COMMUNITY EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT CENTERS AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS.

SEC. 310. COMMUNITY EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT CENTERS AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS. Title III of the Act (as amended by sections 308 and 309 of this Act) is further amended by inserting at the end the following: “PART G— COMMUNITY EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT CENTERS AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS “Subpart 1— Community Education Employment Centers “SEC. 361. SHORT TITLE. “This part may be cited as the ‘Community Education Employment Center Act of 1990’. “SEC. 362. PURPOSE. “It is the purpose of this part to establish and evaluate model high school community education employment centers to meet the education needs of low-income urban and rural youth by awarding grants to eligible recipients to enable such eligible recipients to establish community education employment centers to provide students with the education, skills, support services, and enrichment necessary to ensure— “(1) graduation from secondary school; “(2) successful transition from secondary schools to a broad range of postsecondary institutions; and “(3) employment, including military service. “Sec. 363. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. “(a) In General.— The Secretary is authorized to make grants to eligible recipients having applications approved pursuant to section 369 to establish and operate not more than 10 community education employment centers nationwide. “(b) Grant Period.— Grants awarded under this section may be for a period of 5 years. “SEC. 364. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. “Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this part shall— “(1) operate a community education employment center on an extended year and extended day basis; 104 STAT. 795 “(2) establish a collegial working environment, with substantial opportunities for staff training and development and shared decision-making; “(3) maintain small class sizes, and to the extent possible, maintain an average class size of 15 students or less; “(4) have the option to organize community education and employment centers into 1 or more programs, specializing in different areas of study of particular interest and employment opportunities for the student population; “(5) offer a broad array of secondary school coursework, including, to the extent possible— “(A) English, mathematics, history, geography, biology, chemistry, physics, and computer science; “(B) opportunities for student participation in a wide range of extracurricular activities, including community service and exploration, sports, fine and performing arts and tutorial study sessions; “(C) a comprehensive vocational-technical education program developed through regular consultation with employer-labor panels with knowledge of relevant industries, and which offers skills in planning, management, finances, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor and community issues, economic development and health, safety, and environment issues; “(D) courses in health, nutrition, and parenting; “(6) offer students on-site opportunities for assistance with career planning and decision-making, employability, entrepreneurial abilities, interpersonal communication skills, and remedial studies; “(7) maintain an emphasis on the development of academic skills, regardless of student career objectives; “(8) provide technical assistance and training to staff from other schools and local education agencies within the State who wish to replicate community education employment center capabilities; “(9) seek to utilize community organizations to provide sup-port for educational activities and services to parents and students; and “(10) offer school-to-work transition services. “SEC. 365. SUPPORT SERVICES REQUIREMENTS. “Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this part shall establish in each community education employment center a sup-port system to coordinate services for students, including— “(1) a comprehensive program of confidential guidance counseling, providing— “(A) guidance for career and personal decision-making and postsecondary institution placement; “(B) mentoring and referral to appropriate social services; and “(C) an accessible counseling service to help parents to focus on the enhancement of student education; “(2) an on-site job service office to offer students— “(A) career guidance, development, and employment counseling, which provides information about a broad range of occupations and alternative career paths; 104 STAT. 796 “(B) labor market information, job development, career testing, and occupational placement services for part-time and summer employment, internships, cooperative programs, and part-time and full-time employment opportunities upon graduation; and “(C) assistance in arranging part-time employment, so long as such employment does not adversely affect academic performance; “(3) assistance in arranging a summer program of work, education, or enrichment sessions; “(4) to the extent possible, providing transportation to and from the community education employment center and part-time job sites; and “(5) access to day care services for children of participating students. “SEC. 366. PARENTAL AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. “(a) In General.— Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this part shall employ a parent/community coordinator to provide for the active and informed participation of parents and appropriate community representatives in each community education employment center by— “(1) encouraging parents and students to make informed decisions in reviewing and selecting the choice of community education employment center programs for their children; “(2) conducting regular parent seminars to— “(A) inform parents about community education employment center operations; “(B) obtain parent input; and “(C) disseminate information on how parents can encourage student performance; “(3) providing the parents of each student with a regular opportunity to meet with counselors, teachers, and the student to discuss student progress, plans, and needs; “(4) providing a range of roles in which parents may work with students at home or as class assistants or volunteer coordinators; “(5) establishing an advisory Council of Advisors (in this part referred to as the ‘Council’) consisting of 1 individual representing each of the following entities: “(A) the local educational agency; “(B) the State council on vocational education and the State agency responsible for secondary vocational education; “(C) the student body ; “(D) the local teacher organization; “(E) guidance counselors; “(F) community-based organizations; “(G) parents; and “(H) the appropriate private industry council. “(b) Functions of the Council.— The Council shall provide recommendations to, and work with, eligible recipients to— “(1) establish annual community education employment center priorities, programs, and procedures; “(2) establish student selection criteria to ensure that all students in the school district have an equal opportunity to attend the community education employment center and that 104 STAT. 797participants will be representative of the secondary school population in the school district; “(3) promulgate a student code of conduct that shall be developed in consultation with the students and teachers; “(4) assist in the selection of the community education employment center principal, administrators, department chairpersons, and teachers; “(5) assist in the selection and application of assessment tools for continuous evaluation of student learning progress; “(6) make recommendations for the selection of curriculum textbooks, software, and other learning resources and equipment; and “(7) make recommendations regarding the coordination of activities assisted under this part with activities assisted under the Job Training Partnership Act and school to work transitions. “Sec. 367. PROFESSIONAL STAFF. “(a) In General.— Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this part shall only employ professional staff who demonstrate the highest of academic, teaching, guidance, or administrative standards. “(b) Teachers.— (1) Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this part shall ensure that community education employment center teachers receive in-service training at least annually in techniques, procedures and policies relevant to the community education employment center. “(2) Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this part shall employ a sufficient number of full-time certified or licensed guidance and career counselors to assist, enhance and monitor student progress. “SEC. 368. ELIGIBILITY. “An eligible recipient shall be eligible to receive a grant under this part if— “(1) the eligible recipient is located in or serves 1 or more local educational agencies that are eligible for assistance under section 1006 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and “(2) the eligible recipient demonstrates that it will serve a student population which is predominantly educationally and economically disadvantaged. “SEC. 369. APPLICATION. “(a) Application Required.— Each eligible recipient desiring to participate in the demonstration grant program authorized by this part shall prepare and submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. “(b) Contents of Application.— Each application submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall— “(1) demonstrate that the area where the center is to be located has a high concentration of children from low-income families, relative to the county and State as a whole; “(2) describe the activities and services for which assistance is sought; 104 STAT. 798 “(3) provide assurances that the eligible recipient will comply with the provisions of sections 364, 365, 366, 367, and 368; “(4) contain assurances that the State and local educational agency will, in any fiscal year, at least supply the same fiscal effort per student with respect to the free provision of public education to community education employment center students as such local educational agency provides for students attending secondary schools in such local educational agency; “(5) utilize funding available from appropriate employment, training, and education programs in the State; “(6) contain assurances that the community education employment center will coordinate the operations of such center to help meet local economic needs; and “(7) provide such additional assurances as the Secretary may reasonably require. “SEC. 370. EVALUATION AND REPORT. “(a) Local Evaluation.— Each community education employment center shall submit annually to the Secretary a comprehensive and continuous evaluation of student learning progress, including— “(1) academic and vocational competencies; “(2) dropout rates; “(3) information concerning employment and earnings while the students are attending a community education employment center and upon the graduation of such students from such center; “(4) information concerning student attendance at postsecondary institutions or student enlistment into military service upon the graduation of such students from the community employment education center; and “(5) parental, student and community participation in the activities of the community employment education center. “(b) Report.— The Secretary shall report to the Congress on the evaluations submitted pursuant to subsection (a) not later than October 1, 1995. “SEC. 371. DEFINITIONS. “As used in this part— “(1) the term ‘eligible recipient’ means a secondary school or an area vocational school; and “(2) the term ‘parent’ includes a legal guardian or other person standing in loco parentis. “Subpart 2— Vocational Education Lighthouse Schools “SEC. 375. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS. “(a) Program Authorized.— The Secretary is authorized to make grants to secondary schools and area vocational education schools to enable such schools to establish and operate vocational education lighthouse schools. “(b) Use of Funds.— Grants awarded under this section shall be used to establish vocational education lighthouse schools which— “(1) serve as a model vocational education program— “(A) to provide each student with knowledge of, and experience in, all aspects of the industry or enterprise the student is preparing to enter; 104 STAT. 799 “(B) to provide each student with basic and higher order skills and develop the student’s problem-solving abilities in a vocational setting; “(C) to offer exceptionally high-quality programs for dis-advantaged and minority students; “(D) to provide the special services and modifications necessary to help individual students successfully complete the program; “(E) which is planned, developed and implemented with the participation of staff, local employers and local community; and “(F) which offers a full range of programs, including comprehensive career guidance and counseling, for students who plan to seek employment upon graduation or who will enroll in a 2- or 4-year college; “(2) provide information and assistance to other grant recipients, vocational programs, vocational education personnel, parents, students, other educators, community members and community organizations throughout the State regarding— “(A) curriculum materials; “(B) curriculum development, especially the integration of vocational and academic education; “(C) in-service and preservice staff development, training, and assistance, through off-site activities and through a range of short-term and long-term opportunities to participate in activities at the demonstration site; “(D) opportunities to systematically observe the model program; and “(E) technical assistance and staff development, as appropriate; “(3) use funds received under this section, together with funds from non-Federal sources, to develop and implement model programs containing the elements described in paragraph (1); “(4) develop comprehensive linkages with other local schools, community colleges, 4-year colleges, private vocational schools, community-based organizations, labor unions, employers, and other business groups, as appropriate; and “(5) develop and disseminate model approaches— “(A) for meeting the education training needs and career counseling needs of minority students, disadvantaged students, students with handicaps, and students of limited English proficiency; and “(B) to reduce and eliminate sex bias and stereotyping.”.