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The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

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Update: ESSA Consolidated State Plans

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ESSA Highlights

President Obama signs the Every Student Succeeds Act into law on December 10, 2015.

ESSA includes provisions that will help to ensure success for students and schools. Below are just a few. The law:

  • Advances equity by upholding critical protections for America’s disadvantaged and high-need students.
  • Requires—for the first time—that all students in America be taught to high academic standards that will prepare them to succeed in college and careers.
  • Ensures that vital information is provided to educators, families, students, and communities through annual statewide assessments that measure students’ progress toward those high standards.
  • Helps to support and grow local innovations—including evidence-based and place-based interventions developed by local leaders and educators—consistent with our Investing in Innovation and Promise Neighborhoods
  • Sustains and expands this administration’s historic investments in increasing access to high-quality preschool.
  • Maintains an expectation that there will be accountability and action to effect positive change in our lowest-performing schools, where groups of students are not making progress, and where graduation rates are low over extended periods of time.

History of ESEA

  • The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was signed into law in 1965 by President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who believed that “full educational opportunity” should be “our first national goal.” From its inception, ESEA was a civil rights law.

    ESEA offered new grants to districts serving low-income students, federal grants for textbooks and library books, funding for special education centers, and scholarships for low-income college students. Additionally, the law provided federal grants to state educational agencies to improve the quality of elementary and secondary education.

NCLB and Accountability

NCLB put in place measures that exposed achievement gaps among traditionally underserved students and their peers and spurred an important national dialogue on education improvement. This focus on accountability has been critical in ensuring a quality education for all children, yet also revealed challenges in the effective implementation of this goal.

Parents, educators, and elected officials across the country recognized that a strong, updated law was necessary to expand opportunity to all students; support schools, teachers, and principals; and to strengthen our education system and economy.

In 2012, the Obama administration began granting flexibility to states regarding specific requirements of NCLB in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive state- developed plans designed to close achievement gaps, increase equity, improve the quality of instruction, and increase outcomes for all students.

What’s Next?

Over the next few weeks, the U.S. Department of Education will work with states and districts to begin implementing the new law. Visit this page for updates and sign up for news about ESSA.

Have questions?

ESSA State Plan Notice of Intent to Submission

In the November 29, 2016 Dear Colleague Letter on ESSA State Plans, the Department established two deadlines for the submission of ESSA State Plans:

  • April 3, 2017
  • September 18, 2017

Consistent with the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Department will conduct a peer review process of submitted State plans after each of the two submission dates. The Department will not review plans on a rolling basis and will consider each plan to be submitted only on one of the two dates above. In order to plan for the peer review of State plans, the Department requested that each State provide the date by which it intends to submit a consolidated State plan or individual State plans. The information below is provided for informational purposes. At any time, a State may decide to submit its State plan on the other submission date.

    State Submission Date
    Alabama September 18, 2017
    Alaska September 18, 2017
    Arizona April 3, 2017
    Arkansa September 18, 2017
    BIE September 18, 2017
    California September 18, 2017
    Colorado April 3, 2017
    Connecticut April 3, 2017
    Delaware April 3, 2017
    District of Columbia April 3, 2017
    Florida September 18, 2017
    Georgia September 18, 2017
    Hawaii September 18, 2017
    Idaho September 18, 2017
    Illinois April 3, 2017
    Indiana September 18, 2017
    Kansas September 18, 2017
    Kentucky September 18, 2017
    Louisiana April 3, 2017
    Maine April 3, 2017
    Maryland September 18, 2017
    Massaschusetts April 3, 2017
    Michigan April 3, 2017
    Minnesota September 18, 2017
    Mississippi September 18, 2017
    Missouri April 3, 2017
    Montana April 3, 2017
    Nebraska September 18, 2017
    Nevada April 3, 2017
    New Hampshire September 17, 2017
    New Jersey April 3, 2017
    New Mexico April 3, 2017
    New York September 18, 2017
    North Carolina September 17, 2017
    North Dakota April 3, 2017
    Ohio April 3, 2017
    Oklahoma September 18, 2017
    Oregon April 3, 2017
    Pennsylvania September 18, 2017
    Puerto Rico September 18, 2017
    Rhode Island September 18, 2017
    South Carolina September 18, 2017
    South Dakota September 18, 2017
    Tennessee April 3, 2017
    Texas September 18, 2017
    Utah September 18, 2017
    Vermont April 3, 2017
    Virginia September 18, 2017
    Washington September 18, 2017
    West Virginia September 18, 2017
    Wisconsin September 18, 2017
    Wyoming September 18, 2017

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Paraprofessionals

The following documents address commonly asked questions about the paraprofessional qualification requirements of Section 1119 of Title I, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act.

Legislation

SEC. 1119. QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS.

Communication with States

  • Paraprofessional Letter, April 30, 2002
    MS WORD (26K)

Policy Guidance

  • Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance, March 4, 2004
    MS WORD (732K) | PDF (74K)

Student-Centered Funding Pilot Submissions

This list includes all local educational agencies (LEAs) that applied for the Student-centered Funding Pilot as of the March 12, 2018, deadline and does not indicate their eligibility for an agreement.

District Jurisdiction
Wilsona School District California
Indianapolis Public Schools Indiana
Salem-Keizer School District 24J Oregon
Upper Adams School District Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Local Flexibility Demonstration Agreement
Approval Letter (6/28/2018)

Updated Implementation Timing (1/3/2019)

Update to Authority (4/16/2019)

 Puerto Rico

Summer 2018 Submission
This list includes the LEA that applied for the Student-Centered Funding Pilot as of the July 15, 2018, deadline and does not indicate its eligibility for an agreement.

District Jurisdiction
Roosevelt School District Arizona
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Student-Centered Funding Pilot

Well-Rounded Education through Student-Centered Funding Demonstration Grants

The Well-Rounded Education through Student-Centered Funding Demonstration Grants program provides competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to demonstrate model programs for providing well-rounded education opportunities through the development and implementation of student-centered funding (SCF) systems based on weighted per-pupil allocations under Section 1501 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). Grants awarded under this program are intended to help build the capacity of LEAs to provide well-rounded education in order to establish models for expanding and enhancing delivery of such opportunities for educationally disadvantaged students.

For more information, please visit the following page: https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/school-support-and-accountability/well-rounded-education-student-centered-funding-demonstration-grants/.

Student-Centered Funding Pilot

ESEA section 1501 authorizes the U.S. Secretary of Education to enter into local flexibility demonstration agreements with local educational agencies (LEAs) under which such agencies may consolidate eligible Federal education funds with State and local funds in accordance with certain requirements in order to develop a student-centered funding system based on weighted per-pupil allocations for low-income and otherwise disadvantaged students. Under a local flexibility demonstration agreement, an LEA may use the Federal funds allocated through its system flexibly, provided it meets the purposes of each Federal education program supported by the consolidated Federal funds, including serving students from low-income families, English learners, migratory children, and children who are neglected, delinquent, or at risk, as applicable.

For an LEA that enters into a local flexibility demonstration agreement, the Secretary is authorized to waive those provisions of the ESEA that would otherwise prevent the LEA from using eligible Federal funds as part of such an agreement. Relieving an LEA from certain ESEA requirements in this manner would enable the LEA to use the Federal funds allocated through its student-centered funding system flexibly, provided it meets the purposes of each Federal education program supported by the consolidated Federal funds, including serving students from low-income families, English learners, migratory children, and children who are neglected, delinquent, or at risk, as applicable.

For an LEA that enters into a local flexibility demonstration agreement, the Secretary is authorized to waive those provisions of the ESEA that would otherwise prevent the LEA from using eligible Federal funds as part of such an agreement. Relieving an LEA from certain ESEA requirements in this manner would enable the LEA to use the Federal funds allocated through its student-centered funding system flexibly, provided it meets the purposes of each Federal education program supported by the consolidated Federal funds, including serving students from low-income families, English learners, migratory children, and children who are neglected, delinquent, or at risk, as applicable.

ESEA Section 1501 Resources

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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.