123STA T . 32 6 3 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C. 16 , 2 0 0 9INDIA N E D UC A T I O N Forexp e ns es ne c ess a r yt o carry o u t , tot h e extent not other wi se pro v i d ed, tit l e V II, part A o f the Ele m entary and S econdary Edu - cation Act of 1965 , $ 1 27 ,2 8 2, 0 00 . INNO V ATION AND I MPR OV E MENT For carryin g out activities authori z ed b y part G of title I, subpart 5 of part A and parts C and D of title II, parts B ,C, and D of title V, and section 150 4 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (‘ ‘ESEA ’ ’ ) , andbypartFoftitleVIIIof the H igher Education Act of 1965, $1, 3 89,065,000
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d, T hat $10,649,000 shall be provided to the N ational Board for P rofessional Teaching Standards to carry out section 2151(c) of the ESEA: Pro - vided fu r th er, That from funds for subpart 4, part C of title II of the ESEA, up to 3 percent shall be available to the Secretary of Education for technical assistance and dissemination of informa- tion: Provided further, That $671,570,000 shall be available to carry out part D of title V of the ESEA: Provided further, That $88,791,000 shall be used for the pro j ects, and in the amounts, specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That $1,000,000 shall be for a national clearinghouse that will collect and disseminate information on effective educational practices and the latest research regarding the planning, design, financing, construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance of safe, healthy, high- performance public facilities for nursery and pre- k indergarten, kindergarten through grade 12, and higher education: Provided further, That $400,000,000 of the funds for subpart 1 of part D of title V of the ESEA shall be for competitive grants to local educational agencies, including charter schools that are local edu- cational agencies, or States, or partnerships of: (1) a local edu- cational agency, a State, or both
and (2) at least one non-profit organization to develop and implement performance-based com- pensation systems for teachers, principals, and other personnel in high-need schools: Provided further, That such performance- based compensation systems must consider gains in student aca- demic achievement as well as classroom evaluations conducted mul- tiple times during each school year among other factors and provide educators with incentives to take on additional responsibilities and leadership roles: Provided further, That recipients of such grants shall demonstrate that such performance-based systems are devel- oped with the input of teachers and school leaders in the schools and local educational agencies to be served by the grant: Provided further, That recipients of such grants may use such funds to develop or improve systems and tools (which may be developed and used for the entire local educational agency or only for schools served under the grant) that would enhance the q uality and success of the compensation system, such as high-quality teacher evalua- tions and tools to measure growth in student achievement: Provided further, That applications for such grants shall include a plan to sustain financially the activities conducted and systems developed under the grant once the grant period has expired: Provided further, That up to 5 percent of such funds for competitive grants shall be available for technical assistance, training, peer review of applications, program outreach and evaluation activities: Provided further, That of the funds available for part B of title V of the Fina n c ia lp lan .
