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Title II — Improving teaching for gifted and talented students

S. 512 · 113th Congress · Mar 11, 2013 · Lineage

II Improving teaching for gifted and talented students

Sec. 201 State applications

Section 2112(b)(5) (20 U.S.C. 6612(b)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(C) A description of the comprehensive strategy the State educational agency will use to improve the teaching skills of teachers, principals, pupil services personnel, and other instructional leaders in order to enable them to employ strategies that focus on—

“(i) the identification of students' specific learning needs, particularly students with disabilities, students who are limited English proficient, students who are gifted and talented, and students with low literacy levels; and

“(ii) the tailoring of academic instruction to such needs.”

Sec. 202 Local applications and needs assessments

(a)
Local applications— Section 2122(b) (20 U.S.C. 6622(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(12) A description of how the activities will have a substantial, measurable, and positive impact on student academic achievement and how the activities will be used as part of a broader strategy to eliminate the achievement gap and the excellence gap.”

(b)
Needs assessment— Section 2122(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 6622(c)(2)) is amended by inserting “shall be based on an analysis of the achievement and learning needs of students at each level of achievement described in section 1111(b)(1)(D)(ii) on the State academic assessments, disaggregated by each subgroup described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), and” before “shall be conducted”.

Sec. 203 Local use of funds

Section 2123(a) (20 U.S.C. 6623(a)) is amended—
(1)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “to carry out” and inserting “to increase student achievement for all students, including limited English proficient students, students with disabilities, and gifted and talented students, by carrying out”; and
(2)
in paragraph (3)(B)—
(A)
in clause (iv), by striking “and”;
(B)
in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(vi) provide training to support the identification of students who are gifted and talented, and to implement instructional practices that support the education of such students, such as early entrance to kindergarten, enrichment, acceleration, curriculum compacting and dual enrollment in secondary school and postsecondary education.”

Sec. 204 Subgrants to eligible partnerships

Section 2134(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6634(a)(1)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” after the semicolon; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:

“(C) teachers, principals, and pupil service personnel have the training to support the identification of students who are gifted and talented, including high-ability students who have not been formally identified for gifted education services, and implementation of instructional practices that support the education of such students, such as early entrance to kindergarten, enrichment, acceleration, curriculum compacting and dual enrollment in secondary school and postsecondary education; and”