SECTIONS 8499.10 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 8499.10

8499.10. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The Congress has recognized the importance of the transfer
from preschool to primary school. Section 642A of Title VI of
Subtitle A of Chapter 8 of Subchapter B of the federal Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1981 (P.L. 97-35) was enacted to require
grantees of federal Head Start funds to take steps to coordinate with
and involve the local educational agency serving the community,
including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Developing and implementing a systematic procedure for
transferring, with parental consent, Head Start program records for
each participating child to the school in which the child will
enroll.
(2) Establishing channels of communication between Head Start
staff and their counterparts in the schools, including, but not
limited to, teachers, social workers, and health staff, to facilitate
the coordination of programs.
(3) Conducting meetings involving parents, kindergarten or
elementary school teachers, and Head Start program teachers to
discuss the educational, developmental, and other needs of individual
children.
(4) Organizing and participating in joint transition-related
training of school staff and Head Start staff.
(5) Developing and implementing a family outreach and support
program in cooperation with entities carrying out parental
involvement efforts under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.).
(6) Assisting families, administrators, and teachers in enhancing
educational and developmental continuity between Head Start services
and elementary school classes.
(7) Linking the services provided in the Head Start program with
the education services provided by the local educational agency.
(b) The superintendent shall advise local education agencies of
these federal requirements.