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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 1082 (Introduced in Senate) — To promote Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs. · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Advanced Placement incentive program grants

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From amounts made available under section 3 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out the authorized activities described in subsection (e). The Secretary shall award a grant under this section for a period of not more than 3 years. The Secretary may renew a grant awarded under this section for an additional period of not more than 2 years, if an eligible entity— is achieving the objectives of the grant; and has shown improvement against baseline data on the performance measures described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(E)of subsection (g)(1). The Secretary shall make grant payments under this section on an annual basis. The term eligible entity means— a State educational agency; a local educational agency; or a partnership consisting of— a national, regional, or statewide nonprofit organization, with expertise and experience in providing Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate course services; and a State educational agency or local educational agency. Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. The application shall, at a minimum, include a description of— the goals and objectives for the project supported by the grant under this section, including— increasing the number of teachers serving high-need schools who are qualified to teach Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses; increasing the number of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses that are offered at high-need schools; and increasing the number of students attending a high-need school, particularly low-income students, who enroll and succeed in— Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses; and if offered by the school, pre-Advanced Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate courses; how the eligible entity will ensure that students have access to courses, including pre-Advanced Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate courses, that will prepare students to enroll and succeed in Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses; how the eligible entity will provide professional development for teachers that will further the goals and objectives of the grant project; how the eligible entity will ensure that teachers serving high-need schools are qualified to teach Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses; how the eligible entity will provide for the involvement of business and community organizations and other entities, including institutions of higher education, in carrying out the activities described in subsection (e); how the eligible entity will use funds received under this section; and how the eligible entity will evaluate the success of the grant project. In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications from eligible entities that— are part of a statewide or districtwide strategy, as applicable, for increasing the availability of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses, and pre-Advanced Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate courses, in high-need schools; demonstrate a focus on increasing the availability of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in the core academic subjects; and propose to carry out activities that target high-need schools. Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to carry out activities designed to increase— the number of qualified teachers serving high-need schools who are teaching Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses; and the number of students attending high-need schools who enroll in, and succeed in, the examinations for such courses, including through reimbursing low-income students attending high-need schools for part or all of the cost of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate examination fees. In addition to the activities described in paragraph (1), an eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may use grant funds for— high-quality teacher professional development, in order to expand the pool of teachers in the participating State, local educational agency, or high-need school who are qualified to teach Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses, including through innovative models such as online academies and training institutes; pre-Advanced Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate teacher and counselor high-quality professional development in secondary school to prepare students for success in Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses, and in institutions of higher education; coordination and articulation between grade levels to prepare students to enroll and succeed in Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses; the purchase of instructional materials for Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses; activities to increase the availability of, and participation in, online Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses; carrying out the requirements of subsection (g); and in the case of an eligible entity described in subsection (b)(1), awarding subgrants to local educational agencies to enable the local educational agencies to carry out authorized activities described in subparagraphs
(A)through (F). An eligible entity that is awarded a grant to provide online Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses under this Act may enter into a contract with an organization to provide the online Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses, including contracting for necessary support services. Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall collect and report to the Secretary annually such data regarding the results of the grant as the Secretary may reasonably require, including— the number of students served by the eligible entity enrolling in Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses and pre-Advanced Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate courses, disaggregated by grade level of the student, and the grades received by such students in the courses; the number of students taking an Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate examination and the distribution of scores on those examinations, disaggregated by the grade level of the student at the time of examination; the number of teachers who are currently, as of the date of the report, receiving training to teach Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses and will teach such courses in the next school year; the number of teachers becoming qualified to teach Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses; and the number of qualified teachers who are teaching Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in high-need schools served by the eligible entity. Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall report the data required under paragraph (1)— disaggregated by subject area; in the case of student data, disaggregated in the same manner as information is disaggregated under section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)(v) ); and in a manner that allows for an assessment of the effectiveness of the grant program. The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall, in consultation with the relevant program office at the Department, evaluate the implementation and impact of the activities supported under this section, including progress as measured by the performance measures established under subparagraphs
(A)through
(E)of subsection (g)(1). Notwithstanding paragraph (3), each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall provide toward the cost of the activities assisted under the grant, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of the grant, except that an eligible entity that is a high-need local educational agency, as determined by the Secretary, shall provide an amount equal to not more than 50 percent of the amount of the grant. The eligible entity may provide the matching funds described in paragraph
(1)in cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated, but may not provide more than 50 percent of the matching funds in-kind. The eligible entity may provide the matching funds from State, local, or private sources. The Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement described in paragraph
(1)for any fiscal year for an eligible entity if the Secretary determines that applying the matching requirement to such eligible entity would result in serious hardship or an inability to carry out the authorized activities described in subsection (e).
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