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20 U.S.C. § 9902 — Program requirements
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The Director shall replicate and implement undergraduate degree programs under this chapter that—
(1) are designed to recruit and prepare students who pursue a baccalaureate degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to become certified as elementary and secondary teachers;
(2) require the education department (or its equivalent) and the departments or division responsible for preparation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors at an institution of higher education to collaborate in establishing and implementing the program at that institution;
(3) require students participating in the program to enter the program through a field-based course and to continue to complete field-based courses supervised by master teachers throughout the program;
(4) hire sufficient teachers so that the ratio of students to master teachers in the program does not exceed 100 to 1;
(5) include instruction in the use of scientifically-based instructional materials and methods, assessments, pedagogical content knowledge (including the interaction between mathematics and science), the use of instructional technology, and how to incorporate State and local standards into the classroom curriculum;
(6) restrict to students participating in the program those courses that are specifically designed for the needs of teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and
(7) require students participating in the program to successfully complete a final evaluation of their teaching proficiency, based on their classroom teaching performance, conducted by multiple trained observers, and a portfolio of their accomplishments.
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The Director shall replicate and implement undergraduate degree programs under this chapter that—
(1) are designed to recruit and prepare students who pursue a baccalaureate degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to become certified as elementary and secondary teachers;
(2) require the education department (or its equivalent) and the departments or division responsible for preparation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors at an institution of higher education to collaborate in establishing and implementing the program at that institution;
(3) require students participating in the program to enter the program through a field-based course and to continue to complete field-based courses supervised by master teachers throughout the program;
(4) hire sufficient teachers so that the ratio of students to master teachers in the program does not exceed 100 to 1;
(5) include instruction in the use of scientifically-based instructional materials and methods, assessments, pedagogical content knowledge (including the interaction between mathematics and science), the use of instructional technology, and how to incorporate State and local standards into the classroom curriculum;
(6) restrict to students participating in the program those courses that are specifically designed for the needs of teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and
(7) require students participating in the program to successfully complete a final evaluation of their teaching proficiency, based on their classroom teaching performance, conducted by multiple trained observers, and a portfolio of their accomplishments.
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**(a) In general** The Director shall establish a grant program to support programs at institutions of higher education to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
**(b) Geographical considerations** In the administration of this chapter, the Director shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that grants are equitably distributed across all regions of the United States, taking into account population density and other geographic and demographic considerations.
**(c) Amount of grant** Subject to the requirements of subsection (d), the Director may award grants annually on a competitive basis to institutions of higher education in the amount of $2,000,000, per institution of which—
(1) $1,500,000 shall be used—
(A) to design, implement, and evaluate a program that meets the requirements of [section 9902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9902&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) to employ master teachers at the institution to oversee field experiences;
(C) to provide a stipend to mentor teachers participating in the program; and
(D) to support curriculum development and implementation strategies for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics content courses taught through the program; and
(2) up to $500,000 shall be set aside by the grantee for technical support and evaluation services from the institution whose programs will be replicated.
**(d) Eligibility** To be eligible to apply for a grant under this section, an institution of higher education shall—
(1) include former secondary school science, technology, engineering, or mathematics master teachers as faculty in its science department for this program;
(2) grant terminal degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§§ 9881, 9882
plementing rigorous State academic content
standards, substantive curricula, remedi-
ation, and acceleration opportunities for
students, as well as other changes deter-
mined necessary by the State.
(D) In the case of a State applying for
funding to establish or improve a statewide
P–16 education data system—
(i) a description of the privacy protec-
tion and enforcement measures that the
State has implemented or will implement
pursuant to subsection (e)(2)(C), and assur-
ances that these measures will be in place
prior to the establishment or improvement
of the statewide P–16 education data sys-
tem; and
(ii) an assurance that the State will con-
tinue to fund the statewide P–16 education
data system after the end of the grant pe-
riod.
(g) Supplement not supplant
Grant funds provided under this section shall
be used to supplement, not supplant, other Fed-
eral, State, and local funds available to carry
out the authorized activities described in sub-
section (e).
(h) Matching requirement
Each State that receives a grant under this
section shall provide, from non-Federal sources,
an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of
the grant, in cash or in kind, to carry out the
activities supported by the grant.
(i) Rule of construction
(1) No raw data requirement
Nothing in this section shall be construed to
require States to provide raw data to the Sec-
retary.
(2) Private or home schools
Nothing in this section shall be construed to
affect any private school that does not receive
funds or services under this Act or any home
school, whether or not the home school is
treated as a home school or a private school
under State law, including imposing new re-
quirements for students educated through a
ho
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