School Principal Recruitment and Training Act of 2009
Latest action · Feb 23, 2010 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.
- IntroducedDec 16, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
School Principal Recruitment and Training Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award renewable five-year matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and certain educational or nonprofit entities that partner with LEAs to recruit, support, and train principals for service in high-need schools.
Requires grantees to: (1) recruit, select, and provide training to individuals who are or aspire to be principals in high-need schools, agree to serve for at least four years in such schools, and work to ensure that student academic achievement in their schools improves substantially within three to six years; (2) provide aspiring principals with a pre-service residency for at least one year that focuses on instructional leadership and organizational management and is followed by ongoing training for at least two years after their residency ends and school leadership begins; and (3) deliver high-quality, differentiated, school-level support services that meet the specific needs of high-need schools led by individuals that are receiving or have received training pursuant to this Act.
Directs the Secretary to award a grant to one or more research groups to develop a high-quality evaluation and information clearinghouse system to facilitate the sharing of best practices and inform: (1) the recruitment, selection, and training of principals for high-need schools; (2) the development of principal effectiveness standards; and (3) the development of system-wide supports and policies that foster school and principal actions identified as most often differentiating the most dramatically improved schools from others.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 16, 2009 to May 20, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jan 21, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 17, 2010 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 20, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Dec 16, 2009 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Feb 23, 2010 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Dec 17, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E3058)
- Dec 16, 2009Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13437 | Al Franken D-MN | Dec 18, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E3058 | Susan A. Davis D-CA | Dec 17, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2896 | School Principal Recruitment and Training Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Dec 17, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- School Principal Recruitment and Training Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2009Introduced in House
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