20 USC 1035 - Adjunct teacher corps

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 1035.

Adjunct teacher corps

(a)

Purpose

(b)

Program authorized

(c)

Duration of grants

(d)

Eligible entity

In this section, the term “eligible entity” means—

(1)

a local educational agency; or

(2)

a partnership consisting of a local educational agency, serving as a fiscal agent, and a public or private educational organization or business.

(e)

Uses of funds

An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section is authorized to use such grant to carry out one or both of the following activities:

(1)

To develop the capacity of the eligible entity to identify, recruit, and train individuals with subject matter expertise in mathematics, science, or critical foreign languages who are not employed in the elementary and secondary education system (including individuals in business and government, and individuals who would participate through distance-learning arrangements) to become adjunct content specialists.

(2)

To provide preservice training and on-going professional development to adjunct content specialists.

(f)

Applications

(1)

Application required

(2)

Contents

An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—

(A)

a description of—

(i)

the need for, and expected benefits of using, adjunct content specialists in the schools served by the local educational agency, which may include information on the difficulty the local educational agency faces in recruiting qualified faculty in mathematics, science, and critical foreign language courses;

(ii)

measurable objectives for the activities supported by the grant, including the number of adjunct content specialists the eligible entity intends to place in schools and classrooms, and the gains in academic achievement expected as a result of the addition of such specialists;

(iii)

how the eligible entity will establish criteria for and recruit the most qualified individuals and public or private organizations and businesses to participate in the activities supported by the grant;

(iv)

how the eligible entity will provide preservice training and on-going professional development to adjunct content specialists to ensure that such specialists have the capacity to serve effectively;

(v)

how the eligible entity will use funds received under this section, including how the eligible entity will evaluate the success of the activities supported by the grant; and

(vi)

how the eligible entity will support and continue the activities supported by the grant after the grant has expired, including how such entity will seek support from other sources, such as State and local government and the private sector; and

(B)

an assurance that the use of adjunct content specialists will not result in the displacement or transfer of currently employed teachers nor a reduction in the number of overall teachers in the district.

(g)

Priorities

In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that demonstrate in the application for such a grant a plan to—

(1)

serve the schools served by the local educational agency that have a large number or percentage of students performing below grade level in mathematics, science, or critical foreign language courses;

(2)

serve local educational agencies that have a large number or percentage of students from low-income families; and

(3)

recruit and train individuals to serve as adjunct content specialists in schools that have an insufficient number of teachers in mathematics, science, or critical foreign languages.

(h)

Matching requirement

(i)

Performance report

(j)

Evaluation

(k)

Definition

In this section, the term “adjunct content specialist” means an individual who—

(1)

meets the applicable State certification and licensure requirements, including any requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification, or, with regard to special education teachers, the qualifications described in section 1412(a)(14)(C) of this title;

(2)

has demonstrated expertise in mathematics, science, or a critical foreign language, as determined by the local educational agency; and

(3)

is not the primary provider of instructional services to a student, unless the adjunct content specialist is under the direct supervision of a teacher who meets the applicable State certification and licensure requirements, including any requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification, or, with regard to special education teachers, the qualifications described in section 1412(a)(14)(C) of this title.

(Pub. L. 89–329, title II, § 255, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title II, § 201(3), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3161; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9214(c)(10), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2164.)

cite as: 20 USC 1035