108 STAT. 3626
PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994
"(6) providing professional development in the effective use
of educational technology as an instructional tool for increasing
student understanding of the core academic subjects, including
efforts to train teachers in methods of achieving gender equity
both in students* access to computers and other educational
technology and in teaching practices used in the application
of educational technology;
"(7) providing incentives for teachers to be involved in
assessment, curriculum development, and technical assistance
processes for teachers and students;
"(8) providing professional development to enable teachers,
and, where appropriate, pupil services personnel, and other
school staff, to ensure that girls and young women, minorities,
limited English proficient students, individuals with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged students have the full
opportunity to achieve challenging State content standards and
challenging State student performance standards in the core
academic subjects by, for example, encouraging girls and young
women and minorities to pursue advanced courses in mathematics and science;
"(9) professional development and recruitment activities
designed to increase the numbers of minorities, individuals
with disabilities, and women teaching in the core academic
subjects in which such individuals are underrepresented;
"(10) providing financial or other incentives for teachers
to become certified by nationally recognized professional teacher
enhancement organizations;
"(11) providing professional development activities which
prepare teachers, and where appropriate, pupil services personnel, paraprofessionals, and other staff in the collaborative skills
needed to appropriately teach children with disabilities, in the
core academic subjects;
"(12) identifying, developing, or supporting professional
development strategies to better equip parents to assist their
children in raising their children's achievement in the core
academic subjects; and
"(13) professional development activities designed to
increase the number of women and other underrepresented
groups in the administration of schools.
20 USC 6648.
"SEC. 2208. LOCAL PLAN AND APPLICATION FOR IMPROVING TEACH-
ING AND LEARNING.
"(a) LOCAL APPLICATION.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency that
wishes to receive a subgrant under this part shall submit
an application (singly or as a consortium as described in section
2204) to the State educational agency at such time as the
State educational agency shall require, but not less frequently
than every three years, that is coordinated with other programs
under this Ac' the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, or other
Acts, as appropriate, consistent with the provisions of section
14306.
"(2) INDICATORS. — A local educational agency shall set specific performance indicators for improving teaching and learning
through professional development.
"(b) NEEDS ASSESSMENT.—
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