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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5753 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to award 

grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support an existing 

school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students 

with the transition from middle school to high school. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 15, 2010 

Mr. CARSON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

of 1965 to award grants to eligible entities to establish, 

expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring 

program to assist at-risk middle school students with 

the transition from middle school to high school. 

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

3 SECTION 1. TRANSITION-TO-SUCCESS MENTORING PRO4 GRAM. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

6 1803 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

7 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6553) is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 

2 part $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as 

3 may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.’’ 

4 (b) TRANSITION-TO-SUCCESS MENTORING PRO5 GRAM.—Part H of title I (20 U.S.C. 6551 et seq.) is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘Subpart 3—Transition-to-Success Mentoring 

8 Program 

9 ‘‘SEC. 1831. TRANSITION-TO-SUCCESS MENTORING PRO10 GRAM. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 

12 to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award grants 

13 to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support school14 based mentoring programs to assist eligible students with 

15 the transition from middle school to high school. 

16 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under this 

17 section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to 

18 the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con19 taining such information as the Secretary may require. 

20 ‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible 

22 entity that receives a grant under this section shall 

23 use the grant funds to establish a mentoring pro24 gram, or expand or support an existing mentoring 

25 program, in all middle schools served by the entity 


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1 under which each eligible student enrolled in such 

2 schools is assigned to a success coach who— 

3 ‘‘(A) creates a plan for success for the stu4 dent that— 

5 ‘‘(i) is reviewed with the student and 

6 teachers and parents of the student; 

7 ‘‘(ii) includes, for each academic year, 

8 the student’s academic, personal, and ca9 reer exploration goals, and a strategy on 

10 how to accomplish such goals; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) identifies the student’s 

12 strengths, weaknesses, and academic 

13 progress; 

14 ‘‘(B) enters into a signed, written agree15 ment with the parents of the student that de16 scribes how the parents should assist the stu17 dent in carrying out the plan for success; 

18 ‘‘(C) meets with the student at least once 

19 per month to— 

20 ‘‘(i) assist the student in achieving the 

21 goals under the plan for success; 

22 ‘‘(ii) identify the student’s academic 

23 areas of weaknesses and work with the 

24 parents and teachers of the student to pro25 vide the student with the tools necessary to 


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1 develop the student’s potential for aca2 demic excellence and ensure the student’s 

3 successful transition from middle school to 

4 high school; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) in the case of a student with be6 havioral issues, assist the student in behav7 ior management techniques; 

8 ‘‘(D) at least quarterly, meets with the stu9 dent and the parents, teachers, or counselors of 

10 the student to— 

11 ‘‘(i) evaluate the student’s progress in 

12 achieving the goals under the plan for the 

13 current academic year; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) revise or establish new goals for 

15 the next academic year; and 

16 ‘‘(E) serves as the student’s advocate be17 tween the teachers and parents of the student 

18 to ensure that the teachers and parents under19 stand the student’s plan. 

20 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS.—An eligi21 ble entity that receives a grant under this section 

22 may use such funds to— 

23 ‘‘(A) develop and carry out a training pro24 gram for success coaches; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) cover the cost of any materials used 

2 by success coaches under the mentoring pro3 gram. 

4 ‘‘(d) GRANT DURATION.—A grant under this section 

5 shall be awarded for a period of 5 years. 

6 ‘‘(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An eligible entity 

8 receiving a grant under this section shall submit to 

9 the Secretary, at the end of each academic year dur10 ing the grant period, a report that includes— 

11 ‘‘(A) the number of students who partici12 pated in the school-based mentoring program 

13 that was funded in whole or in part with the 

14 grant funds under this section; 

15 ‘‘(B) data on the academic achievement of 

16 such students; 

17 ‘‘(C) the number of contact hours between 

18 such students and their success coaches; and 

19 ‘‘(D) any other information that the Sec20 retary may require to evaluate the success of 

21 the school-based mentoring program. 

22 ‘‘(2) SECRETARY.— 

23 ‘‘(A) INTERIM REPORT.—At the end of the 

24 third fiscal year for which funds are made 

25 available to carry out this section, the Secretary 


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1 shall submit to Congress an interim report on 

2 the success of the school-based mentoring pro3 grams funded with grant funds received under 

4 this section that includes the information re5 ceived under paragraph (1). 

6 ‘‘(B) FINAL REPORT.—At the end of the 

7 fifth fiscal year for which funds are made avail8 able to carry out this section, the Secretary 

9 shall submit to Congress a final report on the 

10 success of the school-based mentoring programs 

11 funded with grant funds received under this 

12 section that includes the information received 

13 under paragraph (1). 

14 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) AT-RISK STUDENT.—The term ‘at-risk stu16 dent’ means a student who has been identified as a 

17 student that has below a 2.0 grade point average or 

18 the equivalent and who may— 

19 ‘‘(A) be at-risk of academic failure; 

20 ‘‘(B) be dropping out of school; 

21 ‘‘(C) have a drug or alcohol problem; 

22 ‘‘(D) be pregnant or a parent; 

23 ‘‘(E) have come into contact with the juve24 nile justice system in the past; 

25 ‘‘(F) have limited English proficiency; 


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1 ‘‘(G) be a gang member; 

2 ‘‘(H) have dropped out of school in the 

3 past; or 

4 ‘‘(I) have a high absenteeism rate at 

5 school. 

6 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en7 tity’ means— 

8 ‘‘(A) a local educational agency that— 

9 ‘‘(i) receives, or is eligible to receive, 

10 funds under part A of title I; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) is a high-need local educational 

12 agency; or 

13 ‘‘(B) a partnership between a local edu14 cational agency described in subparagraph (A) 

15 and a nonprofit, community-based organization. 

16 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘eligible 

17 student’ means a student who— 

18 ‘‘(A) is enrolled in a middle school served 

19 by an eligible entity; and 

20 ‘‘(B) is an at-risk student. 

21 ‘‘(4) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN22 CY.—The term ‘high-need local educational agency’ 

23 has the meaning given to the term in section 

24 2102(3)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu25 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6602(3)(A)). 


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1 ‘‘(5) MIDDLE SCHOOL.—The term ‘middle 

2 school’ means a nonprofit institutional day or resi3 dential school, including a public charter school, that 

4 provides middle school education, as determined 

5 under State law, except that the term does not in6 clude any education below grade 6 or beyond grade 

7 9. 

8 ‘‘(6) SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING.—The term 

9 ‘school-based mentoring’ refers to mentoring activi10 ties that— 

11 ‘‘(A) are closely coordinated with a school 

12 by involving teachers, counselors, and other 

13 school staff who may identify and refer stu14 dents for mentoring services; and 

15 ‘‘(B) assist at-risk students in improving 

16 academic achievement, reducing disciplinary re17 ferrals, and increasing positive regard for 

18 school. 

19 ‘‘(7) SUCCESS COACH.—The term ‘success 

20 coach’ means an individual who— 

21 ‘‘(A) is— 

22 ‘‘(i) an employee of a local educational 

23 agency in which a mentoring program re24 ceiving support under this section is being 

25 carried out; or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) a volunteer from a nonprofit, 

2 community-based organization that pro3 vides volunteers for mentoring programs in 

4 secondary schools; and 

5 ‘‘(B) prior to becoming a success coach— 

6 ‘‘(i) received training and support in 

7 mentoring from an eligible entity; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) underwent a screening by an eli9 gible entity that included— 

10 ‘‘(I) appropriate job reference 

11 checks; 

12 ‘‘(II) child and domestic abuse 

13 record checks; and 

14 ‘‘(III) criminal background 

15 checks.’’. 

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