Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 2.djvu/491

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PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1475 after that date to reflect the provisions of this section; "(ii) developed with the involvement of parents and other members of the community to be served and individuals who will carry out such plan, including teachers, principals, and administrators (including administrators of programs described in other parts of this title), and, if appropriate, pupil services personnel, technical assistance providers, school staff, and, if the plan relates to a secondary school, students from such school; "(iii) in effect for the duration of the school's participation under this part and reviewed and revised, as necessary, by the school; "(iv) available to the local educational agency, parents, and the public, and the information contained in such plan shall be in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language that the parents can understand; and "(v) if appropriate, developed in coordination with programs under Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start, Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, and the Head Start Act. " (c) PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.—^A school that is eligible for a schoolwide program under this section may use funds made available under this part to establish or enhance prekindergarten programs for children below the age of 6, such as Even Start programs or Early Reading First programs. "SEC. 1115. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS. 20 USC 6315. "(a) IN GENERAL.—In all schools selected to receive funds under section 1113(c) that are ineligible for a schoolwide program under section 1114, or that choose not to operate such a schoolwide program, a local educational agency serving such school may use funds received under this part only for programs that provide services to eligible children under subsection (b) identified as having the greatest need for special assistance. "(b) ELIGIBLE CHILDREN. — " (1) ELIGIBLE POPULATION.— "(A) IN GENERAL.—The eligible population for services under this section is— "(i) children not older than age 21 who are entitled to a free public education through grade 12; and "(ii) children who are not yet at a grade level at which the local educational agency provides a free public education. " (B) ELIGIBLE CHILDREN FROM ELIGIBLE POPULATION. — From the population described in subparagraph (A), eligible children are children identified by the school as failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet the State's challenging student academic achievement standards on the basis of multiple, educationally related, objective criteria established by the local educational agency and supplemented by the school, except that children from preschool through grade 2 shall be selected solely on the basis of such criteria as teacher judgment, interviews with parents, and developmentally appropriate measures.