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20 U.S.C. § 6314 — Whole-school reform strategy
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Funds available for school improvement grants for fiscal year 2014 and thereafter may be used by a local educational agency to implement a whole-school reform strategy for a school using an evidence-based strategy that ensures whole-school reform is undertaken in partnership with a strategy developer offering a whole-school reform program that is based on at least a moderate level of evidence that the program will have a statistically significant effect on student outcomes, including at least one well-designed and well-implemented experimental or quasi-experimental study.
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Funds available for school improvement grants for fiscal year 2014 and thereafter may be used by a local educational agency to implement a whole-school reform strategy for a school using an evidence-based strategy that ensures whole-school reform is undertaken in partnership with a strategy developer offering a whole-school reform program that is based on at least a moderate level of evidence that the program will have a statistically significant effect on student outcomes, including at least one well-designed and well-implemented experimental or quasi-experimental study.
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**(a) In general** A local educational agency is eligible for assistance under this subchapter for a fiscal year if such agency submits a plan that provides assurances to the State educational agency that the local educational agency meets each of the following conditions:
(1) **Consistency with State policies** — The local educational agency, in providing for the education of children with disabilities within its jurisdiction, has in effect policies, procedures, and programs that are consistent with the State policies and procedures established under [section 1412 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1412&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Use of amounts**
(A) *In general* — Amounts provided to the local educational agency under this subchapter shall be expended in accordance with the applicable provisions of this subchapter and—
(i) shall be used only to pay the excess costs of providing special education and related services to children with disabilities;
(ii) shall be used to supplement State, local, and other Federal funds and not to supplant such funds; and
(iii) shall not be used, except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), to reduce the level of expenditures for the education of children with disabilities made by the local educational agency from local funds below the level of those expenditures for the preceding fiscal year.
(B) *Exception* — Notwithstanding the restriction in subparagraph (A)(iii), a local educational agency may reduce the level of expenditures where such reduction is attributable to—
(i) the voluntary departure, by retirement or otherwise, or departure for just cause, of special education personnel;
(ii) a decrease in the enrollment of children with disabili
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**(a) In general** In all schools selected to receive funds under [section 6313(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6313/c&num=0&edition=prelim) that are ineligible for a schoolwide program under [section 6314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6314&num=0&edition=prelim), have not received a waiver under [section 6314(a)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6314/a/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim) to operate such a schoolwide program, or choose not to operate such a schoolwide program, a local educational agency serving such school may use funds received under this part only for programs that provide services to eligible children under subsection (c) identified as having the greatest need for special assistance.
**(b) Targeted assistance school program** To assist targeted assistance schools and local educational agencies to meet their responsibility to provide for all their students served under this part the opportunity to meet the challenging State academic standards, each targeted assistance program under this section shall—
(1) determine which students will be served;
(2) serve participating students identified as eligible children under subsection (c), including by—
(A) using resources under this part to help eligible children meet the challenging State academic standards, which may include programs, activities, and academic courses necessary to provide a well-rounded education;
(B) using methods and instructional strategies to strengthen the academic program of the school through activities, which may include—
(i) expanded learning time, before- and after-school programs, and summer pro
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**(a) Application required** Any State desiring to receive a grant under this part for any fiscal year shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.
**(b) Program information** Each such application shall include—
(1) a description of how, in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs and projects assisted under this part, the State and its local operating agencies will ensure that the unique educational needs of migratory children, including preschool migratory children and migratory children who have dropped out of school, are identified and addressed through—
(A) the full range of services that are available for migratory children from appropriate local, State, and Federal educational programs;
(B) joint planning among local, State, and Federal educational programs serving migratory children, including language instruction educational programs under part A of subchapter III;
(C) the integration of services available under this part with services provided by those other programs; and
(D) measurable program objectives and outcomes;
(2) a description of the steps the State is taking to provide all migratory students with the opportunity to meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children are expected to meet;
(3) a description of how the State will use funds received under this part to promote interstate and intrastate coordination of services for migratory children, including how the State will provide for educational continuity through the timely transfer of pertinent school records, including information on health, when children move from one school to another, whether or not such move occurs during the regular school year;
(4) a description of the State’s prioritie
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**(a) Comprehensive plan**
(1) **In general** — Each State that receives assistance under this part shall ensure that the State and its local operating agencies identify and address the unique educational needs of migratory children in accordance with a comprehensive State plan that—
(A) is integrated with other programs under this chapter or other Acts, as appropriate;
(B) may be submitted as a part of a consolidated application under [section 7842 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7842&num=0&edition=prelim), if—
(i) the unique needs of migratory children are specifically addressed in the comprehensive State plan;
(ii) the comprehensive State plan is developed in collaboration with parents of migratory children; and
(iii) the comprehensive State plan is not used to supplant State efforts regarding, or administrative funding for, this part;
(C) provides that migratory children will have an opportunity to meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children are expected to meet;
(D) specifies measurable program goals and outcomes;
(E) encompasses the full range of services that are available for migratory children from appropriate local, State, and Federal educational programs;
(F) is the product of joint planning among such local, State, and Federal programs, including programs under part A, early childhood programs, and language instruction educational programs under part A of subchapter III; and
(G) provides for the integration of services available under this part with services provided by such other programs.
(2) **Duration of the plan** — Each such comprehensive State plan shall—
(A) remain in effect for the duration of the State’s participation under t
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**(a) In general**
(1) **Community learning centers** — A State that receives funds under this part for a fiscal year shall provide the amount made available under [section 7172(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7172/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim) to award subgrants to eligible entities for community learning centers in accordance with this part.
(2) **Expanded learning program activities** — A State that receives funds under this part for a fiscal year may use funds under [section 7172(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7172/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim) to support those enrichment and engaging academic activities described in [section 7175(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7175/a&num=0&edition=prelim) that—
(A) are included as part of an expanded learning program that provides students at least 300 additional program hours before, during, or after the traditional school day;
(B) supplement but do not supplant regular school day requirements; and
(C) are carried out by entities that meet the requirements of subsection (i).
**(b) Application**
(1) **In general** — To be eligible to receive a subgrant under this part, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and including such information as the State educational agency may reasonably require.
(2) **Contents** — Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) a description of the activities to be funded, including—
(i) an assurance that the program will take place in a safe and easily accessible facility;
(ii) a description of how studen
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**(a) General requirements** Each local educational agency that receives a grant under this subpart shall use the grant funds, in a manner consistent with the purpose specified in [section 7421 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7421&num=0&edition=prelim), for services and activities that—
(1) are designed to carry out the comprehensive program of the local educational agency for Indian students, and described in the application of the local educational agency submitted to the Secretary under [section 7424(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7424/a&num=0&edition=prelim) solely for the services and activities described in such application;
(2) are designed to be responsive to the language and cultural needs of the Indian students; and
(3) supplement and enrich the regular school program of such agency.
**(b) Particular activities** The services and activities referred to in subsection (a) may include—
(1) activities that support Native American language programs and Native American language restoration programs, which may be taught by traditional leaders;
(2) culturally related activities that support the program described in the application submitted by the local educational agency;
(3) early childhood and family programs that emphasize school readiness;
(4) enrichment programs that focus on problem solving and cognitive skills development and directly support the attainment of challenging State academic standards;
(5) integrated educational services in combination with other programs that meet the needs of Indian children and their families, including programs that promote parental involvement in school activities and increase student achievement;
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 6314
port and improvement activities under section
6311(d) of this title for the purpose of attract-
ing and retaining qualified and effective
teachers.
(5) Early childhood education
A local educational agency may reserve
funds made available to carry out this section
to provide early childhood education programs
for eligible children.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1113, as added Pub. L.
107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1469;
amended Pub. L. 114–95, title I, § 1007, Dec. 10,
2015, 129 Stat. 1859.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act,
referred to in subsec. (a)(5)(A), is act June 4, 1946, ch.
281, 60 Stat. 230, which is classified generally to chapter
13 (§ 1751 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Wel-
fare. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1751 of
Title 42 and Tables.
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec.
(a)(5)(A), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Part
A of title IV of the Act is classified generally to part
A (§ 601 et seq.) of subchapter IV of chapter 7 of Title 42,
The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classi-
fication of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title
42 and Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 6313, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1113, as
added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat.
3532; amended Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 110(j)(1), Aug. 22,
1996, 110 Stat. 2172; Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, § 752(b)(10),
Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1169, related to eligible school at-
tendance areas, prior to the general amendment of this
subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.
AMENDMENTS
2015—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1007(1)(A)
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