[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 1495 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1495

 To amend the school dropout prevention program in the Elementary and 
                    Secondary Education Act of 1965.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2011

 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the school dropout prevention program in the Elementary and 
                    Secondary Education Act of 1965.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Early Intervention for Graduation 
Success Authorization Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION SHORT TITLE.

    Section 1801 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6551) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `Early Intervention for Graduation 
Success Act'.''.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    Section 1802 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6552) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1802. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this part--
            ``(1) to provide for effective strategies of early 
        intervention for young children who have risk factors that are 
        strongly associated with not graduating from high school;
            ``(2) to improve States', school districts', early 
        childhood education providers', educators', and communities' 
        capacity to provide effective services to children with such 
        risk factors;
            ``(3) to prevent such risk factors from becoming 
        intractable; and
            ``(4) to facilitate high expectations for achievement among 
        our Nation's young children.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 1803 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6553) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1803. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, of which--
            ``(1) not more than 5 percent shall be available to carry 
        out subpart 1 for each fiscal year; and
            ``(2) not less than 95 percent shall be available to carry 
        out subpart 2 for each fiscal year.''.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    Part H of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6551 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
1803 the following:

``SEC. 1804. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Early childhood education provider.--The term `early 
        childhood education provider' means--
                    ``(A) a program that provides for the care, 
                development, and education of infants, toddlers, or 
                young children ages 5 and younger that--
                            ``(i) meets all applicable State and local 
                        government licensing, certification, approval, 
                        and registration requirements; and
                            ``(ii) is operated by--
                                    ``(I) a program operated by a 
                                public school that is supported, 
                                sponsored, or administered by the local 
                                educational agency;
                                    ``(II) a Head Start or Early Head 
                                Start agency that receives financial 
                                assistance under the Head Start Act;
                                    ``(III) a nonprofit or community-
                                based organization; or
                                    ``(IV) a child care program that 
                                receives funding under the Child Care 
                                and Development Block Grant Act of 
                                1990; or
                    ``(B) a consortium of the providers described in 
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Outcomes data.--The term `outcomes data' means--
                    ``(A) objective and developmentally appropriate 
                measures, if valid, reliable, and available, of--
                            ``(i) kindergarten readiness;
                            ``(ii) reading and numeracy skills;
                            ``(iii) proficiency on State academic 
                        performance standards;
                            ``(iv) attendance;
                            ``(v) discipline referrals; and
                            ``(vi) suspensions; and
                    ``(B) other such applicable measures of student 
                success.
            ``(3) Postsecondary education.--The term `postsecondary 
        education' means education and training provided by colleges or 
        job training agencies to students who have graduated or aged 
        out of public K-12 education.
            ``(4) Quality rating and improvement system.--The term 
        `quality rating and improvement system' means a system of 
        supporting and assessing the quality of early childhood 
        education providers that builds on licensing requirements and 
        other State regulatory standards for such providers that is 
        designed to improve the quality of different types of early 
        childhood education programs and that--
                    ``(A) has a series of levels or tiers leading to 
                nationally recognized high-quality program standards 
                for early childhood education programs;
                    ``(B) addresses staff qualifications, professional 
                development, program standards, family engagement, and 
                program environment;
                    ``(C) provides financial and technical assistance 
                to programs to achieve and sustain higher levels of 
                quality; and
                    ``(D) provides information to families and the 
                public on the rating of programs that is accessible to 
                all families.
            ``(5) State.--The term `State' means the State educational 
        agency.''.

SEC. 6. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 1811(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6555(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``eligible schools'' 
        and inserting ``States and partnerships of local educational 
        agencies and early childhood education providers'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``eligible schools'' and 
        inserting ``States and partnerships of local educational 
        agencies and early childhood education providers'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``school'' and inserting ``State, 
                local educational agency, or early childhood education 
                provider''; and
                    (B) by striking ``within the eligible school 
                district or nationally'' and inserting `` among States, 
                local educational agencies, and early childhood 
                education providers''; and
            (4) by striking paragraph (4).

SEC. 7. SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION INITIATIVE.

    Subpart 2 of part H of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6561 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

           ``Subpart 2--School Dropout Prevention Initiative

``SEC. 1821. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Grants authorized.--
                    ``(A) In general.--From the amount appropriated 
                under section 1803 for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
                shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to States 
                to support activities as described in this part.
                    ``(B) Duration.--Grants awarded under this section 
                shall be 5 years in duration.
            ``(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
        Secretary shall give--
                    ``(A) priority to the 10 States that have the 
                lowest averaged freshman graduation rates, as compiled 
                by the National Center for Education Statistics; and
                    ``(B) additional priority, if applicable, to any 
                such State that has 1 or more subgroup of students, as 
                described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), who have the 
                lowest averaged freshman graduation rate in the Nation.
    ``(b) Use of Grant Funds.--Grant funds awarded under this 
subsection shall be used to fund effective, sustainable, and 
coordinated school dropout prevention activities as described in 
section 1825.

``SEC. 1822. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--To receive--
            ``(1) a grant under this subpart, a State shall submit an 
        application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
        accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
        require; and
            ``(2) a subgrant under this subpart, a partnership of a 
        local educational agency or agencies and early childhood 
        education provider or providers shall submit an application to 
        the State at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
        information as the State may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Contents.--Each application submitted under subsection (a) 
shall--
            ``(1) include a plan--
                    ``(A) describing the applicant's strategy for 
                increasing the State educational agency or local 
                educational agency's averaged freshman graduation rate 
                in accordance with the activities described in section 
                1825(b) and how the strategies will serve the students 
                who have risk factors for not graduating;
                    ``(B) that addresses how the purpose described in 
                section 1802 will be carried out by the applicant; and
                    ``(C) for assessing the effectiveness of the 
                efforts described in the plan;
            ``(2) describe a budget and timeline for implementing the 
        strategies;
            ``(3) contain evidence of coordination with existing 
        resources, including a State Advisory Council on Early 
        Childhood Education and Care established pursuant to section 
        642B(b)(1)(A) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A)) 
        or a similar entity;
            ``(4) describe how the applicant may use local, State, and 
        other Federal funds for school dropout prevention and reentry 
        programs, or, as appropriate, programs intended to increase 
        students' readiness for school or academic proficiency;
            ``(5) describe how the activities conform with evidence-
        based practices about school dropout prevention; and
            ``(6) provide an assurance that the grantee will maintain 
        the privacy of student and family data.
    ``(c) Partnerships.--A partnership of a local educational agency 
and an early childhood education provider (or multiple such agencies or 
providers) that desires to receive a subgrant under this subpart shall 
include in its application information on the identity of the partner 
that will be the fiscal agent and what percentage of subgrant funds 
will be provided to each member of the partnership to collaborate in 
planning and providing services to at-risk students with the following 
entities, as appropriate:
            ``(1) Community and cultural organizations.
            ``(2) Relevant tribes and tribal organizations.
            ``(3) Institutions of higher education (including Tribal 
        Colleges and Universities) and job training providers.
            ``(4) Parent organizations.
            ``(5) Social services organizations.
            ``(6) Organizations that provide service learning, 
        tutoring, mentoring, and other supportive services to youth.
            ``(7) Homeless and foster youth advocates.
            ``(8) Advocates for students with disabilities.
            ``(9) Entities that engage in postsecondary education 
        outreach and support.
            ``(10) Educational service agencies.
            ``(11) Organizations that provide professional development.
            ``(12) Other entities as appropriate and available.

``SEC. 1823. STATE RESERVATION.

    ``A State that receives a grant under this part may reserve not 
more than 5 percent of the grant funds for administrative costs related 
to activities described under this subpart.

``SEC. 1824. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    ``(a) Partnership Reports.--To receive funds under this subpart for 
a fiscal year after the first fiscal year that a partnership of a local 
educational agency and an early childhood education provider receives 
funds under this subpart, the partnership subgrantee shall provide, on 
an annual basis, a report regarding the status of the implementation of 
activities funded under this subpart, and an evaluation of the 
effectiveness of such activities for students at schools assisted under 
this subpart to the State, disaggregated by the subgroups described in 
section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II).
    ``(b) State Report on Program Activities.--Each State receiving 
funds under this subpart shall provide to the Secretary, at such time 
and in such format as the Secretary may require, information on the 
status of the implementation of activities funded under this subpart 
and outcomes data for students in schools assisted under this subpart.
    ``(c) Accountability.--The Secretary shall evaluate the 
effectiveness of the activities assisted under this subpart using 
rigorous evaluation methodologies, including, if feasible, control 
group studies. The Secretary may use funds appropriated for subpart 1 
to carry out this evaluation.
    ``(d) Dissemination.--The Secretary shall make public and widely 
disseminate State reports described under subsection (b) and the 
evaluation described under subsection (c) in a manner that protects the 
privacy of individuals.

``SEC. 1825. EARLY INTERVENTION GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Renewable grants.--
                    ``(A) Renewing grants.--The Secretary shall award 
                grants to States to carry out the activities described 
                in this section. The Secretary may renew such grants 
                for a period of not more than an additional 5 years for 
                States with satisfactory annual performance reports in 
                each of the preceding 5 years, to expand or improve, or 
                both, the activities described in this section.
                    ``(B) Match in grants that have been renewed.--A 
                State that receives a grant that has been renewed under 
                subparagraph (A) shall contribute to the activities 
                assisted under such grant matching funds in an amount 
                equal to not less than 50 percent of the amount of the 
                grant. Such matching funds may be provided in cash or 
                in-kind.
            ``(2) Dropout early warning system.--A State that receives 
        a grant under this section--
                    ``(A) may set aside grant funds, in addition to the 
                State reservation described in section 1823, subject to 
                the Secretary's approval, to create or expand the 
                database described in subsection (b)(1)(A)(iii); and
                    ``(B) shall provide training and oversight for the 
                implementation of the system described in subparagraph 
                (A) by local educational agencies and other users.
            ``(3) Subgrants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State that receives a grant 
                under this section shall award subgrants to 
                partnerships of local educational agencies and early 
                childhood education providers that have high 
                percentages of students with risk factors associated 
                with low graduation rates, as described in subsection 
                (b)(1)(A)(ii)(I).
                    ``(B) Priority.--In awarding subgrants under 
                subparagraph (A), a State may give priority to 
                partnerships of local educational agencies and early 
                childhood education providers based on the percentage 
                of children served with risk factors associated with 
                low graduation rates and actual low high school 
                graduation rates, as appropriate.
                    ``(C) Size of subgrants and ability to sustain 
                programs.--In awarding subgrants under subparagraph 
                (A), a State shall ensure that--
                            ``(i) the subgrants are of sufficient size 
                        so as to allow the subgrantee to plan and 
                        implement an effective program; and
                            ``(ii) an entity awarded a subgrant under 
                        this paragraph has the capacity to sustain the 
                        program after the Federal grant ends.
    ``(b) Activities.--
            ``(1) State activities.--
                    ``(A) Required activities.--A State that receives a 
                grant under this section shall carry out the following:
                            ``(i) Statewide graduation success plan.--
                        The State, if it has not previously done so, 
                        shall create and periodically update a 
                        research-based Statewide Graduation Success 
                        Plan that includes effective strategies to 
                        address the factors associated with the risk of 
                        not graduating from high school in that State. 
                        The plan shall address risk factors associated 
                        with children from birth through grade 12. The 
                        State shall provide an opportunity for 
                        educators, parents, students, tribes, relevant 
                        agencies and organizations, and community 
                        members to provide comments during the 
                        development or updating of the Statewide plan. 
                        In developing the Statewide Graduation Success 
                        Plan, the State shall coordinate proposed 
                        activities with the State Advisory Council on 
                        Early Childhood Education and Care established 
                        pursuant to section 642B(b)(1)(A) of the Head 
                        Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A)), and shall 
                        incorporate plans and recommendations from such 
                        Council where appropriate.
                            ``(ii) Technical assistance.--The State 
                        shall provide technical assistance to 
                        subgrantees, to the extent practicable.
                            ``(iii) Statewide dropout early warning 
                        system.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The State shall 
                                implement a Statewide Dropout Early 
                                Warning System that integrates data 
                                elements from other State agencies into 
                                an existing State longitudinal data 
                                system to identify, ensure services are 
                                provided to, and analyze the 
                                effectiveness of such services designed 
                                to serve children at risk for not 
                                graduating from high school, from birth 
                                through elementary school, at minimum, 
                                who--
                                            ``(aa) have a parent who 
                                        receives assistance under--

                                                    ``(AA) the special 
                                                supplemental nutrition 
                                                program for women, 
                                                infants, and children 
                                                established under 
                                                section 17 of the Child 
                                                Nutrition Act of 1966 
                                                (42 U.S.C. 1786);

                                                    ``(BB) the 
                                                temporary assistance 
                                                for needy families 
                                                program under part A of 
                                                title IV of the Social 
                                                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                                                601 et seq.); or

                                                    ``(CC) the Medicaid 
                                                program under title XIX 
                                                of the Social Security 
                                                Act;

                                            ``(bb) are homeless or are 
                                        in foster care;
                                            ``(cc) are children with a 
                                        disability (as defined in 
                                        section 602 of the Individuals 
                                        with Disabilities Education 
                                        Act) or have other cognitive, 
                                        physical, or emotional 
                                        disabilities;
                                            ``(dd) are children who are 
                                        limited English proficient;
                                            ``(ee) if available, were 
                                        born to a teen mother who has 
                                        low educational attainment;
                                            ``(ff) have been retained 
                                        in prekindergarten or retained 
                                        a grade or more in elementary 
                                        school;
                                            ``(gg) have consistently 
                                        poor attendance;
                                            ``(hh) have low proficiency 
                                        on statewide reading or 
                                        mathematics assessments;
                                            ``(ii) have preschool 
                                        expulsion or school suspensions 
                                        or other measures of school 
                                        behavior problems;
                                            ``(jj) have been denied 
                                        entry, at the legal age, to 
                                        kindergarten;
                                            ``(kk) are under the 
                                        supervision of a child services 
                                        agency due to parental neglect 
                                        or abuse;
                                            ``(ll) have a parent in 
                                        jail or in substance abuse 
                                        treatment; or
                                            ``(mm) have other 
                                        indicators appropriate to the 
                                        State to inform activities 
                                        undertaken as part of the 
                                        Statewide Graduation Success 
                                        Plan.
                                    ``(II) One database.--The Statewide 
                                Dropout Early Warning System described 
                                in subclause (I) shall be housed in 1 
                                database under the control of the State 
                                educational agency.
                                    ``(III) Information available.--The 
                                information in the Statewide Dropout 
                                Early Warning System shall be available 
                                to authorized users employed by the 
                                State educational agency, the State 
                                agency or agencies that administer 
                                funds for child care, the State Head 
                                Start Director, and, where applicable, 
                                the State early learning coordinator, 
                                subgrantee partnerships of local 
                                educational agencies, and early 
                                childhood education providers, and, as 
                                necessary, researchers employed by or 
                                under contract with such entities to 
                                evaluate the effectiveness of the 
                                grants.
                                    ``(IV) Privacy.--The creation and 
                                use of the Statewide Dropout Early 
                                Warning System shall be carried out in 
                                a manner consistent with section 444 of 
                                the General Education Provisions Act 
                                (commonly known as the `Family 
                                Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
                                1974').
                                    ``(V) Predictions.--The State shall 
                                use the Statewide Dropout Early Warning 
                                System to provide data necessary to 
                                analyze which risk factors are most 
                                predictive of the likelihood of 
                                students dropping out of school and 
                                analyzing the efficacy of 
                                interventions.
                    ``(B) Permissible activities.--A State that 
                receives a grant under this section may use the grant 
                funds for any of the following:
                            ``(i) Early childhood educator tuition 
                        assistance.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The State may 
                                provide not more than 50 percent of the 
                                cost of attendance per year for an 
                                individual to receive an associate's 
                                degree or a 4-year degree in early 
                                childhood education to enable such 
                                individual to teach in or be qualified 
                                personnel employed by--
                                            ``(aa) a program funded 
                                        under the Child Care and 
                                        Development Block Grant Act of 
                                        1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.);
                                            ``(bb) a program funded 
                                        under the Head Start Act (42 
                                        U.S.C. 9831 et seq.);
                                            ``(cc) an infant learning 
                                        program;
                                            ``(dd) a program funded 
                                        under part C of the Individuals 
                                        with Disabilities Education 
                                        Act;
                                            ``(ee) a preschool program 
                                        funded by a State or local 
                                        educational agency; or
                                            ``(ff) a special education 
                                        early childhood certification 
                                        program.
                                    ``(II) Agreement to teach in early 
                                childhood program.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--An 
                                        individual who receives 
                                        assistance under subclause (I) 
                                        shall agree to teach in an 
                                        early childhood education 
                                        program for--

                                                    ``(AA) not less 
                                                than 3 years if the 
                                                individual receives an 
                                                associate's degree in 
                                                early childhood 
                                                education; or

                                                    ``(BB) not less 
                                                than 5 years if the 
                                                individual receives a 
                                                4-year degree in early 
                                                childhood education.

                                            ``(bb) Documentation.--An 
                                        individual who receives 
                                        assistance under subclause (I) 
                                        shall annually provide 
                                        documentation to the State 
                                        showing that such service has 
                                        been performed. Such 
                                        notification shall be provided 
                                        in such form and manner as the 
                                        State may reasonably require.
                                    ``(III) Repayment.--An individual 
                                who receives assistance under subclause 
                                (I) and does not complete the service 
                                requirement described in subclause 
                                (II), or who notifies the State that 
                                the individual intends not to complete 
                                such service requirement, shall repay 
                                to the State a pro-rated amount of such 
                                assistance that reflects the amount of 
                                the service requirement not completed, 
                                together with interest, at a rate 
                                specified by the State in the 
                                agreement.
                                    ``(IV) Waiver or reduction.--The 
                                State may waive or reduce the 
                                requirement under subclause (III) if 
                                the State determines that compliance 
                                with such service requirement 
                                represents a substantial hardship--
                                            ``(aa) because the 
                                        individual is permanently and 
                                        totally disabled at the time of 
                                        the waiver request; or
                                            ``(bb) based on 
                                        documentation presented of 
                                        substantial economic or 
                                        personal hardship.
                                    ``(V) Supplement not supplant.--
                                Assistance under this clause may not 
                                supplant Federal financial aid programs 
                                for which the individual is otherwise 
                                eligible, including TEACH Grants under 
                                subpart 9 of part A of title IV of the 
                                Higher Education Act of 1965 or any 
                                other Federal loan or grant for which 
                                the individual is otherwise eligible.
                            ``(ii) Increase and monitor early childhood 
                        program quality.--
                                    ``(I) Program quality standards.--
                                The State may--
                                            ``(aa) develop and 
                                        implement a quality rating and 
                                        improvement system; and
                                            ``(bb) provide information 
                                        obtained pursuant to item (aa) 
                                        to the public in an easily 
                                        accessible and understandable 
                                        format, including in languages 
                                        spoken by parents within the 
                                        community.
                                    ``(II) Correlating success.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--The 
                                        State may--

                                                    ``(AA) gather data 
                                                regarding students' 
                                                participation in early 
                                                childhood education 
                                                programs and the 
                                                quality of those 
                                                programs, and the 
                                                students' subsequent 
                                                level of success in 
                                                elementary school 
                                                grades and the quality 
                                                of such elementary 
                                                schools; and

                                                    ``(BB) correlate 
                                                the data to evaluate 
                                                the continuum of 
                                                effectiveness of such 
                                                programs in preparing 
                                                students to attain and 
                                                sustain academic 
                                                proficiency and, as 
                                                appropriate, in 
                                                reducing risk factors 
                                                associated with 
                                                dropping out of school.

                                            ``(bb) Correlation in 
                                        conjunction with other 
                                        systems.--The correlation under 
                                        item (aa) shall work in 
                                        conjunction with the early 
                                        childhood outcomes indicator 
                                        data systems developed under 
                                        section 619 and part C of the 
                                        Individuals with Disabilities 
                                        Education Act, and, as 
                                        practicable, a quality rating 
                                        and improvement system or other 
                                        systems that the State may have 
                                        developed to evaluate outcomes 
                                        for children.
                            ``(iii) P-20 vertical performance standards 
                        alignment.--The State may carry out activities 
                        directly related to the design and 
                        implementation of a progression of aligned 
                        performance standards, across all domains of 
                        learning, for prekindergarten through grade 12 
                        and postsecondary education.
                            ``(iv) Expand access.--The State may expand 
                        access to high-quality early childhood 
                        education for children most at risk of low 
                        proficiency in school.
            ``(2) Partnership activities.--
                    ``(A) Required activities.--A partnership of a 
                local educational agency and an early childhood 
                education provider that receives a subgrant under this 
                section shall carry out both of the following:
                            ``(i) Analyze data from statewide dropout 
                        early warning system.--The partnership shall 
                        analyze data from the Statewide Dropout Early 
                        Warning System relevant to risk factors for 
                        non-graduation and use the data to implement 
                        research-based, individualized interventions 
                        for at-risk students.
                            ``(ii) Individual learning plans.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The partnership 
                                shall develop and implement individual 
                                learning plans for each at-risk early 
                                childhood or elementary school student, 
                                which shall include a description of 
                                how subgrant program partners will 
                                implement services. Such plans shall be 
                                updated not less frequently than 
                                annually and forwarded to the next 
                                school of enrollment.
                                    ``(II) Waiver.--A partnership may 
                                apply to the State to be considered to 
                                have complied with the requirement 
                                under subclause (I) by developing and 
                                implementing individual learning plans 
                                for those students who are most at-risk 
                                if funds are not provided to develop 
                                and implement thorough and meaningful 
                                plans for each student who has a risk 
                                factor described in items (aa) through 
                                (ll) of paragraph (1)(A)(iii)(I).
                                    ``(III) Distinction from ieps.--
                                Individual learning plans developed 
                                under this clause are distinct from 
                                individualized education programs 
                                developed under the Individuals with 
                                Disabilities Education Act.
                                    ``(IV) No entitlement.--The 
                                development or implementation of an 
                                individual learning plan under this 
                                clause does not confer an entitlement 
                                to services.
                    ``(B) Choice of activities.--A partnership of a 
                local educational agency and an early childhood 
                education provider that receives a subgrant under this 
                section shall carry out at least 1 activity from each 
                of the following subsections:
                            ``(i) Professional development.--
                                    ``(I) Provide teacher mentors for 
                                those prekindergarten through 
                                elementary school teachers who are in 
                                their first 3 years of teaching or who 
                                have been recommended for mentoring by 
                                their supervisor or principal, and who 
                                do not have such mentors.
                                    ``(II) Provide effective, 
                                researched-based professional 
                                development for early childhood 
                                teachers, elementary school teachers 
                                serving children with disabilities, and 
                                program professionals under section 619 
                                or part C of the Individuals with 
                                Disabilities Education Act, and 
                                elementary school teachers to--
                                            ``(aa) provide effective, 
                                        differentiated instruction;
                                            ``(bb) develop or improve 
                                        family engagement and 
                                        communication skills and 
                                        strategies;
                                            ``(cc) integrate subjects 
                                        such as the arts, physical 
                                        education, and history into 
                                        reading, writing, and 
                                        mathematics instruction;
                                            ``(dd) use data to inform 
                                        instruction;
                                            ``(ee) implement research-
                                        based interventions for at-risk 
                                        students; and
                                            ``(ff) support children's 
                                        social, emotional, and physical 
                                        development.
                                    ``(III) Train principals in 
                                effective--
                                            ``(aa) developmentally 
                                        appropriate instructional 
                                        practices and support for 
                                        teachers and other staff in 
                                        using such practices;
                                            ``(bb) leadership qualities 
                                        and skills necessary to 
                                        increase student achievement;
                                            ``(cc) early intervention 
                                        for at-risk children;
                                            ``(dd) P-3 curriculum 
                                        alignment;
                                            ``(ee) implementation of 
                                        effective and ongoing 
                                        communication and transition 
                                        between community-based early 
                                        childhood education providers 
                                        and school staff; and
                                            ``(ff) enhancement of 
                                        family engagement practices and 
                                        opportunities.
                                    ``(IV) Include staff of partner 
                                agencies and specialized instructional 
                                support personnel who are involved in 
                                implementing the grant in all 
                                appropriate training to ensure that all 
                                members of the team have all 
                                appropriate skills to implement the 
                                coordinated program.
                                    ``(V) Establish partnerships with 
                                institutions of higher education, or 
                                other qualified agencies, to conduct 
                                professional development or induction 
                                programs focused on increasing 
                                classroom teachers' ability to use 
                                multiple types of assessments to 
                                individualize instruction for students 
                                with disabilities.
                            ``(ii) Community integration and support 
                        services.--
                                    ``(I) Integrate community student 
                                support services, such as before- and 
                                after-school programs, health and 
                                wellness programs, social services, 
                                family engagement and communication 
                                activities, counseling, anti-bullying 
                                programs, community assets development, 
                                social-emotional learning programs, and 
                                transportation to break down barriers 
                                to individual student success.
                                    ``(II) Provide research-based 
                                parent training, involvement, and 
                                engagement activities.
                                    ``(III) Hire a culturally competent 
                                liaison for each partner school or 
                                program to coordinate communication and 
                                integrated, individualized services to 
                                the families of all at-risk students.
                                    ``(IV) Engage educators, families, 
                                community organizations, tribes and 
                                tribal organizations, businesses, faith 
                                communities, and students in building 
                                sustainable networks of community 
                                engagement and school improvement.
                                    ``(V) Keep schools open before and 
                                after school hours, on school holidays 
                                and during the summer for organized, 
                                safe, and engaging activities designed 
                                to increase academic proficiency, 
                                improve school climate, and improve 
                                students' health and wellness.
                            ``(iii) High expectations and support for 
                        academic achievement.--
                                    ``(I) Reinforce high expectations 
                                and goal setting by introducing 
                                students, in an age-appropriate way, to 
                                professions and trades, expanding 
                                access to age-appropriate career and 
                                technical education, and exposing 
                                students to institutions of higher 
                                education and Federal student aid 
                                options.
                                    ``(II) Provide research-based, 
                                effective on-site tutoring and 
                                enrichment opportunities to at-risk 
                                students.
                                    ``(III) Improve school climate, 
                                promote social-emotional learning, and 
                                increase school connectedness.
                                    ``(IV) Ensure that curriculum is 
                                aligned to State standards, is relevant 
                                to the needs and interests of students, 
                                and promotes high expectations.
                                    ``(V) Implement research-based 
                                activities designed to increase the 
                                literacy, numeracy, and self-regulation 
                                skills of preschool and elementary 
                                school children.
    ``(c) Evaluations.--
            ``(1) Partnership evaluations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each State shall use outcomes 
                data to evaluate each partnership subgrantee to which 
                it awards a subgrant under this section to determine 
                the effectiveness of the program funded under this 
                part. Such evaluation shall include an analysis of 
                activities that are most and least effective in keeping 
                students on track to graduate.
                    ``(B) Evaluations to the secretary.--Each State 
                shall send a report on the evaluations conducted under 
                subparagraph (A) to the Secretary.
            ``(2) State evaluations.--The Secretary shall evaluate the 
        effectiveness of programs implemented by each State to which it 
        awards a grant under this section.
            ``(3) Reports to congress.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide an 
                annual report 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 that--
                            ``(i) describes the activities carried out 
                        by States awarded grants under this section; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) provides an analysis of which 
                        interventions are most and least effective in 
                        ensuring that students remain on track to 
                        graduate on time from high school.
                    ``(B) Dissemination.--The Secretary shall 
                disseminate the reports described in subparagraph (A) 
                to all States and to the public through the website of 
                the Department.''.
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