality and frequency of communica13 tion between schools and families, including personal 

14 interaction, school visits, home visits, telephone calls, 

15 and publications; 

16 ‘‘(10) the participation of family members in 

17 parent-teacher conferences, open houses, family 

18 nights, and other school-based activities; 

19 ‘‘(11) the quality and frequency of regular 

20 workshops, and other opportunities that provide 

21 family members with the knowledge and skills need22 ed to support their child’s learning out of school and 

23 to support college and career readiness; and 

24 ‘‘(12) the number and percentage of families 

25 with a child with a disability who report that schools 


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1 facilitated family engagement as a means of improv2 ing services and academic achievement for their chil3 dren (which information may be derived from data 

4 collected by parent training and information centers 

5 under section 671 of the Individuals with Disabilities 

6 Education Act, if applicable). 

7 ‘‘(c) BASIS FOR EVALUATIONS.—In evaluating a Par8 ent and Community Outreach Coordinator under this sec9 tion, the screening and evaluation committee shall base 

10 such evaluation on case studies, interviews, and outcomes 

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

12 ‘‘SEC. 5708. REPORT. 

13 ‘‘A local educational agency that receives a subgrant 

14 under this subpart shall submit a biennial report to the 

15 Secretary regarding activities conducted by such local edu16 cational agency with subgrant funds received under this 

17 subpart. 

18 ‘‘Subpart 2—Connecting Students to Community 

19 Resources and Comprehensive Supports 

20 ‘‘SEC. 5721. PURPOSE. 

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

22 through competitive subgrants, to eligible entities to— 

23 ‘‘(1) improve the coordination, availability, de24 livery, and effectiveness of integrated services and 


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1 comprehensive supports for children and families; 

2 and 

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

4 order to assist public schools in providing children 

5 and families with— 

6 ‘‘(A) the integrated services and com7 prehensive supports needed to improve the 

8 learning of children and their ability to plan for 

9 postsecondary educational opportunities, such 

10 as— 

11 ‘‘(i) health, employment, mentor or 

12 tutor, and human services; 

13 ‘‘(ii) vocational rehabilitation; 

14 ‘‘(iii) enrichment and accelerated 

15 learning opportunities; 

16 ‘‘(iv) before school, after school, and 

17 summer programs; and 

18 ‘‘(v) recreation; and 

19 ‘‘(B) related assistance. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 5722. ELIGIBLE ENTITY. 

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

22 or more community-based organizations, or institutions of 

23 higher education, in partnership 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 eligible 

4 entities to connect integrated services and comprehensive 

5 supports to students and families in order to enhance stu6 dent learning and outcomes, by— 

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

8 family needs in public elementary schools and sec9 ondary schools; 

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

11 learning opportunities beyond the classroom, includ12 ing service-learning opportunities; 

13 ‘‘(3) linking needed integrated services and 

14 comprehensive supports to children, their families, 

15 and their public schools, and evaluating the impact 

16 of such services and supports once the services and 

17 supports are provided; 

18 ‘‘(4) enhancing the social, emotional, intellec19 tual, and physical development of students; and 

20 ‘‘(5) providing professional development related 

21 to integrated services and comprehensive supports 

22 for staff, teachers, and, as appropriate, Parent and 

23 Community Outreach Coordinators in such public 

24 schools. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 5724. APPLICATION. 

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

3 receive a subgrant under this subpart shall submit an ap4 plication to the State at such time, in such manner, and 

5 accompanied by such information as the State may re6 quire. 

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

8 subsection (a) shall include the following: 

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

10 assisted by the eligible entity and their performance 

11 with respect to other State performance criteria re12 lated to student academic achievement, and a de13 scription of the schools’ student populations (includ14 ing demographics). 

15 ‘‘(2) A memorandum of understanding, between 

16 the public school and the eligible entity, that ex17 plains how they will work to effectively coordinate 

18 the provision of integrated services and comprehen19 sive supports to students within the public school 

20 (and with after-school and extended day programs 

21 and services, if applicable), the objectives that they 

22 expect to achieve, the educational research bases 

23 that will guide the provision of student integrated 

24 services and comprehensive supports in meeting 

25 their objectives, and the capacity of the community 

26 partner to meet their objectives. 


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1 ‘‘(3) A description of how the eligible entity 

2 plans to build and improve on the current state of 

3 community involvement to increase support and 

4 ownership of the integrated services and comprehen5 sive supports designed to enhance student learning 

6 outcomes, including the measures of progress and 

7 desired results related to students and families. 

8 ‘‘(4) The particular student needs to be ad9 dressed through integrated services and comprehen10 sive supports and the organizations able to provide 

11 integrated services and comprehensive supports to 

12 meet those needs, including intellectual, social, emo13 tional, and physical well-being, and other academic 

14 and non-academic needs related to student learning, 

15 including planning for attending an institution of 

16 higher education. 

17 ‘‘(5) A plan regarding the provision of inte18 grated services and comprehensive supports, includ19 ing a description of— 

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

21 and staff, including the Parent and Community 

22 Outreach Coordinator, if applicable, in the man23 agement of the provision of integrated services 

24 and comprehensive supports; 


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1 ‘‘(B) how the eligible entity will efficiently 

2 manage and leverage non-Federal resources 

3 (which may include in-kind resources) to meet 

4 identified student needs; 

5 ‘‘(C) plans to monitor student performance 

6 along with integrated services and comprehen7 sive supports provided to students over time, in8 cluding plans to integrate the eligible entity’s 

9 data reporting with the public school’s data sys10 tems; 

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

12 will evaluate the effectiveness of services and 

13 comprehensive supports provided to students, 

14 including a description of the proposed meas15 urements used to evaluate the impact of such 

16 services and supports on the academic achieve17 ment of students; and 

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

19 resources (which may include in-kind resources) 

20 to support integrated services and comprehen21 sive supports. 

22 ‘‘(6) An assurance that activities supported 

23 with funds under this subpart will be coordinated 

24 with the programs and activities carried out by the 

25 public school pursuant to section 1118. 


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1 ‘‘(7) Arrangements to protect student privacy, 

2 consistent with applicable data privacy laws and reg3 ulations, including section 444 of the General Edu4 cation Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g, commonly 

5 known as the ‘Family Educational Rights and Pri6 vacy Act of 1974’). 

7 ‘‘SEC. 5725. AWARDING OF SUBGRANTS. 

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

9 subpart, a State shall give priority to applications— 

10 ‘‘(1) proposing integrated services and com11 prehensive supports to high-need public schools— 

12 ‘‘(A) with the highest proportions of stu13 dents from low-income families; 

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

15 who fail to meet the State’s challenging student 

16 academic achievement standards, as assessed 

17 pursuant to section 1111(b)(3); 

18 ‘‘(C) with drop-out rates that significantly 

19 exceed the State average annual dropout rate; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(D) with a large percentage of students 

22 who are limited English proficient; and 

23 ‘‘(2) that include— 

24 ‘‘(A) a partnership structure that delin25 eates how such eligible entity will work with 


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1 other organizations, including local government, 

2 nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher 

3 education, and other key institutions that will 

4 come together to support a common vision, de5 fined results, and measures of effectiveness, and 

6 clear roles and responsibilities; and 

7 ‘‘(B) a plan for serving multiple schools. 

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

9 awarded under this subpart shall be for a period of not 

10 less than 3 years and not more than 5 years. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 5726. REPORT. 

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

13 subpart shall submit a biennial report to the Secretary re14 garding activities conducted by such entity with subgrant 

15 funds received under this subpart.’’. 

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

17 section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

18 of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating 

19 to section 5618 the following: 

‘‘PART E—PARENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT

‘‘Sec. 5700. Grants authorized. 

‘‘Sec. 5700A. National activities. 

‘‘Sec. 5700B. 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. 


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‘‘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. 

‘‘Sec. 5725. Awarding of subgrants. 

‘‘Sec. 5726. Report.’’. 

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