Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/388

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108 STAT. 3878 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 ant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, a set of performance indicators that assesses whether the work of the centers assists in improving teaching and learning under this Act for all children, particularly children at risk of educational failure; "(2) conduct surveys every two years of populations to be served under this Act to determine if such populations are satisfied with the access to and quality of such services; "(3) collect, as part of the Department's reviews of programs under this Act, information about the availability and quality of services provided by the centers, and share that information with the centers; and "(4) take whatever steps are reasonable and necessary to ensure that each center performs its responsibilities in a satisfactory manner, which may include— "(A) termination of an award under this part (if the Secretary concludes that performance has been unsatisfactory) and the selection of a new center; and "(B) whatever interim arrangements the Secretary determines are necessary to ensure the satisfactory delivery of services under this part to an affected region. "(d) DURATION. —Grants, contracts or cooperative agreements under this section shall be awarded for a period of 5 years. 20 USC 8622. "SEC. 13102. REQUIREMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL ASSIST- ANCE CENTERS. "(a) IN GENERAL.— Each comprehensive regional assistance center established under section 13101(a) shall— "(1) maintain appropriate staff expertise and provide support, training, and assistance to State educational agencies, tribal divisions of education, local educational agencies, schools, and other grant recipients under this Act, in— "(A) improving the quality of instruction, curricula, assessments, and other aspects of school reform, supported with funds under title I; "(B) implementing effective schoolwide programs under section 1114; "(C) meeting the needs of children served under this Act, including children in high-poverty areas, migratory children, immigrant children, children with limited-English proficiency, neglected or delinquent children, homeless children and youth, Indian children, children with disabilities, and, where applicable, Alaska Native children and Native Hawaiian children; "(D) implementing high-quality professional development activities for teachers, and where appropriate, administrators, pupil services personnel and other staff; " (E) improving the quality of bilingual education, including programs that emphasize English and native language proficiency and promote multicultural understanding; "(F) creating safe and drug-free environments, especially in areas experiencing high levels of drug use and violence in the community and school; "(G) implementing educational applications of technology;