3.0.0 968 2023-01-11T13:18:58Z 2023-01-11T13:18:58Z Senate S S 2009-05-04 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-05-04T22:48:30Z Secondary School Innovation Fund Act 111 2239 HR 2009-06-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Identical bill CRS 2009-05-04 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5082-5085) IntroReferral 2009-05-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5081-5082) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. N P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2009-05-04 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2009-05-04 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2009-05-04 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2009-05-04 True B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2009-05-05 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2009-06-10 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2009-07-15 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2009-07-23 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2010-03-09 False Education Academic performance and assessments Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Higher education Rural conditions and development School administration Vocational and technical education Education 00 2009-05-04 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-20T14:48:13Z Secondary School Innovation Fund Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund program awarding competitive matching grants to partnerships, which must include at least one state or local educational agency, for the implementation of innovative strategies to improve the achievement of at-risk students in secondary schools. Permits partnerships to award subgrants to schools for the implementation of such strategies.

Lists innovative strategies, one or more of which grantees or subgrantees must implement, that include: (1) creating multiple education pathways that offer students a range of educational options aligned with their needs and interests and preparing them for postsecondary education and the workforce; (2) giving students access to early college high school or other dual enrollment learning opportunities; (3) using secondary school early warning indicators and intervention systems attuned to the needs of at-risk students; (4) creating expanded learning time opportunities; (5) improving student transitions from middle school to high school or from high school to postsecondary education and the workforce; (6) increasing the autonomy and flexibility of secondary schools; (7) improving rural education through educational technology; (8) improving learning opportunities for students in the middle grades; (9) improving teaching and increasing academic rigor at the secondary school level; and (10) improving community and parental involvement in students' education.

Requires the Secretary to disseminate, and provide technical assistance regarding, best practices in improving secondary school student achievement.

]]> Secondary School Innovation Fund Act Display Title Secondary School Innovation Fund Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to award competitive grants to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to implement innovative strategies at the secondary school level to improve student achievement and prepare at-risk students for postsecondary education and the workforce. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Secondary School Innovation Fund Act Introduced in Senate 2009-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s968is/xml/BILLS-111s968is.xml 2009-05-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5082-5085) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.