Sec. 4. State comprehensive planning grants
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The Secretary of Education shall award grants to State educational agencies to develop comprehensive plans to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education in accordance with this section. A comprehensive plan developed under this section shall outline strategies for achieving the following objectives: Provide an engaging and rigorous computer science education intended to ensure students are prepared for the 21st century. Assess the State’s needs for computer science education, particularly for underrepresented populations.
Ensure access to computer science courses, particularly at low-performing schools and for low-income students and students underrepresented in computing. Ensure that students are exposed to grade-appropriate computer science concepts in kindergarten through grade 12 and that computer science courses at the secondary level are viewed as part of the core curriculum students need to be ready for postsecondary education and careers. Ensure that teachers have the appropriate background, skills, and access to resources to teach computer science.
A State educational agency that receives a grant under subsection
(a)shall develop a comprehensive plan that meets the objectives described in subsection
(b)and includes the following: An assessment of elementary and secondary computer science education in such State. Proposals to improve elementary and secondary computer science education in such State through the development and implementation of— challenging and grade-appropriate academic content standards for computer science at elementary and secondary education levels; grade-appropriate assessments of computer science learning; programs to increase access to computer science courses for students at low-performing schools and students underrepresented in computing; improved computer science teacher certification or licensure requirements and processes; professional development programs for computer science teachers; and programs for ensuring that computer science courses at the secondary level are considered an integral part of the curriculum students need to be well prepared for higher education and employment. In developing a comprehensive plan under this section, a State educational agency shall collaborate with representatives of institutions of higher education, with other interested parties, and, where they exist in such State, with State P–16 or P–20 councils. The Secretary shall award each grant under subsection
(a)for a period of 2 years. The Secretary shall award grants under subsection
(a)proportionally among the State educational agencies that apply for grant funding under this section based on the number of low-income children served by the State educational agency compared to the total number of low-income children served by all of the State educational agencies that apply for grant funding under this section. The number of low-income children to be counted for purposes of this section is the aggregate of— the number of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in the State from families below the poverty level, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data; the number of children (determined for either the preceding year or for the second preceding year, as the Secretary finds appropriate) aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in the State in institutions for neglected and delinquent children (other than such institutions operated by the United States); and the number of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in the State from families above the poverty level as determined under paragraph (4)(A) of section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6333(c)(4) ). In making computations under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use the methodology described in paragraphs
(3)through
(5)of section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)). Notwithstanding paragraph (1), each State educational agency approved by the Secretary to receive a grant under this section shall receive a minimum grant of $250,000. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary, subject to the availability of appropriations, to carry out this section.
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