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 115 STAT. 1710 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 reform, or upgrade programs or operations that serve significant percentages or numbers of limited English proficient children. "(2) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES. — Grants awarded under this section shall be used for— "(A) improving instruction programs for limited English proficient children by acquiring and upgrading curricula and related instruction materials; "(B) aligning the activities carried out under this section with State and local school reform efforts; "(C) providing training, aligned with State and local standards, to school personnel and participating community-based organization personnel to improve the instruction and assessment of limited English proficient children; "(D) developing and implementing plans, coordinated with plans for programs carried out under title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (where applicable), and title II of this Act (where applicable), to recruit teachers trained to serve limited English proficient children; "(E) implementing culturally and linguistically appropriate family education programs, or parent outreach and training activities, that are designed to assist parents of limited English proficient children to become active participants in the education of their children; "(F) coordinating the activities carried out under this section with other programs, such as programs carried out under this title; "(G) providing services to meet the full range of the educational needs of limited English proficient children; "(H) annually assessing the English proficiency of all limited English proficient children served by the activities carried out under this section; and "(I) developing or improving accountability systems to monitor the academic progress of limited English proficient children. "(3) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.— Grants awarded under this section may be used for— "(A) implementing programs to upgrade reading and other academic skills of limited English proficient children; "(B) developing and using educational technology to improve learning, assessments, and accountability to meet the needs of limited English proficient children; "(C) implementing scientifically based research programs to meet the needs of limited English proficient children; "(D) providing tutorials and academic, or vocational and technical, training for limited English proficient children; "(E) developing and implementing State and local academic content and student academic achievement standards for learning English as a second language, as well as for learning other languages; "(F) developing and implementing programs for limited English proficient children to meet the needs of changing populations of such children; "(G) implementing policies to ensure that limited English proficient children have access to other education

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