<enum>I</enum><header>Educator Quality Enhancement</header> <section id="HB21555D2E2D147E5ABCF270DE76ADD6F"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 200 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1021">20 U.S.C. 1021</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC190F7706B1E4DC397F09B091F22CD98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (22);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA9DE5CF7DF9A4AA0B012A63FB711D90B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8) through (19), (20), (21), and (23), as paragraphs (7), (8), (10) through (21), (23), (24), and (28), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0D0D4E23FD674AAB971DEDD5FB1AC244"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F886D0D07CE42339D9199695A641745" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H727B684A42F042E5A6AC6997AF8B536E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Educator</header><text>The term <term>educator</term> means a teacher, principal, specialized instructional support personnel, or other staff member who provides or directly supports instruction, such as a school librarian, counselor, or paraprofessional.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H317B85779F6E460D964191D5776598BE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (8), as redesignated by paragraph (2), the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1B69C3411CA494CA627E9F8F514DB3F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HB288934CE6C4406B8773FE2CB2A0B7DE"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Evidence of student learning</header><text>The term <term>evidence of student learning</term> means multiple measures of student learning that shall include the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H24DBE1DCB59E44D18CCCEF123A6F4BE1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Valid and reliable student assessment data, which may include data—</text> <clause id="HD0965EAC9F2743188F99AB81A54A0750"><enum>(i)</enum><text>based on—</text> <subclause id="HA33C068E783E444DA2228F8D3C8B50D2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>student learning gains on State student academic assessments under section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="H646B876D1225477989E58C8665AB9DEA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>student academic achievement assessments used at the national, State, or school district levels, where available and appropriate for the curriculum and students taught;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H7995960C49614ACFA2D32BCD7B539C19"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>from classroom-based formative assessments;</text> </clause><clause id="H516B1CF24C8E41B89CCBEF446E8FF2E8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>from classroom-based summative assessments; and</text> </clause><clause id="HB8EFB7FD4D844644ACF4FD333BF4543B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>from objective performance-based assessments.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE46A4B1098334F288EF4B75DADBF1611"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Not less than one of the following additional measures:</text> <clause id="HF98DF7389AB64CDA9008589B37230CA0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Student work, including measures of performance criteria and evidence of student growth.</text> </clause><clause id="HB168D05614C14BDCA5CBA0C78D06BA58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Teacher-generated information about student goals and growth.</text> </clause><clause id="H75B52899E8EE4EAD861E39766C1B8DF3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Parental feedback about student goals and growth.</text> </clause><clause id="H2DE99AF237A342E382DAE120CD478CA6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Student feedback about learning and teaching supports.</text> </clause><clause id="HBE2D4DFD81604393AFE6E38DA7808AF3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Assessments of affective engagement and self-efficacy.</text> </clause><clause id="H325C2C29ABEF47B3BFF53BE6FEDCA037"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Other appropriate measures as determined by the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8E464D11367B43D48A68AB401A4448E8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (2), and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B64DF32EDFC4FA5A53229AFD6D5DA79" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H945F717FD43445F991F09C843BB24F40"><enum>(12)</enum><header>High-need local educational agency</header><text>The term <term>high-need local educational agency</term> means a local educational agency—</text> <subparagraph id="HC415ACDE1A8A4553B681F4B7562A9F55"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC7494293C06A484AA5FE9E902E95500F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that serves not fewer than 10,000 low-income children;</text> </clause><clause id="H0F7D052DF29748EB938A12BB3CC14C71" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which not less than 20 percent of the children served by the agency are low-income children;</text> </clause><clause id="HE1DBB72D97724333BB32020BB4412DF7" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that meets the eligibility requirements for funding under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program under section 6211(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or the Rural and Low-Income School Program under section 6221(b) of such Act; or</text> </clause><clause id="H5CBC7049DFF24445AC89CB133258D013" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that has a percentage of low-income children that is in the highest quartile among such agencies in the State; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EB2FABAD5B94AE8BA0A804B314266F2"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1B62A92034A246C4BCCD46960CF1A4A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for which one or more schools served by the agency is persistently low achieving; or</text> </clause><clause id="H69A08719EE66408EA91BAE4925A01594" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which one or more schools served by the agency has a high teacher turnover rate.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8C033498051746548354675F8AC51ED8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (16), as redesignated by paragraph (2), and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DFF1225198A4CF5B1B0BBE5805268D0" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H38E208056AE349668D8EC158E7E701A1"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Induction program</header><text>The term <term>induction program</term> means a formalized program for new teachers and principals during not less than the first 2 years of teaching or leading a school that is designed to provide support for, improve the professional performance of, and advance the retention of beginning teachers and principals. Such program shall promote effective teaching and leadership skills and shall include the following components:</text> <subparagraph id="HC122F4425B48495D847831F8BB7AAE83"><enum>(A)</enum><text>High-quality mentoring.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F939A09F2964E45A5AFE78A493CCC2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Periodic, structured time for collaboration and classroom observation opportunities with teachers in the same department or field, including mentor teachers, as well as time for information-sharing among teachers, principals, administrators, other appropriate educators, and participating faculty in the partner institution.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71FE1271AF544E309E98D2A7BA3227ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The application of empirically based practice and scientifically valid research on instructional practices.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB15076551B2D498EBEC3389DF2ECA642"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Opportunities for new teachers and principals to draw directly on the expertise of mentors, faculty, local educational agency personnel, and researchers to support the integration of empirically based practice and scientifically valid research with practice.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78C628F765924DEE89502F24C7BA5FDD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The development of skills in instructional and behavioral interventions derived from empirically based practice, and where applicable, scientifically valid research.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABFABC3EB3714EA9910F43A630BC639A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Faculty who—</text> <clause id="HF27605DD98B64E7E92609E394B3F379B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>model the integration of research and practice in the classroom;</text> </clause><clause id="H9AB768D74E484A0DBD7D74CAB1E6488A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assist new teachers and principals with the effective use and integration of technology in instruction; and</text> </clause><clause id="H6C0AB7742D364A19BB03266BC64C6144"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>demonstrate the content knowledge and pedagogical skills necessary to be effective in advancing student achievement.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41A0E14F53E9428FB3BF8FC00679BC67"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Interdisciplinary collaboration among exemplary teachers, principals, faculty, researchers, other educators, and other staff who prepare new teachers and principals with respect to the learning process and the assessment of learning.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF3720C72DB24245A518CADB70042FD3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Assistance with the understanding of data, particularly student achievement data, and the application of such data in classroom instruction.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H667231DFE4174501BCECDA3371724071"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Regular, structured observation and evaluation of new teachers by multiple evaluators, using valid and reliable measures of teaching and leadership skills.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6A6BF5F19E6A4A308890896D8F42AACB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (21), as redesignated by paragraph (2), the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE3F89798EAB4C41BCB49A3BF543DF53" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H53607A01957347B3ACF6809D12416DE2"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Residency program</header><text>The term <term>residency program</term> means a school-based educator preparation program in which a prospective teacher, principal, or other educator—</text> <subparagraph id="H4A39683DE61F4E4D85827467D55BCBB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for 1 academic year, works alongside a mentor teacher, principal, or other educator who is the educator of record;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC931829331C1444D9497595A50F81EC0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receives concurrent instruction during the year described in subparagraph (A) from the partner institution, which courses may be taught by local educational agency personnel or residency program faculty, in—</text> <clause id="H2DD8FCE846644FAD9B4561B1145B756E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the teaching of the content area in which the teacher will become certified or licensed;</text> </clause><clause id="HF371A9AA077C4D0194C672ADE52E5AE5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>pedagogical practices; and</text> </clause><clause id="H181A4D5F118D4B95841D00E593FCC3FA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>leadership, management, organizational, and instructional skills necessary to serve as a principal;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F7F362998E645AC8BC7A1E7BC425EF6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>acquires effective teaching or leadership skills; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94A5FFC0AEBF4D8190B04729E97F48B9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>prior to completion of the program, earns a master's degree or other appropriate advanced credential, attains full State teacher or leader certification or licensure, and becomes highly qualified (if applicable).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB2DFF8ECBE6C450BB300A4AC903F2641"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (24), as redesignated by paragraph (2), the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8838E396BABD4100BC68988324E0FA5A" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H9FB7727881B84FF7BED2DA66100A9040"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Teacher performance assessment</header><text>The term <term>teacher performance assessment</term> means an assessment used to measure teacher performance that is approved by the State and is—</text> <subparagraph id="HDA8B697BB79842B096522ACF48FB2DD7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>based on professional teaching standards;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4015BFABC19413BBC00CC12C75D6E1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>used to measure the effectiveness of a teacher’s—</text> <clause id="H914A39F3DA8841DD806DF537897BA3BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>curriculum planning;</text> </clause><clause id="HC4366A2211BE4C2EA60DF5DE46A65B1A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>instruction of students, including appropriate plans and modifications for students who are limited English proficient and students who are children with disabilities;</text> </clause><clause id="H73A7618BB22D4741AC99E8025846EEF7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assessment of students, including analysis of evidence of student learning; and</text> </clause><clause id="H2C770C3006564B019FB060FC2A80962F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>ability to advance student learning;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A7E5AC67CD34798B934540E7E89DCF7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>validated based on professional assessment standards;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0147ABB4A7EE4908BBDED940DA3E1F7D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reliably scored by trained evaluators, with appropriate oversight of the process to ensure consistency; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D7448A4861F4D77B75825E2E41DA891"><enum>(E)</enum><text>used to support continuous improvement of educator practice.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H62AC120C6BDD4DD8B5D1C9E2D886425A"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Teacher preparation entity</header><text>The term <term>teacher preparation entity</term> means an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or other organization that is approved by the State to prepare teachers to be effective in the classroom.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H24C44FDBCD864566A0C4B9C3206AE7B3"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Teacher preparation program</header><text>The term <term>teacher preparation program</term> means a program offered by a teacher preparation entity that leads to a specific State teacher certification.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HB3A9C354197545CBA03F3495EBCEBF47"><enum>102.</enum><header>Educator quality enhancement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022">20 U.S.C. 1022</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H526D902DEB6F4490B0500812999E696C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>, principals, and other educators</quote> after <quote>teachers</quote> each place the term appears;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3422C2BE84FF4F7FBA1CCCD6C86BA042"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6B86220EDF8447C2BF79DD4EC19D8C07"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EBA9776F82B4552A9DDFEA044A0D74D" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HEEC53C01C1B44E9DBEDCCB4E19DE3AEE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recruit highly qualified individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, as teachers, principals, and other educators; and</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9D3143328C514482BED14B5E0A88A197"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9909C9CF923F4F1DADC59F6C38E76A01" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HEC02484BC5014DD08E1C0AC2212F7CC7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>meet the staffing needs of high-need local educational agencies and high-need schools through close partnerships with educator preparation programs within institutions of higher education.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HC03F0DAA03224F388A9280D389ED24E6"><enum>103.</enum><header>Partnership grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022a">20 U.S.C. 1022a</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA0C688CAE5414FD49D284CBBF4441819"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF34600482EC7486CB4F4270E40130280"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>other educators,</quote> after <quote>principals,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H964B2C0F26FE43CB87663259C452E166"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAECED5B5CAFE4C0CBA38ED1C934371DE" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HC438039A8FF645C3B622A5A3C0B4F48E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the extent to which the program to be carried out with grant funds, as described in subsection (c), will prepare prospective and new educators with strong teaching, leadership, and other professional skills necessary to increase learning and academic achievement;</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0597D58A655D4F599A1A1FF515471A55"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>, principals, and other educators</quote> after <quote>teachers</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H620BAA666B774562A03542517566337F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <clause id="H9188EE389C714B36AAFDBA141FEA6821"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, principal, and other educator</quote> after <quote>teacher</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="H1FDB7B37E5D840E69B102ACFE5E19F63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>teacher</quote> and inserting <quote>educator</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9906EF390664A4B887FC309D3DFF518"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text> <clause id="HC2CF3E3D57344B868984D70B84181633"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D3913105FF14F8CBD7094AB0ABECAB5" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HA96FDDAC8FA24CEEBFBF2616DD261743"><enum>(F)</enum><text>how the partnership will prepare educators to teach and work with students with disabilities, including training related to participation as a member of individualized education program teams, as defined in section 614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="H8508D2B7389E43D99F3FC17A8F575B02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34A761D80F5040ACB9D7E759FEBE0034" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HEC164EECCD234619A333C490ABC05C1E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>how the partnership will prepare educators to teach and work with students who are limited English proficient;</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="HCFC1018754F446E096765A80E40D98C0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C7BA2B9B599434EB223D7F1BCC51C29" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H211E675D626C45FCA55BBCA0EC25A7AF"><enum>(H)</enum><text>how faculty at the partner institution will work, during the term of the grant, with mentor educators in the classrooms and administrators of high-need schools served by the high-need local educational agency in the partnership to—</text> <clause id="H0A5170BEF7D24978A84C47F752040EC5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide high-quality professional development activities to strengthen the content knowledge and teaching skills of elementary school and secondary school teachers and other educators, including multi-tiered systems of support and universal design for learning;</text> </clause><clause id="H89A9B302E31C48D4A9B504FDE6719C32"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>train other classroom teachers, principals, school librarians, and other educators to implement literacy programs that incorporate the essential components of reading and writing instruction; and</text> </clause><clause id="H6AD28AC60C954CDDA545E1AA2577BF0A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide high-quality professional development activities to strengthen the instructional and leadership skills of elementary school and secondary school principals and district superintendents, if the partner institution has a principal preparation program;</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="H52087007167147409492D68ADD23D206"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I), by striking <quote>teaching</quote> and inserting <quote>educator</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="HBE08D5BD90434E3B8A4051031E7534AA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in subparagraph (K), by striking <quote>teachers</quote> and inserting <quote>educators</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77C86E36068E47B2832CA816AB80CF00"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E9721FB7F2E4F8FB57F6E77E1C48670" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H18EC858B77424F82B97A543A93D4B71D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>with respect to the induction program required as part of the activities carried out under this section—</text> <subparagraph id="HE3B248D1B41A44219F849D02AD6A92F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of how the schools and departments within the institution of higher education that are part of the induction program will effectively prepare educators, including providing content expertise and expertise in teaching and leadership, as appropriate;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34369B8D8E574373862A46E7FECD06AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the eligible partnership's capacity to use empirically based practice and scientifically valid research on teaching and learning;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAACE81DB96564D30BB67EDC02B54AC7C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of how the educator preparation program will design and implement an induction program to support all new educators who are prepared by the educator preparation program in the partnership and who are employed in the high-need local educational agency in the partnership, and, to the extent practicable, all new educators who teach in such high-need local educational agency; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H705B7A11173F4327A1EADFA9E1766F3F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of how higher education faculty involved in the induction program will be able to substantially participate in an early childhood education program or an elementary school or secondary school classroom setting, as applicable.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE537CB2DDBB4C878DE7F6DCD5514441"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDB9C342DE9E425BA4D419F92DE3F3AB" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H54927FEBAA644B649813C0747D341781"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of grant funds</header><text>An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section—</text> <paragraph id="H8E6D01FB3A6049C3992C5EB7C4C343E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use grant funds to carry out a program for the pre-baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate preparation of teachers under subsection (d), a teaching or principal residency program under subsection (e), or a combination of such programs; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H10EDEE8DF0164C408DA0D7974F35B58A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may use funds to carry out other educator development programs under subsection (f), based upon the results of the needs assessment in subsection (b)(1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9A44F8F703714D80B16BA6587DCFAF38"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H219C91CEAD8643159FA5466A44A95C53" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H4770FA32452642E0B0D29F7940E87A88"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Partnership Grants for the Establishment of Teaching and Principal Residency Programs</header> <paragraph id="HFC3FBD206B8B43329B2A5A187CDAB883"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible partnership receiving a grant to carry out an effective teaching or principal residency program shall carry out a program that includes the following activities:</text> <subparagraph id="H5BA4A51C84A3400E886B0EDF94A39DCD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>For teaching residency programs</header><text>An eligible partnership carrying out a teaching residency program shall carry out both of the following activities:</text> <clause id="H811ABF07A74F4A4392364EB9E8177DF5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Supporting a teaching residency program described in paragraph (2) for high-need schools and in high-need subjects and areas, as determined by the needs of the high-need local educational agency in the partnership.</text> </clause><clause id="HAA67CB0D4123473D9207489CBF18134F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Placing graduates of the teaching residency program in cohorts that facilitate professional collaboration, both among graduates of the residency program and between such graduates and mentor teachers in the receiving school.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD965BBF5F67048FBBAEA07C4B8D7574C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>For principal residency programs</header><text>An eligible partnership carrying out a principal residency program shall support a program described in paragraph (3) for high-need schools, as determined by the needs of the high-need local educational agency in the partnership.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H133DF983E57848E1904C9B215CC8AFFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Teacher residency programs</header> <subparagraph id="H575281EDDDA74DB69316F6257FD73850"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment and design</header><text>A teaching residency program under this paragraph shall be a program based upon models of successful teaching residencies that serves as a mechanism to prepare teachers for success in high-need schools in the eligible partnership and shall be designed to include the following characteristics of successful programs:</text> <clause id="H8CD20EA4F8D24F658559AA899438EEEA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The integration of pedagogy, classroom practice and teacher mentoring.</text> </clause><clause id="HB800BE4A31EF4BB69148C20B45CF73CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The exposure to principles of child development as well as understanding and applying principles of learning and behavior.</text> </clause><clause id="HD86FAC2DB09F4F0996AB209323FB7AFE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Engagement of teaching residents in rigorous graduate-level coursework to earn a master’s degree while undertaking a guided teaching apprenticeship.</text> </clause><clause id="H5C18EB1154814ACB819F40782FD549B8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Experience and learning opportunities alongside a trained and experienced mentor teacher—</text> <subclause id="HDCF12711975647E9B2E7FC6B053E8E5E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>whose teaching shall complement the residency program so that school-based clinical practice is tightly aligned with coursework;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H9A59BA746602420D971A83C1954BDC43"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who shall have extra responsibilities as a teacher leader of the teaching residency program, as a mentor for residents, and as a teacher coach during the induction program for new teachers, and for establishing, within the program, a learning community in which all individuals are expected to continually improve their capacity to advance student learning; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H9DE6929696DA479F987A4B48DABAF857"><enum>(III)</enum><text>who may be relieved from teaching duties or may be offered a stipend as a result of such additional responsibilities.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H6CBAE39B38D6404A82852458892F487C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The establishment of clear criteria for the selection of mentor teachers based on the appropriate subject area knowledge and measures of teacher effectiveness, which shall be based on, but not limited to, observations of the following:</text> <subclause id="H0A1FA498032C427C8C933D1543F81AD0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Planning and preparation, including demonstrated knowledge of content, pedagogy, and assessment, including the use of formative, summative, and diagnostic assessments to improve student learning.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H0056A4EBDC16449F852765C8FA3FC791"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Appropriate instruction that engages all students.</text> </subclause><subclause id="HC515F73CC81A410D975A0638EB4FD393"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Collaboration with colleagues to improve instruction.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H580DE0E4F8E5408189F58FACFB21431F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Analysis of evidence of student learning.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HFB86D4B081F74B289A562CD753F5D256"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The development of admissions goals and priorities—</text> <subclause id="H5E7C0BC9830744089D1E958ACAFDF928"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that are aligned with the hiring objectives of the local educational agency partnering with the program, as well as the instructional initiatives and curriculum of such agency to hire qualified graduates from the teaching residency program; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H7060D24F5A27473F85657D1885612B4A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>which may include consideration of applicants who reflect the communities in which they will teach as well as consideration of individuals from underrepresented populations in the teaching profession.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H4CDC789805074C64A058C0ECC71731EC"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Support for residents once such residents are hired as the teachers of record, through an induction program, professional development, and networking opportunities to support the residents through not less than the residents’ first 2 years of teaching.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0046FCC014A24FC1B83CB6E599503C01"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection of individuals as teacher residents</header> <clause id="H451A86538BA84081B2DC736C6E55844B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible individual</header><text>In order to be eligible to be a teacher resident in a teacher residency program under this paragraph, an individual shall—</text> <subclause id="H210B0E097A1B4651AB4A22E9B6278525"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be a recent graduate of a 4-year institution of higher education or a mid-career professional possessing strong content knowledge of a record of professional accomplishment; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HABB163429AAA4CBF957855DEC8E8BF1D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>submit an application to the residency program.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H624CC01012A743CBBED70A331597E1BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>An eligible partnership carrying out a teaching residency program under this subsection shall establish criteria for the selection of eligible individuals to participate in the teaching residency program based on the following characteristics:</text> <subclause id="H9DDB100896C547EF95F855126E41DEAF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Strong content knowledge or record of accomplishment in the field or subject area to be taught.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H2E0D8F407DA84DDBBAF8F7780A6DDAC8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Strong verbal and written communication skills, which may be demonstrated by performance on appropriate assessments.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H819EED5C7C4540C98A4D4C0BAF798DA1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Other attributes linked to effective teaching, which may be determined by interviews or performance assessments, as specified by the eligible partnership.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAA50AEC42C5432696B350D7A54E32EA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Principal residency programs</header> <subparagraph id="HF2580D424D8E45FAB1C1AC96EEDA3ED9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment and design</header><text>A principal residency program under this paragraph shall be a program based upon models of successful principal residencies that serve as a mechanism to prepare principals for success in high-need schools in the eligible partnership and shall be designed to include the following characteristics of successful programs:</text> <clause id="HAC27E10E4A5440CDBFC7D96260F4F150"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Engagement of principal residents in rigorous graduate-level coursework to earn an appropriate advanced credential while undertaking a guided principal apprenticeship.</text> </clause><clause id="HB2ACE9CB6454445DA03B5B62D2FF33C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Experience and learning opportunities alongside a trained and experienced mentor principal—</text> <subclause id="HC9DD147791804DBD8F690E5307D7F9C9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>whose mentoring shall be based on standards of effective mentoring practice and shall complement the residence program so that school-based clinical practice is tightly aligned with coursework; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HFC2A52EE22F14BDDBF4781DE7BEC2802"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who may be relieved from some portion of principal duties or may be offered a stipend as a result of such additional responsibilities.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HDD9BDCCE7B5649CC8CF12CF6D830D095"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The establishment of clear criteria for the selection of mentor principals, which may be based on observations of the following:</text> <subclause id="HBBB9D5CC6275439CA25E9AB973E0F013"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Demonstrating awareness of, and having experience with, the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to—</text> <item id="H536C0E7F11F449C2A461AC3AFDAD672A"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>establish and maintain a professional learning community that effectively extracts information from data to improve the school culture and personalize instruction for all students to result in improved student achievement;</text> </item><item id="HE69908541767482BA3638FD44B937FA9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>create and maintain a learning culture within the school that provides a climate conducive to the development of all members of the school community, including one of continuous learning for adults tied to student learning and other school goals;</text> </item><item id="H355D7FA3AB13479589F8A35728E6F14B"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>engage in continuous professional development, utilizing a combination of academic study, developmental simulation exercises, self-reflection, mentorship, and internship;</text> </item><item id="H53D35465535E428F91E8E8C1BD1002FF"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>understand youth development appropriate to the age level served by the school, and use this knowledge to set high expectations and standards for the academic, social, emotional, and physical development of all students; and</text> </item><item id="H39A0469D27AE4991811E315FCA4E3C31"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>actively engage the community to create shared responsibility for student academic performance and successful development.</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="H89B11F2ACAAC439ABB91D7B2880726B8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Planning and articulating a shared and coherent schoolwide direction and policy for achieving high standards of student performance.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H451B9561A28E466181F91BFD9E0D0E69"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Identifying and implementing the activities and rigorous curriculum necessary for achieving such standards of student performance.</text> </subclause><subclause id="HFFA4AE49EDF94A4C818360216BA61655"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Supporting a culture of learning, collaboration, and professional behavior and ensuring quality measures of instructional practice.</text> </subclause><subclause id="HEEB29636C800462EB99ECC13B504277E"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Communicating and engaging parents, families, and other external communities.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H70830447B207455CBB59622AFAC5EA62"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Collecting, analyzing, and utilizing data and other evidence of student learning and evidence of classroom practice to guide decisions and actions for continuous improvement and to ensure performance accountability.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H9B73228A6A3342EB806845445390A60F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The development of admissions goals and priorities—</text> <subclause id="H1CD3E34CCB7B49B8ACE115F74814E664"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that are aligned with the hiring objectives of the local educational agency partnering with the program, as well as the instructional initiatives and curriculum of such agency to hire qualified graduates from the principal residency program; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H2AA8835CDDFE4FBBA55FE036F4AFA664"><enum>(II)</enum><text>which may include consideration of applicants who reflect the communities in which they will serve as well as consideration of individuals from underrepresented populations in school leadership positions.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H8CA70BF938A746F28DA57420161D7163"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Support for residents once such residents are hired as principals, through an induction program, professional development to support the knowledge and skills of the principal in a continuum of learning and content expertise in developmentally appropriate or age-appropriate educational practices, and networking opportunities to support the residents through not less than the residents’ first 2 years of serving as principal of a school.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2181C30F98FB4804BFD3FEF02EB7675C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection of individuals as principal residents</header> <clause id="HD0E5D412D57F4091B6369EBDF1A67F5C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible individual</header><text>In order to be eligible to be a principal resident in a principal residency program under this paragraph, an individual shall—</text> <subclause id="HE14BBE0240A5410C898BF7077921BFD8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>have prior prekindergarten through grade 12 teaching experience;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H1E78F17A7E3E490C8C0016AE155C8BAA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have experience as an effective leader, manager, and written and oral communicator; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H5E28BCEE6FDB43E3AD3F18BF01982E61"><enum>(III)</enum><text>submit an application to the residency program.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H8CF68267CF274493983B91553FA2126A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>An eligible partnership carrying out a principal residency program under this subsection shall establish criteria for the selection of eligible individuals to participate in the principal residency program based on the following characteristics:</text> <subclause id="H2B1698BD983C4A30A22B5E7AE81750AC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Strong instructional leadership skills in an elementary school or secondary school setting.</text> </subclause><subclause id="HA934A47C2FD646658F1F7B7E965BD458"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Strong verbal and written communication skills, which may be demonstrated by performance on appropriate assessments.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H79A9674B23614DDAAA0562D8ABB4D5A8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Other attributes linked to effective leadership, such as sound judgment, organizational capacity, collaboration, and openness to continuous learning, which may be determined by interviews or performance assessment, as specified by the eligible partnership.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE67E433911404A3DB464239D86AADC1B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Stipends or salaries; applications; agreements; repayments</header> <subparagraph id="H152A40E666004A64B989A3AEF70279DF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Stipends or salaries</header><text>A teaching or principal residency program under this subsection—</text> <clause id="HBFAE359BAC424355986F4938F758E061"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall provide a 1-year living stipend or salary to teaching or principal residents during the 1-year teaching or principal residency program; and</text> </clause><clause id="HA3856BD6D6644C61A6EEDB0C3427D4FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may provide a stipend to a mentor teacher or mentor principal.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H164D2A9715D14FC6802D9F2BDB2D8145"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applications for stipends or salaries</header><text>Each teacher or principal residency candidate desiring a stipend or salary during the period of residency shall submit an application to the eligible partnership at such time, and containing such information and assurances, as the eligible partnership may require.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1D29B5C8A8347C3A78FCCFDDB41D920"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Agreements to serve</header><text>Each application submitted under subparagraph (B) shall contain or be accompanied by an agreement that the applicant will—</text> <clause id="HE1AD750268CA4ECA9BA3498257CD3A6A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>serve as a full-time teacher or principal for a total of not less than 3 academic years immediately after successfully completing the 1-year teaching or principal residency program;</text> </clause><clause id="HDBE31630F50E49F2952A9DE906FFD9D2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>fulfill the requirement under clause (i)—</text> <subclause id="HF8B7AFDEFE9845A397F01D7CE4145E98"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by teaching or serving as a principal in a high-need school served by the high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership and, if a teacher, teaching a subject or area that is designated as high need by the partnership; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="H7EEEB2170DBF49C39183E4949D127CC8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if there is no appropriate position available in a high-need school served by the high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership, by teaching or serving as a principal in any other high-need school;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H144D6452A74B47EDB88B3B777D973A44"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide to the eligible partnership a certificate, from the chief administrative officer of the local educational agency in which the resident is employed, of the employment required under clauses (i) and (ii) at the beginning of, and upon completion of, each year or partial year of service;</text> </clause><clause id="HA4C06498FE934E8186520EB1EB57890E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for teacher residents, meet the requirements to be a highly qualified teacher, as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, or section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, when the applicant begins to fulfill the service obligation under this clause; and</text> </clause><clause id="H9C438963658144AD8F65BA419F8B427D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>comply with the requirements set by the eligible partnership under subparagraph (D) if the applicant is unable or unwilling to complete the service obligation required by this subparagraph.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H409357BE96C144C198BDF910F3C58DC0"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Repayments</header> <clause id="H5C622AE902DC46B7A08BE87BE9A1F916"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible partnership carrying out a teaching or principal residency program under this subsection shall require a recipient of a stipend or salary under subparagraph (A) who does not complete, or who notifies the partnership that the recipient intends not to complete, the service obligation required by subparagraph (C) to repay such stipend or salary to the eligible partnership, together with interest, at a rate specified by the partnership in the agreement, and in accordance with such other terms and conditions specified by the eligible partnership, as necessary.</text> </clause><clause id="HA481F4F73A1C497E96CB2B1B547E922F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other terms and conditions</header><text>Any other terms and conditions specified by the eligible partnership may include reasonable provisions for prorata repayment of the stipend or salary described in subparagraph (A) or for deferral of a teaching resident's service obligation required by subparagraph (C), on grounds of health, incapacitation, inability to secure employment in a school served by the eligible partnership, being called to active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, or other extraordinary circumstances.</text> </clause><clause id="HC0BEDCA5D3C840B18C1EF5C54BF75617"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Use of repayments</header><text>An eligible partnership shall use any repayment received under this subparagraph to carry out additional activities that are consistent with the purposes of this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0A5438F4C5E24CA9BB94AE06185CE517"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CD8EAF52A2D4260912AE27B5E7D376A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HFE57AC2D703F466BB59CBD13A00980C7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Partnership grants for educator development</header><text>An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section may carry out effective educator development programs for other educators besides teachers and principals based on the needs identified in subsection (b)(1) that may include the following activities:</text> <paragraph id="H5ABC17DC6BC543A4BFEE987AB001DE9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Implementing curriculum changes that improve, evaluate, and assess how well prospective and new educators develop instructional skills.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC8618F682F28435A82A11E6C526C058B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Preparing educators to use empirically based practice and scientifically valid research, where applicable.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HECC63C92A9BB453E8FF5B59AFBD4D739"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Providing pre-service clinical experience.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF655854D8B70437EB21DC78EBD903110"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Creating induction programs for new educators.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H133DBEE8799949FCAF441576699119F7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Aligning recruitment and admissions goals and priorities with the hiring objectives of the high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0D3814806EE44CBA8FD1F28C739E93B3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Professional development and training for mentor teachers and principals.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3FD0C52200F044D28475FD0D5CD37867"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAFE3ADCC37341AE94386684A15CC7FD" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HD2E84D14CD5F409AB14C43B51662A644"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Continuation of awards</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from funds appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary shall continue to fund any multiyear grant awarded under this part (as such provisions were in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Educator Preparation Reform Act</short-title>), for the duration of such multiyear grant in accordance with its terms.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HE603F0668359405A900DB6E8191969D7"><enum>104.</enum><header>Administrative provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022b">20 U.S.C. 1022b</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H858B132A6609452C8C18F648E39FF4D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99C30457D9B9447395F494FEB78B8E83" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H2421C296C70C48E49492AE62327358EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Number of awards</header><text>An eligible partnership may not receive more than 1 grant during a 5-year period, except such partnership may receive an additional grant during such period if such grant is used to establish a teacher or principal residency program if such residency program was not established with the prior grant. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit an individual member, that can demonstrate need, of an eligible partnership that receives a grant under this title from entering into another eligible partnership consisting of new members and receiving a grant with such other eligible partnership before the 5-year period described in the preceding sentence applicable to the eligible partnership with which the individual member has first partnered has expired.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9D3012082FF944C486C019B7B1F80A01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking <quote>teacher preparation program</quote> and inserting <quote>teacher education program or educator development program</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="HB72B26B4184B467DADDB214842F86783"><enum>105.</enum><header>Accountability and evaluation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 204(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022c">20 U.S.C. 1022c(a)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05BE024B7E0B46AC9178F08675470618" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HA4F6F492917D492C90E3683019760801"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible partnership evaluation</header><text>Each eligible partnership submitting an application for a grant under this part shall establish, and include in such application, an evaluation plan that includes strong and measurable performance objectives. The plan shall include objectives and measures for—</text> <paragraph id="H5611095F711B4AD4B862E420B78E3779"><enum>(1)</enum><text>achievement for all prospective and new educators as measured by the eligible partnership;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H946253E7B34D448DBA45DD3886A9E8D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>educator retention in the first 3 years;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE9ADCD7F53BB4463ABE1DC63D0ED4BFF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>pass rates and scaled scores for initial State certification or licensure of teachers or pass rates and average scores on valid and reliable teacher performance assessments; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5F5CB1E567B54B4FB353435BB765AF37"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5A384C2338374DEAB705E3AC65BACF9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the percentage of highly qualified teachers, principals, and other educators hired by the high-need local educational agency participating in the eligible partnership;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0EBBEE7BC5D840698FF9EB0AF635FDD1" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the percentage of highly qualified teachers, principals, and other educators hired by the high-need local educational agency who are members of underrepresented groups;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97F3C2C039C94D37B29ABC963B08543A" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the percentage of highly qualified teachers hired by the high-need local educational agency who teach high-need academic subject areas (such as reading, mathematics, science, and foreign language, including less commonly taught languages and critical foreign languages);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2E4ECD47EC5491AA44063ABE999D5A8" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the percentage of highly qualified teachers hired by the high-need local educational agency who teach in high-need areas (including special education, bilingual education, language instruction educational programs for limited English proficient students, and early childhood education);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17D6E3639BBF45ED9F12096BF20C573D" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the percentage of highly qualified teachers and other educators hired by the high-need local educational agency who teach in high-need schools, disaggregated by the elementary school and secondary school levels;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF613A89D084243168156CFF501A4CE26" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>as applicable, the percentage of early childhood education program classes in the geographic area served by the eligible partnership taught by early childhood educators who are highly competent; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7203E4A1086745738C5462D244BA2A91" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>as applicable, the percentage of educators trained to—</text> <clause id="H3C81DBD57D50454AA1EFDDE985B994A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction, including technology consistent with the principles of universal design for learning; and</text> </clause><clause id="H116F4482ABD34537A17331B6C612A617"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use technology effectively to collect, manage, and analyze data to improve teaching and learning for the purpose of improving student learning outcomes.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H94D26AE2F9B64F658EDAAD201E9E193F"><enum>106.</enum><header>Accountability for programs that prepare teachers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 205 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022d">20 U.S.C. 1022d</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2EACBC6E5DD94358B5572C7B79070DE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="HDA95C3CE435C42529BC73E0F3B117AB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Teacher Preparation Entity Report Cards</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2DE64119DE04D26B82D6D74C421DECE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6146E5B708324E93986090F17B2E0726" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7B7FEE9028447CB9E772BACA9A47A87"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report card</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each teacher preparation entity approved to operate teacher preparation programs in the State and that receives or enrolls students receiving Federal assistance shall report annually to the State and the general public, in a uniform and comprehensible manner that conforms with the definitions and methods established by the Secretary, the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H382AA35A2FDF45FFA0C8CF263D884FC6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Goals and assurances</header> <clause id="H6EA6622F36DB4935A423148FB4531639"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For the most recent year for which the information is available for the entity whether the goals set under section 206 have been met.</text> </clause><clause id="HDA988E34DC9D41A880484B728D5E35EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A description of the steps the entity is taking to improve its performance in meeting the annual goals set under section 206.</text> </clause><clause id="H1B17A90781364936B0DA31CA10D7EB62"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A description of the activities the entity has implemented to meet the assurances provided under section 206.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB227E886D5BD4E788932595BE84F7F94"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Pass rates and scaled scores</header><text>For the most recent year for which the information is available the following:</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1EC87F740CD43CAA3153414180A71E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), for those students who took the assessments used for teacher certification or licensure by the State in which the entity is located and are enrolled in the teacher preparation program or, and for those who have taken such assessments and have completed the teacher preparation program during the two-year period preceding such year, for each of such assessments—</text> <subclause id="HBA688BE9BE6E42DE9869B1595C683D15"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the percentage of all students who passed such assessment;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H35C5C74B16AA452FA05CB619662AA79E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the percentage of students who have taken such assessment who enrolled in and completed the teacher preparation program; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H609F263325AC4C4F8681E714ABA6BA1D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the average scaled score for all students who took such assessment.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H2CD9CAA01C4B4E3BA61F5E64BDEB1CD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In the case of an entity that requires a valid and reliable teacher performance assessment in order to complete the preparation program, the entity may submit in lieu of the information described in clause (i) the pass rate and average score of students taking the teacher performance assessment, disaggregated by subject area, race, ethnicity, and gender, except that such disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which the result would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5806139D8C14446F82C0BC80CE20C9CC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Entity information</header><text>A description of the following:</text> <clause id="H58F1B702DFB843669108975F62BDA547"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The median grade point average and range of grade point averages for admitted students.</text> </clause><clause id="H82C8D7B796E84E05B730931671B819B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The number of students in the entity (disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender).</text> </clause><clause id="HF69CEB8F11D34D2C858BCA485B1AE2FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The number of hours and types of supervised clinical preparation required.</text> </clause><clause id="HA62C6B7D0AD04972B2854A5532139D8B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The total number of students who have completed programs for certification or licensure (disaggregated by subject area).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H548DBB99BEAD4D52B056DCD1527AA959"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Accreditation</header><text>Whether the program is accredited by a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary for accreditation of professional teacher education programs.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55A3BE51C7FF453E8EDD128585E3840D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Designation as low-performing</header><text>Whether the program has been designated as low-performing by the State under section 207(a).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H01F23411525D4410953921B7A43D8971"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H228335B5E22B411B92957E889341CE3C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H76873C3D3BC04A288467002808598EB3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, including teacher performance assessments</quote> after <quote>State</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="H2D6DC39D7B6D4F6C89FF7257D24E7958"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8338613E2F8649678765296F5A35E729" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45A5382CDDDF4371A5B4C6EF505E7746"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1FC4ECBFCB6A44669E1E8A6B39B57527"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clause (ii), for each of the assessments used by the State for teacher certification or licensure—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE73690D4CB7E44F3AB8781BCC47BDE93" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the percentage of all such students in all such programs and entities who have taken the assessment who pass such assessment;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6ADB0A39BFF14BE489AC5CD7FF3426CF" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the percentage of students who have taken the assessment who enrolled in and completed a teacher preparation program; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93DCBE0995584241BA871D94C34E783A" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the average scaled score of individuals participating in such a program, or who have completed such a program during the two-year period preceding the first year for which the annual State report card is provided, who took each such assessment.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3428356838A4103AE27544981CD13EB" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In the case of a State that has implemented a valid and reliable teacher performance assessment, the State may submit in lieu of the information described in clause (i) the pass rate and average score of students taking the teacher performance assessment, disaggregated by subject area, race, ethnicity, and gender, except that such disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which the result would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="HFDDBEA0A3C9E490694BFEB62944E7D88"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC88CCB06AE3D43FBB0F0AF41CF1B928E" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HAABE4DCB47634E6FA805C425CDDD0A79"><enum>(G)</enum><text>For each teacher preparation program in the State the following:</text> <clause id="H15BAE17D9ECC477EA0BB10BC012D8AC4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The median grade point average and range of grade point averages for admitted students.</text> </clause><clause id="H2F7F45879E6A43DD81BE406016B96732"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The number of students in the program (disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender).</text> </clause><clause id="HED4F1D662D504F56B831E396B1A73B3B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The number of hours and types of supervised clinical preparation required.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="H817D5708C61C44228580AE7CC2BD8DE9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AD7A72EF0EC4204BDB33234B09E6842" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H8AE727DE483A48C0A0F4F5A51D6376ED"><enum>(H)</enum><text>For the State as a whole, and for each teacher preparation entity in the State, the number of teachers prepared, in the aggregate and reported separately by the following:</text> <clause id="HB6C4F1500BA54F72B491532543552F55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Area of certification or licensure.</text> </clause><clause id="HC556F91CA3BE471DA1EEC70A15604DDA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Academic major.</text> </clause><clause id="H04677DB078134A2294F755EDF741B409"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Subject area for which the teacher has been prepared to teach.</text> </clause><clause id="H38BB8E27840C499D90B1C6E0F8AF4070"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The relationship of the subject area and grade span of teachers graduated by the teacher preparation entity to the teacher workforce needs of the State.</text> </clause><clause id="H81DA1063DC6B467EA3FCC3C7D7F996EB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The percentage of teachers graduated teaching in high-need schools.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="H672456B1B879454FA89EE23B404B8DC7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (I), (J), (K), and (L); and</text> </clause><clause id="H7E2D0EABDA2945BD81700EA2AA3EBECF"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12067939000A4109A454E8683B097EC6" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H1E5B26C839244EE3BE9EB3BB552C0B47"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The capacity of the statewide longitudinal data system to report valid and reliable outcome data on the graduates of teacher preparation entities in the State and where available the results of such data on the following:</text> <clause id="H41FFA827B9234BDA8714B84E5C638B92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Evidence of student learning, including information on the academic performance of students with disabilities and limited English proficient students taught by graduates of teacher preparation entities in the State by subject area and grade.</text> </clause><clause id="H4C0B184C70264D81AF08612C2969F9B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Job placement of program completers within 12 months of graduation.</text> </clause><clause id="HD5FF959D17BA4FD2803FDE88F681DCCA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Retention of program completers in teaching after 3 years.</text> </clause><clause id="H0D0EDF92532B41C2AB7641EC9C0F22AB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Other outcome indicators, such as average results from teacher evaluations.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC653BB41E9C4158A16B80FE40B1C412"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91889591F8164387929876BA0A3EBA70" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H8C8F38876D0D4309999CDF68095B52E7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No requirement for reporting on students not residing in the State</header><text>Nothing in this section shall require a State to report data on program completers who do not reside in such State.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H95B0B87230B645DFB6548F356B8B37A9"><enum>107.</enum><header>Teacher development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 206 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022e">20 U.S.C. 1022e</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA314D3EF98AC4A2485D9E53F0772A1EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>Each institution</quote> and all that follows through <quote>under this Act,</quote> and inserting <quote>Each teacher preparation entity that enrolls students receiving Federal assistance under this Act, or receives other Federal funding to support its teacher preparation programs,</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H829B96E44CFC4698B56DD0427092AC61"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H81CF8B0AD2F5466B9BCCD5862014C6CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>institution</quote> and inserting <quote>entity</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F38227CFC924590A595A943CCE168FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>institution's</quote> and inserting <quote>entity's</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9482398D71324CCEAD708971844699DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H175EA2F27ACF41DBBC3B353D07BA85BB" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HCC150FD236874334B8E4958D1E685D3C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>prospective teachers receive—</text> <subparagraph id="HD75C8105C7144EF9A64AC54C824D5E8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coursework and training in providing instruction in core academic subjects;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFCCE09098854833A9C8725D00171FB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>training in providing instruction to diverse populations, including children with disabilities, limited English proficient students, gifted students, and children from low-income families; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3C640A7560A4EFCBCCBCB99043C66EC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>training on how to effectively teach in urban and rural schools, as applicable.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0BEB6FBC287E4570A99D53774CCBD8BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>institution</quote> and inserting <quote>entity</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="HCE57B6FAB1724971A6523175B5E14D74"><enum>108.</enum><header>State functions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 207 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022f">20 U.S.C. 1022f</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49DB92ACAA29459F90FE1EC33639C8F9" style="OLC"> <section id="HDEC40FA106C543EA87D7FE97DB61E317"><enum>207.</enum><header>State functions</header> <subsection id="HF9AB9705D4B84490A3717953F2B00B29"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State assessment</header> <paragraph id="H759C55FF20EB44D098FF83C2EED5F6E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In order to receive funds under this Act, a State shall conduct an assessment to identify at-risk and low-performing teacher preparation programs in the State and to assist such programs through the provision of technical assistance.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFA9BCB5DA82640CEBF6650F0BD4F4F7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provision of low performing list</header><text>Each State described in paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H38D04E52A62E4DD8BD3F3D5059E0F9FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide the Secretary with an annual list of low-performing teacher preparation programs and an identification of those programs at risk of being placed on such list, as applicable;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44D1F0937ECC4356AB11A888F2180347"><enum>(B)</enum><text>report any teacher preparation program that has been closed and the reasons for such closure; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE86B9A9E2C694BCEAEF3D71F3B85E67B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describe the assessment, described in paragraph (1), in the report under section 205(b).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H48A03585AC0E4958BE464A55C223FC80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination of at risk and low-performing programs</header><text>The levels of performance and the criteria for meeting those levels for purposes of the assessment under paragraph (1) shall be determined by the State in consultation with a representative group of community stakeholders, including, at a minimum, representatives of leaders and faculty of traditional and alternative route teacher preparation programs, pre-kindergarten through 12th grade leaders and instructional staff, current teacher candidates participating in traditional and alternative route teacher preparation programs, the State’s standards board or other appropriate standards body, and other stakeholders identified by the State. In making such determination, the State shall consider multiple measures and the information reported by teacher preparation entities under section 205.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBA1DA896A36C40448A3E4398236B6D84"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting and improvement</header><text>In order to receive funds under this Act, a State shall—</text> <paragraph id="H0423B0B4AB3F4EB3BD7DB8D11E242584"><enum>(1)</enum><text>report any programs described in subsection (a) to the Secretary;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H97BFE45CB3724EB29EB5E027CE891F43"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a period of improvement and redesign (as established by the State) for programs identified as at-risk under subsection (a);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H982DF09FAD054332B92FF528BB839A21"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide programs identified as at-risk under subsection (a) with technical assistance for a period of not longer than 3 years;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H55663A180C594EACA8347824F6AFC016"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify at-risk programs as low-performing if there is not sufficient improvement following the period of technical assistance provided by the State; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H82819840EC4641A2B64A5CB45057DAB2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>subject low-performing programs to the provisions described in subsection (c) (as determined by the State) not later than 1 year after the date of such identification as a low-performing program.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2BCC000208E84F1382C8825026DBBAA7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination of eligibility</header><text>Any teacher preparation program that is projected to close—</text> <paragraph id="H14D2613D9D294D0F8A84BD43A7A965A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be ineligible for any funding for professional development activities awarded by the Department;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4C77439BFE684A5A911D51F6061BEBC7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not be permitted to provide new awards under subpart 9 of part A of title IV; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6E17EE15C983420881EC927D15EF0E92"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall provide transitional support, including remedial services if necessary, for students enrolled in the program in the year prior to such closure.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H18E082FF9E3B48AB858F84E4D8177311"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application of the requirements</header><text>The requirements of this section shall apply to both traditional teacher preparation programs and alternative routes to State certification and licensure programs.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H0AAD39BC472A4B6CADF2612EC3664036"><enum>109.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 209 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022h">20 U.S.C. 1022h</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HDCEB7830942144B4A097746D5ABCB1AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H119AD02F09B64B2683E29CD49E5A6DF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>two</quote> and inserting <quote>5</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section>

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<enum>I</enum><header>Educator Quality Enhancement</header> <section id="HB21555D2E2D147E5ABCF270DE76ADD6F"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 200 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1021">20 U.S.C. 1021</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC190F7706B1E4DC397F09B091F22CD98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (22);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA9DE5CF7DF9A4AA0B012A63FB711D90B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8) through (19), (20), (21), and (23), as paragraphs (7), (8), (10) through (21), (23), (24), and (28), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0D0D4E23FD674AAB971DEDD5FB1AC244"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F886D0D07CE42339D9199695A641745" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H727B684A42F042E5A6AC6997AF8B536E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Educator</header><text>The term <term>educator</term> means a teacher, principal, specialized instructional support personnel, or other staff member who provides or directly supports instruction, such as a school librarian, counselor, or paraprofessional.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H317B85779F6E460D964191D5776598BE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (8), as redesignated by paragraph (2), the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1B69C3411CA494CA627E9F8F514DB3F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HB288934CE6C4406B8773FE2CB2A0B7DE"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Evidence of student learning</header><text>The term <term>evidence of student learning</term> means multiple measures of student learning that shall include the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H24DBE1DCB59E44D18CCCEF123A6F4BE1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Valid and reliable student assessment data, which may include data—</text> <clause id="HD0965EAC9F2743188F99AB81A54A0750"><enum>(i)</enum><text>based on—</text> <subclause id="HA33C068E783E444DA2228F8D3C8B50D2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>student learning gains on State student academic assessments under section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="H646B876D1225477989E58C8665AB9DEA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>student academic achievement assessments used at the national, State, or school district levels, where available and appropriate for the curriculum and students taught;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H7995960C49614ACFA2D32BCD7B539C19"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>from classroom-based formative assessments;</text> </clause><clause id="H516B1CF24C8E41B89CCBEF446E8FF2E8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>from classroom-based summative assessments; and</text> </clause><clause id="HB8EFB7FD4D844644ACF4FD333BF4543B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>from objective performance-based assessments.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE46A4B1098334F288EF4B75DADBF1611"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Not less than one of the following additional measures:</text> <clause id="HF98DF7389AB64CDA9008589B37230CA0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Student work, including measures of performance criteria and evidence of student growth.</text> </clause><clause id="HB168D05614C14BDCA5CBA0C78D06BA58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Teacher-generated information about student goals and growth.</text> </clause><clause id="H75B52899E8EE4EAD861E39766C1B8DF3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Parental feedback about student goals and growth.</text> </clause><clause id="H2DE99AF237A342E382DAE120CD478CA6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Student feedback about learning and teaching supports.</text> </clause><clause id="HBE2D4DFD81604393AFE6E38DA7808AF3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Assessments of affective engagement and self-efficacy.</text> </clause><clause id="H325C2C29ABEF47B3BFF53BE6FEDCA037"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Other appropriate measures as determined by the State.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8E464D11367B43D48A68AB401A4448E8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (2), and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B64DF32EDFC4FA5A53229AFD6D5DA79" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H945F717FD43445F991F09C843BB24F40"><enum>(12)</enum><header>High-need local educational agency</header><text>The term <term>high-need local educational agency</term> means a local educational agency—</text> <subparagraph id="HC415ACDE1A8A4553B681F4B7562A9F55"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC7494293C06A484AA5FE9E902E95500F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that serves not fewer than 10,000 low-income children;</text> </clause><clause id="H0F7D052DF29748EB938A12BB3CC14C71" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which not less than 20 percent of the children served by the agency are low-income children;</text> </clause><clause id="HE1DBB72D97724333BB32020BB4412DF7" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that meets the eligibility requirements for funding under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program under section 6211(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or the Rural and Low-Income School Program under section 6221(b) of such Act; or</text> </clause><clause id="H5CBC7049DFF24445AC89CB133258D013" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that has a percentage of low-income children that is in the highest quartile among such agencies in the State; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EB2FABAD5B94AE8BA0A804B314266F2"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1B62A92034A246C4BCCD46960CF1A4A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for which one or more schools served by the agency is persistently low achieving; or</text> </clause><clause id="H69A08719EE66408EA91BAE4925A01594" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which one or more schools served by the agency has a high teacher turnover rate.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8C033498051746548354675F8AC51ED8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (16), as redesignated by paragraph (2), and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DFF1225198A4CF5B1B0BBE5805268D0" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H38E208056AE349668D8EC158E7E701A1"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Induction program</header><text>The term <term>induction program</term> means a formalized program for new teachers and principals during not less than the first 2 years of teaching or leading a school that is designed to provide support for, improve the professional performance of, and advance the retention of beginning teachers and principals. Such program shall promote effective teaching and leadership skills and shall include the following components:</text> <subparagraph id="HC122F4425B48495D847831F8BB7AAE83"><enum>(A)</enum><text>High-quality mentoring.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F939A09F2964E45A5AFE78A493CCC2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Periodic, structured time for collaboration and classroom observation opportunities with teachers in the same department or field, including mentor teachers, as well as time for information-sharing among teachers, principals, administrators, other appropriate educators, and participating faculty in the partner institution.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71FE1271AF544E309E98D2A7BA3227ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The application of empirically based practice and scientifically valid research on instructional practices.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB15076551B2D498EBEC3389DF2ECA642"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Opportunities for new teachers and principals to draw directly on the expertise of mentors, faculty, local educational agency personnel, and researchers to support the integration of empirically based practice and scientifically valid research with practice.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78C628F765924DEE89502F24C7BA5FDD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The development of skills in instructional and behavioral interventions derived from empirically based practice, and where applicable, scientifically valid research.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABFABC3EB3714EA9910F43A630BC639A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Faculty who—</text> <clause id="HF27605DD98B64E7E92609E394B3F379B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>model the integration of research and practice in the classroom;</text> </clause><clause id="H9AB768D74E484A0DBD7D74CAB1E6488A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assist new teachers and principals with the effective use and integration of technology in instruction; and</text> </clause><clause id="H6C0AB7742D364A19BB03266BC64C6144"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>demonstrate the content knowledge and pedagogical skills necessary to be effective in advancing student achievement.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41A0E14F53E9428FB3BF8FC00679BC67"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Interdisciplinary collaboration among exemplary teachers, principals, faculty, researchers, other educators, and other staff who prepare new teachers and principals with respect to the learning process and the assessment of learning.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF3720C72DB24245A518CADB70042FD3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Assistance with the understanding of data, particularly student achievement data, and the application of such data in classroom instruction.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H667231DFE4174501BCECDA3371724071"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Regular, structured observation and evaluation of new teachers by multiple evaluators, using valid and reliable measures of teaching and leadership skills.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6A6BF5F19E6A4A308890896D8F42AACB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (21), as redesignated by paragraph (2), the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE3F89798EAB4C41BCB49A3BF543DF53" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H53607A01957347B3ACF6809D12416DE2"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Residency program</header><text>The term <term>residency program</term> means a school-based educator preparation program in which a prospective teacher, principal, or other educator—</text> <subparagraph id="H4A39683DE61F4E4D85827467D55BCBB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for 1 academic year, works alongside a mentor teacher, principal, or other educator who is the educator of record;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC931829331C1444D9497595A50F81EC0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receives concurrent instruction during the year described in subparagraph (A) from the partner institution, which courses may be taught by local educational agency personnel or residency program faculty, in—</text> <clause id="H2DD8FCE846644FAD9B4561B1145B756E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the teaching of the content area in which the teacher will become certified or licensed;</text> </clause><clause id="HF371A9AA077C4D0194C672ADE52E5AE5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>pedagogical practices; and</text> </clause><clause id="H181A4D5F118D4B95841D00E593FCC3FA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>leadership, management, organizational, and instructional skills necessary to serve as a principal;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F7F362998E645AC8BC7A1E7BC425EF6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>acquires effective teaching or leadership skills; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94A5FFC0AEBF4D8190B04729E97F48B9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>prior to completion of the program, earns a master's degree or other appropriate advanced credential, attains full State teacher or leader certification or licensure, and becomes highly qualified (if applicable).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB2DFF8ECBE6C450BB300A4AC903F2641"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (24), as redesignated by paragraph (2), the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8838E396BABD4100BC68988324E0FA5A" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H9FB7727881B84FF7BED2DA66100A9040"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Teacher performance assessment</header><text>The term <term>teacher performance assessment</term> means an assessment used to measure teacher performance that is approved by the State and is—</text> <subparagraph id="HDA8B697BB79842B096522ACF48FB2DD7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>based on professional teaching standards;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4015BFABC19413BBC00CC12C75D6E1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>used to measure the effectiveness of a teacher’s—</text> <clause id="H914A39F3DA8841DD806DF537897BA3BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>curriculum planning;</text> </clause><clause id="HC4366A2211BE4C2EA60DF5DE46A65B1A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>instruction of students, including appropriate plans and modifications for students who are limited English proficient and students who are children with disabilities;</text> </clause><clause id="H73A7618BB22D4741AC99E8025846EEF7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assessment of students, including analysis of evidence of student learning; and</text> </clause><clause id="H2C770C3006564B019FB060FC2A80962F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>ability to advance student learning;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A7E5AC67CD34798B934540E7E89DCF7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>validated based on professional assessment standards;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0147ABB4A7EE4908BBDED940DA3E1F7D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reliably scored by trained evaluators, with appropriate oversight of the process to ensure consistency; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D7448A4861F4D77B75825E2E41DA891"><enum>(E)</enum><text>used to support continuous improvement of educator practice.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H62AC120C6BDD4DD8B5D1C9E2D886425A"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Teacher preparation entity</header><text>The term <term>teacher preparation entity</term> means an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or other organization that is approved by the State to prepare teachers to be effective in the classroom.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H24C44FDBCD864566A0C4B9C3206AE7B3"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Teacher preparation program</header><text>The term <term>teacher preparation program</term> means a program offered by a teacher preparation entity that leads to a specific State teacher certification.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HB3A9C354197545CBA03F3495EBCEBF47"><enum>102.</enum><header>Educator quality enhancement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022">20 U.S.C. 1022</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H526D902DEB6F4490B0500812999E696C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>, principals, and other educators</quote> after <quote>teachers</quote> each place the term appears;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3422C2BE84FF4F7FBA1CCCD6C86BA042"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6B86220EDF8447C2BF79DD4EC19D8C07"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EBA9776F82B4552A9DDFEA044A0D74D" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HEEC53C01C1B44E9DBEDCCB4E19DE3AEE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recruit highly qualified individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, as teachers, principals, and other educators; and</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9D3143328C514482BED14B5E0A88A197"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9909C9CF923F4F1DADC59F6C38E76A01" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HEC02484BC5014DD08E1C0AC2212F7CC7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>meet the staffing needs of high-need local educational agencies and high-need schools through close partnerships with educator preparation programs within institutions of higher education.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HC03F0DAA03224F388A9280D389ED24E6"><enum>103.</enum><header>Partnership grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022a">20 U.S.C. 1022a</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA0C688CAE5414FD49D284CBBF4441819"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF34600482EC7486CB4F4270E40130280"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>other educators,</quote> after <quote>principals,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H964B2C0F26FE43CB87663259C452E166"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAECED5B5CAFE4C0CBA38ED1C934371DE" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HC438039A8FF645C3B622A5A3C0B4F48E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the extent to which the program to be carried out with grant funds, as described in subsection (c), will prepare prospective and new educators with strong teaching, leadership, and other professional skills necessary to increase learning and academic achievement;</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0597D58A655D4F599A1A1FF515471A55"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>, principals, and other educators</quote> after <quote>teachers</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H620BAA666B774562A03542517566337F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <clause id="H9188EE389C714B36AAFDBA141FEA6821"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, principal, and other educator</quote> after <quote>teacher</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="H1FDB7B37E5D840E69B102ACFE5E19F63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>teacher</quote> and inserting <quote>educator</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9906EF390664A4B887FC309D3DFF518"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text> <clause id="HC2CF3E3D57344B868984D70B84181633"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D3913105FF14F8CBD7094AB0ABECAB5" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HA96FDDAC8FA24CEEBFBF2616DD261743"><enum>(F)</enum><text>how the partnership will prepare educators to teach and work with students with disabilities, including training related to participation as a member of individualized education program teams, as defined in section 614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="H8508D2B7389E43D99F3FC17A8F575B02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34A761D80F5040ACB9D7E759FEBE0034" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HEC164EECCD234619A333C490ABC05C1E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>how the partnership will prepare educators to teach and work with students who are limited English proficient;</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="HCFC1018754F446E096765A80E40D98C0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C7BA2B9B599434EB223D7F1BCC51C29" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H211E675D626C45FCA55BBCA0EC25A7AF"><enum>(H)</enum><text>how faculty at the partner institution will work, during the term of the grant, with mentor educators in the classrooms and administrators of high-need schools served by the high-need local educational agency in the partnership to—</text> <clause id="H0A5170BEF7D24978A84C47F752040EC5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide high-quality professional development activities to strengthen the content knowledge and teaching skills of elementary school and secondary school teachers and other educators, including multi-tiered systems of support and universal design for learning;</text> </clause><clause id="H89A9B302E31C48D4A9B504FDE6719C32"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>train other classroom teachers, principals, school librarians, and other educators to implement literacy programs that incorporate the essential components of reading and writing instruction; and</text> </clause><clause id="H6AD28AC60C954CDDA545E1AA2577BF0A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide high-quality professional development activities to strengthen the instructional and leadership skills of elementary school and secondary school principals and district superintendents, if the partner institution has a principal preparation program;</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="H52087007167147409492D68ADD23D206"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I), by striking <quote>teaching</quote> and inserting <quote>educator</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="HBE08D5BD90434E3B8A4051031E7534AA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in subparagraph (K), by striking <quote>teachers</quote> and inserting <quote>educators</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77C86E36068E47B2832CA816AB80CF00"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E9721FB7F2E4F8FB57F6E77E1C48670" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H18EC858B77424F82B97A543A93D4B71D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>with respect to the induction program required as part of the activities carried out under this section—</text> <subparagraph id="HE3B248D1B41A44219F849D02AD6A92F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of how the schools and departments within the institution of higher education that are part of the induction program will effectively prepare educators, including providing content expertise and expertise in teaching and leadership, as appropriate;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34369B8D8E574373862A46E7FECD06AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the eligible partnership's capacity to use empirically based practice and scientifically valid research on teaching and learning;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAACE81DB96564D30BB67EDC02B54AC7C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of how the educator preparation program will design and implement an induction program to support all new educators who are prepared by the educator preparation program in the partnership and who are employed in the high-need local educational agency in the partnership, and, to the extent practicable, all new educators who teach in such high-need local educational agency; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H705B7A11173F4327A1EADFA9E1766F3F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of how higher education faculty involved in the induction program will be able to substantially participate in an early childhood education program or an elementary school or secondary school classroom setting, as applicable.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE537CB2DDBB4C878DE7F6DCD5514441"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDB9C342DE9E425BA4D419F92DE3F3AB" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H54927FEBAA644B649813C0747D341781"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of grant funds</header><text>An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section—</text> <paragraph id="H8E6D01FB3A6049C3992C5EB7C4C343E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use grant funds to carry out a program for the pre-baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate preparation of teachers under subsection (d), a teaching or principal residency program under subsection (e), or a combination of such programs; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H10EDEE8DF0164C408DA0D7974F35B58A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may use funds to carry out other educator development programs under subsection (f), based upon the results of the needs assessment in subsection (b)(1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9A44F8F703714D80B16BA6587DCFAF38"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H219C91CEAD8643159FA5466A44A95C53" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H4770FA32452642E0B0D29F7940E87A88"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Partnership Grants for the Establishment of Teaching and Principal Residency Programs</header> <paragraph id="HFC3FBD206B8B43329B2A5A187CDAB883"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible partnership receiving a grant to carry out an effective teaching or principal residency program shall carry out a program that includes the following activities:</text> <subparagraph id="H5BA4A51C84A3400E886B0EDF94A39DCD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>For teaching residency programs</header><text>An eligible partnership carrying out a teaching residency program shall carry out both of the following activities:</text> <clause id="H811ABF07A74F4A4392364EB9E8177DF5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Supporting a teaching residency program described in paragraph (2) for high-need schools and in high-need subjects and areas, as determined by the needs of the high-need local educational agency in the partnership.</text> </clause><clause id="HAA67CB0D4123473D9207489CBF18134F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Placing graduates of the teaching residency program in cohorts that facilitate professional collaboration, both among graduates of the residency program and between such graduates and mentor teachers in the receiving school.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD965BBF5F67048FBBAEA07C4B8D7574C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>For principal residency programs</header><text>An eligible partnership carrying out a principal residency program shall support a program described in paragraph (3) for high-need schools, as determined by the needs of the high-need local educational agency in the partnership.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H133DF983E57848E1904C9B215CC8AFFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Teacher residency programs</header> <subparagraph id="H575281EDDDA74DB69316F6257FD73850"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment and design</header><text>A teaching residency program under this paragraph shall be a program based upon models of successful teaching residencies that serves as a mechanism to prepare teachers for success in high-need schools in the eligible partnership and shall be designed to include the following characteristics of successful programs:</text> <clause id="H8CD20EA4F8D24F658559AA899438EEEA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The integration of pedagogy, classroom practice and teacher mentoring.</text> </clause><clause id="HB800BE4A31EF4BB69148C20B45CF73CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The exposure to principles of child development as well as understanding and applying principles of learning and behavior.</text> </clause><clause id="HD86FAC2DB09F4F0996AB209323FB7AFE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Engagement of teaching residents in rigorous graduate-level coursework to earn a master’s degree while undertaking a guided teaching apprenticeship.</text> </clause><clause id="H5C18EB1154814ACB819F40782FD549B8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Experience and learning opportunities alongside a trained and experienced mentor teacher—</text> <subclause id="HDCF12711975647E9B2E7FC6B053E8E5E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>whose teaching shall complement the residency program so that school-based clinical practice is tightly aligned with coursework;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H9A59BA746602420D971A83C1954BDC43"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who shall have extra responsibilities as a teacher leader of the teaching residency program, as a mentor for residents, and as a teacher coach during the induction program for new teachers, and for establishing, within the program, a learning community in which all individuals are expected to continually improve their capacity to advance student learning; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H9DE6929696DA479F987A4B48DABAF857"><enum>(III)</enum><text>who may be relieved from teaching duties or may be offered a stipend as a result of such additional responsibilities.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H6CBAE39B38D6404A82852458892F487C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The establishment of clear criteria for the selection of mentor teachers based on the appropriate subject area knowledge and measures of teacher effectiveness, which shall be based on, but not limited to, observations of the following:</text> <subclause id="H0A1FA498032C427C8C933D1543F81AD0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Planning and preparation, including demonstrated knowledge of content, pedagogy, and assessment, including the use of formative, summative, and diagnostic assessments to improve student learning.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H0056A4EBDC16449F852765C8FA3FC791"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Appropriate instruction that engages all students.</text> </subclause><subclause id="HC515F73CC81A410D975A0638EB4FD393"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Collaboration with colleagues to improve instruction.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H580DE0E4F8E5408189F58FACFB21431F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Analysis of evidence of student learning.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HFB86D4B081F74B289A562CD753F5D256"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The development of admissions goals and priorities—</text> <subclause id="H5E7C0BC9830744089D1E958ACAFDF928"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that are aligned with the hiring objectives of the local educational agency partnering with the program, as well as the instructional initiatives and curriculum of such agency to hire qualified graduates from the teaching residency program; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H7060D24F5A27473F85657D1885612B4A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>which may include consideration of applicants who reflect the communities in which they will teach as well as consideration of individuals from underrepresented populations in the teaching profession.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H4CDC789805074C64A058C0ECC71731EC"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Support for residents once such residents are hired as the teachers of record, through an induction program, professional development, and networking opportunities to support the residents through not less than the residents’ first 2 years of teaching.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0046FCC014A24FC1B83CB6E599503C01"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection of individuals as teacher residents</header> <clause id="H451A86538BA84081B2DC736C6E55844B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible individual</header><text>In order to be eligible to be a teacher resident in a teacher residency program under this paragraph, an individual shall—</text> <subclause id="H210B0E097A1B4651AB4A22E9B6278525"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be a recent graduate of a 4-year institution of higher education or a mid-career professional possessing strong content knowledge of a record of professional accomplishment; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HABB163429AAA4CBF957855DEC8E8BF1D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>submit an application to the residency program.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H624CC01012A743CBBED70A331597E1BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>An eligible partnership carrying out a teaching residency program under this subsection shall establish criteria for the selection of eligible individuals to participate in the teaching residency program based on the following characteristics:</text> <subclause id="H9DDB100896C547EF95F855126E41DEAF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Strong content knowledge or record of accomplishment in the field or subject area to be taught.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H2E0D8F407DA84DDBBAF8F7780A6DDAC8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Strong verbal and written communication skills, which may be demonstrated by performance on appropriate assessments.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H819EED5C7C4540C98A4D4C0BAF798DA1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Other attributes linked to effective teaching, which may be determined by interviews or performance assessments, as specified by the eligible partnership.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAA50AEC42C5432696B350D7A54E32EA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Principal residency programs</header> <subparagraph id="HF2580D424D8E45FAB1C1AC96EEDA3ED9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment and design</header><text>A principal residency program under this paragraph shall be a program based upon models of successful principal residencies that serve as a mechanism to prepare principals for success in high-need schools in the eligible partnership and shall be designed to include the following characteristics of successful programs:</text> <clause id="HAC27E10E4A5440CDBFC7D96260F4F150"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Engagement of principal residents in rigorous graduate-level coursework to earn an appropriate advanced credential while undertaking a guided principal apprenticeship.</text> </clause><clause id="HB2ACE9CB6454445DA03B5B62D2FF33C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Experience and learning opportunities alongside a trained and experienced mentor principal—</text> <subclause id="HC9DD147791804DBD8F690E5307D7F9C9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>whose mentoring shall be based on standards of effective mentoring practice and shall complement the residence program so that school-based clinical practice is tightly aligned with coursework; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HFC2A52EE22F14BDDBF4781DE7BEC2802"><enum>(II)</enum><text>who may be relieved from some portion of principal duties or may be offered a stipend as a result of such additional responsibilities.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HDD9BDCCE7B5649CC8CF12CF6D830D095"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The establishment of clear criteria for the selection of mentor principals, which may be based on observations of the following:</text> <subclause id="HBBB9D5CC6275439CA25E9AB973E0F013"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Demonstrating awareness of, and having experience with, the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to—</text> <item id="H536C0E7F11F449C2A461AC3AFDAD672A"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>establish and maintain a professional learning community that effectively extracts information from data to improve the school culture and personalize instruction for all students to result in improved student achievement;</text> </item><item id="HE69908541767482BA3638FD44B937FA9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>create and maintain a learning culture within the school that provides a climate conducive to the development of all members of the school community, including one of continuous learning for adults tied to student learning and other school goals;</text> </item><item id="H355D7FA3AB13479589F8A35728E6F14B"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>engage in continuous professional development, utilizing a combination of academic study, developmental simulation exercises, self-reflection, mentorship, and internship;</text> </item><item id="H53D35465535E428F91E8E8C1BD1002FF"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>understand youth development appropriate to the age level served by the school, and use this knowledge to set high expectations and standards for the academic, social, emotional, and physical development of all students; and</text> </item><item id="H39A0469D27AE4991811E315FCA4E3C31"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>actively engage the community to create shared responsibility for student academic performance and successful development.</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="H89B11F2ACAAC439ABB91D7B2880726B8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Planning and articulating a shared and coherent schoolwide direction and policy for achieving high standards of student performance.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H451B9561A28E466181F91BFD9E0D0E69"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Identifying and implementing the activities and rigorous curriculum necessary for achieving such standards of student performance.</text> </subclause><subclause id="HFFA4AE49EDF94A4C818360216BA61655"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Supporting a culture of learning, collaboration, and professional behavior and ensuring quality measures of instructional practice.</text> </subclause><subclause id="HEEB29636C800462EB99ECC13B504277E"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Communicating and engaging parents, families, and other external communities.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H70830447B207455CBB59622AFAC5EA62"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Collecting, analyzing, and utilizing data and other evidence of student learning and evidence of classroom practice to guide decisions and actions for continuous improvement and to ensure performance accountability.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H9B73228A6A3342EB806845445390A60F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The development of admissions goals and priorities—</text> <subclause id="H1CD3E34CCB7B49B8ACE115F74814E664"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that are aligned with the hiring objectives of the local educational agency partnering with the program, as well as the instructional initiatives and curriculum of such agency to hire qualified graduates from the principal residency program; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H2AA8835CDDFE4FBBA55FE036F4AFA664"><enum>(II)</enum><text>which may include consideration of applicants who reflect the communities in which they will serve as well as consideration of individuals from underrepresented populations in school leadership positions.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H8CA70BF938A746F28DA57420161D7163"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Support for residents once such residents are hired as principals, through an induction program, professional development to support the knowledge and skills of the principal in a continuum of learning and content expertise in developmentally appropriate or age-appropriate educational practices, and networking opportunities to support the residents through not less than the residents’ first 2 years of serving as principal of a school.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2181C30F98FB4804BFD3FEF02EB7675C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection of individuals as principal residents</header> <clause id="HD0E5D412D57F4091B6369EBDF1A67F5C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible individual</header><text>In order to be eligible to be a principal resident in a principal residency program under this paragraph, an individual shall—</text> <subclause id="HE14BBE0240A5410C898BF7077921BFD8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>have prior prekindergarten through grade 12 teaching experience;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H1E78F17A7E3E490C8C0016AE155C8BAA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have experience as an effective leader, manager, and written and oral communicator; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H5E28BCEE6FDB43E3AD3F18BF01982E61"><enum>(III)</enum><text>submit an application to the residency program.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H8CF68267CF274493983B91553FA2126A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>An eligible partnership carrying out a principal residency program under this subsection shall establish criteria for the selection of eligible individuals to participate in the principal residency program based on the following characteristics:</text> <subclause id="H2B1698BD983C4A30A22B5E7AE81750AC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Strong instructional leadership skills in an elementary school or secondary school setting.</text> </subclause><subclause id="HA934A47C2FD646658F1F7B7E965BD458"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Strong verbal and written communication skills, which may be demonstrated by performance on appropriate assessments.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H79A9674B23614DDAAA0562D8ABB4D5A8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Other attributes linked to effective leadership, such as sound judgment, organizational capacity, collaboration, and openness to continuous learning, which may be determined by interviews or performance assessment, as specified by the eligible partnership.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE67E433911404A3DB464239D86AADC1B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Stipends or salaries; applications; agreements; repayments</header> <subparagraph id="H152A40E666004A64B989A3AEF70279DF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Stipends or salaries</header><text>A teaching or principal residency program under this subsection—</text> <clause id="HBFAE359BAC424355986F4938F758E061"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall provide a 1-year living stipend or salary to teaching or principal residents during the 1-year teaching or principal residency program; and</text> </clause><clause id="HA3856BD6D6644C61A6EEDB0C3427D4FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may provide a stipend to a mentor teacher or mentor principal.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H164D2A9715D14FC6802D9F2BDB2D8145"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applications for stipends or salaries</header><text>Each teacher or principal residency candidate desiring a stipend or salary during the period of residency shall submit an application to the eligible partnership at such time, and containing such information and assurances, as the eligible partnership may require.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1D29B5C8A8347C3A78FCCFDDB41D920"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Agreements to serve</header><text>Each application submitted under subparagraph (B) shall contain or be accompanied by an agreement that the applicant will—</text> <clause id="HE1AD750268CA4ECA9BA3498257CD3A6A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>serve as a full-time teacher or principal for a total of not less than 3 academic years immediately after successfully completing the 1-year teaching or principal residency program;</text> </clause><clause id="HDBE31630F50E49F2952A9DE906FFD9D2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>fulfill the requirement under clause (i)—</text> <subclause id="HF8B7AFDEFE9845A397F01D7CE4145E98"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by teaching or serving as a principal in a high-need school served by the high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership and, if a teacher, teaching a subject or area that is designated as high need by the partnership; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="H7EEEB2170DBF49C39183E4949D127CC8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if there is no appropriate position available in a high-need school served by the high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership, by teaching or serving as a principal in any other high-need school;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H144D6452A74B47EDB88B3B777D973A44"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide to the eligible partnership a certificate, from the chief administrative officer of the local educational agency in which the resident is employed, of the employment required under clauses (i) and (ii) at the beginning of, and upon completion of, each year or partial year of service;</text> </clause><clause id="HA4C06498FE934E8186520EB1EB57890E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for teacher residents, meet the requirements to be a highly qualified teacher, as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, or section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, when the applicant begins to fulfill the service obligation under this clause; and</text> </clause><clause id="H9C438963658144AD8F65BA419F8B427D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>comply with the requirements set by the eligible partnership under subparagraph (D) if the applicant is unable or unwilling to complete the service obligation required by this subparagraph.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H409357BE96C144C198BDF910F3C58DC0"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Repayments</header> <clause id="H5C622AE902DC46B7A08BE87BE9A1F916"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible partnership carrying out a teaching or principal residency program under this subsection shall require a recipient of a stipend or salary under subparagraph (A) who does not complete, or who notifies the partnership that the recipient intends not to complete, the service obligation required by subparagraph (C) to repay such stipend or salary to the eligible partnership, together with interest, at a rate specified by the partnership in the agreement, and in accordance with such other terms and conditions specified by the eligible partnership, as necessary.</text> </clause><clause id="HA481F4F73A1C497E96CB2B1B547E922F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other terms and conditions</header><text>Any other terms and conditions specified by the eligible partnership may include reasonable provisions for prorata repayment of the stipend or salary described in subparagraph (A) or for deferral of a teaching resident's service obligation required by subparagraph (C), on grounds of health, incapacitation, inability to secure employment in a school served by the eligible partnership, being called to active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, or other extraordinary circumstances.</text> </clause><clause id="HC0BEDCA5D3C840B18C1EF5C54BF75617"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Use of repayments</header><text>An eligible partnership shall use any repayment received under this subparagraph to carry out additional activities that are consistent with the purposes of this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0A5438F4C5E24CA9BB94AE06185CE517"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CD8EAF52A2D4260912AE27B5E7D376A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HFE57AC2D703F466BB59CBD13A00980C7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Partnership grants for educator development</header><text>An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section may carry out effective educator development programs for other educators besides teachers and principals based on the needs identified in subsection (b)(1) that may include the following activities:</text> <paragraph id="H5ABC17DC6BC543A4BFEE987AB001DE9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Implementing curriculum changes that improve, evaluate, and assess how well prospective and new educators develop instructional skills.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC8618F682F28435A82A11E6C526C058B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Preparing educators to use empirically based practice and scientifically valid research, where applicable.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HECC63C92A9BB453E8FF5B59AFBD4D739"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Providing pre-service clinical experience.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF655854D8B70437EB21DC78EBD903110"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Creating induction programs for new educators.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H133DBEE8799949FCAF441576699119F7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Aligning recruitment and admissions goals and priorities with the hiring objectives of the high-need local educational agency in the eligible partnership.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0D3814806EE44CBA8FD1F28C739E93B3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Professional development and training for mentor teachers and principals.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3FD0C52200F044D28475FD0D5CD37867"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAFE3ADCC37341AE94386684A15CC7FD" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HD2E84D14CD5F409AB14C43B51662A644"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Continuation of awards</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from funds appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary shall continue to fund any multiyear grant awarded under this part (as such provisions were in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Educator Preparation Reform Act</short-title>), for the duration of such multiyear grant in accordance with its terms.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HE603F0668359405A900DB6E8191969D7"><enum>104.</enum><header>Administrative provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022b">20 U.S.C. 1022b</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H858B132A6609452C8C18F648E39FF4D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99C30457D9B9447395F494FEB78B8E83" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H2421C296C70C48E49492AE62327358EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Number of awards</header><text>An eligible partnership may not receive more than 1 grant during a 5-year period, except such partnership may receive an additional grant during such period if such grant is used to establish a teacher or principal residency program if such residency program was not established with the prior grant. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit an individual member, that can demonstrate need, of an eligible partnership that receives a grant under this title from entering into another eligible partnership consisting of new members and receiving a grant with such other eligible partnership before the 5-year period described in the preceding sentence applicable to the eligible partnership with which the individual member has first partnered has expired.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9D3012082FF944C486C019B7B1F80A01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking <quote>teacher preparation program</quote> and inserting <quote>teacher education program or educator development program</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="HB72B26B4184B467DADDB214842F86783"><enum>105.</enum><header>Accountability and evaluation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 204(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022c">20 U.S.C. 1022c(a)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05BE024B7E0B46AC9178F08675470618" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HA4F6F492917D492C90E3683019760801"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible partnership evaluation</header><text>Each eligible partnership submitting an application for a grant under this part shall establish, and include in such application, an evaluation plan that includes strong and measurable performance objectives. The plan shall include objectives and measures for—</text> <paragraph id="H5611095F711B4AD4B862E420B78E3779"><enum>(1)</enum><text>achievement for all prospective and new educators as measured by the eligible partnership;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H946253E7B34D448DBA45DD3886A9E8D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>educator retention in the first 3 years;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE9ADCD7F53BB4463ABE1DC63D0ED4BFF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>pass rates and scaled scores for initial State certification or licensure of teachers or pass rates and average scores on valid and reliable teacher performance assessments; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5F5CB1E567B54B4FB353435BB765AF37"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5A384C2338374DEAB705E3AC65BACF9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the percentage of highly qualified teachers, principals, and other educators hired by the high-need local educational agency participating in the eligible partnership;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0EBBEE7BC5D840698FF9EB0AF635FDD1" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the percentage of highly qualified teachers, principals, and other educators hired by the high-need local educational agency who are members of underrepresented groups;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97F3C2C039C94D37B29ABC963B08543A" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the percentage of highly qualified teachers hired by the high-need local educational agency who teach high-need academic subject areas (such as reading, mathematics, science, and foreign language, including less commonly taught languages and critical foreign languages);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2E4ECD47EC5491AA44063ABE999D5A8" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the percentage of highly qualified teachers hired by the high-need local educational agency who teach in high-need areas (including special education, bilingual education, language instruction educational programs for limited English proficient students, and early childhood education);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17D6E3639BBF45ED9F12096BF20C573D" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the percentage of highly qualified teachers and other educators hired by the high-need local educational agency who teach in high-need schools, disaggregated by the elementary school and secondary school levels;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF613A89D084243168156CFF501A4CE26" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>as applicable, the percentage of early childhood education program classes in the geographic area served by the eligible partnership taught by early childhood educators who are highly competent; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7203E4A1086745738C5462D244BA2A91" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>as applicable, the percentage of educators trained to—</text> <clause id="H3C81DBD57D50454AA1EFDDE985B994A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction, including technology consistent with the principles of universal design for learning; and</text> </clause><clause id="H116F4482ABD34537A17331B6C612A617"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use technology effectively to collect, manage, and analyze data to improve teaching and learning for the purpose of improving student learning outcomes.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H94D26AE2F9B64F658EDAAD201E9E193F"><enum>106.</enum><header>Accountability for programs that prepare teachers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 205 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022d">20 U.S.C. 1022d</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2EACBC6E5DD94358B5572C7B79070DE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="HDA95C3CE435C42529BC73E0F3B117AB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Teacher Preparation Entity Report Cards</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2DE64119DE04D26B82D6D74C421DECE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6146E5B708324E93986090F17B2E0726" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7B7FEE9028447CB9E772BACA9A47A87"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report card</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each teacher preparation entity approved to operate teacher preparation programs in the State and that receives or enrolls students receiving Federal assistance shall report annually to the State and the general public, in a uniform and comprehensible manner that conforms with the definitions and methods established by the Secretary, the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H382AA35A2FDF45FFA0C8CF263D884FC6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Goals and assurances</header> <clause id="H6EA6622F36DB4935A423148FB4531639"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For the most recent year for which the information is available for the entity whether the goals set under section 206 have been met.</text> </clause><clause id="HDA988E34DC9D41A880484B728D5E35EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A description of the steps the entity is taking to improve its performance in meeting the annual goals set under section 206.</text> </clause><clause id="H1B17A90781364936B0DA31CA10D7EB62"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A description of the activities the entity has implemented to meet the assurances provided under section 206.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB227E886D5BD4E788932595BE84F7F94"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Pass rates and scaled scores</header><text>For the most recent year for which the information is available the following:</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1EC87F740CD43CAA3153414180A71E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), for those students who took the assessments used for teacher certification or licensure by the State in which the entity is located and are enrolled in the teacher preparation program or, and for those who have taken such assessments and have completed the teacher preparation program during the two-year period preceding such year, for each of such assessments—</text> <subclause id="HBA688BE9BE6E42DE9869B1595C683D15"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the percentage of all students who passed such assessment;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H35C5C74B16AA452FA05CB619662AA79E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the percentage of students who have taken such assessment who enrolled in and completed the teacher preparation program; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H609F263325AC4C4F8681E714ABA6BA1D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the average scaled score for all students who took such assessment.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H2CD9CAA01C4B4E3BA61F5E64BDEB1CD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In the case of an entity that requires a valid and reliable teacher performance assessment in order to complete the preparation program, the entity may submit in lieu of the information described in clause (i) the pass rate and average score of students taking the teacher performance assessment, disaggregated by subject area, race, ethnicity, and gender, except that such disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which the result would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5806139D8C14446F82C0BC80CE20C9CC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Entity information</header><text>A description of the following:</text> <clause id="H58F1B702DFB843669108975F62BDA547"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The median grade point average and range of grade point averages for admitted students.</text> </clause><clause id="H82C8D7B796E84E05B730931671B819B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The number of students in the entity (disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender).</text> </clause><clause id="HF69CEB8F11D34D2C858BCA485B1AE2FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The number of hours and types of supervised clinical preparation required.</text> </clause><clause id="HA62C6B7D0AD04972B2854A5532139D8B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The total number of students who have completed programs for certification or licensure (disaggregated by subject area).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H548DBB99BEAD4D52B056DCD1527AA959"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Accreditation</header><text>Whether the program is accredited by a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary for accreditation of professional teacher education programs.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55A3BE51C7FF453E8EDD128585E3840D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Designation as low-performing</header><text>Whether the program has been designated as low-performing by the State under section 207(a).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H01F23411525D4410953921B7A43D8971"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H228335B5E22B411B92957E889341CE3C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H76873C3D3BC04A288467002808598EB3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, including teacher performance assessments</quote> after <quote>State</quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="H2D6DC39D7B6D4F6C89FF7257D24E7958"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8338613E2F8649678765296F5A35E729" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45A5382CDDDF4371A5B4C6EF505E7746"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1FC4ECBFCB6A44669E1E8A6B39B57527"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clause (ii), for each of the assessments used by the State for teacher certification or licensure—</text> <subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE73690D4CB7E44F3AB8781BCC47BDE93" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the percentage of all such students in all such programs and entities who have taken the assessment who pass such assessment;</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6ADB0A39BFF14BE489AC5CD7FF3426CF" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the percentage of students who have taken the assessment who enrolled in and completed a teacher preparation program; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93DCBE0995584241BA871D94C34E783A" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the average scaled score of individuals participating in such a program, or who have completed such a program during the two-year period preceding the first year for which the annual State report card is provided, who took each such assessment.</text> </subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3428356838A4103AE27544981CD13EB" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In the case of a State that has implemented a valid and reliable teacher performance assessment, the State may submit in lieu of the information described in clause (i) the pass rate and average score of students taking the teacher performance assessment, disaggregated by subject area, race, ethnicity, and gender, except that such disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which the result would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="HFDDBEA0A3C9E490694BFEB62944E7D88"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC88CCB06AE3D43FBB0F0AF41CF1B928E" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HAABE4DCB47634E6FA805C425CDDD0A79"><enum>(G)</enum><text>For each teacher preparation program in the State the following:</text> <clause id="H15BAE17D9ECC477EA0BB10BC012D8AC4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The median grade point average and range of grade point averages for admitted students.</text> </clause><clause id="H2F7F45879E6A43DD81BE406016B96732"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The number of students in the program (disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender).</text> </clause><clause id="HED4F1D662D504F56B831E396B1A73B3B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The number of hours and types of supervised clinical preparation required.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="H817D5708C61C44228580AE7CC2BD8DE9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AD7A72EF0EC4204BDB33234B09E6842" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H8AE727DE483A48C0A0F4F5A51D6376ED"><enum>(H)</enum><text>For the State as a whole, and for each teacher preparation entity in the State, the number of teachers prepared, in the aggregate and reported separately by the following:</text> <clause id="HB6C4F1500BA54F72B491532543552F55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Area of certification or licensure.</text> </clause><clause id="HC556F91CA3BE471DA1EEC70A15604DDA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Academic major.</text> </clause><clause id="H04677DB078134A2294F755EDF741B409"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Subject area for which the teacher has been prepared to teach.</text> </clause><clause id="H38BB8E27840C499D90B1C6E0F8AF4070"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The relationship of the subject area and grade span of teachers graduated by the teacher preparation entity to the teacher workforce needs of the State.</text> </clause><clause id="H81DA1063DC6B467EA3FCC3C7D7F996EB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The percentage of teachers graduated teaching in high-need schools.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="H672456B1B879454FA89EE23B404B8DC7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (I), (J), (K), and (L); and</text> </clause><clause id="H7E2D0EABDA2945BD81700EA2AA3EBECF"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12067939000A4109A454E8683B097EC6" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H1E5B26C839244EE3BE9EB3BB552C0B47"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The capacity of the statewide longitudinal data system to report valid and reliable outcome data on the graduates of teacher preparation entities in the State and where available the results of such data on the following:</text> <clause id="H41FFA827B9234BDA8714B84E5C638B92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Evidence of student learning, including information on the academic performance of students with disabilities and limited English proficient students taught by graduates of teacher preparation entities in the State by subject area and grade.</text> </clause><clause id="H4C0B184C70264D81AF08612C2969F9B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Job placement of program completers within 12 months of graduation.</text> </clause><clause id="HD5FF959D17BA4FD2803FDE88F681DCCA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Retention of program completers in teaching after 3 years.</text> </clause><clause id="H0D0EDF92532B41C2AB7641EC9C0F22AB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Other outcome indicators, such as average results from teacher evaluations.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC653BB41E9C4158A16B80FE40B1C412"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91889591F8164387929876BA0A3EBA70" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H8C8F38876D0D4309999CDF68095B52E7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No requirement for reporting on students not residing in the State</header><text>Nothing in this section shall require a State to report data on program completers who do not reside in such State.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H95B0B87230B645DFB6548F356B8B37A9"><enum>107.</enum><header>Teacher development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 206 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022e">20 U.S.C. 1022e</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA314D3EF98AC4A2485D9E53F0772A1EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>Each institution</quote> and all that follows through <quote>under this Act,</quote> and inserting <quote>Each teacher preparation entity that enrolls students receiving Federal assistance under this Act, or receives other Federal funding to support its teacher preparation programs,</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H829B96E44CFC4698B56DD0427092AC61"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H81CF8B0AD2F5466B9BCCD5862014C6CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>institution</quote> and inserting <quote>entity</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F38227CFC924590A595A943CCE168FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>institution's</quote> and inserting <quote>entity's</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9482398D71324CCEAD708971844699DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H175EA2F27ACF41DBBC3B353D07BA85BB" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HCC150FD236874334B8E4958D1E685D3C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>prospective teachers receive—</text> <subparagraph id="HD75C8105C7144EF9A64AC54C824D5E8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coursework and training in providing instruction in core academic subjects;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFCCE09098854833A9C8725D00171FB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>training in providing instruction to diverse populations, including children with disabilities, limited English proficient students, gifted students, and children from low-income families; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3C640A7560A4EFCBCCBCB99043C66EC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>training on how to effectively teach in urban and rural schools, as applicable.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0BEB6FBC287E4570A99D53774CCBD8BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>institution</quote> and inserting <quote>entity</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="HCE57B6FAB1724971A6523175B5E14D74"><enum>108.</enum><header>State functions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 207 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022f">20 U.S.C. 1022f</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49DB92ACAA29459F90FE1EC33639C8F9" style="OLC"> <section id="HDEC40FA106C543EA87D7FE97DB61E317"><enum>207.</enum><header>State functions</header> <subsection id="HF9AB9705D4B84490A3717953F2B00B29"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State assessment</header> <paragraph id="H759C55FF20EB44D098FF83C2EED5F6E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In order to receive funds under this Act, a State shall conduct an assessment to identify at-risk and low-performing teacher preparation programs in the State and to assist such programs through the provision of technical assistance.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFA9BCB5DA82640CEBF6650F0BD4F4F7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provision of low performing list</header><text>Each State described in paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H38D04E52A62E4DD8BD3F3D5059E0F9FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide the Secretary with an annual list of low-performing teacher preparation programs and an identification of those programs at risk of being placed on such list, as applicable;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44D1F0937ECC4356AB11A888F2180347"><enum>(B)</enum><text>report any teacher preparation program that has been closed and the reasons for such closure; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE86B9A9E2C694BCEAEF3D71F3B85E67B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describe the assessment, described in paragraph (1), in the report under section 205(b).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H48A03585AC0E4958BE464A55C223FC80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination of at risk and low-performing programs</header><text>The levels of performance and the criteria for meeting those levels for purposes of the assessment under paragraph (1) shall be determined by the State in consultation with a representative group of community stakeholders, including, at a minimum, representatives of leaders and faculty of traditional and alternative route teacher preparation programs, pre-kindergarten through 12th grade leaders and instructional staff, current teacher candidates participating in traditional and alternative route teacher preparation programs, the State’s standards board or other appropriate standards body, and other stakeholders identified by the State. In making such determination, the State shall consider multiple measures and the information reported by teacher preparation entities under section 205.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBA1DA896A36C40448A3E4398236B6D84"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting and improvement</header><text>In order to receive funds under this Act, a State shall—</text> <paragraph id="H0423B0B4AB3F4EB3BD7DB8D11E242584"><enum>(1)</enum><text>report any programs described in subsection (a) to the Secretary;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H97BFE45CB3724EB29EB5E027CE891F43"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a period of improvement and redesign (as established by the State) for programs identified as at-risk under subsection (a);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H982DF09FAD054332B92FF528BB839A21"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide programs identified as at-risk under subsection (a) with technical assistance for a period of not longer than 3 years;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H55663A180C594EACA8347824F6AFC016"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify at-risk programs as low-performing if there is not sufficient improvement following the period of technical assistance provided by the State; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H82819840EC4641A2B64A5CB45057DAB2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>subject low-performing programs to the provisions described in subsection (c) (as determined by the State) not later than 1 year after the date of such identification as a low-performing program.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2BCC000208E84F1382C8825026DBBAA7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination of eligibility</header><text>Any teacher preparation program that is projected to close—</text> <paragraph id="H14D2613D9D294D0F8A84BD43A7A965A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be ineligible for any funding for professional development activities awarded by the Department;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4C77439BFE684A5A911D51F6061BEBC7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not be permitted to provide new awards under subpart 9 of part A of title IV; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6E17EE15C983420881EC927D15EF0E92"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall provide transitional support, including remedial services if necessary, for students enrolled in the program in the year prior to such closure.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H18E082FF9E3B48AB858F84E4D8177311"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application of the requirements</header><text>The requirements of this section shall apply to both traditional teacher preparation programs and alternative routes to State certification and licensure programs.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H0AAD39BC472A4B6CADF2612EC3664036"><enum>109.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 209 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1022h">20 U.S.C. 1022h</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HDCEB7830942144B4A097746D5ABCB1AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H119AD02F09B64B2683E29CD49E5A6DF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>two</quote> and inserting <quote>5</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Partnerships with higher education to improve teacher preparation programs</header> <section id="H114332B345B546BA840FC3B24E083EC3"><enum>201.</enum><header>State use of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2113 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6613">20 U.S.C. 6613</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD0654DC7BA6844ED99C6406E0FBFD954"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2) by striking <quote>to make subgrants</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>for activities consistent with subpart 3; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H044158413BF44C09BE6279C18A1CD3BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDC0780C6F144FAC9679B32ECFF3A257" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HA32E1E9FEEA64962B1E396A017667B39"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional activities</header><text>The State educational agency for a State that receives a grant under section 2111 shall assist the State higher education agency (if the State higher education agency is not the State educational agency) in conducting the activities described under subpart 3.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H57DE8BF14BAA45B5B6CDF83DAD57439A"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Activities related to the Higher Education Act</header><text>A State that receives a grant under section 2111 shall—</text> <paragraph id="HC4B117800C444D2CA66C3FEC5B905835"><enum>(1)</enum><text>apply the requirements of section 207 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to all teacher preparation programs in the State, including programs operated by institutions of higher education (whether such institutions are public, private, or for-profit), and any other program in the State which provides teacher preparation; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7D504CFC42CB4639B42F03A940FF701C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop and solicit public comment on criteria used to assess or identify low-performing teacher preparation programs under section 207 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (including any criteria in existence on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Educator Preparation Reform Act</short-title>) and make any such criteria publicly available.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF148B01F6C74A2E834B38672FA0D6FA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The criteria described under subsection (h)(2) shall—</text> <paragraph id="H22C2098B5B56454592122EF6A14205E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include multiple measures of performance of individual teachers, such as teacher and principal evaluation, student satisfaction, and evidence of student learning; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDAE854F7087F434DBB0DA9A5DB7FC1CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider information reported by teacher preparation entities under section 205 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0384D8EEFEE6403097EDCE36F0E47D49"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Withholding of State administrative funds</header><text>The Secretary may withhold administrative funds provided to States under this Act if a State fails to develop, implement, and publicly disclose its criteria for low-performing and at-risk teacher preparation programs.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H017F68F0DC414088B9472F1249978A29"><enum>202.</enum><header>State Agency for Higher Education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subpart 3 of part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6631 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8968E281F33D4F0DA5D3B540ED6FC6A9" style="OLC"> <subpart id="HBA191B7C1F184470829D0C9ADE4276D7"><enum>3</enum><header>State educational agency or State agency for higher education grants</header> <section id="H118703698B9F409CA55D740E1FEE0F29"><enum>2131.</enum><header>Grants</header> <subsection id="H1634BD7F0B1D4B0F9B647419628D365D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The State agency for higher education for a State that receives a grant under section 2111, working in conjunction with the State educational agency (if such agencies are separate), shall use the funds reserved under section 2113(a)(2) to carry out the activities described in section 2133, either directly or through subgrants to eligible entities, as described in this subpart.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HEFC71DED0BE64FFF8F6CF14939B758FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Distribution</header><text>In making subgrants to eligible entities under this subpart, the State agency for higher education shall ensure that such subgrants are equitably distributed by geographic area within the State.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H08446A6825DA445088D04EAB5983AD32"><enum>2132.</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If the State agency for higher education makes subgrants under this subpart to carry out the activities described in section 2133, to be eligible to receive a subgrant, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the State agency for higher education at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the agency may require.</text> </section><section id="H25FA12F5738D4722B76657D846B4A79B"><enum>2133.</enum><header>Use of funds and withholding</header> <subsection id="HDD07B42851B84FF4824480AC6841D2EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph id="H68C9DC8C03894F75BDBC20C6A87B4A20"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required uses of funds</header><text>In using the funds reserved under section 2113(a)(2), the State agency for higher education shall, directly or through subgrants to eligible entities, use such funds for the following activities:</text> <subparagraph id="HA22D8EDC7E1140B09B53826FB95294CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Providing technical assistance to and closing low-performing teacher preparation programs, as identified under section 207 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, under which the State agency for higher education shall—</text> <clause id="H58D47E7A392D4AB384D6702DA34DCD40"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assist teacher preparation programs that are at risk of being identified as low performing, or have been identified as low performing, under such section, through—</text> <subclause id="H5FC3439E422746838B06E872D2C60939"><enum>(I)</enum><text>technical assistance designed to identify the reasons such programs are at risk of being identified, or have been identified, as low performing;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H633061510B6F4F5A93502CA18FDECB36"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the development of an improvement plan to address the reasons identified under subclause (I);</text> </subclause><subclause id="H6F2F09A629A24EE69B2CB9448EEA8FE4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>technical assistance to implement the plan described under subclause (II); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HA9667F12500F430DAD376DDBD34BEEEB"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>other such assistance that responds to the reasons for such identification; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HE36194C9F1314121806F4EFD40589103"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if such a program described under clause (i) is identified as low performing after such technical assistance and a period of time for program improvement (as determined by the State), terminate the eligibility of such a program as described in section 207 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 or if the State agency for higher education does not oversee such program, assisting such other State agency in terminating such eligibility.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A7F7B996D6B43B894E9A46CBC0BAAD4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Developing a system for assessing the quality and effectiveness of professional development offered throughout the State (in conjunction with the appropriate State agency, if an agency other than the State agency for higher education is responsible for professional development of teachers in such State).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2BC669F589424591871CDF8DFEF918CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allowable uses of funds</header><text>In using the funds reserved under section 2113(a)(2), the State agency for higher education may, directly or through subgrants to eligible entities, use such funds for the following activities:</text> <subparagraph id="HF42F170132D24A3CA845E554AB3AEDC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Developing and implementing a valid and reliable teacher performance assessment for use by—</text> <clause id="H39AC4871420C4059B7862000718A235A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>institutions of higher education and other providers of teacher preparation in the State in assessing the effectiveness of graduates of teacher preparation programs;</text> </clause><clause id="HA7C36D2D7A8F435EBE5C9859A9A682DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a State educational agency (or other State agency if such agency is responsible under State law for certification or licensure of teachers in such State) in determining any certification or licensure, including certification through alternative routes and full State certification or licensure; or</text> </clause><clause id="HA9FBF499B3004EBA9DA458992A75DA3B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a local educational agency to inform hiring decisions, induction, and mentoring programs, and to facilitate the alignment of such performance assessments to the criteria used in teacher evaluations.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37307BD6D5F647AD9676AE51DC44F90B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Professional development activities in core academic subjects to ensure that—</text> <clause id="HAE58597434B747F987C5736A42D11682"><enum>(i)</enum><text>teachers and highly qualified paraprofessionals, and, if appropriate, principals have subject matter knowledge in the academic subjects that the individuals teach, including the use of computer related technology to enhance student learning; and</text> </clause><clause id="H2306148012C44F7E827611B652157EB8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>principals have the instructional leadership skills that will help such principals work most effectively with teachers to help students master core academic subjects.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H875E621AD45E4894B7210C4C647F03FC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Developing and providing assistance to local educational agencies and individuals who are teachers, highly qualified paraprofessionals, or principals of schools served by such agencies, for sustained, high-quality professional development activities that—</text> <clause id="H9C2F42A12C304533AAD79856ED8C1BE6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure that the individuals are able to use challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards, and State assessments, to improve instructional practices and improve student academic achievement;</text> </clause><clause id="H3F68B83546CF4CA2BDC29A572F5E0066"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may include intensive programs designed to prepare such individuals who will return to a school to provide instruction related to the professional development described in clause (i) to other such individuals within such school; and</text> </clause><clause id="H4FA3289E30984470A19BAC807C1721F0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may include activities of partnerships between one or more local educational agencies, one or more schools served by such local educational agencies, and one or more institutions of higher education for the purpose of improving teaching and learning at low-performing schools.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H16432EF6D44148C1BDF951D820FBC89B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Withholding</header><text>In any fiscal year, if a State does not meet the requirements of section 207 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, including any requirements described under this part related to such section 207, the Secretary shall withhold a portion of the administrative funds that would be allocated to such State under this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HFF10D906A116450893D2BB4A332B31A8"><enum>2134.</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded to the employees of local educational agencies under Federal, State, or local laws (including applicable regulations or court orders) or under the terms of collective bargaining agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements between such employees and their employers.</text> </section><section id="HA20D9DBB95D847D79336E5DEB187B72A"><enum>2135.</enum><header>Definition of eligible entity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subpart, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="HCF498122786C417AA18FA9A22875A7A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF6EDB291F65A4B29BBF02F6C470B8B82"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a local educational agency;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC45D4EA234244CE290C7864E045F176B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a school or college of education;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEAD97920141C4182992ED3AB84CAE960"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a nonprofit organization; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB9A3AEDAA6F94CB0BAAC2B94AC5C46F6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a partnership of any of the entities described in paragraphs (1) through (4).</text> </paragraph></section></subpart><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><enum>III</enum><header>Amendments to the Teach Grants</header> <section id="HECC63744BC2C4C6586CBCC19978C0C5F"><enum>301.</enum><header>Program established</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 420M of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070g-1">20 U.S.C. 1070g–1</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E83C7CBA1AE4A7AA1459128CCD8A24D" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HEC75BC8FF8DD49A3AE874EA8EF215CE2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Programs projected To close</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An institution of higher education that offers a teacher preparation program that is projected to close—</text> <paragraph id="H6B9CFA6B4A184B31BABCB27121783E5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not provide new awards under this subpart; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6B79DD8DFAA349B6BEDB861293720E8E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall provide transitional support, including remedial services if necessary, for students enrolled in the program in the year prior to such closure.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H53E79D58D6A04CF09288B36C5D86F233"><enum>302.</enum><header>Applications; eligibility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 420N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070g-2">20 U.S.C. 1070g–2</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H48702E1F8DC641C7BFD11C3FEB837ED3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0B25237682CB4AD0B5BAE20D13DC5ADF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7EEE74710734588A77E738223EAE5DF" style="OLC"> <clause id="HFB33CD74CD61470E9898ADBF22EB07B4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the student is completing the third, fourth, or fifth year of a program of undergraduate education or a program of postbaccalaureate education, necessary to begin a career in teaching; or</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9840DC476D342B6A5DF1AF7141DC95B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1473BFB9FBF443458FDFF71D736DF449" style="OLC"> <clause id="H31DC5C1A4DBB4A5BB0135096C0958654"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the applicant is or was a teacher who is using alternative certification routes that have not been identified as low performing or at risk by the State.</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H561FF1C18203453188BC08B0EC62F6B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBCE5509FBEE4C5092DC71E675547045" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HB36DF8CA943F4F929732C4156F8A65ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the event that the applicant is determined to have failed or refused to carry out such service obligation, the sum of the amounts of any TEACH Grants received by such applicant, pro-rated by the percentage of service obligation that has not been met, will be treated as a loan and collected from the applicant in accordance with subsection (c) and regulations thereunder; and</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section>