Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/51

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PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3541 children in programs under this section or in the regular education program; and "(H) provide strategies to increase parental involvement, such as family literary services. "(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each school conducting a program under this section shall assist participating children selected in accordance with subsection (b) to meet the State's proficient and advanced levels of performance by— "(A) the coordination of resources provided under this part with other resources to enable the children served to meet the State content standards and State student performance standards; and "(B) reviewing, on an ongoing basis, the progress of participating children and revising the targeted assistance program, if necessary, to provide additional assistance to enable such children to meet the State's challenging student performance standards, such as an extended school year, before- and after-school, and summer, programs and opportunities, training for teachers regarding how to identify students that require additional assistance, and training for teachers regarding how to implement student performance standards in the classroom. "(d) ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL.— To promote the integration of staff supported with funds under this part and children served under this part into the regular school program and overall school planning and improvement efforts, public school personnel who are paid with funds received under this part may— "(1) assume limited duties that are assigned to similar personnel who are not so paid, including duties beyond classroom instruction or that do not benefit participating children, so long as the amount of time spent on such duties is the same proportion of total work time as prevails with respect to similar personnel at the same school; "(2) participate in general professional development and school planning activities; and "(3) collaboratively teach with regular classroom teachers, if such collaborative teaching directly benefits participating children. " (e) SPECIAL RULES. — "(1) SIMULTANEOUS SERVICE. —Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a school from serving students served under this section simultaneously with students with similar educational needs, in the same educational settings where appropriate. "(2) COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES. — If health, nutrition, and other social services are not otherwise available to eligible children in a targeted assistance school and such school, if appropriate, has engaged in a comprehensive needs assessment and established a collaborative partnership with local service providers, and if funds are not reasonably available from other public or private sources to provide services under this part, then a portion of the funds provided under this part may be used as a last resort to provide such services, including— "(A) the provision of basic medical equipment, such as eyeglasses and hearing aids; "(B) compensation of a coordinator; and