641A(a)(1)(B) and acquisition of the English lan-
guage. 
‘‘(f) FUNDED ENROLLMENT; WAITING LIST.—Each 
Head Start agency shall enroll 100 percent of its funded 
enrollment and maintain an active waiting list at all times 
with ongoing outreach to the community and activities to 
identify underserved populations. 
‘‘(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING PLAN.— 
In order to receive funds under this subchapter, a Head 
Start agency shall develop an annual technical assistance 
and training plan. Such plan shall be based on the agency’s 
self-assessment, the community-wide needs assessment, the 
needs of parents and children to be serviced by such agency, 
and the results of the reviews conducted under section 
641A(c). 
‘‘(h) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.—In order to receive 
funds under this subchapter, a Head Start agency shall doc-
ument strong fiscal controls, including the employment of 
well-qualified fiscal staff with a history of successful man-
agement of a public or private organization.’’. 
SEC. 9. HEAD START TRANSITION AND ALIGNMENT WITH K- 
12 EDUCATION. 
Section 642A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837a) 
is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 642A. HEAD START TRANSITION AND ALIGNMENT 
WITH K-12 EDUCATION. 
‘‘Each Head Start agency shall take steps to coordi-
nate with the local educational agency serving the commu-
nity involved and with schools in which children partici-
pating in a Head Start program operated by such agency 
will enroll following such program to promote continuity 
of services and effective transitions, including— 
‘‘(1) developing and implementing a systematic 
procedure for transferring, with parental consent, 
Head Start program records for each participating 
child to the school in which such child will enroll; 
‘‘(2) establishing ongoing channels of commu-
nication between Head Start staff and their counter-
parts in the schools (including teachers, social work-
ers, McKinney-Vento liaisons as established under sec-
tion 722 (g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)), 
and health staff) to facilitate coordination of pro-
grams; 
‘‘(3) establish on-going communication for devel-
oping continuity of developmentally appropriate cur-
ricula between Head Start and local educational 
agencies to ensure an effective transition and appro-
priate shared expectations for children’s learning and 
development as they make such transition to school; 
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‘‘(4) organizing and participating in joint train-
ing, including transition-related training for school 
staff and Head Start staff; 
‘‘(5) conducting meetings involving parents, kin-
dergarten or elementary school teachers, and Head 
Start program teachers to discuss the educational, de-
velopmental, and other needs of individual children; 
‘‘(6) helping parents of limited English Pro-
ficient children understand the method of instruction 
and other services provided by the school in which 
such child will enroll after participation in Head 
Start and as appropriate, information provided to 
parents of limited English proficient children under 
section 3302 of title III of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20U.S.C. 7012); 
‘‘(7) developing and implementing a family out-
reach and support program in cooperation with enti-
ties carrying out parental involvement efforts under 
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) and family out-
reach and support efforts under subtitle B of title VII 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11431–11435); 
‘‘(8) assisting families, administrators, and 
teachers in enhancing educational and developmental 
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continuity and continuity in parental involvement 
activities between Head Start services and elementary 
school classes; 
‘‘(9) linking the services provided in such Head 
Start program with the education services, including 
services relating to language, literacy, and numeracy, 
provided by such local educational agency; 
‘‘(10) helping parents (including grandparents 
and kinship caregivers, as appropriate) to understand 
the importance of parental involvement in a child’s 
academic success while teaching them strategies for 
maintaining parental involvement as their child 
moves from Head Start to elementary school; 
‘‘(11) developing and implementing a system to 
increase program participation of underserved popu-
lations of eligible children; and 
‘‘(12) coordinating activities and collaborating 
to ensure that curricula used in the Head Start pro-
gram are aligned with— 
‘‘(A) the Head Start Child Outcomes 
Framework as developed by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) State early learning standards, as ap-
propriate, with regard to cognitive, social, emo-
tional, and physical competencies that children 
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entering kindergarten are expected to dem-
onstrate.’’. 
SEC. 10. LOCAL AND STATE INTEGRATION OF EARLY CHILD-
HOOD EDUCATION. 
The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831) is amended by 
inserting after section 642A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 642B. LOCAL AND STATE INTEGRATION OF EARLY 
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) LOCAL INTEGRATION.—In general, Head Start 
agencies shall enter into ongoing partnerships with local 
educational agencies and with State-funded preschool and 
other early childhood programs. 
‘‘(1) MEMORANDA
OF
UNDERSTANDING.—Each 
Head Start agency shall enter into a memorandum of 
understanding with any local educational agencies or 
local councils, responsible for managing publicly 
funded prekindergarten programs in the service area 
of the Head Start agency (or if such agencies and 
such councils are not applicable in the service area, 
with the largest provider of publicly funded pre-
kindergarten in the service area), that shall include 
plans to coordinate the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Educational activities, curricula, and 
instruction. 
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