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 108 STAT. 3560 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 under this part only if such agency will use State and local funds to provide services that, taken as a whole, are substantially comparable in each school. "(C) A local educational agency may meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) on a grade-span by grade-span basis or a school-by-school basis, "(2) WRITTEN ASSURANCE, — (A) A local educational agency shall be considered to have met the requirements of paragraph (1) if such agency has filed with the State educational agency a written assurance that such agency has established and implemented— "(i) a local educational agency-wide salary schedule; "(ii) a policy to ensure equivalence among schools in teachers, administrators, and other staff; and "(iii) a policy to ensure equivalence among schools in the provision of curriculum materials and instructional supplies, "(B) For the purpose of subparagraph (A), in the determination of expenditures per pupil from State and local funds, or instructional salaries per pupil from State and local funds, staff salary differentials for years of employment shall not be included in such determinations. "(C) A local educational agency need not include unpredictable changes in student enrollment or personnel assignments that occur after the beginning of a school year in determining comparability of services under this subsection, "(3) PROCEDURES AND RECORDS, —Each local educational agency assisted under this part shall— "(A) develop procedures for compliance with this subsection; and "(B) maintain records that are updated biennially documenting such agency's compliance with this subsection. "(4) INAPPLICABILITY,—This subsection shall not apply to a local educational agency that does not have more than one building for each grade span, "(5) COMPLIANCE,—For the purpose of determining compliance with paragraph (1), a local educational agency may exclude State and local funds expended for— "(A) bilingual education for children of limited English proficiency; and "(B) excess costs of providing services to children with disabilities as determined by the local educational agency, 20 USC 6323. "SEC. 1120B. COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS. "(a) IN GENERAL,—Each local educational agency receiving assistance under this part shall carry out the activities described in subsection (b) to the extent feasible and appropriate to the circumstances, including the extent to which such local educational agency is able to secure the cooperation of parents and local Head Start agencies and, if feasible, other early childhood development programs. "(b) ACTIVITIES,—The activities referred to in subsection (a) are activities that increase coordination between the local educational agency and a Head Start agency, and, if feasible, other early childhood development programs, serving children who will attend the schools of such agency, including—

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