108 STAT. 3866
PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994
"(7) the extent of involvement of teachers and other school
personnel in investigating, designing, implementing and
sustaining the activities assisted under this part;
"(8) the process to be used for involving parents and other
stakeholders in the development and implementation of the
activities assisted under this part;
"(9) any cooperation or collaboration among public housing
authorities, libraries, businesses, museums, community-based
organizations, and other community groups and organizations
to extend engaging, high-quality, standards-based learning time
outside of the school day or year, at the school or at some
other site;
"(10) the training and professional development activities
that will be offered to teachers and others involved in the
activities assisted under this part;
"(11) the goals and objectives of the activities assisted
\ under this part, including a description of how such activities
will assist all students to reach State standards;
"(12) the methods by which the applicant will assess
progress in meeting such goals and objectives; and
"(13) how the applicant will use funds provided under
this part in coordination with other funds provided under this
Act or other Federal laws.
"(e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. —Funds under this section may
be used—
"(1) to study the feasibility of, and effective methods for,
extending learning time within or beyond the school day or
year, including consultation with other schools or local educational agencies that have designed or implemented extended
learning time programs;
"(2) to conduct outreach to and consult with community
members, including parents, students, and other stakeholders,
such as tribal leaders, to develop a plan to extend learning
time within or beyond the school day or year;
"(3) to develop and implement s^n outreach strategy that
will encourage collaboration with pikblic housing authorities,
libraries, businesses, museums, community-based organizations, and other community groups ai^d organizations to coordi-
\ nate challenging, high-quality educational activities outside of
the school day or year;
"(4) to support public school improvement efforts that
include expansion of time devoted to core academic subjects
and the extension of the school year to 210 days;
"(5) to research, develop and implement strategies, including changes in curriculum and instruction, for maximizing the
quality and percentage of common core learning time in the
school day and extending learning time during or beyond the
school day or year;
"(6) to provide professional development for school staff
in innovative teaching methods that challenge and engage students, and also increase the productivity of extended learning
time; and
"(7) to develop strategies to include parents, business representatives, and other community members in the extended
time activities, especially as facilitators of activities that enable
teachers to have more time for planning, individual student
assistance, and professional development activities.
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