Title II A: Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting

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Title II A Teacher and Principal Training and
Recruiting

• The primary goal of the program is to provide
  professional development to increase student
  achievement using strategies that are tied to
  scientifically based research

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Title II A

• May include activities such as
• Professional development for teachers,
  principals, and in appropriate cases
  paraprofessionals
• Mentorship programs
• Recruitment initiatives
• Teacher advancement initiatives
• Class size reduction

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Title II A

• Each LEA will be required to meet annual
  measurable objectives that include
• an increase in the percentage of highly qualified
  teachers to ensure that all teachers that are
  teaching in core academic subjects are highly
  qualified no later that the end of the 2005-06
  school year
• An annual increase in the percentage of teachers
  who are receiving high-quality professional
  development to become highly qualified teachers

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Title II D Enhancing Education Through
Technology

• The primary goal of this program is to increase
  student achievement through the effective
  integration of technology into curricula and
  instruction.
• One mandated activity
• Recipients must use at least 25 of funds to
  provide ongoing, sustained, and intensive,
  high-quality professional development in the
  integration of technology into curricula and
  instruction

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Title II D

• Formula Funds - 50
• subgrants to LEAs based on Title I formula.
• Competitive Grants 50
• High need LEAs
• LEAs that did not receive sufficient funding
  under the formula subgrants
• Sufficient scope and quality
• Equitable distribution of urban/rural

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Title II D

• Must have an approved Technology Plan
• Consolidated application for formula funds will
  include questions to meet requirements of NCLB
  for those who have approved plans on file
• LEAs must verify CIPA (Childrens Internet
  Protection Act) certification