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 108 STAT. 3600 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 "(3) where feasible, provide transition assistance to help the youth stay in school, including coordination of services for the family, counseling, assistance in accessing drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs, tutoring, and family counseling; "(4) provide support programs which encourage youth who have dropped out to reenter school once their term has been completed or provide such youth with the skills necessary for such youth to gain employment or seek a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; "(5) work to ensure such facilities are staffed with teachers and other qualified staff who are trained to work with children with disabilities and other students with special needs taking into consideration the unique needs of such children and students; "(6) ensure educational programs in correctional facilities are related to assisting students meet high educational standards; "(7) use, to the extent possible, technology to assist in coordinating educational programs between the juvenile facility and the community school; "(8) where feasible, involve parents in efforts to improve the educational achievement of their children and prevent the further involvement of such children in delinquent activities; "(9) coordinate funds received under this program with other local. State, and Federal funds available to provide services to participating youth, such as funds under the Job Training Partnership Act, and vocational education funds; "(10) coordinate programs operated under this subpart with activities funded under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 and other comparable programs, if applicable; and "(11) if appropriate, work with local businesses to develop training and mentoring programs for participating youth. 20 USC 6456. "SEC. 1426. ACCOUNTABILITy. "The State educational agency may— "(1) reduce or terminate funding for projects under this section if a local educational agency does not show progress in reducing dropout rates for male students and for female students over a 3-year period; and "(2) require juvenile facilities to demonstrate, after receiving assistance under this subpart for 3 years, that there has been an increase in the number of youth returning to school, obtaining a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or obtaining employment after such youth are released. "Subpart 3—General Provisions 20 USC 6471. "SEC. 1431. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS. "(a) SCOPE OF EVALUATION.—Each State agency or local educational agency that conducts a program under subpart 1 or 2 shall evaluate the program, disaggregating data on participation by sex, and if feasible, by race, ethnicity, and age, not less than once every three years to determine the program's impact on the ability of participants to— "(1) maintain and improve educational achievement;

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