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An original bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
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S 3578 PCSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Calendar No. 531CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
2nd SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
S. 3578CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
[Report No. 112-221]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
September 20, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
September 20, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mr. HARKIN, from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendarCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2011’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 2. Table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3. References.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 4. Transition.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 5. Effective dates.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 6. Table of contents of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7. Authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE I--ENSURING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS FOR ALL STUDENTS
Sec. 1001. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1002. State reservations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Part A--Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged
Sec. 1111. State and local requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1112. Local educational agency plans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1113. Eligible school attendance areas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1114. Schoolwide programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1115. Targeted assistance schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1116. School performance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1117. Blue ribbon schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1118. Parent and family engagement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1119. Qualifications for teachers and paraprofessionals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1120. Technical correction regarding complaint process for section 1120.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1121. Comparability of services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1122. Coordination requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1123. Grants for the outlying areas and the Secretary of the Interior.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1124. Allocations to States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1125. Education finance incentive grant program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1126. Grants for State assessments and related activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Part B--Pathways to College
Sec. 1201. Improving secondary schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1202. Accelerated learning.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1203. Reorganization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Part C--Education of Migratory Children
Sec. 1301. Program purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1302. Program authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1303. State allocations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1304. State applications; services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1305. Secretarial approval; peer review.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1306. Comprehensive needs assessment and service-delivery plan; authorized activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1307. Bypass.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1308. National activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1309. Performance data; evaluations and study; State assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1310. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Part D--Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-risk
Sec. 1401. Purpose and program authorization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1402. Allocation of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1403. State plan and State agency applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1404. Use of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1405. Institution-wide projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1406. Transition services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1407. Program evaluation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1408. Purpose of local agency programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1409. Programs operated by local educational agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1410. Local educational agency applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1411. Uses of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1412. Program requirements for correctional facilities receiving funds under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1413. Accountability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1414. Program evaluations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1415. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Part E--Educational Stability of Children in Foster Care
Sec. 1501. Educational stability of children in foster care.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Part F--General Provisions
Sec. 1601. Reorganization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE II--SUPPORTING EXCELLENT TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS
Sec. 2101. Supporting excellent teachers and principals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE III--LANGUAGE AND ACADEMIC CONTENT INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS
Sec. 3001. Reorganization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3002. Purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3003. Formula grants to States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3004. Native American and Alaska Native children in school.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3005. State educational agency plans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3006. Within-State allocations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3007. Subgrants to eligible entities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3008. Local plans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3009. Evaluations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3010. Reporting requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3011. Coordination with related programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3012. Rules of construction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3013. Prohibition.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3014. National activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3015. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3016. Parental notification.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3017. National Clearinghouse.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3018. Regulations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE IV--SUPPORTING SUCCESSFUL, WELL-ROUNDED STUDENTS
Sec. 4101. Redesignations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 4102. Improving literacy instruction and student achievement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 4103. Improving science, technology, engineering, and math instruction and student achievement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 4104. Increasing access to a well-rounded education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 4105. Successful, safe, and healthy students.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 4106. 21st Century Community Learning Centers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 4107. Promise neighborhoods.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 4108. Parent and family information and resource centers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 4108. Programs of national significance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE V--PROMOTING INNOVATION
Sec. 5001. Promoting innovation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Part A--Race to the Top
Sec. 5101. Race to the Top.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Part B--Investing in Innovation
Sec. 5201. Investing in innovation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Part C--Magnet Schools Assistance
Sec. 5301. Findings and purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 5302. Program authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 5303. Applications and requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 5304. Priority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 5305. Use of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 5306. Limitations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 5307. Evaluations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 5308. Availability of funds for grants to agencies not previously assisted.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Part D--Public Charter Schools
Sec. 5401. Public charter schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Part E--Voluntary Public School Choice
Sec. 5501. Voluntary public school choice.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VI--PROMOTING FLEXIBILITY; RURAL EDUCATION
Sec. 6101. Promoting flexibility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 6102. Rural education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 6103. General provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VII--INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION
Part A--Indian Education
Sec. 7101. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
subpart 1--formula grants to local educational agencies
Sec. 7111. Formula grant purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7112. Grants to local educational agencies, tribes, and tribal organizations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7113. Amount of grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7114. Applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7115. Authorized services and activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7116. Integration of services authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7117. Student eligibility forms.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
subpart 2--special programs and projects to improve educational opportunities for indian children and youth
Sec. 7121 Special programs and projects to improve educational opportunities for Indian children and youth.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7122. Improvement of educational opportunities for Indian children and youth.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7123. Professional development for teachers and education professionals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
subpart 3--national activities
Sec. 7131. National activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
subpart 4--federal administration
Sec. 7141. National Advisory Council on Indian Education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
subpart 5--definitions; authorization of appropriations
Sec. 7151. Definitions; authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Part B--Native Hawaiian Education; Alaska Native Education
Sec. 7201. Native Hawaiian education and Alaska Native education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
subpart 1--native hawaiian education
Sec. 7202. Findings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7203. Purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7204. Native Hawaiian Education Council.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7205. Program authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7206. Administrative provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 7207. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
subpart 2--alaska native education
Sec. 7301. Alaska Native education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE VIII--IMPACT AID
Sec. 8001. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8002. Payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8003. Payments for eligible federally connected children.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8004. Construction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8005. Facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8006. Federal administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8007. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8008. Conforming amendment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 8009. Eligibility for impact aid payment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE IX--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 9101. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9102. Unsafe school choice option.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9103. Evaluation authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 9104. Conforming amendments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE X--COMMISSION ON EFFECTIVE REGULATION AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Sec. 10011. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 10012. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 10013. Establishment of Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 10014. Powers of the Commission.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 10015. Duties of the Commission.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 10016. Commission personnel matters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE XI--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Part A--Amendments to Other Laws
subpart 1--mckinney-vento homeless assistance act
Sec. 11011. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 11012. Education for homeless children and youth.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
subpart 2--advanced research projects agency-education
Sec. 11021. Advanced Research Projects Agency-Education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Part B--Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 11211. Technical and conforming amendments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (
SEC. 4. TRANSITION.
(a) Multi-year Awards- Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the recipient of a multi-year award under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as that Act was in effect prior to the date of enactment of this Act, shall continue to receive funds in accordance with the terms of that award, except that no additional funds may be awarded after September 30, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Planning and Transition- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a recipient of funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as that Act was in effect prior to the date of enactment of this Act, may use funds available to the recipient under that predecessor authority to carry out necessary and reasonable planning and transition activities in order to ensure an orderly implementation of programs authorized by this Act, and the amendments made by this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Orderly Transition- The Secretary shall take such steps as are necessary to provide for the orderly transition to, and implementation of, programs authorized by this Act, and by the amendments made by this Act, from programs authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as that Act was in effect prior to the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) In General- Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall be effective upon the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Noncompetitive Programs- With respect to noncompetitive programs under which any funds are allotted by the Secretary of Education to recipients on the basis of a formula, this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on July 1, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Competitive Programs- With respect to programs that are conducted by the Secretary on a competitive basis, this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect with respect to appropriations for use under those programs for fiscal year 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Impact Aid- With respect to title VIII (Impact Aid), this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect with respect to appropriations for use under that title for fiscal year 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 6. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.
Section 2 is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
‘The table of contents for this Act is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2. Table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3. Authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘TITLE I--IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED
‘Sec. 1001. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1002. State administration and State accountability and support.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part A--Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies
‘subpart 1--basic program requirements
‘Sec. 1111. State and local requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1112. Local educational agency plans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1113. Eligible school attendance areas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1114. Schoolwide programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1115. Targeted assistance schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1116. School performance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1117. Blue ribbon schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1118. Parent and family engagement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1119. Qualifications for teachers and paraprofessionals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1120. Participation of children enrolled in private schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1120A. Fiscal requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1120B. Coordination requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 2--allocations
‘Sec. 1121. Grants for the outlying areas and the Secretary of the Interior.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1122. Allocations to States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1124. Basic grants to local educational agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1124A. Concentration grants to local educational agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1125. Targeted grants to local educational agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1125AA. Adequacy of funding of targeted grants to local educational agencies in fiscal years after fiscal year 2001.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1125A. Education finance incentive grant program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1126. Special allocation procedures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1127. Carryover and waiver.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 3--grants for state assessments and related activities
‘Sec. 1131. Grants for state assessments and related activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part B--Pathways to College
‘subpart 1--improving secondary schools
‘Sec. 1201. Secondary school reform.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 2--accelerated learning
‘Sec. 1221. Purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1222. Funding distribution rule.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1223. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate examination fee program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1224. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate incentive program grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1225. Supplement, not supplant.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1226. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part C--Education of Migratory Children
‘Sec. 1301. Program purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1302. Program authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1303. State allocations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1304. State applications; services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1305. Secretarial approval; peer review.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1306. Comprehensive needs assessment and service-delivery plan; authorized activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1307. Bypass.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1308. National activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1309. Performance data.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1310. Evaluation and study.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1311. State assistance in determining number of migratory children.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1312. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part D--Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-risk
‘Sec. 1401. Purpose and program authorization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1402. Payments for programs under this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 1--state agency programs
‘Sec. 1411. Eligibility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1412. Allocation of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1413. State reallocation of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1414. State plan and State agency applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1415. Use of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1416. Institution-wide projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1417. Three-year programs or projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1418. Transition services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1419. Program evaluation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 2--local agency programs
‘Sec. 1421. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1422. Programs operated by local educational agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1423. Local educational agency applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1424. Uses of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1425. Program requirements for correctional facilities receiving funds under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1426. Accountability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 3--general provisions
‘Sec. 1431. Program evaluations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1432. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part E--Educational Stability of Children in Foster Care
‘Sec. 1501. Educational stability of children in foster care.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1502. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part F--General Provisions
‘Sec. 1601. Federal regulations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1602. Agreements and records.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1603. State administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1604. Local educational agency spending audits.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1605. Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or control.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1606. Rule of construction on equalized spending.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1607. State report on dropout data.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 1608. Regulations for sections 1111 and 1116.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘TITLE II--SUPPORTING EXCELLENT TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS
‘Part A--Continuous Improvement and Support for Teachers and Principals
‘Sec. 2101. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2102. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 1--grants to states
‘Sec. 2111. Allotments to States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2112. State applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2113. State use of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 2--subgrants to local educational agencies
‘Sec. 2121. Allocations to local educational agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2122. Local applications and needs assessment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2123. Local use of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 3--national leadership activities
‘Sec. 2131. National leadership activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 4--accountability
‘Sec. 2141. Accountability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 5--principal recruitment and training
‘Sec. 2151. Principal recruitment and training grant program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part B--Teacher Pathways to the Classroom
‘Sec. 2201. Teacher Pathways.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part C--Teacher Incentive Fund Program
‘Sec. 2301. Purposes; definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2302. Teacher incentive fund grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part D--Achievement Through Technology and Innovation
‘Sec. 2401. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2402. Purposes and goals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2403. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2404. Allocation of funds; limitation; trigger.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 1--state and local grants
‘Sec. 2411. Allotment and reallotment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2412. Use of allotment by State.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2413. State applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2414. State activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2415. Local applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 2416. Local activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 2--state competitive grants
‘Sec. 2421. State competitive grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 3--internet safety
‘Sec. 2431. Internet safety.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘TITLE III--LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS
‘Part A--English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act
‘Sec. 3101. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3102. Purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 1--grants and subgrants for english language acquisition and language enhancement
‘Sec. 3111. Formula grants to States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3112. Native American and Alaska Native children in school.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3113. State educational agency plans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3114. Within-State allocations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3115. Subgrants to eligible entities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3116. Local plans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 2--accountability and administration
‘Sec. 3121. Evaluations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3122. Reporting requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3123. Coordination with related programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3124. Rules of construction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3125. Legal authority under State law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3126. Civil rights.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3127. Programs for Native Americans and Puerto Rico.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3128. Prohibition.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 3--national activities
‘Sec. 3131. Professional development grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3132. Commission on Assessment of English Learners.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part B--General Provisions
‘Sec. 3201. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3202. Parental notification.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3203. National Clearinghouse.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3204. Regulations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘TITLE IV--SUPPORTING SUCCESSFUL, WELL-ROUNDED STUDENTS
‘Part A--Improving Literacy Instruction and Student Achievement
‘Sec. 4101. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4102. Purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4103. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4104. Program authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4105. State planning grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4106. State implementation grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4107. State activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4108. Subgrants to eligible entities in support of birth through kindergarten entry literacy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4109. Subgrants to eligible entities in support of kindergarten through grade 12 literacy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4110. National evaluation, information dissemination, and technical assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4111. Consequences of insufficient progress, reporting requirements, and conflicts of interest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4112. Rules of construction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part B--Improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Instruction and Student Achievement
‘Sec. 4201. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4202. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4203. Grants; allotments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4204. Applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4205. Authorized activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4206. Performance metrics; report.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4207. Evaluation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4208. Supplement not supplant.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4209. Maintenance of effort.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part C--Increasing Access to a Well-rounded Education
‘Sec. 4301. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4302. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4303. Grant program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part D--Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students
‘Sec. 4401. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4402. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4403. Reservations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4404. Successful, safe, and healthy students State grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4405. Technical assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4406. Prohibited uses of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4407. Federal and State nondiscrimination laws.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part E--21st Century Community Learning Centers
‘Sec. 4501. Purpose; definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4502. Allotments to States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4503. State application.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4504. Local competitive grant program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4505. Local activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part F--Promise Neighborhoods
‘Sec. 4601. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4602. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4603. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 1--promise neighborhood partnership grants
‘Sec. 4611. Program authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4612. Eligible entities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4613. Application requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4614. Use of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4615. Report and publicly available data.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4616. Accountability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 2--promise school grants
‘Sec. 4621. Program authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4622. Definition of eligible entity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4623. Application requirements; priority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4624. Use of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4625. Report and publicly available data.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4626. Accountability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 3--general provisions
‘Sec. 4631. National activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part G--Parent and Family Information and Resource Centers
‘Sec. 4701. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4702. Definition of eligible entity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4703. Grants authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4704. Applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4705. Uses of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4706. Administrative provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part H--Ready-to-Learn
‘Sec. 4801. Ready-to-Learn.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part I--Programs of National Significance
‘Sec. 4901. Programs authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4902. Applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 4903. Program requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘TITLE V--PROMOTING INNOVATION
‘Part A--Race to the Top
‘Sec. 5101. Purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5102. Reservation of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5103. Race to the Top program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5104. Application process.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5105. Performance measures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5106. Uses of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5107. Reporting.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part B--Investing in Innovation
‘Sec. 5201. Purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5202. Reservations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5203. Program authorized; length of grants; priorities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5204. Applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5205. Uses of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5206. Performance measures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5207. Reporting.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part C--Magnet Schools Assistance
‘Sec. 5301. Findings and purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5302. Definition.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5303. Program authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5304. Eligibility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5305. Applications and requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5306. Priority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5307. Use of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5308. Prohibition.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5309. Limitations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5310. Evaluations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5311. Availability of funds for grants to agencies not previously assisted.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part D--Public Charter Schools
‘Sec. 5401. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5402. Distribution of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 1--successful charter schools program
‘Sec. 5411. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5412. Program authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5413. Applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5414. Selection criteria; priority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5415. Uses of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5416. Subgrants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5417. Performance measures; reports.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5418. Federal formula allocation during first year and for successive enrollment expansions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5419. Records transfer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5420. National activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 2--charter school facility acquisition, construction, and renovation
‘Sec. 5431. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5432. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5433. Grants to eligible entities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5434. Charter school objectives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5435. Applications; selection criteria.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5436. Reserve account.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5437. Limitation on administrative costs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5438. Audits and reports.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5439. No full faith and credit for grantee obligations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5440. Recovery of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part E--Voluntary Public School Choice Programs
‘Sec. 5501. Grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5502. Uses of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5503. Applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5504. Priorities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5505. Requirements and voluntary participation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5506. Evaluations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 5507. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘TITLE VI--PROMOTING FLEXIBILITY; RURAL EDUCATION
‘Part A--Transferability
‘Sec. 6101. Transferability of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part B--Rural Education Initiative
‘Sec. 6201. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 6202. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 1--small, rural school achievement program
‘Sec. 6211. Program authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 6212. Academic achievement assessments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 2--rural and low-income school program
‘Sec. 6221. Program authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 6222. Uses of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 6223. Applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 6224. Accountability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 3--general provisions
‘Sec. 6231. Choice of participation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 6232. Annual average daily attendance determination.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 6233. Supplement, not supplant.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 6234. Rule of construction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘TITLE VII--INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION
‘Part A--Indian Education
‘Sec. 7101. Statement of policy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7102. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 1--formula grants to local educational agencies
‘Sec. 7111. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7112. Grants to local educational agencies and tribes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7113. Amount of grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7114. Applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7115. Authorized services and activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7116. Integration of services authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7117. Student eligibility forms.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7118. Payments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7119. State educational agency review.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 2--special programs and projects to improve educational opportunities for indian children and youth
‘Sec. 7121. Improvement of educational opportunities for Indian children and youth.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7122. Professional development for teachers and education professionals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 3--national activities
‘Sec. 7131. National research activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7132. Improvement of academic success for students through Native American language.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7133. Improving State and tribal educational agency collaboration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 4--federal administration
‘Sec. 7141. National Advisory Council on Indian Education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7142. Peer review.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7143. Preference for Indian applicants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7144. Minimum grant criteria.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 5--definitions
‘Sec. 7151. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part B--Native Hawaiian Education; Alaska Native Education
‘subpart 1--native hawaiian education
‘Sec. 7201. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7202. Findings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7203. Purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7204. Native Hawaiian Education Council.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7205. Program authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7206. Administrative provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7207. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 2--alaska native education
‘Sec. 7301. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7302. Findings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7303. Purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7304. Program authorized.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7305. Administrative provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 7306. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘TITLE VIII--IMPACT AID
‘Sec. 8001. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 8002. Payments relating to Federal acquisition of real property.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 8003. Payments for eligible federally connected children.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 8004. Policies and procedures relating to children residing on Indian lands.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 8005. Application for payments under sections 8002 and 8003.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 8007. Construction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 8008. Facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 8009. State consideration of payments in providing State aid.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 8010. Federal administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 8011. Administrative hearings and judicial review.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 8012. Forgiveness of overpayments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 8013. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘TITLE IX--GENERAL PROVISIONS
‘Part A--Definitions
‘Sec. 9101. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9102. Applicability of title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9103. Applicability to Bureau of Indian Affairs operated schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part B--Flexibility in the Use of Administrative and Other Funds
‘Sec. 9201. Consolidation of State administrative funds for elementary and secondary education programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9202. Single local educational agency States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9203. Consolidation of funds for local administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9204. Consolidated set-aside for Department of the Interior funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part C--Coordination of Programs; Consolidated State and Local Plans and Applications
‘Sec. 9301. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9302. Optional consolidated State plans or applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9303. Consolidated reporting.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9304. General applicability of State educational agency assurances.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9305. Consolidated local plans or applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9306. Other general assurances.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part D--Waivers
‘Sec. 9401. Waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part E--Uniform Provisions
‘subpart 1--private schools
‘Sec. 9501. Participation by private school children and teachers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9502. Standards for by-pass.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9503. Complaint process for participation of private school children.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9504. By-pass determination process.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9505. Prohibition against funds for religious worship or instruction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9506. Private, religious, and home schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 2--other provisions
‘Sec. 9521. Maintenance of effort.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9522. Prohibition regarding State aid.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9523. Privacy of assessment results.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9524. School prayer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9525. Equal access to public school facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9526. General prohibitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9527. Prohibitions on Federal Government and use of Federal funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9528. Armed Forces recruiter access to students and student recruiting information.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9529. Prohibition on federally sponsored testing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9530. Limitations on national testing or certification for teachers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9531. Prohibition on nationwide database.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9532. Unsafe school choice option.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9533. Prohibition on discrimination.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9534. Civil rights.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9535. Rulemaking.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9536. Severability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 3--teacher liability protection
‘Sec. 9541. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9542. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9543. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9544. Applicability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9545. Preemption and election of State nonapplicability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9546. Limitation on liability for teachers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9547. Allocation of responsibility for noneconomic loss.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9548. Effective date.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part F--Evaluations
‘Sec. 9601. Evaluation authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Part G--Miscellaneous Provisions
‘subpart 1--gun possession
‘Sec. 9701. Gun-free requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘subpart 2--environmental tobacco smoke
‘Sec. 9721. Short title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9722. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9723. Nonsmoking policy for children’s services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 9724. Preemption.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The Act (
‘SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘(a) Local Educational Agency Grants-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of title I (except for sections 1116(d) and 1125A and subpart 3 of part A of such title) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS, NATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND EVALUATION-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 1116(d) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) RESERVATION FOR NATIONAL ACTIVITIES- Of the amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 2 percent for the national activities described in section 1116(d)(6).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) EDUCATION FINANCE INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 1125A such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(b) Grants for State Assessments and the National Assessment of Educational Progress-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS- For the purpose of administering the State assessments under the National Assessment of Educational Progress, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) STATE ASSESSMENTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES- For the purpose of carrying out assessment and related activities under subpart 3 of part A of title I, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(c) Pathways to College- For the purposes of carrying out part B of title I, Pathways to College, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(d) Education of Migratory Children- For the purposes of carrying out part C of title I, Education of Migratory Children, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(e) Neglected and Delinquent- For the purposes of carrying out part D of title I, Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-risk, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(f) Continuous Improvement and Support for Teachers and Principals-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- For the purposes of carrying out subparts 1, 2, 3, and 4 of part A of title II, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) PRINCIPAL RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING- For the purposes of carrying out subpart 5 of part A of title II, Principal Recruitment and Training, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(g) Teacher Pathways to the Classroom- For the purposes of carrying out part B of title II, Teacher Pathways to the Classroom, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(h) Teacher Incentive Fund- For the purposes of carrying out part C of title II, Teacher Incentive Fund, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) Achievement Through Technology and Innovation- For the purposes of carrying out part D of title II, Achievement through Technology and Innovation, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(j) English Learners and Immigrant Students- For the purposes of carrying out title III, Language and Academic Content Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(k) Improving Literacy Instruction and Student Achievement- For the purposes of carrying out part A of title IV, Improving Literacy Instruction and Student Achievement, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(l) Improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Instruction and Student Achievement- For the purposes of carrying out part B of title IV, Improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Instruction and Student Achievement, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(m) Increasing Access to a Well-rounded Education- For the purposes of carrying out part C of title IV, Increasing Access to a Well-Rounded Education, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(n) Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students- For the purposes of carrying out part D of title IV, Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(o) 21st Century Community Learning Centers- For the purposes of carrying out part E of title IV, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(p) Promise Neighborhoods- For the purposes of carrying out part F of title IV, Promise Neighborhoods, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(q) Parent and Family Information and Resource Centers- For the purposes of carrying out part G of title IV, Parent and Family Information and Resource Centers, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(r) Ready to Learn- For the purposes of carrying out part H of title IV, Ready to Learn, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(s) Programs of National Significance- For the purposes of carrying out part I of title IV, Programs of National Significance, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(t) Race to the Top- For the purposes of carrying out part A of title V, Race to the Top, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(u) Investing in Innovation- For the purposes of carrying out part B of title V, Investing in Innovation, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(v) Magnet Schools Assistance- For the purposes of carrying out part C of title V, Magnet Schools Assistance, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(w) Public Charter Schools- For the purposes of carrying out part D of title V, Public Charter Schools, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(x) Voluntary Public School Choice- For the purposes of carrying out part E of title V, Voluntary Public School Choice, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(y) Rural Education Achievement Program- For the purposes of carrying out part B of title VI, Rural Education Achievement Program, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(z) Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- For the purposes of carrying out title VII, Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) ALASKA NATIVE PROGRAMS- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 7304 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(aa) Impact Aid- For the purposes of carrying out title VIII, Impact Aid, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) PAYMENTS FOR FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY- For the purpose of making payments under section 8002, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) BASIC PAYMENTS; PAYMENTS FOR HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES- For the purpose of making payments under section 8003(b), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) PAYMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES- For the purpose of making payments under section 8003(d), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) CONSTRUCTION- For the purpose of carrying out section 8007, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(5) FACILITIES MAINTENANCE- For the purpose of carrying out section 8008, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE I--ENSURING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS FOR ALL STUDENTSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
TITLE I--ENSURING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS FOR ALL STUDENTSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 1001. PURPOSE.
Section 1001 (
‘SEC. 1001. PURPOSE.
‘The purpose of this title is to ensure that every child has a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education, succeed from the earliest grades, and graduate from high school ready for college, career, and citizenship. This purpose can be accomplished by--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) setting high expectations for children to graduate college and career ready from high school;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) supporting high-quality teaching that uses student achievement data, professional collaboration, meaningful feedback, effective technologies, student engagement, multi-tiered systems of support, and other evidence-based practices to continuously improve instruction and encourage new models of teaching and learning;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) removing barriers to, and encouraging State and local innovation and leadership in, education based on the evaluation of success and continuous improvement, especially in providing excellent instruction, high-quality assessments, meaningful accountability, evidence-based supports and interventions in underperforming schools, highly effective educators, a well-rounded education, and other key factors for success;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) providing additional resources and supports to meet the needs of disadvantaged students, including children from low-income families and those attending high-poverty schools, English learners, migratory children, children with disabilities, Indian children, and neglected or delinquent children;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(5) focusing on increasing student achievement and closing achievement gaps, especially achievement gaps between minority and nonminority students and between disadvantaged children and their more advantaged peers;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(6) removing barriers and promoting integration across all levels of education, and across Federal education programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(7) streamlining Federal requirements to reduce burdens on States, districts local educational agencies, schools, and educators; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(8) strengthening parental engagement and coordination of student, family, and community supports to promote student success.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 1002. STATE RESERVATIONS.
Title I (
(1) by striking sections 1002 and 1003;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) by redesignating section 1004 as section 1002; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) in section 1002 (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(A) in the section heading, by inserting ‘and state accountability and support’ before the period at the end;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and by aligning the margins of such subparagraphs with the margins of subparagraph (A) of section 1111(a)(1);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(C) by redesignating subsection (b) as paragraph (2) of subsection (a), and by aligning the margins of such paragraph with the margins of paragraph (1) of section 1111(a);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(D) by striking ‘In General- Except as provided in subsection (b)’ and inserting the following: ‘State Administration-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in paragraph (2)’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(E) in subsection (a)(2), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking ‘subsection (a)(1)’ and inserting ‘paragraph (1)(A)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(F) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(b) Accountability and Support-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- Each State may reserve not more than 4 percent of the amount the State receives under subpart 2 of part A to carry out paragraph (2) and to carry out the State and local educational agency responsibilities under section 1116, which may include carrying out a statewide system of technical assistance and support for local educational agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) USES- Of the amount reserved under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year, the State educational agency--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) shall use not less than 90 percent of that amount by allocating such sums directly to local educational agencies for activities required under section 1116; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) may, with the approval of the local educational agency, directly provide for such activities or arrange for their provision through other entities such as educational service agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) PRIORITY- The State educational agency, in allocating funds to local educational agencies under this subsection, shall give priority to local educational agencies that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) serve the lowest-achieving schools, including schools identified under subsection (b) or (c) of section 1116;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) demonstrate the greatest need for such funds; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) demonstrate the strongest commitment to ensuring that such funds are used to enable the lowest-achieving schools to improve student achievement and outcomes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) UNUSED FUNDS- If, after consultation with local educational agencies in the State, the State educational agency determines that the amount of funds reserved to carry out this subsection is greater than the amount needed to provide the assistance described in this subsection, the State educational agency shall allocate the excess amount to local educational agencies in accordance with--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) the relative allocations the State educational agency made to those agencies for that fiscal year under subpart 2 of part A; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) section 1126(c).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(5) SPECIAL RULE- Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the amount of funds reserved by the State educational agency under this subsection in any fiscal year shall not decrease the amount of funds each local educational agency receives under subpart 2 of part A below the amount received by such local educational agency under such subpart for the preceding fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(6) REPORTING- Each State educational agency shall make publicly available a list of those schools that have received funds or services pursuant to this subsection and the percentage of students from each such school from families with incomes below the poverty line.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
PART A--IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED
SEC. 1111. STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.
Section 1111 (
‘SEC. 1111. STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.
‘(a) Academic Standards, Academic Assessments, and Accountability Requirements-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READY STATE STANDARDS- In order to receive a grant under this part, each State shall demonstrate that the State meets the following requirements:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) COLLEGE AND CAREER READY ALIGNED STANDARDS FOR READING OR LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) IN GENERAL- The State shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) not later than December 31, 2013, adopt college and career ready academic content standards in reading or language arts, and mathematics, that meet the requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) not later than the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, adopt college and career ready student academic achievement standards in reading or language arts, and mathematics, that meet the requirements of clauses (ii) and (iv).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) ALIGNMENT OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READY STANDARDS- Each State plan shall demonstrate that the State has adopted college and career ready academic content standards and college and career ready student academic achievement standards that are aligned with--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) academic coursework, without the need for remediation, at public institutions of higher education in the State;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) relevant State career and technical education standards; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) appropriate career skills.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) REQUIREMENTS FOR ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS- College and career ready academic content standards shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) be used by the State, and by local educational agencies, public elementary schools, and public secondary schools in the State to carry out the requirements of this part;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) be the same standards that the State applies to all public elementary and secondary schools and students in the State;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) include the same knowledge, skills, and levels of achievement expected of all elementary and secondary school students in the State; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(IV) be evidence-based and include rigorous content and skills.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS- College and career ready student academic achievement standards for a subject shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) be aligned with the State’s academic content standards described in clause (iii); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) establish levels of performance (at a minimum, basic, on-track, and advanced levels) that determine how well students are mastering the material in the State academic content standards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(v) METHOD- A State may meet the requirements in this subparagraph individually or through a consortium with 1 or more other States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(vi) NO REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT STANDARDS TO THE SECRETARY- A State shall not be required to submit the State’s college and career ready academic content standards or the State’s college and career ready student academic achievement standards to the Secretary for review or approval.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) SCIENCE STANDARDS- A State--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) shall demonstrate that the State has adopted, by not later than December 31, 2013, statewide academic content standards and student academic achievement standards in science that are aligned with the knowledge and skills needed to be college and career ready, as described in subparagraph (A)(ii);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) shall not be required to submit such standards to the Secretary; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) may choose to use such standards as part of the State’s accountability system under paragraph (3), if such standards meet the requirements of clauses (ii) through (iv) of subparagraph (A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) STANDARDS FOR OTHER SUBJECTS- If a State adopts high-quality academic content standards and student academic achievement standards in subjects other than reading or language arts, mathematics, and science, such State may choose to use such standards as part of the State’s accountability system, consistent with section 1116.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) ALTERNATE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS FOR STUDENTS WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES- The State may, through a documented and validated standards-setting process, adopt alternate academic achievement standards in any subject included in the State’s accountability system under paragraph (3) for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) the determination about whether the achievement of an individual student should be measured against such standards is made separately for each student in each subject being assessed; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) such alternate academic achievement standards--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) are aligned with the State academic content standards required under this paragraph for the subject;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) provide access to the general curriculum and the student academic achievement standards required under this paragraph for such subject; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) reflect professional judgment as to the highest possible standards achievable by such student.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(E) ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY STANDARDS- A State shall, not later than December 31, 2014, adopt high-quality English language proficiency standards that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) are aligned with the State’s academic content standards in reading or language arts under subparagraph (A) so that achieving English language proficiency, as measured by the State’s English language proficiency standards, indicates a sufficient knowledge of English to allow the State to validly and reliably measure the student’s achievement on the State’s reading or language arts student academic achievement standards;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) ensure proficiency in English for each of the domains of speaking, listening, reading, and writing;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) address the different proficiency levels of English learners; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) are updated, not later than 1 year after the State adopts any new academic content standards in reading or language arts under this paragraph, in order to align the English language proficiency standards with the new content standards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(F) NO FEDERAL CONTROL- Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a State’s academic content standards or student academic achievement standards developed in accordance with this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(G) EXISTING STANDARDS- Nothing in this part shall prohibit a State from revising, consistent with this section, any standard adopted under this part before, on, or after the date of enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) STATE ASSESSMENTS- The State plan shall demonstrate that the State educational agency, in consultation with local educational agencies, shall, beginning not later than the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, adopt and implement statewide assessments that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) include statewide assessments in reading or language arts, and mathematics, annually for grades 3 through 8 and not less frequently than once during grades 10 through 12, that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) are aligned with the State’s academic content standards in such subjects under paragraph (1)(A);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) are administered to all public elementary and secondary school students in the State;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) measure individual academic achievement;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(IV) in the case of a State described in subsection (b)(1)(B), measure individual student growth, including measuring whether students are attaining growth in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) of such subsection; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(V) may, at the State’s choosing--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(aa) be administered through a single summative assessment each year; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(bb) be administered through multiple statewide assessments during the course of the year if the State can demonstrate to the Secretary’s satisfaction that the results of these multiple assessments, taken in their totality, provide a summative score that provides valid and reliable information on whether students are on track to college and career readiness in reading or language arts, and mathematics;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) include statewide assessments in science, not less than once during each of the grade spans of grades 3 through 5, 6 through 9, and 10 through 12, that measure--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) student achievement relative to the State’s science student academic achievement standards under paragraph (1)(B);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) individual academic achievement; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) in the case of a State described in subsection (b)(1)(B), individual student growth, including measuring whether students are attaining growth in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) of such subsection;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) include the English language proficiency assessments and any alternate assessments described in subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) at the discretion of the State, measure the proficiency of students in the other academic subjects for which the State has adopted academic content standards and student academic achievement standards under paragraph (1)(C).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSESSMENTS- The assessments administered under this paragraph shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) be the same academic assessments used to measure the achievement of all students;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) be used only for purposes for which such assessments are valid and reliable, and be consistent with relevant, nationally recognized professional and technical standards;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) be used only if the State educational agency provides to the Secretary evidence that the assessments used are of adequate technical quality for each purpose required under this Act and are consistent with the requirements of this section, which evidence the Secretary may make public;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) involve multiple measures of student academic achievement, including measures that assess higher-order thinking skills and understanding;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(v) provide for--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) the participation in such assessments of all students;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) the reasonable adaptations for children with disabilities necessary to measure the academic achievement of such children in a subject, relative to the State academic content standards and State student academic achievement standards under paragraph (1) for such subject; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) the valid and reliable accommodations for children with disabilities necessary to measure the academic achievement of such children in a subject, relative to the State academic content standards and State student academic achievement standards under paragraph (1) for such subject; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(IV) the inclusion of English learners, who shall be assessed in a valid and reliable manner and provided reasonable accommodations on assessments administered to such students under this paragraph, including, to the extent practicable, assessments in the language and form most likely to yield accurate data on what such students know and can do in academic content areas, until such students have achieved English language proficiency as determined under subparagraph (D), except that the State may exempt any English learner at the lowest levels of English language proficiency from the reading or language arts assessment for not more than 2 years following the date of the student’s first enrollment in a school in the United States;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(vi) notwithstanding clause (v)(IV), include the academic assessment (using tests written in English) of reading or language arts of any student who has attended school in the United States (not including Puerto Rico) for 3 or more consecutive school years, except that, if the local educational agency determines, on a case-by-case individual basis, that academic assessments in another language or form would likely yield more accurate and reliable information on what such student knows and can do, the local educational agency may make a determination to assess such student in the appropriate language other than English for a period that does not exceed 2 additional consecutive years, if such student has not yet reached a level of English language proficiency sufficient to yield valid and reliable information on what such student knows and can do on tests (written in English) of reading or language arts;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(vii) include students who have attended schools in a local educational agency for a full academic year but have not attended a single school for a full academic year;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(viii) produce individual student interpretive, descriptive, and diagnostic reports that allow parents, teachers, and principals to understand and address the specific academic needs of students and include information regarding achievement on the academic assessments aligned with State academic achievement standards, and that are provided to parents, teachers, and principals--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) as soon as is practicably possible after the assessment is given;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) in an understandable and uniform format; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) to the extent practicable, in a language that parents can understand;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ix) enable results to be disaggregated within the State, local educational agency, and school by gender, by each major racial and ethnic group, by English language proficiency status, by migrant status, by status as a student with a disability, and by economically disadvantaged status, except that, in the case of a local educational agency or a school, such disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(x) be consistent with widely accepted professional testing standards and objectively measure academic achievement, knowledge, and skills;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(xi) not evaluate or assess personal or family beliefs and attitudes or publicly disclose personally identifiable information;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(xii) enable itemized score analyses to be produced and reported, consistent with clause (ii), to local educational agencies and schools, so that parents, teachers, principals, and administrators can interpret and address the specific academic needs of students as indicated by the students’ achievement on assessment items;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(xiii) produce student achievement and other student data that can be used to inform determinations of individual principal and teacher effectiveness for purposes of evaluation and for determining the needs of principals and teachers for professional development and support; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(xiv) consistent with paragraph (3)(D), be administered to not less than 95 percent of all students, and not less than 95 percent of each subgroup of students described in clause (ix), who are enrolled in the school.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) LANGUAGES OF ASSESSMENTS- The State shall identify the languages other than English that are present in the participating student population in the State and indicate, in the State’s plan under subsection (b), the languages for which yearly student academic assessments included in the State’s accountability system under paragraph (3) are not available and are needed. The State shall make every effort to develop assessments in such languages and may request assistance from the Secretary if linguistically accessible academic assessments are needed. Upon request, the Secretary shall assist with the identification of appropriate academic assessments in such languages, but shall not mandate a specific academic assessment or mode of instruction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) ASSESSMENTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) IN GENERAL- Each State plan shall demonstrate that local educational agencies in the State will, not later than the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, provide for the annual assessment of English language proficiency of all English learners in the schools served by the State educational agency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS- The English language proficiency assessment described in clause (i) shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) be aligned with the State’s English language proficiency standards under paragraph (1)(E);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) be designed to measure, in a valid and reliable manner, student progress toward, and attainment of, English language proficiency; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) reflect the academic language that is required for success on the State’s academic assessments, consistent with paragraph (1)(E)(iv).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(E) ALTERNATE ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES- A State may provide alternate assessments that are aligned with alternate academic achievement standards described in paragraph (1)(D) for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, if the State--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) establishes and monitors implementation of clear and appropriate guidelines for individualized education program teams (as defined in section 614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) to apply in determining, on a subject-by-subject basis, when a child’s significant cognitive disability justifies assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) ensures that parents of the students whom the State plans to assess using alternate assessments are involved in the decision that their child’s academic achievement will be measured against alternate academic achievement standards, consistent with section 614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VI)(bb) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and are informed whether participation in such assessment may preclude the student from completing the requirements for a regular secondary school diploma, as determined by the State;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) provides evidence that students with the most significant cognitive disabilities are, to the maximum extent practicable, included in the general curriculum and in assessments aligned with such curriculum, as described in section 601(c)(5)(A) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) certifies that, consistent with section 612(a)(16)(A) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the State’s regular academic assessments described in subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) are universally designed to be accessible to students, including students with sensory, physical, and intellectual disabilities, through the provision of reasonable adaptations and valid and reliable accommodations that produce valid results;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(v) develops, disseminates information about, makes available, and promotes the use of reasonable adaptations and valid and reliable accommodations to increase the number of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities participating in grade-level academic instruction and assessments that are aligned with grade-level academic standards, and promotes the use of appropriate accommodations to increase the number of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who are tested against grade-level academic achievement standards;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(vi) takes steps to ensure that regular and special education teachers and other appropriate staff know how to administer assessments, including how to make appropriate use of reasonable adaptations and valid and reliable accommodations for such assessments, for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(vii) requires separate determinations about whether a student should be assessed using an alternate assessment for each subject assessed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(F) ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENTS- A State may develop and administer computer adaptive assessments as the assessments required under subparagraph (A). If a State develops and administers a computer adaptive assessment for such purposes, the assessment shall meet the requirements of this paragraph, except as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(i)(I), the assessment shall measure, at a minimum, whether each student is meeting or exceeding the on-track level of performance for the State academic content standards for the student’s grade level, and, if the State chooses--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) may measure the student’s level of performance in the grades above or below the student’s grade level; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) may be used to measure student growth using assessment items above and below grade level, including for purposes of determining if a student is attaining growth in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (b)(1)(B), as applicable.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) Subparagraph (B)(i) shall not be interpreted to require that all students taking the computer adaptive assessment be administered the same assessment items.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(G) REDUCING DUPLICATIVE ASSESSMENT- The State shall include, in the State plan under subsection (b), a description of how the State will regularly analyze assessment and accommodations practice and use, and reduce duplicative assessment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) STATE-DESIGNED ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM- Each State plan shall, not later than the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, demonstrate that the State educational agency has developed and is implementing a single, statewide accountability system that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) annually measures and reports on--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) the achievement of students in all public elementary schools and secondary schools and local educational agencies in the State on the assessments described in paragraph (2); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) for high schools in the State, graduation rates;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) expects the continuous improvement of all public schools in the State in the academic achievement and outcomes of all students, including the subgroups of students described in section 1116(b)(1)(B);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) annually identifies schools that need supports and interventions to prepare college and career ready students;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) provides for the improvement, through supports and interventions that address student needs, of all schools that are not identified under section 1116(b) but are low-performing or have low-performing subgroups of the students described in section 1116(b)(1)(B);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(v) develops the capacity of local educational agencies and schools to effectively educate their students and continuously improve;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(vi) recognizes, and encourages other local educational agencies to replicate, the practices of local educational agencies and schools that are successful in effecting significant student achievement or student growth; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(vii) meets the requirements of section 1116.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) SUBJECTS COVERED- The State shall include in the accountability system the subjects of reading or language arts and mathematics and may include any other subject that the State chooses through its State plan, if the State has adopted academic content standards and student academic achievement standards under paragraph (1)(C) and assessments under paragraph (2)(B) for the subject.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS- The accountability provisions under this Act shall be overseen for public charter schools in accordance with State charter school law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) STUDENTS WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES- In determining the percentage of students who are on track to college and career readiness or, if applicable, attaining growth in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (b)(1)(B), for a subject for any purpose under this section or section 1116 or 1117, a State educational agency may include, for all schools in the State, the performance of the State’s students with the most significant cognitive disabilities on alternate assessments as described in paragraph (2)(E) in the subjects included in the State’s accountability system, if the total number of those students in all grades assessed and for each subject in the accountability system who are on track to college and career readiness, according to those alternate assessments, does not exceed 1 percent of all students in the State in the grades assessed in each subject.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) TRANSITION PROVISIONS- The Secretary shall take such steps as are necessary to provide for the orderly transition between the accountability systems required under section 1111(b)(2), as such section was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2011, and the new accountability systems required under this subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(5) VOLUNTARY PARTNERSHIPS- A State may enter into a voluntary partnership with another State to develop and implement the academic assessments, academic content standards, and student academic achievement standards required under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(b) State Plans-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- For any State desiring to receive a grant under this part, the State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan, developed by the State educational agency in consultation with local educational agencies, teachers, principals, specialized instructional support personnel, administrators, other staff, and parents, that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) demonstrates the State’s compliance with this section;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) if the State chooses to use student growth as a measure of academic progress and to determine if students are on track to college and career readiness, describes how the State will measure student growth to ensure that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) a student performing below the on-track level of performance for the student’s grade level under subsection (a)(1)(A)(iv) on the academic assessment for the subject under subsection (a)(2) is attaining a rate of academic growth in the subject that indicates that the student will be on track to college and career readiness in not more than a specified number of years; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) a student who is performing at or above the on-track level of performance for the student’s grade level on the academic assessment for the subject is continuing to make academic growth;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) is coordinated with the State plans required by other programs under this Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (
29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the Head Start Act, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink‘(D) provides an assurance that the State will continue to administer the academic assessments required under paragraphs (3)(A) and (7) of this subsection, as such paragraphs were in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2011, and to include the results of such assessments in the State’s accountability system, until the State has implemented the assessments required under subsection (a)(2);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(E) provides an assurance that the State will participate in the biennial State academic assessments of grade 4 and grade 8 reading and mathematics under the National Assessment of Educational Progress carried out under section 303(b)(2) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act if the Secretary pays the costs of administering such assessments;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(F) describes the State accountability system under subsection (a)(3) and the State’s plan for blue ribbon schools under section 1117 (if the State chooses to carry out such section);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(G) describes the process the State will utilize to review local educational agency plans submitted pursuant to section 1112, including the parent and family engagement plan described in section 1118 and other provisions related to parent and family engagement;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(H) describes the support the State will provide to local educational agencies for the education of homeless children and youths, and how such support is consistent with the requirements of subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) describes how the State educational agency has involved the committee of practitioners established under section 1603(b) in developing the plan and monitoring its implementation;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(J) describes how the State educational agency will coordinate with the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care, as appropriate;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(K) describes how the State and State educational agency will comply with the requirements of section 1501, and the State’s plan to ensure such compliance;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(L) describes how, beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2011, and for each subsequent year--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) the State educational agency will provide for the equitable distribution of teachers in the State within local educational agencies and the State using data on the percentage and distribution of more than 1, or an index that incorporates more than 1, of the categories of teachers described in subparagraph (M); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) the State will report to the Secretary the percentage and distribution of teachers in the State, based on the measures used in the State, for each quartile of schools based on school poverty level, for high-minority schools, and for low-minority schools; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(M) describes how the State will annually submit to the Secretary, for each quartile of schools in the State based on school poverty level and for high-minority schools and low-minority schools in the State, data regarding the percentage and distribution of the following categories of teachers:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) Teachers who are not classified as highly qualified teachers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) Teachers who are inexperienced.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) Teachers who have not completed a teacher preparation program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) Teachers who are not teaching in the subject or field for which the teacher is certified or licensed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(v) Where applicable, teachers who are in the highest or lowest rating categories of a teacher evaluation system that is consistent with section 2301(b)(4).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN- A State plan submitted under paragraph (1) may be submitted as part of the comprehensive plan under section 9302.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) DURATION OF THE PLAN-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) IN GENERAL- Each State plan shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) remain in effect for the duration of the State’s participation under this part; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) be periodically reviewed and revised as necessary by the State educational agency to reflect changes in the State’s strategies and programs under this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) REVISED PLANS- If a State makes significant changes to its plan, such as adopting new State academic content standards, new State student achievement standards, or new academic assessments under subsection (a), the State shall submit a revised plan to the Secretary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) REVIEW OF REVISED PLANS- The Secretary shall review the information submitted under clause (i) and may, notwithstanding paragraph (4), approve or disapprove changes to the State plan without undertaking the peer-review or hearing process described in such paragraph.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) PEER REVIEW AND SECRETARIAL APPROVAL-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) SECRETARIAL DUTIES- The Secretary shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) establish a peer-review process that maximizes collaboration with each State to assist in the review of State plans;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) appoint expert individuals to the peer-review process who--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) represent a regionally diverse cross-section of States;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) are representative of parents, teachers, State educational agencies, and local educational agencies; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) are familiar with educational standards, assessments, accountability, the needs of persistently low-achieving schools as described in section 1116(c)(2), and the needs of disadvantaged students and other educational needs of students;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) ensure that the peer-review process provides timely feedback from the peer-review panel to the States, and that such feedback shall be made publicly available, including through electronic means;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) not decline approval of a State plan before--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) offering the State an opportunity to revise the State plan;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) providing technical assistance to the State to meet the requirements of this subsection and subsections (a) and (c); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) upon the request of a State, providing a hearing;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(v) have the authority to disapprove a State plan for not meeting the requirements of this part, and may deny approval to a State plan under this subsection that was recommended by the peer-review panel by making available written findings of the cause for such disapproval;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(vi) approve a State plan not later than 120 days after its submission unless the Secretary determines that the plan does not meet the requirements of this section;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(vii) if the Secretary determines that the State plan does not meet the requirements of this subsection and subsection (c), immediately notify the State in writing of such determination and the reasons for such determination; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(viii) not have the authority to require a State, as a condition of approval of the State plan, to include in, or delete from, such plan 1 or more specific elements of the State’s academic content standards or to use specific academic assessment instruments or items.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) STATE REVISIONS- A State plan shall be revised by the State educational agency if necessary to satisfy the requirements of this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(c) Parent and Family Engagement- Each State plan shall include a description of how the State will strengthen engagement of the parents and families in education (referred to in this subsection as the ‘parent and family engagement plan’) in accordance with the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) STATEWIDE PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY- The parent and family engagement plan shall demonstrate how the State plans to increase and enhance the engagement of parents and family members in education throughout the State, through the implementation and replication of evidence-based or promising practices and strategies, in order to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) increase student academic achievement and college and career readiness (as measured by the State academic content and student academic achievement standards);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) provide parents and family members with the skills and opportunities necessary to become full partners in their child’s education;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) improve child development;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) strengthen relationships and partnerships among school personnel (including educators and administrators) and parents and family members, to support student achievement and college and career readiness;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(E) improve the ability of local educational agencies and schools to increase the participation of parents and family members in school improvement strategies; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(F) focus the activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) in high-need local educational agencies and high-need schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) COORDINATION; COLLECTION; DISSEMINATION- The parent and family engagement plan shall describe how the State will--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) ensure maximum coordination and minimum duplication of efforts (which may include the designation of a parent and family engagement coordinator) among, at a minimum--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) Federal, State, and local programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) the State Advisory Councils on Early Childhood Education and Care;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) the parent and family information and resource centers established under part G of title IV; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) appropriate non-Federal entities (such as community-based and philanthropic organizations); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) collect and disseminate best practices and research on parent and family engagement strategies to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) local educational agencies, including high-need local educational agencies, and high-need schools in the State, such as through parent and family engagement academies and other leadership development strategies; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) institutions of higher education and other organizations with a demonstrated record of success in increasing the engagement of parents and family members in education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND CAPACITY-BUILDING- The State parent and family engagement plan shall describe the evidence-based technical assistance, professional development, or other capacity-building strategies that the State will provide to, at a minimum, high-need local educational agencies and high-need schools, which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) shall include the provision of technical assistance to local educational agencies that serve schools identified under subsection (b) or (c)(2) of section 1116;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) shall include partnering with the appropriate parent and family information and resource centers; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) may include assistance in developing, revising, or implementing the local educational agency plans submitted pursuant to section 1112, as such plans relate to supporting parent and family engagement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) LEVERAGING RESOURCES- Each State plan may include a description of how the State will leverage resources of employers, business leaders, philanthropic and non-profit organizations, and other community members committed to improving student achievement and development to increase and strengthen parent and family engagement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(d) Annual State Report Cards-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- A State that receives a grant under this part shall prepare and disseminate an annual report card for each public elementary school and secondary school in the State, each local educational agency in the State, and the State as a whole.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL REPORT CARDS- The State shall ensure that the school, local educational agency, and State report cards required under this subsection shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) be uniform across the State;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) be concise;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) be presented in a format that is easily understandable and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language that parents can understand; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) be accessible to the public, which shall include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) making the State report card and all local educational agency and school report cards available on a single webpage of the State’s website;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) placing, on the website of each local educational agency and, where applicable, each school, a link that provides access to the report card for the local educational agency or school, respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) providing a copy of a school’s report card to the parents of each student enrolled in the school each year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) REQUIRED STUDENT INFORMATION FOR SCHOOL REPORT CARDS- Each school report card required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) A clear and concise description of the State’s accountability system under subsection (a)(3), including a description of the criteria by which the State evaluates school performance, and the criteria that the State has established to determine the status of schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) Information on each of the following, in the aggregate and disaggregated and cross-tabulated by the subgroups described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(ix) (except that such disaggregation and cross-tabulation shall not be required in a case in which the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) Student achievement at each performance level on the State academic assessments that are included in the State’s accountability system under subsection (a)(3).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) The percentage of students who do not take the State academic assessments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) The most recent 3-year trend in student achievement in each subject area, and for each grade level, for such assessments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) A comparison of the school’s student academic assessment data to the State average for each tested subject.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(v) In the case of a school in a State described in subsection (b)(1)(B)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) the number and percentage of students who are attaining growth, in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) of such subsection, for each subject area and grade level; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) the most recent 3-year trend in student growth in each subject area, and for each grade level, for the State academic assessments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(vi) The number and percentage of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities that take an alternate assessment under subsection (a)(2)(E), by grade and subject.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(vii) The number of students who are English learners, and the performance of such students, on the State’s English language proficiency assessments under subsection (a)(2)(D), including the students’ attainment of, and progress toward, higher levels of English language proficiency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(viii) For each high school--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) student graduation rates, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(aa) the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, as defined in section 9101(30)(A); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(bb) the cumulative graduation rate, as defined in section 9101(30)(B); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) not later than the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, the rate at which students who graduated from the high school in the preceding year enrolled in institutions of higher education by the beginning of the next school year; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) not later than the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, the rate of student remediation, in the aggregate, for high school graduates who enroll in public institutions of higher education in the State or in other institutions of higher education (to the extent obtaining the data regarding remediation from other institutions is practicable).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) The school’s categorization, if applicable, in the State school accountability and improvement system under section 1116.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) The most recently available academic achievement results in grades 4 and 8 of the State’s students on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in reading and mathematics, including the percentage of students at each achievement level in the aggregate and by the groups described in section 303(b)(2)(G) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (
20 U.S.C. 9622(b)(2)(G) ).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink‘(4) OPTIONAL INFORMATION- A State may include in each school report card such other information as the State believes will best provide parents, students, and other members of the public with information regarding the progress of each of the State’s public elementary and secondary schools. Such information may include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) the percentage of students passing examinations related to coursework acceptable for postsecondary credit at institutions of higher education, such as Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate examinations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) the average class size, by grade;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) the incidence of school violence, bullying, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, student suspensions, student detentions, and student expulsions;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) indicators of school climate;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(E) student attendance; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(F) school readiness of students in kindergarten.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(5) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AND STATE REPORT CARDS- Each local educational agency report card and State report card required under paragraph (1)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) shall include the data described in clauses (i) through (viii) of paragraph (3)(B) for the local educational agency or State, respectively, as a whole and disaggregated by the subgroups described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(ix);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) may include any optional information described in paragraph (4) for the local educational agency or State, respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) in the case of a State report card, shall include the data described in paragraph (3)(B)(viii) disaggregated by status as a child in foster care, except that such disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(6) DATA- A State shall only include in a school report card or local educational agency report card, data that do not reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(7) PREEXISTING REPORT CARDS- A State educational agency or local educational agency that was providing public report cards on the performance of students, schools, local educational agencies, or the State prior to the date of enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2011, may use those report cards for the purpose of this subsection as long as any such report card is modified, as may be needed, to contain the information required by this subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(8) COST REDUCTION- Each State educational agency and local educational agency receiving assistance under this part shall, wherever possible, take steps to reduce data collection costs and duplication of effort by obtaining the information required under this subsection through existing data collection efforts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(9) CROSS-TABULATED DATA NOT USED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY- Groups of students obtained by cross-tabulating data under this subsection shall not be considered to be subgroups under section 1116. Such cross-tabulated data shall not be used to determine whether a school is identified under subsection (b) or (c) of section 1116 or is a low-performing school under section 1116(e).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(e) Reporting-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) ANNUAL STATE REPORT- Each State educational agency that receives assistance under this part shall report annually to the Secretary, and make widely available within the State--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) information on the State’s progress in developing and implementing the academic assessments described in subsection (a)(2);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) information on the achievement of students, in terms of being on track to college and career readiness and, for States described in subsection (b)(1)(B), in terms of attaining growth in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) of such subsection, on such academic assessments, including results disaggregated (except in a case in which the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student) by the subgroups described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(ix) and by status as a child in foster care;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) in any year before the State begins to provide the information described in subparagraph (B), information on the results of student academic assessments (including results disaggregated by the subgroups described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(ix)) required under this section;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) information on the acquisition of English language proficiency by students who are English learners;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(E) the number of schools, and the name of each school, identified under section 1116(c)(2); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(F) the number of schools, and the name of each school, identified under section 1117.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) Secretary’S REPORT CARD AND BIENNIAL EVALUATION REPORT-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) Secretary’S REPORT CARD- Not later than July 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the authorizing committees a national report card on the status of elementary and secondary education in the United States. Such report shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) analyze existing data from State reports required under this Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and summarize major findings from such reports;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) analyze data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress and international assessments, including the Third International Mathematics and Science Survey;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) identify trends in student achievement, student performance, and high school graduation rates, by analyzing and reporting on the status and performance of subgroups of students, including subgroups based on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status and the subgroups of children with disabilities and English learners;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) compare the performance of students, including the subgroups described in clause (iii), across States and local educational agencies across the United States;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(v) identify and report on promising practices, areas of greatest improvement in student achievement and educational attainment, and other examples worthy of national attention;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(vi) identify and report on areas of educational concern that warrant national attention; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(vii)(I) analyze existing data, as of the time of the report, on Federal, State, and local expenditures on education, including per pupil spending, teacher salaries and pension obligations, school level spending, and other financial data publicly available; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) report on current trends and major findings resulting from the analysis.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) SPECIAL RULE- The information used to prepare the report described in subparagraph (A) shall be derived from existing State and local reporting requirements and data sources. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as authorizing, requiring, or allowing any additional reporting requirements, data elements, or information to be reported to the Secretary not otherwise explicitly authorized by any other Federal law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) BIENNIAL REPORT- The Secretary shall transmit biennially to the authorizing committees a report that provides national and State-level data on the information collected under paragraph (1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(f) Penalties- If a State that receives a grant under this part fails to meet any requirement of this part, the Secretary may withhold funds for State administration under this part until the Secretary determines that the State has fulfilled those requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(g) Parents’ Right-to-know-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) QUALIFICATIONS- At the beginning of each school year, a local educational agency that receives funds under this part shall notify the parents of each student attending any school receiving funds under this part that the parents may request, and the agency will provide the parents on request (and in a timely manner), information regarding the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers, including, at a minimum, the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) Whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) Whether the student is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION- In addition to the information that parents of students may request under paragraph (1), a school that receives funds under this part shall provide to each individual parent, with respect to the student--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) information on the level of achievement of the student in each of the State academic assessments as required under this part; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) timely notice that the student has been assigned, or has been taught for 4 or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not a highly qualified teacher.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) FORMAT- The notice and information provided to parents under this subsection shall be in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language that the parents can understand.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(h) Privacy- Information collected under this section shall be collected and disseminated in a manner that protects the privacy of individuals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) Technical Assistance- The Secretary shall provide a State educational agency, at the State educational agency’s request, technical assistance in meeting the requirements of this section, including the provision of advice by experts in the development of high-quality academic assessments, the setting of State standards, the development of State accountability systems, the minimum number of students in a subgroup needed to protect confidentiality, and other relevant areas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(j) Construction- Nothing in this part shall be construed to prescribe the use of the academic assessments described in this part for student promotion or graduation purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(k) Special Rule With Respect to Bureau-funded Schools- In determining the assessments to be used by each school operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of Interior that receives funds under this part, the following shall apply:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) STATE ACCREDITED SCHOOLS- Each such school that is accredited by the State in which it is operating shall use the assessments the State has developed and implemented to meet the requirements of this section, or such other appropriate assessment as approved by the Secretary of the Interior.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) REGIONALLY ACCREDITED SCHOOLS- Each such school that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization shall adopt appropriate assessments, in consultation with and with the approval of, the Secretary of the Interior and consistent with assessments adopted by other schools in the same State or region, that meets the requirements of this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) TRIBALLY ACCREDITED SCHOOLS- Each such school that is accredited by a tribal accrediting agency or tribal division of education shall use assessments developed by such agency or division, except that the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that such assessments meet the requirements of this section.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 1112. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS.
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‘SEC. 1112. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS.
‘(a) Plans Required-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) SUBGRANTS- A local educational agency may receive a subgrant under this part for any fiscal year only if such agency has on file with the State educational agency a plan, approved by the State educational agency, that is coordinated with other programs under this Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and other Acts, as appropriate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION- The plan may be submitted as part of a consolidated application under section 9305.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(b) Plan Development and Duration-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) CONSULTATION- Each local educational agency plan shall be developed in consultation with--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) teachers, principals, administrators, and other appropriate school personnel;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) representatives of early childhood education and care programs in the geographic area served by the local educational agency, as appropriate; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) parents and family members of children in schools served under this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) DURATION- Each local educational agency plan shall be submitted pursuant to this section for the first year for which this part is in effect following the date of enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2011 and shall remain in effect for the duration of the agency’s participation under this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) REVIEW- Each local educational agency shall periodically review and, as necessary, revise its plan to reflect changes in the local educational agency’s strategies and programs under this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(c) State Approval-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- Each local educational agency plan shall be filed according to a schedule established by the State educational agency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) APPROVAL- The State educational agency shall approve a local educational agency’s plan only if the State educational agency determines that the local educational agency’s plan--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) enables schools served under this part to substantially help children served under this part meet the academic content and student academic achievement standards expected of all children described in section 1111(a)(1); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) meets the requirements of this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(d) Plan Provisions- In order to help low-achieving children meet college and career ready student academic achievement standards, and to close the achievement gap between high- and low-achieving children, especially achievement gaps between minority and nonminority students, and between disadvantaged children and their more advantaged peers, each local educational agency plan shall describe each of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) How the local educational agency will work with each of the schools served by the agency to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) develop and implement a comprehensive program of instruction to meet the academic needs of all students;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) identify quickly and effectively students who may be at risk for academic failure;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) provide additional educational assistance to individual students assessed as needing help in meeting the State’s college and career ready student academic achievement standards;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) identify significant gaps in student achievement among subgroups of students identified under section 1111(a)(2)(B)(ix) and develop strategies to reduce such gaps in achievement; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(E) identify and implement effective methods and instructional strategies that are based on scientifically valid research intended to strengthen the core academic programs of the schools, including multi-tiered systems of support, universal design for learning, and positive behavioral interventions and supports.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) How the local educational agency will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of school programs in improving student academic achievement, especially for students not meeting college and career ready student academic achievement standards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) The strategy the local educational agency will use to implement effective parent and family engagement under section 1118.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) How the local educational agency will coordinate and integrate services provided under this part with other early childhood education and care programs at the local educational agency or individual school level (including programs under section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) that include plans for the transition of participants in such programs to local elementary school programs and, if appropriate, a description of how the local educational agency will use funds under this part to support preschool programs for children, particularly children participating in a Head Start program, which may be provided directly by the local educational agency or through a subcontract with the Head Start agency designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 641 of the Head Start Act, or another comparable public early childhood education and care program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(5) How activities under this part will be coordinated and integrated with Federal, State, and local services and programs, including programs supported under this Act, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Head Start Act, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, violence prevention programs, nutrition programs, and housing programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink