,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #agaj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #g1 #bjae ,mr4 ,brown 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 and ,mr4 ,casey7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to authorize a grant-matching program that strengthens and accelerates interventions in the lowest-performing elementary schools and secondary schools4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,ameri,corps ,school ,turnaround ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,findings and purposes 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,students are most successful when they have personal1 attentive support4 7#b7 ,turning schools around requires collaboration among teachers1 administrators1 counselors1 business leaders1 the philanthropic sector1 and community members4 7#c7 ,national service provides valuable support to elementary schools and secondary schools and has a record for improving student academic achievement4 7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are to-- 7#a7 strengthen and accelerate interventions in the lowest-performing elementary schools and secondary schools2 7#b7 provide financial support to eligible entities that serve low-performing schools2 7#c7 significantly improve outcomes for students in persistently low-performing schools by-- 7,a7 providing opportunities for academic enrichment2 7,b7 extending learning time2 and 7,c7 providing individual support for students2 and 7#d7 improve high school graduation rates and college readiness for the most disadvantaged students4 #c4 ,school turnaround program ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,chief executive officer ,the term ,chief ,executive ,officer means the ,chief ,executive ,officer of the ,corporation for ,national and ,community ,service appointed under section #aic of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfea;c74 7#b7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 an elementary school or secondary school2 or 7,b7 any of the following entities that serve low-performing schools3 7i7 ,public or private nonprofit organizations1 including faith-based and other community organizations4 7ii7 ,local educational agencies4 7iii7 ,institutions of higher education4 7iv7 ,government entities within ,states4 7v7 ,indian ,tribes4 7vi7 ,labor organizations4 7#c7 ,low-performing school ,the term low-performing school means an elementary school or secondary school that is identified under section #aaaf of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaf74 7#d7 ,national service participant ,the term national service participant means an individual described under part ,,iii of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abeia et seq474 7#e7 ,school ,turnaround ,corps project ,the term ,school ,turnaround ,corps project means a project carried out by an eligible entity that is a permissible use of funds for a grant under this ,act4 7#f7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,education4 #d4 ,interagency agreement for school turnaround grants 7a7 ,interagency agreement 7#a7 ,in ,general ,the ,chief ,executive ,officer shall enter into an interagency agreement with the ,secretary similar to an interagency agreement described in section #aba7;b77#a7 of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abega7;b77#a77 regarding the grant program described in section #e1 except that funds appropriated under this ,act may be used as if for the purposes for which funds may be provided through grants under section #aba7;a7 of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abega7;a774 7#b7 ,amendment to the ,,ncsa ,section #aba7;b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abega7;b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,school turnaround grant interagency agreement ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 the ,corporation shall enter into an interagency agreement similar to an interagency agreement described in paragraph 7#a7 with the ,secretary of ,education under this subsection regarding the school turnaround grant program described in section #e of the ,ameri,corps ,school ,turnaround ,act of #bjae4 4 7b7 ,approved ,national ,service ,positions 7#a7 ,in ,general ,the ,chief ,executive ,officer shall approve positions for ,school ,turnaround ,corps projects as approved national service positions in accordance with subtitle ,c of title ,i of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abega et seq474 7#b7 ,distribution of assistance and approved positions unaffected ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to affect the distribution of assistance or approved national service positions under section #abi of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abeha74 7c7 ,treatment of funds appropriated 7#a7 ,national service trust ,for purposes of section #ade7;a77#a7 of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja7;a77#a771 a portion of the funds appropriated under this ,act1 as determined by the ,chief ,executive ,officer based on the number of participants selected for ,school ,turnaround ,corps projects1 shall be treated as funds made available to carry out subtitle ,d of title ,i of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja et seq474 7#b7 ,investment of trust funds ,for purposes of subsection 7b7 of section #ade of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja71 a portion of the funds appropriated under this ,act1 as determined by the ,chief ,executive ,officer based on the number of participants selected for ,school ,turnaround ,corps projects1 shall be treated as if appropriated to the ,trust established under such section4 7#c7 ,reserve account ,for purposes of section #adi7;b77#a77;,b77ii7 of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfjf7;b77#a77;,b77ii771 a portion of the funds appropriated under this ,act1 as determined by the ,chief ,executive ,officer based on the number of participants selected for ,school ,turnaround ,corps projects1 shall be treated as funds appropriated for the fiscal year involved under section #eja of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfha7 and made available to carry out subtitle ,c or ,d of title ,i of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abega et seq42 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja et seq474 7#d7 ,audits ,for purposes of section #adi7;c7 of the ,national and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfjf7;c771 funds appropriated under this ,act shall be treated as appropriated funds for approved national service positions4 #e4 ,school turnaround grant program 7a7 ,in ,general ,from amounts made available under this ,act after the reservation described in subsection 7b71 the ,chief ,executive ,officer1 in consultation with the ,secretary1 shall award grants1 on a competitive basis1 to eligible entities to enable such eligible entities-- 7#a7 to improve the academic achievement of elementary school and secondary school students2 and 7#b7 to select national service participants and engage such participants' in ,school ,turnaround ,corps projects4 7b7 ,amounts reserved ,the ,chief ,executive ,officer shall reserve not less than #a percent1 and not more than #b percent1 of the amount appropriated to carry out this ,act for each fiscal year to award grants under this ,act to ,indian tribes and organizations serving tribal populations4 7c7 ,priority ,in making grants under this ,act1 the ,chief ,executive ,officer1 in consultation with the ,secretary-- 7#a7 shall give priority to eligible entities that will serve significant populations of low-income students2 and 7#b7 may give priority to eligible entities that-- 7,a7 are located in low-income communities2 7,b7 will serve communities with significant populations of families with limited ,english proficiency2 7,c7 will place national service participants in urban or rural areas2 or 7,d7 will increase the ability of educators to provide appropriate services and coordinate activities with ,state and local systems providing services under part ,b of the ,individuals with ,disabilities ,education ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adaa et seq47 for children with developmental delays or disabilities1 including such children in the child welfare system of the ,state4 7d7 ,use of funds 7#a7 ,in general ,an eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the funds made available through the grant to carry out #a or more of the activities described in paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#f71 and shall engage national service participants to carry out such activities4 7#b7 ,increasing high-quality1 individualized learning time ,improving the quality and frequency of individualized learning time provided to elementary school and secondary school students by providing individualized support1 which may include increasing postsecondary education enrollment rates through postsecondary education preparation counseling assistance1 including assistance with completing the ,free ,application for ,federal ,student ,aid 7,,fafsa7 and applications for institutions of higher education1 and educating students and their families about financial literacy for postsecondary education4 7#c7 ,out-of-school and extended learning programs ,increasing personalized1 out-of-school and extended learning programs provided to elementary school and secondary school students by engaging national service participants to serve as-- 7,a7 tutors who provide individualized1 academic support outside of the standard school day2 and 7,b7 family resource mentors who connect the student1 family1 and school in an open conversation about the student's academic situation4 7#d7 ,college and career readiness and graduation coaches ,the provision of individual graduation1 postsecondary education1 and career preparation guidance and assistance by college or career planing advisors4 7#e7 ,schoolwide activities ,carrying out schoolwide activities1 including-- 7,a7 establishing a school culture and environment that improves school safety1 attendance1 and discipline and addressing other non-academic factors that impact student achievement1 such as students' social1 emotional1 and health needs2 and 7,b7 carrying out activities to increase graduation rates1 such as early warning systems1 credit-recovery programs1 and re-engagement strategies4 7#f7 ,accelerating reading and mathematics knowledge and skills ,the provision of activities to accelerate students' acquisition of reading and mathematics knowledge and skills4 #f4 ,annual report 7a7 ,in general ,as a condition on receipt of any funds for a program under this ,act1 each grantee shall agree to submit an annual report at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,chief ,executive ,officer1 in consultation with the ,secretary1 may require4 7b7 ,content ,at a minimum1 each annual report under this subsection shall describe-- 7#a7 the degree to which progress has been made toward meeting the annual benchmarks and long-term goals and objectives described in the grant recipient's application2 and 7#b7 demographic data about low-performing schools1 including the number of low-income and minority students1 served in each program4 #g4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act #be1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjaf1 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the #e succeeding fiscal years4