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[CITE: 20USC6648]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS
SUBCHAPTER II--DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Part B--State and Local Activities
Sec. 6648. Local plan and application for improving teaching and
learning
(a) Local application
(1) In general
Each local educational agency that wishes to receive a subgrant
under this part shall submit an application (singly or as a
consortium as described in section 6644 of this title) to the State
educational agency at such time as the State educational agency
shall require, but not less frequently than every three years, that
is coordinated with other programs under this chapter, the Goals
2000: Educate America Act [20 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.], or other Acts,
as appropriate, consistent with the provisions of section 8856 of
this title.
(2) Indicators
A local educational agency shall set specific performance
indicators for improving teaching and learning through professional
development.
(b) Needs assessment
(1) In general
A local educational agency that wishes to receive a subgrant
under this part shall include in its application an assessment of
local needs for professional development as identified by the local
educational agency and school staff.
(2) Requirements
Such needs assessment shall be carried out with the involvement
of teachers, including teachers in schools receiving assistance
under part A of subchapter I of this chapter, and shall take into
account what activities need to be conducted in order to give
teachers and, where appropriate, administrators, the means,
including the knowledge and skills, to provide students with the
opportunity to meet challenging State or local student performance
standards.
(c) Application contents
Each application under this section shall include the local
educational agency's plan for professional development that--
(1) focuses on teaching and learning in the core academic
subjects; and
(2) has been developed with the extensive participation of
administrators, staff, and pupil services personnel, which teachers
shall also be representative of the grade spans within schools to be
served and of schools which receive assistance under part A of
subchapter I of this chapter.
(d) Plan contents
(1) In general
Based on the needs assessment required under subsection (b) of
this section, the local educational agency's plan shall--
(A) include a description of how the plan contributes to the
local educational agency's overall efforts for school reform and
educational improvement;
(B) include a description of how the activities funded under
this section will address the needs of teachers in schools
receiving assistance under part A of subchapter I of this
chapter;
(C) be aligned with the State's challenging State content
standards and challenging State student performance standards;
(D) describe a strategy, tied to challenging State content
standards and challenging State student performance standards,
consistent with the needs assessment under subsection (b) of
this section;
(E) be of sufficient intensity and duration to have a
positive and lasting impact on the student's performance in the
classroom;
(F) describe how programs in all core academic subjects, but
especially in mathematics and science, will take into account
the need for greater access to, and participation in, such
disciplines by students from historically underrepresented
groups, including girls and women, minorities, individuals with
limited English proficiency, the economically disadvantaged, and
individuals with disabilities, by incorporating pedagogical
strategies and techniques which meet such individuals'
educational need;
(G) contain an assurance that the activities conducted with
funds received under this part will be assessed at least every
three years using the performance indicators;
(H) describe how the program funded under this part will be
coordinated, as appropriate, with--
(i) activities conducted under section 2131 \1\ and
other services of institutions of higher education;
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(ii) similar State and local activities;
(iii) resources provided under part A of subchapter I of
this chapter and other provisions of this chapter;
(iv) resources from business, industry, public and
private nonprofit organizations (including museums,
libraries, educational television stations, community-based
organizations, professional organizations and associations
specializing in, or with a demonstrated expertise in the
core academic subjects);
(v) funds or programming from other Federal agencies,
such as the National Science Foundation, the Department of
Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the
Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National
Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for
the Arts;
(vi) services of educational service agencies; and
(vii) resources provided under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act [20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.];
(I) identify the sources of funding that will provide the
local educational agency's contribution under section 6649 of
this title; and
(J) describe the professional development strategies to be
employed to more fully and effectively involve parents in the
education of their children.
(2) Duration of the plan
Each local plan described in subsection (b)(1) of this section
shall--
(A) remain in effect for the duration of the local
educational agency's participation under this part; and
(B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the local
educational agency, as necessary, to reflect changes in the
local educational agency's strategies and programs under this
part.
(Pub. L. 89-10, title II, Sec. 2208, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I,
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3626; amended Pub. L. 104-208, div.
A, title I, Sec. 101(e) [title VII, Sec. 709(b)(3)(A)], Sept. 30, 1996,
110 Stat. 3009-233, 3009-313.)
References in Text
The Goals 2000: Educate America Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1),
is Pub. L. 103-227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 125 (except titles V and
IX), as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 68
(Sec. 5801 et seq.) of this title (except subchapters V (Sec. 5931 et
seq.) and IX (Sec. 6001 et seq.)). For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5801 of this
title and Tables.
Section 2131, referred to in subsec. (d)(1)(H)(i), means section
2131 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89-
10. However, Pub. L. 89-10, which is classified to this chapter, does
not contain a section 2131. See section 2211 of Pub. L. 89-10 which is
classified to section 6651 of this title.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, referred to in
subsec. (d)(1)(H)(vii), is title VI of Pub. L. 91-230, Apr. 13, 1970, 84
Stat. 175, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 33
(Sec. 1400 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see section 1400 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (d)(1)(H)(v). Pub. L. 104-208 substituted ``the
Institute of Museum and Library Services'' for ``the Institute of Museum
Services''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 6650 of this title.