Sec. 1005. Parent and family engagement
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Section 1115, as redesignated by section 1004(3), is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting Parental involvement ; Parent and family engagement in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— by inserting conducts outreach to all parents and family members and after only if such agency ; and by inserting and family members after and procedures for the involvement of parents ; in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— by inserting and family members after , and distribute to, parents ; by striking written parent involvement policy and inserting written parent and family engagement policy ; and by striking expectations for parent involvement and inserting expectations and objectives for meaningful parent and family involvement ; and by striking subparagraphs
(A)through
(F)and inserting the following: involve parents and family members in jointly developing the local educational agency plan under section 1112 and the process of school review and intervention and support under section 1114; provide the coordination, technical assistance, and other support necessary to assist and build the capacity of all participating schools within the local educational agency in planning and implementing effective parent and family involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance, which may include meaningful consultation with employers, business leaders, and philanthropic organizations, or individuals with expertise in effectively engaging parents and family members in education; coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement strategies under this part with parent and family engagement strategies, to the extent feasible and appropriate, with other relevant Federal, State, and local laws and programs; conduct, with the meaningful involvement of parents and family members, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parent and family engagement policy in improving the academic quality of all schools served under this part, including identifying— barriers to greater participation by parents in activities authorized by this section (with particular attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled, are English learners, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background); the needs of parents and family members to assist with the learning of their children, including engaging with school personnel and teachers; and strategies to support successful school and family interactions; use the findings of such evaluation in subparagraph
(D)to design evidence-based strategies for more effective parental involvement, and to revise, if necessary, the parent and family engagement policies described in this section; and involve parents in the activities of the schools served under this part, which may include establishing a parent advisory board comprised of a sufficient number and representative group of parents or family members served by the local educational agency to adequately represent the needs of the population served by such agency for the purposes of developing, revising, and reviewing the parent and family engagement policy. ; and in paragraph (3)— Each local educational agency shall reserve at least 1 percent of its allocation under subpart 2 to assist schools to carry out the activities described in this section, except that this subparagraph shall not apply if 1 percent of such agency's allocation under subpart 2 for the fiscal year for which the determination is made is $5,000 or less. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to limit local educational agencies from reserving more than the 1 percent of its allocation under subpart 2 to assist schools to carry out activities described in this section. ; in subparagraph (B), by striking
(B)and inserting Parental input .—Parents of children
(B); Parent and family member input .—Parents and family members of children in subparagraph (C)— by striking 95 percent and inserting 85 percent ; and by inserting , with priority given to high-need schools after schools served under this part ; and by adding at the end the following: Funds reserved under subparagraph
(A)by a local educational agency shall be used to carry out activities and strategies consistent with the local educational agency’s parent and family engagement policy, including not less than 1 of the following: Supporting schools and nonprofit organizations in providing professional development for local educational agency and school personnel regarding parent and family engagement strategies, which may be provided jointly to teachers, school leaders, specialized instructional support personnel, paraprofessionals, early childhood educators, and parents and family members. Supporting home visitation programs. Disseminating information on best practices focused on parent and family engagement, especially best practices for increasing the engagement of economically disadvantaged parents and family members. Collaborating or providing subgrants to schools to enable such schools to collaborate with community-based or other organizations or employers with a demonstrated record of success in improving and increasing parent and family engagement. Engaging in any other activities and strategies that the local educational agency determines are appropriate and consistent with such agency’s parent and family engagement policy, which may include financial literacy activities and adult education and literacy activities, as defined in section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act. ; in subsection (b)— in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting Parental involvement policy ; Parental and family engagement policy in paragraph (1)— by inserting and family members after distribute to, parents ; and by striking written parental involvement policy and inserting written parent and family engagement policy ; in paragraph (2)— by striking parental involvement policy and inserting parent and family engagement policy ; and by inserting and family members after that applies to all parents ; and in paragraph (3)— by striking school district-level parental involvement policy and inserting district-level parent and family engagement policy ; and by inserting and family members in all schools served by the local educational agency after policy that applies to all parents ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (3), by striking parental involvement policy and inserting parent and family engagement policy ; in paragraph (4)(B), by striking the proficiency levels students are expected to meet and inserting the achievement levels of the challenging State academic standards ; and in paragraph (5), by striking section 1114(b)(2) and inserting section 1113(c)(2) ; in subsection (d)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking parental involvement policy and inserting parent and family engagement policy ; in paragraph (1)— by striking the State’s student academic achievement standards and inserting the challenging State academic standards ; and by striking , such as monitoring attendance, homework completion, and television watching ; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (B), by striking and after the semicolon; in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: ensuring regular two-way, meaningful communication between family members and school staff, to the extent practicable, in a language that family members can understand and access. ; in subsection (e)— in paragraph (1), by striking the State’s academic content standards and State student academic achievement standards and inserting the challenging State academic standards ; in paragraph (2), by striking technology and inserting technology (including education about the harms of copyright piracy) ; in paragraph (3), by striking pupil services personnel, principals and inserting specialized instructional support personnel, principals, and other school leaders ; and in paragraph (4), by striking Head Start, Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start, the Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the Parents as Teachers Program, and inserting other relevant Federal, State, and local laws, ; by striking subsection
(f)and inserting the following: In carrying out the parent and family engagement requirements of this part, local educational agencies and schools, to the extent practicable, shall provide opportunities for the full and informed participation of parents and family members (including parents and family members who are English learners, parents and family members with disabilities, and parents and family members of migratory children), including providing information and school reports required under section 1111 in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language such parents understand. ; and in subsection (h), by striking parental involvement policies and inserting parent and family engagement policies .