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proposes to carry out, with public and private 
entities that are willing to commit resources to 
assist the Head Start program in meeting its 
program needs; 
‘‘(J) the plan of such applicant— 
‘‘(i) to seek the involvement of parents 
(including grandparents and kinship care-
givers, as appropriate) of children partici-
pating in the proposed Head Start pro-
gram, in activities (at home and, if prac-
ticable, at the location of the Head Start 
program) designed to help such parents be-
come full partners in the education of their 
children; 
‘‘(ii) to afford such parents the oppor-
tunity to participate in the development 
and overall conduct of the program at the 
local level; 
‘‘(iii) to offer (directly or through re-
ferral to local entities, such as entities car-
rying out Even Start programs under sub-
chapter 3 of part B of title I of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6381 et seq.), public and 
school libraries, and entities carrying out 
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family support programs) to such par-
ents— 
‘‘(I) family literacy services; and 
‘‘(II) parenting skills training; 
‘‘(iv) to offer to parents of partici-
pating children, mental health services (ei-
ther directly or through referral to local 
entities), including substance abuse coun-
seling and information on maternal depres-
sion and on the effect of drug-exposure on 
infants and fetal alcohol syndrome; 
‘‘(v) at the option of such applicant, 
to offer (directly or through referral to 
local entities) to such parents— 
‘‘(I) training in basic child devel-
opment (including cognitive, social, 
and emotional development); 
‘‘(II) assistance in developing lit-
eracy and communication skills; 
‘‘(III) opportunities to share ex-
periences with other parents (includ-
ing parent mentor relationships); 
‘‘(IV) regular in-home visitation; 
‘‘(V) 
mental 
and 
behavioral 
health services; or 
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‘‘(VI) any other activity designed 
to help such parents become full part-
ners in the education of their children; 
‘‘(vi) to provide, with respect to each 
participating family, a family needs assess-
ment that includes consultation with such 
parents, in a manner and language that 
such parents can understand, about the 
benefits of parent involvement and about 
the activities described in subparagraph 
(H) in which such parents may choose to 
become involved (taking into consideration 
their specific family needs, work schedules, 
and other responsibilities); and 
‘‘(vii) to extend outreach to fathers, in 
appropriate cases, in order to strengthen 
the role of fathers in families, in the edu-
cation of their young children, and in the 
Head Start program, by working directly 
with fathers and father figures through ac-
tivities such as— 
‘‘(I) in appropriate cases, includ-
ing fathers in home visits and pro-
viding culturally appropriate opportu-
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nities for direct father-child inter-
actions; and 
‘‘(II) targeting increased male 
participation in the conduct of the 
program; 
‘‘(K) the plan of such applicant to meet 
the needs of limited English proficient children 
and their families, including procedures to iden-
tify such children, plans to provide trained per-
sonnel, and plans to provide services to assist 
the children in making progress toward the ac-
quisition of the English language, while making 
meaningful progress in attaining the knowledge, 
skills, abilities, and development described in 
section 641A(a)(1)(B); 
‘‘(L) the plan of such applicant to meet 
the diverse cultural needs of the population 
served; 
‘‘(M) the plan of such applicant to meet 
the needs of children with disabilities; 
‘‘(N) the plan of such applicant who choos-
es to assist younger siblings of children who will 
participate in the Head Start program to obtain 
health, including mental health, services from 
other sources; 
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‘‘(O) the plan of such applicant to collabo-
rate with other entities carrying out public or 
private early childhood education and child care 
programs in the community; 
‘‘(P) the plan of such applicant to meet the 
needs of homeless children, including transpor-
tation needs, and children in foster care and 
children and families experiencing toxic stress; 
‘‘(Q) the plan of such applicant to main-
tain a qualified staff, including a teaching staff 
qualified to implement research-based curricula 
aligned with the Head Start Child Outcomes 
Framework developed by the Secretary and to 
the early learning standards in State in which 
such program would operate; 
‘‘(R) the plan of such applicant to enter 
into memoranda of understanding with local 
educational agencies within the service area, as 
described in section 642B(a); and 
‘‘(S) other factors related to the require-
ments of this subchapter. 
‘‘(3) CONTINUED
ELIGIBILITY.—Faith-based 
and community-based organizations continue to be 
eligible, on the same basis as other organizations, to 
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participate in any program under this subchapter for 
which they are otherwise eligible. 
‘‘(f) INTERIM PROVIDER.—If no agency in the com-
munity receives priority designation under subsection (c), 
and there is no qualified applicant in the community, the 
Secretary shall designate a qualified agency to carry out 
the Head Start program in the community on an interim 
basis until a qualified applicant from the community is 
so designated. 
‘‘(g) PARENT AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.— 
The Secretary shall require that the practice of signifi-
cantly involving parents and area residents affected by the 
program in the selection of Head Start agencies be contin-
ued. 
‘‘(h) COMMUNITY.—For purposes of this subchapter, 
a community may be a city, county, or multicity or multi-
county unit within a State, an Indian reservation (includ-
ing Indians in any off-reservation area designated by an 
appropriate tribal government in consultation with the 
Secretary) or a neighborhood or other area (irrespective 
of boundaries or political subdivisions) which provides a 
suitable organizational base and possesses the com-
monality of interest needed to operate a Head Start pro-
gram.’’. 
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SEC. 7. QUALITY STANDARDS; MONITORING OF HEAD 
START AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS. 
Section 641A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
9836a) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 641A. QUALITY STANDARDS; MONITORING OF HEAD 
START AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) QUALITY STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
STANDARDS.—The 
Secretary shall modify, as necessary, program per-
formance standards by regulation applicable to Head 
Start agencies, programs, and projects under this 
subchapter, including— 
‘‘(A) performance standards with respect 
to services required to be provided, including 
health, parental involvement, nutritional, social, 
transition activities described in section 642(d), 
and other services; 
‘‘(B) scientifically based and develop-
mentally appropriate early learning standards 
related to school readiness that are based on 
the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework to 
ensure that the children participating in the 
program, at a minimum develop and dem-
onstrate— 
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‘‘(i) language knowledge and skills, in-
cluding oral language and listening com-
prehension; 
‘‘(ii) prereading knowledge and skills 
that prepare children for early literacy in 
schools including phonological awareness, 
print awareness and print skills, and al-
phabetic knowledge; 
‘‘(iii) mathematics knowledge and 
skills, including aspects of classification, 
seriation, number, spatial relations, and 
time; 
‘‘(iv) science knowledge and skills, in-
cluding measurement; 
‘‘(v) cognitive abilities related to aca-
demic achievement and general knowledge; 
‘‘(vi) social and emotional develop-
ment related to early learning, school suc-
cess, social problem-solving, and overall 
well-being; 
‘‘(vii) approaches to learning related 
to child development and early learning; 
‘‘(viii) creative arts; and 
‘‘(ix) in the case of limited-English 
proficient children, progress toward acqui-
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sition of the English language while mak-
ing meaningful progress in attaining the 
knowledge, skills, abilities, and develop-
ment described in clauses (i) through (viii), 
including progress made through the use of 
culturally and linguistically appropriate in-
structional services; 
‘‘(C) administrative and financial manage-
ment standards; 
‘‘(D) standards relating to the condition 
and location of facilities for such agencies, pro-
grams, and projects; and 
‘‘(E) such other standards as the Secretary 
finds to be appropriate. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS IN DEVELOPING STAND-
ARDS.—In developing the standards required under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with experts in the fields of 
child development, early childhood education, 
child health care, family services (including lin-
guistically and culturally appropriate services to 
limited English proficient children and their 
families), administration, and financial manage-
ment, and with persons with experience in the 
operation of Head Start programs; 
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‘‘(B) take into consideration— 
‘‘(i) past experience with use of the 
standards in effect under this subchapter 
on October 27, 1998; 
‘‘(ii) changes over the period since Oc-
tober 27, 1998, in the circumstances and 
problems typically facing children and fam-
ilies served by Head Start agencies; 
‘‘(iii) recommendations from the re-
port on Developmental Outcomes and As-
sessments for Young Children by the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences, when it be-
comes available; 
‘‘(iv) developments concerning re-
search-based practices with respect to early 
childhood education and development, chil-
dren with disabilities, family services, pro-
gram administration, and financial man-
agement; 
‘‘(v) projected needs of an expanding 
Head Start program; 
‘‘(vi) guidelines and standards cur-
rently in effect or under consideration that 
promote child health services and physical 
development, including outdoor activity 
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that supports children’s motor development 
and overall health and nutrition; 
‘‘(vii) changes in the population of 
children who are eligible to participate in 
Head Start programs, including the lan-
guage and cultural background and family 
structure of such children; 
‘‘(viii) mechanisms to ensure that chil-
dren participating in Head Start programs 
make a successful transition to the schools 
that the children will be attending; and 
‘‘(ix) the unique challenges faced by 
individual programs, including those that 
are seasonal or short term, and those that 
serve rural populations; and 
‘‘(C)(i) review and revise as necessary the 
performance standards in effect under this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure that any such revisions in the 
performance standards will not result in the 
elimination of or any reduction in quality, scope 
or types of health, education, parental involve-
ment, nutritional, social, or other services re-
quired to be provided under such standards as 
in effect on October 27, 1998. 
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‘‘(3) STANDARDS
RELATING
TO
OBLIGATIONS 
TO DELEGATE AGENCIES.—In developing standards 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall describe 
the obligations of a Head Start agency to a delegate 
agency to which the Head Start agency has dele-
gated responsibility for providing services under this 
subchapter and determine whether the Head Start 
agency complies with the standards. The Secretary 
shall consider such compliance during the review de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1)(A) and in determining 
whether to renew financial assistance to the Head 
Start agency under this subchapter. 
‘‘(b) MEASURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with representatives of Head Start agencies and 
with experts in the fields of early childhood edu-
cation and development, shall use the study on De-
velopmental Outcomes and Assessments for Young 
Children by the National Academy of Sciences to 
provide guidance to Head Start agencies for utilizing 
scientifically-based measures that support, as appro-
priate— 
‘‘(A) classroom instructional practices; 
‘‘(B) identification of special needs; and 
‘‘(C) program evaluation. 
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‘‘(2) CHARACTERISTICS
OF
MEASURES.—The 
measures under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) be developmentally, linguistically, and 
culturally appropriate for the population served; 
‘‘(B) be reviewed not less than every 4 
years, based on advances in the science of early 
childhood development; 
‘‘(C) be consistent with relevant, nationally 
recognized professional and technical standards 
related to the assessment of young children; 
‘‘(D) be valid and reliable (in English, 
Spanish, and any other language, as appro-
priate); 
‘‘(E) be administered by staff with appro-
priate training for such administration; 
‘‘(F) provide appropriate accommodations 
for children with disabilities and children who 
are limited English proficient; and 
‘‘(G) be high-quality research-based meas-
ures that have been demonstrated to assist with 
the purposes for which they were devised. 
‘‘(3) USE
OF
MEASURES; LIMITATIONS
ON 
USE.— 
‘‘(A) Measures shall be designed for the 
purpose of— 
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‘‘(i) promoting the skills, knowledge, 
and competencies of children participating 
in Head Start programs specified in sub-
section (a)(1)(B)(ii), with an emphasis on 
measuring skills that scientifically-based 
research has demonstrated are related to 
children’s school readiness and later suc-
cess in school; 
‘‘(ii) improving classroom practices, 
including reviewing children’s strengths 
and weaknesses; 
‘‘(iii) identifying special needs; and 
‘‘(iv) improving overall program per-
formance in order to help programs iden-
tify problem areas that may require addi-
tional training and technical assistance re-
sources. 
‘‘(B) Such measures shall not be used to 
exclude children from Head Start programs. 
‘‘(4) SUSPENDED
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
NA-
TIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) suspend implementation and termi-
nate further development and use of the Na-
tional Reporting System; and 
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‘‘(B) incorporate, as appropriate, rec-
ommendations from the study on Develop-
mental Outcomes and Assessments for Young 
Children by the National Academy of Sciences 
into any assessment used in the Head Start 
programs, in accordance with paragraphs (2) 
and (3). 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE.—The use of assessment 
items and data on any assessment authorized under 
this subchapter by an agent or agents of the Federal 
Government to provide rewards or sanctions for indi-
vidual children or teachers is prohibited. The Sec-
retary shall not use the results of a single assess-
ment as the sole or primary method for assessing 
program effectiveness or making grantee funding de-
terminations at the national, regional, or local level. 
‘‘(6) CONFIDENTIALITY.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary, through regulation, 
shall ensure the confidentiality of any person-
ally identifiable data, information and records 
collected or maintained by the Secretary and 
any Head Start agency. Such regulations shall 
provide the policies, protections, and rights 
equivalent to those provided a parent, student, 
or educational agency or institution under sec-
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tion 444 of the General Education Provisions 
Act. 
‘‘(B) Nothing in this subsection shall be 
construed to authorize the development of a na-
tionwide database of personally identifiable in-
formation on children participating in measures 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(c) MONITORING OF LOCAL AGENCIES AND PRO-
GRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To determine whether 
Head Start agencies meet standards established 
under this subchapter with respect to program, ad-
ministrative, financial management, and other re-
quirements and in order to help programs identify 
areas for improvement and areas of strengths as 
part of an on-going self-assessment process, the Sec-
retary shall develop and use a risk-based assessment 
system to conduct the following reviews of Head 
Start agencies, and of the Head Start programs op-
erated by such agencies: 
‘‘(A) A full review of each such agency at 
least once during each 3-year period. 
‘‘(B) A review of each newly designated 
Head Start agency immediately after the com-
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pletion of the first year such agency carries out 
a Head Start program. 
‘‘(C) Followup reviews, including unan-
nounced reviews as appropriate, of programs 
with 1 or more findings of deficiencies not later 
than 12 months after the date of such finding. 
‘‘(D) other reviews, including unannounced 
site inspections of Head Start centers, as ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(2) CONDUCT
OF
REVIEWS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that reviews described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (C) of paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) are conducted by review teams that— 
‘‘(i) 
include 
individuals 
who 
are 
knowledgeable about Head Start programs 
and, to the maximum extent practicable, 
the diverse (including linguistic and cul-
tural) needs of eligible children (including 
children with disabilities) and limited- 
English proficient children and their fami-
lies; and 
‘‘(ii) include, to the maximum extent 
practicable, current or former employees of 
the Department of Health and Human 
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Services who are knowledgeable about 
Head Start programs; 
‘‘(B) include as part of the reviews of the 
programs, a review and assessment of program 
strengths and areas in need of improvement; 
‘‘(C) include as part of the reviews of the 
programs, a review and assessment of whether 
programs have adequately addressed the popu-
lation and community needs (including popu-
lations of children with limited English pro-
ficiency and children of migrant and seasonal 
farm-working families); 
‘‘(D) include as part of the review the ex-
tent to which the program addresses the com-
munity needs and strategic plan identified in 
section 640(g)(2)(C); 
‘‘(E) include as part of the review the im-
plementation by qualified individuals with dem-
onstrated reliability, of a valid and reliable re-
search-based observational instrument that as-
sesses classroom quality, including multiple di-
mensions of teacher-child interactions that are 
linked to positive child development and later 
achievement; 
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‘‘(F) are conducted in a manner that eval-
uates program performance, quality, and overall 
operations with consistency and objectivity, and 
based on a transparent and reliable system of 
review; 
‘‘(G) in the case of Early Head Start pro-
grams, are conducted by a review team that in-
cludes individuals who are knowledgeable about 
the development of infants and toddlers; and 
‘‘(H) include as part of the review a pro-
tocol for fiscal management that shall be used 
to assess the compliance with program require-
ments for— 
‘‘(i) using Federal funds appro-
priately; 
‘‘(ii) using Federal funds specifically 
to purchase property and to compensate 
personnel; 
‘‘(iii) securing and using qualified fis-
cal officer support; and 
‘‘(iv) reporting financial information 
and implementing appropriate internal 
controls to safeguard Federal funds. 
‘‘(3) USE OF REVIEW FINDINGS.—The findings 
of the review shall, at a minimum— 
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‘‘(A) be presented to an agency in a timely, 
transparent, and uniform manner that conveys 
information of program strengths and weak-
nesses and assists with program improvement; 
and 
‘‘(B) be used by the Head Start agencies 
to inform the development and implementation 
of their plan for training and technical assist-
ance. 
‘‘(d) EVALUATIONS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR 
DELEGATE AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) PROCEDURES.—The Head Start agency 
shall establish procedures relating to its delegate 
agencies, including— 
‘‘(A) procedures for evaluating delegate 
agencies; 
‘‘(B) procedures for defunding delegate 
agencies; and 
‘‘(C) procedures for appealing a defunding 
decision relating to a delegate agency. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATIONS.—Each Head Start agen-
cy— 
‘‘(A) shall evaluate its delegate agencies 
using the procedures established under this sec-
tion; and 
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‘‘(B) shall inform the delegate agencies of 
the deficiencies identified through the evalua-
tion that are required to be corrected. 
‘‘(3) REMEDIES TO ENSURE CORRECTIVE AC-
TIONS.—If the Head Start agency identifies a defi-
ciency of a delegate agency through the evaluation, 
the Head Start agency may— 
‘‘(A) initiate procedures to terminate the 
designation of the delegate agency unless such 
agency corrects the deficiency; and 
‘‘(B) conduct monthly monitoring visits to 
such delegate agency until all deficiencies are 
corrected or the Head Start agency decides to 
defund such delegate agency. 
‘‘(4) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to modify, super-
sede, or affect the powers, duties, or functions of the 
Secretary with respect to Head Start agencies or 
delegate agencies that receive financial assistance 
under this subchapter. 
‘‘(e) CORRECTIVE ACTION; TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary deter-
mines, on the basis of a review pursuant to sub-
section (c), that a Head Start agency designated 
pursuant to section 641 fails to meet the standards 
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described in subsection (a) or fails to adequately ad-
dress the community needs and strategic plan identi-
fied in section 640(g)(2)(C), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) inform the agency of the deficiencies 
that shall be corrected; 
‘‘(B) with respect to each identified defi-
ciency, require the agency— 
‘‘(i) to correct the deficiency imme-
diately, if the Secretary finds that the defi-
ciency threatens the health or safety of 
staff or program participants or poses a 
threat to the integrity of Federal funds; 
‘‘(ii) to correct the deficiency not later 
than 90 days after the identification of the 
deficiency if the Secretary finds, in the dis-
cretion of the Secretary, that such a 90- 
day period is reasonable, in light of the na-
ture and magnitude of the deficiency; or 
‘‘(iii) in the discretion of the Sec-
retary (taking into consideration the seri-
ousness of the deficiency and the time rea-
sonably required to correct the deficiency), 
to comply with the requirements of para-
graph (2) concerning a quality improve-
ment plan; and 
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‘‘(C) initiate proceedings to terminate the 
designation of the agency unless the agency cor-
rects the deficiency. 
‘‘(2) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) AGENCY AND PROGRAM RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—To retain a designation as a Head 
Start agency under this subchapter, or in the 
case of a Head Start program to continue to re-
ceive funds from such agency, a Head Start 
agency, or Head Start program that is the sub-
ject of a determination described in paragraph 
(1) (excluding an agency or program required 
to correct a deficiency immediately or during a 
90-day period under clause (i) or (ii) of para-
graph (1)(B)) shall— 
‘‘(i) develop in a timely manner, a 
quality improvement plan that shall be 
subject to the approval of the secretary, or 
in the case of a program, the sponsoring 
agency, and which shall specify— 
‘‘(I) the deficiencies to be cor-
rected; 
‘‘(II) the actions to be taken to 
correct such deficiencies; and 
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‘‘(III) the timetable for accom-
plishment of the corrective actions 
specified; and 
‘‘(ii) eliminate each deficiency identi-
fied, not later than the date for elimination 
of such deficiency specified in such plan 
(which shall not be later than 10 months 
after the date the agency or program ob-
tains approval of its quality improvement 
plan). 
‘‘(B) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Not 
later than 30 days after receiving from a Head 
Start agency a proposed quality improvement 
plan pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall either approve such proposed plan 
or specify the reasons why the proposed plan 
cannot be approved. 
‘‘(C) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRO-
GRAM IMPROVEMENT.—Not later than 30 days 
after receiving from a Head Start program, a 
proposed quality improvement plan pursuant to 
subparagraph (A), the Head Start agency shall 
either approve such proposed plan or specify 
the reasons why the proposed plan cannot be 
approved. 
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