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 PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

121 STAT. 1407

a history of successful management of a public or private organization.’’. SEC. 10. HEAD START TRANSITION AND ALIGNMENT WITH K–12 EDUCATION.

Section 642A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837a) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 642A. HEAD START TRANSITION AND ALIGNMENT WITH K–12 EDUCATION.

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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Head Start agency shall take steps to coordinate with the local educational agency serving the community involved and with schools in which children participating in a Head Start program operated by such agency will enroll following such program to promote continuity of services and effective transitions, including— ‘‘(1) developing and implementing a systematic procedure for transferring, with parental consent, Head Start program records for each participating child to the school in which such child will enroll; ‘‘(2) establishing ongoing channels of communication between Head Start staff and their counterparts in the schools (including teachers, social workers, local educational agency liaisons designated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)), and health staff) to facilitate coordination of programs; ‘‘(3) establishing ongoing communications between the Head Start agency and local educational agency for developing continuity of developmentally appropriate curricular objectives (which for the purpose of the Head Start program shall be aligned with the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework and, as appropriate, State early learning standards) and for shared expectations for children’s learning and development as the children transition to school; ‘‘(4) organizing and participating in joint training, including transition-related training for school staff and Head Start staff; ‘‘(5) establishing comprehensive transition policies and procedures that support children transitioning to school, including by engaging the local educational agency in the establishment of such policies; ‘‘(6) conducting outreach to parents and elementary school (such as kindergarten) teachers to discuss the educational, developmental, and other needs of individual children; ‘‘(7) helping parents of limited English proficient children understand— ‘‘(A) the instructional and other services provided by the school in which such child will enroll after participation in Head Start; and ‘‘(B) as appropriate, the information provided to parents of limited English proficient children under section 3302 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7012); ‘‘(8) developing and implementing a family outreach and support program, in cooperation with entities carrying out parental involvement efforts under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and family outreach and support efforts under subtitle B of

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