In providing training and technical assistance and for allocating resources for such assistance under this section, the Secretary shall—
(B)
to the maximum extent practicable—
(ii)
provide technical assistance and training, either directly or through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with an entity that has experience in the development and operation of successful family literacy services programs, for the purpose of—
(I)
assisting Head Start agencies providing family literacy services, in order to improve the quality of such family literacy services; and
(II)
enabling those Head Start agencies that demonstrate effective provision of family literacy services, based on improved outcomes for children and their parents, to provide technical assistance and training to other Head Start agencies and to service providers that work in collaboration with such agencies to provide family literacy services;
(iii)
assist Head Start agencies and programs in conducting and participating in communitywide strategic planning and needs assessments, including the needs of homeless children and their families, and in conducting self-assessments;
(iv)
assist Head Start agencies and programs in developing and implementing full-working-day and full calendar year programs where community need is clearly identified and making the transition to such programs, with particular attention to involving parents and programming for children throughout the day, and assist the agencies and programs in expediting the sharing of information about innovative models for providing full-working-day, full calendar year services for children;
(v)
assist Head Start agencies in better serving the needs of families with very young children, including providing support and program planning and implementation assistance for Head Start agencies that apply to serve or are serving additional infants and toddlers, in accordance with
section 9840(a)(5) of this title;
(vi)
assist Head Start agencies and programs in the development of sound management practices, including financial management procedures;
(vii)
assist in efforts to secure and maintain adequate facilities for Head Start programs;
(viii)
assist Head Start agencies in developing innovative program models, including mobile and home-based programs;
(ix)
provide support for Head Start agencies (including policy councils and policy committees) that meet the standards described in
section 9836a(a) of this title but that have, as documented by the Secretary through reviews conducted pursuant to
section 9836a(c) of this title, programmatic, quality, and fiscal issues to address;
(x)
assist Head Start agencies and programs in improving outreach to, increasing program participation of, and improving the quality of services available to meet the unique needs of—
(I)
homeless children;
(II)
limited English proficient children and their families, particularly in communities that have experienced a large percentage increase in the population of limited English proficient individuals, as measured by the Bureau of the Census; and
(III)
children with disabilities, particularly if such program’s enrollment opportunities or funded enrollment for children with disabilities is less than 10 percent;
(xi)
assist Head Start agencies and programs to increase the capacity of classroom staff to meet the needs of eligible children in Head Start classrooms that are serving both children with disabilities and children without disabilities;
(xii)
assist Head Start agencies and programs to address the unique needs of programs located in rural communities, including—
(I)
removing barriers related to the recruitment and retention of Head Start teachers in rural communities;
(II)
developing innovative and effective models of professional development for improving staff qualifications and skills for staff living in rural communities;
(III)
removing barriers related to outreach efforts to eligible families in rural communities;
(IV)
removing barriers to parent involvement in Head Start programs in rural communities;
(V)
removing barriers to providing home visiting services in rural communities; and
(VI)
removing barriers to obtaining health screenings for Head Start participants in rural communities;
(xiii)
provide training and technical assistance to members of governing bodies, policy councils, and, as appropriate, policy committees, to ensure that the members can fulfill their functions;
(xiv)
provide activities that help ensure that Head Start programs have qualified staff who can promote prevention of childhood obesity by integrating developmentally appropriate research-based initiatives that stress the importance of physical activity and healthy, nutritional choices in daily classroom and family routines;
(xv)
assist Indian Head Start agencies to provide on-site and off-site training to staff, using approaches that identify and enhance the positive resources and strengths of Indian children and families, to improve parent and family engagement and staff development, particularly with regard to child and family development; and