Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/50

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108 STAT. 3540 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 "(ii) A child in a local institution for neglected or delinquent children or attending a community day program for such children may be eligible for services under this part. "(D) A child who is homeless and attending any school in the local educational agency may be eligible for services under this part. "(c) COMPONENTS OF A TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOL PRO- GRAM. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— To assist targeted assistance schools and local educational agencies to meet their responsibility to provide for all their students served under this part the opportunity to meet the State's student performance standards in subjects as determined by the State, each targeted assistance program under this section shall— "(A) use such program's resources under this part to help participating children meet such State student performance standards expected for all children; "(B) be based on effective means for improving achievement of children; "(C) ensure that planning for students served under this part is incorporated into existing school planning; "(D) use effective instructional strategies that— "(i) give primary consideration to providing extended learning time such as an extended school year, before- and after-school, and summer, programs and opportunities; "(ii) help provide an accelerated, high-quality curriculum, including applied learning; and "(iii) minimize removing children from the regular classroom during regular school hours for instruction provided under this part; "(E) coordinate with and support the regular education program, which may include— "(i) counseling, mentoring, and other pupil services; "(ii) college and career awareness and preparation, such as college and career guidance, comprehensive career development, occupational information, enhancement of employability skills and occupational skills, personal finance education, job placement services, and innovative teaching methods which may include applied learning and team teaching strategies; "(iii) services to prepare students for the transition from school to work, including the formation of partnerships between elementary, middle, and secondary schools and local businesses, and the integration of school-based and work-based learning; and "(iv) services to assist preschool children in the transition from early childhood programs to elementary school programs; "(F) provide instruction by highly qualified staff; "(G) in accordance with subsection (e)(3) and section 1119, provide opportunities for professional development with resources provided under this part, and from other sources to the extent feasible, for administrators and for teachers and other school staff who work with participating