ESEA Title II, Part A Non-Regulatory Guidance
Revised Edition: October 2006 New and Edited items
A. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
A-1. What is meant by “high-quality professional development”?
A-2. What strategies can States use to help LEAs adopt and implement more effective teacher professional development activities?
A-3. The statute authorizes LEAs to use program funds for “teacher advancement initiatives that promote professional growth and emphasize multiple career paths, such as paths to becoming a career teacher, mentor teacher, or exemplary teacher…” [Section 2113(c)(14)]. What are some options by which LEAs can implement these activities?
B. FEDERAL AWARDS TO THE STATE AGENCY (SEA)
B-1. What is the purpose of the Title II, Part A program?
B-2. Did this program exist prior to No Child Left Behind (NCLB)?
B-3. How do the flexibility and transferability provisions of NCLB affect the Title II, Part A program?
B-4. What is scientifically based research and how does it apply to this program?
B-5. What general statutory and regulatory provisions apply to Title II, Part A?
B-6. Can funds from other programs authorized in No Child Left Behind be used to improve teacher quality?
B-7. Who is eligible to receive a Title II, Part A State allocation?
B-8. How does the Department determine each State’s Title II, Part A allocation?
B-9. How much of the State’s allocation must the SEA reserve for subgrants to LEAs, and how much do the SEA and SAHE retain for State-level activities and competitive grants, respectively?
B-10. What portion of the State’s total allocation is available for SEA and SAHE administration?
B-11. If an SEA and SAHE cannot use all of the Title II, Part A funds allocated to the State for administration, for what may the unneeded administrative funds be used?
B-12. What is the period of availability for Title II, Part A funds?
B-13. What are the SEAs’ reporting responsibilities?
B-14. When and how must an SEA or SAHE monitor subgrant activities?
C. STATE USE OF FUNDS
C-1. How may an SEA use its “State Activities” funds?
C-2. Does the law restrict the amount of Title II, Part A funds that an SEA may spend on activities to recruit and hire teachers?
C-3. States are authorized to assist LEAs in developing merit-based performance or differential pay systems in “high-poverty schools and districts” [Section 2113(c)(12)].
How is “high-poverty” defined for this purpose?
C-4. Does the law contain any restrictions on the amount of Title II, Part A funds that an SEA may spend on professional development?