      CHAPTER 28--HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
    SUBCHAPTER II--TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FOR STATES AND 
                              PARTNERSHIPS
 
Sec. 1023. Partnership grants


(a) Grants

    From amounts made available under section 1030(2) of this title for 
a fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to award grants under this 
section, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to enable the 
eligible partnerships to carry out the activities described in 
subsections (d) and (e) of this section.

(b) Definitions

                      (1) Eligible partnerships

        In this subchapter, the term ``eligible partnerships'' means an 
    entity that--
            (A) shall include--
                (i) a partner institution;
                (ii) a school of arts and sciences; and
                (iii) a high need local educational agency; and

            (B) may include a Governor, State educational agency, the 
        State board of education, the State agency for higher education, 
        an institution of higher education not described in subparagraph 
        (A), a public charter school, a public or private elementary 
        school or secondary school, a public or private nonprofit 
        educational organization, a business, a teacher organization, or 
        a prekindergarten program.

                       (2) Partner institution

        In this section, the term ``partner institution'' means a 
    private independent or State-supported public institution of higher 
    education, the teacher training program of which demonstrates that--
            (A) graduates from the teacher training program exhibit 
        strong performance on State-determined qualifying assessments 
        for new teachers through--
                (i) demonstrating that 80 percent or more of the 
            graduates of the program who intend to enter the field of 
            teaching have passed all of the applicable State 
            qualification assessments for new teachers, which shall 
            include an assessment of each prospective teacher's subject 
            matter knowledge in the content area or areas in which the 
            teacher intends to teach; or
                (ii) being ranked among the highest-performing teacher 
            preparation programs in the State as determined by the 
            State--
                    (I) using criteria consistent with the requirements 
                for the State report card under section 1027(b) of this 
                title; and
                    (II) using the State report card on teacher 
                preparation required under section 1027(b) of this 
                title, after the first publication of such report card 
                and for every year thereafter; or

            (B) the teacher training program requires all the students 
        of the program to participate in intensive clinical experience, 
        to meet high academic standards, and--
                (i) in the case of secondary school candidates, to 
            successfully complete an academic major in the subject area 
            in which the candidate intends to teach or to demonstrate 
            competence through a high level of performance in relevant 
            content areas; and
                (ii) in the case of elementary school candidates, to 
            successfully complete an academic major in the arts and 
            sciences or to demonstrate competence through a high level 
            of performance in core academic subject areas.

(c) Application

    Each eligible partnership 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. Each such 
application shall--
        (1) contain a needs assessment of all the partners with respect 
    to teaching and learning and a description of how the partnership 
    will coordinate with other teacher training or professional 
    development programs, and how the activities of the partnership will 
    be consistent with State, local, and other education reform 
    activities that promote student achievement;
        (2) contain a resource assessment that describes the resources 
    available to the partnership, the intended use of the grant funds, 
    including a description of how the grant funds will be fairly 
    distributed in accordance with subsection (f) of this section, and 
    the commitment of the resources of the partnership to the activities 
    assisted under this subchapter, including financial support, faculty 
    participation, time commitments, and continuation of the activities 
    when the grant ends; and
        (3) contain a description of--
            (A) how the partnership will meet the purposes of this 
        subchapter;
            (B) how the partnership will carry out the activities 
        required under subsection (d) of this section and any 
        permissible activities under subsection (e) of this section; and
            (C) the partnership's evaluation plan pursuant to section 
        1026(b) of this title.

(d) Required uses of funds

    An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section 
shall use the grant funds to carry out the following activities:

                             (1) Reforms

        Implementing reforms within teacher preparation programs to hold 
    the programs accountable for preparing teachers who are highly 
    competent in the academic content areas in which the teachers plan 
    to teach, and for promoting strong teaching skills, including 
    working with a school of arts and sciences and integrating reliable 
    research-based teaching methods into the curriculum, which 
    curriculum shall include programs designed to successfully integrate 
    technology into teaching and learning.

               (2) Clinical experience and interaction

        Providing sustained and high quality preservice clinical 
    experience including the mentoring of prospective teachers by 
    veteran teachers, and substantially increasing interaction between 
    faculty at institutions of higher education and new and experienced 
    teachers, principals, and other administrators at elementary schools 
    or secondary schools, and providing support, including preparation 
    time, for such interaction.

                    (3) Professional development

        Creating opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional 
    development that improves the academic content knowledge of teachers 
    in the subject areas in which the teachers are certified to teach or 
    in which the teachers are working toward certification to teach, and 
    that promotes strong teaching skills.

(e) Allowable uses of funds

    An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section may 
use such funds to carry out the following activities:

           (1) Teacher preparation and parent involvement

        Preparing teachers to work with diverse student populations, 
    including individuals with disabilities and limited English 
    proficient individuals, and involving parents in the teacher 
    preparation program reform process.

                 (2) Dissemination and coordination

        Broadly disseminating information on effective practices used by 
    the partnership, and coordinating with the activities of the 
    Governor, State board of education, State higher education agency, 
    and State educational agency, as appropriate.

                (3) Managerial and leadership skills

        Developing and implementing proven mechanisms to provide 
    principals and superintendents with effective managerial and 
    leadership skills that result in increased student achievement.

                       (4) Teacher recruitment

        Activities described in section 1024(d) of this title.

(f) Special rule

    No individual member of an eligible partnership shall retain more 
than 50 percent of the funds made available to the partnership under 
this section.

(g) Construction

    Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an eligible 
partnership from using grant funds to coordinate with the activities of 
more than one Governor, State board of education, State educational 
agency, local educational agency, or State agency for higher education.

(Pub. L. 89-329, title II, Sec. 203, as added Pub. L. 105-244, title II, 
Sec. 201, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1625.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1023, Pub. L. 89-329, title II, Sec. 203, as added 
Pub. L. 102-325, title II, Sec. 201, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 468, 
required Secretary to ensure that programs under this subchapter were 
administered by appropriate library experts, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 
104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(e) [title VII, Sec. 708(b)], Sept. 
30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-233, 3009-312.
    Another prior section 1023, Pub. L. 89-329, title II, Sec. 203, Nov. 
8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1225; Pub. L. 90-575, title II, Sec. 212(a), Oct. 16, 
1968, 82 Stat. 1036; Pub. L. 92-318, title I, Secs. 111(b)(2)(B), 
112(b)(2), 113(a), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 239, 240, provided for 
supplemental grants in the college library resources program, prior to 
the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96-374.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1024, 1025, 1026, 1030 of 
this title.
