Sec. 3. Volunteer Parents and Families Advisory Committee
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 1005 (as added by such section 2) the following: The Congress finds the following: Parents and families have a major influence on their children’s achievement in school and throughout life. Parents and family members offer an important resource to policymakers as they provide a unique perspective as consumers of our Nation’s public schools.
All parents and family members—regardless of income, education, or cultural background— are involved in their child’s learning and want their child to reach their fullest potential. The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the Volunteer Parents and Families Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the Committee ). The duty of the Committee shall be to monitor the effects of this Act on children and families, and review and analyze implementation of State and local parent and family engagement policies, school-parent compacts, and other family engagement activities described in section 1116 and part E of title IV.
The membership of the Committee shall consist of 10 parents or family members of children enrolled in a public elementary school and 10 parents or family members of children enrolled in a public secondary school who— have a demonstrated history of parental involvement and family engagement in schools; and have submitted an application to the Secretary to serve on the Committee. The Secretary shall compile a list of parents and family members submitting applications under paragraph (1)(B).
The members of the Committee shall be appointed as follows: The Secretary shall appoint 4 parents or family members from the list. The Majority Leader of the Senate shall appoint 4 parents or family members from the list. The Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint 4 parents or family members from the list. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint 4 parents or family members from the list. The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint 4 parents or family members from the list.
The members of the Committee shall represent multiple geographic areas and a diversity of students, and shall include at least one parent or family member representing each of the following student groups: Economically disadvantaged students. Students from major racial and ethnic groups. Children with disabilities. English learners. Consideration should also be given to representation of students’ gender identity and migrant status in the appointment of members of the Committee.
The Secretary may appoint not more than 5 research advisors to the Committee, such as researchers, practitioners or representatives from national nonprofit organizations with expertise in family engagement in education, to make data-driven recommendations regarding family engagement in education metrics. Each member of the Committee shall serve on the Committee for a 3-year staggered term. The Committee shall submit to Congress and the Secretary— on an annual basis, a report and policy recommendations on the review and analysis carried out under subsection (c); and on a quarterly basis, updates on such review and analysis.
The report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include, at a minimum, the following: The effects of this Act on students, families, and communities. The effects of this Act on parental involvement and family engagement in education, including schools and classrooms. Direction for State education authorities and local education authorities for implementing written family engagement policies under section 1116 and part E of title IV. Recommendations for strengthening policy and policy implementation in order to meet the goals of the Act. In this section: The term family engagement means a shared responsibility of families and schools for student success— in which schools and community-based organizations are committed to reaching out to engage families in meaningful ways and families are committed actively to support their children’s learning and development; that is continuous from birth through young adulthood; and that reinforces learning that takes place in the home, school, and community. The term parental involvement means the participation of parents or family members in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring— that parents or family members play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning; that parents or family members are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school; that parents or family members are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate, in decisionmaking and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their child; and the carrying out of other activities, such as those described in section 1116. Of the amounts appropriated to, and available at the discretion of, the Secretary for programmatic and administrative expenditures for fiscal years 2017 through 2021, a total of $500,000 shall be used to establish and carry out the functions of the Committee established under this section. .
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