Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

Resumo

The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education interprets section 1112(c)(1)(H) of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit a local educational agency (LEA) providing early childhood development services under Title I, Part A prior to January 1, 1998 to comply with either Sec. 1304.21 of the revised Head Start performance standards (published in final elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register) or the current Head Start performance standards in 45 CFR 1304.2-1--1304.2-3 (1995). This interpretation is needed because section 1112(c)(1)(H) of Title I requires an LEA providing early childhood development services to comply with Head Start performance standards beginning with fiscal year 1997 funds for use in the 1997-98 school year. However, the newly revised Head Start performance standards, including Sec. 1304.21, will not take effect until January 1, 1998.