[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4113 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4113

To amend title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
    to help close the gaps in principal preparation and provide new 
  principals with the support and tools they need to meet the complex 
                    challenges of school leadership.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 29, 2012

  Mr. Payne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
    to help close the gaps in principal preparation and provide new 
  principals with the support and tools they need to meet the complex 
                    challenges of school leadership.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. IN GENERAL.

    Part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

            ``Subpart 6--Mentoring for New School Principals

``SEC. 2161. MENTORING FOR NEW SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this subpart is to help close the 
gaps in principal preparation and provide new principals with the 
support and tools they need to meet the complex challenges of school 
leadership.
    ``(b) Grant Program Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to 
award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable 
the eligible entities to carry out the activities described in 
subsection (e).
    ``(c) Eligible Entity Defined.--In this subpart, the term `eligible 
entity' means--
            ``(1) a State educational agency;
            ``(2) a local educational agency;
            ``(3) a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated 
        commitment and capacity to develop and support principals; or
            ``(4) a consortium of such agencies and organizations.
    ``(d) Applications.--To receive a grant under this subpart, an 
eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require.
    ``(e) Authorized Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity that receives a 
        grant under this subpart shall use funds to provide principals 
        who have not more than 3 years of experience, effective 
        professional development to improve the capacity of such 
        principals to increase student achievement for all children.
            ``(2) Allowable activities.--The activities described in 
        paragraph (1) may include--
                    ``(A) establishing learning communities within 
                elementary schools and secondary schools where 
                principals and teachers--
                            ``(i) share a school mission and goals with 
                        an explicit vision of quality teaching and 
                        learning that guides all instructional 
                        decisions;
                            ``(ii) commit to improving student outcomes 
                        and performances;
                            ``(iii) set a continuous cycle of 
                        collective inquiry and improvement;
                            ``(iv) foster a culture of collaboration 
                        where teachers and principals work together on 
                        a regular basis to analyze and improve teaching 
                        and learning; and
                            ``(v) support and share leadership;
                    ``(B) developing quality mentoring programs of 
                sufficient intensity that include training for new 
                principals on--
                            ``(i) effectively utilizing student 
                        assessment data, including formative and 
                        summative assessments and program evaluation 
                        data, for the purpose of making instructional 
                        decisions and improving school-based programs;
                            ``(ii) designing and implementing data-
                        driven school improvement plans;
                            ``(iii) building or expanding relationships 
                        within the learning community and collaborating 
                        with the broader school community, including 
                        parents and community stakeholders;
                            ``(iv) building relationships and 
                        communicating effectively with State and 
                        central office officials;
                            ``(v) designing school-based collaborative 
                        professional development plans;
                            ``(vi) staff recruitment, hiring, and 
                        dismissal courses of action; and
                            ``(vii) effectively observing and providing 
                        feedback to teachers to improve their classroom 
                        practice; and
                    ``(C) providing stipends for mentors who are 
                veteran principals with demonstrated skills in 
                transformational and instructional leadership and a 
                successful record of increasing student achievement.''.
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