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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Dec 17, 2015
Educator Preparation Reform Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to add as purposes of teacher quality partnership grants: (1) recruiting profession ready individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, as teachers, principals, and other educators; and (2) meeting the staffing needs of high-need local education agencies and high-need schools through close partnerships with educator preparation programs within institutions of higher education.
An eligible partnership that receives a partnership grant shall use grant funds to carry out a program for the pre-baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate preparation of teachers, a teaching residency program (as in current law) or a principal residency program, or a combination of such programs.
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An eligible partnership carrying out a principal residency program must perform specified activities for high-need schools.
The bill revises requirements for teacher residency programs and prescribes requirements for the establishment of principal residency programs.
An eligible partnership that receives a partnership grant may carry out, instead of a leadership development program, effective educator development programs for other educators besides teachers and principals.
The bill revises requirements for state reporting on the quality of teacher preparation.
As a condition for receiving funds under this Act or under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, a state must conduct an assessment to identify at-risk (as well as low-performing) teacher preparation programs.
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Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D–RI
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8795-8796)
Introduced in Senate
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