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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 1177 (Engrossed in Senate) — To reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves. · Sec. 5004

Sec. 5004. Supporting high-ability learners and learning

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Title V ( 20 U.S.C. 7201 et seq. ), as amended by section 5001, is further amended by inserting after part B the following: This part may be cited as the . Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2015 The purpose of this part is to initiate a coordinated program of evidence-based research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar activities designed to build and enhance the ability of elementary schools and secondary schools nationwide to meet the special educational needs of gifted and talented students.
Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit a recipient of funds under this part from serving gifted and talented students simultaneously with students with similar educational needs, in the same educational settings, where appropriate. The Secretary (after consultation with experts in the field of the education of gifted and talented students) is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, other public agencies, and other private agencies and organizations to assist such agencies, institutions, and organizations in carrying out programs or projects authorized by this part that are designed to meet the educational needs of gifted and talented students, including the training of personnel in the education of gifted and talented students and in the use, where appropriate, of gifted and talented services, materials, and methods for all students.
Each entity seeking assistance under this part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Each such application shall describe how— the proposed gifted and talented services, materials, and methods can be adapted, if appropriate, for use by all students; and the proposed programs can be evaluated. Programs and projects assisted under this section may include each of the following:
Conducting evidence-based research on methods and techniques for identifying and teaching gifted and talented students and for using gifted and talented programs and methods to serve all students. Establishing and operating model projects and exemplary programs for serving gifted and talented students, including innovative methods for identifying and educating students who may not be served by traditional gifted and talented programs (such as summer programs, mentoring programs, service learning programs, and cooperative programs involving business, industry, and education).
Implementing innovative strategies, such as cooperative learning, peer tutoring, and service learning. Carrying out programs of technical assistance and information dissemination, including assistance and information with respect to how gifted and talented programs and methods, where appropriate, may be adapted for use by all students. To the extent that the amount of funds appropriated to carry out this part for a fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2016 exceed the amount of $7,500,000, the Secretary shall use such excess funds to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, or both, to implement activities described in subsection (b).
The Secretary (after consultation with experts in the field of the education of gifted and talented students) shall establish a National Research Center for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children and Youth through grants to, or contracts with, one or more institutions of higher education or State educational agencies, or a combination or consortium of such institutions and agencies and other public or private agencies and organizations, for the purpose of carrying out activities described in subsection (b).
The National Center shall be headed by a Director. The Secretary may authorize the Director to carry out such functions of the National Center as may be agreed upon through arrangements with institutions of higher education, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, or other public or private agencies and organizations. For each fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than $2,250,000 to carry out this subsection. Evidence-based activities supported under this part— shall be carried out in consultation with the Institute of Education Sciences to ensure that such activities are coordinated with and enhance the research and development activities supported by the Institute; and may include collaborative evidence-based activities which are jointly funded and carried out with such Institute.
In carrying out this part, the Secretary shall give highest priority to programs and projects designed to develop new information that— improves the capability of schools to plan, conduct, and improve programs to identify and serve gifted and talented students; and assists schools in the identification of, and provision of services to, gifted and talented students (including economically disadvantaged individuals, individuals who are English learners, and children with disabilities) who may not be identified and served through traditional assessment methods.
The Secretary shall ensure that not less than 50 percent of the applications approved under section 5304(a)(2) in a fiscal year address the priority described in subsection (a)(2). In making grants and entering into contracts under this part, the Secretary shall ensure, where appropriate, that provision is made for the equitable participation of students and teachers in private nonprofit elementary schools and secondary schools, including the participation of teachers and other personnel in professional development programs serving such students.
The Secretary shall— use a peer-review process in reviewing applications under this part; ensure that information on the activities and results of programs and projects funded under this part is disseminated to appropriate State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and other appropriate organizations, including nonprofit private organizations; and evaluate the effectiveness of programs under this part in accordance with section 9601, in terms of the impact on students traditionally served in separate gifted and talented programs and on other students, and submit the results of such evaluation to Congress not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015.
The Secretary shall ensure that the programs under this part are administered within the Department by a person who has recognized professional qualifications and experience in the field of the education of gifted and talented students and who shall— administer and coordinate the programs authorized under this part; serve as a focal point of national leadership and information on the educational needs of gifted and talented students and the availability of educational services and programs designed to meet such needs; assist the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences in identifying research priorities that reflect the needs of gifted and talented students; and disseminate, and consult on, the information developed under this part with other offices within the Department.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021. .
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