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to become Head Start teachers in order to reflect the com-
munities in which Head Start children live and to increase 
the provision of quality services and instruction to children 
with diverse backgrounds. 
‘‘(i) Funds under this subchapter used for training 
shall be used for needs identified annually by a grant ap-
plicant or delegate agency in their program improvement 
plan, except that funds shall not be used for long-distance 
travel expenses for training activities available locally or 
regionally or for training activities substantially similar to 
locally or regionally available training activities. 
‘‘(j) 
Funds 
made 
available 
under 
section 
640(a)(2)(C)(i) shall be used by a Head Start agency for 
any of the following: 
‘‘(1) Activities that ensure that Head Start pro-
grams meet or exceed the program performance 
standards described in section 641A(a)(1). 
‘‘(2) Activities that ensure that Head Start pro-
grams have adequate numbers of trained, qualified 
staff who have skills in working with children and 
families, including children and families who are lim-
ited English proficient and children with disabilities. 
‘‘(3) Activities to pay expenses, including direct 
training for expert consultants working with any 
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staff, to improve the management and implementa-
tion of Head Start services and systems. 
‘‘(4) Activities that help ensure that Head Start 
programs have qualified staff who can promote lan-
guage skills and literacy growth of children and who 
can provide children with a variety of skills that 
have been identified as predictive of later reading 
achievement, school success, and the skills, knowl-
edge, abilities, development, and progress described 
in section 641A(a)(1)(B)(ii). 
‘‘(5) Activities to improve staff qualifications 
and to assist with the implementation of career de-
velopment programs and to encourage the staff to 
continually improve their skills and expertise, includ-
ing developing partnerships with programs that re-
cruit, train, place, and support college students in 
Head Start centers to deliver an innovative early 
learning program to preschool children. 
‘‘(6) Activities that help local programs ensure 
that the arrangement, condition, and implementation 
of the learning environments in Head Start pro-
grams are conducive to providing effective program 
services to children and families. 
‘‘(7) Activities to provide training necessary to 
improve the qualifications of Head Start staff and to 
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support staff training, child counseling, health serv-
ices, and other services necessary to address the 
needs of children enrolled in Head Start programs, 
including children from families in crises, children 
who experience chronic violence or homelessness, 
children who experience substance abuse in their 
families, and children under 3 years of age, where 
applicable. 
‘‘(8) Activities to provide classes or in-service- 
type programs to improve or enhance parenting 
skills, job skills, adult and family literacy, including 
financial literacy, or training to become a classroom 
aide or bus driver in a Head Start program. 
‘‘(9) Additional activities deemed appropriate to 
the improvement of Head Start agencies’ programs, 
as determined by the agencies’ technical assistance 
and training plans. 
‘‘(10) Any other activities regarding the use of 
funds as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(k) The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) work in collaboration with the Head Start 
agencies that carry out Indian Head Start pro-
grams, the Indian Head Start collaboration director, 
and other appropriate entities, including tribal gov-
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ernments and the National Indian Head Start Di-
rectors Association— 
‘‘(A) to undertake a study or set of studies 
designed to focus on the American Indian and 
Alaska Native Head Start-eligible population, 
with a focus on issues such as curriculum devel-
opment, availability and need for services, ap-
propriate research methodologies and measures 
for these populations, and best practices for 
teaching and educating American Indian and 
Alaska Native Head Start Children; 
‘‘(B) to accurately determine the number 
of children nationwide who are eligible to par-
ticipate in Indian Head Start programs each 
year; 
‘‘(C) to document how many of these chil-
dren are receiving Head Start services each 
year; 
‘‘(D) to the extent practicable, to ensure 
that access to Indian Head Start programs for 
eligible children is comparable to access to other 
Head Start programs for other eligible children; 
and 
‘‘(E) to make the funding decisions re-
quired in section 640(a)(2)(A)(iii), after com-
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