113 S1291 IS: Family Engagement in Education Act of 2013
U.S. Senate
2013-07-11
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1.This Act may be cited as
the Family Engagement in Education Act
of 2013
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short
title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings; purpose.
Sec. 4. Amendment references.
Sec. 5. Family engagement in education.
Sec. 6. State plans.
Sec. 7. Local educational agency plans.
Sec. 8. Family engagement in education policy.
Sec. 9. Prevention and intervention programs for children and
youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at risk.
Sec. 10. Research and evaluation for family engagement in
education.
Sec. 11. High-quality teachers and principals.
Sec. 12. Definitions.
Sec. 13. Repeal of Parental Assistance and Local Family
Information Centers.
Sec. 14. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 15. Government Accountability Office study and
report.
3.
(a)Congress
finds the following:
(1)Family engagement
in a child's education raises student achievement, improves behavior and
attendance, decreases drop-out rates, and improves the emotional and physical
well-being of children.
(2)Families are
critical determinants of children's school readiness as well as of students'
decision to pursue higher education.
(3)Effective family
engagement is a great equalizer for students, contributing to their increased
academic achievement, regardless of parents' education level, ethnicity, or
socioeconomic background.
(4)Research on
school improvement has identified meaningful partnerships with families and
communities as 1 of 5 critical ingredients necessary to turnaround chronically
low-performing schools.
(5)Positive benefits
for children, youth, families, and schools are maximized through effective
family engagement that—
(A)is a shared
responsibility in which schools and other community agencies and organizations
are committed to reaching out to engage families in meaningful ways and
families are committed to actively supporting their children's learning and
development;
(B)is continuous
across a child's life from birth to young adulthood; and
(C)reinforces
learning that takes place in all settings.
(b)The
purpose of this Act is to increase student success and foster school
improvement by strengthening families’ engagement in the education of their
children.
4.Except as otherwise
expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
5.Family
engagement in education
(a)Family
engagement and responsibility fundTitle I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended
by adding after section 1004 the following:
1005.Family
engagement and responsibility fund
(a)Each State educational agency shall reserve not less than
0.3 percent and not more than 1 percent of such agency's allocated funds under
section 1122 for each fiscal year for use as provided in subsection (b).
(b)From the amounts reserved for each fiscal year under
subsection (a), each State educational agency—
(1)shall establish a
Statewide Family Engagement Center under section 1006;
(2)shall establish
at least 1 Local Family Engagement Center under section 1007; and
(3)may allocate any
funds remaining after carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2) for building State
educational agency capacity for family engagement activities under section
1008.
(c)If a State's allocation under section 1122 for a fiscal year
is less than $60,000,000, and such State determines that such allocation is
insufficient to establish a center of sufficient size and scope to meet the
requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), such State may use
its allocation for activities under section
1008.
.
(b)Statewide
Family Engagement Centers ProgramTitle I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended
by adding after section 1005, as added by subsection (a), the following:
1006.Statewide
Family Engagement Centers
(a)From the funds reserved under section 1005, each State
shall award a grant or contract to a statewide nonprofit organization to
establish a Statewide Family Engagement Center to provide comprehensive
training, technical assistance, and capacity-building to local educational
agencies, organizations that support family-school partnerships, and other
organizations that carry out parent education and family engagement in
education programs.
(b)
(1)Each statewide nonprofit organization that desires a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the State at such time,
in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State may
require.
(2)Each
application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the
following:
(A)A description of
the applicant's approach to family engagement in education, including the use
of strength-based strategies.
(B)A description of
the applicant's plan for improving statewide capacity for family engagement in
education, that includes—
(i)management
capacity and governance;
(ii)statewide
leadership;
(iii)systemic
services for family engagement in education;
(iv)capacity-building
for local educational agencies, and schools served under this title; and
(v)student learning
and school improvement.
(C)A description of
the applicant's experience in providing training, information, and support to
local educational agencies, schools, and nonprofit organizations on family
engagement in education policies and practices that are effective for
low-income parents and families, limited English proficient individuals,
minorities, parents of students with disabilities, parents of homeless
students, foster parents and students, parents of migrant students, and parents
of Indian and Native Hawaiian students, where applicable.
(D)An assurance that
the Statewide Family Engagement Center will—
(i)be governed by a
board of directors, the membership of which includes parents of school-aged
children;
(ii)have a process
for outreach and consultation with—
(I)parents of
children from birth through young adulthood;
(II)representatives
of the State parent-teacher association;
(III)representatives
of education professionals with expertise in improving services for
disadvantaged children;
(IV)representatives
of local elementary schools and secondary schools, including students,
disadvantaged youth, and representatives from local youth organizations;
and
(V)representatives
of a State educational agency, a local educational agency, and an Indian
tribe;
(iii)operate a
center of sufficient size, scope, and quality to ensure that the center is
adequate to serve the State educational agency, local educational agencies, and
community-based organizations;
(iv)serve urban,
suburban, and rural local educational agencies and schools;
(v)work with—
(I)the State
educational agency, local educational agencies (including local educational
agencies receiving funds under section 7113), and schools;
(II)Local Family
Engagement Centers assisted under section 1007;
(III)parent training
and information centers and community parent resource centers assisted under
sections 671 and 672 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
and
(IV)other
organizations and agencies;
(vi)use not less
than 20 percent of the funds received under this section in each fiscal year to
establish or expand technical assistance for evidence-based early childhood
parent education programs that focus on successful transition to school;
(vii)provide
assistance to the State educational agency, local educational agencies, Indian
tribes, and community-based organizations that support family members in areas
such as assistance in understanding State and local standards and measures of
student and school academic achievement and strategies for supporting school
academic achievement;
(viii)work with the
State educational agency, local educational agencies, Indian tribes, and
schools to determine parental needs and the best means for delivery of services
to address such needs; and
(ix)meet the
requirements for matching funds under subsection (d).
(c)A statewide nonprofit organization that receives a grant
under this section shall use the grant funds to provide training, technical
assistance, and capacity-building in coordination with the State educational
agency, local educational agencies, Indian tribes, and organizations that
support family-school partnerships to—
(1)assist parents in
participating effectively in their children's education and to help their
children meet State and local standards, such as assisting parents—
(A)to engage in
activities that will improve student academic achievement, including
understanding how they can support learning in the classroom with activities at
home and in afterschool and extracurricular programs;
(B)to communicate
effectively with their children, teachers, principals, counselors,
administrators, and other school personnel;
(C)to become active
participants in the development, implementation, and review of school-parent
compacts, family engagement in education policies, and school planning and
improvement;
(D)to participate in
the design and provision of assistance to students who are not making adequate
academic progress;
(E)to participate in
State and local decisionmaking;
(F)to train other
parents; and
(G)to help the
parents learn and use technology applied in their children's education;
(2)assist the State
educational agency in developing and implementing a statewide family engagement
in education policy and systemic initiatives that will provide for a continuum
of services to remove barriers for family engagement in education and support
school reform efforts;
(3)assist in the
development, implementation, and assessment of family engagement in education
policies and plans under sections 1112 and 1118; and
(4)supplement the
family engagement activities under section 7115 and coordinate with the Bureau
of Indian Education and Indian tribes to improve family engagement in education
policies and programs, where applicable.
(d)Matching funds
for grant renewalFor each fiscal year after the first fiscal
year for which a statewide nonprofit organization receives a grant under this
section, the organization shall demonstrate in the application that a portion
of the services provided by the organization, as determined by the State, is
supported through non-Federal contributions, which may be in cash or
in-kind.
(e)Submission of
informationEach statewide nonprofit organization that receives a
grant under this section shall submit to the State, on an annual basis,
information on the activities it has carried out using grant funds received
under this section, including reporting on metrics developed under section 1505
and reporting on the recommendations provided by the special advisory committee
and the actions taken in response to such recommendations.
(f)Nothing in this section shall be construed to
prohibit a Statewide Family Engagement Center from—
(1)having its
employees or agents meet with a parent at a site that is not on school grounds;
or
(2)working with
another agency that serves children.
(g)Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section—
(1)no person
(including a parent who educates a child at home, a public school parent, or a
private school parent) shall be required to participate in any program of
parent education or developmental screening under this section; and
(2)no program or
center assisted under this section shall take any action that infringes in any
manner on the right of a parent to direct the education of their
children.
1007.Local Family
Engagement Centers Program
(a)The
purpose of this section is to establish and operate Local Family Engagement
Centers and to evaluate the usefulness and effectiveness of innovative
approaches demonstrated by these centers in engaging families in their
children’s education by providing training, services, supports, and
opportunities that meet families' needs and remove barriers to their engagement
in their children’s education to improve student achievement.
(b)From the funds reserved to carry out this section
under section 1005(b)(2), a State educational agency shall award grants or
enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with eligible entities to
establish and operate Local Family Engagement Centers.
(c)In
making grants under this section, the State shall give priority to eligible
entities that propose to serve communities with the greatest need, as
determined by the State.
(d)In this section, the term eligible entity
means a private, nonprofit organization or Indian tribe that—
(1)has a
demonstrated record of working with low-income parents and families in the
community;
(2)is located in a
community with elementary schools and secondary schools that receive funds
under part A and is accessible to families of students in those schools;
and
(3)is partnering
with 1 or more local educational agencies or 1 or more schools that receive
funds under part A.
(e)To receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity
shall submit an application to the State educational agency at such time, in
such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State educational
agency may require, including—
(1)a description of
the entity's approach on family engagement in education, including its use of
strength-based strategies;
(2)information
demonstrating that the applicant meets the definition of an eligible
entity;
(3)information that
the applicant has the capacity to structure and operate a center of sufficient
scope and quality adequate to serve the needs of the local area in which it is
located;
(4)a description of
the entity’s experience in providing training, services, and support to
low-income parents and families, English language learners, minorities, parents
of students with disabilities, parents of homeless students, foster parents,
parents of Indian and Native Hawaiian students, and parents of migrant
students;
(5)a description of
the collaboration with the local educational agency or school personnel in the
area to be served by the center;
(6)a description of
the steering committee, a majority of whose members are parents of students in
schools that receive funds under part A, who will be targeted for services by
the Local Family Engagement Center, that will direct and implement the
activities of the Local Family Engagement Center;
(7)a description of
how the entity will coordinate its efforts with the Statewide Family Engagement
Center;
(8)information that
the applicant is capable of meeting milestones or deadlines as the State
educational agency may prescribe; and
(9)such other
information as the State educational agency determines necessary.
(f)An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section
shall establish and operate a Local Family Engagement Center and use the grant
funds to provide training, services, and supports to engage families in their
children’s education and to build the school-family partnerships necessary to
ensure that all children are on track to graduate from high school ready for
college and careers, such as through—
(1)assisting parents
and families in understanding how they can improve student achievement,
including how to access ongoing student performance data and related
information to support learning in the classroom with activities at home, and
in afterschool and extracurricular activities;
(2)assisting parents
and families in supporting on-time graduation, including understanding early
warning indicators that a student is at risk of not graduating on time;
(3)assisting parents
and families in understanding how they can prepare their children academically,
socially, and financially for postsecondary education, including early
awareness of the availability of student financial assistance and career and
technical education opportunities;
(4)training parents
and families on effective ongoing communication with their children, teachers,
principals, counselors, administrators, and other school personnel;
(5)providing direct
services to families, such as home visitation, family literacy programs, and
health and behavioral health services to meet the needs of families and remove
barriers for engaging in the education of their children;
(6)providing
advocacy services to ensure that families can fully participate in their
children’s education;
(7)providing
supports such as transportation, childcare, and meals to facilitate family
engagement in education in programs implemented or assisted by the Center;
and
(8)improving the
coordination, availability, and effectiveness of integrated services and
comprehensive supports for children and families.
(g)Evaluation and
annual reportA State educational agency shall—
(1)evaluate the
effectiveness of the grants funded under this section and section 1006;
and
(2)issue an annual
report on the implementation of such grants, describing any practices the State
determines to be most effective or innovative for fulfilling the purposes of
the Local Family Engagement Centers.
1008.State
educational agency capacity for family engagement activitiesEach State may use funds reserved under
section 1005(b)(3) to support the development and implementation of the
statewide family engagement in education plan described in section 1111(d)
through activities such as—
(1)supporting an
office or staff positions within the agency dedicated to family engagement in
education;
(2)carrying out the
State’s responsibilities under sections 1006 and 1007;
(3)developing and
implementing a statewide data collection and evaluation system on family
engagement in education metrics to identify schools that would benefit from
training and support related to family engagement in education;
(4)reviewing local
educational agencies’ family engagement in education policies and practices as
provided by sections 1112(b)(1)(P) and 1118(i), and evaluating the use of funds
under this section;
(5)coordinating
technical assistance and support to local educational agencies, including local
educational agencies receiving funds under section 7113, with schools that
would benefit from training and support related to family engagement in
education;
(6)developing
curricula for professional development for teachers, principals, school
librarians, and other school leaders on improving family engagement in
education;
(7)developing
standards and curricula for family engagement in education in partnership with
teacher and principal preparation programs; and
(8)coordinating
statewide services related to early education, higher education, child health
and welfare, after-school programs, community service-learning programs, and
other programs to develop coordinated family engagement in education policies,
practices, and
services.
.
(c)The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 1004 the following:
Sec. 1005. Family engagement and responsibility
fund.
Sec. 1006. Statewide Family
Engagement Centers.
Sec. 1007. Local Family Engagement Centers Program.
Sec. 1008. State educational agency
capacity for family engagement
activities.
.
6.
(a)Section 1111(d) (20 U.S.C. 6311(d)) is amended to read as
follows:
(d)Each State plan shall include a plan for strengthening
family engagement in education. Each such plan shall, at a minimum,
include—
(1)a description of
the State's criteria and schedule for review and approval of local educational
agency family engagement in education policies and practices pursuant to
sections 1112(e)(3) and 1118(i);
(2)a description of
the State's system and process for assessing local educational agency
implementation of section 1118 responsibilities;
(3)a description of
the State's criteria for identifying local educational agencies that would
benefit from training and support related to family engagement in
education;
(4)a description of
the State's statewide system of technical assistance and support for local
educational agencies and schools on family engagement in education;
(5)an assurance that
the State will, when applicable, refer to the Statewide Family Engagement
Center and the applicable Local Family Engagement Center those local
educational agencies that would benefit from training and support related to
family engagement in education;
(6)a description of
the procedure assuring the State educational agency will engage in timely,
on-going, and meaningful consultation with representatives of Indian tribes and
Native Hawaiian educational organizations located in the State in the
development of the State plan to serve local educational agencies under its
jurisdiction in order to improve the coordination of activities under this Act,
to meet the purpose of this title, to meet the unique cultural, language, and
educational needs of Indian and Native Hawaiian students, and to improve
implementation of family engagement in education programs and services for
parents of Indian and Native Hawaiian students;
(7)a plan for using
funds reserved under section 1005; and
(8)a description of
the relationship, as applicable, between the State educational agency and
Statewide and Local Family Engagement Centers, parent training and information
centers, and community parent resource centers in the State established under
sections 671 and 672 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act.
.
(b)
(1)Section 1111(h)(4) (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(4)) is
amended—
(A)in subparagraph
(F), by striking and
after the semicolon;
(B)in subparagraph
(G), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C)by adding at the
end the following:
(H)the number of
schools and the name of each school that would benefit from training and
support related to family engagement in education, the reason why such school
was so identified, and the measures taken to address the need for training and
support; and
(I)information on
the State educational agency's family engagement in education programs and
activities.
.
(2)Section 1111(j) (20 U.S.C. 6311(j)) is amended by
inserting the development and implementation of policies and procedures
for family engagement in education,
after
reliable,
.
7.Local
educational agency plans
(a)Section 1112(b)(1)(P) (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)(1)(P)) is
amended to read as follows:
(P)a description of
the strategy the local educational agency will use to implement and assess
family engagement in education under section
1118;
.
(b)Engagement in
developing plansSection 1112(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)(1)) is
amended—
(1)by redesignating
subparagraph (Q) as subparagraph (T); and
(2)by inserting
after subparagraph (P) the following:
(Q)a description of
how the local educational agency will engage families in the development,
implementation, and assessment of local educational agency plans;
(R)a description of
how the local education agency will improve teacher and principal knowledge and
skills in effectively engaging parents in their children’s education;
(S)a description of
the procedure assuring the local educational agency will engage in timely,
on-going, and meaningful consultation with representatives of Indian tribes and
Native Hawaiian educational organizations located in the area served by the
local educational agency in the development of the local plan in order to
improve the coordination of activities under this Act, to meet the purpose of
this title, to meet the unique cultural, language, and educational needs of
Indian students and Native Hawaiian students, and to improve implementation of
family engagement in education programs and services for parents of Indian and
Native Hawaiian students;
and
.
8.Family
engagement in education policy
(a)Local
educational agency development of policies and practicesSection
1118 (20 U.S.C. 6318) is amended—
(1)by redesignating
subsections (a) through (h) as subsections (b) through (i), respectively;
and
(2)by inserting
before subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following:
(a)Each local educational agency and each school receiving
funds under this part shall develop policies and practices for family
engagement in education that meet the following principles and standards for
family-school partnerships:
(1)Welcome all
families to be active participants in the life of the school, so that they feel
valued and connected to each other, school staff, and what students are
learning in class.
(2)Communicate
effectively by ensuring regular two-way, meaningful communication between
family members and local educational agency and school staff in a manner,
language, and with technology that family members can understand and
access.
(3)Support student
success by fostering continuous collaboration between family members and local
educational agency and school staff to support student learning and healthy
development at school and at home.
(4)Speak up for
every child and empower family members to be advocates for all students within
the school.
(5)Ensure that
family members, local educational agencies, and school staff are equal partners
in family engagement in education decisionmaking.
(6)Collaborate with
community organizations and groups to turn the school into a hub of community
life.
(7)Create a
continuum of family engagement in education in student learning and development
from birth to young adulthood.
(8)Train and support
superintendents, principals, and teachers to fully engage families in the
education of their
children.
.
(b)Section 1118(b)(2), as redesignated by subsection (a), is
amended—
(1)in subparagraph
(C), by striking subsection (e)
and inserting subsection
(f)
;
(2)in subparagraph
(E), by striking and
after the semicolon;
(3)in subparagraph
(F), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(4)by adding at the
end the following:
(G)participate in
evaluations of the effectiveness of family engagement in education strategies
and policies; and
(H)participate in
developing recommendations for creating a positive school climate and safe and
healthy
schools.
.
(c)Section
1118(b)(3)(A), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended to read as
follows:
(A)Each local educational agency shall reserve not less than
2 percent of its allocation under subpart 2 to carry out this section, except
that this subparagraph shall not apply if 2 percent of such agency’s allocation
under subpart 2 for the fiscal year for which the determination is made is
$10,000 or
less.
.
(d)Section
1118(b)(3)(C), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended to read as
follows:
(C)Not
less than 75 percent of the funds reserved under subparagraph (A) shall be
distributed to schools served under this
part.
.
(e)Section 1118(b)(3), as redesignated by subsection (a), is
amended—
(1)by redesignating
subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
and
(2)by inserting
after subparagraph (A) the following:
(B)Funds reserved under subparagraph (A) may be used for the
following:
(i)Increasing
capacity through establishment of a dedicated office or dedicated personnel
within the local educational agency or at the school level for family
engagement in education.
(ii)Supporting
schools and nonprofit organizations in providing professional development on
family engagement in education for school staff, parent leadership training,
family literacy and numeracy programs, home visitation programs, family
volunteerism programs, and other innovative programs that meaningfully engage
families.
(iii)Developing and
implementing local educational agency family engagement in education
data-collection systems and indicators.
(iv)Providing
technical assistance and training to schools on the implementation and
assessment of family engagement in education policies and practices.
(v)Providing
additional support to schools that have been identified for improvement under
section 1116(b) to assist in their implementation of family engagement in
education, including the hiring and maintenance of family engagement in
education coordinators.
(vi)Partnering with
the Statewide Family Engagement Center and the applicable Local Family
Engagement Centers or community-based organizations to identify community
resources, services, and supports to remove economic obstacles to family
engagement in education by meeting families’ needs.
(vii)Supporting
schools and eligible entities in the development and implementation of
research-based family practices in programs that emphasize the importance of
family engagement in education, including—
(I)successful
transitions from early learning to kindergarten through grade 12
settings;
(II)improved
understanding of and shared responsibility for student success;
(III)use of student
and school data;
(IV)importance of
open, effective communication between schools and families;
(V)early warning
indicators that a student is at risk of not graduating on time;
(VI)parent and
community advocacy to increase parent participation; and
(VII)improved
understanding of the parents’ role in academic, social, and financial
preparation for postsecondary education, including career and technical
education.
(viii)Assisting
schools in the development, implementation, and assessment of family engagement
in education plans.
(ix)Monitoring and
evaluating the family engagement in education policies and practices funded
under this section.
(x)Supporting other
activities approved in the local education agency’s plan for improving family
engagement in
education.
.
(f)School parental
involvement policySection 1118(c)(1), as redesignated by
subsection (a), is amended in the first sentence by striking subsections
(c) through (f)
and inserting subsections (d) through
(g)
.
(g)Shared
responsibility for high student academic achievementSection
1118(e), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended—
(1)in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking subsection (b)
and
inserting subsection (c)
; and
(2)by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
(1)describe the
school’s responsibility to—
(A)provide
high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning
environment that enables the children served under this part to meet the
State’s student academic achievement standards, and the ways in which each
parent will support their children’s learning, such as—
(i)monitoring
attendance and homework completion;
(ii)volunteering in
their child’s classroom or school; and
(iii)participating,
as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children and
positive use of extracurricular time; and
(B)engage family
members in the development of recommendations for student attendance,
expectations, behavior, and school safety, including the development of
reasonable disciplinary policies and behavioral interventions, such as the
implementation of school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports and
the phase-out of out-of-school suspension and expulsion;
and
.
9.Prevention and
intervention programs for children and youth who are neglected, delinquent, or
at risk
(a)State plan and
state agency applicationsSection 1414 (20 U.S.C. 6434) is
amended—
(1)in subsection
(a)(1)—
(A)in subparagraph
(B), by striking and
after the semicolon;
(B)by redesignating
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and
(C)by inserting
after subparagraph (B) the following:
(C)that contains an
assurance that each child or youth serviced by the program will have a
transition plan developed in partnership with families and aftercare providers
that will place the child or youth on a path to career and college readiness;
and
;
and
(2)in subsection
(c)—
(A)by redesignating
paragraphs (15) through (19) as paragraphs (17) through (21), respectively;
and
(B)by inserting
after paragraph (14) the following:
(15)describes how
the State agency will implement family engagement in education policies and
practices that align with section 1118;
(16)includes an
assurance that the State agency will establish, for each child or youth served
under this subpart, an educational services and transition plan that is
developed in consultation with the child or youth, family members of the child
or youth, and the local educational agency or alternative education program
that will receive the child or youth following their period of service under
this
subpart;
.
(b)Local
educational agency applicationsSection 1423 (20 U.S.C. 6453) is
amended—
(1)by redesignating
paragraphs (9) through (13) as paragraphs (11) through (15), respectively;
and
(2)by inserting
after paragraph (8) the following:
(9)a description of
how schools will implement family engagement in education policies and
practices that align with the provisions of section 1118;
(10)an assurance
that the local educational agency will establish for each child or youth served
under this subpart an educational services plan that is developed in
consultation with the child or youth, family members of the child or youth, and
the local educational agency or alternative education program receiving the
child or youth following their period of service under this
subpart;
.
(c)Program
requirements for correctional facilities receiving funds under this
sectionSection 1425 (20
U.S.C. 6455) is amended—
(1)in paragraph
(10), by striking and
after the semicolon;
(2)by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3)by adding at the
end the following:
(12)prepare an
educational services and transition plan for each child or youth served by the
program, in partnership with families and aftercare providers, consistent with
section 1414(a)(1)(C); and
(13)establish for
each child or youth residing in the facility and serviced by this subpart an
educational services and transition plan that is developed in consultation with
the child or youth, family members of the child or youth, and the local
educational agency or alternative education program receiving the child or
youth following their period of service under this
subpart.
.
10.Research and
evaluation for family engagement in education
(a)Part E of title I (20
U.S.C. 6491 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
1505.Research and
evaluation for family engagement in education
(a)Development of
metrics for family engagementNot later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of the Family Engagement in Education Act of 2013, the
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, after consultation with the
advisory committee established under subsection (b), shall develop recommended
metrics on family engagement in education for State educational agencies that
reserve funds under section 1005 and local educational agencies that reserve
funds under section 1118 and provide recommendations on the integration of
metrics into State accountability and longitudinal data systems.
(b)The Secretary shall
appoint an advisory committee, including researchers and representatives from
national nonprofit organizations with expertise in family engagement in
education, to make data-driven recommendations regarding metrics required under
subsection (a).
(c)Research for
effective family engagement in educationFrom funds appropriated to carry out this
subpart, the Secretary shall conduct research on effective family engagement in
education, including through awarding grants and entering into contracts with
eligible entities. Such research may include—
(1)exploratory research to discover the
underlying processes or components of family engagement in education programs
that are associated with improved education outcomes for students;
(2)research to—
(A)develop culturally sensitive strategies or
programs for improving family engagement in education; and
(B)rigorously evaluate the impact of such
strategies or programs on students' education outcomes; and
(3)research to—
(A)develop professional development programs
intended to enable school personnel to support parental involvement in
education; and
(B)rigorously evaluate the impact of such
programs on students' education
outcomes.
.
(b)The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 1504 the following:
Sec. 1505. Research and
evaluation for family engagement in
education.
.
11.High-quality
teachers and principals
(a)State
application contentsSection 2112(b) (20 U.S.C. 6612(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
(13)A description of
how the State educational agency will improve teacher and principal knowledge
and skill in effectively engaging families in their children’s
education.
.
(b)Section 2113(c) (20 U.S.C. 6613(c)) is amended—
(1)by redesignating
paragraphs (12) through (18) as paragraphs (13) through (19), respectively;
and
(2)by inserting
after paragraph (11) the following:
(12)Training of
teachers and principals on how to effectively engage families in their
children's
education.
.
12.Section 9101 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is
amended—
(1)by striking
paragraph (32);
(2)by redesignating
paragraphs (20) through (31) as paragraphs (21) through (32), respectively;
and
(3)by inserting
after paragraph (19) the following:
(20)Family
engagement in educationThe term family engagement in
education means a shared responsibility—
(A)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 to actively supporting their children’s learning and
development; and
(B)that is
continuous from birth through young adulthood and reinforces learning that
takes place in the home, school, and
community.
.
13.Repeal of
Parental Assistance and Local Family Information Centers
(a)Part D of title V of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.) is
amended—
(1)by striking subpart 16; and
(2)by redesignating
subparts 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21, as subparts 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20,
respectively.
(b)The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—
(1)by striking the
item relating to subpart 16 of part D of title V;
(2)by striking the
items relating to sections 5561, 5562, 5563, 5564, 5565, and 5566; and
(3)by redesignating
the items relating to subparts 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 of part D of title V, as
subparts 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 of part D of title V, respectively.
14.The Act (20 U.S.C.
6301 et seq.) is amended by striking—
(1)parental
involvement
and parent involvement
each place the terms
appear and inserting family engagement in education
;
(2)involvement
of parents
each place the term appears and inserting engagement
of families
;
(3)parental
information and resource center
each place the term appears and
inserting Statewide Family Engagement Center
;
(4)parental
information and resource centers
each place the term appears and
inserting Statewide Family Engagement Centers
; and
(5)involve
parents
each place the term appears and inserting engage
families
.
15.Government
Accountability Office study and report
(a)
(1)The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study, and make findings and recommendations relating to compliance
with, and use of funds made available for, section 1118 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6318), including matters specified
in paragraph (2).
(2)The
study shall include a review and analysis of—
(A)the use of funds
reserved by local educational agencies for family engagement in education under
such section 1118;
(B)the innovative,
effective, replicable, or model family engagement in education policies,
practices, and uses of funds of State educational agencies and local
educational agencies determined by the Secretary of Education to be in
alignment with section 1118;
(C)any barriers to
State educational agencies and local educational agencies in implementing
section 1118;
(D)any barriers to
Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian educational organizations in developing,
implementing, and assessing family engagement in education policies and
practices; and
(E)the use of data
collection and reporting and outcome and assessment systems of State
educational agencies and local educational agencies to determine the extent to
which family engagement in education is implemented as described in section
1118.
(b)Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall prepare and submit to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report containing
the findings and recommendations resulting from the study conducted under this
section.