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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2691 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 28, 2011 

Mr. PAYNE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and the Workforce 

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. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

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

22 with a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated record 

23 of effectiveness and extensive national, State, and local ex24 perience in providing effective integrated student supports 

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1 parts 1 and 2. Such nonprofit organization shall be re2 sponsible for— 

3 ‘‘(1) providing technical assistance and training 

4 to grantees and subgrantees to promote the effec5 tiveness of the programs assisted under this part in 

6 improving the coordination, availability, delivery, and 

7 effectiveness of integrated services and comprehen8 sive supports for children and families; and 

9 ‘‘(2) establishing a national clearinghouse for 

10 the collection and dissemination of information on 

11 effective parent, family, and community engagement 

12 practices and programs, which information shall be 

13 disseminated to State educational agencies and made 

14 available to local educational agencies, schools, and 

15 community-based organizations. 

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

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

18 this part $260,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 

19 through 2016, of which— 

20 ‘‘(1) 50 percent shall be used to carry out sub21 part 1; 

22 ‘‘(2) 30 percent shall be used to carry out sub23 part 2; and 

24 ‘‘(3) 20 percent shall be used to carry out sub25 part 3. 


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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 who may work 

6 in conjunction with a community-based organization, to 

7 hire and maintain Parent and Community Outreach Coor8 dinators to— 

9 ‘‘(1) ensure that families and communities par10 ticipate in the education of their children and be11 come an integral part of the school climate and cul12 ture; 

13 ‘‘(2) enable principals and teachers to com14 plement and enrich efforts to help all children make 

15 learning gains, prepare for graduation, and plan for 

16 their futures through parent and community involve17 ment activities that include educational, family, and 

18 financial planning necessary to make postsecondary 

19 education a reality; and 

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

21 from Federal, State, local, and private programs 

22 that serve the school, including community school 

23 coordinators, 21st Century Community Learning 

24 Centers, school health coordinators, and violence 

25 prevention coordinators, as appropriate. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 5702. SUBGRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

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

3 shall award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to local edu4 cational agencies that receive assistance under part A of 

5 title I to enable such agencies to assist public elementary 

6 schools and public secondary schools served by such agen7 cies to hire and maintain Parent and Community Out8 reach Coordinators. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 5703. APPLICATION. 

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

11 desires to receive a subgrant under this subpart shall sub12 mit an application to the State at such time, in such man13 ner, and accompanied by such information as the State 

14 may require. 

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

16 to subsection (a) shall include the following: 

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

18 by the local educational agency under this subpart. 

19 ‘‘(2) The current state of family and commu20 nity engagement in the schools, including a descrip21 tion of the ways in which families and communities 

22 are engaged during the school day, before school, 

23 and during after school and summer hours. 

24 ‘‘(3) The particular family and community out25 reach needs identified by the schools, parents, fami26 lies, and community-based organizations. 


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

2 in paragraph (3). 

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

4 the local educational agency related to the indicators 

5 outlined in section 5707(b). 

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

7 for measuring school-specific outcomes of the work 

8 provided by the Parent and Community Outreach 

9 Coordinators. 

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

11 for supporting a position of Parent and Community 

12 Outreach Coordinator by providing space and ade13 quate resources. 

14 ‘‘(8) A description of how the activities sup15 ported with funds under this subpart will be coordi16 nated with the programs and activities carried out 

17 by the local educational agency pursuant to section 

18 1118, including whether such activities will be sup19 ported with funds provided under title I. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 5704. AWARDING OF SUBGRANTS. 

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

22 subpart, a State shall give priority to applications— 

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

24 ‘‘(A) with the highest proportions of stu25 dents from low-income families; and 


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

2 who fail to meet the State’s challenging student 

3 academic achievement standards, as assessed 

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

5 ‘‘(2) submitted by local educational agencies de6 scribing a partnership structure that delineates how 

7 the local educational agency, community-based orga8 nizations, local government, institutions of higher 

9 education, and other key institutions will come to10 gether to support a common vision, defined results, 

11 and measures of effectiveness, with clear roles and 

12 responsibilities, and a plan for serving multiple 

13 schools. 

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

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

16 years. 

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

18 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—A school receiving assist19 ance under this subpart shall establish a screening and 

20 evaluation committee that shall consist of the following 

21 members: 

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

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

24 school. 

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

2 ‘‘(5) Community partners. 

3 ‘‘(6) The superintendent of the school or a des4 ignee of the superintendent. 

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

6 under this subpart shall hire, based on the recommenda7 tion of the screening and evaluation committee, a Parent 

8 and Community Outreach Coordinator. 

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

10 and evaluation committee shall prepare and submit an 

11 evaluation to the local educational agency on an annual 

12 basis regarding the performance of the Parent and Com13 munity Outreach Coordinator based on the indicators of 

14 effectiveness described in section 5707(b). The local edu15 cational agency shall submit such report to the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 5706. PARENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDI17 NATOR. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A Parent and Community Out19 reach Coordinator hired pursuant to section 5705 shall— 

20 ‘‘(1) provide leadership in building relation21 ships, bridging gaps, and facilitating the creation of 

22 partnerships among school staff, families, and com23 munity members; and 

24 ‘‘(2) provide support and resources— 


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1 ‘‘(A) to increase participation of family 

2 and community members in the school; and 

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

4 including those children meeting or exceeding 

5 academic achievement standards (as assessed 

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

7 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Parent and Commu8 nity Outreach Coordinator shall— 

9 ‘‘(1) implement a family needs and parent in10 volvement assessment at the school that includes 

11 goals and suggestions on how to improve family and 

12 parental involvement in the school, with particular 

13 attention to the needs of low-income families, lim14 ited-English proficient families, families living in 

15 rural areas, families with children in either the child 

16 welfare system or juvenile justice system, families 

17 experiencing homelessness, and families whose chil18 dren may have special development needs; 

19 ‘‘(2) develop an individual workplan that in20 cludes an overall family and parental engagement 

21 action plan for the school, which shall include a de22 scription of the community resources that will be 

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1 ‘‘(3) establish and maintain consistent, effec2 tive, and timely communication with families espe3 cially low-income, limited English proficient, and mi4 nority families in a variety of ways; 

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

6 the school and school staff to establish an environ7 ment in which families feel safe, welcome, and free 

8 to voice their opinions; 

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

10 parents and school staff to resolve issues at the 

11 school and district levels; 

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

13 private partners to develop and implement activities, 

14 programs, and training aimed at assisting families 

15 to support student learning needs and postsecondary 

16 education planning; 

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

18 school parent council (which may include a school 

19 parent teacher association) that is representative of 

20 the school community; 

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

22 in school-based decisionmaking bodies, including re23 cruiting nontraditional parents and providing train24 ing and support to parents participating in such an 

25 entity; 


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

2 school improvement process and development of 

3 school improvement plans; 

4 ‘‘(10) take part in ongoing training and profes5 sional development which may be provided by com6 munity-based organizations and other staff serving 

7 at the local educational agency that serves the 

8 school; 

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

10 a caring adult; and 

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

12 to the engagement of families and the community as 

13 designated by the principal or headmaster of the 

14 school. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 5707. EVALUATIONS. 

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

17 Outreach Coordinator shall— 

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

19 principal or headmaster of the school on a regular 

20 basis; and 

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

22 school’s screening and evaluation committee estab23 lished under section 5705 in order to determine the 

24 effectiveness of the Coordinator. 


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1 ‘‘(b) EFFECTIVENESS.—Each screening and evalua2 tion committee shall work with the local educational agen3 cy and the Parent and Community Outreach Coordinator 

4 to identify indicators of success related to the activities 

5 supported under this subpart, and to develop baseline data 

6 and evaluate progress on such indicators, which may in7 clude— 

8 ‘‘(1) student achievement as measured by as9 sessment data, classroom grades, and participation 

10 in programs and services for gifted and talented stu11 dents; 

12 ‘‘(2) student attendance rates; 

13 ‘‘(3) graduation rates; 

14 ‘‘(4) lower mobility rates; 

15 ‘‘(5) lower dropout rates; 

16 ‘‘(6) fewer detentions, suspensions, and expul17 sions; 

18 ‘‘(7) postsecondary education attendance; 

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

20 community members, and all school visitors are 

21 greeted with respect and courtesy; 

22 ‘‘(9) the degree of communication between 

23 schools and families, including personal interaction, 

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1 ‘‘(10) the degree of participation in parent2 teacher conferences, open houses, family nights, and 

3 other school-based activities; 

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

5 completion of home-school compacts; 

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

7 training, and other events that provide families with 

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

9 enable planning for postsecondary education experi10 ences; and 

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

12 adult. 

13 ‘‘(c) BASIS FOR EVALUATIONS.—In evaluating a Par14 ent and Community Outreach Coordinator under this sec15 tion, the screening and evaluation committee shall base 

16 such evaluation on case studies, interviews, and outcomes 

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

18 ‘‘SEC. 5708. REPORT. 

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

20 subpart shall submit a biennial report to the Secretary re21 garding activities conducted by such entity with subgrant 

22 funds received under this subpart. 


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1 ‘‘Subpart 2—Connecting Students to Community 

2 Resources and Comprehensive Supports 

3 ‘‘SEC. 5721. PURPOSE. 

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

5 through competitive subgrants, to eligible entities to— 

6 ‘‘(1) improve the coordination, availability, de7 livery, and effectiveness of integrated services and 

8 comprehensive supports for children and families; 

9 and 

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

11 order to assist public schools in providing children 

12 and families the integrated services and comprehen13 sive supports needed to improve the learning of chil14 dren and their ability to plan for postsecondary edu15 cational opportunities, such as health, employment, 

16 mentor/tutor, and human services, enrichment and 

17 accelerated learning opportunities, before and after18 school programs, and recreation, and related assist19 ance. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 5722. ELIGIBLE ENTITY. 

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

22 or more community-based organizations in partnership 

23 with public schools. 

24 ‘‘SEC. 5723. SUBGRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

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

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1 ble entity to connect integrated services and comprehen2 sive supports to students and families in order to enhance 

3 student learning and outcomes, by— 

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

5 family needs in schools; 

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

7 learning opportunities beyond the classroom, includ8 ing service-learning opportunities; 

9 ‘‘(3) linking needed integrated services and 

10 comprehensive supports to children, their families, 

11 and their public schools, and evaluating the impact 

12 of such services and supports once the services and 

13 supports are provided; 

14 ‘‘(4) enhancing the social, emotional, intellec15 tual, and physical development of students; and 

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

17 integrated services and comprehensive supports for 

18 staff, teachers, and, as appropriate, Parent and 

19 Community Outreach Coordinators in such public 

20 schools. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 5724. APPLICATION. 

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

23 receive a subgrant under this subpart shall submit an ap24 plication to the State at such time, in such manner, and 


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1 accompanied by such information as the State may re2 quire. 

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

4 subsection (a) shall include the following: 

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

6 assisted by the school or community-based organiza7 tion, their performance with respect to other State 

8 performance criteria, and a description of their stu9 dent populations (including demographics). 

10 ‘‘(2) A memorandum of understanding between 

11 the public school and the community-based organiza12 tion that explains how they will work to effectively 

13 coordinate the provision of integrated services and 

14 comprehensive supports to students within the public 

15 school (and with after-school and extended day pro16 grams and services, if applicable), the objectives that 

17 they expect to achieve, the educational research 

18 bases that will guide the provision of student inte19 grated services and comprehensive supports in meet20 ing their objectives, and the capacity of the commu21 nity partner to meet their objectives. 

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

23 organization plans to build and improve on the cur24 rent state of community involvement to increase sup25 port and ownership of the integrated services and 


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1 comprehensive supports designed to enhance student 

2 learning outcomes, including the measures of 

3 progress and desired results related to students and 

4 families. 

5 ‘‘(4) The particular student needs to be ad6 dressed through integrated services and comprehen7 sive supports and the organizations able to provide 

8 integrated services and comprehensive supports to 

9 meet those needs, including intellectual, social, emo10 tional, and physical well-being, and other academic 

11 and non-academic needs related to student learning, 

12 including planning for college or other postsecondary 

13 education options. 

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

15 of integrated services and comprehensive supports, 

16 including a description of— 

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

18 and staff, including the Parent and Community 

19 Outreach Coordinator, if applicable, in the man20 agement of the provision of integrated services 

21 and comprehensive supports; 

22 ‘‘(B) how the community-based organiza23 tion will efficiently manage and leverage non24 Federal resources (which may include in-kind 

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1 ‘‘(C) plans to track student performance 

2 along with integrated services and comprehen3 sive supports provided to students over time, in4 cluding plans to integrate the community-based 

5 organization’s data reporting with the public 

6 school’s data systems; 

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

8 will evaluate the effectiveness of services and 

9 comprehensive supports provided to students, 

10 including a description of the proposed meas11 urements used to evaluate the impact of such 

12 services and supports on the academic achieve13 ment of students; and 

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

15 resources (which may include in-kind resources) 

16 to support integrated services and comprehen17 sive supports. 

18 ‘‘(6) Assurances that activities supported with 

19 funds under this subpart will be coordinated with 

20 the programs and activities carried out by the public 

21 school pursuant to section 1118. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 5725. AWARDING OF SUBGRANTS. 

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

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1 ‘‘(1) proposing integrated services and com2 prehensive supports to high-need public schools— 

3 ‘‘(A) with the highest proportions of stu4 dents from low-income families; and 

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

6 who fail to meet the State’s challenging student 

7 academic achievement standards, as assessed 

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

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

10 delineates how such eligible entity will work with 

11 other organizations, including local government, in12 stitutions of higher education, and other key institu13 tions that will come together to support a common 

14 vision, defined results, and measures of effectiveness, 

15 with clear roles and responsibilities, and a plan for 

16 serving multiple schools. 

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

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

19 years. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 5726. REPORT. 

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

22 subpart shall submit a biennial report to the Secretary re23 garding activities conducted by such entity with subgrant 

24 funds received under this subpart. 


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1 ‘‘Subpart 3—Schools as Centers of Communities 

2 ‘‘SEC. 5731. PURPOSE. 

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

4 to schools, in conjunction with the applicable local edu5 cational agencies, and mayors, nonprofit organizations, 

6 for-profit organizations, and other community partners, 

7 such as 21st Century Community Learning Centers and 

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

9 centers of communities that— 

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

11 community in children’s education; 

12 ‘‘(2) engage students as resources to their com13 munities; 

14 ‘‘(3) encourage extensive and innovative com15 munity use of school facilities, which may include 

16 renovation and expansion of existing facilities to co17 ordinate and deliver integrated services and com18 prehensive supports to families, children, and com19 munities; 

20 ‘‘(4) assist in keeping school facilities open out21 side of traditional school hours in order to promote 

22 community use of such facilities; and 

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

24 planning of such facilities. 


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

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

3 consortium of a school in conjunction with the applicable 

4 local educational agency, a mayor, and 1 or more non5 profit organization, for-profit organization, or other com6 munity partner. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 5733. SUBGRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

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

9 shall award subgrants to eligible entities to enable the eli10 gible entities to redesign schools to be centers of commu11 nities and to incorporate community education consistent 

12 with the purpose of this subpart. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 5734. APPLICATION. 

14 ‘‘(a) CURRENT SCHOOL.—An eligible entity that de15 sires to receive a subgrant to redesign a school as a center 

16 of community under this subpart shall submit an applica17 tion to the State at such time, in such manner, and accom18 panied by such information as the State may require. 

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

20 subsection (a) shall include the following: 

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

22 identified for redesign as a center of community, in23 cluding any renovations or expansions, if necessary, 

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

2 school facilities open outside the traditional school 

3 hours, including the needs of the surrounding com4 munity and the existing capacity to facilitate a joint5 use school facility as a center of community. 

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

7 for the subgrant. 

8 ‘‘(4) A description of the eligible entity’s capac9 ity to provide integrated services and comprehensive 

10 supports to an existing school facility to transform 

11 it into a center of community school. 

12 ‘‘(5) A draft workplan of what the eligible enti13 ty hopes to achieve at the joint-use school facility, 

14 including a description of the integrated services and 

15 comprehensive supports that would be available to 

16 the school, students, and families through partner17 ship with the eligible entity. 

18 ‘‘(6) A description of student and family in19 volvement in redesigning the school to become a cen20 ter of community school. 

21 ‘‘(7) A memorandum of understanding between 

22 the school selected for redesigning and the eligible 

23 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. 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. 

‘‘Sec. 5708. Report. 

‘‘SUBPART 2—CONNECTING STUDENTS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND

COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORTS

‘‘Sec. 5721. Purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 5722. Eligible entity. 

‘‘Sec. 5723. Subgrants authorized. 


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‘‘Sec. 5724. Application. 

‘‘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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