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 108 STAT. 3552 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 to all parents, such agency may amend that policy, if necessary, to meet the requirements of this subsection. "(4) PARENTAL COMMENTS. —I f the plan under section 1112 is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the local educational agency shall submit any parent comments with such plan when such local educational agency submits the plan to the State. "(c) POLICY INVOLVEMENT.— Each school served under this part shall— "(1) convene an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to which all parents of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend, to inform parents of their school's participation under this part and to explain this part, its requirements, and their right to be involved; "(2) offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in the morning or evening, and may provide, with funds provided under this part, transportation, child care, or home visits, as such services relate to parental involvement; "(3) involve parents, in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of programs under this part, including the school parental involvement policy and the joint development of the schoolwide program plan under section 1114(b), except that if a school has in place a process for involving parents in the joint planning and design of its programs, the school may use that process, if such process includes an adequate representation of parents of participating children; "(4) provide parents of participating children— "(A) timely information about programs under this part; "(B) school performance profiles required under section 1116(a)(3) and their child's individual student assessment results, including an interpretation of such results, as required under section 1111(b)(3)(H); "(C) a description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms of assessment used to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet; "(D) opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions, share experiences with other parents, and participate as appropriate in decisions relating to the education of their children if such parents so desire; and "(E) timely responses to parents' suggestions under subparagraph (D); and "(5) if the schoolwide program plan under section 1114(b)(2) is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, submit any parent comments on the plan when the school makes the plan available to the local educational agency. "(d) SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HIGH STUDENT PERFORM- ANCE.— As a component of the school-level parental involvement policy developed under subsection (b), each school served under this part shall jointly develop with parents for sdl children served under this part a school-parent compact that outlines how parents, the entire school stafi", and students will share the responsibility for improved student achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the State's high standards. Such compact shall—

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