Allows a school district to request the department to provide assistance from trained facilitators. Requires school districts to allocate grant funds to the lowest-performing schools in the district. Specifies the amount of the teacher development grants and the percentage of matching funds to be provided by school districts. Creates the standards-based teacher development fund. Directs the department of education to seek federal funds and authorizes the department to use general fund moneys appropriated to the fund as matching funds.
Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate material to be deleted from existing statute. Department of education - teacher development 2 facilitators. Teacher development grants.