Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: Except as otherwise provided, the terms used in this Act have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The term Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate course means— a course of postsecondary-level instruction provided to middle school or secondary school students, terminating in an Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate examination; or another highly rigorous, evidence based, postsecondary preparatory program terminating in— an examination or sequence of courses that are widely accepted for credit at institutions of higher education; or another examination or sequence of courses approved by the Secretary.
The term applied learning means a strategy that engages students in opportunities to apply rigorous academic content aligned with college-level expectations to real world experience, through such means as project-based learning, work-based learning, or service learning, and develops students’ cognitive competencies and pertinent employability skills. The term attrition means the reduction in a school’s student population as a result of transfers or dropouts and includes students who have been enrolled for a minimum of 3 weeks within the academic year.
The term chronically absent , when used with respect to a student— means a student who misses at least 10 percent of the school days at a school; and does not include any school days a student misses due to an in-school or out-of-school suspension, or for which a student was not enrolled at such school. The term competency-based learning model means an education model in which students advance academically based upon multiple demonstrations of competence in defined content-specific concepts and higher order skills, such as critical thinking and problem solving.
In a competency–based learning model the following applies: Competencies include explicit, measurable, and transferable learning objectives. Assessment is used to identify gaps in a student’s knowledge and to provide frequent and meaningful feedback on the student’s progression toward filling such gaps and moving on to higher levels of knowledge. Each student receives timely, differentiated support based on the student’s individual learning needs. Student agency is emphasized through transparency of goals and gaps in knowledge, and multiple means to fulfill those gaps.
The term effective secondary school reform model means an evidence-based model with demonstrated effectiveness serving diverse student populations across multiple geographic regions with respect to such indicators as improving academic achievement, reducing attrition, and increasing postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion rates of struggling students or dropouts. The term eligible entity means a local educational agency, charter school, or a consortium of local educational agencies— in partnership with— 1 or more institutions of higher education; 1 or more community-based partners, such as a nonprofit organization, community-based organization, State or local government agency, business, or an industry-related organization; and a qualified intermediary; and that may be in partnership with 1 or more external partners.
The term eligible high school means a high school that— serves a student population of which not less than 65 percent are from low-income families as determined by the local educational agency under section 1113 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6313 ); has a graduation rate at or below 67 percent, except in the case of a high school that, at the time of applying for the grant under this Act, is a new high school, as determined by the Secretary; does not receive grant funds under section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6303(g) ); and is identified as low performing based on the State’s accountability system, except in the case of a high school that, at the time of applying for the grant under this Act, is a new high school, as determined by the Secretary.
The term evidence-based model means a school reform model activity that is based on research findings or reasonable hypotheses, including related research or theories in education. The term external partner means an entity with a demonstrated record of success in implementing an effective secondary school reform model, or in providing academic or integrated support services. The term feeder middle school means an elementary school or secondary school from which a significant number of students go on to attend an eligible secondary school.
The term feeder pattern means an accurate estimate of the number of students in low-income families in a secondary school that is calculated by applying the average percentage of students in low-income families of the elementary school attendance areas as calculated under section 1113(a)(5)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)(A) ) that feed into the secondary school to the number of students enrolled in high school. The term high school means a secondary school that grants a diploma, as defined by the State, and includes, at least grade 12.
The term industry-recognized credential means an industry-recognized credential that— is demonstrated to be of high quality by the institution offering the program; meets the current, as of the date of the determination, or projected needs of a local or regional workforce for recruitment, screening, hiring, retention, or advancement purposes— as determined by the State in which the program is located, in consultation with business entities; or as demonstrated by the institution offering the program leading to the credential; and is, where applicable, endorsed by a nationally recognized trade association or organization representing a significant part of the industry or sector.
The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ). The term mobility rate means the rate at which students transfer from one secondary school to another secondary school due to a change in primary residence. The term postsecondary enrollment means, of the students who graduate from secondary school with a regular high school diploma consistent with section 200.19(b)(1)(i) of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, the number and percentage of such students who enroll in a institution of higher education within 16 months of receiving the diploma.
The term postsecondary credit–accumulation means, of the students who graduate from secondary school with a regular high school diploma consistent with section 200.19(b)(1)(i) of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, and who enroll in an institution of higher education not later than 16 months after receiving the diploma, the number and percentage of such students who complete at least the equivalent of 1 academic year of college credit applicable to a postsecondary degree not later than 2 years after enrollment in an institution of higher education.
The term qualified intermediary means an entity that has— a demonstrated record of working on grant-related high school redesign activities; and expertise in building and sustaining partnerships with entities such as employers, schools, community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, social service organizations, economic development organizations, and workforce systems to broker services, resources, and supports to youth and the organizations and systems that are designed to serve youth (including connecting employers to classrooms, designing and implementing contextualized pathways to postsecondary education and careers, developing curricula, delivering professional development, and connecting students to internships and other work-based learning opportunities).
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. The term struggling student means a student who is at an increased risk for low academic achievement and is unlikely to graduate secondary school within 4 years, college and career ready, or a student who has dropped out of middle school or high school. The term student-centered learning approaches means instruction and curriculum that— are personalized and competency based or mastery oriented; take place anytime and anywhere; enable students to have supports to take increased responsibility over their education and develop self-regulation skills; and are designed to foster the skills, dispositions, and knowledge students need to succeed in college, career, and citizenship, and the competencies described in section 2(1).
The term transfer rate means the rate at which students transfer from one high school to another high school, or from one high school to another education setting, for a reason other than due to a change in primary residence, as verified through written documentation by the local educational agency serving the student at the time of the transfer.
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