Equity in Excellence Act of 2010 - Amends title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish an Equity in Excellence Grant program authorizing the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities for efforts to ensure that the academic achievement rates of high-achieving students in grades one through four, who are from impoverished families and served by high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), do not fall behind the achievement rates of their more advantaged, high-achieving peers.
Lists as eligible grantees: (1) high-need LEAs; (2) consortia of LEAs that include high-need LEAs; and (3) partnerships composed of high-need LEAs and institutions of higher education or nonprofits that have expertise in educating gifted students.
Requires the use of grant funds to: (1) ensure that assessments provide diagnostic information that informs the instruction of high-achieving students; (2) implement evidence-based, innovative educational strategies, such as enrichment programs and academic acceleration strategies; (3) procure or use high-quality instructional materials; (4) train school personnel involved in teaching high-achieving students from impoverished families; and (5) conduct education and training for such students' parents that supports their children's excellence.
Allows the Secretary to extend such grants based on recipient performance.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) collect data annually comparing the longitudinal achievement levels of the students served by this Act's grants with their more advantaged peers; and (2) release such data for analysis to independent research institutions.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5586 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5586
To support high-achieving, educationally disadvantaged elementary
school students in high-need local educational agencies, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 23, 2010
Mr. Payne (for himself, Mr. Guthrie, and Mr. Polis of Colorado)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Labor
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A BILL
To support high-achieving, educationally disadvantaged elementary
school students in high-need local educational agencies, 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 ``Equity in Excellence Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EQUITY IN EXCELLENCE GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part I as part J; and
(2) by inserting after section 1830 the following:
``PART I--EQUITY IN EXCELLENCE GRANTS
``SEC. 1841. PURPOSE.
``The purpose of this part is to support high-need local
educational agencies to develop programs that ensure that the rate of
growth in academic achievement of high-achieving, educationally
disadvantaged students in grades 1 through 4 who are served by the
high-need local educational agencies is comparable to that of such
students' more advantaged, high-achieving peers.
``SEC. 1842. DEFINITIONS.
``In this part:
``(1) Cohort.--The term `cohort' means a group of high-
achieving students in any of grades 1 through 4 who attend
schools served by the same local educational agency.
``(2) Educationally disadvantaged student.--The term
`educationally disadvantaged student' means a student who is
from a low-income family, as determined by the measure of
poverty used for the purposes of section 1113(a)(5) by the
local educational agency serving the student.
``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
``(A) a high-need local educational agency;
``(B) a consortium of local educational agencies
that includes a high-need local educational agency; or
``(C) an eligible partnership.
``(4) Eligible partnership.--The term `eligible
partnership' means a partnership consisting of--
``(A) not less than 1 eligible high-need local
educational agency; and
``(B) not less than 1 institution of higher
education, or nonprofit organization, with significant
expertise in educating students with gifts and talents.
``(5) High-achieving.--The term `high-achieving', when used
with respect to a student, means a student who--
``(A) based on a valid and reliable assessment
administered upon the student's entry into grade 1, is
performing academically in the top 10 percent of the
students entering grade 1 at the school, for any
subgroup described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) that
includes the student; or
``(B) is identified by the local educational agency
or elementary school for gifted education services
through teacher or family referrals.
``(6) High-need local educational agency.--The term `high-
need local educational agency' means a local educational agency
that meets the requirements of section 2102(3)(A).
``SEC. 1843. EQUITY IN EXCELLENCE GRANTS.
``(a) Program Authorized.--
``(1) In general.--From amounts appropriated to carry out
this part and not reserved under section 1845(b)(2), the
Secretary is authorized to award demonstration grants, on a
competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the eligible
entities to develop targeted interventions and academic
services to ensure that, among the students served by high-need
local educational agencies, the rate of growth in academic
achievement of the cohort of high-achieving, educationally
disadvantaged students is comparable to the cohort of such
students' more advantaged, high-achieving peers.
``(2) Duration.--A grant awarded under this part shall be
for a period of not more than 3 years and may be extended by
the Secretary for an additional 2 years, in accordance with
section 1845(a)(2).
``(b) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under this
part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
``SEC. 1844. AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS.
``An eligible entity receiving a grant under this part shall use
grant funds to carry out, for the cohorts of high-achieving students
served by the high-need local educational agency participating in the
eligible entity, all of the following activities:
``(1) Ensuring that assessments provide diagnostic
information that informs instruction for high-achieving
students.
``(2) Implementing evidence-based, innovative educational
strategies, such as enrichment programs and academic
acceleration strategies, designed to maximize the learning of
high-potential and high-achieving students.
``(3) Procuring or utilizing high-quality instructional
materials.
``(4) Carrying out training and professional development
for school personnel involved in the teaching of high-
achieving, educationally disadvantaged students, such as
instructional staff, principals, counselors, and psychologists.
``(5) Conducting education and training for parents of
high-achieving, educationally disadvantaged students to support
educational excellence for such students.
``SEC. 1845. REPORTS AND DATA COLLECTION.
``(a) Third-Year Report.--
``(1) In general.--At the end of the third year of a grant
under this part, the eligible entity receiving such grant shall
prepare, and submit to the Secretary, a report regarding--
``(A) how grant funds were expended; and
``(B) the outcomes produced by the grant.
``(2) Review.--Upon review of a third-year report submitted
by an eligible entity under paragraph (1), the Secretary may
extend a grant awarded under this part for not more than 2 more
years based on the eligible entity's performance.
``(b) Data Collection.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall--
``(A) collect data annually comparing longitudinal
achievement levels of the cohorts of high-achieving,
educationally disadvantaged students served by a grant
under this part with such students' more advantaged
peers; and
``(B) release such data for analysis by independent
research institutions.
``(2) Reservation.--The Secretary may reserve not more than
1 percent of the total amount appropriated for this part to
carry out subsection (a).
``SEC. 1846. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
``Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit a recipient
of a grant under this part from serving high-achieving, educationally
disadvantaged students simultaneously with students with similar
educational needs in the same educational settings, where
appropriate.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is further amended--
(1) in the table of contents in section 2--
(A) by striking the item relating to part I and
inserting the following:
``Part J--General Provisions'';
and
(B) by inserting after the item relating to section
1830 the following:
``PART I--Equity in Excellence Grants
``Sec. 1841. Purpose.
``Sec. 1842. Definitions.
``Sec. 1843. Equity in excellence grants.
``Sec. 1844. Authorized use of funds.
``Sec. 1845. Reports and data collection.
``Sec. 1846. Rule of construction.'';
(2) in section 1304(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 6394(c)(2)), by
striking ``part I'' and inserting ``part J''; and
(3) in section 1415(a)(2)(C) (20 U.S.C. 6435(a)(2)(C)), by
striking ``part I'' and inserting ``part J''.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1002 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6302) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Equity in Excellence Grants.--For the purpose of carrying out
part I, there is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal
year 2011 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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