1.This Act may be cited as the
No Child Left Behind Reform
Act
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2.
(a)Definition of adequate yearly
progressSection 1111(b)(2)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) is amended—
(1)in subparagraph (C)(vii)—
(A)by striking such as
;
(B)by inserting such as measures of
individual or cohort growth over time based on the academic assessments
implemented in accordance with paragraph (3),
after described in
clause (v),
; and
(C)by striking attendance
rates,
; and
(2)in subparagraph (D)—
(A)by striking clause (ii);
(B)by striking the State
and
all that follows through ensure
and inserting the State
shall ensure
; and
(C)by striking ; and
and
inserting a period.
(b)Academic assessment and local educational
agency and school improvementSection 1116(a)(1)(B) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ,
except that
and all that follows through action or
restructuring
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3.Grants for increasing data capacity for
purposes of aypSubpart 1 of
part A of title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
1120C.Grants for increasing data capacity for
purposes of ayp
(a)The Secretary may award grants, on a
competitive basis, to State educational agencies to enable the State
educational agencies—
(1)to develop or increase the capacity of data
systems for accountability purposes; and
(2)to award subgrants to increase the capacity
of local educational agencies to upgrade, create, or manage information
databases for the purpose of measuring adequate yearly progress.
(b)In awarding grants under this section the
Secretary shall give priority to State educational agencies that have created,
or are in the process of creating, a growth model or proficiency index as part
of their adequate yearly progress determination.
(c)Each State that receives a grant under this
section shall use—
(1)not more than 20 percent of the grant funds
for the purpose of increasing the capacity of, or creating, State databases to
collect information related to adequate yearly progress; and
(2)not less than 80 percent of the grant funds
to award subgrants to local educational agencies within the State to enable the
local educational agencies to carry out the authorized activities described in
subsection (d).
(d)Each local educational agency that receives
a subgrant under this section shall use the subgrant funds to increase the
capacity of the local educational agency to upgrade databases or create unique
student identifiers for the purpose of measuring adequate yearly progress,
by—
(1)purchasing database software or
hardware;
(2)hiring additional staff for the purpose of
managing such data;
(3)providing professional development or
additional training for such staff; and
(4)providing professional development or
training for principals and teachers on how to effectively use such data to
implement instructional strategies to improve student achievement.
(e)Each State educational agency desiring a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
(f)Each local educational agency desiring a
subgrant under this section shall submit an application to the State
educational agency at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the State educational agency may require. Each such application
shall include, at a minimum, a demonstration of the local educational agency’s
ability to put such a database in place.
(g)Authorization of
appropriationsThere are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part $80,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2011, 2012, and
2013.
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4.Definition of highly qualified
teachersSection
9101(23)(B)(ii) of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801(23)(B)(ii)) is amended—
(1)in subclause (I), by striking
or
after the semicolon;
(2)in subclause (II), by striking
and
after the semicolon; and
(3)by adding at the end the following:
(III)in the case of a middle school teacher,
passing a State approved middle school generalist exam when the teacher
receives the teacher’s license to teach middle school in the State;
(IV)obtaining a State social studies
certificate that qualifies the teacher to teach history, geography, economics,
and civics in middle or secondary schools, respectively, in the State;
or
(V)obtaining a State science certificate that
qualifies the teacher to teach earth science, biology, chemistry, and physics
in middle or secondary schools, respectively, in the State;
and
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