High Quality Teaching Act of 2009
Latest action · Jul 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 8, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
High Quality Teaching Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive five-year grants to up to 250 local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers through participation in the Targeted High Need Initiative program of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Gives priority to LEAs that have: (1) the highest number of disadvantaged students; (2) the highest number of schools identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring; and (3) the lowest number of teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Requires LEAs to use such grants to: (1) partner with institutions of higher education or other appropriate entities in conducting grant activities; (2) provide teachers participating in the Targeted High Need Initiative program with training, mentoring, and technological resources; (3) cover the assessment fee for teachers who apply for certification by such Board and agree to teach at the participating school for at least three years after their certification; (4) provide specified monetary awards to teachers and their sponsoring schools after completion of the Targeted High Need Initiative program; and (5) conduct an independent evaluation of such program's affect on teaching quality and student performance.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2009 to Dec 16, 2009, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jun 8, 2009 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jun 8, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 8, 2009 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Oct 28, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Dec 16, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jun 8, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 8, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Jun 8, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1341)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Higher education
- Licensing and registrations
- Performance measurement
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2009Introduced in House
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