I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRANSITION-TO-SUCCESS MENTORING PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1803 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6553) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
part $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as 
may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.’’ 
(b) TRANSITION-TO-SUCCESS
MENTORING
PRO-
GRAM.—Part H of title I (20 U.S.C. 6551 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subpart 3—Transition-to-Success Mentoring 
Program 
‘‘SEC. 1831. TRANSITION-TO-SUCCESS MENTORING PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award grants 
to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support school- 
based mentoring programs to assist eligible students with 
the transition from middle school to high school. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible 
entity that receives a grant under this section shall 
use the grant funds to establish a mentoring pro-
gram, or expand or support an existing mentoring 
program, in all middle schools served by the entity 
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under which each eligible student enrolled in such 
schools is assigned to a success coach who— 
‘‘(A) creates a plan for success for the stu-
dent that— 
‘‘(i) is reviewed with the student and 
teachers and parents of the student; 
‘‘(ii) includes, for each academic year, 
the student’s academic, personal, and ca-
reer exploration goals, and a strategy on 
how to accomplish such goals; and 
‘‘(iii) 
identifies 
the 
student’s 
strengths, 
weaknesses, 
and 
academic 
progress; 
‘‘(B) enters into a signed, written agree-
ment with the parents of the student that de-
scribes how the parents should assist the stu-
dent in carrying out the plan for success; 
‘‘(C) meets with the student at least once 
per month to— 
‘‘(i) assist the student in achieving the 
goals under the plan for success; 
‘‘(ii) identify the student’s academic 
areas of weaknesses and work with the 
parents and teachers of the student to pro-
vide the student with the tools necessary to 
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develop the student’s potential for aca-
demic excellence and ensure the student’s 
successful transition from middle school to 
high school; and 
‘‘(iii) in the case of a student with be-
havioral issues, assist the student in behav-
ior management techniques; 
‘‘(D) at least quarterly, meets with the stu-
dent and the parents, teachers, or counselors of 
the student to— 
‘‘(i) evaluate the student’s progress in 
achieving the goals under the plan for the 
current academic year; and 
‘‘(ii) revise or establish new goals for 
the next academic year; and 
‘‘(E) serves as the student’s advocate be-
tween the teachers and parents of the student 
to ensure that the teachers and parents under-
stand the student’s plan. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS.—An eligi-
ble entity that receives a grant under this section 
may use such funds to— 
‘‘(A) develop and carry out a training pro-
gram for success coaches; and 
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‘‘(B) cover the cost of any materials used 
by success coaches under the mentoring pro-
gram. 
‘‘(d) GRANT DURATION.—A grant under this section 
shall be awarded for a period of 5 years. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—An eligible entity 
receiving a grant under this section shall submit to 
the Secretary, at the end of each academic year dur-
ing the grant period, a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) the number of students who partici-
pated in the school-based mentoring program 
that was funded in whole or in part with the 
grant funds under this section; 
‘‘(B) data on the academic achievement of 
such students; 
‘‘(C) the number of contact hours between 
such students and their success coaches; and 
‘‘(D) any other information that the Sec-
retary may require to evaluate the success of 
the school-based mentoring program. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(A) INTERIM REPORT.—At the end of the 
third fiscal year for which funds are made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary 
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shall submit to Congress an interim report on 
the success of the school-based mentoring pro-
grams funded with grant funds received under 
this section that includes the information re-
ceived under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) FINAL REPORT.—At the end of the 
fifth fiscal year for which funds are made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a final report on the 
success of the school-based mentoring programs 
funded with grant funds received under this 
section that includes the information received 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AT-RISK STUDENT.—The term ‘at-risk stu-
dent’ means a student who has been identified as a 
student that has below a 2.0 grade point average or 
the equivalent and who may— 
‘‘(A) be at-risk of academic failure; 
‘‘(B) be dropping out of school; 
‘‘(C) have a drug or alcohol problem; 
‘‘(D) be pregnant or a parent; 
‘‘(E) have come into contact with the juve-
nile justice system in the past; 
‘‘(F) have limited English proficiency; 
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‘‘(G) be a gang member; 
‘‘(H) have dropped out of school in the 
past; or 
‘‘(I) have a high absenteeism rate at 
school. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a local educational agency that— 
‘‘(i) receives, or is eligible to receive, 
funds under part A of title I; or 
‘‘(ii) is a high-need local educational 
agency; or 
‘‘(B) a partnership between a local edu-
cational agency described in subparagraph (A) 
and a nonprofit, community-based organization. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘eligible 
student’ means a student who— 
‘‘(A) is enrolled in a middle school served 
by an eligible entity; and 
‘‘(B) is an at-risk student. 
‘‘(4) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘high-need local educational agency’ 
has the meaning given to the term in section 
2102(3)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6602(3)(A)). 
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‘‘(5) MIDDLE
SCHOOL.—The term ‘middle 
school’ means a nonprofit institutional day or resi-
dential school, including a public charter school, that 
provides middle school education, as determined 
under State law, except that the term does not in-
clude any education below grade 6 or beyond grade 
9. 
‘‘(6) SCHOOL-BASED
MENTORING.—The term 
‘school-based mentoring’ refers to mentoring activi-
ties that— 
‘‘(A) are closely coordinated with a school 
by involving teachers, counselors, and other 
school staff who may identify and refer stu-
dents for mentoring services; and 
‘‘(B) assist at-risk students in improving 
academic achievement, reducing disciplinary re-
ferrals, and increasing positive regard for 
school. 
‘‘(7) SUCCESS
COACH.—The term ‘success 
coach’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is— 
‘‘(i) an employee of a local educational 
agency in which a mentoring program re-
ceiving support under this section is being 
carried out; or 
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‘‘(ii) a volunteer from a nonprofit, 
community-based organization that pro-
vides volunteers for mentoring programs in 
secondary schools; and 
‘‘(B) prior to becoming a success coach— 
‘‘(i) received training and support in 
mentoring from an eligible entity; and 
‘‘(ii) underwent a screening by an eli-
gible entity that included— 
‘‘(I) appropriate job reference 
checks; 
‘‘(II) child and domestic abuse 
record checks; and 
‘‘(III) 
criminal 
background 
checks.’’. 
Æ 
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