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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1169

To establish professional development partnerships to improve the quality

of America’s teachers and the academic achievement of students in the

classroom, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 11, 1997

Mr. REED introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to

the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

A BILL

To establish professional development partnerships to improve the quality of America’s teachers and the academic

achievement of students in the classroom, and for other

purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. TEACHER EXCELLENCE IN AMERICA

4 CHALLENGE.

5 Part A of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965

6 (20 U.S.C. 1102 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘PART A—TEACHER EXCELLENCE IN AMERICA

2 CHALLENGE

3 ‘‘SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

4 ‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘Teacher Excellence

5 in America Challenge Act of 1997’.

6 ‘‘SEC. 502. PURPOSE.

7 ‘‘The purpose of this part is to improve the prepara8 tion and professional development of teachers and the aca9 demic achievement of students by encouraging partner10 ships among institutions of higher education, elementary

11 schools or secondary schools, local educational agencies,

12 State educational agencies, teacher organizations, and

13 nonprofit organizations.

14 ‘‘SEC. 503. GOALS.

15 ‘‘The goals of this part are as follows:

16 ‘‘(1) To support and improve the education of

17 students and the achievement of higher academic

18 standards by students, through the enhanced profes19 sional development of teachers.

20 ‘‘(2) To ensure a strong and steady supply of

21 new teachers who are qualified, well-trained, and

22 knowledgeable and experienced in effective means of

23 instruction, and who represent the diversity of the

24 American people, in order to meet the challenges of

25 working with students by strengthening preservice
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1 education and induction of individuals into the

2 teaching profession.

3 ‘‘(3) To provide for the continuing development

4 and professional growth of veteran teachers.

5 ‘‘(4) To provide a research-based context for re6 inventing schools, teacher preparation programs, and

7 professional development programs, for the purpose

8 of building and sustaining best educational practices

9 and raising student academic achievement.

10 ‘‘SEC. 504. DEFINITIONS.

11 ‘‘In this part:

12 ‘‘(1) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘ele13 mentary school’ means a public elementary school.

14 ‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—

15 The term ‘institution of higher education’ means an

16 institution of higher education that—

17 ‘‘(A) has a school, college, or department

18 of education that is accredited by an agency

19 recognized by the Secretary for that purpose; or

20 ‘‘(B) the Secretary determines has a

21 school, college, or department of education of a

22 quality equal to or exceeding the quality of

23 schools, colleges, or departments so accredited.

24 ‘‘(3) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘poverty line’

25 means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of
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1 Management and Budget, and revised annually in

2 accordance with section 673(2) of the Community

3 Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) appli4 cable to a family of the size involved.

5 ‘‘(4) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNER6 SHIP.—The term ‘professional development partner7 ship’ means a partnership among 1 or more institu8 tions of higher education, 1 or more elementary

9 schools or secondary schools, and 1 or more local

10 educational agency based on a mutual commitment

11 to improve teaching and learning. The partnership

12 may include a State educational agency, a teacher

13 organization, or a nonprofit organization whose pri14 mary purpose is education research and

15 development.

16 ‘‘(5) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL.—

17 The term ‘professional development school’ means

18 an elementary school or secondary school that col19 laborates with an institution of higher education for

20 the purpose of—

21 ‘‘(A) providing high quality instruction to

22 students and educating students to higher aca23 demic standards;
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1 ‘‘(B) providing high quality student teach2 ing and internship experiences at the school for

3 prospective and beginning teachers; and

4 ‘‘(C) supporting and enabling the profes5 sional development of veteran teachers at the

6 school, and of faculty at the institution of high7 er education.

8 ‘‘(6) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘second9 ary school’ means a public secondary school.

10 ‘‘(7) TEACHER.—The term ‘teacher’ means an

11 elementary school or secondary school teacher.’’

12 ‘‘SEC. 505. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount appropriated

14 under section 511 and not reserved under section 509 for

15 a fiscal year, the Secretary may award grants, on a com16 petitive basis, to professional development partnerships to

17 enable the partnerships to pay the Federal share of the

18 cost of providing teacher preparation, induction, classroom

19 experience, and professional development opportunities to

20 prospective, beginning, and veteran teachers while improv21 ing the education of students in the classroom.

22 ‘‘(b) DURATION; PLANNING.—The Secretary shall

23 award grants under this part for a period of 5 years, the

24 first year of which may be used for planning to conduct

25 the activities described in section 506.
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1 ‘‘(c) PAYMENTS; FEDERAL SHARE; NON-FEDERAL

2 SHARE.—

3 ‘‘(1) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall make

4 annual payments pursuant to a grant awarded under

5 this part.

6 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of

7 the costs described in subsection (a)(1) shall be 80

8 percent.

9 ‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal

10 share of the costs described in subsection (a)(1) may

11 be in cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated.

12 ‘‘(d) CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.—

13 ‘‘(1) 2ND AND 3D YEARS.—The Secretary may

14 make a grant payment under this section for each

15 of the 2 fiscal years after the first fiscal year a pro16 fessional development partnership receives such a

17 payment, only if the Secretary determines that the

18 partnership, through the activities assisted under

19 this part, has made reasonable progress toward

20 meeting the criteria described in paragraph (3).

21 ‘‘(2) 4TH AND 5TH YEARS.—The Secretary may

22 make a grant payment under this section for each

23 of the 2 fiscal years after the third fiscal year a pro24 fessional development partnership receives such a

25 payment, only if the Secretary determines that the
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1 partnership, through the activities assisted under

2 this part, has met the criteria described in para3 graph (3).

4 ‘‘(3) CRITERIA.—The criteria referred to in

5 paragraphs (1) and (2) are as follows:

6 ‘‘(A) Increased student achievement as de7 termined by increased graduation rates, de8 creased dropout rates, or higher scores on local,

9 State, or national assessments for a year com10 pared to student achievement as determined by

11 the rates or scores, as the case may be, for the

12 year prior to the year for which a grant under

13 this part is received.

14 ‘‘(B) Improved teacher preparation and de15 velopment programs, and student educational

16 programs.

17 ‘‘(C) Increased opportunities for enhanced

18 and ongoing professional development of

19 teachers.

20 ‘‘(D) An increased number of well-pre21 pared individuals graduating from a school, col22 lege, or department of education within an in23 stitution of higher education and entering the

24 teaching profession.
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1 ‘‘(E) Increased recruitment to, and grad2 uation from, a school, college, or department of

3 education within an institution of higher edu4 cation with respect to minority individuals.

5 ‘‘(F) Increased placement of qualified and

6 well-prepared teachers in elementary schools or

7 secondary schools, and increased assignment of

8 such teachers to teach the subject matter in

9 which the teachers received a degree or special10 ized training.

11 ‘‘(G) Increased dissemination of teaching

12 strategies and best practices by teachers associ13 ated with the professional development school

14 and faculty at the institution of higher

15 education.

16 ‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this part,

17 the Secretary shall give priority to professional develop18 ment partnerships serving elementary schools, secondary

19 schools, or local educational agencies, that serve high per20 centages of children from families below the poverty line.

21 ‘‘SEC. 506. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each professional development

23 partnership receiving a grant under this part shall use the

24 grant funds for—
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1 ‘‘(1) creating, restructuring, or supporting pro2 fessional development schools;

3 ‘‘(2) enhancing and restructuring the teacher

4 preparation program at the school, college, or de5 partment of education within the institution of high6 er education, including—

7 ‘‘(A) coordinating with, and obtaining the

8 participation of, schools, colleges, or depart9 ments of arts and science;

10 ‘‘(B) preparing teachers to work with di11 verse student populations; and

12 ‘‘(C) preparing teachers to implement re13 search-based, demonstrably successful, and

14 replicable, instructional programs and practices

15 that increase student achievement;

16 ‘‘(3) incorporating clinical learning in the

17 coursework for prospective teachers, and in the in18 duction activities for beginning teachers;

19 ‘‘(4) mentoring of prospective and beginning

20 teachers by veteran teachers in instructional skills,

21 classroom management skills, and strategies to ef22 fectively assess student progress and achievement;

23 ‘‘(5) providing high quality professional develop24 ment to veteran teachers, including the rotation, for

25 varying periods of time, of veteran teachers—
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1 ‘‘(A) who are associated with the partner2 ship to elementary schools or secondary schools

3 not associated with the partnership in order to

4 enable such veteran teachers to act as a re5 source for all teachers in the local educational

6 agency or State; and

7 ‘‘(B) who are not associated with the part8 nership to elementary schools or secondary

9 schools associated with the partnership in order

10 to enable such veteran teachers to observe how

11 teaching and professional development occurs in

12 professional development schools;

13 ‘‘(6) preparation time for teachers in the pro14 fessional development school and faculty of the insti15 tution of higher education to jointly design and im16 plement the teacher preparation curriculum, class17 room experiences, and ongoing professional develop18 ment opportunities;

19 ‘‘(7) preparing teachers to use technology to

20 teach students to high academic standards;

21 ‘‘(8) developing and instituting ongoing per22 formance-based review procedures to assist and sup23 port teachers’ learning;

24 ‘‘(9) activities designed to involve parents in the

25 partnership;
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1 ‘‘(10) research to improve teaching and learn2 ing by teachers in the professional development

3 school and faculty at the institution of higher edu4 cation; and

5 ‘‘(11) activities designed to disseminate infor6 mation, regarding the teaching strategies and best

7 practices implemented by the professional develop8 ment school, to—

9 ‘‘(A) teachers in elementary schools or sec10 ondary schools, which are served by the local

11 educational agency or located in the State, that

12 are not associated with the professional develop13 ment partnership; and

14 ‘‘(B) institutions of higher education in the

15 State.

16 ‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION PROHIBITED.—No grant funds

17 provided under this part may be used for the construction,

18 renovation, or repair of any school or facility.

19 ‘‘SEC. 507. APPLICATIONS.

20 ‘‘Each professional development partnership desiring

21 a grant under this part shall submit an application to the

22 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied

23 by such information as the Secretary may require. Each

24 such application shall—
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1 ‘‘(1) describe the composition of the partner2 ship;

3 ‘‘(2) describe how the partnership will include

4 the participation of the schools, colleges, or depart5 ments of arts and sciences within the institution of

6 higher education to ensure the integration of peda7 gogy and content in teacher preparation;

8 ‘‘(3) identify how the goals described in section

9 503 will be met and the criteria that will be used to

10 evaluate and measure whether the partnership is

11 meeting the goals;

12 ‘‘(4) describe how the partnership will restruc13 ture and improve teaching, teacher preparation, and

14 development programs at the institution of higher

15 education and the professional development school,

16 and how such systemic changes will contribute to in17 creased student achievement;

18 ‘‘(5) describe how the partnership will prepare

19 teachers to implement research-based, demonstrably

20 successful, and replicable, instructional programs

21 and practices that increase student achievement;

22 ‘‘(6) describe how the teacher preparation pro23 gram in the institution of higher education, and the

24 induction activities and ongoing professional develop-
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1 ment opportunities in the professional development

2 school, incorporate—

3 ‘‘(A) an understanding of core concepts,

4 structure, and tools of inquiry as a foundation

5 for subject matter pedagogy; and

6 ‘‘(B) knowledge of curriculum and assess7 ment design as a basis for analyzing and re8 sponding to student learning;

9 ‘‘(7) describe how the partnership will prepare

10 teachers to work with diverse student populations,

11 including minority individuals and individuals with

12 disabilities;

13 ‘‘(8) describe how the partnership will prepare

14 teachers to use technology to teach students to high

15 academic standards;

16 ‘‘(9) describe how the research and knowledge

17 generated by the partnership will be disseminated to

18 and implemented in—

19 ‘‘(A) elementary schools or secondary

20 schools served by the local educational agency

21 or located in the State; and

22 ‘‘(B) institutions of higher education in the

23 State;

24 ‘‘(10)(A) describe how the partnership will co25 ordinate the activities assisted under this part with
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1 other professional development activities for teach2 ers, including activities assisted under titles I and

3 II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

4 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq., 6601 et seq.), the

5 Goals 2000: Educate America Act (20 U.S.C. 5801

6 et seq.), the Individuals with Disabilities Education

7 Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), and the Carl D. Per8 kins Vocational and Applied Technology Education

9 Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); and

10 ‘‘(B) describe how the activities assisted under

11 this part are consistent with Federal and State edu12 cational reform activities that promote student

13 achievement of higher academic standards;

14 ‘‘(11) describe which member of the partnership

15 will act as the fiscal agent for the partnership and

16 be responsible for the receipt and disbursement of

17 grant funds under this part;

18 ‘‘(12) describe how the grant funds will be di19 vided among the institution of higher education, the

20 elementary school or secondary school, the local edu21 cational agency, and any other members of the part22 nership to support activities described in section

23 506;

24 ‘‘(13) provide a description of the commitment

25 of the resources of the partnership to the activities
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1 assisted under this part, including financial support,

2 faculty participation, and time commitments; and

3 ‘‘(14) describe the commitment of the partner4 ship to continue the activities assisted under this

5 part without grant funds provided under this part.

6 ‘‘SEC. 508. ASSURANCES.

7 ‘‘Each application submitted under this part shall

8 contain an assurance that the professional development

9 partnership—

10 ‘‘(1) will enter into an agreement that commits

11 the members of the partnership to the support of

12 students’ learning, the preparation of prospective

13 and beginning teachers, the continuing professional

14 development of veteran teachers, the periodic review

15 of teachers, standards-based teaching and learning,

16 practice-based inquiry, and collaboration among

17 members of the partnership;

18 ‘‘(2) will use teachers of excellence, who have

19 mastered teaching techniques and subject areas, in20 cluding teachers certified by the National Board for

21 Professional Teaching Standards, to assist prospec22 tive and beginning teachers;

23 ‘‘(3) will provide for adequate preparation time

24 to be made available to teachers in the professional

25 development school and faculty at the institution of
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1 higher education to allow the teachers and faculty

2 time to jointly develop programs and curricula for

3 prospective and beginning teachers, ongoing profes4 sional development opportunities, and the other au5 thorized activities described in section 506; and

6 ‘‘(4) will develop organizational structures that

7 allow principals and key administrators to devote

8 sufficient time to adequately participate in the pro9 fessional development of their staffs, including fre10 quent observation and critique of classroom

11 instruction.

12 ‘‘SEC. 509. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reserve a

14 total of not more than 10 percent of the amount appro15 priated under section 511 for each fiscal year for evalua16 tion activities under subsection (b), and the dissemination

17 of information under subsection (c).

18 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL EVALUATION.—The Secretary, by

19 grant or contract, shall provide for an annual, independ20 ent, national evaluation of the activities of the professional

21 development partnerships assisted under this part. The

22 evaluation shall be conducted not later than 3 years after

23 the date of enactment of the Teacher Excellence in Amer24 ica Challenge Act of 1997 and each succeeding year there25 after. The Secretary shall report to Congress and the pub-
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1 lic the results of such evaluation. The evaluation, at a min2 imum, shall assess the short-term and long-term impacts

3 and outcomes of the activities assisted under this part,

4 including—

5 ‘‘(1) the extent to which professional develop6 ment partnerships enhance student achievement;

7 ‘‘(2) how, and the extent to which, professional

8 development partnerships lead to improvements in

9 the quality of teachers;

10 ‘‘(3) the extent to which professional develop11 ment partnerships improve recruitment and reten12 tion rates among beginning teachers, including be13 ginning minority teachers; and

14 ‘‘(4) the extent to which professional develop15 ment partnerships lead to the assignment of begin16 ning teachers to public elementary or secondary

17 schools that have a shortage of teachers who teach

18 the subject matter in which the teacher received a

19 degree or specialized training.

20 ‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec21 retary shall disseminate information (including creating

22 and maintaining a national database) regarding outstand23 ing professional development schools, practices, and

24 programs.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 510. SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.

2 ‘‘Funds appropriated under section 511 shall be used

3 to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and

4 local public funds expended for the professional develop5 ment of elementary school and secondary school teachers.

6 ‘‘SEC. 511. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out

8 this part $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such

9 sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2000

10 through 2003.’’.

11 SEC. 2. REPEALS.

12 Part B of title V of the Higher Education Act of

13 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1103 et seq.), subparts 1 and 3 of part

14 C of such title (20 U.S.C. 1104 et seq., 1106 et seq.),

15 subparts 3 and 4 of part D of such title (20 U.S.C. 1109

16 et seq., 1110 et seq.), subpart 1 of part E of such title

17 (20 U.S.C. 1111 et seq.), and part F of such title (20

18 U.S.C. 1113 et seq.), are repealed.

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