1.This Act may be cited as the
Full-Service Community Schools Act of
2011
.
2.The purposes of this Act are the
following:
(1)Providing support
for the planning, implementation, and operation of full-service community
schools.
(2)Improving the
coordination and integration, accessibility, and effectiveness of services for
children and families, particularly for students attending high-poverty
schools, including high-poverty rural schools.
(3)Enabling educators
and school personnel to complement and enrich efforts to improve academic
achievement and other results.
(4)Ensuring that
children have the physical, social, and emotional well-being to come to school
ready to engage in the learning process every day.
(5)Promoting and
enabling family and community engagement in the education of children.
(6)Enabling more
efficient use of Federal, State, local, and private sector resources that serve
children and families.
(7)Facilitating the
coordination and integration of programs and services operated by
community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, and State, local, and
tribal governments.
(8)Engaging students
as resources to their communities.
(9)Engaging the
business community and other community organizations as partners in the
development and operation of full-service community schools.
3.In this Act:
(1)The terms elementary school, local
educational agency, and secondary school have the meanings
given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2)Full-service
community schoolThe term full-service community
school means a public elementary or secondary school that—
(A)participates in a
community-based effort to coordinate and integrate educational, developmental,
family, health, and other comprehensive services through community-based
organizations and public and private partnerships; and
(B)provides access to
such services to students, families, and the community, such as access during
the school year (including before- and after-school hours), as well as during
the summer.
4.
(a)The
Secretary of Education (in this Act referred to as the
Secretary
) may award grants to eligible entities to assist
public elementary or secondary schools to function as full-service community
schools.
(b)Grants awarded under this section shall be used to—
(1)coordinate not
less than 3 existing qualified services and provide not less than 2 additional
qualified services at 1 or more public elementary or secondary schools;
(2)integrate multiple
services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum supported by
research-based activities which achieve the performance goals established under
subsection (c)(4)(E) to meet the holistic needs of young people; and
(3)if applicable,
coordinate and integrate services provided by community-based organizations and
government agencies with services provided by specialized instructional support
personnel.
(c)To
seek a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application
to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.
The Secretary shall require that each such application include the
following:
(1)A
description of the eligible entity.
(2)A
memorandum of understanding among all partner entities that will assist the
eligible entity to coordinate and provide qualified services and that describes
the roles the partner entities will assume.
(3)A
description of the capacity of the eligible entity to coordinate and provide
qualified services at a full-service community school.
(4)A
comprehensive plan that includes descriptions of the following:
(A)The student,
family, and school community to be served, including information about
demographic characteristics.
(B)A needs assessment
that identifies the academic, physical, social, emotional, health, mental
health, and other needs of students, families, and community residents.
(C)A community assets
assessment which identifies existing resources which could be aligned.
(D)The most
appropriate metric to describe the plan’s reach within a community using
either—
(i)the
number of families and students to be served, and the frequency of services;
or
(ii)the
proportion of families and students to be served, and the frequency of
services.
(E)Yearly measurable
performance goals, including an increase in the percentage of families and
students targeted for services each year of the program, which are consistent
with the following objectives:
(i)Children are ready
for school.
(ii)Students are
engaged and achieving academically.
(iii)Students are
physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally healthy.
(iv)Schools and
neighborhoods are safe and provide a positive climate for learning.
(v)Families are
supportive and engaged in their children’s education.
(vi)Students and
families are prepared for postsecondary education and 21st century
careers.
(vii)Students are
contributing to their communities.
(F)Performance
measures to monitor progress toward attainment of the goals established under
subparagraph (E), including a combination of the following, to the extent
applicable:
(i)Multiple objective
measures of student achievement, including assessments, classroom grades, and
other means of assessing student performance.
(ii)Attendance
(including absences related to illness and truancy) and chronic absenteeism
rates.
(iii)Disciplinary
actions against students.
(iv)Access to health
care and treatment of illnesses demonstrated to impact academic
achievement.
(v)Performance in
making progress toward intervention services goals as established by
specialized instructional support personnel.
(vi)Participation
rates by parents and family members in school-sanctioned activities and
activities that occur as a result of community and school collaboration, as
well as activities intended to support adult education and workforce
development.
(vii)Number and
percentage of students and family members provided services under this
Act.
(viii)Valid measures
of postsecondary education and career readiness.
(ix)Service-learning
and community service participation rates.
(G)Qualified
services, including existing and additional qualified services, to be
coordinated and provided by the eligible entity and its partner entities,
including an explanation of—
(i)why
such services have been selected;
(ii)how such
services will improve student academic achievement; and
(iii)how such
services will address performance goals established under subparagraph
(E).
(H)Plans to ensure
that each site has full-time coordination of qualified services at each
full-service community school, including coordination with existing specialized
instructional support personnel.
(I)Planning,
coordination, management, and oversight of qualified services at each school to
be served, including the role of the school principal, partner entities,
parents, and members of the community.
(J)Funding sources
for qualified services to be coordinated and provided at each school to be
served, whether such funding is derived from a grant under this section or from
other Federal, State, local, or private sources.
(K)Plans for
professional development for personnel managing, coordinating, or delivering
qualified services at the schools to be served.
(L)Plans for joint
utilization and maintenance of school facilities by the eligible entity and its
partner entities.
(M)How the eligible
entity and its partner entities will focus services on schools eligible for a
schoolwide program under section 1114 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314).
(N)Plans for periodic
evaluation based upon attainment of the performance measures described in
subparagraph (F).
(O)How the qualified
services will meet the principles of effectiveness described in subsection
(d).
(5)A
plan for sustainability.
(d)Principles of
effectivenessFor a program developed pursuant to this section to
meet principles of effectiveness, such program shall be based upon—
(1)an assessment of
objective data regarding the need for the establishment of a full-service
community school and qualified services at each school to be served and in the
community involved;
(2)an established set
of performance measures aimed at ensuring the availability and effectiveness of
high-quality services; and
(3)if appropriate,
scientifically based research that provides evidence that the qualified
services involved will help students meet State and local student academic
achievement standards.
(e)In
awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to
eligible entities that—
(1)(A)will serve a minimum of
1 or more full-service community schools eligible for a schoolwide program
under section 1114 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6314), as part of a community- or district-wide strategy; or
(B)include a local educational agency that
satisfies the requirements of—
(i)subparagraph (A) or (B) of section
6211(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7345(b)(1)); or
(ii)subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
section 6221(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7351(b)(1)); and
(2)will be connected
to a consortium comprised of a broad representation of stakeholders, or a
consortium demonstrating a history of effectiveness.
(f)Each grant awarded under this section shall be for a
period of 5 years and may be renewed at the discretion of the Secretary based
on the eligible entity's demonstrated effectiveness in meeting the performance
goals and measures established under subparagraphs (E) and (F) of subsection
(c)(4).
(g)The
Secretary may authorize an eligible entity to use grant funds under this
section for planning purposes in an amount not greater than 10 percent of the
total grant amount.
(h)The Secretary may not award a grant to an eligible entity
under this section in an amount that is less than $75,000 for each year of the
5-year grant period.
(i)In
this section—
(1)the term
additional qualified services
means qualified services directly
funded under this Act;
(2)the term
eligible entity
means a consortium of 1 or more local
educational agencies and 1 or more community-based organizations, nonprofit
organizations, or other public or private entities;
(3)the term
existing qualified services
means qualified services already
being financed, as of the time of the application, by Federal, State, local or
private sources, or volunteer activities being supported as of such time by
civic, business, faith-based, social, and other similar organizations;
and
(4)the term
qualified services
means any of the following:
(A)Early childhood
education.
(B)Remedial education
activities and enrichment activities, including expanded learning time.
(C)Summer enrichment
and learning experiences.
(D)Programs under the
Head Start Act, including Early Head Start programs.
(E)Nurse home
visitation services.
(F)Programs that
promote parental involvement and family literacy, including the Reading First,
Early Reading First, and William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy
programs authorized in part B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6361 et seq.).
(G)Mentoring and
other youth development programs.
(H)Parent leadership
development activities.
(I)Parenting
education activities.
(J)Child care
services.
(K)Community service
and service-learning opportunities.
(L)Developmentally
appropriate physical education.
(M)Programs that
provide assistance to students who have been truant, suspended, or
expelled.
(N)Job training and
career counseling services.
(O)Nutrition
services.
(P)Primary health and
dental care.
(Q)Mental health
counseling services.
(R)Adult education,
including instruction in English as a second language.
(S)Juvenile crime
prevention and rehabilitation programs.
(T)Specialized
instructional support services.
(U)Homeless
prevention services.
(V)Other services
consistent with this Act.
5.
(a)The
Secretary may award grants to State collaboratives to support the development
of full-service community school programs in accordance with this
section.
(b)Grants awarded under this section shall be used only for
the following:
(1)Developing a State
comprehensive results and indicators framework to implement full-service
community schools, consistent with performance goals described in section
4(c)(4)(E).
(2)Planning,
coordinating, and expanding the development of full-service community schools
in the State, particularly schools in high-poverty local educational agencies,
including high-poverty rural local educational agencies.
(3)Providing
technical assistance and training for full-service community schools, including
professional development for personnel and creation of data collection and
evaluation systems.
(4)Collecting,
evaluating, and reporting data about the progress of full-service community
schools.
(5)Evaluating the
impact of State and Federal policies and guidelines on the ability of eligible
entities (as defined in section 4(i)) to integrate Federal and State programs
at full-service community schools, and taking action to make necessary
changes.
(c)To
seek a grant under this section, a State collaborative shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary
may require. The Secretary shall require that each such application include the
following:
(1)A
memorandum of understanding among all governmental agencies and nonprofit
organizations that will participate as members of the State
collaborative.
(2)A
description of the expertise of each member of the State collaborative—
(A)in coordinating
Federal and State programs across multiple agencies;
(B)in working with
and developing the capacity of full-service community schools; and
(C)in working with
high-poverty schools or rural schools and local educational agencies.
(3)A
comprehensive plan describing how the grant will be used to plan, coordinate,
and expand the delivery of services at full-service community schools.
(4)A
comprehensive accountability plan that will be used to demonstrate
effectiveness, including the measurable performance goals of the program and
performance measures to monitor progress and assess services’ impact on
students and families and academic achievement.
(5)An explanation of
how the State collaborative will work to ensure State policies and guidelines
can support the development of full-service community schools, as well as
provide technical assistance and training, including professional development,
for full-service community schools.
(6)An explanation of
how the State will collect and evaluate information on full-service community
schools.
(d)Each grant awarded under this section shall be for a
period of 5 years.
(e)The Secretary may not award a grant to a State
collaborative under this section in an amount that is less than $500,000 for
each year of the 5-year grant period.
(f)For
purposes of this section—
(1)the term
State
includes the several States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory
or possession of the United States; and
(2)the term
State collaborative
means a collaborative of a State educational
agency and not less than 2 other governmental agencies or nonprofit
organizations that provide services to children and families.
6.
(a)There
is hereby established an advisory committee to be known as the
Full-Service Community Schools Advisory Committee
(in this
section referred to as the Advisory Committee
).
(b)Subject
to subsection (c), the Advisory Committee shall—
(1)consult with the
Secretary on the development and implementation of programs under this
Act;
(2)identify
strategies to improve the coordination of Federal programs in support of
full-service community schools; and
(3)issue an annual
report to the Congress on efforts under this Act, including a description
of—
(A)the results of
local and national evaluations of such efforts; and
(B)the scope of
services being coordinated under this Act.
(c)In
carrying out its duties under this section, the Advisory Committee shall
consult annually with eligible entities awarded grants under section 4, State
collaboratives awarded grants under section 5, and other entities with
expertise in operating full-service community schools.
(d)The
Advisory Committee shall consist of 5 members as follows:
(1)The Secretary of
Education (or the Secretary’s delegate).
(2)The Attorney
General of the United States (or the Attorney General’s delegate).
(3)The Secretary of
Agriculture (or the Secretary’s delegate).
(4)The Secretary of
Health and Human Services (or the Secretary’s delegate).
(5)The Secretary of
Labor (or the Secretary’s delegate).
7.
(a)The Secretary, directly or through grants, shall
provide such technical assistance as may be appropriate to accomplish the
purposes of this Act.
(b)The Secretary shall conduct evaluations on the
effectiveness of grants under sections 4 and 5 in achieving the purposes of
this Act.
(c)The Secretary shall require each recipient of a grant
under this Act—
(1)to conduct
periodic evaluations of the progress achieved with the grant toward achieving
the purposes of this Act;
(2)to use such
evaluations to refine and improve activities conducted with the grant and the
performance measures for such activities; and
(3)to make the
results of such evaluations publicly available, including by providing public
notice of such availability.
(d)Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or
otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded school or school
district employees under Federal, State, or local laws (including applicable
regulations or court orders) or under the terms of collective bargaining
agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements between such
employees and their employers.
(e)Funds made available to a grantee under this Act may be
used only to supplement, and not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local
funds that would otherwise be available to carry out the activities assisted
under this Act.
(f)
(1)The Secretary shall require each recipient of a grant
under this Act to provide matching funds from non-Federal sources in an amount
determined under paragraph (2).
(2)Determination of
amount of match
(A)Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall determine
the amount of matching funds to be required of a grantee under this subsection
based on a sliding fee scale that takes into account—
(i)the
relative poverty of the population to be targeted by the grantee; and
(ii)the
ability of the grantee to obtain such matching funds.
(B)The Secretary may not require any grantee under this
section to provide matching funds in an amount that exceeds the amount of the
grant award.
(3)The Secretary shall permit grantees under this
section to match funds in whole or in part with in-kind contributions.
(4)Notwithstanding
this subsection, the Secretary shall not consider an applicant’s ability to
match funds when determining which applicants will receive grants under this
Act.
(g)Entities receiving funds under this Act shall comply with
all existing Federal statutes that prohibit discrimination.
8.Authorization of
appropriations
(a)There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
Act such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2012 through
2016.
(b)Of
the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act for each fiscal year—
(1)85 percent shall be for section 4, and of
the funds allocated for new grants under such section, at least 10 percent
shall be made available for local educational agencies that satisfy the
requirements of—
(A)subparagraph (A)
or (B) of section 6211(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7345(b)(1)); or
(B)subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of section 6221(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7351(b)(1));
(2)10 percent shall
be for section 5; and
(3)5 percent shall be for subsections (a) and
(b) of section 7, of which not less than $500,000 shall be for technical
assistance under section 7(a).