Time for Innovation Matters in Education Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to states to enable them to award competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or partnerships between LEAs and other public or nonprofit entities to plan and implement expanded learning time initiatives at high-need schools that they serve.
Requires such initiatives to: (1) increase the total number of school hours each year at participant schools by at least 300 hours, compared to the school hours per year that are standard for comparable schools served by their LEAs; and (2) expand learning time for all students in all grade levels in such schools, except in high schools where expanded learning time must apply to at least one entire grade level.
Directs states to give subgrant priority to LEAs that serve a high percentage of students from low-income families and partnerships that include a nonprofit community-based organization or an organization focused on alternative learning or dropout prevention.
Permits the Secretary to: (1) award planning and implementation grants directly to a partnership that serves more that one area in more than one state; and (2) provide technical assistance to grantees and subgrantees in developing and implementing expanded learning time initiatives.
Requires the Secretary to contract with an independent organization with expertise in school improvement, program evaluation, and measurement to evaluate this Act's program and provide technical assistance to grantees and subgrantees in collecting data and evaluating their programs pursuant to specified performance measures.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3130 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3130
To establish expanded learning time initiatives, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 8, 2009
Mr. Payne (for himself and Mr. George Miller of California) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education
and Labor
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A BILL
To establish expanded learning time initiatives, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Time for Innovation Matters in
Education Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to increase opportunities for students in high-need
schools to participate in expanded learning time initiatives
with expanded school days, expanded school weeks, or expanded
school years, in order to increase student academic achievement
and student engagement and success in schools by providing--
(A) students with more in-depth and rigorous
learning opportunities in reading or language arts,
mathematics, science, history and civics, and other
core academic subjects;
(B) students with more time for additional subjects
and enrichment activities that contribute to a well-
rounded education, which may include music and the
arts, physical education, service-learning, and
experiential and work-based learning opportunities
(such as community service, learning apprenticeships,
internships, and job shadowing); and
(C) teachers with increased opportunities to work
collaboratively, and to participate in professional
planning, within and across grades and subjects to
improve instruction;
(2) to improve teaching and learning by using expanded
learning, including school redesign, to--
(A) create a seamless program or curriculum with
regular and expanded teaching and learning
opportunities within a school program that is
comprehensively redesigned for students and teachers;
and
(B) improve access to instructional supports for
academically struggling students;
(3) to encourage States, local educational agencies, and
schools to develop high-quality, innovative, replicable, and
sustainable initiatives to expand learning time, including
using school redesign; and
(4) to create partnerships between schools and local
educational agencies, and external organizations such as
community-based organizations, institutions of higher
education, community learning centers, cultural organizations,
and health and mental health agencies to provide expanded
learning opportunities for students.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Community learning center.--The term ``community
learning center'' means a community learning center, as defined
in section 4201(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171(b)), that receives assistance under
part B of title IV of that Act.
(2) Elementary and secondary education terms.--The terms
``community-based organization'', ``core academic subjects'',
``elementary school'', ``highly qualified'', ``institution of
higher education'', ``local educational agency'', ``other
staff'', ``parent'', ``professional development'', ``secondary
school'', ``Secretary'', ``State'', and ``State educational
agency'' have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).
(3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
(A) 1 or more local educational agencies; or
(B) a partnership that includes 1 or more local
educational agencies and 1 or more of the following:
(i) A nonprofit community-based
organization, such as an organization with
demonstrated experience in expanding learning
opportunities and helping schools redesign
their educational programs to better meet
student needs, or an organization focused on
alternative learning or dropout prevention.
(ii) An institution of higher education.
(iii) A community learning center or entity
carrying out an after-school program.
(iv) Any other public or nonprofit entity.
(4) Expanded learning time initiative.--The term ``expanded
learning time initiative'' means a program that--
(A) uses an expanded school day, expanded school
week, or expanded school year schedule, that increases
the total number of school hours for the school year at
a school by not less than 300 hours--
(i) compared to the school year that is
standard for the local educational agency
serving the school, for schools of the
comparable level (elementary school, middle
school, or high school, as defined under
applicable State law); or
(ii) in the case of a charter school that
is its own local educational agency, compared
to the school year that is standard for local
educational agencies in the surrounding area,
for schools of the comparable level;
(B) uses the expanded learning time involved to
redesign the school's program in a manner that includes
additional time--
(i) for academic work, and to support
innovation in teaching, to improve the
proficiency of participating students,
particularly struggling students, in reading or
language arts, mathematics, science, history
and civics, and other core academic subjects;
(ii) to advance student learning for all
students, including those who already meet or
exceed student academic achievement standards,
as measured by State academic assessments
required under section 1111(b)(3) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3));
(iii) for additional subjects and
enrichment activities that contribute to a
well-rounded education, which may include music
and the arts, physical education, service-
learning, and experiential and work-based
learning opportunities (such as community
service, learning apprenticeships, internships,
and job shadowing); and
(iv) for teachers for collaboration, and
professional planning, within and across grades
and subjects; and
(C)(i) in the case of a school that is not a high
school, will expand learning time for all students in
all grade levels in the school; or
(ii) in the case of a high school, will expand
learning time for not less than 1 entire grade level of
students in the school, and if the school expands
learning time for additional students under this Act,
will expand learning time for additional entire grade
levels.
(5) Expanded learning time school.--The term ``expanded
learning time school'' means a school that has implemented an
expanded learning time initiative using funds received under
this Act.
(6) Graduation rate.--The term ``graduation rate'' means a
graduation rate as defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)) and clarified by section 200.19(b) of title
34, Code of Federal Regulations, or any corresponding similar
regulation or ruling.
(7) High-need school.--
(A) In general.--The term ``high-need school''
means--
(i) a public elementary school or secondary
school at which 50 percent or more of the
students are eligible to be counted under 1 of
the measures of poverty described in section
1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)(5));
or
(ii) a school for which an eligible entity
has obtained approval under subparagraph (B).
(B) Special rule for secondary schools.--An
eligible entity seeking a grant from the Secretary or a
subgrant from a State educational agency under this Act
may apply to the Secretary or State educational agency,
respectively, for approval to treat a public secondary
school as a high-need school under this Act. The
application shall include information, supplied by the
secondary school, explaining why the school should be
treated as a high-need school. Such information shall
include information on the number and percentage of
students attending such school who are low-income
students, the graduation rate for such school, and
information about the student academic achievement of
students at such school.
(8) High school.--The term ``high school'' means a public
high school, as defined under applicable State law.
(9) Low-income student.--The term ``low-income student''
means a student who is eligible to be counted under 1 of the
measures of poverty described in section 1113(a)(5) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6313(a)(5)).
(10) School redesign.--The term ``redesign'', used with
respect to a school or school program, means a process to
significantly reconfigure a school's or program's schedule in a
manner that more effectively utilizes students' and teachers'
time, including providing additional time--
(A) for academic work and to support innovation in
the teaching of core academic subjects;
(B) for teachers to collaborate and conduct
professional planning; and
(C) for innovative approaches to providing
academic, experiential, and work-based learning
opportunities.
(b) References.--In this Act--
(1) a reference to a school day, school week, or school
year includes a reference to a combination thereof; and
(2) a reference to a school day, school week, or school
year program (or schedule) includes a reference to a
combination thereof.
SEC. 4. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--From the amount
appropriated under section 11, the Secretary is authorized to award
grants on a competitive basis under section 5 to State educational
agencies having applications approved pursuant to section 5(c) to
enable such agencies to award subgrants on a competitive basis to
eligible entities as described in sections 6 and 7.
(b) Reservation.--From the amount made available under this Act for
each fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve--
(1) 3 percent of the amount to carry out the activities
described in section 9; and
(2) from the remainder--
(A) not more than 10 percent of the remainder to
award grants under section 8; and
(B) not more than $1,000,000 to carry out the
review of applications for, selection of recipients of,
and distribution of, grants to State educational
agencies and eligible entities under sections 5 and 8.
SEC. 5. GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
(a) Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award
grants to State educational agencies on a competitive basis to
assist the agencies in developing State expanded learning time
grant programs in accordance with this Act, which shall involve
awarding subgrants on a competitive basis to eligible entities
in accordance with this Act, to plan and implement expanded
learning time initiatives in high-need schools.
(2) Distribution.--The Secretary shall ensure that grants
awarded under this section and section 8 are distributed to
State educational agencies and eligible entities from diverse
geographical regions.
(b) Duration.--The Secretary shall award each grant described in
subsection (a) for a period of 6 years, and may renew each grant for
additional periods of not more than 6 years.
(c) Applications.--A State educational agency that desires to
receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require,
containing--
(1) a description of how the State educational agency will
use grant funds under this section;
(2) a description of the peer review process and selection
criteria the State educational agency will use to evaluate
applications from, and select, eligible entities to receive
expanded learning time planning and implementation subgrants,
which shall include a description of how the State educational
agency will assess the capacity of eligible entities to plan
and implement high-quality expanded learning time initiatives
and a description of how the State educational agency will
prioritize applications from eligible entities that meet the
requirements of section 6(f);
(3) a description of the process the State educational
agency will use to encourage local educational agencies and
schools, especially local educational agencies and schools with
high percentages of low-income students, to implement expanded
learning time initiatives;
(4) a description of how the State educational agency will
provide or has provided technical assistance and support to
eligible entities, local educational agencies, and schools
receiving funds through the State educational agency under this
Act, in implementing expanded learning time initiatives,
including--
(A) assisting the local educational agencies in
identifying potential partners that are external
organizations with demonstrated experience in expanding
learning opportunities and helping schools redesign
their educational programs to better meet student
needs; and
(B) assisting the eligible entities, local
educational agencies, and schools in collecting,
reviewing, and analyzing data on student academic
achievement;
(5) a description of how the State educational agency will
use the expanded learning time grant program involved, and
lessons learned from such program, to improve student academic
achievement in schools that have not made adequate yearly
progress under section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) for 2 or
more years, and improve such schools;
(6) a description of how the State educational agency will
evaluate, on a regular basis, activities carried out by
eligible entities receiving funds through the State educational
agency under this Act;
(7) a description of how the State educational agency will
collect, analyze, and disseminate, to local educational
agencies and other schools within the State, information on
best practices learned from schools receiving funding under
this Act, including best practices for improving student
academic achievement in schools that have not made adequate
yearly progress under section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) for 2 or
more years, and improve such schools;
(8) an assurance that the State educational agency, and any
eligible entity receiving funds through the State educational
agency under this Act will, if requested, participate in the
evaluation under section 9(b)(3);
(9) information identifying the per-pupil funding amount
range the State shall use in establishing the correct amount of
subgrants under section 7 to local educational agencies; and
(10) any other information that the Secretary may
reasonably require.
(d) Authorized Activities.--
(1) Distribution.--A State educational agency that receives
a grant under this section--
(A) may reserve not more than 10 percent of the
grant funds to carry out the activities described in
paragraphs (2) through (4); and
(B) shall use an amount consisting of not less than
90 percent of the grant funds to award subgrants, on a
competitive basis, to eligible entities under section 6
or 7 to enable the eligible entities to carry out the
authorized activities described in section 6(e) or
7(f), except that not more than 10 percent of that
amount shall be used for subgrants under section 6.
(2) State-level planning and administration.--A State
educational agency that receives a grant under this section may
use grant funds reserved under paragraph (1)(A) for planning
and administration, including--
(A) evaluating applications from eligible entities;
(B) administering the distribution of subgrants to
eligible entities; and
(C) assessing and evaluating, on a regular basis,
activities carried out by eligible entities receiving
funds through the State educational agency under this
Act.
(3) Technical assistance for eligible entities.--A State
educational agency that receives a grant under this section may
use grant funds reserved under paragraph (1)(A) for technical
assistance, including--
(A) assisting eligible entities in planning and
implementing expanded learning time initiatives,
including assisting local educational agencies in
identifying potential partners that are external
organizations with demonstrated experience in expanding
learning opportunities and helping schools redesign
their educational programs to better meet student
needs;
(B) implementing a program of professional
development for teachers and administrators, in schools
that receive funding under this Act, that prepares
teachers and administrators to implement the authorized
activities described in section 7(f); and
(C) identifying best practices for using expanded
learning time to improve student academic achievement
in schools that have not made adequate yearly progress
under section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2))
for 2 or more years, and providing technical assistance
to local educational agencies in using such best
practices to implement expanded learning time in such
schools.
(4) Evaluation and reporting.--A State educational agency
that receives a grant under this section shall annually prepare
and submit to the Secretary a report that contains all reports
submitted by eligible entities under section 7(g), and an
evaluation of progress made by eligible entities in improving--
(A) student academic achievement as measured by
State academic assessments required under section
1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3));
(B) for high schools, graduation rates; and
(C) performance on a set of comprehensive school
performance indicators that may include--
(i) student attendance;
(ii) as appropriate, rate of earned on-time
promotion from grade to grade;
(iii) percentage of students failing a
credit-bearing mathematics, reading or language
arts, or science course, or failing 2 or more
courses in any subjects; and
(iv) for high schools--
(I) percentage of students taking a
college preparatory curriculum; or
(II) student rates of college
enrollment, persistence, and attainment
of an associate or baccalaureate
degree.
(e) Match.--
(1) In general.--Each State educational agency that
receives a grant under this section shall provide matching
funds to carry out the activities supported by the grant in an
amount not less than--
(A) for the first year of an initial grant under
this section, 10 percent of the cost of the activities;
(B) for the second year of such a grant, 20 percent
of the cost of the activities;
(C) for the third or fourth year of such a grant,
25 percent of the cost of the activities; and
(D) for the fifth year of such a grant or any year
of a subsequent grant under this section, 30 percent of
the cost of the activities.
(2) Matching funds.--The State educational agency may
provide the matching funds in cash or in kind, fairly
evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services, but may not
provide more than 50 percent of the matching funds in kind. The
State educational agency may provide the matching funds from
State, local, or private sources.
(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds used to make grants under this
Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State,
and local public funds expended to plan or implement expanded learning
time initiatives.
SEC. 6. EXPANDED LEARNING TIME PLANNING SUBGRANTS.
(a) Subgrants Authorized.--A State educational agency receiving a
grant under section 5 is authorized to award expanded learning time
planning subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities.
(b) Duration.--The State educational agency shall award each
subgrant described in subsection (a) for a period of not more than 1
year. Such grants shall be nonrenewable.
(c) Subgrant Amount.--The State educational agency shall award each
subgrant described in subsection (a) in an amount that is not less than
$15,000 and not more than $60,000.
(d) Applications.--An eligible entity that desires to receive an
expanded learning time planning subgrant pursuant to this section shall
submit an application to the State educational agency at such time and
in such manner as the agency may require, containing--
(1) a description of the eligible entity's proposal to
establish expanded learning time initiatives, including school
redesign, at high-need schools served by the eligible entity;
(2) information identifying the number of high-need schools
the eligible entity proposes to serve using funds made
available under this Act, and a description of the process,
considerations, and criteria the eligible entity will use to
select schools to implement the expanded learning time
initiatives--
(A) which considerations shall include the
percentage of low-income students attending each
school; and
(B) which criteria shall include the local
educational agency's determination of the capacity of
each school to implement successfully a proposed
expanded learning time initiative;
(3) a description of the process by which the eligible
entity will ensure the meaningful involvement of teachers,
teacher organizations, parents, and community-based
organizations in the development of the expanded learning time
initiatives;
(4) a description of how the local educational agency
involved and participating high-need schools will work with
external organizations that comprise the eligible entity
involved, and any other external organizations as applicable,
such as a community-based organization, an institution of
higher education, a community learning center, an entity
carrying out an after-school program, or an organization that
will provide students with internships and work-based learning
opportunities, to develop and implement expanded learning time
initiatives;
(5) an assurance that the eligible entity has the
infrastructure in place to collect the data necessary for an
evaluation of the impact of the expanded learning time
initiatives on student academic achievement, graduation rates,
and indicators described in section 5(d)(4), to be submitted in
the report described in section 7(g); and
(6) an assurance that each participating local educational
agency will use the subgrant period to negotiate and reach an
agreement with the recognized representatives of the employees
of each participating high-need school served by the agency or,
where there is no such representative, with the employees of
each participating high-need school served by the agency.
(e) Authorized Activities.--An eligible entity receiving a subgrant
under this section shall use the subgrant funds to develop a detailed
plan to implement expanded learning time initiatives at high-need
schools served by the eligible entities as specified in this section.
(f) Priority.--In awarding subgrants under this section, a State
educational agency shall give priority to an application from an
eligible entity if--
(1) for each local educational agency in the eligible
entity, a high percentage of the students served by the local
educational agency are eligible to be counted under section
1124(c)(1)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)(1)(A)); and
(2) the eligible entity includes a nonprofit community-
based organization, such as an organization with demonstrated
experience in expanding learning opportunities and helping
schools redesign their educational programs to better meet
student needs, or an organization focused on alternative
learning or dropout prevention.
SEC. 7. EXPANDED LEARNING TIME IMPLEMENTATION SUBGRANTS.
(a) Subgrants Authorized.--A State educational agency receiving a
grant under section 5 is authorized to award expanded learning time
implementation subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities
that have received subgrants pursuant to section 6.
(b) Duration.--The State educational agency shall award each
subgrant described in subsection (a) for a period of not less than 5
years, and may renew each subgrant for additional periods of not more
than 5 years.
(c) Subgrant Amount.--In awarding a subgrant described in
subsection (a) to an eligible entity, a State educational agency shall
determine the amount of the subgrant by taking into account the number
of students expected to participate in the expanded learning time
initiatives involved, as specified in the application submitted by the
eligible entity under subsection (d), and the approximate per student
cost of implementing a high-quality expanded learning time initiative.
(d) Applications.--An eligible entity that desires to receive an
expanded learning time implementation subgrant pursuant to this section
shall submit an application to the State educational agency at such
time and in such manner as the agency may require, containing--
(1) an identification and description of each high-need
school (selected in accordance with the process,
considerations, and criteria described in section 6(d)(2)) that
will receive funding from the eligible entity to participate in
an expanded learning time initiative, including information
identifying the grade levels at the school for which the
expanded learning time initiative will be implemented (which
shall be the grade levels described in paragraph (1) or (2), as
appropriate, of subsection (g)), the number of students that
will be served through the initiative at the school, and
student academic achievement, demographic, and socioeconomic
data for students at the school;
(2) a description of how the eligible entity will implement
at each such school an expanded learning time initiative that
involves an expanded school day, expanded school week, or
expanded school year schedule, and school redesign at each such
school consistent with section 3(a)(4), which description shall
include--
(A) a description of how the expanded learning time
schedule will expand learning time by not less than 300
hours, consistent with section 3(a)(4); and
(B) a description of how the eligible entity will
meet each of the other requirements of the definition
in section 3(a)(4);
(3) a description of the plan the eligible entity will use
to evaluate, on an annual basis, the impact of each expanded
learning time initiative on measures of student academic
achievement and student engagement and success, and other
appropriate measures;
(4) a description of the additional subjects and enrichment
activities that will be offered at each such school that
contribute to a well-rounded education;
(5) a comprehensive plan, developed in collaboration with
teachers and, as appropriate, other staff, for professional
development at each such school that includes a description of
intended changes in teaching practices and curriculum delivery
that will result in improved student academic achievement and
student engagement and success;
(6) a description of how the eligible entity will use the
expanded learning time initiatives, and lessons learned from
such initiatives, to improve student academic achievement in
schools that have not made adequate yearly progress under
section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) for 2 or more consecutive
years;
(7) evidence of an agreement reached between each
participating local educational agency and the exclusive
recognized representative of the employees of each
participating high-need school served by the agency, for
employees to work the expanded learning time schedules involved
or, where there is no such representative, evidence of an
agreement supported (by at least two-thirds) of the employees
of each participating high-need school served by the agency, to
work the expanded learning time schedules involved;
(8) a description of how the local educational agency
involved and participating high-need schools will work with
external organizations that comprise the eligible entity
involved, and any other external organizations as applicable,
such as a community-based organization, an institution of
higher education, a community learning center, an entity
carrying out an after-school program, or an organization that
will provide students with internships and work-based learning
opportunities, to implement expanded learning time initiatives,
including a description of the specific roles and
responsibilities of such external organizations;
(9) a description of the process by which the eligible
entity ensured the meaningful involvement of teachers, teacher
organizations where applicable, administrators, parents, and
community-based organizations in the development (including the
design) of the expanded learning time initiatives;
(10) an assurance that the eligible entity will work with a
community learning center, or an entity carrying out an after-
school program, where appropriate, to provide after-school
programs for students participating in the expanded learning
time initiatives after the conclusion of the school day; and
(11) an assurance that the eligible entity will report to
the State educational agency all data necessary for the State
educational agency's report, under section 5(d)(4).
(e) Priority.--In awarding subgrants under this section, a State
educational agency shall give priority to an application from an
eligible entity that meets the criteria described in section 6(f).
(f) Authorized Activities.--An eligible entity receiving a subgrant
under this section shall use the subgrant funds to implement high-
quality expanded learning time initiatives, at high-need schools served
by such eligible entity, that are consistent with section 3(a)(4).
(g) Reports by Eligible Entities.--Each eligible entity receiving a
subgrant under this section for expanded learning time initiatives
shall, not later than 1 year after the first day of the first school
year in which the expanded learning time initiatives were implemented,
prepare and submit to the State educational agency a report--
(1) containing a detailed description of the expanded
learning time initiatives carried out;
(2) regarding the technical assistance the eligible entity
provided to expanded learning time schools;
(3) for each expanded learning time school--
(A) regarding the budget for, and actual expenses
associated with carrying out, the expanded learning
time initiatives in the first school year; and
(B) regarding the amount of time by which the
school day, school week, or school year, was expanded
in the school; and
(4) containing information on the impact of the expanded
learning time initiatives, including data on student academic
achievement as measured by State academic assessments required
under section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)), graduation rates,
and indicators described in section 5(d)(4).
(h) Publication and Availability of Report Summaries.--The
Secretary shall publish and make widely available to the public,
including through a website or other means, a summary of the eligible
entity reports received under section 5(d)(4) and subsection (g).
SEC. 8. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary may award a grant under this section
to an eligible entity that serves 1 or more areas within 1 or more
States.
(b) Planning and Implementation Grants.--The Secretary may award a
planning grant under subsection (a), to the eligible entity, to carry
out the activities described in section 6(e). In the case of an
eligible entity that has received a planning grant under subsection
(a), the Secretary may award an implementation grant under subsection
(a) to the eligible entity, to carry out the activities described in
section 7(f).
(c) Applications.--To be qualified to receive a grant under
subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an
application that contains (for a planning grant) information describing
how the entity will undertake the activities described in section
5(c)(7) and the information described in section 6(d) and (for an
implementation grant) the information described in section 7(d), other
than paragraph (11) of that section. In determining whether to award a
grant under subsection (a) to an eligible entity, the Secretary shall
give priority to an eligible entity that meets the criteria described
in section 6(f).
(d) Period; Amount.--The subgrant period and amount described in
subsections (b) and (c) of section 6 or 7, as appropriate, shall apply
to the grant.
(e) Authorities; Responsibilities.--The eligible entity shall have
the same authorities and responsibilities under this Act as an eligible
entity that receives a subgrant under section 6 or 7, as appropriate.
In carrying out the report responsibilities described in section 7(g),
the eligible entity shall submit the reports to the Secretary.
(f) Match.--
(1) In general.--Each eligible entity that receives an
implementation grant under this section shall comply with the
matching requirements described in section 5(e)(1), except that
references in that section to a grant under section 5 shall be
considered to be references to an implementation grant under
this section.
(2) Matching funds.--The eligible entity may provide the
matching funds in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including
plant, equipment, or services, but may not provide more than 50
percent of the matching funds in kind. The eligible entity may
provide the matching funds from State, local, or private
sources, or Federal sources under the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
SEC. 9. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
(a) Technical Assistance and Support.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to provide,
directly or by entering into a contract with an independent
organization, technical assistance to State educational
agencies, eligible entities, including eligible entities
receiving grants under section 8, local educational agencies,
and schools in developing and implementing expanded learning
time initiatives under this Act.
(2) Provision of assistance.--The Secretary or such
organization shall provide technical assistance that shall
include--
(A) assisting State educational agencies (and
eligible entities receiving grants under section 8, at
the election of the Secretary) with developing expanded
learning time initiatives; and
(B) identifying and disseminating information about
eligible entities, local educational agencies, and
schools that have effectively planned and implemented
expanded learning time initiatives, including schools
that have implemented such initiatives to improve
student academic achievement in schools that previously
had not made adequate yearly progress under section
1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) for 2 or more years.
(b) Evaluation and Dissemination.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into a contract
with an independent organization with expertise in school
improvement, program evaluation, and measurement (such as an
institution of higher education or other research organization)
to assist with the provision of the technical assistance, and
conduct the evaluation and analyses, described in this
subsection.
(2) Technical assistance on data collection and measures.--
(A) In general.--The independent organization shall
provide technical assistance to State educational
agencies and eligible entities receiving funds under
this Act with data collection and analysis of the
measures consisting of--
(i) measures of student academic
achievement and student engagement and success,
including the indicators and other measures
described in section 5(d)(4);
(ii) measures of teacher collaboration and
professional planning; and
(iii) detailed measures of the amount of
time devoted to core academic subjects and
additional subjects and enrichment activities.
(B) Special rule for eligible entities receiving
grants under section 8.--If an eligible entity receives
a grant under section 8, the eligible entity shall
establish measures in lieu of the measures described in
subparagraph (A) to assess the success of the eligible
entity and schools receiving funds through the eligible
entity under this Act.
(3) Report.--
(A) In general.--The independent organization shall
prepare a report that shall include the evaluation
described in subparagraph (B), including the analyses
described in subparagraph (C), and the analyses
described in subparagraph (D).
(B) Evaluation.--The independent organization shall
conduct an evaluation of the impact and implementation
of the program funded under this Act, which evaluation
shall rely in part on the reports prepared by States
under section 5(d)(4) and eligible entities pursuant to
sections 7(g) (including reports described in section
8(e)).
(C) Contents.--In conducting the evaluation, the
independent organization shall conduct an analysis of
the impact of the expanded learning time initiatives
funded under this Act, by analyzing data on the
measures described in paragraph (2) and other
appropriate measures for students participating in
expanded learning time initiatives in all expanded
learning time schools, with results from that analysis
disaggregated by expanded school day, expanded school
week, or expanded school year program, as appropriate.
(D) Analyses.--The independent organization shall
conduct--
(i) a comparative analysis of how variation
in school design, instructional practices, and
other conditions influence the success of the
implementation of the expanded learning time
initiatives;
(ii) a comparative analysis of the
conditions and activities that impact the
planning and implementation of the expanded
learning time initiatives, including teaching
and leadership practices at a school, student
and teacher schedules, the additional costs of
operating an expanded learning time school, how
the additional school hours required for the
initiative involved are used to enhance
teaching and learning, and how external
organizations are utilized for the initiative;
(iii) an analysis of the similarities and
differences in the ways in which schools
implemented an expanded school day, expanded
school week, or expanded school year schedule;
and
(iv) any other analysis requested by the
Secretary.
(4) Dissemination.--The independent organization shall
submit the report described in paragraph (3) to Congress and
the Secretary, and disseminate the report to the general
public. The Secretary shall ensure that the report described in
paragraph (3) is provided to eligible entities and local
educational agencies on a periodic basis for use in improving
initiatives.
SEC. 10. CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect
the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded to the employees of local
educational agencies under Federal, State, or local law (including
applicable regulations or court orders) or under the terms of
collective bargaining agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other
agreements between such employees and their employers.
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$350,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $380,000,000 for fiscal year 2011,
$420,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, $460,000,000 for fiscal year 2013,
and $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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