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cational agency shall prioritize applications
to low-achieving eligible students.
(D) FLEXIBILITY.—A State educational
agency may assign a summer scholar to a sum-
mer learning opportunity program that is of-
fered in an area served by a local educational
agency that is not the local educational agency
serving the area where such scholar resides.
(E) REQUIREMENT
OF
ACCEPTANCE.—An
eligible entity shall accept, enroll, and provide
the summer learning opportunity of such entity
to, any summer scholar assigned to such summer
learning opportunity by a State educational
agency pursuant to this subsection.
(4) AGREEMENT WITH ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State educational
agency shall enter into an agreement with one or
more eligible entities offering a summer learning
opportunity, under which—
(i) the State educational agency shall
agree to make payments to the eligible enti-
ty, in accordance with subparagraph (B),
for a summer scholar; and
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(ii) the eligible entity shall agree to
provide the summer scholar with a summer
learning opportunity that—
(I) provides a total of not less
than the equivalent of 30 full days of
instruction (or not less than the equiv-
alent of 25 full days of instruction, if
the equivalent of an additional 5 days
is devoted to field trips or other enrich-
ment opportunities) to the summer
scholar;
(II) 
employs 
small-group, 
re-
search-based 
educational 
programs,
materials, curricula, and practices;
(III) 
provides 
a 
curriculum
that—
(aa) 
emphasizes 
mathe-
matics, technology, engineering,
and problem-solving through expe-
riential learning opportunities;
(bb) is primarily designed to
increase the numeracy and prob-
lem-solving skills of the summer
scholar; and
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(cc) is aligned with State
academic content standards and
goals of the local educational
agency serving the summer schol-
ar;
(IV) measures student progress to
determine the gains made by summer
scholars in the summer learning oppor-
tunity, and disaggregates the results of
such progress for summer scholars by
race and ethnicity, economic status,
limited English proficiency status, and
disability status, in order to determine
the opportunity’s impact on each sub-
group of summer scholars;
(V) collects daily attendance data
on each summer scholar;
(VI) provides professional develop-
ment opportunities for teachers to im-
prove 
their 
practice 
in 
teaching
numeracy, and in integrating problem-
solving techniques into the curriculum;
and
(VII) meets all applicable Federal,
State, and local civil rights laws.
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(B) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided
in clause (ii), a State educational agency
shall make a payment to an eligible entity
for a summer scholar in the amount deter-
mined under paragraph (1)(B)(i).
(ii) ADJUSTMENT.—In the case in
which a summer scholar does not attend the
full summer learning opportunity, the State
educational agency shall reduce the amount
provided to the eligible entity pursuant to
clause (i) by a percentage that is equal to
the percentage of the summer learning op-
portunity not attended by such scholar.
(5) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—A State edu-
cational agency or eligible entity receiving funding
under this section may use not more than 5 percent
of such funding for administrative costs associated
with carrying out this section.
(e) EVALUATIONS; REPORT; WEBSITE.—
(1) EVALUATION
AND
ASSESSMENT.—For each
year that an eligible entity enters into an agreement
under subsection (d)(4), the eligible entity shall pre-
pare and submit to the Secretary a report on the ac-
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tivities and outcomes of each summer learning oppor-
tunity that enrolled a summer scholar, including—
(A) information on the design of the sum-
mer learning opportunity;
(B) the alignment of the summer learning
opportunity with State standards; and
(C) data from assessments of student mathe-
matics and problem-solving skills for the summer
scholars and on the attendance of the scholars,
disaggregated by the subgroups described in sub-
section (d)(4)(A)(ii)(IV).
(2) REPORT.—For each year funds are appro-
priated under subsection (f) for this section, the Sec-
retary shall prepare and submit a report to the
HELP Committee of the Senate and the Education
and Labor Committee of the House on the summer
learning grant programs, including the effectiveness of
the summer learning opportunities in improving stu-
dent achievement and learning.
(3) SUMMER LEARNING GRANTS WEBSITE.—The
Secretary shall make accessible, on the Department of
Education website, information for parents and
school personnel on successful programs and cur-
ricula, and best practices, for summer learning oppor-
tunities.
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(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 through fiscal
year 2012.
SEC. 3203. MATH SKILLS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STU-
DENTS.
(a) The purposes of this section are—
(1) to provide assistance to State educational
agencies and local educational agencies in imple-
menting effective research-based mathematics pro-
grams for students in secondary schools, including
students with disabilities and students with limited
English proficiency;
(2) to improve instruction in mathematics for
students in secondary school through the implementa-
tion of mathematics programs and the support of
comprehensive mathematics initiatives that are based
on the best available evidence of effectiveness;
(3) to provide targeted help to low-income stu-
dents who are struggling with mathematics and whose
achievement is significantly below grade level; and
(4) to provide in-service training for mathe-
matics coaches who can assist secondary school teach-
ers to utilize research-based mathematics instruction
to develop and improve students’ mathematical abili-
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ties and knowledge, and assist teachers in assessing
and improving student academic achievement.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—
The term ‘‘eligible local educational agency’’ means a
local educational agency that is eligible to receive
funds, and that is receiving funds, under part A of
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.).
(2) MATHEMATICS COACH.—The term ‘‘mathe-
matics coach’’ means a certified or licensed teacher,
with a demonstrated effectiveness in teaching mathe-
matics to students with specialized needs in mathe-
matics and improving student academic achievement
in mathematics, a command of mathematical content
knowledge, and the ability to work with classroom
teachers to improve the teachers’ instructional tech-
niques to support mathematics improvement, who
works on site at a school—
(A) to train teachers to better assess student
learning in mathematics;
(B) to train teachers to assess students’
mathematics skills and identify students who
need remediation; and
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(C) to provide or assess remedial mathe-
matics instruction, including for—
(i) students in after-school and summer
school programs;
(ii) students requiring additional in-
struction;
(iii) students with disabilities; and
(iv) students with limited English pro-
ficiency.
(3) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘secondary
school’’ means a school that provides secondary edu-
cation, as determined under State law.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Education.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such
sums as be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the
3 succeeding fiscal years.
(d) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—From funds appropriated
under subsection (c) for a fiscal year, the Secretary
shall establish a program, in accordance with the re-
quirements of this section, that will provide grants on
a competitive basis to State educational agencies to
award grants and subgrants to eligible local edu-
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cational agencies for the purpose of establishing math-
ematics programs to improve the overall mathematics
performance of secondary school students in the State.
(2) LENGTH OF GRANT.—A grant to a State edu-
cational agency under this section shall be awarded
for a period of 4 years.
(e) RESERVATION OF FUNDS BY THE SECRETARY.—
From amounts appropriated under subsection (c) for a fis-
cal year, the Secretary may reserve—
(1) not more than 3 percent of such amounts to
fund national activities in support of the programs
assisted under this section, such as research and dis-
semination of best practices, except that the Secretary
may not use the reserved funds to award grants di-
rectly to local educational agencies; and
(2) not more than 1⁄2 of 1 percent of such
amounts for the Bureau of Indian Education of the
Department of the Interior to carry out the services
and activities described in subsection (l)(3) for Indian
children.
(f) GRANT FORMULAS.—
(1) COMPETITIVE
GRANTS
TO
STATE
EDU-
CATIONAL
AGENCIES.—From amounts appropriated
under subsection (c) and not reserved under sub-
section (e), the Secretary shall award grants, on a
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competitive basis, to State educational agencies to en-
able the State educational agencies to provide sub-
grants to eligible local educational agencies to estab-
lish mathematics programs for the purpose of improv-
ing overall mathematics performance among students
in secondary school in the State.
(2) MINIMUM GRANT.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the minimum grant made to any state edu-
cational agency under this section shall be not less
than $500,000.
(g) APPLICATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive a grant
under this section, a State educational agency shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time,
in such manner, and accompanied by such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. Each such appli-
cation shall meet the following conditions:
(A) A State educational agency shall not
include the application for assistance under this
section in a consolidated application submitted
under section 9302 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7842).
(B) The State educational agency’s applica-
tion shall include assurances that such applica-
tion and any technical assistance provided by
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the State will be guided by a peer review team,
which shall consist of—
(i) researchers with expertise in the
pedagogy of mathematics;
(ii) mathematicians; and
(iii) mathematics educators serving
high-risk, high-achievement schools and eli-
gible local educational agencies.
(C) The State educational agency will par-
ticipate, if requested, in any evaluation of the
State educational agency’s program under this
section.
(D) The State educational agency’s applica-
tion shall include a program plan that contains
a description of the following:
(i) How the State educational agency
will assist eligible local educational agencies
in implementing subgrants, including pro-
viding ongoing professional development for
mathematics coaches, teachers, paraprofes-
sionals, and administrators.
(ii) How the State educational agency
will help eligible local educational agencies
identify high-quality screening, diagnostic,
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and classroom-based instructional mathe-
matics assessments.
(iii) How the State educational agency
will help eligible local educational agencies
identify high-quality research-based mathe-
matics materials and programs.
(iv) How the State educational agency
will help eligible local educational agencies
identify appropriate and effective materials,
programs, and assessments for students with
disabilities 
and 
students 
with 
limited
English proficiency.
(v) How the State educational agency
will ensure that professional development
funded under this section—
(I) is based on mathematics re-
search;
(II) will effectively improve in-
structional practices for mathematics
for secondary school students;
(III) will improve student aca-
demic achievement in mathematics;
and
(IV) is coordinated with profes-
sional development activities funded
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through other programs, including sec-
tion 2113 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6613).
(vi) How funded activities will help
teachers and other instructional staff to im-
plement research-based components of math-
ematics instruction and improve student
academic achievement.
(vii) The subgrant process the State
educational agency will use to ensure that
eligible local educational agencies receiving
subgrants implement programs and prac-
tices based on mathematics research.
(viii) How the State educational agen-
cy will build on and promote coordination
among mathematics programs in the State
to increase overall effectiveness in improv-
ing mathematics instruction and student
academic achievement, including for stu-
dents with disabilities and students with
limited English proficiency.
(ix) How the State educational agency
will regularly assess and evaluate the effec-
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tiveness of the eligible local educational
agency activities funded under this section.
(h) STATE USE OF FUNDS.—Each State educational
agency receiving a grant under this section shall—
(1) establish a peer review team comprised of re-
searchers with expertise in the pedagogy of mathe-
matics, mathematicians, and mathematics educators
from high-risk, high-achievement schools, to provide
guidance to eligible local educational agencies in se-
lecting or developing and implementing appropriate,
research-based mathematics programs for secondary
school students;
(2) use 80 percent of the grant funds received
under this section for a fiscal year to fund high-qual-
ity applications for subgrants to eligible local edu-
cational agencies having applications approved under
subsection (l); and
(3) use 20 percent of the grant funds received
under this section—
(A) to carry out State-level activities de-
scribed in the application submitted under sub-
section (g);
(B) to provide—
(i) technical assistance to eligible local
educational agencies; and
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(ii) high-quality professional develop-
ment to teachers and mathematics coaches
in the State;
(C) to oversee and evaluate subgrant serv-
ices and activities undertaken by the eligible
local educational agencies as described in sub-
section (l)(3); and
(D) for administrative costs, of which not
more than 5 percent of the grant funds may be
used for planning, administration, and report-
ing.
(i) NOTICE TO ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CIES.—Each State educational agency receiving a grant
under this section shall provide notice to all eligible local
educational agencies in the State about the availability of
subgrants under this section.
(j) PROHIBITIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In implementing this section,
the Secretary shall not—
(A) endorse, approve, or sanction any math-
ematics curriculum designed for use in any
school; or
(B) engage in oversight, technical assist-
ance, or activities that will require the adoption
of a specific mathematics program or instruc-
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tional materials by a State, local educational
agency, or school.
(2) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—Any federal em-
ployee, contractor, or subcontractor involved in the
administration, implementation, or provision of over-
sight or technical assistance duties or activities under
this section shall—
(A) disclose to the Secretary any financial
ties to publishers, entities, private individuals,
or organizations that will benefit from funds
provided under this section; and
(B) be prohibited from maintaining signifi-
cant financial interests in areas directly related
to duties or activities under this section, unless
granted a waiver by the Secretary.
(3) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall report an-
nually to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives, on each of the waivers granted under
paragraph (2)(B).
(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
section shall be construed to authorize or permit the
Secretary, Department of Education, or a Depart-
ment of Education contractor, to mandate, direct,
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control, or suggest the selection of a mathematics cur-
riculum, supplemental instructional materials, or
program of instruction by a State, local educational
agency, or school.
(k) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Each State edu-
cational agency receiving a grant under this section shall
use the grant funds to supplement, not supplant, State
funding for activities authorized under this section or for
other educational activities.
(l) SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES.—
(1) APPLICATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible local edu-
cational agency desiring a subgrant under this
subsection shall submit an application to the
State educational agency in the form and ac-
cording to the schedule established by the State
educational agency.
(B) CONTENTS.—In addition to any infor-
mation required by the State educational agency,
each application under paragraph (1) shall dem-
onstrate how the eligible local educational agency
will carry out the following required activities:
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(i) Development or selection and im-
plementation of research-based mathematics
assessments.
(ii) Development or selection and im-
plementation of research-based mathematics
programs, including programs for students
with disabilities and students with limited
English proficiency.
(iii) Selection of instructional mate-
rials based on mathematics research.
(iv) High-quality professional develop-
ment for mathematics coaches and teachers
based on mathematics research.
(v) Evaluation and assessment strate-
gies.
(vi) Reporting.
(vii) Providing access to research-based
mathematics materials.
(C) CONSORTIA.—Consistent with State
law, an eligible local educational agency may
apply to the State educational agency for a
subgrant as a member of a consortium of local
educational agencies if each member of the con-
sortium is an eligible local educational agency.
(2) AWARD BASIS.—