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 PUBLIC LAW 103-252—MAY 18, 1994 108 STAT. 635 "(A) training in basic child development; "(B) assistance in developing communication skills; "(C) opportunities to share experiences with other parents; "(D) substance abuse counseling; "(E) regular in-home visitation; or "(F) any other activity designed to help such parents become full partners in the education of their children; "(7) provide, with respect to each participating family, a family needs assessment that includes consultation with such parents about the benefits of parent involvement and about the activities described in paragraphs (4) through (6) in which such parents may choose to be involved (taking into consideration their specific family needs, work schedules, and other responsibilities); "(8) consider providing services to assist younger siblings of children participating in its Head Start program to obtain health services from other sources; and "(9) perform community outreach to encourage individuals previously unaffiliated with Head Start programs to participate in its Head Start program as volunteers.; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking "schools that will subsequently serve children in Head Start programs,"; and (B) by inserting ", including Even Start programs under part B of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)," after "other programs"; and (3) by adding sifter subsection (c) the following new subsection: "(d)(1) Each Head Start agency shall carry out the actions specified in this subsection, to the extent feasible and appropriate in the circumstances (including the extent to which such agency is able to secure the cooperation of parents and schools) to enable children to maintain the developmental gains achieved in Head Start programs and to build upon such gains in further schooling. "(2) The Head Start agency shall take steps to coordinate with the local educational agency serving the community involved and with schools in which children participating in a Head Start program operated by such agency will enroll following such program, including— "(A) developing and implementing a systematic procedure for transferring, with parental consent, Head Start program records for each participating child to the school in which such child will enroll; "(B) establishing channels of communication between Head Start staff and their counterparts in the schools (including teachers, social workers, and health staff) to facilitate coordination of programs; "(C) conducting meetings involving parents, kindergarten or elementary school teachers, and Head Start program teachers to discuss the developmental and other needs of individual children; and "(D) organizing and participating in joint transition-related training of school staff and Head Start staff. "(3) A Head Start agency may take steps to coordinate with the local educational agency serving the community involved and

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