Amends title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, local educational agencies, and nonprofit organizations to provide principals who have no more than three years of experience with training that improves their capacity to increase student achievement for all children.
Authorizes the grants to be used to: (1) establish learning communities within elementary and secondary schools where principals and teachers work together regularly to analyze and improve teaching and learning, (2) develop quality mentoring programs, and (3) provide stipends to mentors who are veteran principals with demonstrated leadership skills and a successful record of increasing student achievement.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4113 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4113
To amend title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
to help close the gaps in principal preparation and provide new
principals with the support and tools they need to meet the complex
challenges of school leadership.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 29, 2012
Mr. Payne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
to help close the gaps in principal preparation and provide new
principals with the support and tools they need to meet the complex
challenges of school leadership.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. IN GENERAL.
Part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Subpart 6--Mentoring for New School Principals
``SEC. 2161. MENTORING FOR NEW SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.
``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this subpart is to help close the
gaps in principal preparation and provide new principals with the
support and tools they need to meet the complex challenges of school
leadership.
``(b) Grant Program Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to
award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable
the eligible entities to carry out the activities described in
subsection (e).
``(c) Eligible Entity Defined.--In this subpart, the term `eligible
entity' means--
``(1) a State educational agency;
``(2) a local educational agency;
``(3) a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated
commitment and capacity to develop and support principals; or
``(4) a consortium of such agencies and organizations.
``(d) Applications.--To receive a grant under this subpart, an
eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may reasonably require.
``(e) Authorized Activities.--
``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity that receives a
grant under this subpart shall use funds to provide principals
who have not more than 3 years of experience, effective
professional development to improve the capacity of such
principals to increase student achievement for all children.
``(2) Allowable activities.--The activities described in
paragraph (1) may include--
``(A) establishing learning communities within
elementary schools and secondary schools where
principals and teachers--
``(i) share a school mission and goals with
an explicit vision of quality teaching and
learning that guides all instructional
decisions;
``(ii) commit to improving student outcomes
and performances;
``(iii) set a continuous cycle of
collective inquiry and improvement;
``(iv) foster a culture of collaboration
where teachers and principals work together on
a regular basis to analyze and improve teaching
and learning; and
``(v) support and share leadership;
``(B) developing quality mentoring programs of
sufficient intensity that include training for new
principals on--
``(i) effectively utilizing student
assessment data, including formative and
summative assessments and program evaluation
data, for the purpose of making instructional
decisions and improving school-based programs;
``(ii) designing and implementing data-
driven school improvement plans;
``(iii) building or expanding relationships
within the learning community and collaborating
with the broader school community, including
parents and community stakeholders;
``(iv) building relationships and
communicating effectively with State and
central office officials;
``(v) designing school-based collaborative
professional development plans;
``(vi) staff recruitment, hiring, and
dismissal courses of action; and
``(vii) effectively observing and providing
feedback to teachers to improve their classroom
practice; and
``(C) providing stipends for mentors who are
veteran principals with demonstrated skills in
transformational and instructional leadership and a
successful record of increasing student achievement.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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