‘‘(A) to increase participation of family 
and community members in the school; and 
‘‘(B) in support of all children’s learning, 
including those children meeting or exceeding 
academic achievement standards (as assessed 
pursuant to section 1111(b)(3)). 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Parent and Commu-
nity Outreach Coordinator shall— 
‘‘(1) implement a family needs and parent in-
volvement assessment at the school that includes 
goals and suggestions on how to improve family and 
parental involvement in the school, with particular 
attention to the needs of low-income families, lim-
ited-English proficient families, families living in 
rural areas, families with children in either the child 
welfare system or juvenile justice system, families 
experiencing homelessness, and families whose chil-
dren may have special development needs; 
‘‘(2) develop an individual workplan that in-
cludes an overall family and parental engagement 
action plan for the school, which shall include a de-
scription of the community resources that will be 
brought into schools as well as a strategy for con-
necting students and families with resources avail-
able within the community; 
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‘‘(3) establish and maintain consistent, effec-
tive, and timely communication with families espe-
cially low-income, limited English proficient, and mi-
nority families in a variety of ways; 
‘‘(4) work with the principal or headmaster of 
the school and school staff to establish an environ-
ment in which families feel safe, welcome, and free 
to voice their opinions; 
‘‘(5) act as an advocate and liaison to assist 
parents and school staff to resolve issues at the 
school and district levels; 
‘‘(6) work with other Federal, State, local, and 
private partners to develop and implement activities, 
programs, and training aimed at assisting families 
to support student learning needs and postsecondary 
education planning; 
‘‘(7) create, organize, strengthen, and support a 
school parent council (which may include a school 
parent teacher association) that is representative of 
the school community; 
‘‘(8) work with the principal to engage parents 
in school-based decisionmaking bodies, including re-
cruiting nontraditional parents and providing train-
ing and support to parents participating in such an 
entity; 
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‘‘(9) as appropriate, participate in the school’s 
school improvement process and development of 
school improvement plans; 
‘‘(10) take part in ongoing training and profes-
sional development which may be provided by com-
munity-based organizations and other staff serving 
at the local educational agency that serves the 
school; 
‘‘(11) have the ability to relate to students as 
a caring adult; and 
‘‘(12) carry out other duties specifically related 
to the engagement of families and the community as 
designated by the principal or headmaster of the 
school. 
‘‘SEC. 5707. EVALUATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Parent and Community 
Outreach Coordinator shall— 
‘‘(1) be directly supervised and evaluated by the 
principal or headmaster of the school on a regular 
basis; and 
‘‘(2) be evaluated on an annual basis by the 
school’s screening and evaluation committee estab-
lished under section 5705 in order to determine the 
effectiveness of the Coordinator. 
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‘‘(b) EFFECTIVENESS.—Each screening and evalua-
tion committee shall work with the local educational agen-
cy and the Parent and Community Outreach Coordinator 
to identify indicators of success related to the activities 
supported under this subpart, and to develop baseline data 
and evaluate progress on such indicators, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) student achievement as measured by as-
sessment data, classroom grades, and participation 
in programs and services for gifted and talented stu-
dents; 
‘‘(2) student attendance rates; 
‘‘(3) graduation rates; 
‘‘(4) lower mobility rates; 
‘‘(5) lower dropout rates; 
‘‘(6) fewer detentions, suspensions, and expul-
sions; 
‘‘(7) postsecondary education attendance; 
‘‘(8) a school environment in which parents, 
community members, and all school visitors are 
greeted with respect and courtesy; 
‘‘(9) the degree of communication between 
schools and families, including personal interaction, 
school visits, home visits, telephone calls, and publi-
cations; 
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‘‘(10) the degree of participation in parent- 
teacher conferences, open houses, family nights, and 
other school-based activities; 
‘‘(11) the degree of school-wide awareness and 
completion of home-school compacts; 
‘‘(12) the frequency of ongoing workshops, 
training, and other events that provide families with 
tools to support their child’s learning at home and 
enable planning for postsecondary education experi-
ences; and 
‘‘(13) ability to relate to students as a caring 
adult. 
‘‘(c) BASIS FOR EVALUATIONS.—In evaluating a Par-
ent and Community Outreach Coordinator under this sec-
tion, the screening and evaluation committee shall base 
such evaluation on case studies, interviews, and outcomes 
based on the indicators described in subsection (b). 
‘‘SEC. 5708. REPORT. 
‘‘An eligible entity that receives a subgrant under this 
subpart shall submit a biennial report to the Secretary re-
garding activities conducted by such entity with subgrant 
funds received under this subpart. 
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