ginning Teacher Recruitment and Support School’ is de-
fined as a public elementary or secondary school—
‘‘(1)(A) in a school district that is eligible for
assistance under title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965; and
‘‘(B) that has been determined by the Secretary
to be a school in which the enrollment of children
counted under section 1124(c) of that Act exceeds
30 percent of the total enrollment of the school; or
‘‘(2) where the State or local educational agen-
cy determines to the satisfaction of the Secretary
that there is a shortage of qualified teachers.
‘‘SEC. 599B. USES OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) BEGINNING TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND SUP-
PORT
PARTNERSHIPS.—Each partnership receiving a
grant under this subpart shall use funds to—
‘‘(1) recruit and screen teaching applicants;
‘‘(2) establish and conduct intensive summer
preplacement professional development seminars for
participating Beginning Teacher Recruitment and
Support teachers;
‘‘(3) establish and conduct ongoing and inten-
sive professional development and support programs
for Beginning Teacher Recruitment and Support
members for their first 2 years of service; and
‘‘(4) annually evaluate the performance of Be-
ginning Teacher Recruitment and Support teachers
to determine whether they meet standards for con-
tinued participation.
‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The partnership shall select
participating Beginning Teacher Recruitment and
Support teachers according to criteria designed to—
‘‘(A) attract highly qualified individuals to
teaching, including individuals with post-college
employment experience who plan to enter teach-
ing from another occupational field; and
‘‘(B) meet the needs of participating
schools in addressing shortages of qualified
teachers in specific academic subject areas.
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC CRITERIA.—Such criteria shall
include that each Beginning Teacher Recruitment
and Support applicant selected has demonstrated the
ability to attain the subject matter knowledge, teach-
ing knowledge, and teaching skills necessary to teach
effectively in the content area or areas in which he
or she will provide instruction.
‘‘(3) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—Particular ef-
fort should be made to recruit individuals who are
members of populations that are underrepresented
in the teaching profession, especially in the curricu-
lar areas in which such individuals are preparing to
teach.
‘‘(4) MINIMUM
NUMBER
OF
TEACHERS
PER
SCHOOL.—The partnership must ensure that the
number of beginning teachers is equal to no less
than 3 percent of the faculty of the schools to which
they are assigned, except that in no circumstance
shall fewer than 2 beginning teachers be assigned to
each school.
‘‘SEC. 599C. PARTNERSHIP APPLICATION.
‘‘In order to receive funds under this subpart, a part-
nership shall submit an application to the Secretary at
such time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may reasonably require. Each appli-
cation shall—
‘‘(1) describe how the partnership shall select
Beginning Teacher Recruitment and Support mem-
bers;
‘‘(2) describe how recruitment will meet the
needs of participating Beginning Teacher Recruit-
ment and Support Schools, especially with regard to
the particular academic subject areas in which there
is a shortage of qualified teachers;
‘‘(3) describe how the partnership will advance
the subject matter knowledge, teaching knowledge,
and teaching skill of all Beginning Teacher Recruit-
ment and Support members in the Summer Insti-
tutes and in ongoing professional development and
support activities;
‘‘(4) describe how existing school faculty will be
involved in the planning and execution of the Sum-
mer Institutes and ongoing professional development
and support activities, including paired mentorships
between Beginning Teacher Recruitment and Sup-
port members and experienced classroom teachers;
‘‘(5) provide assurances that Beginning Teacher
Recruitment and Support members are paid at rates
comparable to other entry level teachers in the
school district where the Beginning Teacher Recruit-
ment and Support member is assigned;
‘‘(6) describe how the Beginning Teacher Re-
cruitment and Support Partnership will monitor,
and report not less than annually on, the progress
of Beginning Teacher Recruitment and Support
members, including—
‘‘(A) the retention rate for Beginning
Teacher Recruitment and Support teachers in
comparison with other teachers in the same
schools in which Beginning Teacher Recruit-
ment and Support members teach; and
‘‘(B) the academic achievement of students
served by Beginning Teacher Recruitment and
Support teachers, in comparison to those stu-
dents taught by other entry-level teachers; and
‘‘(7) describe direct and indirect contributions
to the overall cost of the program by the State and
local educational agency, and the extent to which the
Beginning Teacher Recruitment and Support Part-
nership activities will be integrated with other pro-
fessional development and educational reform ef-
forts.’’.
TITLE VI—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 601. GENERAL PROVISION REGARDING NONRECIP-
IENT NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit,
allow, encourage, or authorize any Federal control over
any aspect of any private or religious school that does not
receive Federal funds or does not participate in Federal
programs or services under the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.