 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
  SUBCHAPTER II--DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
 
                   Part B--State and Local Activities
 
Sec. 6648. Local plan and application for improving teaching and 
        learning
        

(a) Local application

                           (1) In general

        Each local educational agency that wishes to receive a subgrant 
    under this part shall submit an application (singly or as a 
    consortium as described in section 6644 of this title) to the State 
    educational agency at such time as the State educational agency 
    shall require, but not less frequently than every three years, that 
    is coordinated with other programs under this chapter, the Goals 
    2000: Educate America Act [20 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.], or other Acts, 
    as appropriate, consistent with the provisions of section 8856 of 
    this title.

                           (2) Indicators

        A local educational agency shall set specific performance 
    indicators for improving teaching and learning through professional 
    development.

(b) Needs assessment

                           (1) In general

        A local educational agency that wishes to receive a subgrant 
    under this part shall include in its application an assessment of 
    local needs for professional development as identified by the local 
    educational agency and school staff.

                          (2) Requirements

        Such needs assessment shall be carried out with the involvement 
    of teachers, including teachers in schools receiving assistance 
    under part A of subchapter I of this chapter, and shall take into 
    account what activities need to be conducted in order to give 
    teachers and, where appropriate, administrators, the means, 
    including the knowledge and skills, to provide students with the 
    opportunity to meet challenging State or local student performance 
    standards.

(c) Application contents

    Each application under this section shall include the local 
educational agency's plan for professional development that--
        (1) focuses on teaching and learning in the core academic 
    subjects; and
        (2) has been developed with the extensive participation of 
    administrators, staff, and pupil services personnel, which teachers 
    shall also be representative of the grade spans within schools to be 
    served and of schools which receive assistance under part A of 
    subchapter I of this chapter.

(d) Plan contents

                           (1) In general

        Based on the needs assessment required under subsection (b) of 
    this section, the local educational agency's plan shall--
            (A) include a description of how the plan contributes to the 
        local educational agency's overall efforts for school reform and 
        educational improvement;
            (B) include a description of how the activities funded under 
        this section will address the needs of teachers in schools 
        receiving assistance under part A of subchapter I of this 
        chapter;
            (C) be aligned with the State's challenging State content 
        standards and challenging State student performance standards;
            (D) describe a strategy, tied to challenging State content 
        standards and challenging State student performance standards, 
        consistent with the needs assessment under subsection (b) of 
        this section;
            (E) be of sufficient intensity and duration to have a 
        positive and lasting impact on the student's performance in the 
        classroom;
            (F) describe how programs in all core academic subjects, but 
        especially in mathematics and science, will take into account 
        the need for greater access to, and participation in, such 
        disciplines by students from historically underrepresented 
        groups, including girls and women, minorities, individuals with 
        limited English proficiency, the economically disadvantaged, and 
        individuals with disabilities, by incorporating pedagogical 
        strategies and techniques which meet such individuals' 
        educational need;
            (G) contain an assurance that the activities conducted with 
        funds received under this part will be assessed at least every 
        three years using the performance indicators;
            (H) describe how the program funded under this part will be 
        coordinated, as appropriate, with--
                (i) activities conducted under section 2131 \1\ and 
            other services of institutions of higher education;
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                (ii) similar State and local activities;
                (iii) resources provided under part A of subchapter I of 
            this chapter and other provisions of this chapter;
                (iv) resources from business, industry, public and 
            private nonprofit organizations (including museums, 
            libraries, educational television stations, community-based 
            organizations, professional organizations and associations 
            specializing in, or with a demonstrated expertise in the 
            core academic subjects);
                (v) funds or programming from other Federal agencies, 
            such as the National Science Foundation, the Department of 
            Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the 
            Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National 
            Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for 
            the Arts;
                (vi) services of educational service agencies; and
                (vii) resources provided under the Individuals with 
            Disabilities Education Act [20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.];

            (I) identify the sources of funding that will provide the 
        local educational agency's contribution under section 6649 of 
        this title; and
            (J) describe the professional development strategies to be 
        employed to more fully and effectively involve parents in the 
        education of their children.

                      (2) Duration of the plan

        Each local plan described in subsection (b)(1) of this section 
    shall--
            (A) remain in effect for the duration of the local 
        educational agency's participation under this part; and
            (B) be periodically reviewed and revised by the local 
        educational agency, as necessary, to reflect changes in the 
        local educational agency's strategies and programs under this 
        part.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title II, Sec. 2208, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3626; amended Pub. L. 104-208, div. 
A, title I, Sec. 101(e) [title VII, Sec. 709(b)(3)(A)], Sept. 30, 1996, 
110 Stat. 3009-233, 3009-313.)

                       References in Text

    The Goals 2000: Educate America Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), 
is Pub. L. 103-227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 125 (except titles V and 
IX), as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 68 
(Sec. 5801 et seq.) of this title (except subchapters V (Sec. 5931 et 
seq.) and IX (Sec. 6001 et seq.)). For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5801 of this 
title and Tables.
    Section 2131, referred to in subsec. (d)(1)(H)(i), means section 
2131 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89-
10. However, Pub. L. 89-10, which is classified to this chapter, does 
not contain a section 2131. See section 2211 of Pub. L. 89-10 which is 
classified to section 6651 of this title.
    The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, referred to in 
subsec. (d)(1)(H)(vii), is title VI of Pub. L. 91-230, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 
Stat. 175, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 33 
(Sec. 1400 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see section 1400 of this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (d)(1)(H)(v). Pub. L. 104-208 substituted ``the 
Institute of Museum and Library Services'' for ``the Institute of Museum 
Services''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 6650 of this title.
