[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. 385 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 385
To improve the full-service community school program, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 23, 2021
Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich,
Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Casey) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions
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A BILL
To improve the full-service community school program, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Full-Service Community School
Expansion Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 4601 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7251) is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection
(a), by inserting ``(except for section 4625)'' after ``part'';
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subsection
(b)(2)(B), by inserting ``(except for section 4625)'' after
``subpart 2''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out section 4625--
``(1) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(2) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(3) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
``(4) $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
``(5) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.''.
(b) Definition Changes.--Section 4622 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7272) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as
paragraphs (6), (8), and (10), respectively;
(2) by inserting before paragraph (6), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), the following:
``(1) Community school.--The term `community school' means
a public elementary school or secondary school that
incorporates the 4 pillars of community schools as defined in
paragraph (9).
``(2) Community school coordinator.--The term `community
school coordinator' means an individual who--
``(A) is a full-time staff member serving 1
eligible school supported by a grant under subsection
(b), (c), or (d) of section 4625 or a full-time staff
member serving 1 or more such eligible schools in a
rural area or on Tribal lands;
``(B) is responsible for the identification,
implementation, and coordination of integrated student
supports, expanded and enriched learning time and
opportunities, family and community engagement, and
collaborative leadership and practices for each such
eligible school;
``(C) serves as a member of the school-based
leadership team for each such eligible school;
``(D) serves as the lead for any needs and assets
assessment or community school plan required under
section 4625 for each such eligible school; and
``(E) leads the needs and assets assessment and
stakeholder-driven approach to problem-solving and
continuous improvement at each such eligible school.
``(3) Community school initiative director.--The term
`community school initiative director' means an individual
who--
``(A) is employed by an eligible entity that will
serve 3 or more eligible schools through a grant under
subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 4625;
``(B) aids in the implementation and coordination
of integrated student supports or stakeholder services,
expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities,
family and community engagement, and collaborative
leadership and practices for such eligible schools; and
``(C) provides support and guidance to community
school coordinators.
``(4) Community-wide leadership team.--The term `community-
wide leadership team' means a team established by a local
educational agency receiving a grant under subsection (b), (c),
or (d) of section 4625 that--
``(A) is responsible for guiding the vision,
policy, resource alignment, implementation, oversight,
and goal-setting for community school efforts within a
local educational agency;
``(B) includes--
``(i) representatives from the local
educational agency;
``(ii) educators, school leaders, students,
and parents, family members, and caregivers of
students, from each eligible school supported
by such grant;
``(iii) community members;
``(iv) system-level partners that include
representatives from government agencies,
relevant labor organizations, and nonprofit and
other community-based partners; and
``(v) if applicable, the community school
initiative director; and
``(C) may--
``(i) be created for the purposes of
supporting and sustaining community schools or
may already exist at the time the eligible
entity submits its application;
``(ii) solely focus on community schools or
have additional functions and responsibilities;
``(iii) contribute to the development of an
application for a community school; or
``(iv) provide input into the screening
process and requirements for future community
school coordinator and community school
initiative director candidates.
``(5) Educator learning communities.--The term `educator
learning communities' means a group of primarily instructional
staff in an eligible school who are given common planning time
to participate in ongoing decisionmaking and planning to engage
in professional development and to examine their practice and
student performance in order to improve school policy and
classroom teaching.'';
(3) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i) of
subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 4623(a)(1)(A)''
and inserting ``section 4623(a)(1)'';
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i) of
subparagraph (B), by striking ``4623(a)(1)(B)'' and
inserting ``4623(a)(2)''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting ``Indian
Tribes, Tribal organizations,'' after ``nonprofit
organizations,'';
(4) by inserting after paragraph (6), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), the following:
``(7) Eligible school.--The term `eligible school' means a
public elementary school or secondary school that--
``(A) has a student body with regard to which not
less than 40 percent of students are eligible for a
free or reduced-price lunch under the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
seq.); or
``(B) has been identified for comprehensive support
and improvement, targeted support and improvement, or
additional targeted support pursuant to section 1111(d)
or otherwise has been identified by the State as a
school in need of additional support.'';
(5) by striking paragraph (8), as redesignated by paragraph
(1), and inserting the following:
``(8) Full-service community school.--The term `full-
service community school' means a community school that is
supported by a grant under subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e) of
section 4625.
``(9) Pillars of community schools.--The term `pillars of
community schools' means all of the following:
``(A) Integrated student supports for the students
of a community school that address out-of-school
barriers to learning through partnerships with social
and health service agencies and providers and
coordinated by a community school coordinator, which
may include--
``(i) medical, dental, vision care, and
mental health services; and
``(ii) individuals to assist with housing,
transportation, nutrition, immigration, or
criminal justice issues and needs.
``(B) Expanded and enriched learning time and
opportunities, including evidence-based strategies
including before-school, after-school, during-school,
weekend, and summer programs that provide additional
academic instruction, individualized academic support,
enrichment activities, or learning opportunities, for
students of a community school that--
``(i) may emphasize real-world learning and
community problem-solving; and
``(ii) may include art, music, drama,
creative writing, hands-on experience with
engineering or science (including computer
science), career and technical education,
tutoring and homework help, or recreational
programs that enhance and are consistent with
the school's curriculum.
``(C) Active family and community engagement--
``(i) that--
``(I) brings parents and families
of students of the community school and
the community into the school as
partners in students' education,
including meaningfully involving
parents and families in the community
school's decisionmaking processes;
``(II) makes the community school a
hub for services, activities, and
programs, for students, families, and
members of the neighborhood that the
community school serves; and
``(III) provides adults with
desired educational opportunities; and
``(ii) that provides centralized supports
for families and communities in community
schools, which may include English as a second
language classes, green card or citizenship
preparation, computer skills, art, housing
assistance, child abuse and neglect prevention
supports, or other programs that bring
community members into a school building for
meetings, events, or programming.
``(D) Collaborative leadership and practices that
build a culture of professional learning, collective
trust, and shared responsibility for each community
school using strategies that--
``(i) shall, at a minimum, include a
school-based leadership team, a community
school coordinator, and a community-wide
leadership team; and
``(ii) may include other leadership or
governance teams, community school steering
committees, or other community coalitions,
educator learning communities, and other staff
to manage the multiple, complex joint work of
school and community organizations.''; and
(6) by inserting after paragraph (10), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), the following:
``(11) School-based leadership team.--
``(A) In general.--The term `school-based
leadership team' means a team established by a
community school that--
``(i) is responsible for supporting the
implementation of a full-service community
school program; and
``(ii) is comprised of not more than 15
people, which shall include--
``(I) not less than 2 parents or
family members of students attending
the eligible school;
``(II) not less than 2 educators or
other staff from the eligible school;
and
``(III) all of the following:
``(aa) The principal of the
school.
``(bb) The community school
coordinator.
``(cc) Representatives of
nonprofit organizations that
serve the school.
``(dd) Community partners.
``(ee) School
administration, including
administrative staff and other
non-instructional staff such as
specialized instructional
support personnel.
``(ff) In the case of a
secondary school, students.
``(12) Results framework.--The term `results framework'
means comprehensive, evidence-based annual goals and aligned
quantifiable indicators demonstrating continuous improvement
with respect to students, particularly disadvantaged students,
that--
``(A) are established by an eligible entity or
State, as applicable; and
``(B) serve as targets for each year of the
framework; and
``(C) shall include at least the following goals:
``(i) Students (including children in
prekindergarten and kindergarten) are ready for
school in accordance with the State's ambitious
long-term goals and indicators, as described in
section 1111(c)(4).
``(ii) Students are engaged and
academically achieving in school.
``(iii) Students are physically and
mentally healthy, and are experiencing positive
social and emotional development, including
identity development.
``(iv) Schools and school neighborhoods are
safe and provide a positive and equitable
school climate for learning.
``(v) Parents and families are partners in
supporting children's education.
``(vi) Students are ready for postsecondary
education and 21st century careers.
``(vii) Students are contributing to their
communities.
``(viii) Students are civically engaged or
are active participants in democracy.
``(ix) Students are not chronically
absent.''.
(c) Full-Service Community School Program.--Section 4625 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7275) is
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 4625. FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL SUPPORT FOR WHOLE-CHILD
SUCCESS.
``(a) Grants Authorized.--
``(1) In general.--From funds made available under section
4601(c), the Secretary shall carry out a full-service community
school program by using--
``(A) not less than 80 percent of such funds to
award, on a competitive basis--
``(i) 1-year planning grants described in
subsection (b) to eligible entities, in an
amount that--
``(I) is not less than $100,000;
and
``(II) may not exceed the amount
equal to $100,000 for each eligible
school to be served by the eligible
entity under the grant;
``(ii) 5-year implementation grants
described in subsection (c) to eligible
entities, in an amount of not less than
$250,000 each year for each eligible school to
be served by the eligible entity under the
grant; and
``(iii) 3- to 5-year expansion grants
described in subsection (d) to eligible
entities, in an amount of not less than
$300,000 each year and an additional $150,000
for each additional school, except that for
fiscal year 2021 through 2023, the total funds
for expansion grants under this subparagraph
shall be no more than 20 percent of the total
amount available under this paragraph;
``(B) not more than 15 percent of such funds to
award 3-year grants under subsection (f), on a
competitive basis, to States; and
``(C) not more than 5 percent of such funds to
provide technical assistance for community schools
under subsection (h).
``(2) Reservation of funds.--Three percent of the funds
described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be reserved for eligible
entities that include the Bureau of Indian Education, an Indian
Tribe, or a Tribal organization.
``(b) Planning Grants.--
``(1) Application.--An eligible entity that desires a
planning grant under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as
the Secretary may require. The Secretary shall require that
each such application include all of the following:
``(A) A description of the eligible entity.
``(B) An assurance that the eligible entity will
establish a community-wide leadership team that
contributes to the planning and implementation of a
full-service community school program.
``(C) A description of the capacity of the eligible
entity to coordinate and, in collaboration with its
partner entities, facilitate the implementation of all
pillars of community schools at 1 or more full-service
community schools through an implementation grant under
subsection (c), including by providing a description of
student, educator, family, and community engagement to
demonstrate the interest described in subparagraph
(D)(i).
``(D) The identification of 1 or more eligible
schools that--
``(i) show a strong interest, voluntarily,
in participating in a full-service community
school program supported by an implementation
grant under subsection (c);
``(ii) have a demonstrated need to be a
community school, including by providing data
regarding poverty rates, discipline rates,
academic achievement, student physical and
mental health, or additional information
connected to the pillars of community schools;
``(iii) have committed to establishing or
designating a school-based leadership team to
support the school's community school
initiative; and
``(iv) provide documentation regarding
whether such school has been identified for
comprehensive support and improvement, targeted
support and improvement, or additional targeted
support pursuant to section 1111(d).
``(E) The designation of an individual to serve as
the district liaison for the area served by the
eligible entity, who will direct the planning and
implementation of any grants under this subsection or
subsection (c) or (d), including by coordinating with--
``(i) students, families, educators,
principals, and other school leaders of
eligible schools identified under subparagraph
(D);
``(ii) service providers, including
potential service providers, and system-level
partners, such as government agencies, relevant
labor organizations, and nonprofit and other
community-based partners; and
``(iii) community members.
``(F) An identification of the initial community-
wide leadership team for purposes of this section and
the school-based leadership team for each eligible
school identified under subparagraph (D), and, if
either such team does not exist as of the date of the
application, the process that will be put in place to
establish such team.
``(G) If applicable, plans for hiring additional
staff, providing additional compensation to existing
staff, or contracting with 1 or more nonprofit entities
to help the eligible entity apply for an implementation
grant under subsection (c).
``(H) A data-sharing agreement between the local
educational agency and partner entities and services
that ensure the sharing of relevant real-time student
data to conduct the needs and assets assessment
described in paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I).
``(I) An assurance that any grant funds awarded
will benefit members of the community served without
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex
(including sexual orientation and gender identity),
age, or disability.
``(J) An assurance that any community school opened
with the use of grant funds under this section will
hold leadership team meetings that are open to the
public, and that records related to finances,
personnel, and other decisionmaking processes for those
schools will be made available for public review.
``(2) Planning grant activities.--
``(A) In general.--An eligible entity receiving a
planning grant under this subsection shall--
``(i)(I) conduct a needs and assets
assessment for each eligible school
participating in the grant that identifies the
academic, social and emotional, physical and
mental health, and other needs of at least 50
percent of students, families, and school
staff, and engages a significant number of
community members for each school; and
``(II) analyze the results of the
assessment;
``(ii) hire or designate a community school
coordinator to lead the needs and assets
assessment;
``(iii) establish or support a community-
wide leadership team to support all of the
designated schools;
``(iv) establish a school-based leadership
team for each participating eligible school;
``(v) convene the community-wide leadership
team as quickly as practicable, and not later
than 180 days after the date of receipt of the
grant;
``(vi) work with community-wide leadership
teams and school-based leadership teams to
identify, and collaborate with, service
providers--
``(I) that have the capacity, and
demonstrated effectiveness, to
participate in a full-service community
school and provide integrated student
support services for a full-service
community school in the relevant area;
and
``(II) which may include public,
private, and nonprofit agencies or
organizations that provide higher
education, educational enrichment,
substance abuse prevention and
education, mental and physical health
services, housing assistance,
transportation, job training, housing
and economic development, and social
welfare services;
``(vii) complete a planning report, as
described in subparagraph (C), that details the
implementation plan before moving forward with
implementation;
``(viii) ensure that meetings of the
leadership teams are open to the public, and
that records related to finances, personnel,
and other decisionmaking processes are made
available for public review;
``(ix) if necessary, hire additional staff,
provide additional compensation to existing
staff, or contract with a nonprofit entity or
entities to aid in the activities necessary to
apply for an implementation grant or implement
the full-service community school plan
described in clause (x); and
``(x) craft a full-service community school
plan for each eligible school identified under
paragraph (1)(D), including a description of--
``(I) how the community school
coordinator assigned to each such
school, community school initiative
director, and community-wide leadership
team, will be expected to fulfill their
responsibilities;
``(II) how collaborative leadership
and practices structures and strategies
will be identified and used;
``(III) the integrated student
supports or stakeholder services,
expanded and enriched learning time and
opportunities, and active family and
community engagement activities that
will be tailored to the needs and
assets assessment conducted under
clause (i)(I) and provided in each such
school;
``(IV) how each such school will
provide culturally and linguistically
relevant communication between such
school and families;
``(V) how each such school will
establish and maintain partnerships
with nonprofit organizations, faith and
community-based institutions,
institutions of higher education
(including teacher preparation
institutions), hospitals, museums,
businesses, and other community
entities that will help implement and
sustain the community school plan and
that will participate in a community-
wide leadership structure;
``(VI) how services and activities
described in subclause (III) to be
provided will supplement, not supplant,
existing programs and activities at the
eligible school as of the date of
application; and
``(VII) if applicable, a
description of the additional Federal,
State, local, and private funds that
will be accessed to carry out
activities described in subclause
(III).
``(B) Revision of community-wide leadership
structure.--An eligible entity receiving a planning
grant under this subsection may revise the eligible
entity's community-wide leadership team membership as
needed to reflect--
``(i) the results of each eligible school's
needs and asset assessment under subparagraph
(A)(i); and
``(ii) the eligible entity's subsequent
identification of partner entities.
``(C) Planning report.--Not later than 2 years
after receiving a planning grant under this subsection,
the eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a
planning report that includes the following:
``(i) A description of the actions taken to
coordinate and, in collaboration with its
partner entities, facilitate the provision of
strategies aligned to the 4 pillars of
community schools to enable at least 1 eligible
school to become a full-service community
school.
``(ii) A comprehensive plan that includes
descriptions of the following:
``(I) Results of a thorough needs
and assets assessment, as described in
subparagraph (A)(i), of students,
staff, families, and communities for
each eligible school to be served
through the proposed full-service
community schools initiative of the
eligible entity.
``(II) The student, family, school,
neighborhood, and community to be
served by each eligible school
identified for the implementation of a
full-service community school program,
including demographic information on
race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status,
and disability status for the school
and the local community.
``(III) How a full-service
community school program contributes to
advancing the strategic full-service
community school improvement goals and
efforts of the eligible entity.
``(iii) Plans for sustaining all pillars of
community schools in the identified eligible
schools, which respond to the needs assessment
results for each pillar of community schools.
``(iv) Annual measurable performance
objectives and goals from a results framework
to be used by the eligible entity,
disaggregated for all students and each
subgroup of students, as defined in section
1111(c)(2), including an increase in the number
and percentage of families and students
targeted for services each year of the proposed
full-service community school program, in order
to ensure that children are--
``(I) meeting the challenging State
academic standards established under
section 1111(b); and
``(II) safe, healthy, and supported
by engaged families.
``(v) A description of the integrated
student support services, including existing
and additional integrated student support
services, to be coordinated by the community
school coordinator and provided by the eligible
entity and its partner entities through each
proposed full-service community school,
including an explanation of--
``(I) why such services have been
selected, including references to the
needs and assets assessment described
in subparagraph (A)(i);
``(II) how such services will
improve student academic achievement;
``(III) how such services address
social and emotional needs of students
and the use of trauma-informed care;
``(IV) how such services will
address the annual measurable
performance objectives and outcomes
described in clause (iv);
``(V) plans for student
transportation to and from after-school
and summer activities offered through
the proposed full-service community
schools;
``(VI) the services designed to
address the needs for youth
transitioning out of high school or
disconnected youth aged 16 through 24;
and
``(VII) services and supports to
prepare students for college and
improve college access, and services to
help students transition to higher
education.
``(vi) Plans, including a description of
the applicable funding sources, to ensure that
each proposed full-service community school
site is served by a full-time community school
coordinator--
``(I) at such school; or
``(II) in the case of an eligible
school in a rural area or on Tribal
lands, as described in section
4622(2)(A).
``(vii) Plans for professional development,
for the personnel of each proposed full-service
community school and partner service providers,
on--
``(I) managing, coordinating, or
delivering integrated student support
services;
``(II) expanded and enriched
learning time and opportunities;
``(III) active family engagement;
and
``(IV) collaborative leadership and
practices.
``(viii) Plans to establish a school-based
leadership team and plans for joint utilization
of school facilities, which shall include
opportunities for collaboration at each
participating eligible school between the
community school coordinator and members of the
school-based leadership teams, families, and
the community, to plan, evaluate progress, and
reassess needs.
``(ix) Plans for annual evaluation based
upon attainment of the performance objectives
and outcomes described in clause (iv).
``(x) Plans for sustaining the programs and
services described in this subsection,
including plans to leverage community partners
and existing revenue streams at the proposed
full-service community schools upon the end of
any implementation grant under subsection (c).
``(D) Timing and eligibility.--An eligible entity
receiving a planning grant under this subsection is
eligible to apply for an implementation grant under
subsection (c) immediately upon the completion of all
grant requirements under this subsection and the
submission of the planning report to the Secretary
under subparagraph (C).
``(c) Implementation Grants.--
``(1) Application.--An eligible entity desiring an
implementation grant under subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii) shall--
``(A) in the case of an eligible entity that
received and completed a planning grant, be able to
access an expedited process to apply for such grant,
based on the planning report developed under subsection
(b)(2)(C);
``(B) in the case of an eligible entity that has
not successfully completed a planning grant under
subsection (b), submit an application, at such time and
in such manner as required by the Secretary, that--
``(i) demonstrates that the eligible entity
has completed the planning activities described
in subsection (b)(2); and
``(ii) includes the information required
under the application under subsection
(b)(2)(A) and a planning report as described in
subsection (b)(2)(C);
``(C) provide a data-sharing agreement between the
local educational agency and partner entities and
services that ensures the sharing of relevant real-time
student data to determine the provision of services and
assess program progress and quality;
``(D) provide an assurance that any grant funds
awarded will benefit members of the community served
without discrimination based on race, color, religion,
gender (including sexual orientation and gender
identity), age, or disability; and
``(E) provide an assurance that any full-service
community school will hold leadership team meetings
that are open to the public, and that records related
to finances, personnel, and other decisionmaking
processes for those schools will be made available for
public review.
``(2) Use of funds.--An eligible entity receiving an
implementation grant under this subsection shall use grant
funds to carry out all of the following:
``(A) In collaboration with the partner entities
and service providers identified under subsection
(b)(1)(B), establish not less than 1 full-service
community school in the area served by the eligible
entity, by facilitating the provision of the pillars of
community schools in each eligible school served under
the grant.
``(B) Fund a community school coordinator who is
responsible for coordinating the provision of the
pillars of community schools at, and working with the
collaborative leadership structure of, each eligible
school to be served under the grant.
``(C) Establish, support, or maintain--
``(i) a school-based leadership team,
community-wide leadership team, or educator
learning communities to establish a strong
collaborative leadership structure for each
eligible school to be served; and
``(ii) a community-wide leadership team to
establish a strong collaborative leadership
structure to support all eligible schools being
served.
``(D) Ensure that meetings of the leadership teams
are open to the public, and that records related to
finances, personnel, and other decisionmaking processes
are made available for public review.
``(E) Implement integrated student supports at the
eligible school to be served, including not less than 2
of the following:
``(i) Health and social services, which may
be based in the eligible school or provided in
the community, including primary health, dental
care, vision care, and mental health including
trauma-informed care.
``(ii) Nutrition services, including
providing additional meals or assistance in
accessing Federal, State, and local food
assistance programs.
``(iii) Programs that provide assistance to
students of the eligible school who have been
or are at risk of being chronically absent,
suspended, or expelled, and students who are
failing, or at risk of failing, to meet the
challenging State academic standards under
section 1111(b), including--
``(I) mentoring and other youth
development programs;
``(II) programs that support
positive and equitable school climates,
including restorative justice practices
and culturally competent pedagogy and
practices, or juvenile crime prevention
and rehabilitation programs;
``(III) specialized instructional
support services;
``(IV) homeless prevention
services;
``(V) developmentally appropriate
physical education;
``(VI) legal services, including
immigration-related legal services;
``(VII) dropout prevention programs
and reengagement programs;
``(VIII) supports for students in
foster care and children experiencing
homelessness;
``(IX) transportation services
necessary for students to access
integrated student support services,
expanded and enriched learning time and
opportunities, family and community
engagement activities, or other
services and activities identified to
support the development of students;
and
``(X) technical assistance for
students with limited access to digital
devices or high-speed internet
services.
``(F) Implement expanded and enriched learning
time, which may include--
``(i) additional academic instruction and
high-quality academic tutoring;
``(ii) before- and after-school and summer
learning programs;
``(iii) mentorship programs;
``(iv) workforce development activities,
including career and technical education,
internships, pre-apprenticeship programs, and
service-learning opportunities;
``(v) student support services for children
with disabilities;
``(vi) additional college access support,
including earning college credit while in high
school, college visits, summer bridge programs,
college counseling, or other services geared
towards college success; and
``(vii) advanced skill development in areas
of interest including music, arts, sports,
technology, or other areas.
``(G) Implement active family and community
engagement strategies, which may include--
``(i) culturally and linguistically
relevant communication between such school and
families;
``(ii) on-site early childhood care and
education programs;
``(iii) home visitation services by
educators and other professionals who are
employed by the eligible entity or a service
provider;
``(iv) adult education, including
instruction in English as a second language
programs, financial literacy education,
programs that lead to the recognized equivalent
of a high school diploma, or credit recovery
programs;
``(v) workforce development activities,
including job search and preparation services
and career advancement activities;
``(vi) legal services, such as help with
green card or citizenship preparation;
``(vii) programs that aid family and
community well-being, including accessing
homeless prevention services;
``(viii) programs that promote parental and
family involvement and family literacy and
provide volunteer opportunities;
``(ix) assistance and supports for children
and young people involved in the child welfare
system;
``(x) higher education preparation courses,
including credit accumulation and other higher
education or continuing education preparation
courses, and college counseling to prepare
students and families for higher education; and
``(xi) child abuse and neglect prevention
activities, including services to strengthen
families.
``(H) Implement collaborative leadership and
practice strategies, which may include--
``(i) building the capacity of educators,
principals, other school leaders, and other
staff to lead collaborative school improvement
structures, such as professional learning
communities;
``(ii) regularly convening or engaging all
initiative-level partners, such as local
educational agency representatives, city or
county officials, children's cabinets,
nonprofit service providers, public housing
agencies, and advocates;
``(iii) regularly assessing program quality
and progress through individual student data,
participant feedback, and aggregate outcomes to
develop strategies for improvement; and
``(iv) organizing school personnel and
community partners into working teams focused
on specific issues identified in the needs and
assets assessment.
``(I) Support and enable the district liaison
described in subsection (b)(1)(E) to lead the
community-wide leadership team and carry out the
activities described in the eligible entity's
application and planning report submitted under
paragraph (1).
``(3) Prohibition on discrimination.--An eligible entity
receiving a grant under this subsection shall ensure that
activities carried out with grant funds serve members of the
community without discrimination based on race, color,
religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender
identity), age, or disability.
``(4) Report.--At the end of the grant period, an eligible
entity receiving a grant under this subsection shall prepare
and complete a report designed by the Secretary that--
``(A) for each eligible school operating a full-
service community school program--
``(i) details the impact of the full-
service community school program on academic
achievement and opportunities, as aligned with
the results framework of the eligible entity,
including achievement based on the challenging
State academic standards established under
section 1111(b);
``(ii) includes school climate information,
which may come from student, parent, or
educator surveys, that shall be cross-tabulated
and disaggregated by subgroup of students (as
defined under section 1111(c)(2)), including--
``(I) school discipline data such
as suspension and expulsion rates;
``(II) measures of student
engagement, safety, attendance, staff
turnover, and family involvement; and
``(III) measures of students'
social emotional skills, habits, and
mindsets;
``(iii) describes--
``(I) the integrated student
supports, expanded and enriched
learning time and opportunities, and
family and community engagement
activities offered by the full-service
community school program at the
eligible school; and
``(II) the collaborative leadership
and practice structures in place at the
eligible school;
``(iv) includes information on the number,
qualifications, and retention of school staff
at the eligible school, including the number
and percentage of fully certified teachers,
disaggregated by race and ethnicity, and rates
of teacher turnover; and
``(v) details academic and whole-child
outcomes in the eligible school, as aligned
with the results framework of the eligible
entity, which may include information on school
readiness, mental and physical health, academic
achievement, high school graduation rates,
college acceptance and matriculation, reduced
racial and economic achievement gaps, school
climate, and school attendance; and
``(B) identifies any cost savings from greater
coordination between community schools and partner
organizations in providing services through the full-
service community school program, including any
integration of grant funds with funding from community
partners and existing funding streams, and changes in
school spending as a result of the full-service
community school program.
``(d) Expansion Grants.--
``(1) Eligible expansion grant recipients.--
``(A) In general.--In order to receive an expansion
grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall,
as of the date of application under this subsection,
operate 1 or more--
``(i) full-service community schools
supported under subsection (c) or (e); or
``(ii) community schools supported under
another source of funding.
``(B) Special rule.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A)(ii), the Secretary may deem a school to be a
community school if the school provides integrated
student supports in a manner that is, as determined by
the Secretary, sufficiently similar to a full-service
community school supported under subsection (c).
``(2) Applications.--An eligible entity that desires an
expansion grant under this subsection shall submit an
application to the Secretary for each eligible school proposed
to be served. The application shall include the following:
``(A) A needs and assets assessment for the
eligible school.
``(B) Information about the school that includes--
``(i) student demographic, academic
achievement, and school climate data--
``(I) disaggregated by major
demographic groups, including--
``(aa) student subgroups
(as defined under section
1111(c)(2)), students
experiencing homelessness, and
children or youth in foster
care; and
``(bb) eligibility for a
free or reduced price lunch
under the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and
``(II) including the number of
students who are children with
disabilities;
``(ii) a description of the need for, and
access to, integrated student supports;
``(iii) a description of the need for, and
access to, expanded and enriched learning time
and opportunities;
``(iv) school funding information,
including Federal, State, local, and private
education funding, and per-pupil spending,
based on actual salaries of personnel assigned
to the eligible school;
``(v) information on the number,
qualifications, and stability of school staff,
including the number and percentage of fully
certified teachers, disaggregated by race and
ethnicity, and rates of teacher turnover;
``(vi) active family and community
engagement information, including--
``(I) family and community needs
based on surveys, information from
public meetings, or information
gathered by other means;
``(II) efforts to provide
culturally and linguistically relevant
communication between schools and
families; and
``(III) need for and access to
family and community engagement
activities;
``(vii) collaborative leadership and
practices, including a description of the
eligible school's community-wide leadership
team, school-based leadership teams, educator
learning communities, and common planning time
for educators;
``(viii) opportunities for partnerships
with nonprofit organizations, faith and
community-based institutions, institutions of
higher education (including teacher preparation
programs), hospitals, museums, businesses,
public housing agencies, and other community
entities that can partner with the eligible
school and that can establish or strengthen a
community-wide leadership structure; and
``(ix) community climate indicators,
including housing instability, unemployment,
poverty, availability of jobs that offer a
living wage, health indicators, youth
employment, access to parks, environmental
hazards, crime, and gang activity.
``(C) A community school plan, which shall include
a description of--
``(i) how the community school coordinator
and, as applicable, community school initiative
director, and community-wide leadership team
will be expected to fulfill their
responsibilities;
``(ii) the collaborative leadership and
practices structures and strategies to be used;
``(iii) the integrated student supports or
stakeholder services, expanded and enriched
learning time and opportunities, and active
family and community engagement activities that
will be tailored to the needs and assets
assessment and provided in accordance with
paragraph (4)(D);
``(iv) how the eligible school will provide
culturally and linguistically relevant
communication between schools and families;
``(v) how the eligible school will
establish and maintain partnerships with
nonprofit organizations, faith and community-
based institutions, institutions of higher
education, including teacher preparation
programs, hospitals, museums, businesses,
public housing agencies, and other community
entities that will help implement and sustain
the community school plan and that will
participate in a community-wide leadership
structure;
``(vi) how activities chosen will
reinforce, and not duplicate, existing programs
and activities at the eligible school as of the
date of application; and
``(vii) if applicable, a description of the
additional Federal, State, local, and private
funds that will be accessed to carry out
activities under the grant.
``(D) A data-sharing agreement between the local
educational agency and partner entities and services
that ensure the sharing of relevant real-time student
data to determine the provision of services and assess
program progress and quality.
``(E) An assurance that any grant funds awarded
will benefit members of the community served without
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex
(including sexual orientation and gender identity),
age, or disability.
``(F) An assurance that any community school opened
with the use of grant funds will hold leadership team
meetings that are open to the public, and that records
related to finances, personnel, and other
decisionmaking processes for those schools are made
available for public review.
``(3) Uses of funds.--An eligible entity receiving an
expansion grant under this subsection shall use grant funds to
scale up or expand a community school described in paragraph
(1) that the eligible entity is operating as of the date of
application, including by--
``(A) funding a community school coordinator to
work at the proposed eligible school or for the
eligible entity;
``(B) funding an initiative-level community school
coordinator to support all existing community schools
described in paragraph (1), and new community schools,
supported by the eligible entity;
``(C) creating or strengthening a community-wide
leadership team that, with respect to all full-service
community schools supported by the eligible entity,
provides--
``(i) a results-based vision for the full-
service community schools;
``(ii) data and evaluation;
``(iii) finance and resource development;
``(iv) alignment and integration of the
goals of the full-service community schools
with the pillars of community schools, and
implementation of those goals;
``(v) supportive policy and practices;
``(vi) professional development for staff
and technical assistance;
``(vii) broad community engagement;
``(viii) meetings that are open to the
public, and records related to finances,
personnel, and other decisionmaking processes
that are made available for public review; and
``(ix) supporting overlapping needs of
existing community schools described in
paragraph (1);
``(D) identifying an intermediary entity (which can
be the local educational agency or another local
government agency or a combination of these agencies in
partnership with a nonprofit organization) to provide
planning, coordination, and management of the community
school initiative supported under the grant, in
consultation with the community-wide leadership team
and community school sites;
``(E) creating an internal process to replicate the
existing community schools described in paragraph (1)
in other eligible schools;
``(F) conducting a needs and assets assessment and
crafting a community school plan for each eligible
school to be served by the grant, led by the community
school coordinator;
``(G) providing resources for additional full-
service community schools, which shall serve members of
the community without discrimination based on race,
color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and
gender identity), age, or disability;
``(H) carrying out any activity described in
subsection (b)(2) in order to establish new full-
service community schools;
``(I) carrying out any activity described in
subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), (G), or (H) of subsection
(c)(2) at an existing community school described in
paragraph (1); or
``(J) funding an evaluation of activities supported
by the grant under this section by--
``(i) regularly tracking community school
data;
``(ii) supporting community schools in
collecting data for analysis and evaluation; or
``(iii) carrying out an evaluation of the
effects of each existing community school
described in paragraph (1) that is supported
under this Act and an evaluation of the
cumulative effects of all community schools.
``(4) Report.--At the end of the grant period, an eligible
entity that received a grant under this subsection shall
prepare and complete a report, designed by the Secretary,
that--
``(A) details the impact of the full-service
community school program on academic achievement and
opportunities;
``(B) demonstrates district-wide collaboration for
the full-service community schools;
``(C) includes school climate information for all
community schools served by the same local educational
agency as the full-service community school that is
supported under the grant;
``(D) describes--
``(i) the integrated student supports,
expanded and enriched learning time and
opportunities, and family and community
engagement activities offered through the
grant; and
``(ii) the collaborative leadership and
practice structures in place at both the school
and community levels; and
``(E) identifies any cost savings from greater
coordination between community schools and partner
organizations in providing services through the full-
service community school program supported under this
subsection, including any--
``(i) integration of grant funds with
funding from community partners and existing
funding streams as of the day before the
receipt of the grant under this subsection; and
``(ii) changes in school spending as a
result of the full-service community school
program supported under this subsection.
``(e) Renewal.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this section, the Secretary may renew a grant provided to an
eligible entity under subsection (c) or (d) for an additional
period of not to exceed 5 years, if the eligible entity--
``(A) has satisfactorily completed an
implementation or expansion grant under subsection (c)
or (d), respectively;
``(B) applies for a renewal under this subsection;
and
``(C) details academic and whole-child outcomes for
all students and each subgroup of students, as defined
in section 1111(c)(2), in the eligible schools assisted
under the grant that aligns with the results framework
of the eligible entity, which may include information
on school readiness, mental and physical health,
academic achievement, high school graduation rates,
postsecondary education acceptance and matriculation,
reduced racial and economic achievement gaps, school
climate, and school attendance.
``(2) Use of funds.--An eligible entity whose grant is
renewed under this subsection shall--
``(A) use the grant funds provided for activities
described in subsection (c)(2), in the case of a
renewed implementation grant, or subsection (d)(3), in
the case of a renewed expansion grant; and
``(B) be subject to all requirements, including
reporting requirements, under subsection (c) or (d), as
applicable.
``(f) State Grants.--
``(1) In general.--A State receiving a grant under
subsection (a)(1)(B) shall use the grant for the planning,
implementation, and expansion of community schools in the
State, in accordance with paragraph (3).
``(2) Applications.--A State educational agency desiring a
grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require, including the
following:
``(A) Information about State spending on education
priorities, policies, and programs that is consistent
with the pillars of community schools.
``(B) A plan for creating a State liaison position
who will--
``(i) oversee the implementation of funds
under this grant; and
``(ii) support and coordinate community
school efforts in the State educational agency.
``(C) A description of the community schools in the
State, as of the date of application.
``(D) A description of the State's initial goals
for the grant.
``(E) An assurance that the State will use--
``(i) not more than 5 percent of the grant
funds awarded under this subsection for the
administration costs of the grant; and
``(ii) not less than 95 percent of such
funds to directly benefit local educational
agencies or public elementary schools or
secondary schools, through supporting
professional development, providing direct
support or technical assistance, or awarding
subgrants to local educational agencies under
paragraph (4)(B).
``(F) An assurance that any grant funds awarded
will benefit members of the community served without
discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender
(including sexual orientation and gender identity),
age, or disability.
``(G) An assurance that any community school
supported by grant funds will hold leadership team
meetings that are open to the public, and that records
related to finances, personnel, and other
decisionmaking processes for those schools are made
available for public review.
``(3) Required activities.--A State educational agency
receiving a grant under this subsection shall--
``(A) provide subgrants to local educational
agencies in accordance with subsection (c) or (d) to
start new community schools or sustain existing
community schools as of the date of receiving funds for
the subgrant;
``(B) establish goals for increasing State spending
on student supports consistent with the pillars of
community schools, using a results framework
established by the State;
``(C) establish a State-level steering committee
(which may be a previously existing team) that
represents relevant community schools' stakeholders,
including educators, community school initiative
leaders, education union or association designees, and
community school coordinators from schools already
implementing community schools in the State, which
shall--
``(i) have the authority to make decisions
about the design, implementation, and
evaluation of State efforts under this section;
``(ii) include at least 10 members and be
co-chaired by a community school stakeholder;
``(iii) if applicable, be responsible for
the design of all aspects of a State technical
assistance center described in paragraph
(4)(B); and
``(iv) ensure that all steering committee
meetings are open to the public;
``(D) develop or provide resources to help local
educational agencies in the State identify, assess
needs for, and implement community schools throughout
the State;
``(E) establish goals on the implementation and
expansion of community schools throughout the State;
``(F) provide resources to foster statewide
engagement on the academic, social, emotional, and
health benefits of implementing community schools;
``(G) develop a plan to include community schools
in the State plans under section 1111 and for long-term
State support of community schools;
``(H) work with State legislatures to support
community schools in State planning and budgeting; and
``(I) work with local educational agencies and
technical assistance providers to provide evidence-
based technical assistance specifically for the
implementation of community schools to local
educational agencies or schools.
``(4) Optional activities.--A State educational agency may
use funds provided under a grant under this subsection to--
``(A) work with institutions of higher education to
provide technical assistance and support for developing
and sustaining community school initiatives across the
State, which may include research partnerships and
programs related to career and technical education;
``(B) provide subgrants to institutions of higher
education or nonprofit organizations to operate a State
technical assistance center;
``(C) provide professional development and coaching
for community school staff;
``(D) provide strategic planning support for local
educational agencies and schools;
``(E) develop infrastructure to support
partnerships, at the local educational agency level, to
provide resources for schools;
``(F) work with schools and local educational
agencies to develop and implement restorative practice
principles and provide resources and professional
development to promote culturally competent pedagogy
and practices;
``(G) work with local educational agencies, and
partner organizations who are interested in working
with local educational agencies to adopt or expand
community schools in the State, on the planning and
sustainability of the State community school program;
``(H) work with local educational agencies on how
to coordinate with counties, cities, and other units of
local government to coordinate supports to provide
resources for community schools, including resources
for career and technical education; or
``(I) provide guidance to public health and other
healthcare organizations interested in supporting
school-based efforts and help connect such
organizations with local educational agencies working
on community school efforts.
``(5) Continuation grants.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this subsection, the Secretary may award a State
that has received a grant under paragraph (1) with not more
than 1 additional 1- to 5-year continuation grant if the State
applies for such a grant, to be used to carry out activities
described in paragraphs (3) and (4).
``(6) Evaluation.--At the end of the grant period for a
grant under this subsection (including any continuation grant
awarded under paragraph (5)), each eligible State shall undergo
an evaluation designed by the Secretary. The evaluation shall
include, at a minimum, an evaluation of community schools in
the State, as compared to those schools before they became
community schools or as compared to similar schools in the
State, including the following data disaggregated by subgroups
of students, as defined in section 1111(c)(2):
``(A) An analysis of the progress on meeting the
goals described in paragraph (3)(B).
``(B) Student chronic absenteeism rates.
``(C) Student discipline rates, including
suspensions and expulsions.
``(D) School climate information, which may come
from student, parent, or teacher surveys.
``(E) The provision of integrated student supports
and stakeholder services.
``(F) Expanded and enriched learning time and
opportunities.
``(G) Family and community engagement efforts and
impact.
``(H) Information on the number, qualifications,
and retention of school staff, including the number and
percentage of fully certified teachers, disaggregated
by race and ethnicity, and rates of teacher turnover.
``(I) Graduation rates.
``(J) Changes in school spending information.
``(g) Report to Congress.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of the Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of
2021, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a
report on the impact of the community school program supported
under this section.
``(2) Public availability.--The report required under
paragraph (1) shall be made publicly available via the
Department's website and shall include data presented in such a
manner as to be easily searchable.
``(3) Contents.--The report shall include--
``(A) data gathered under the program under this
section, in the aggregate and disaggregated by each
subgroup of students as defined in section 1111(c)(2);
``(B) the impact of the grant program on student
outcomes, which shall include academic performance and
high-school graduation rates for each eligible school;
and
``(C) if applicable, recommendations on how to
better equip the grant program to meet the needs of
students, particularly as needed to assist local
educational agencies with the highest poverty levels.
``(h) Technical Assistance.--
``(1) Assistance and support.--From amounts made available
under subsection (a)(1)(C), the Secretary shall make technical
assistance and support available to grant recipients under this
section. Such support shall consist of--
``(A) national and regional meetings for the
personnel of community schools;
``(B) community school site visits based on need
and scope of the grants provided under this section;
and
``(C) implementing strategies in the following key
areas:
``(i) Leveraging and coordinating the
resources of other Federal, State, and local
systems, including systems that address
healthcare or early childhood education and
other Federal programs, such as the Promise
Neighborhoods program under section 4624 and
the 21st Century Community Learning Centers
program under part B of this title, and
assisting the efforts of local educational
agencies to secure such funding.
``(ii) Addressing data-sharing challenges
due to the requirements under section 444 of
the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232g) (commonly referred to as the `Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974')
and the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191)
by assisting with the implementation of waiver
or nondisclosure agreement strategies that
allow community partners to access data.
``(iii) Distributing materials that
describe the elements and advantages of
community schools, including references to
governmental and nonprofit reports.
``(iv) Assisting any local educational
agency in forming a task force to study the
creation and administration of community
schools and connecting the local educational
agency with other statewide institutions who
might partner with the agency, including
institutions of higher education or public
health organizations.
``(v) Establishing a national steering
committee--
``(I) composed of entities that
received grants under this section for
full-service community schools,
education labor organization
representatives, nonprofit community
school partners, research institutions
with community school expertise, and
other relevant stakeholders;
``(II) to determine standards for
technical assistance for State
educational agencies, local educational
agencies, and school sites; and
``(III) to support the development
of tools for implementing full-service
community schools for grantees under
this section.
``(vi) Informing State and local
educational agencies of the availability of
grants under this section, and providing
technical assistance to entities in applying
for such grants.
``(vii) Informing State and local
educational agencies of other sources of
funding for community schools, including
funding under part A of title I, school
improvement grants under section 1003, 21st
century community learning center grants under
part B of this title, and any other Federal
grants or sources of funding.
``(viii) Facilitating effective
coordination among State agencies in the
deployment of resources and services such as
health, nutrition, and other supports.
``(2) Technical assistance center.--
``(A) In general.--From amounts made available to
carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall
establish a technical assistance center to provide
technical assistance to community schools, eligible
entities, and States under this section.
``(B) Requirements.--The technical assistance
center shall be overseen and designed by the national
steering committee described in paragraph (1)(C)(v) and
may include representatives from the State steering
committees described in subsection (f)(3)(C).''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 4623 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7273) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3); and
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
``(1) Promise neighborhoods.--The Secretary shall use not
less than 95 percent of the amounts made available under
section 4601(b)(2)(B) to award grants, on a competitive basis
and subject to subsection (e), to eligible entities for the
implementation of a comprehensive, effective continuum of
coordinated services that meets the purpose described in
section 4621(1) by carrying out activities in neighborhoods
with--
``(A) high concentrations of low-income
individuals;
``(B) multiple signs of distress, which may include
high rates of poverty, childhood obesity, academic
failure, and juvenile delinquency, adjudication, or
incarceration; and
``(C) schools implementing comprehensive support
and improvement activities or targeted support and
improvement activities under section 1111(d).
``(2) Full-service community schools authorized.--The
Secretary shall use the amounts made available under section
4601(c) to carry out the full-service community school program
under section 4625(a).'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``of
Promise Neighborhoods Grants'' after ``Duration''; and
(B) by striking ``under this subpart'' and
inserting ``under subsection (a)(1)'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``for
Promise Neighborhoods Grants'' after ``Funding'';
(B) by striking ``under this subpart'' and
inserting ``under subsection (a)(1)''; and
(C) by striking ``meeting--'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting the
following: ``meeting the performance metrics described
in section 4624(h).'';
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(2); and
(C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B), by striking ``under this subpart''
each place the term appears and inserting ``under
subsection (a)(1)'';
(5) in subsection (e), by inserting ``and amounts provided
under section 4601(c)'' after ``subsection (a)''; and
(6) in subsection (f)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting
``Promise Neighborhood'' before ``Grants'';
(B) by striking ``and not fewer than 10 grants for
activities described in section 4625''; and
(C) by striking ``the requirements of subsection
(a)(2)'' and inserting ``the requirements of subsection
(a)(3)''.
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