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Part 686 – Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher 

Education (TEACH) Grant Program, Subpart A:

Proposed regulations

Add to 686.2(d) Definitions:

High-Quality Teacher Preparation Program: A teacher preparation 

program that is determined by the State to be an [effective or] 

exceptional teacher preparation program based on that State’s 

analysis of the criteria in §612.5 and that is reported as 

[effective or] exceptional in the State report card under 

§612.4.

Proposed Amendments to the following definitions:

TEACH Grant-eligible institution: An eligible institution as 

defined in 34 CFR part 600 that meets financial responsibility 

standards established in 34 CFR part 668, subpart L, or that 

qualifies under an alternative standard in 34 CFR 668.175 and--

(1) Provides at least one high-quality teacher preparation 

program at the baccalaureate or master's degree level that

also provides supervision and support services to teachers, or 

assists in the provision of services to teachers, such as--

(A) Identifying and making available information on effective 

teaching skills or strategies;
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(B) Identifying and making available information on effective 

practices in the supervision and coaching of novice teachers; 

and

(C) Mentoring focused on developing effective teaching skills 

and strategies;

(2) Provides a two-year program that is acceptable for full 

credit in a TEACH Grant-eligible program offered by an 

institution described in paragraph (1) of this definition, as 

demonstrated by the institutions; or

(3) Provides a post-baccalaureate program of study.

TEACH Grant-eligible program: An eligible program, as defined in 

34 CFR 668.8, that is a high-quality teacher preparation program 

that is designed to prepare an individual to teach as a highlyqualified teacher in a high-need field and leads to a 

baccalaureate or master's degree, or is a post-baccalaureate 

program of study. A two-year program of study that is acceptable 

for full credit toward a baccalaureate degree in a high-quality 

teacher preparation program is considered to be a program of 

study that leads to a baccalaureate degree.

Teacher preparation program: A State-approved course of study, 

the completion of which signifies that an enrollee has met all 
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the State's educational or training requirements for initial 

certification or licensure to teach in the State's elementary or 

secondary schools. A teacher preparation program may be a 

traditional program or an alternative route to certification, as 

defined by the State. For purposes of a TEACH Grant, the program 

must be provided by an institution of higher education.

Grandfathering language:

Add §686.3(c) to read as follows:

§ 686.3 Duration of student eligibility.

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(c) An otherwise eligible student who received a TEACH 

Grant for enrollment in a TEACH Grant-eligible program before 

[July 1 of effective date year] is eligible to receive 

additional TEACH Grants to complete that program, even if that 

program is no longer considered a TEACH Grant-eligible program, 

not to exceed four Scheduled Awards for an undergraduate or 

post-baccalaureate student and up to two Scheduled Awards for a 

graduate student.