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National/Regional

Teacher/Principal Quality Initiatives Available for National and Regional Programs

Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Teacher Recruitment
(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)		 Transition to Teaching Discretionary State Educational Agencies
Program description
National/regional, state and local grants are funded to local educational agencies, state educational agencies, education service centers, nonprofit agencies and other organizations including organizations with expertise in teacher recruitment and partnerships comprised of two or more of these entities. The program targets nontraditional teaching candidates with outstanding academic records and a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teaching.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Alternative Routes to Certification
(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)		 Transition to Teaching Discretionary State Educational Agencies
Program description
National/regional, state and local grants are funded to local educational agencies, state educational agencies, education service centers, nonprofit agencies and other organizations including organizations with expertise in teacher recruitment and partnerships comprised of two or more of these entities. The program targets nontraditional teaching candidates with outstanding academic records and a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teaching.

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Other Categories of Teacher Initiatives

Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Teacher Recruitment Troops to Teachers

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Memo of Under-standing DANTES
Program description
This program is administered by DANTES with ED oversight. Requires the Secretary of Education to transfer funds for this program (except for a new "Innovative Preretirement Teacher Certification" component) to the Secretary of Defense to: (1) assist eligible members of the Armed Forces to obtain certification or licensing as elementary, secondary, or vocational/technical teachers and to become highly qualified; and (2) facilitate the employment of these individuals by LEAs or public charter schools that receive Title I, Part A grants or are experiencing a shortage of highly qualified teachers.

Authorizes the Secretary to award program funds to SEAs, institutions of higher education, or consortia of those entities to develop, implement, and demonstrate Innovative Preretirement Certification programs for members of the Armed Forces. Entities receiving funds would be expected to continue the programs after Federal funding ends. Up to $10 million of Troops-to-Teachers funds could be used for this purpose annually.

Requires the Secretary to provide to the Secretary of Defense information regarding participation in the program and applications for use in "preseparation counseling" for individuals leaving the military, and allows the Secretary of Education to provide placement assistance and referral services to those individuals.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Alternative Routes to Certification Troops to Teachers

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Memo of Understanding DANTES
Program description
This program is administered by DANTES with ED oversight. Requires the Secretary of Education to transfer funds for this program (except for a new "Innovative Preretirement Teacher Certification" component) to the Secretary of Defense to: (1) assist eligible members of the Armed Forces to obtain certification or licensing as elementary, secondary, or vocational/technical teachers and to become highly qualified; and (2) facilitate the employment of these individuals by LEAs or public charter schools that receive Title I, Part A grants or are experiencing a shortage of highly qualified teachers.

Authorizes the Secretary to award program funds to SEAs, institutions of higher education, or consortia of those entities to develop, implement, and demonstrate Innovative Preretirement Certification programs for members of the Armed Forces. Entities receiving funds would be expected to continue the programs after Federal funding ends. Up to $10 million of Troops-to-Teachers funds could be used for this purpose annually.

Requires the Secretary to provide to the Secretary of Defense information regarding participation in the program and applications for use in "preseparation counseling" for individuals leaving the military, and allows the Secretary of Education to provide placement assistance and referral services to those individuals.

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Community Organizations

Teacher/Principal Quality Initiatives Available for Community Organizations

Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Professional Development Alaska Native Education Discretionary And Contracts (earmarks) Community Organizations in Alaska
Program description
Consolidates the three separate programs under current law into one program. Consolidated programs include: the Alaska Native Educational Planning, Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and Recruitment program, the Alaska Native Home Based Education for Preschool Children program, and the Alaska Native Student Enrichment program. Adds earmarks for certain organizations.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Recruitment School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Training School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Mentoring School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Professional Development School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.

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State Agencies of Higher Education

Teacher/Principal Quality Initiatives Available for State Agencies of Higher Education and Other Entities

Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Recruitment School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Training School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Mentoring School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Professional Development School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Teacher Recruitment Transition to Teaching

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary State Educational Agencies
Program description
National/regional, state and local grants are funded to local educational agencies, state educational agencies, education service centers, nonprofit agencies and other organizations including organizations with expertise in teacher recruitment and partnerships comprised of two or more of these entities. The program targets nontraditional teaching candidates with outstanding academic records and a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teaching.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Alternative Routes to Certification Transition to Teaching

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary State Educational Agencies
Program description
National/regional, state and local grants are funded to local educational agencies, state educational agencies, education service centers, nonprofit agencies and other organizations including organizations with expertise in teacher recruitment and partnerships comprised of two or more of these entities. The program targets nontraditional teaching candidates with outstanding academic records and a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teaching.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Teacher Preparation Personnel Preparation

Searchable database of currently funded Part D programs

Discretionary Grants Institutions of Higher Education and other eligible entities under Subpart 2 of IDEA
Program description
The Personnel Preparation Program supports projects designed to help address state-identified needs for qualified personnel in special education, related services, early intervention, and regular education to work with children with disabilities.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Professional Development Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program Compensatory Education Program  
Program description
This is a new discretionary grant program. Approximately 20 awards (funded up to 48 months) to one or more institutions of higher education, State agencies for higher education, local educational agencies, educational service
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Teacher preparation, traditional / Certification and licensure National Professional Development Program Discretionary IHE’s
Program description
To prepare teachers and other educational personnel to serve LEP students
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Professional Development Native American Professional Development Discretionary Institutions of higher education, including Indian institutions of higher education;

A state or local educational agency in consortium with an institution of higher education;

An Indian tribe or organization, in consortium with an institution of higher education
Program description
The Professional Development program is a competitive grant program that supports activities to increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indian people. Individuals who receive training under the Professional Development program are required to perform work that is related to the training received and that benefits Indian people, or repay all or a prorated part of the assistance received. One component of the Professional Development program supports training for qualified Indian individuals to (1) become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and (2) improve the skills of Indian individuals serving in these capacities. The second component of the program supports training of qualified Indian individuals in fields other than education that result in a degree at the graduate level.

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Local School Districts

Teacher/Principal Quality Initiatives Available for Local Educational Agencies

Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Teacher Recruitment Transition to Teaching

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies and Others
Program description
National/regional, state and local grants are funded to local educational agencies, state educational agencies, education service centers, nonprofit agencies and other organizations including organizations with expertise in teacher recruitment and partnerships comprised of two or more of these entities. The program targets nontraditional teaching candidates with outstanding academic records and a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teaching.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Alternative Routes to Certification Transition to Teaching

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies and Others
Program description
National/regional, state and local grants are funded to local educational agencies, state educational agencies, education service centers, nonprofit agencies and other organizations including organizations with expertise in teacher recruitment and partnerships comprised of two or more of these entities. The program targets nontraditional teaching candidates with outstanding academic records and a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teaching.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Professional Development Arts in Education Cultural Partnership
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Professional Development for Music Educators 		Discretionary Local Educational Agencies and Others
Program description
Eliminated from the No Child Left Behind Act. Provided funds for the professional development of music educators.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Professional Development Education of Native Hawaiians Discretionary Local Educational Agencies and Others
Program description
Consolidates six separate programs into one comprehensive grant program and adds a separate authorization for the Native Hawaiian Education Council. Consolidated programs include: the Native Hawaiian Family-Based Education Centers, the Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and Recruitment, the Native Hawaiian Gifted and Talented, the Native Hawaiian Higher Education the Native Hawaiian Special Education, and the Native Hawaiian Community-Based Education Learning Centers.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Recruitment School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Training School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Mentoring School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Professional Development School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Professional Development Territories and Freely Associated States Education Grant Programs Discretionary Local Educational Agencies in theTerritories and Freely Associated States
Program description
Funds competitive grants to Local Educational Agencies in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the Virgin Islands for programs including teacher training programs, programs for curriculum development, instructional materials, or general school improvement and reform.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Professional Development Native American Professional Development Discretionary Institutions of higher education, including Indian institutions of higher education;

A state or local educational agency in consortium with an institution of higher education;

An Indian tribe or organization, in consortium with an institution of higher education
Program description
The Professional Development program is a competitive grant program that supports activities to increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indian people. Individuals who receive training under the Professional Development program are required to perform work that is related to the training received and that benefits Indian people, or repay all or a prorated part of the assistance received. One component of the Professional Development program supports training for qualified Indian individuals to (1) become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and (2) improve the skills of Indian individuals serving in these capacities. The second component of the program supports training of qualified Indian individuals in fields other than education that result in a degree at the graduate level.

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State-Level

Teacher/Principal Quality Initiatives Available for States

Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Teacher Recruitment Transition to Teaching

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary State Educational Agencies
Program description
National/regional, state and local grants are funded to local educational agencies, state educational agencies, education service centers, nonprofit agencies and other organizations including organizations with expertise in teacher recruitment and partnerships comprised of two or more of these entities. The program targets nontraditional teaching candidates with outstanding academic records and a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teaching.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Alternative Routes to Certification Transition to Teaching

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary State Educational Agencies
Program description
National/regional, state and local grants are funded to local educational agencies, state educational agencies, education service centers, nonprofit agencies and other organizations including organizations with expertise in teacher recruitment and partnerships comprised of two or more of these entities. The program targets nontraditional teaching candidates with outstanding academic records and a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teaching.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Teacher Recruitment Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting Fund

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Formula State Educational Agencies
Program description
This program expands on the former Eisenhower Program with a newly defined purpose of increasing student’s academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality. States disperse funds to local educational agencies for various purposes including "…Developing and implementing mechanisms to assist local educational agencies and schools in effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers, including specialists in core academic subjects, principals, and pupil services personnel…"
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Teacher Retention Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting Fund

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Formula State Educational Agencies
Program description
This program expands on the former Eisenhower Program with a newly defined purpose of increasing student’s academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality. States disperse funds to local educational agencies for various purposes including "…Developing and implementing mechanisms to assist local educational agencies and schools in effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers, including specialists in core academic subjects, principals, and pupil services personnel…"
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Teacher Training Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting Fund

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Formula State Educational Agencies
Program description
This program expands on the former Eisenhower Program with a newly defined purpose of increasing student’s academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality. States disperse funds to local educational agencies for various purposes including programs that support teachers and principals new to their profession through programs that provide teacher mentoring, team teaching, reduced class schedules, and intensive professional development and use standards or assessments for beginning teachers as described in the legislation.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Teacher Preparation Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting Fund

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Formula State Educational Agencies
Program description
This program expands on the former Eisenhower Program with a newly defined purpose of increasing student’s academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality. States disperse funds to local educational agencies for various purposes including programs that support teachers and principals new to their profession through programs that provide teacher mentoring, team teaching, reduced class schedules, and intensive professional development and use standards or assessments for beginning teachers as described in the legislation.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
New Teacher Initiatives Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting Fund

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Formula State Educational Agencies
Program description
This program expands on the former Eisenhower Program with a newly defined purpose of increasing student’s academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality. States disperse funds to local educational agencies for various purposes including programs that support teachers and principals new to their profession through programs that provide teacher mentoring, team teaching, reduced class schedules, and intensive professional development and use standards or assessments for beginning teachers as described in the legislation.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Recruitment Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting Fund

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Formula State Educational Agencies
Program description
This program expands on the former Eisenhower Program with a newly defined purpose of increasing student’s academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality. States disperse funds to local educational agencies for various purposes including "…Developing and implementing mechanisms to assist local educational agencies and schools in effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers, including specialists in core academic subjects, principals, and pupil services personnel…"
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
New Principal Initiatives Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting Fund

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Formula State Educational Agencies
Program description
This program expands on the former Eisenhower Program with a newly defined purpose of increasing student’s academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality. States disperse funds to local educational agencies for various purposes including programs that support teachers and principals new to their profession through programs that provide teacher mentoring, team teaching, reduced class schedules, and intensive professional development and use standards or assessments for beginning teachers as described in the legislation.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Training Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting Fund

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Formula State Educational Agencies
Program description
This program expands on the former Eisenhower Program with a newly defined purpose of increasing student’s academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality. States disperse funds to local educational agenciesfor various purposes including "…Developing and implementing mechanisms to assist local educational agencies and schools in effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers, including specialists in core academic subjects, principals, and pupil services personnel…"
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Retention Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting Fund

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Formula State Educational Agencies
Program description
This program expands on the former Eisenhower Program with a newly defined purpose of increasing student’s academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality. States disperse funds to local educational agencies for various purposes including "…Developing and implementing mechanisms to assist local educational agencies and schools in effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers, including specialists in core academic subjects, principals, and pupil services personnel…"
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Preparation Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting Fund

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Formula State Educational Agencies
Program description
This program expands on the former Eisenhower Program with a newly defined purpose of increasing student’s academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality. States disperse funds to local educational agencies for various purposes including "…Developing and implementing mechanisms to assist local educational agencies and schools in effectively recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers, including specialists in core academic subjects, principals, and pupil services personnel…"
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Professional Development Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting Fund

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Formula State Educational Agencies
  Program description
  This program expands on the former Eisenhower Program with a newly defined purpose of increasing student’s academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality. States disperse funds to local educational agencies for activities such as the development and implementation of professional development activities for principals that enable them to be effective leaders in preparing students. Funds can also pay for leadership academies for principals and superintendents that focus on school management and educational leaders models.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Professional Development Teacher & Principal Training & Recruiting Fund

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Formula State Educational Agencies
Program description
Formerly known as the Eisenhower State Education Program, the Teacher Quality Program provides assistance to States based on a formula, to state and local education agencies, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations to help ensure that teachers, administrators, and other staff have high quality professional development.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Alternative Routes to Certification Transition to Teaching

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Formula State Educational Agencies
Program description
National/regional, state and local grants are funded to local educational agencies, state educational agencies, education service centers, nonprofit agencies and other organizations including organizations with expertise in teacher recruitment and partnerships comprised of two or more of these entities. The program targets nontraditional teaching candidates with outstanding academic records and a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teaching.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Professional Development State Program Improvement Grants Discretionary Grant State Educational Agencies
Program description
The State Improvement Grant Program supports projects designed to assist state educational agencies and their partners and their partners referred to in Section 652(b) of IDEA in reforming and improving their systems for providing educational, early intervention, and transitional services, including their systems for professional development, technical assistance, and dissemination of knowledge about best practices, to improve results for children with disabilities.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Professional Development Native American Professional Development Discretionary Institutions of higher education, including Indian institutions of higher education;

A state or local educational agency in consortium with an institution of higher education;

An Indian tribe or organization, in consortium with an institution of higher education
Program description
The Professional Development program is a competitive grant program that supports activities to increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indian people. Individuals who receive training under the Professional Development program are required to perform work that is related to the training received and that benefits Indian people, or repay all or a prorated part of the assistance received. One component of the Professional Development program supports training for qualified Indian individuals to (1) become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and (2) improve the skills of Indian individuals serving in these capacities. The second component of the program supports training of qualified Indian individuals in fields other than education that result in a degree at the graduate level.
Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Professional Development – Vocational Education Professional Development Programs for vocational and technical, academic, guidance, and administrative personnel

Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, P.L. 105-332, Section 124(b) (3), State Leadership Activities

 Basic Formula Grant (Perkins allows either formula or competitive process) State Educational Agency
Program description
The Perkins Act of 1998 focuses the Federal investment in vocational and technical education on high-quality programs, requiring states to use a portion of its leadership funds on comprehensive professional development, including initial teacher preparation, for vocational and technical, academic, guidance, and administrative personnel.

Contact office and phone: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), Division of Vocational and Adult Education (DVTE); (202) 205-9444.

Contact Person and phone: Ron Castaldi, Director (202) 205-9441

Programs and Grants – SST

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Technical Assistance

School Facilities Renovation and Financing

Other Programs

Flexibility and Waivers

Archived Technical Assistance and Technology Programs – Programs that are no longer authorized. Funds support only the continuation of multi-year projects.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What is the authorizing statute for the Mathematics and Science Partnerships program (MSP)?
  2. What is the purpose of the program?
  3. What activities are authorized under this program?
  4. How are the funds allocated?
  5. Who is eligible to apply for MSP funds?
  6. What does “partnership” mean in this program
  7. What is the definition of a “high-need” school district?
  8. Are private schools eligible to participate?
  9. What are the reporting requirements for this program?
  10. How do I find out about the MSP program in my state?

 

  • What is the authorizing statute for the Mathematics and Science Partnerships program (MSP)?

Title II, Part B Sec. 2201, 2202, and 2203 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

  • What is the purpose of the program?

The Mathematics and Science Partnerships (MSP) program funds professional development activities that are designed to improve teachers’ content knowledge and teaching skills, and that lead to improved student learning. Partnerships must include faculty from the mathematics, sciences, technology and/or engineering faculty of institutions of higher education, and “high need” local school districts with the purpose of improving teachers knowledge and skills. The enabling legislation describes the purposes for the program as follows:

  • To improve and upgrade the status and stature of mathematics and science teaching by encouraging institutions of higher education to assume greater responsibility for improving mathematics and science teacher education through the establishment of comprehensive system of recruiting, training, and advising mathematics and science teachers;
  • To focus on the education of mathematics and science teachers as a career –long process that constantly stimulates teachers’ intellectual growth and upgrades teachers’ knowledge and skills;
  • To bring mathematics and science teachers in elementary and secondary schools together with scientists, mathematicians, and engineers to increase the subject matter knowledge of mathematics and science teachers and improve the teaching skills of such teachers;
  • To develop more rigorous mathematics and science curricula that is aligned with State and local standards; and
  • To improve and expand training of mathematics and science teachers, including training such teachers in the effective integration of technology into curriculum and instruction.

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3. What activities are authorized under this program?

Congress typically identifies a detailed list of activities that can be conducted under programs it authorizes. This list identifies the kinds of activities Congress expects will be carried out in this program. MSP projects must carry out one or more of the following activities related to elementary or secondary schools:

  • Creating opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional development of mathematics and science teachers that improves the subject matter knowledge of such teachers;
  • Promoting strong teaching skills for mathematics and science teachers and teacher educators, including integrating reliable scientifically based research methods and technology-based teaching methods into the curriculum;
  • Establishing and operating mathematics and science summer workshops or institutes, including follow-up training, for elementary school and secondary school mathematics and science teachers that SHALL;
    • relate directly to the curriculum and academic areas in which the teacher provides instruction, and focus only secondarily on pedagogy;
    • enhance the ability of the teacher to understand and use the challenging State academic content standards for mathematics and science and to select appropriate curricula; and
    • train teachers to use curricula that are (1) based on scientific research; (2) aligned with challenging State academic content standards; and (3) object-centered, experiment-oriented, and concept and content based.

The summer workshops described above MAY also include programs that;

  • provide teachers and prospective teachers with opportunities to work under the guidance of experience teachers and college faculty;
  • instruct in the use of data and assessments to inform and instruct classroom practices; and
  • provide professional development activities, including supplemental and follow-up activities, such as curriculum alignment, distance learning, and activities that train teachers to utilize technology in the classroom.
  • Recruiting mathematics, engineering, and science majors to teaching through the use of —
    • signing and performance incentives that are linked to activities proven effective in retaining teachers, for individuals with demonstrated professional experience in mathematics, engineering, or science;
    • stipends provided to mathematics and science teachers for certification through alternative routes
    • scholarships for teachers to pursue advanced course work in mathematics, engineering, or science; and
    • other programs that the State educational agency determines to be effective in recruiting and retaining individuals with strong mathematics, engineering, or science backgrounds.
  • Developing or redesigning more rigorous mathematics and science curricula that are aligned with challenging State and local academic content standards and with the standards expected for postsecondary study in mathematics and science.
  • Establishing distance learning programs for mathematics and science teachers using curricula that are innovative, content-based, and based on scientifically based research that is current as of the date of the program involved.
  • Designing programs to prepare a mathematics or science teacher at a school to provide professional development to other mathematics or science teachers at the school and to assist beginning and other teachers at the school, including (if applicable) a mechanism to integrate the teacher’s experiences from a summer workshop or institute into the provision of professional development and assistance.
  • Establishing and operating programs to bring mathematics and science teachers into contact with working scientists, mathematicians, and engineers, to expand such teachers’ subject matter knowledge of and research in science and mathematics
  • Designing programs to identify and develop exemplary mathematics and science teachers in the kindergarten through grade 8 classrooms.
  • Training mathematics and science teachers and developing programs to encourage young women and other underrepresented individuals in mathematics and science careers (including engineering and technology) to pursue postsecondary degrees in majors leading to such careers.

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4. How are the funds allocated?

This is a formula grant program in which every state and the territories receive a portion of the available funds. Funds are allocated to each State educational agency based on a formula that takes into account the population of school age children in the state and prevailing poverty rates. No State receives less than one-half of one percent (1%) of the total amount available per year. Funds are distributed to the states in July of each fiscal year.

The State education agencies are required to administer a competitive grant award process to distribute the funds their funds.

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5. Who is eligible to apply for MSP funds?

Each state has the authority to stipulate what entities are eligible to compete for funding, with the following requirements:

  • A funded partnership must include: (1) an engineering, mathematics, or science department of an institution of higher education; and (2) a high-need local educational agency. States can determine which local educational agencies are “high-need: based on a needs assessment in their state.
  • A funded partnership may include: (1) another engineering, mathematics, science, or teacher training department of an institution of higher education; (2) additional local educational agencies, public charter schools, public or private elementary schools or secondary schools, or a consortium of such schools; (3) a business; or (4) a nonprofit or for-profit organization of demonstrated effectiveness in improving the quality of mathematics and science teachers.
  • The states may stipulate which entity must serve as the fiscal agent for the projects funded in their state, but they are not required to do so. Under the law, any of the eligible entities may serve as the fiscal agent.

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6. What does “partnership” mean in this program

MSP is based on the premise that everyone benefits when K-12 education and higher education institutions work closely together to improve math and science learning. It emphasizes the need for stronger connections between experts in mathematics, science, engineering and technology within higher education, and educators in elementary and secondary education.

  • For the purposes of this program, the partnerships must include a high-need school district and the STEM faculty in institutions of higher education. This is the core relationship that is fostered through this program. In addition, education faculty at institutions of higher education, other schools and school districts, and math and science related organizations may be a part of the partnership.
  • A funded partnership must (1) create opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional development of mathematics and science teachers that improves the subject matter knowledge of the teachers; (2) promote strong teaching skills for mathematics and science teachers and teacher educators, including integrating scientifically–based research teaching methods; and (3) establish and operate mathematics and summer workshops or institutes, including follow-up training.

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7. What is the definition of a “high-need” school district?

The definition of “high-need” is not clearly defined in this statute. The statute describes “high-need” in relation to schools with large numbers of uncertified teachers, as described under the No Child Left Behind provisions. It also describes “high-need” as representing local education agencies in which large numbers of students are performing poorly in math and science subjects.

Each State educational agency is responsible for conducting a needs assessment to determine the highest priority for these professional development funds and for defining “high-need” for their grant competitions.

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8. Are private schools eligible to participate?

Private schools are eligible to participate. The core partnership, however, is between a local educational agency and an institution of higher education, but other entities may also participate in the project.

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9. What are the reporting requirements for this program?

The legislation requires that each State-funded project submit a performance report to the Secretary of Education annually that describes the progress the project is making its impact on teachers and students. Well-designed and executed evaluations are a very important part of this program.

Specifically, the law states:

  • IN GENERAL- Each eligible partnership receiving a grant or subgrant under this part shall develop an evaluation and accountability plan for activities assisted under this part that includes rigorous objectives that measure the impact of activities funded under this part.
  • CONTENTS- The plan developed pursuant to paragraph (1) —
    • shall include measurable objectives to increase the number of mathematics and science teachers who participate in content-based professional development activities;
    • shall include measurable objectives for improved student academic achievement on State mathematics and science assessments or, where applicable, an International Mathematics and Science Study assessment; and
    • may include objectives and measures for —
      • increased participation by students in advanced courses in mathematics and science;
      • increased percentages of elementary school teachers with academic majors or minors, or group majors or minors, in mathematics, engineering, or the sciences; and
      • increased percentages of secondary school classes in mathematics and science taught by teachers with academic majors in mathematics, engineering, and science.
  • REPORT- Each eligible partnership receiving a grant or subgrant under this part shall report annually to the Secretary regarding the eligible partnership’s progress in meeting the objectives described in the accountability plan of the partnership under subsection (e).

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10. How do I find out about the MSP program in my state?

Each State department of education has a coordinator for the MSP program. View State MSP Coordinator

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State Education Agency Indian Education Contacts – OIE

Alabama
Ms. Julie Turner
Federal Programs Section
Alabama State Department of Education
Gordon Persons Building
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36104-3833
Phone: (334) 242-8199
Fax: (334) 242-0496
jturner@alsde.edu
Alaska
Mr. Paul Pressing
Deputy Director, Teaching & Learning Support
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811-0500
Phone: (907) 465-8721
Fax: (907) 465-4156
paul.pressing@alaska.gov
http://education.alaska.gov
Arizona
Ms. Nadine Groenig
Director of Indian Education
Office of Indian Education
Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street, Bin 14
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-5235
Fax: (602) 542-5440

nadine.groenig@azed.gov

California
Ms. Judy Delgado
Education Program Consultant
California State Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 6408
Sacramento, CA 95814
P: (916) 319-0506
Fax: (916) 319-0139
judelgado@cde.ca.gov
Colorado
Ms. Georgina Owen
Title VII Coordinator
Colorado Department of Education
1560 Broadway
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (720) 648-0482
owen_g@cde.state.co.us
Idaho
Ms. Johanna J. Jones
Coordinator, Office of Indian Education
Idaho State Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0037
Phone: (208) 332-6968
Fax: (208) 334-2228
jjones@sde.idaho.gov
www.sde.state.id.us/site/native_american
Kansas
Mr. Doug Boline
Assistant Director, Early Childhood, Special Education and Title Services
Kansas State Department of Education
900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 620
Topeka, KS 66612-1212
Phone: (785) 296-2600
Fax: (785) 291-3791
dboline@ksde.org
Maine
Mr. David Fisk
State Director, Migrant Education, Title I, Part C
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 624-6722
Fax: (207) 624-6789
david.fisk@maine.gov
www.maine.gov/education/esl
Maryland
Dr. Mary Howlett-Brandon
Lead Equity and Cultural Proficiency Specialist
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
Phone: (410) 767-0367
mary.howlett-brandon@maryland.gov
Michigan
Ms. Teri Chapman
Director, Office of Special Education and Liaison for Indian Education
Michigan Department of Education
P. O. Box 30008
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 335-0455
Fax: (517) 373-7504
chapmant2@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Dr. Jane Harstad
Director of Indian Education
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 W
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Ph: (651) 582-8257
Fax: (651) 582-8879
jane.harstad@state.mn.us
Montana
Mandy Smoker Broaddus
Director of Indian Education
Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Ph: (406) 444-3013
Fax: (406) 444-3924
mbroaddus@mt.gov
Nebraska
Ms. Freida Lange
Senior Administrator, Multicultural and Native American Education
Nebraska Department of Education
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone: (402) 471-2444
freida.lange@nebraska.gov
Nevada
Ms. Fredina Drye-Romero
Nevada Department of Education
Indian Education Consultant
700 East 5th Street, Ste. 110
Carson City, NV 89701-5096
Ph: (775) 687-9143
Fax: (775) 687-9250
fromero@doe.nv.gov
New Mexico
Ms. Latifah Phillips
Assistant Secretary for Indian Education
Indian Education Division
New Mexico Public Education Department
Jerry Apodaca Education Building
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
Phone: (505) 476-0545
latifah.phillips@state.nm.us
http://www.ped.state.nm.us
New York
Ms. Clarissa Jacobs-Roraback
Coordinator, Native American Education
New York State Department of Education
89 Washington Avenue, Room 475 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-0537
Fax: (518) 474-3666
clarissa.jacobs-roraback@nysed.gov
North Carolina
Ms. Debora Williams
Special Assistant
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
6368 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6368
Phone: (919) 807-3912
Fax: (919) 807-4065
debora.williams@dpi.nc.gov
North Dakota
Ms. Lucy Fredericks
Director, Indian/Multicultural Education
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue, 11th Floor
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
Phone: (701) 328-1718
Fax: (701) 328-0203
lkfredericks@nd.gov
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us

Oklahoma
Dwight M. Pickering
Director of American Indian Education
Oklahoma State Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 316
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Ph: (405) 522-1591
Fax: (405) 522-1519
Dwight_Pickering@sde.state.ok.us
http://sde.ok.gov/sde/
Oregon
Ms. April Campbell
Indian Education Advisor
Office of Deputy Superintendent
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
Phone: (503) 947-5810
Fax: (503) 378-5156
april.campbell@state.or.us
South Dakota
Mr. Mato Standing High
Director, Office of Indian Education
South Dakota Department of Education
800 Governors Drive
McKay Building
Pierre, SD, 57501-2291
Phone: (605) 773-8194
Work Cell: (605) 280-7964
Fax: (605) 773-6139
mato.standinghigh@state.sd.us
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Utah
Dr. Chuck Foster, Ed.D
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
PO Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
P: (801) 538-7838
Fax: (801) 538-7769
chuck.foster@schools.utah.gov
Virginia
Ms. Leah Walker
Community and Minority Affairs Liaison
Office of Superintendent for Public Instruction
Virginia Department of Education
P. O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Phone: (804) 786-7082
Fax: (804) 371-2099
leah.walker@doe.virginia.gov
Washington
Mr. Michael M. Vendiola
Program Supervisor, Office of Native Education
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: (360) 725-6160
Fax: (360) 664-3314
michael.vendiola@k12.wa.us
Wisconsin
Mr. David J. O’Connor
American Indian Studies Consultant
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 S. Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-3474
Ph: (608) 267-2283 or 800-441-4563
David.Oconnor@dpi.wi.gov
Wyoming
Mr. Robert Black
Social Studies Consultant/Native American Liaison
Wyoming Department of Education
2300 Capitol Avenue
Hathaway Building, Second Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
Phone: (307) 777-3747
Fax: (307) 777-6234
rob.black1@wyo.gov
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History of Indian Education – OIE

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The 1972 Indian Education Act was the landmark legislation establishing a comprehensive approach to meeting the unique needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students. The unique aspects of the original authority have been retained through subsequent legislative reauthorizing statutes, with the latest revision occurring with the amendments made by the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which reauthorized the program as Title VII Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Indian Education legislation is unique in the following ways:

  1. It recognizes that American Indians have unique, educational and culturally related academic needs and distinct language and cultural needs;

  2. It is the only comprehensive Federal Indian Education legislation, that deals with American Indian education from pre-school to graduate-level education and reflects the diversity of government involvement in Indian education;

  3. It focuses national attention on the educational needs of American Indian learners, reaffirming the Federal government’s special responsibility related to the education of American Indians and Alaska Natives; and

  4. It provides services to American Indians and Alaska Natives that are not provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Legislative History:

  • 1969: A Special Senate Subcommittee on Indian Education issues a final report "Indian Education: A National Tragedy – A National Challenge" focusing national attention on the educational situation of American Indian and Alaska Native students.

  • 1972: Indian Education Act enacted. Establishes the Office of Indian Education and the National Advisory Council on Indian Education. The various parts of the Act authorized a formula program and several competitive grant programs for Indian children and adults.

  • 1974: PL 93-380 amends the Act to add a teacher training program and a fellowship program.

  • 1988: PL 100-297 makes BIA funded schools eligible to apply for formula grants. Also creates an authorization for Gifted and Talented education.

  • 1994: PL 103-382 reauthorizes Indian Education as Title IX Part A of ESEA. The formula grants reauthorization is amended to require a comprehensive plan to meet the academic and culturally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students.

  • 2001: PL 107-110 Indian Education is reauthorized as Title VII Part A of the No Child Left Behind Act. The formula grants are to be based on challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards that are used for all students and designed to assist Indian students in meeting those standards.