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 -;;-< ~,«;--~.f^\J£rV •"."-.• PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1501 " (B) TEACHER AWARDS. —For the purpose of carrying out subsection (b)(3), a State educational agency may reserve such funds as necessary from funds made available under section 2113. "(3) USE WITHIN 3 YEARS.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount reserved under subparagraph (A) by a State for each fiscal year shall remain available to the State until expended for a period not exceeding 3 years receipt of funds. "(4) SPECIAL ALLOCATION RULE FOR SCHOOLS IN HIGH-POV- ERTY AREAS. — "(A) IN GENERAL.— Each State shall distribute not less than 75 percent of any amount reserved under paragraph (2)(A) for each fiscal year to schools described in subparagraph (B), or to teachers in those schools consistent with subsection (b)(3). "(B) SCHOOL DESCRIBED.—^A school described in subparagraph (A) is a school whose student population is in the highest quartile of schools statewide in terms of the percentage of children from low income families. "SEC. 1118. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. 20 USC 6318. "(a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY POLICY.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—^A local educational agency may receive funds under this part only if such agency implements programs, activities, and procedures for the involvement of parents in programs assisted under this part consistent with this section. Such programs, activities, and procedures shall be planned and implemented with meaningful consultation with parents of participating children. "(2) WRITTEN POLICY.— Each local educational agency that receives funds under this part shall develop jointly with, agree on with, and distribute to, parents of participating children a written parent involvement policy. The policy shall be incorporated into the local educational agency's plan developed under section 1112, establish the agency's expectations for parent involvement, and describe how the agency will— "(A) involve parents in the joint development of the plan under section 1112, and the process of school review and improvement under section 1116; "(B) provide the coordination, technical assistance, and other support necessary to assist participating schools in planning and implementing effective parent involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance; "(C) build the schools' and parents' capacity for strong parental involvement as described in subsection (e); "(D) coordinate and integrate parental involvement strategies under this part with parental involvement strategies under other programs, such as the Head Start program, Reading First program. Early Reading First program, Even Start program. Parents as Teachers program, and Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, and State-run preschool programs; "(E) conduct, with the involvement of parents, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parental involvement policy in improving the academic

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