Sec. 7. State child and youth strategy
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A State that receives a grant under this Act shall use the grant funds to develop and implement a State child and youth strategy (hereafter in this Act referred to as the State strategy ). The State strategy— shall be developed by the State educational agency in consultation with the Governor of the State; shall include the components described in subsection (c); and may include other components as the State educational agency determines necessary to strengthen results for children and youth. The State strategy components required under subsection
(b)are the following: The State strategy shall contain comprehensive, evidence-based annual goals and aligned quantifiable indicators demonstrating continuous improvement with respect to children and youth, particularly disadvantaged children and youth, that shall serve as targets for each year with respect to which the State strategy applies. The State's annual goals shall include the following: Children and youth are ready for school. Students are engaged and achieving in school. Schools and neighborhoods are safe and provide a positive climate for learning. Families and communities are supportive and engaged in their children’s education as equal partners. Graduates are ready for postsecondary education and 21st-century careers. Students are contributing to their communities. Students are not chronically absent. Additional annual goals set forth by the State in alignment with the purposes of this Act. The State strategy shall contain an assessment of the children and youth’s needs, and of assets within the State that can be mobilized, coordinated, and integrated to achieve the State strategy’s annual goals, which may include data collected by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Such needs and assets assessment shall identify populations of underserved children and youth across the State, based on the State’s evidence-based goals and aligned quantifiable indicators for the goals. The State strategy shall include a description of the State’s plan to achieve the goals described in paragraph
(1)for children and youth from birth through the transition to adulthood, including the following: A description of how funds received under this Act will be coordinated and integrated with other Federal and State funds in order to achieve the State's annual goals developed pursuant to paragraph (1). A description of how funds received under this Act will be used to identify and eliminate State barriers to the coordination and integration of programs, initiatives, and funding streams to achieve the State's annual goals developed pursuant to paragraph (1). A description of the State’s plan to increase community engagement in education. A description of the State’s plan to increase family engagement in education. Existing plans, strategies, needs assessments, or assets assessments may be used to satisfy the requirements of this section if such existing plans, strategies, needs assessments, or assets assessments include the information required by this section, or can be modified to do so, and are submitted to and accepted by the Secretary with such modifications.