20 U.S.C. § 6312: Local educational agency plans

is developed with timely and meaningful consultation with teachers, principals, other school leaders, paraprofessionals, specialized instructional support personnel, charter school leaders (in a local educational agency that has charter schools), administrators (including administrators of programs described in other parts of this subchapter), other appropriate school personnel, and with parents of children in schools served under this part; and as appropriate, is coordinated with other programs under this chapter, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 20 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), 1 the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 1 So in original. Probably should be “( 29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.),”. 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.), the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.), and other Acts as appropriate. The plan may be submitted as part of a consolidated application under section 7845 of this title . Each local educational agency plan shall be filed according to a schedule established by the State educational agency. provides that schools served under this part substantially help children served under this part meet the challenging State academic standards; and meets the requirements of this section. Each local educational agency plan shall be submitted for the first year for which this part is in effect following December 10, 2015 , and shall remain in effect for the duration of the agency’s participation under this part. Each local educational agency shall periodically review and, as necessary, revise its plan. Consultation required under paragraph (1)(A) shall not interfere with the timely submission of the plan required under this section. developing and implementing a well-rounded program of instruction to meet the academic needs of all students; identifying students who may be at risk for academic failure; providing additional educational assistance to individual students the local educational agency or school determines need help in meeting the challenging State academic standards; and identifying and implementing instructional and other strategies intended to strengthen academic programs and improve school conditions for student learning; how the local educational agency will identify and address, as required under State plans as described in section 6311(g)(1)(B) of this title , any disparities that result in low-income students and minority students being taught at higher rates than other students by ineffective, inexperienced, or out-of-field teachers; how the local educational agency will carry out its responsibilities under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 6311(d) of this title ; the poverty criteria that will be used to select school attendance areas under section 6313 of this title ; in general, the nature of the programs to be conducted by such agency’s schools under sections 6314 and 6315 of this title and, where appropriate, educational services outside such schools for children living in local institutions for neglected or delinquent children, and for neglected and delinquent children in community day school programs; the services the local educational agency will provide homeless children and youths, including services provided with funds reserved under section 6313(c)(3)(A) of this title , to support the enrollment, attendance, and success of homeless children and youths, in coordination with the services the local educational agency is providing under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.); the strategy the local educational agency will use to implement effective parent and family engagement under section 6318 of this title ; if applicable, how the local educational agency will support, coordinate, and integrate services provided under this part with early childhood education programs at the local educational agency or individual school level, including plans for the transition of participants in such programs to local elementary school programs; how teachers and school leaders, in consultation with parents, administrators, paraprofessionals, and specialized instructional support personnel, in schools operating a targeted assistance school program under section 6315 of this title , will identify the eligible children most in need of services under this part; through coordination with institutions of higher education, employers, and other local partners; and through increased student access to early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment opportunities, or career counseling to identify student interests and skills; how the local educational agency will support efforts to reduce the overuse of discipline practices that remove students from the classroom, which may include identifying and supporting schools with high rates of discipline, disaggregated by each of the subgroups of students, as defined in section 6311(c)(2) of this title ; academic and career and technical education content through coordinated instructional strategies, that may incorporate experiential learning opportunities and promote skills attainment important to in-demand occupations or industries in the State; and work-based learning opportunities that provide students in-depth interaction with industry professionals and, if appropriate, academic credit; and assist schools in identifying and serving gifted and talented students; and assist schools in developing effective school library programs to provide students an opportunity to develop digital literacy skills and improve academic achievement. ensure that migratory children and formerly migratory children who are eligible to receive services under this part are selected to receive such services on the same basis as other children who are selected to receive services under this part; provide services to eligible children attending private elementary schools and secondary schools in accordance with section 6320 of this title , and timely and meaningful consultation with private school officials regarding such services; participate, if selected, in the National Assessment of Educational Progress in reading and mathematics in grades 4 and 8 carried out under section 9622(b)(3) of this title ; coordinate and integrate services provided under this part with other educational services at the local educational agency or individual school level, such as services for English learners, children with disabilities, migratory children, American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children, and homeless children and youths, in order to increase program effectiveness, eliminate duplication, and reduce fragmentation of the instructional program; designate a point of contact if the corresponding child welfare agency notifies the local educational agency, in writing, that the agency has designated an employee to serve as a point of contact for the local educational agency; and ensure that children in foster care needing transportation to the school of origin will promptly receive transportation in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with section 675(4)(A) of title 42 ; and the local child welfare agency agrees to reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of such transportation; the local educational agency agrees to pay for the cost of such transportation; or the local educational agency and the local child welfare agency agree to share the cost of such transportation; and 2 2 So in original. The word “and” probably should not appear. ensure that all teachers and paraprofessionals working in a program supported with funds under this part meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements, including any requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification; and in the case of a local educational agency that chooses to use funds under this part to provide early childhood education services to low-income children below the age of compulsory school attendance, ensure that such services comply with the performance standards established under section 641A(a) of the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9836a(a) ). consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and establish procedures (taking into consideration existing State and local laws, and local teacher contracts) to assist local educational agencies to comply with such subsection; and disseminate to local educational agencies the education performance standards in effect under section 641A(a) of the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9836a(a) ), and such agencies affected by such subsection (c)(7) shall plan to comply with such subsection (taking into consideration existing State and local laws, and local teacher contracts), including by pursuing the availability of other Federal, State, and local funding sources to assist with such compliance. has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction; is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; and is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher. Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications. information on the level of achievement and academic growth of the student, if applicable and available, on each of the State academic assessments required under this part; and timely notice that the student has been assigned, or has been taught for 4 or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who does not meet applicable State certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned. At the beginning of each school year, a local educational agency that receives funds under this part shall notify the parents of each student attending any school receiving funds under this part that the parents may request, and the local educational agency will provide the parents on request (and in a timely manner), information regarding any State or local educational agency policy regarding student participation in any assessments mandated by section 6311(b)(2) of this title and by the State or local educational agency, which shall include a policy, procedure, or parental right to opt the child out of such assessment, where applicable. the subject matter assessed; the purpose for which the assessment is designed and used; the source of the requirement for the assessment; and the amount of time students will spend taking the assessment, and the schedule for the assessment; and the time and format for disseminating results. In the case of a local educational agency that does not operate a website, such local educational agency shall determine how to make the information described in subparagraph (A) widely available, such as through distribution of that information to the media, through public agencies, or directly to parents. the reasons for the identification of their child as an English learner and in need of placement in a language instruction educational program; the child’s level of English proficiency, how such level was assessed, and the status of the child’s academic achievement; the methods of instruction used in the program in which their child is, or will be, participating and the methods of instruction used in other available programs, including how such programs differ in content, instructional goals, and the use of English and a native language in instruction; how the program in which their child is, or will be, participating will meet the educational strengths and needs of their child; how such program will specifically help their child learn English and meet age-appropriate academic achievement standards for grade promotion and graduation; the specific exit requirements for the program, including the expected rate of transition from such program into classrooms that are not tailored for English learners, and the expected rate of graduation from high school (including four-year adjusted cohort graduation rates and extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rates for such program) if funds under this part are used for children in high schools; in the case of a child with a disability, how such program meets the objectives of the individualized education program of the child, as described in section 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1414(d) ); and detailing the right that parents have to have their child immediately removed from such program upon their request; detailing the options that parents have to decline to enroll their child in such program or to choose another program or method of instruction, if available; and assisting parents in selecting among various programs and methods of instruction, if more than 1 program or method is offered by the eligible entity. For those children who have not been identified as English learners prior to the beginning of the school year but are identified as English learners during such school year, the local educational agency shall notify the children’s parents during the first 2 weeks of the child being placed in a language instruction educational program consistent with subparagraph (A). be involved in the education of their children; and attain English proficiency; achieve at high levels within a well-rounded education; and meet the challenging State academic standards expected of all students. Implementing an effective means of outreach to parents under clause (i) shall include holding, and sending notice of opportunities for, regular meetings for the purpose of formulating and responding to recommendations from parents of students assisted under this part or subchapter III. A student shall not be admitted to, or excluded from, any federally assisted education program on the basis of a surname or language-minority status. The notice and information provided to parents under this subsection shall be in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language that the parents can understand.