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the grant payment shall not be made for the third 
year and subsequent years of the grant. 
‘‘SEC. 419D. ADJUNCT TEACHER CORPS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
create opportunities for professionals and other individuals 
with subject-matter expertise to teach secondary school 
courses in mathematics, science, and critical foreign lan-
guages, on an adjunct basis. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to award grants to eligible entities to recruit and 
place well-qualified individuals to serve as adjunct teachers 
in secondary school mathematics, science, and critical for-
eign language courses. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For the purpose of this sec-
tion, an eligible entity is—
‘‘(1) a local educational agency; 
‘‘(2) a public or private educational organiza-
tion (which may be a State educational agency); or 
‘‘(3) a partnership consisting of a local edu-
cational agency and a public or private educational 
organization. 
‘‘(d) DURATION OF GRANTS.—The Secretary may 
award grants under this section for a period of not more 
than five years.
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‘‘(e) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
that propose to—
‘‘(1) serve local educational agencies that have 
a large number or percentage of students performing 
below grade level in mathematics, science, and crit-
ical foreign language courses; 
‘‘(2) serve local educational agencies that have 
a large number or percentage of students from fami-
lies with incomes below the poverty line; and 
‘‘(3) recruit adjunct faculty to serve in schools 
that have an insufficient number of teachers in 
mathematics, science, and critical foreign languages. 
‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS.—
‘‘(1) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—To be consid-
ered for a grant under this section, an eligible entity 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The Application shall, at a 
minimum, include a description of—
‘‘(A) the need for, and expected benefits of 
using, adjunct teachers in the participating 
schools, which may include information on the 
difficulty participating schools face in recruiting
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qualified faculty in mathematics, science, and 
critical foreign language courses; 
‘‘(B) measurable objectives for the project, 
including the number of adjunct teachers the el-
igible entity intends to place in classrooms and 
gains in academic achievement intended to be 
achieved; 
‘‘(C) how the eligible entity will recruit 
qualified individuals and public or private edu-
cational organizations to participate in the pro-
gram; 
‘‘(D) how the eligible entity will use funds 
received under this section, including how the 
eligible entity will evaluate the success of its 
program; 
‘‘(E) how the eligible entity will support 
and continue the program after the grant has 
expired, including how it will seek support from 
other sources, such as State and local govern-
ment, foundations, and the private sector; 
‘‘(F) how the eligible entity will address 
legal, contractual, or administrative barriers to 
employment of adjunct faculty in the partici-
pating State or local educational agency or 
agencies; and
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‘‘(G) how the eligible entity will provide 
pre-service training to selected adjunct teachers, 
including the on-going mentoring of such teach-
ers by highly qualified teachers. 
‘‘(g) USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section is authorized to use grant 
funds to carry out one or more of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) To develop the capacity of the local edu-
cational agency or the State educational agency, or 
both, to identify, recruit, and train qualified individ-
uals outside of the elementary and secondary edu-
cation system (including individuals in business and 
government, and individuals who would participate 
through distance-learning arrangements) to become 
adjunct teachers in mathematics, science, and crit-
ical foreign language courses. 
‘‘(2) To provide signing bonuses and other fi-
nancial incentives to encourage individuals to be-
come adjunct teachers in mathematics, science, and 
critical foreign language courses. 
‘‘(3) To provide pre-service training to adjunct 
teachers, including the on-going mentoring of such 
teachers by highly qualified teachers. 
‘‘(4) To reimburse outside entities for the costs 
associated with allowing an employee to serve as an