Head Start transition and alignment with K–12 education

Section 642A(a) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837a(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting (or a Bureau-funded school in the case of children who will attend such school) after local educational agency; (2) in paragraphs (3), (5), and (10), by inserting (or such Bureau-funded school) after local educational agency; (3) in paragraphs (7) and (8), by striking limited English proficient children each place it appears and inserting children who are developing English proficiency; (4) in paragraph (13), by striking and at the end; (5) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (6) by adding at the end the following: (15) coordinating activities and collaborating with a coordinator for a full-service community school (which term shall have, for purposes of this paragraph, the meaning given the term in section 4622 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7272)) to facilitate the transition for children served by a Head Start agency (which may be an Early Head Start program) into a full-service community school, if such school is located within the agency’s service area..