(a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY POLICY-
(1) IN GENERAL- A local educational agency may receive funds under
this part only if such agency implements programs, activities, and
procedures for the involvement of parents in programs assisted under
this part consistent with this section. Such programs, activities, and
procedures shall be planned and implemented with meaningful
consultation with parents of participating children
(2) WRITTEN POLICY- Each local educational agency that receives funds
under this part shall develop jointly with, agree on with, and
distribute to, parents of participating children a written parent
involvement policy. The policy shall be incorporated into the local
educational agency's plan developed under section 1112, establish the
agency's expectations for parent involvement, and describe how the
agency will —
(A) involve parents in the joint development of the plan under
section 1112, and the process of school review and improvement under
section 1116;
(B) provide the coordination, technical assistance, and other
support necessary to assist participating schools in planning and
implementing effective parent involvement activities to improve
student academic achievement and school performance;
(C) build the schools' and parents' capacity for strong parental
involvement as described in subsection (e);
(D) coordinate and integrate parental involvement strategies under
this part with parental involvement strategies under other programs,
such as the Head Start program, Reading First program, Early Reading
First program, Even Start program, Parents as Teachers program, and
Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, and State-run
preschool programs;
(E) conduct, with the involvement of parents, an annual evaluation
of the content and effectiveness of the parental involvement policy
in improving the academic quality of the schools served under this
part, including identifying barriers to greater participation by
parents in activities authorized by this section (with particular
attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, are
disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy,
or are of any racial or ethnic minority background), and use the
findings of such evaluation to design strategies for more effective
parental involvement, and to revise, if necessary, the parental
involvement policies described in this section; and
(F) involve parents in the activities of the schools served under
this part.
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