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‘‘(7) Supporting model projects and programs in the per-
forming arts for children and youth through arrangements
made with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts.
‘‘(8) Supporting model projects and programs by Very Spe-
cial Arts which assure the participation in mainstream settings
in arts and education programs of individuals with disabilities.
‘‘(9) Supporting model projects and programs to integrate
arts education into the regular elementary school and secondary
school curriculum.
‘‘(10) Other activities that further the purposes of this
subpart.
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE.—If the amount made available to the Sec-
retary to carry out this subpart for any fiscal year is $15,000,000
or less, then such amount shall only be available to carry out
the activities described in paragraphs (7) and (8) of subsection
(d).
‘‘(f) CONDITIONS.—As conditions of receiving assistance made
available under this subpart, the Secretary shall require each entity
receiving such assistance—
‘‘(1) to coordinate, to the extent practicable, each project
or program carried out with such assistance with appropriate
activities of public or private cultural agencies, institutions,
and organizations, including museums, arts education associa-
tions, libraries, and theaters; and
‘‘(2) to use such assistance only to supplement, and not
to supplant, any other assistance or funds made available from
non-Federal sources for the activities assisted under this sub-
part.
‘‘(g) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this subpart, the Secretary
shall consult with Federal agencies or institutions, arts educators
(including professional arts education associations), and organiza-
tions representing the arts (including State and local arts agencies
involved in arts education).
‘‘Subpart 16—Parental Assistance and Local
Family Information Centers
‘‘SEC. 5561. PURPOSES.
‘‘The purposes of this subpart are the following:
‘‘(1) To provide leadership, technical assistance, and finan-
cial support to nonprofit organizations (including statewide non-
profit organizations) and local educational agencies to help
the organizations and agencies implement successful and effec-
tive parental involvement policies, programs, and activities that
lead to improvements in student academic achievement.
‘‘(2) To strengthen partnerships among parents (including
parents of children from birth through age 5), teachers, prin-
cipals, administrators, and other school personnel in meeting
the educational needs of children.
‘‘(3) To develop and strengthen the relationship between
parents and their children’s school.
‘‘(4) To further the developmental progress of children
assisted under this subpart.
‘‘(5) To coordinate activities funded under this subpart with
parental involvement initiatives funded under section 1118 and
other provisions of this Act.
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‘‘(6) To provide a comprehensive approach to improving
student learning, through coordination and integration of Fed-
eral, State, and local services and programs.
‘‘SEC. 5562. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
‘‘(a) PARENTAL INFORMATION
AND RESOURCE CENTERS.—The
Secretary is authorized to award grants in each fiscal year to
nonprofit organizations (including statewide nonprofit organiza-
tions), and consortia of such organizations and local educational
agencies, to establish school-linked or school-based parental
information and resource centers that provide comprehensive
training, information, and support to—
‘‘(1) parents of children enrolled in elementary schools and
secondary schools;
‘‘(2) individuals who work with the parents of children
enrolled in elementary schools and secondary schools;
‘‘(3) State educational agencies, local educational agencies,
schools, organizations that support family-school partnerships
(such as parent-teacher associations and Parents as Teachers
organizations), and other organizations that carry out parent
education and family involvement programs; and
‘‘(4) parents of children from birth through age 5.
‘‘(b) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants under this
subpart, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that
such grants are distributed in all geographic regions of the United
States.
‘‘SEC. 5563. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) SUBMISSION.—Each nonprofit organization (including a
statewide nonprofit organization), or a consortia of such an
organization and a local educational agency, that desires a grant
under this subpart shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information
as the Secretary may require.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under subsection
(a), at a minimum, shall include assurances that the organization
or consortium will—
‘‘(1)(A) be governed by a board of directors the membership
of which includes parents; or
‘‘(B) be an organization or consortium that represents the
interests of parents;
‘‘(2) establish a special advisory committee the membership
of which includes—
‘‘(A) parents of children enrolled in elementary schools
and secondary schools, who shall constitute a majority
of the members of the special advisory committee;
‘‘(B) representatives of education professionals with
expertise in improving services for disadvantaged children;
and
‘‘(C) representatives of local elementary schools and
secondary schools, including students and representatives
from local youth organizations;
‘‘(3) use at least 50 percent of the funds received under
this subpart in each fiscal year to serve areas with high con-
centrations of low-income families, in order to serve parents
who are severely educationally or economically disadvantaged;
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‘‘(4) operate a center of sufficient size, scope, and quality
to ensure that the center is adequate to serve the parents
in the area;
‘‘(5) serve both urban and rural areas;
‘‘(6) design a center that meets the unique training,
information, and support needs of parents of children enrolled
in elementary schools and secondary schools, particularly such
parents who are educationally or economically disadvantaged;
‘‘(7) demonstrate the capacity and expertise to conduct
the effective training, information, and support activities for
which assistance is sought;
‘‘(8) network with—
‘‘(A) local educational agencies and schools;
‘‘(B) parents of children enrolled in elementary schools
and secondary schools;
‘‘(C) parent training and information centers assisted
under section 682 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act;
‘‘(D) clearinghouses; and
‘‘(E) other organizations and agencies;
‘‘(9) focus on serving parents of children enrolled in
elementary schools and secondary schools who are parents of
low-income, minority, and limited English proficient children;
‘‘(10) use at least 30 percent of the funds received under
this subpart in each fiscal year to establish, expand, or operate
Parents as Teachers programs, Home Instruction for Preschool
Youngsters programs, or other early childhood parent education
programs;
‘‘(11) provide assistance to parents in areas such as under-
standing State and local standards and measures of student
and school academic achievement;
‘‘(12) work with State educational agencies and local edu-
cational agencies to determine parental needs and the best
means for delivery of services;
‘‘(13) identify and coordinate Federal, State, and local serv-
ices and programs that support improved student learning,
including programs supported under this Act, violence preven-
tion programs, nutrition programs, housing programs, Head
Start programs, adult education, and job training; and
‘‘(14) work with and foster partnerships with other agencies
that provide programs and deliver services described in para-
graph (13) to make such programs and services more accessible
to children and families.
‘‘SEC. 5564. USES OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds received under this subpart
shall be used for one or more of the following:
‘‘(1) To assist parents in participating effectively in their
children’s education and to help their children meet State and
local standards, such as assisting parents—
‘‘(A) to engage in activities that will improve student
academic 
achievement, 
including 
understanding 
the
accountability systems in place within their State edu-
cational agency and local educational agency and under-
standing their children’s educational academic achievement
in comparison to State and local standards;
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‘‘(B) to provide follow-up support for their children’s
educational achievement;
‘‘(C) to communicate effectively with teachers, prin-
cipals, counselors, administrators, and other school per-
sonnel;
‘‘(D) to become active participants in the development,
implementation, and review of school-parent compacts,
parent involvement policies, and school planning and
improvement;
‘‘(E) to participate in the design and provision of assist-
ance to students who are not making adequate academic
progress;
‘‘(F) to participate in State and local decisionmaking;
and
‘‘(G) to train other parents (such as training related
to Parents as Teachers activities).
‘‘(2) To obtain information about the range of options, pro-
grams, services, and resources available at the national, State,
and local levels to assist parents and school personnel who
work with parents.
‘‘(3) To help the parents learn and use the technology
applied in their children’s education.
‘‘(4) To plan, implement, and fund activities for parents
that coordinate the education of their children with other Fed-
eral, State, and local services and programs that serve their
children or their families.
‘‘(5) To provide support for State or local educational per-
sonnel, if the participation of such personnel will further the
activities assisted under the grant.
‘‘(6) To coordinate and integrate early childhood programs
with school-age programs.
‘‘(b) PERMISSIVE ACTIVITIES.—Grant funds received under this
subpart may be used to assist schools with activities including
one or more of the following:
‘‘(1) Developing and implementing the schools’ plans or
activities under sections 1118 and 1119.
‘‘(2) Developing and implementing school improvement
plans, including addressing problems that develop in the
implementation of the schools’ plans or activities under sections
1118 and 1119.
‘‘(3) Providing information about assessment and individual
results to parents in a manner and a language the family
can understand.
‘‘(4) Coordinating the efforts of Federal, State, and local
parent education and family involvement initiatives.
‘‘(5) Providing training, information, and support to—
‘‘(A) State educational agencies;
‘‘(B) local educational agencies and schools, especially
low-performing local educational agencies and schools; and
‘‘(C) organizations that support family-school partner-
ships.
‘‘SEC. 5565. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
‘‘(a) MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANT RENEWAL.—For each fiscal
year after the first fiscal year in which an organization or consor-
tium receives assistance under this subpart, the organization or
consortium shall demonstrate in the application submitted for such