20 U.S.C. § 6436: Institution-wide projects

§6436 Institution-wide Projects

Title 20 › CHAPTER 70 — STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › SUBCHAPTER I — IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED › Part D — Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk › subpart 1 — state agency programs › § 6436

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

A State agency that runs free schools for children in juvenile institutions or in community-day programs can spend these federal funds to help every child there and to improve the whole educational program if the State educational agency approves a full plan. The plan must include a complete assessment of the education needs of all children in juvenile institutions and a separate assessment for youth aged 20 and younger in adult facilities who are likely to finish their incarceration within a 2-year period. It must explain what the agency will do to give all children and youth under age 21 a real chance to meet State academic standards so they can earn a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or find a job after leaving. The plan must describe the teaching program, special support services, and procedures to meet those needs, including mentors when possible and how school records and plans will be shared with local schools to help students move between systems. It must say exactly how the money will be spent, show how student progress will be measured and improved, describe how staff and the State educational agency were and will be consulted in planning and running the project, and promise appropriate training for teachers and other staff.

Title 20, §6436

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A State agency that provides free public education for children and youth in an institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth (other than an adult correctional institution) or attending a community-day program for such children and youth may use funds received under this subpart to serve all children in, and upgrade the entire educational effort of, that institution or program if the State agency has developed, and the State educational agency has approved, a comprehensive plan for that institution or program that—

(1)provides for a comprehensive assessment of the educational needs of all children and youth in the institution or program serving juveniles;

(2)provides for a comprehensive assessment of the educational needs of youth aged 20 and younger in adult facilities who are expected to complete incarceration within a 2-year period;

(3)describes the steps the State agency has taken, or will take, to provide all children and youth under age 21 with the opportunity to meet challenging State academic standards in order to improve the likelihood that the children and youth will attain a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or find employment after leaving the institution;

(4)describes the instructional program, specialized instructional support services, and procedures that will be used to meet the needs described in paragraph (1), including, to the extent feasible, the provision of mentors for the children and youth described in paragraph (1), and how relevant and appropriate academic records and plans regarding the continuation of educational services for such children or youth are shared jointly between the State agency operating the institution or program and local educational agency in order to facilitate the transition of such children and youth between the local educational agency and the State agency;

(5)specifically describes how such funds will be used;

(6)describes the measures and procedures that will be used to assess and improve student achievement;

(7)describes how the agency has planned, and will implement and evaluate, the institution-wide or program-wide project in consultation with personnel providing direct instructional services and support services in institutions or community-day programs for neglected or delinquent children and youth, and with personnel from the State educational agency; and

(8)includes an assurance that the State agency has provided for appropriate training for teachers and other instructional and administrative personnel to enable such teachers and personnel to carry out the project effectively.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6436, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1416, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3596, related to institution-wide projects, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

Amendments

2015—Par. (3). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(5)(A), substituted “challenging State academic standards” for “challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards” and “will attain a regular high school diploma” for “will complete secondary school, attain a secondary diploma”. Par. (4). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(5)(B), substituted “specialized instructional support services” for “pupil services” and inserted “, and how relevant and appropriate academic records and plans regarding the continuation of educational services for such children or youth are shared jointly between the State agency operating the institution or program and local educational agency in order to facilitate the transition of such children and youth between the local educational agency and the State agency” before semicolon at end. Par. (6). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(5)(C), substituted “assess and improve student achievement” for “assess student progress”.

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.