teacher corps

teacher corps Sec. 152. (a) (1) Section 511 of the Act is amended by inserting “(a)” after the section designation and by adding at the end thereof the following: “(b) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this part there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for the fiscal year 1977, $75,000,000 for the fiscal year 1978, and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979.”. (2) Section 511(a) of the Act (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) is further amended by striking out the words “and teacher aides” both places they appear and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: “teacher aides, and other educational personnel”, (b) Section 513(a) of the Act is amended— (1) by striking out “two” the first time it appeal’s in paragraph (1), and inserting in lieu thereof “five” and by inserting after “teacher aides” the following: “and other educational personnel”; (2) by striking out, in paragraph (3) “teaching teams, each of which shall consist of an experienced teacher and a number of teacher-interns who, in addition to teaching duties, shall be afforded time by the local educational agency tor a teacher-intern training program carried out under the guidance of an experienced teacher” and inserting in lieu thereof “Teacher Corps programs each of which shall include teacher-intern teams led by experienced teachers, and may include additional experienced teachers, teacher aides, and other educational personnel, who may be afforded time by the local educational agency for a training program carried out”; and 90 STAT. 2153 (3) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: “(7) (A) make available technical assistance to State and local educational agencies and institutions of higher education for carrying out arrangements entered into under this title; and “(B) provide planning, technical assistance, monitoring, documenting, disseminating, and evaluation services for arrangements made under this title.;”. (c) Section 513(b) of the Act is amended by striking out “for teacher-interns while teaching” and inserting in lieu thereof “for Teacher Corps members while serving”. (d) Section 513 of the Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: “(e) (1) No arrangement may be entered into under the provisions of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (5), or (6) of subsection (a) of this section unless that arrangement is prepared with the participation of an elected council which shall be representative of the community in which the project subject to that arrangement is located and of the parents of the students of the elementary or secondary schools, or both, to be served by any such project, “(2) Each council selected pursuant to this subsection shall participate with the local educational agency or institution of higher education, or both, in the planning, carrying out, and evaluation of projects subject to arrangements under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of subsection (a) of this section. “(3) The Commissioner is authorized in each fiscal year to arrange for the payment of necessary secretarial and administration expenses of each council elected pursuant, to the provisions of this subsection for the purposes of carrying out its functions under this subsection. “(f) The Commissioner shall establish procedures seeking, with respect to the Teacher Corps members enrolled after the date of enactment of the Education Amendments of 1976, goal of having approximately five individuals who are at the time of enrollment, or who previously have been, employed as teachers by local educational agencies to one individual who has not been so employed. The Commissioner may waive, the procedure established under this subsection if he makes a determination that there are insufficient qualified applicants to maintain the goal sought by this subsection, or that there are insufficient employment opportunities for individuals who are not so employed, and submits a report to the Congress of such a determination. “(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner shall develop and establish specific criteria for entering into arrangements under this part in order to assist applicants for assistance under this part to develop proposals to be submitted. Criteria established under this subsection shall housed by the Commissioner in selecting proposals under this title.”. (e) Section 514 of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(f) The Commissioner is authorized to compensate local educational agencies for released time for educational personnel of the agency who are being trained in Teacher Corps projects assisted under this title.”.