§6322 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§6322 Coordination requirements

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 70— - STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED › Part Part A— - Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies › Subpart subpart 1— - basic program requirements › § 6322

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Local educational agencies that get money under this program must work with nearby Head Start programs and, when possible, other early childhood programs. They must make agreements with those programs to coordinate services. That coordination must cover five things: a system for getting a child’s records from Head Start with parent permission; clear ways for school staff to talk with Head Start or other early childhood staff (like teachers, social workers, and health staff); meetings with parents, kindergarten or elementary teachers, and early childhood teachers to discuss each child’s needs; joint transition training for school and early childhood staff; and connections between the school’s educational services and Head Start services. The U.S. Secretary of Education must work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services so the rules for this program match Head Start rules.

Title 20, §6322

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(a)Each local educational agency receiving assistance under this part shall carry out the activities described in subsection (b) with Head Start agencies and, if feasible, other entities carrying out early childhood development programs. Each local educational agency shall develop agreements with such Head Start agencies and other entities to carry out such activities.

(b)The activities referred to in subsection (a) are activities that increase coordination between the local educational agency and a Head Start agency and, if feasible, other entities carrying out early childhood education programs serving children who will attend the schools of the local educational agency, including—

(1)developing and implementing a systematic procedure for receiving records regarding such children, transferred with parental consent from a Head Start program or, where applicable, another early childhood education program;

(2)establishing channels of communication between school staff and their counterparts (including teachers, social workers, and health staff) in such Head Start agencies or other entities carrying out early childhood education programs, as appropriate, to facilitate coordination of programs;

(3)conducting meetings involving parents, kindergarten or elementary school teachers, and Head Start teachers or, if appropriate, teachers from other early childhood education programs, to discuss the developmental and other needs of individual children;

(4)organizing and participating in joint transition-related training of school staff, Head Start program staff, and, where appropriate, other early childhood education program staff; and

(5)linking the educational services provided by such local educational agency with the services provided by local Head Start agencies.

(c)The Secretary shall work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate regulations promulgated under this part with regulations promulgated under the Head Start Act [42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.].

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Head Start Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is subchapter B (§§ 635–657) of chapter 8 of subtitle A of title VI of Pub. L. 97–35, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 499, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 9831 et seq.) of chapter 105 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 9801 of Title 42 and Tables.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6322, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1120A, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3559; amended Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101(b) [title II, § 2754], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–77, 1321–150; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327, related to fiscal requirements, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. See section 6321 of this title. A prior section 1119 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 6319 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95. Another prior section 1119 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 6320 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. A prior section 6323, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1120B, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3560, related to coordination requirements, prior to its omission in the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1013(1), struck out “such as the Early Reading First program” after “early childhood development programs” and inserted at end “Each local educational agency shall develop agreements with such Head Start agencies and other entities to carry out such activities.” Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1013(2)(A), substituted “early childhood education programs” for “early childhood development programs, such as the Early Reading First program,” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1013(2)(B), substituted “early childhood education program” for “early childhood development program such as the Early Reading First program”. Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1013(2)(C), (D), substituted “early childhood education programs” for “early childhood development programs such as the Early Reading First program”. Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1013(2)(E), struck out “Early Reading First program staff,” after “Head Start program staff,” and substituted “early childhood education program staff” for “early childhood development program staff”. Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1013(2)(F), struck out “and entities carrying out Early Reading First programs” after “Head Start agencies”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.