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 108 STAT. 3606 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 "(iv) kindergarten visits and other orientation activities for preschool children prior to enrollment in elementary school; "(B) shall use an instructional approach which— "(i) has been shown to be effective in providing transition services; or "(ii) shows promise of providing effective transition services; "(C) shall provide for the direct participation of the parents of such children in the development, operation, and evaluation of such program; "(D) shall provide directly or through referral comprehensive educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services that aid in the continued development of eligible children to their full potential; "(E) shall ensure that each supportive services team developed pursuant to subsection (c)(8) includes a sufficient number of family service coordinators to adequately meet the needs of eligible children and their families; and "(F) may provide for the use of mentors who are secondary school students to assist elementary and secondary students who were formerly enrolled in Head Start or Even Start programs. "(c) APPLICATIONS.—An application for a grant under subsection (b) shall— "(1) describe the goals which the applicant plans to achieve; "(2) describe the instructional approach the applicant will use, and the manner in which the applicant will implement such approach; "(3) describe the transition to elementary school activities for which assistance is sought; "(4) describe the members of the consortium required by subsection (b)(1); "(5) shall include evidence that the consortium members each have performed assessments of their programs to ensure that such members have the capacity to address the health, immunization, mental health, nutrition, parenting education, literacy, social service (including substance abuse, education, and prevention), and educational needs of low-income students and their families whom the consortium members plan to serve; "(6) describe how the project will be coordinated with title I, title VII, and other programs under this Act; "(7) provide evidence that the proposed transition activities, instruction, and other services to be provided by the applicant have been specifically designed to build upon, and coordinate with, the services provided to eligible children and their parents by local Head Start, Even Start, and other similar preschool programs; "(8) include— "(A) a plan for the development of a support services team, including a family service coordinator, to— "(i) assist families, administrators, and teachers to respond to health, immunization, mental health, nutrition, social service, and educational needs of eligible students; "(ii) conduct home visits and help students and their families to obtain health, immunization, mental

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