Definitions/Changes in ESEA Affecting
ESAs
Sections Taken from The No Child Left Behind
Act
Definitions:
1.
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY
“(A) IN
GENERAL.-The term ‘local educational agency’ means a public board of
education or other public authority legally constituted within a State for
either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service
function for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city,
county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a
State, or of or for a combination of school districts or counties that is
recognized in a State as an administrative agency for its public
elementary schools or secondary schools. (D) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE
AGENCIES.- The term includes educational service agencies
and consortia of those agencies.
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY- The term `educational service agency'--
(A) means a regional public multiservice agency--`(i) authorized by
State law to develop, manage, and provide services or programs to local
educational agencies; and `(ii) recognized as an administrative agency
for purposes of the provision of special education and related services
provided within public elementary schools and secondary schools of the
State; and `(B) includes any other public institution or agency having
administrative control and direction over a public elementary school or
secondary school.
2.
OTHER PROVISIONS TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND
LEARNING (p. 42-43) Each State
plan shall contain assurances that- (4) the State educational agency
will work with other agencies, including educational service
agencies or other local consortia, and institutions to provide
technical assistance to local educational agencies and schools to carry
out the State educational agency’s responsibilities under this part,
including technical assistance in providing professional development under
section 1119, technical assistance under section 1117, and parental
involvement under section 1118;(5)(A) where educational service
agencies exist, the State educational agency will consider
providing professional development and technical assistance through such
agencies; and (B) where educational service agencies do not
exist, the State educational agency will consider providing professional
development and technical assistance through other cooperative agreements
such as through a consortium of local educational agencies.
3.
“SEC. 1003. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT (p.
21-22) “(a) STATE
RESERVATIONS.- Each State shall reserve 2 percent of the amount the State
receives under subpart 2 of part A for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and 4
percent of the amount received under such subpart for fiscal years 2004
through 2007, to carry out subsection (b) and to carry out the State’s
responsibilities under sections 1116 and 1117, including carrying out the
State educational agency’s statewide system of technical assistance and
support for local educational agencies. “(b) USES.- Of the amount reserved
under subsection (a) for any fiscal year, the State educational agency-
“(1) shall allocate not less then 95 percent of that amount directly to
local educational agencies for schools identified for school improvement,
corrective action, and restructuring, for activities under section
1116(b)or “(2) may, with the
approval of the local educational agency, directly provide for these
activities or arrange for their provision through other entities such as
school support teams or educational service
agencies.
4.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT (p. 23-24)
“(g) ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.- “(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.- The Secretary shall award
grants to States to enable the States to provide subgrants to local
educational agencies for the purpose of providing assistance for school
improvement consistent with section 1116. “(5) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY
GRANTS.- A grant to a local educational agency under this subsection shall
be- “(A) of sufficient size and scope to support the activities required
under sections 1116 and 1117, but not less than $50,000 and not more than
$500,000 for each participating school; “(6) PRIORITY.- The State, in
awarding such grants, shall give priority to local educational agencies
with the lowest-achieving schools that demonstrate- “(7) ALLOCATION.- A
State educational agency that receives a grant under this subsection shall
allocate at least 95 percent of the grant funds directly to local
educational agencies for schools identified for school improvement,
corrective action, or restructuring to carry out activities under section
1116(b), or may, with the approval of the local educational agency,
directly provide for these activities or arrange for their provision
through other entities such as school support teams or educational
service agencies.
5.
IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE
DISADVANTAGED (p. 116-117)
“(4) STATEWIDE SYSTEM.- “(A) In order to
achieve the purpose described in paragraph (1), the statewide system shall
include, at a minimum, the following approaches: “(i) Establishing school
support teams in accordance with subparagraph (C) for assignment to, and
working in, schools in the State that are described in paragraph (2).
“(ii) Providing such support as the State educational agency determines
necessary and available in order to ensure the effectiveness of such
teams. “(iii) Designating and using distinguished teachers and
principals who are chosen from schools served under this part that have
been especially successful in improving academic achievement. “(iv)
Devising additional approaches to providing the assistance described in
paragraph (1), such as providing assistance through institutions of higher
education and educational service agencies or other
local consortia, and private providers of scientifically based technical
assistance.
6.
TITLE II: ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
(p. 405-406)
“SEC.2403.DEFINITIONS. “(2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL PARTNERSHIP.- The term
‘eligible local partnership’ means a partnership that- “(A) shall include
at least one high-need local educational agency and at least one- “(i)
local educational agency that can demonstrate that teachers in schools
served by the agency are effectively integrating technology and proven
teaching practices into instruction, based on a review of relevant
research, and that the integration results in improvement in- “(I)
classroom instruction in the core academic subjects; and “(II) the
preparation of students to meet challenging State academic content and
student academic achievement standards; “(ii) institution of higher
education that is in full compliance with the reporting requirements of
section 207(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and that has not been
identified by its State as low-performing under section 208 of such Act;
“(iii) for-profit business or organization that develops, designs,
manufactures, or produces technology products or services, or has
substantial expertise in the application of technology in instruction; or
“(iv) public or private nonprofit organization with demonstrated
experience in the application of educational technology to instruction;
and “(B) may include other local educational agencies, educational
service agencies, libraries, or other educational entities
appropriate to provide local programs.
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