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Additional Support and Technical Assistance

Additional Support and Technical Assistance

Guidance Documents

Technical Assistance Webinars

  • May 6, 2015 – ESEA Flexibility Renewal Guidance Process Webinar:
    Powerpoint /
    Audio
  • December 15, 2014 – ESEA Flexibility Data Profiles Webinar:
    PowerPoint / Audio
  • November 20, 2014 – Introduction to ESEA Flexibility Renewal Process Guidance Webinar:
    PowerPoint / Audio
  • April 24, 2014 – Technical Assistance Survey Webinar: Currently Available and Upcoming Resources
    PowerPoint /

    Audio

  • June 12, 2013 — No. 4 Inclusive Design: Building Evaluation Systems that Support Educators of Students with Disabilities
    PowerPoint /

    Audio

  • May 10, 2013 — No. 3 Building or Buying Assessments of Measuring Growth for Non-Tested Grades and Subjects
    PowerPoint /

    Audio

  • May 3, 2013 — No. 2 Use of Student Learning Objectives to Measure Growth for Teachers of Non-Tested Grades and Subjects
    PowerPoint /

    Audio

  • April 26, 2013 — No. 1 Use of School-Wide Growth to Measure Growth for Teachers of Non-Tested Grades and Subjects
    PowerPoint /

    Audio

  • September 26, 2011 — ESEA Flexibility: An Overview
    PowerPoint /

    Audio

  • September 28, 2011 — ESEA Flexibility: Developing the SEA Request

    PowerPoint /

    Audio

  • October 5, 2011 — Questions and Answers

    PowerPoint / Audio

  • October 26, 2011 — Integrating AMOs into ESEA Flexibility

    PowerPoint
  • November 9, 2011 — Identification of Schools and Incentives, Interventions, and Supports

    PowerPoint slides / Audio
  • January 11, 2012 — ESEA Flexibility: Addressing Students with Disabilities and English Learners

    MS PowerPoint slides / Audio
  • January 18, 2012 — ESEA Flexibility: Lessons Learned from November 14th Submissions

    MS PowerPoint slides / Audio
  • February 2, 2012 — ESEA Flexibility: Questions and Answers

    MS PowerPoint slides / Audio
  • February 14, 2012 — ESEA Flexibility: Updated Request and Review Guidance

    PDF PowerPoint slides / Audio

Forum on ESEA Flexibility

The Forum on ESEA Flexibility, held September 29-30 in Washington, DC, provided states with an overview of ESEA Flexibility and an opportunity to learn from peer states and national experts about promising approaches to key policy areas addressed in ESEA Flexibility.

September 29-30, 2011, Washington, D.C.
Meeting Agenda

Meeting Sessions

Opening Remarks

Teacher and Leader Development Systems- Session One: Tennessee

The Role of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Teacher and Leader Development Systems- Session Two: Massachusetts

Differentiated Accountability: Framing Remarks

Differentiated Accountability – Session One: New Approaches to Measuring School and District Performance

ESEA Flexibility: A Discussion with Secretary Duncan

Differentiated Accountability – Session Two: Rewarding Success and Supporting Priority and Focus Schools

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Performance

GPRA

Under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), the following program performance measures have been established to assess the effectiveness of the School Climate Transformation Grant—Local Educational Agency program:

  1. The number of training and/or technical assistance events to support implementation with fidelity provided annually by LEAs to schools implementing a multi-tiered system of support.
  2. Number and percentage of schools annually that report an improved school climate based on the results of the EDSCLS or similar tool.
  3. Number and percentage of schools annually that are implementing a multi-tiered system of support framework with fidelity.
  4. Number and percentage of schools annually that are implementing opioid abuse prevention and mitigation strategies.
  5. Number and percentage of schools that report an annual decrease in suspensions and expulsions related to possession or use of alcohol.
  6. Number and percentage of schools that report an annual decrease in suspensions and expulsions related to possession or use of other drugs.

For specific requirements on grantee reporting, please go to the ED Performance Report Form 524B at http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.htm.

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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
&
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

Reports & Resources – OESE

 

New
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed by President Obama on December 10, 2015, and represents good news for our nation’s schools. This bipartisan measure reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation’s national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students.

 

NewTechnical Assistance

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) offers technical assistance to address grantee needs across multiple ESEA programs. OESE offices and technical assistance partners provide one-on-one individualized support for States to problem solve specific State needs; peer-to-peer interactions that provide opportunities for collaboration with peer States, communities of practice, and interstate working groups around relevant issues and challenges; and build awareness of information and resources in response to needs identified in the field through ongoing guidance and technical support to all States. This technical assistance page provides information for State grantees and links to useful guidance, webinars, tools and resources, and technical assistance partners to support implementation of ESEA programs.

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    for more information concerning our new Technical Assistance Resource Page.

 

ESEA Program Activities/Updates/Plans

 

  • Equitable Services Implementation Plan Webpage: ESIP is the U. S. Department of Education’s plan to assist State and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs) to improve the implementation of the equitable services requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for eligible students enrolled in nonprofit private elementary and secondary schools and, as applicable, their teachers and parents.

 

Annual Reports to Congress

Publications and Links

 

National Indian Education Study 2015: Setting the Context

The “National Indian Education Study 2015: Setting the Context” document was written by the National Indian Education Study Technical Review Panel (NIES TRP). This document does not necessarily reflect the views of the National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, or the U.S. Department of Education. The NIES TRP provided substantial input on the NIES report. The National Center for Education Statistics, located within the Institute of Education Sciences, is responsible solely for the actual report, available via https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/subject/publications/studies/pdf/2019048.pdf.

Dear Colleague Letter on College Scorecard

A guide to Using the College Scorecard

BRIEF: Forging a New Framework for Professional Development

Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development Publications

Comprehensive School Reform Publications web page

Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS) Resources and Factsheets web page

Teaching Our Youngest: A Guide for Preschool Teachers & Child Care & Family Providers

EDPubs On-line Ordering System

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): Find statistical publications, fast facts, survey and program areas, the Encyclopedia of ED Stats, and education related resources.

 

Labs, Centers, and Clearinghouses

 

The National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent or At Risk (NDTAC)

Comprehensive Assistance Centers established to help low-performing schools and districts close achievement gaps

Equity Assistance Centers provide assistance in the areas of race, gender, and national origin equity to public school districts

National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs

Regional Educational Laboratories: are educational research and development organizations supported by contracts with the U.S. Department of Education.

OSHS Technical Assistance Centers

 

Resources – OME

Clearinghouses
Technical Assistance Resources
Related Programs

Clearinghouses

The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is administered by the Department, through a contract to a joint venture of the American Institutes for Research and the Campbell Collaboration.

The Education Resources Information Center, (ERIC) sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. The ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million citations goes back to 1966. More than 107,000 full-text journal documents (issued from 1993-2004), previously available through fee-based services only, are now available for free. ERIC is moving forward with its modernization program, and has begun acquiring materials to add to the database.

Technical Assistance Resources

ED’s National Public School and School District Locator The locator is an online search engine that allows viewers to search for particular schools and pull up profiles on those schools and school districts (e.g., name, address, phone number, and type of locale) and selected demographic characteristics of students, staff, and the community.

Education Resource Organizations Directory (EROD) This directory includes of organizations that provide services on a state, regional, or national level.

Comprehensive Regional Technical Assistance Centers – The U.S. Department of Education Comprehensive Centers program awards discretionary grants to establish comprehensive technical assistance centers to help low-performing schools and districts close achievement gaps and meet the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Section 203 of Title II of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (TA Act) authorizes the Department to establish centers to provide technical assistance to States to benefit school districts and schools, especially those in need of improvement.

Regional Education Laboratories – The Regional Educational Laboratory Program (the “Lab” program”) is the U.S. Department of Education’s largest research and development investment designed to help educators, policy-makers, and communities improve schools and help all students attain their full potential. The network of 10 Regional Laboratories works to ensure that those involved in educational improvement at the local, State and regional levels have access to the best available research and knowledge from practice.

Regional Technology in Education Consortia (R*TEC) – The Regional Technology in Education Consortia (R*TEC) program was established to help States, local educational agencies, teachers, school library and media personnel, administrators, and other education entities successfully integrate technologies into kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) classrooms, library media centers, and other educational settings, including adult literacy centers.

Related Programs

Title I, Part A (Basic Program) – Title I Part A provides assistance to improve the teaching and learning of children in high-poverty schools to enable those children to meet challenging State academic content and performance standards. It is the largest elementary and secondary education program in the Federal government. Title I is designed to support State and local school reform efforts tied to challenging State academic standards in order to reinforce and amplify efforts to improve teaching and learning for students farthest from meeting State standards.

Learn more about Title I and the other programs administered by the Office of Student Achievement and School Accountability (SASA).

Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA-formerly the Office of Bilingual Education and Language Minority Affairs (OBEMLA)) – OELA provides national leadership in promoting high-quality education for the nation’s population of English language learners (ELLs).

Vocational Rehabilitation Service Projects Program for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers with Disabilities – The Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Program makes comprehensive vocational rehabilitation (VR) services available to migrant or seasonal farmworkers with disabilities for the purpose of increasing employment opportunities. Emphasis is given to outreach, specialized bilingual rehabilitation counseling and coordination of VR services with services from other sources. Projects provide VR services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers and to members of their families when such services will contribute to the rehabilitation of the worker with a disability.

The Migrant Health Program (MHP) provides grants to community nonprofit organizations a list of linguistically competent medical and support services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families.

Migrant Head Start (MHS) is a national program that provides comprehensive developmental services for America’s migrant pre-school children ages three to five and social services for their families. Community-based non-profit organizations and school systems develop unique and innovative programs to meet the specific needs of migrant farmworker families. In addition to providing the same services that the larger general Head Start Program delivers, the Migrant Head Start program has a unique emphasis on serving infants and toddlers as well as pre-school age children, so that they will not have to be cared for in the fields or left in the care of very young siblings while parents are working.

White House Initiatives-

The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans was established on October 12, 2001 by President George W. Bush. The Initiative advises the U.S. Secretary of Education and provides support to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. The Commission’s key objectives are to strengthen the nation’s capacity to provide high-quality education, and increase opportunities for Hispanic Americans to participate in and benefit from Federal education programs.

The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders was established on October 14, 2009 by President Barack Obama. The President’s Advisory Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islanders address issues concerning the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. The Interagency Working Group, representing 24 federal agencies and offices, is charged with increasing the AAPI community’s access to federal resources.

The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans was established on July 26, 2012 by President Barack Obama. The cross-agency effort is aimed at identifying evidence-based practices that improve student achievement, and develop a national network that shares best practices in order to “improve educational outcomes for African Americans of all ages, and to help ensure that all African Americans receive an education that properly prepares them for college, productive careers, and satisfying lives.”

The White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education was establish on December 2, 2011 by President Barack Obama. The Initiative seeks to support activities that will strengthen the Nation by expanding education opportunities and improving education outcomes for all American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AM) students. It is committed to furthering tribal self-determination and ensuring AI/AN students, at all levels of education, have an opportunity to learn their Native languages and histories, receive complete and competitive educations, preparing them for college, careers and productive and satisfying lives.

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