PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994
108 STAT. 3635
development schools, teacher networks, and academic alliances,
as well as the curriculum for teachers;
"(4) specify the commitments the local educational agencies,
teacher's union, institutions of higher education, or any other
entity participating in such partnership are prepared to make,
not only to support program activities such as release time,
contractual flexibility, support for interns or student teachers
if applicable, but also to sustain the central aspects of the
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plan after the expiration of the grant; and
"(5) describe how the activities described under this part
will lead to districtwide policy and budget changes.
"SEC. 2305. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
20 USC 6675.
'The Secretary is authorized to enter into aa arrangement
with an intermediary organization to enable such organization to
provide technical assistance to eligible partnerships receiving assistance under this part.
"SEC. 2306. MATCHING FUNDS.
20 USC 6676.
'The Secretary shall give special priority to awarding grants
under this part to eligible partnerships that demonstrate such
partnership's ability to raise matching funds from private sources.
"PART D—GENERAL PROVISIONS
" SEC. 2401. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
20 USC 6701.
"(a) STATES.— Each State that receives funds under this part
shall submit a report to the Secretary every three years, beginning
with fiscal year 1997, on the State's progress toward the performance indicators identified in such State's plan, as well as on the
effectiveness of State and local activities assisted under this part.
"(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. — Each local educational
agency that receives funds under this part shall submit a report
to the State every three years, beginning with fiscal year 1997,
regarding the progress of such agency toward performance indicators identified in such agenc/s local plan, as well as on the effectiveness of such agency's activities under this part.
"(c) FEDERAL EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall report to the
President and the Congress on the effectiveness of programs and
activities assisted under this part in accordance with section 14701.
"(d) PROHIBITION ON FUNDS BEING USED FOR CONSTRUCTION
OR RENOVATION. —Funds received under this part shall not be used
for construction or renovation of buildings, rooms, or any other
facilities.
"SEC. 2402. DEFINITIONS.
20 USC 6702.
"As used in this part,—
"(1) the term 'core academic subjects' means those subjects
listed in the State plan under title III of the Groals 2000:
Educate America Act or under the third National Education
Groal as set forth in section 102(3) of such Act;
"(2) the term 'performance indicators' means measures of
specific outcomes that the State or local educational agency
identifies as assessing progress toward the goal of ensuring
that all teachers have the knowledge and skills necessary to
assist their students to meet cheillenging State content standards and challenging State student performance standards in
the core academic subjects, such as—
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