,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bh1  
#bjai ,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,romney1 and ,mr4 ,jones7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife to     
increase the knowledge and skills of    
principals and school leaders regarding 
early childhood education4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,creating ,early ,childhood ,leaders    
,act4  #b4 ,findings and purpose  7a7   
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,since principals and school     
leaders have the second largest         
in-school impact on student achievement 
7after teachers71 a principal or school 
leader's knowledge has a substantial    
impact on the teachers and students     
under the principal or school leader's  
supervision4  7#b7 ,principals and      

school leaders are increasingly being   
asked to supervise teachers and children
 in pre-kindergarten programs1 yet      
school leaders often do not have        
training in early childhood education4  
7#c7 ,given the critical development    
that occurs in a child's early life and 
the impacts of this developmental period
 on later life outcomes1 understanding  
the standards of early childhood        
education is particularly important4    
7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act  
is to ensure that principals and school 
leaders are able to effectively support 
teachers in providing pre-kindergarten  
students with developmentally           
appropriate instruction4  #c4 ,school   
leader training regarding early         
childhood education ,section            
#bjb7;f77#a77;,b7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajbb;a7f77#a77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7  
by striking clause 7v7 and inserting the
 following3  7v7 engage and involve     
parents1 community members1 the local   

educational agency1 businesses1         
providers of early childhood education  
programs1 and other community leaders1  
to leverage additional resources to     
improve student academic achievement2  2
  7#b7 in clause 7vi71 by striking the  
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7vii7 understand child      
development1 social and emotional       
development1 and effective instructional
 leadership skills for children from    
birth through age #h1 in order to       
effectively manage and support          
developmentally appropriate early       
childhood education programs4  4