Sec. 4. State grants
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The Secretary is authorized to award grants to States having applications approved under subsection
(b)to enable such States to create or expand teacher or principal preparation academies. Each State that desires a grant under this Act shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. The application shall include— an assurance that the State does not have in place legal, statutory, or regulatory barriers to the creation or operation of teacher or principal preparation academies; a description of how the State will promote the creation and expansion of teacher or principal preparation academies; a description of how the authorization and approval of teacher or principal preparation academies is separate and distinct from the requirements otherwise established by the State for approval of other teacher or principal preparation programs; a description of the process the State authorizer will use to authorize and approve a teacher or principal preparation academy that— enables participants in the academy to be eligible for State financial aid to the same extent as participants in other State-approved teacher or principal preparation programs, including alternative certification, licensure, or credential programs; enables teachers who are teaching on alternative certificates, licenses, or credentials to teach in the State while enrolled in a teacher preparation academy; and enables graduates from teacher preparation academies to be eligible to teach in such State and graduates from principal preparation academies to be eligible to be a principal in a school in such State; a description of the process the State authorizer will use to monitor the success of— a teacher preparation academy in— producing effective teachers that demonstrate a track record of success in getting students on track to being college and career ready, based on multiple measures of student achievement; and preparing teachers to teach in high-needs schools or hard-to-staff subjects; and a principal preparation academy in— producing effective principals that demonstrate a track record of success in getting students in a school on track to being career and college ready; and preparing principals to serve in high-needs schools or hard-to-staff subjects; the criteria the State authorizer will apply in renewing or denying a teacher or principal preparation academy’s charter, including the minimum number and percentage of effective teachers or principals such academy must produce in order to renew its charter; and an assurance that the State will recognize a certificate of completion (from a teacher or principal preparation academy that is not, or is unaffiliated with, an institution of higher education), as at least the equivalent of a master’s degree in education for the purposes of teacher or principal hiring, retention, compensation, and promotion in the State. A State receiving a grant under this Act shall use grant funds to— implement a process by which to— create or designate State authorizers; and create or approve teacher or principal preparation academies; support, directly or through a nonprofit intermediary organization, the establishment and operation of teacher or principal preparation academies by assisting entities with the planning, program design, and implementation of such programs; and award subgrants to teacher or principal preparation academies in the State in accordance with section 5.