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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 1578 (Introduced in House) — To provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curr... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Definitions

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In this Act: The terms educational service agency , elementary school , English learner , evidence-based , local educational agency , outlying area , high school , secondary school , and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The term chronic absenteeism means the percentage of individual students missing 10 percent, or more, of the days of school in a school year. The term eligible entity means a partnership that includes— not less than 1 eligible local educational agency; and One of the following:
An institution of higher education. An educational service agency. A nonprofit organization with demonstrated expertise in high-quality middle grades intervention. The term eligible local educational agency means a local educational agency that serves not less than 1 eligible school. The term eligible school means an elementary school or secondary school that contains not less than 2 successive grades of grades 5 through 8 and for which— a high proportion of the middle grades students attending such school will attend a secondary school with a graduation rate of 67 percent or less; more than 25 percent of the students who finish grade 6 at such school, or the earliest middle grade level at the school, exhibit 1 or more of the key risk factors and early risk identification signs, including— student attendance below 90 percent; a failing grade in a mathematics or reading or language arts course; 2 failing grades in any courses; and out-of-school suspension or other evidence of at-risk behavior; or more than 50 percent of the middle grades students attending such school do not perform at a proficient level on State student academic assessments required under section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2) ) in mathematics or reading or language arts.
The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). The term middle grades means any of grades 5 through 8. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. The term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The term student with a disability means a student who is a child with a disability, as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1401 ).
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