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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1675 

To improve student academic achievement in science, technology, engineering, 

and mathematics subjects. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 6, 2011 

Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. BEGICH, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, 

and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To improve student academic achievement in science, 

technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preparing Students 

5 for Success in the Global Economy Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 The purpose of this Act is to improve student aca8 demic achievement in science, technology, engineering, and 

9 mathematics subjects by— 


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1 (1) improving instruction in such subjects in 

2 preschool through grade 12; 

3 (2) improving student engagement in, and in4 creasing student access to, courses in such subjects; 

5 (3) improving the quality and effectiveness of 

6 classroom instruction by recruiting, training, and 

7 supporting highly effective teachers and providing 

8 robust tools and supports for students and teachers 

9 in such subjects; 

10 (4) closing student achievement gaps, and pre11 paring more students to be prepared for postsec12 ondary education and careers, in such subjects; and 

13 (5) recognizing that science, technology, engi14 neering, and mathematics are diverse subject areas 

15 and that science, technology, engineering, and math16 ematics education programs must expose students to 

17 content and skills in a host of constantly changing 

18 and evolving science, technology, engineering, and 

19 mathematics content areas, as specifically identified 

20 by each State or eligible entity in section 5. 

21 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this Act: 

23 (1) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘elemen24 tary school’’, ‘‘limited English proficient’’, ‘‘local 

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1 retary’’, and ‘‘State educational agency’’ have the 

2 meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Ele3 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

4 U.S.C. 7801). 

5 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti6 ty’’ means— 

7 (A) a State educational agency; or 

8 (B) a State educational agency in partner9 ship with— 

10 (i) another State educational agency; 

11 or 

12 (ii) a consortium of State educational 

13 agencies. 

14 (3) ELIGIBLE SUBGRANTEE.—The term ‘‘eligi15 ble subgrantee’’ means— 

16 (A) a high-need local educational agency; 

17 (B) an educational service agency serving 

18 more than 1 high-need local educational agency; 

19 or 

20 (C) a consortium of high-need local edu21 cational agencies. 

22 (4) OUTSIDE PARTNER.—The term ‘‘outside 

23 partner’’ means an entity that has expertise and a 

24 demonstrated record of success in improving student 

25 learning and engagement in the identified subjects 


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1 described in section 5(b)(2), including any of the fol2 lowing: 

3 (A) A nonprofit or community-based orga4 nization. 

5 (B) A business. 

6 (C) A nonprofit cultural organization, such 

7 as a museum or learning center. 

8 (D) An institution of higher education. 

9 (E) An educational service agency. 

10 (F) Another appropriate entity. 

11 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 

12 (A) any of the 50 States; 

13 (B) the District of Columbia; 

14 (C) the Bureau of Indian Education; or 

15 (D) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

16 SEC. 4. GRANTS; ALLOTMENTS. 

17 (a) RESERVATIONS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro19 priated under section 12 for a fiscal year, the Sec20 retary shall reserve— 

21 (A) 10 percent to carry out the STEM 

22 master teacher corps grant program under sec23 tion 7; 

24 (B) 2 percent to carry out technical assist25 ance to States, including technical assistance 


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1 with implementation of programs consistent 

2 with the purpose of this Act; 

3 (C) 3 percent to the Institute of Education 

4 Sciences to enable the Director of the Institute 

5 of Education Sciences to carry out the evalua6 tion activities described in section 9; and 

7 (D) if funds are not awarded by formula, 

8 as described in subsection (c)(1), 5 percent for 

9 State capacity-building grants in accordance 

10 with paragraph (2). 

11 (2) CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANTS.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—In any year for which 

13 funding is distributed competitively, as de14 scribed in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may 

15 award 1 capacity-building grant to each State 

16 that does not receive a grant under subsection 

17 (b), on a competitive basis, to enable such 

18 States to become more competitive in future 

19 years. 

20 (B) DURATION.—Grants awarded under 

21 subparagraph (A) shall be for a period of 1 

22 year. 

23 (b) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year for 

25 which the amount appropriated to carry out this Act 


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1 is less than $500,000,000, the Secretary shall award 

2 grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to 

3 enable such eligible entities to carry out the activi4 ties described in this Act. 

5 (2) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this 

6 subsection shall be for a period of not more than 3 

7 years. 

8 (3) RENEWAL.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—If an eligible entity 

10 demonstrates progress, as measured by the 

11 metrics described in section 8(a), the Secretary 

12 may renew a grant for an additional 2-year pe13 riod. 

14 (B) REDUCED FUNDING.—Grant funds 

15 awarded under subparagraph (A) shall be 

16 awarded at a reduced amount. 

17 (c) FORMULA GRANTS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year for 

19 which the amount appropriated to carry out this Act 

20 is equal to or more than $500,000,000, the Sec21 retary shall award grants to States, based on the 

22 formula described in paragraph (2). 

23 (2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

24 shall allot to each State— 


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1 (A) an amount that bears the same rela2 tionship to 35 percent of the excess amount as 

3 the number of individuals ages 5 through 17 in 

4 the State, as determined by the Secretary on 

5 the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, 

6 bears to the number of those individuals in all 

7 such States, as so determined; and 

8 (B) an amount that bears the same rela9 tionship to 65 percent of the excess amount as 

10 the number of individuals ages 5 through 17 

11 from families with incomes below the poverty 

12 line, in the State, as determined by the Sec13 retary on the basis of the most recent satisfac14 tory data, bears to the number of those individ15 uals in all such States, as so determined. 

16 (3) FUNDING MINIMUM.—No State receiving an 

17 allotment under this subsection may receive less 

18 than one-half of 1 percent of the total amount allot19 ted under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year. 

20 (4) REALLOTMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.—If a 

21 State does not successfully apply for or receive an 

22 allotment under this subsection for a fiscal year, the 

23 Secretary shall reallot the amount of the State’s al24 lotment to the remaining States in accordance with 

25 this subsection. 


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1 SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity or State desir3 ing a grant under this Act, whether through a competitive 

4 grant under section 4(b) or through an allotment under 

5 section 4(c), shall submit an application to the Secretary 

6 at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 

7 information as the Secretary may require. 

8 (b) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, an application sub9 mitted under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

10 (1) A description of the needs identified by the 

11 State or eligible entity, based on a State analysis, 

12 which— 

13 (A) may include results from a preexisting 

14 analysis of science, technology, engineering, and 

15 mathematics education quality and outcomes in 

16 the State or States served by the eligible entity; 

17 (B) shall include data for elementary 

18 school and secondary school grades, as applica19 ble and to the extent that such data are avail20 able, on— 

21 (i) student achievement in science and 

22 mathematics, including such data collected 

23 in accordance with the requirements of sec24 tion 1111(b) of the Elementary and Sec25 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 


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1 6311(b)), and student achievement in tech2 nology and engineering; 

3 (ii) science, technology, engineering, 

4 and mathematics teacher evaluation results 

5 or ratings; 

6 (iii) student access to mathematics 

7 and science courses needed to enroll in 

8 credit-bearing coursework at institutions of 

9 higher education in the State or States 

10 served by the eligible entity; 

11 (iv) access to science, technology, en12 gineering, and mathematics courses for 

13 students in preschool through grade 12 

14 who— 

15 (I) are eligible to receive a free or 

16 reduced priced lunch under the Rich17 ard B. Russell National School Lunch 

18 Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); or 

19 (II) come from families with an 

20 income that is below the poverty line; 

21 (v) student achievement gaps in 

22 science, technology, engineering, and math23 ematics subjects; 

24 (vi) the percentage of students suc25 cessfully— 


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1 (I) completing Advanced Place2 ment (AP) or International Bacca3 laureate (IB) courses in science, tech4 nology, engineering, and mathematics 

5 subjects; or 

6 (II) completing rigorous postsec7 ondary education courses in science, 

8 technology, engineering, and mathe9 matics subjects; 

10 (vii) rates of college remediation in 

11 mathematics; and 

12 (viii) teacher shortages and teacher 

13 distribution among local educational agen14 cies and schools in science, technology, en15 gineering, and mathematics subjects; 

16 (C) shall include a review of the industry 

17 and business workforce needs in the State or 

18 States served by the eligible entity in jobs that 

19 require knowledge or training in science, tech20 nology, engineering, and mathematics subjects; 

21 (D) shall include an analysis of the quality 

22 of preservice preparation at all public institu23 tions of higher education (including alternative 

24 pathways to teacher licensure or certification) 

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1 nology, engineering, and mathematics subjects 

2 in a preschool, elementary school, or secondary 

3 school in the State; and 

4 (E) shall include an analysis of the imple5 mentation of any multi-tiered systems of sup6 port that have been employed in the State or 

7 States served by the eligible entity to address 

8 the learning needs of students in any science, 

9 technology, engineering, and mathematics sub10 jects. 

11 (2) An identification of the specific science, 

12 technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects 

13 that the State or eligible entity will address through 

14 the activities described in section 6, consistent with 

15 the needs identified under paragraph (1) (referred to 

16 in this Act as ‘‘identified subjects’’). 

17 (3) A description, in a manner that addresses 

18 any needs identified under paragraph (1), of— 

19 (A) how grant funds will be used by the 

20 State or eligible entity to improve instruction in 

21 identified subjects using evidence-based pro22 grams of instruction that are aligned with high23 quality standards and assessments; 

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1 cational agencies in the employment of multi2 tiered systems of support to provide early inter3 vening services and to increase student achieve4 ment in identified subjects; 

5 (C) the procedures and criteria that the 

6 State or eligible entity will use for reviewing ap7 plications and awarding funds to eligible sub8 grantees, including how the State or eligible en9 tity will ensure that subgrants will be provided 

10 to high-need local educational agencies and 

11 high-need schools; 

12 (D) how the State’s or eligible entity’s ac13 tivities and subgrants will be coordinated with 

14 other Federal, State, and local programs and 

15 activities, including career and technical edu16 cation programs authorized under the Carl D. 

17 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

18 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); 

19 (E) the technical assistance that the State 

20 or eligible entity will provide to subgrantees to 

21 support the activities undertaken by the sub22 grantees; 

23 (F) how the State or eligible entity will 

24 evaluate the activities funded, both at the State 

25 and subgrantee level, with funds provided under 


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1 this Act, and in a manner consistent with any 

2 evaluation activities carried out by the Institute 

3 of Education Sciences under section 9, or the 

4 National Science Foundation; 

5 (G) how the State or eligible entity will al6 locate funds in a manner that will provide serv7 ices to both elementary schools and secondary 

8 schools; 

9 (H) how the State or eligible entity will 

10 provide targeted support to improve instruction 

11 in high-need local educational agencies and 

12 high-need schools; 

13 (I) how the State or eligible entity’s pro14 posed project will ensure an increase in access 

15 for students who are traditionally underrep16 resented in science, technology, engineering, 

17 and mathematics subject fields (including fe18 male students, minority students, students who 

19 are limited English proficient, students who are 

20 children with disabilities, and students from 

21 low-income families) to high-quality courses and 

22 other learning experiences in 1 or more of the 

23 identified subjects; and 

24 (J) evidence that the State or eligible enti25 ty has involved a variety of stakeholders in the 


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1 development of the application and a descrip2 tion of how the State or eligible entity will con3 tinue to involve stakeholders in any education 

4 reform efforts related to science, technology, en5 gineering, and mathematics instruction. 

6 (4) Assurances that the State or eligible entity 

7 will monitor implementation of approved subgrantee 

8 plans. 

9 (c) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—A State or eligible enti10 ty that submits a request to use the additional State ac11 tivities reservation described in section 6(d)(2), shall pro12 vide, in a manner that addresses the needs identified 

13 under subsection (b)(1), a description of the activities that 

14 the eligible entity will carry out with such funds, con15 sistent with section 6. 

16 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 

17 (a) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—Each State or eligible 

18 entity that receives a grant under this Act shall use the 

19 grant funds to carry out each of the following activities: 

20 (1) Increasing access for students in preschool 

21 through grade 12 that belong to groups that are tra22 ditionally underrepresented in science, technology, 

23 engineering, and mathematics subject fields (includ24 ing female students, minority students, students who 

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1 dren with disabilities, and students from low-income 

2 families) to high-quality courses in the identified 

3 subjects. 

4 (2) Implementing evidence-based programs of 

5 instruction based on high-quality standards and as6 sessments in the identified subjects. 

7 (3) Providing professional development and 

8 other comprehensive systems of support for teachers 

9 and school leaders to promote high-quality instruc10 tion and instructional leadership in the identified 

11 subjects. 

12 (4) Providing technical assistance to sub13 grantees and other high-need schools and local edu14 cational agencies in order to improve student 

15 achievement and narrow achievement gaps in identi16 fied subjects, including through— 

17 (A) the development and implementation of 

18 multi-tiered systems of support; and 

19 (B) the development of curricula consistent 

20 with the principals of universal design for learn21 ing as defined in section 103 of the Higher 

22 Education Act of 1965. 

23 (b) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Each State or eligi24 ble entity that receives a grant under this Act may use 


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1 the grant funds to carry out 1 or more of the following 

2 activities: 

3 (1) Recruiting qualified teachers and instruc4 tional leaders who are trained in identified subjects, 

5 including teachers who have transitioned into the 

6 teaching profession from a career in science, tech7 nology, engineering, and mathematics fields. 

8 (2) Providing induction and mentoring services 

9 to new teachers in identified subjects. 

10 (3) Developing instructional supports, such as 

11 curricula and assessments, which shall be evidence12 based and aligned with State academic standards 

13 under section 1111(b) of the Elementary and Sec14 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)), 

15 and may include Internet-based curricula and Inter16 net-based instructional supports. 

17 (4) Implementing an interdisciplinary approach, 

18 by integrating instruction in 1 or more science, tech19 nology, engineering, and mathematics subjects with 

20 reading, English language arts, or instruction in 

21 other core academic subjects (as defined in section 

22 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

23 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) and noncore aca24 demic subjects. 

25 (c) SUBGRANTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State or eligible entity 

2 that receives a grant under this Act shall award sub3 grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible sub4 grantees. 

5 (2) MINIMUM SUBGRANT.—A State or eligible 

6 entity shall award subgrants under this subsection 

7 that are of sufficient size and scope to support high8 quality, evidence-based, effective programs that are 

9 consistent with the purpose of this Act. 

10 (3) SUBGRANTEE APPLICATION.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible sub12 grantee desiring a subgrant under this sub13 section shall submit an application to the State 

14 or eligible entity at such time, in such manner, 

15 and accompanied by such information as the 

16 State or eligible entity may require. 

17 (B) CONTENTS OF SUBGRANTEE APPLICA18 TION.—At a minimum, the application de19 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall include the 

20 following: 

21 (i) A description of the activities that 

22 the eligible subgrantee will carry out, and 

23 how such activities will improve teaching 

24 and student academic achievement in the 


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1 identified subjects, in a manner consistent 

2 with scientifically valid research. 

3 (ii) A description of how the eligible 

4 subgrantee will use funds provided under 

5 this subsection to serve students and 

6 teachers in high-need schools. 

7 (iii) A description of how funds pro8 vided under this subsection will be coordi9 nated with other Federal, State, and local 

10 programs and activities, including career 

11 and technical education programs author12 ized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

13 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

14 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 

15 (iv) If the eligible subgrantee is work16 ing with outside partners, a description of 

17 how such outside partners will be involved 

18 in improving instruction and increasing ac19 cess to high-quality learning experiences in 

20 the identified subjects. 

21 (4) SUBGRANTEE USE OF FUNDS.— 

22 (A) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.—Each eli23 gible subgrantee that receives a subgrant under 

24 this subsection shall use the subgrant funds to 

25 carry out activities for students in preschool 


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1 through grade 12, consistent with the activities 

2 described in the subgrantee’s application, which 

3 shall include— 

4 (i) high-quality teacher and instruc5 tional leader recruitment, support, evalua6 tion, and professional development in the 

7 identified subjects; 

8 (ii) professional development, which 

9 may include development and support for 

10 instructional coaches, to enable teachers 

11 and instructional leaders to increase stu12 dent achievement in identified subjects, 

13 through— 

14 (I) implementation of classroom 

15 assessments; and 

16 (II) differentiation of instruction 

17 in identified subjects for all students, 

18 including for students who are chil19 dren with disabilities and students 

20 who are limited English proficient; 

21 (iii) activities to— 

22 (I) improve the content knowl23 edge of teachers; and 


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1 (II) facilitate professional col2 laboration, which may include pro3 viding time for such collaborations; 

4 (iv) the development, adoption, and 

5 improvement of high-quality curricula and 

6 instructional supports that— 

7 (I) are aligned with State aca8 demic standards under section 

9 1111(b) of the Elementary and Sec10 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

11 U.S.C. 6311(b)); and 

12 (II) the eligible subgrantee will 

13 use to improve student academic 

14 achievement in identified subjects; 

15 (v) the development or improvement, 

16 and implementation, of multi-tiered sys17 tems of support to provide early inter18 vening services and to increase student 

19 achievement in 1 or more of the identified 

20 subjects; and 

21 (vi) integrating instruction in the 

22 identified subjects with instruction in read23 ing, English language arts, or other core 

24 and noncore academic subjects. 


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1 (B) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—In ad2 dition to the required activities described in 

3 subparagraph (A), each eligible subgrantee that 

4 receives a subgrant under this subsection, may 

5 also use the subgrant funds to— 

6 (i) support the participation of low-in7 come students in nonprofit competitions 

8 and out-of-school activities related to 

9 science, technology, engineering, and math10 ematics subjects (such as robotics, science 

11 research, invention, mathematics, and tech12 nology competitions), including— 

13 (I) the purchase of parts and 

14 supplies needed to participate in such 

15 competitions; 

16 (II) incentives and stipends for 

17 teachers and instructional leaders who 

18 are involved in assisting students and 

19 preparing students for such competi20 tions, if such activities fall outside the 

21 regular duties and responsibilities of 

22 such teachers and instructional lead23 ers; and 

24 (III) paying expenses associated 

25 with the participation of low-income 


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1 students in such local, regional, or na2 tional competitions; and 

3 (ii) broaden secondary school stu4 dents’ access to, and interest in, careers 

5 that require academic preparation in 1 or 

6 more identified subjects. 

7 (C) LIMITATION.—Each subgrantee that 

8 receives a subgrant under this subsection shall 

9 not expend more than 15 percent of the 

10 subgrant funds on the activities described in 

11 subparagraph (B). 

12 (D) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

13 (i) IN GENERAL.—A State or eligible 

14 entity may require an eligible subgrantee 

15 receiving a subgrant under this subsection 

16 to demonstrate that such subgrantee has 

17 obtained a commitment from 1 or more 

18 outside partners to match, using non-Fed19 eral funds, a portion of the amount of 

20 subgrant funds, in an amount determined 

21 by the State or eligible entity. 

22 (ii) REQUIRED MINIMUM.—Notwith23 standing clause (i), if an eligible sub24 grantee partners with an outside partner 

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1 shall obtain matching funds from the out2 side partner in an amount equal to not less 

3 than 15 percent of the amount of the 

4 subgrant. 

5 (d) STATE ACTIVITIES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State or eligible entity 

7 that receives a grant under this Act may use not 

8 more than 5 percent of grant funds for— 

9 (A) administration costs; 

10 (B) monitoring the implementation of sub11 grants; 

12 (C) providing technical assistance to sub13 grantees; and 

14 (D) evaluating subgrants in coordination 

15 with the evaluation described in section 9. 

16 (2) RESERVATION.—Each State or eligible enti17 ty that receives a grant under this Act may submit 

18 a request to the Secretary to reserve not more than 

19 15 percent of grant funds, inclusive of the amount 

20 described in paragraph (1), for additional State ac21 tivities, consistent with subsections (a) and (b). 

22 SEC. 7. STEM MASTER TEACHER CORPS GRANT PROGRAM. 

23 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the funds reserved 

24 under section 4(a)(1)(A), the Secretary shall award 1 or 

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1 in subsection (b)(1) to enable such entities to establish 

2 and operate a STEM master teacher corps program. 

3 (b) STEM MASTER TEACHER CORPS.—The term 

4 ‘‘STEM master teacher corps’’ (referred to in this section 

5 as the ‘‘corps’’) means a program— 

6 (1) operated by 1 or more State educational 

7 agencies, or a consortium of local educational agen8 cies, acting in partnership with 1 or more outside 

9 partners that have a demonstrated record of success 

10 in improving the effectiveness of science, technology, 

11 engineering, and mathematics teachers or increasing 

12 the retention of such teachers; 

13 (2) that selects a group of highly rated teachers 

14 (through a process, and for a duration, determined 

15 by the entity described in paragraph (1)), as mem16 bers of the corps, that constitutes not less than 5 

17 percent and not more than 10 percent of elementary 

18 school, middle school, and high school teachers who 

19 teach science, technology, engineering, and mathe20 matics subjects and who— 

21 (A) teach in a participating high-need 

22 school in the region served by the entity de23 scribed in paragraph (1); or 

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1 described in paragraph (1) if accepted as a 

2 member of the corps; and 

3 (3) that aims to attract, improve, and retain 

4 teachers who teach science, technology, engineering, 

5 and mathematics subjects and to increase student 

6 achievement in such subjects, including by— 

7 (A) providing instructional leadership re8 sponsibilities for corps members in their 

9 schools, local educational agencies, or States, 

10 such as mentoring beginning science, tech11 nology, engineering, and mathematics teachers 

12 and leading professional development activities 

13 for teachers not participating in the corps; 

14 (B) providing corps members with re15 search-based professional development on in16 structional leadership and effective teaching 

17 methods for science, technology, engineering, 

18 and mathematics subjects; 

19 (C) providing each teacher who is a corps 

20 member with a salary supplement of not less 

21 than $10,000 per year, in recognition of such 

22 teacher’s teaching accomplishments, leadership, 

23 and increased responsibilities, for each year 

24 such teacher serves as a member of the corps; 

25 and 


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1 (D) building a community of practice 

2 among corps members to enable such members 

3 to network, collaborate, and to share best prac4 tices and resources with each other. 

5 (c) DURATION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Grants awarded under this 

7 section shall be for a period of not more than 3 

8 years. 

9 (2) RENEWAL.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—If a grantee under this 

11 section demonstrates progress, as measured by 

12 the metrics described in section 8(a), the Sec13 retary may renew a grant under this section for 

14 an additional 2-year period. 

15 (B) REDUCED FUNDING.—Grant funds 

16 awarded under subparagraph (A) shall be 

17 awarded at a reduced amount. 

18 (d) APPLICATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each entity described in 

20 subsection (b)(1) desiring a grant under this section 

21 shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 

22 time, in such manner, and accompanied by such in23 formation as the Secretary may require. 


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1 (2) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, an application 

2 submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the fol3 lowing: 

4 (A) A plan to implement a corps program 

5 that is of sufficient size and scope to have a 

6 substantial, measurable effect on— 

7 (i) student academic achievement in 

8 science, technology, engineering, and math9 ematics subjects in the schools where corps 

10 members teach; and 

11 (ii) the effectiveness and retention 

12 of— 

13 (I) corps members; and 

14 (II) other teachers of science, 

15 technology, engineering, and mathe16 matics subjects who work with, or are 

17 mentored by, corps members. 

18 (B) A description of how the entity de19 scribed in subsection (b)(1) plans to sustain the 

20 program after the expiration of the grant under 

21 this section. 

22 (e) COMPETITIVE PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 

23 under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to ap24 plicants that will include rural schools among the schools 

25 that the applicant will serve through the program. 


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1 (f) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary may require 

2 a grantee under this section to provide non-Federal 

3 matching funds in an amount equal to the amount of 

4 grant funds awarded under this section. 

5 (g) EQUITABLE ACCESS.—If the entity described in 

6 subsection (b)(1) includes a State educational agency, 

7 such entity shall ensure that rural schools located in the 

8 region that will be served by the entity have equitable ac9 cess to the STEM master teacher corps program. 

10 SEC. 8. PERFORMANCE METRICS; REPORT. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE METRICS.— 

12 The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Insti13 tute of Education Sciences, shall establish performance 

14 metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the activities car15 ried out under this Act. 

16 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each State or eligible entity 

17 that receives a grant under this Act shall prepare and sub18 mit an annual report to the Secretary, which shall include 

19 information relevant to the performance metrics described 

20 in subsection (a). 

21 SEC. 9. EVALUATION. 

22 From the amount reserved under section 4(a)(1)(B), 

23 the Secretary shall— 


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1 (1) acting through the Director of the Institute 

2 of Education Sciences, and in consultation with the 

3 Director of the National Science Foundation— 

4 (A) evaluate the implementation and im5 pact of the activities supported under this Act, 

6 including progress measured by the metrics es7 tablished under section 8(a); and 

8 (B) identify best practices to improve in9 struction in science, technology, engineering, 

10 and mathematics subjects; and 

11 (2) disseminate, in consultation with the Na12 tional Science Foundation, research on best prac13 tices to improve instruction in science, technology, 

14 engineering, and mathematics subjects. 

15 SEC. 10. SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT. 

16 Funds received under this Act shall be used to sup17 plement, and not supplant, funds that would otherwise be 

18 used for activities authorized under this Act. 

19 SEC. 11. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. 

20 A State that receives funds under this Act for a fiscal 

21 year shall maintain the fiscal effort provided by the State 

22 for the subjects supported by the funds under this Act 

23 at a level equal to or greater than the level of such fiscal 

24 effort for the preceding fiscal year. 

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