SEC.4503.
APPLICATIONS
Section Summary
ESSA
SEC. 4503. <<NOTE: 20 USC 7243.>> APPLICATIONS.
``(a) Submissions.--Each statewide organization, or a consortium of
such organizations, that desires a grant under this part shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the
Secretary may require, which shall include the information described in
subsection (b).
``(b) Contents.--Each application submitted under subsection (a)
shall include, at a minimum, the following:
``(1) A description of the applicant's approach to family
engagement in education.
``(2) A description of how the State educational agency and
any partner organization will support the statewide family
engagement center that will be operated by the applicant
including a description of the State educational agency and any
partner organization's commitment of such support.
``(3) A description of the applicant's plan for building a
statewide infrastructure for family engagement in education,
that includes--
``(A) management and governance;
``(B) statewide leadership; or
``(C) systemic services for family engagement in
education.
``(4) A description of the applicant's demonstrated
experience in providing training, information, and support to
State educational agencies, local educational agencies, schools,
educators, parents, and organizations on family engagement in
education policies and practices that are effective for parents
(including low-income parents) and families, parents of English
learners, minorities, students with disabilities, homeless
children and youth, children and youth in foster care, and
migrant students, including evaluation results, reporting, or
other data exhibiting such demonstrated experience.
``(5) A description of the steps the applicant will take to
target services to low-income students and parents.
``(6) An assurance that the applicant will--
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``(A) establish a special advisory committee, the
membership of which includes--
``(i) parents, who shall constitute a majority
of the members of the special advisory committee;
``(ii) representatives of education
professionals with expertise in improving services
for disadvantaged children;
``(iii) representatives of local elementary
schools and secondary schools, including students;
``(iv) representatives of the business
community; and
``(v) representatives of State educational
agencies and local educational agencies;
``(B) use not less than 65 percent of the funds
received under this part in each fiscal year to serve
local educational agencies, schools, and community-based
organizations that serve high concentrations of
disadvantaged students, including students who are
English learners, minorities, students with
disabilities, homeless children and youth, children and
youth in foster care, and migrant students;
``(C) operate a statewide family engagement center
of sufficient size, scope, and quality to ensure that
the center is adequate to serve the State educational
agency, local educational agencies, and community-based
organizations;
``(D) ensure that the statewide family engagement
center will retain staff with the requisite training and
experience to serve parents in the State;
``(E) serve urban, suburban, and rural local
educational agencies and schools;
``(F) work with--
``(i) other statewide family engagement
centers assisted under this part; and
``(ii) parent training and information centers
and community parent resource centers assisted
under sections 671 and 672 of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1471; 1472);
``(G) use not less than 30 percent of the funds
received under this part for each fiscal year to
establish or expand technical assistance for evidence-
based parent education programs;
``(H) provide assistance to State educational
agencies, local educational agencies, and community-
based organizations that support family members in
supporting student academic achievement;
``(I) work with State educational agencies, local
educational agencies, schools, educators, and parents to
determine parental needs and the best means for delivery
of services to address such needs;
``(J) conduct sufficient outreach to assist parents,
including parents who the applicant may have a difficult
time engaging with a school or local educational agency;
and
``(K) conduct outreach to low-income students and
parents, including low-income students and parents who
are not proficient in English.
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``(7) An assurance that the applicant will conduct training
programs in the community to improve adult literacy, including
financial literacy.
``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants for activities described in this
part, the Secretary shall give priority to statewide family engagement
centers that will use funds under section 4504 for evidence-based
activities, which, for the purposes of this part is defined as
activities meeting the requirements of section 8101(21)(A)(i).
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