Summary: Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends part B (Rural Education Initiative) of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise the Small, Rural School Achievement program, which gives rural local educational agencies (LEAs) federal formula grants and greater flexibility in the use of state educational funds. Limits eligibility to LEAs whose schools are all designated with a school locale code of Fringe Rural, Distant Rural, or Remote Rural, unless located in an area the state defines as rural. Raises federal grant limits when funds available to implement the program equal or exceed $100 million. Alters LEA eligibility for federal funds under the Rural and Low-Income School program by requiring that: (1) at least 40% of the children ages 5 through 17 that LEAs serve be eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; and (2) all of their schools be designated with a school locale code of Distant Town, Remote Town, Fringe Rural, Distant Rural, or Remote Rural.

amends rural_education_initiative title elementary secondary education act revise small rural_school_achievement program gives rural local educational agencies leas federal formula grants greater flexibility use state educational funds limits eligibility leas schools designated school locale code fringe rural distant_rural remote_rural located area state defines rural raises federal grant limits funds available implement program equal exceed million alters lea eligibility federal funds rural low income school program requiring children ages leas serve eligible free reduced price lunch national school lunch act schools designated school locale code distant_town remote_town fringe rural distant_rural remote rural


Summary: School Building Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to allocate funds to states for competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for school repair, renovation, and construction. Reserves 1% of the grant funds for assistance to outlying areas and Indian schools. Requires each state, in awarding such grants to LEAs, to consider: (1) the percentage of poor children each LEA serves; (2) the condition of their public schools or need for additional schools; (3) the extent to which they will comply with certain green building standards; (4) their fiscal capacity to cover repairs, renovations, and construction without such a grant; and (5) the likelihood that they will maintain repaired, renovated, or newly constructed schools in good condition. Requires each state to award high-need and rural LEAs, in the aggregate, at least the same proportion of this Act's LEA funds for the state that they received of total LEA school improvement funds for the state under part A of Title I of the ESEA. Directs each state to reserve a portion of their allocation for a state-level database of public school facility inventory, condition, design, and utilization. Requires the National Center for Education Statistics to study and report to Congress on the condition of public elementary and secondary schools, including an analysis of trends in spending for their repair, renovation, and construction. Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of a clearinghouse of information on the best educational practices from nursery school through higher education, and the latest research regarding the construction, improvement, and maintenance of safe, healthy, and high-performance public schools.

school building fairness act amends elementary secondary education act esea direct secretary education allocate funds states competitive matching grants local educational agencies leas school repair renovation construction reserves grant funds assistance outlying areas indian schools requires state awarding grants leas consider percentage poor children lea serves condition public schools need additional schools extent comply certain green building standards fiscal capacity cover repairs renovations construction grant likelihood maintain repaired newly constructed schools good condition requires state award high need rural leas aggregate proportion act lea funds state received total lea school improvement funds state title esea directs state reserve portion allocation state level database public school facility inventory condition design utilization requires national_center_for_education_statistics study report congress condition public elementary secondary schools including analysis trends spending repair renovation construction directs secretary provide establishment clearinghouse information best educational practices nursery school higher education latest research construction improvement maintenance safe healthy high performance public schools


Summary: Safe Routes to School Program Reauthorization Act - Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to reauthorize appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the safe routes to school program. Revises program requirements to specify children kindergarten through 12th grade as the ones to be benefited by the program. Revises apportionments to replace the current specific dollar amounts with formulae. Includes projects for other nonmotorized modes of transportation besides walking and bicycling as noninfrastructure-related projects. Authorizes states to set-aside up to 10% of apportioned funds for infrastructure improvements that create safe routes to bus stops located outside of the vicinity of schools. Requires any state that receives an apportionment of funds to form a multidisciplinary state advisory committee. Prescribes requirements for the treatment of noninfrastructure and infrastructure projects. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) develop and implement a comprehensive plan for evaluating the effectiveness of safe routes to school; and (2) establish a working group of federal agencies, states, and stakeholders to examine the issue of school siting.

safe routes school program reauthorization act amends safe accountable flexible efficient transportation equity act legacy users safetea reauthorize appropriations fy2010 fy2014 safe routes school program revises program requirements specify children kindergarten 12th grade ones benefited program revises apportionments replace current specific dollar amounts formulae includes projects nonmotorized modes transportation walking bicycling related projects authorizes states set aside apportioned funds infrastructure improvements create safe routes bus stops located outside vicinity schools requires state receives apportionment funds form multidisciplinary state advisory committee prescribes requirements treatment infrastructure projects requires secretary transportation develop implement comprehensive plan evaluating effectiveness safe routes school establish working group federal agencies states stakeholders examine issue school siting


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to extend, through the 2012-2013 school year, the Philadelphia universal feeding pilot program, which allows certain high-poverty schools in Philadelphia to be reimbursed for free and reduced price meals under the School Lunch program on the basis of school-wide demographic surveys of family income, rather than individual applications.

directs secretary agriculture extend school year philadelphia universal feeding pilot program allows certain high poverty schools philadelphia reimbursed free reduced price meals program basis school wide demographic surveys family income individual applications


Summary: Paperless Enrollment for School Meals Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) to receive special assistance payments for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs that are based not on applications for such meals, but on estimates of the number of children eligible for such meals. Requires such estimates to be derived from recent data, such as survey, welfare, or tax data. Permits schools and LEAs from high poverty areas to receive special assistance payments for free or reduced price meals that are not based on applications, if they directly certify a specified minimum percentage of their students as eligible for free meals due to such students' eligibility for certain other public assistance. Reimburses such schools and LEAs pursuant to a formula that factors in the percentage of students directly certified as eligible for free meals. Requires schools and LEAs reimbursed on the basis of estimates or certifications to provide free meals to all their students under the school lunch and breakfast programs and cover, from nonfederal sources, the costs of serving such meals that exceed the assistance received under such programs.

amends national school lunch act allow schools local educational agencies leas receive special assistance payments free reduced price meals school lunch breakfast programs based applications meals estimates number children eligible meals requires estimates derived recent data survey welfare tax data permits schools leas high poverty areas receive special assistance payments free reduced price meals based applications directly certify specified minimum percentage students eligible free meals students eligibility certain public assistance reimburses schools leas pursuant formula factors percentage students directly certified eligible free meals requires schools leas reimbursed basis estimates certifications provide free meals students school lunch breakfast programs cover nonfederal sources costs serving meals exceed assistance received programs


Summary: Standards to Provide Educational Achievement for Kids Act or the SPEAK Act - Amends the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (the Act) to require the Commissioner for Educational Statistics to add science to the mandatory biennial national and state academic achievement assessments of students in grades four, eight, and twelve in reading and mathematics. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states receiving school improvement funds to participate in such science assessments of students in grades four and eight, beginning with the 2010-2011 school year. Amends the Act to task the National Assessment Governing Board with creating or adopting voluntary American education content standards in mathematics and science for kindergarten through grade 12 which reflect the knowledge students need to enter college or the workforce and compete in the global economy. Requires the Secretary of Education to establish the American Standards Incentive fund to award competitive four-year grants to states which agree to: (1) adopt such voluntary mathematics and science standards as the core of their own academic content standards in such subjects; and (2) align their teacher certification and professional development requirements to such standards. Provides additional funds to successful grantees for the enhancement of their student performance data systems. Authorizes the Secretary to extend by two to four years for such grantees the 12-year period at the end of which students must meet or exceed state academic performance standards established under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

standards provide educational achievement kids act speak act amends national assessment educational progress authorization act act require commissioner add science mandatory biennial national state academic achievement assessments students grades reading mathematics amends elementary secondary education act require states receiving school improvement funds participate science assessments students grades beginning school year amends act task creating adopting voluntary american education content standards mathematics science kindergarten grade reflect knowledge students need enter college workforce compete global economy requires secretary education establish fund award competitive year grants states agree adopt voluntary mathematics science standards core academic content standards subjects align teacher certification professional development requirements standards provides additional funds successful grantees enhancement student performance data systems authorizes secretary extend years grantees year period end students meet exceed state academic performance standards established elementary secondary education act


Summary: Investment in After-School Programs Act of 2009 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to local educational agencies, educational service agencies, community-based organizations, or other entities to improve, expand, or establish rural after-school programs that provide students with a broad array of activities when school is not in session that improve their academic performance and promote their positive development. Requires eligible programs to be implemented in active collaboration with the schools the students attend and take place in safe and easily accessible facilities. Gives priority to applicants that are partnerships between eligible entities or propose to serve students a majority of whom are eligible for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs.

investment school programs act amends consolidated_farm rural development act direct secretary agriculture award grants local educational agencies educational service agencies community based organizations entities improve expand establish rural school programs provide students broad array activities school session improve academic performance promote positive development requires eligible programs implemented active collaboration schools students attend place safe easily accessible facilities gives priority applicants partnerships eligible entities propose serve students majority eligible free reduced price meals school lunch breakfast programs


Summary: Enhancing Child Health with Automatic School Meal Enrollment Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make performance awards to states that demonstrate outstanding performance or show substantial improvement in directly certifying children whose families are eligible for supplemental nutrition assistance under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 as eligible for free meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. (Direct certification eliminates the need for such families to submit applications for participation in the school lunch and breakfast programs.) Requires each state that directly certifies less than 95% of their children who are eligible for direct certification to implement a direct certification improvement plan that is approved by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary of Education to report to Congress on how statewide databases used to track compliance with the requirements of the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 can be used for the purposes of direct certification.

amends national school lunch act direct secretary agriculture performance awards states demonstrate outstanding performance substantial improvement directly certifying children families eligible supplemental nutrition assistance food_and_nutrition_act_of_2008 eligible free meals school lunch breakfast programs direct certification eliminates need families submit applications participation school lunch breakfast programs requires state directly certifies children eligible direct certification implement direct certification improvement plan approved secretary directs secretary education report congress statewide databases track compliance requirements school improvement program title elementary secondary education act purposes direct certification


Summary: Hunger Free Schools Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make performance awards to states that demonstrate outstanding performance or show substantial improvement in directly certifying as eligible for free meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs any children whose families are eligible for supplemental nutrition assistance under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. (Direct certification eliminates the need for such families to submit applications for participation in the school lunch and breakfast programs.) Requires each state that directly certifies less than 95% of their children who are eligible for direct certification to implement: (1) a corrective action plan for the current school year; and (2) a direct certification improvement plan, approved by the Secretary, for the following school year. Requires direct certification of children who are members of a household that includes a child: (1) who is eligible for and receiving assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) or title XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP]) of the Social Security Act; and (2) whose income does not exceed 133% of the federal poverty level. Directs the Secretary to award grants to states to assist them in implementing such certification program. Allows local educational agencies (LEAs) to directly certify children whose household is eligible for a supplemental subsistence allowance for low-income members of the Armed Forces with dependents. Permits schools and LEAs to receive special assistance payments for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs that are based not on applications for such meals, but on: (1) estimates, made from recent socioeconomic data, of the number of children eligible for such meals; or (2) if the school or LEA is from a high poverty area, the direct certification of a specified minimum percentage of their students as eligible for free meals due to their eligibility for certain other public assistance. Requires such schools and LEAs to provide free meals to all their students under the school lunch and breakfast programs and cover, from nonfederal sources, the costs of serving such meals that exceed the assistance received under such programs.

hunger free schools act amends national school lunch act direct secretary agriculture performance awards states demonstrate outstanding performance substantial improvement directly certifying eligible free meals school lunch breakfast programs children families eligible supplemental nutrition assistance food_and_nutrition_act_of_2008 direct certification eliminates need families submit applications participation school lunch breakfast programs requires state directly certifies children eligible direct certification implement corrective action plan current school year direct certification improvement plan approved secretary following school year requires direct certification children members household includes child eligible receiving assistance title xix medicaid title known schip social security act income exceed federal poverty level directs secretary award grants states assist implementing certification program allows local educational agencies leas directly certify children household eligible supplemental subsistence allowance low income members armed_forces dependents permits schools leas receive special assistance payments free reduced price meals school lunch breakfast programs based applications meals estimates recent socioeconomic data number children eligible meals school lea high poverty area direct certification specified minimum percentage students eligible free meals eligibility certain public assistance requires schools leas provide free meals students school lunch breakfast programs cover nonfederal sources costs serving meals exceed assistance received programs


Summary: Prescribe A Book Act - Creates a Pediatric Early Literacy program under which the Secretary of Education awards matching grants to nonprofit organizations for the implementation of three-part models through which: (1) health care providers encourage parents to read aloud to their children and offer them recommendations and strategies for doing so; (2) health care providers give each visiting child between the ages of six months and five-years a new, developmentally appropriate children's book to take home and keep; and (3) volunteers reading to children in health care facility waiting areas show parents the techniques and pleasures of reading aloud to children. Requires that the books provided to children under the program be obtained at a discount.

prescribe book act creates pediatric early literacy program secretary education awards matching grants nonprofit organizations implementation models health care providers encourage parents read aloud children offer recommendations strategies health care providers visiting child ages months years new developmentally appropriate children book home volunteers reading children health care facility waiting areas parents techniques pleasures reading aloud children requires books provided children program obtained discount


Summary: Incentives to Educate American Children Act of 2009 or the I Teach Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a tax credit of $1,000 for: (1) teachers in public elementary or secondary schools or public kindergartens in rural areas or areas with high poverty; and (2) teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Grants a credit of $2,000 for a teacher meeting both criteria.

incentives educate american children act teach act amends internal revenue code permit tax credit teachers public elementary secondary schools public rural areas areas high poverty teachers certified national_board_for_professional_teaching_standards grants credit teacher meeting criteria


Summary: Success in the Middle Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to states, based on their proportion of poor children aged 5 to 17, to: (1) implement state middle grades needs analyses and, on the basis of such analyses, improvement plans that describe what students must master to complete successfully the middle grades and succeed in academically rigorous high school coursework; and (2) award competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or partnerships of LEAs and institutions of higher education, educational service agencies, or educational nonprofit organizations to implement a comprehensive middle school improvement plan for each eligible school. Favors LEAs, or partnerships that include LEAs, that serve high proportions of poor children and children attending eligible schools. Defines "eligible schools" as those where: (1) a high proportion of middle grade students matriculate to high schools with graduation rates below 65%; (2) more than 25% of the students who finish grade six, or the school's earliest middle grade level, exhibit key risk factors for failure; and (3) a majority of middle grade students are not rated proficient on required state assessments in mathematics, reading, or language arts. Permits states to make subgrants to LEAs and partnerships that did not receive a competitive subgrant to assist them in applying for competitive subgrants and developing comprehensive middle school improvement plans. Provides the Secretary with funding to: (1) contract for studies that identify promising practices for, and review existing research to identify factors that might lead to, the improvement of middle grades education; (2) create a national clearinghouse in best middle grade educational practices and a national database identifying factors that facilitate or impede middle grade student achievement; (3) require certain educational field research designed to enhance the performance of middle grade schools and students; (4) create a research and development center that addresses topics pertinent to the middle grades; and (5) provide grants to entities that partner with states and LEAs to develop, adapt, or replicate effective models for turning around low-performing middle grades.

success middle act directs secretary education grants states based proportion poor children aged implement state middle grades needs analyses basis analyses improvement plans describe students master complete successfully middle grades succeed academically rigorous high school coursework award competitive subgrants local educational agencies leas partnerships leas institutions higher education educational service agencies educational nonprofit organizations implement comprehensive middle school improvement plan eligible school favors leas partnerships include leas serve high proportions poor children children attending eligible schools defines eligible schools high proportion middle grade students matriculate high schools graduation rates students finish grade school earliest middle grade level exhibit key risk factors failure majority middle grade students rated proficient required state assessments mathematics reading language arts permits states subgrants leas partnerships receive competitive subgrant assist applying competitive subgrants developing comprehensive middle school improvement plans provides secretary funding contract studies identify promising practices review existing research identify factors lead improvement middle grades education create national clearinghouse best middle grade educational practices national database identifying factors facilitate impede middle grade student achievement require certain educational field research designed enhance performance middle grade schools students create research development center addresses topics pertinent middle grades provide grants entities partner states leas develop adapt replicate effective models turning low performing middle grades


Summary: Time for Innovation Matters in Education Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to states to enable them to award competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or partnerships between LEAs and other public or nonprofit entities to plan and implement expanded learning time initiatives at high-need schools that they serve. Requires such initiatives to: (1) increase the total number of school hours each year at participant schools by at least 300 hours, compared to the school hours per year that are standard for comparable schools served by their LEAs; and (2) expand learning time for all students in all grade levels in such schools, except in high schools where expanded learning time must apply to at least one entire grade level. Directs states to give subgrant priority to LEAs that serve a high percentage of students from low-income families and partnerships that include a nonprofit community-based organization or an organization focused on alternative learning or dropout prevention. Permits the Secretary to: (1) award planning and implementation grants directly to a partnership that serves more that one area in more than one state; and (2) provide technical assistance to grantees and subgrantees in developing and implementing expanded learning time initiatives. Requires the Secretary to contract with an independent organization with expertise in school improvement, program evaluation, and measurement to evaluate this Act's program and provide technical assistance to grantees and subgrantees in collecting data and evaluating their programs pursuant to specified performance measures.

time innovation matters education act authorizes secretary education award competitive matching grants states enable award competitive subgrants local educational agencies leas partnerships leas public nonprofit entities plan implement expanded learning time initiatives high need schools serve requires initiatives increase total number school hours year participant schools hours compared school hours year standard comparable schools served leas expand learning time students grade levels schools high schools expanded learning time apply entire grade level directs states subgrant priority leas serve high percentage students low income families partnerships include nonprofit community based organization organization focused alternative learning dropout prevention permits secretary award planning implementation grants directly partnership serves area state provide technical assistance grantees subgrantees developing implementing expanded learning time initiatives requires secretary contract independent organization expertise school improvement program evaluation measurement evaluate act program provide technical assistance grantees subgrantees collecting data evaluating programs pursuant specified performance measures


Summary: Keeping Parents and Communities Engaged Act or the Keeping PACE Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to award grants to states for competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that receive school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Act to enable such LEAs to assist public elementary and secondary schools to hire and maintain Parent and Community Outreach Coordinators responsible for improving family and community involvement in such schools. Gives subgrant priority to LEAs targeting schools with the highest proportions of needy students or students failing to meet state academic performance standards. Requires each assisted school to appoint a committee of school officials, parents, and community members to screen Coordinator applicants and evaluate Coordinator performance. Directs state grantees to award competitive subgrants to partnerships between community-based organizations and public schools to connect integrated services and comprehensive supports to students and families to enhance student performance. Gives priority to applicants targeting schools with the highest proportions of needy students or students failing to meet state academic performance standards. Requires state grantees to award competitive matching subgrants to consortiums composed of a school, LEA, mayor, and at least one other community partner to redesign schools as centers of communities that encourage family and community participation in students' education and provide community education. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with a nonprofit organization experienced in providing integrated student supports to: (1) provide technical assistance and training to this Act's grantees and subgrantees; and (2) establish a national information clearinghouse on effective parent, family, and community engagement practices and programs.

keeping parents communities engaged act keeping pace act amends elementary secondary education act require secretary education award grants states competitive subgrants local educational agencies leas receive school improvement funds title act enable leas assist public elementary secondary schools hire maintain parent community outreach coordinators responsible improving family community involvement schools gives subgrant priority leas targeting schools highest proportions needy students students failing meet state academic performance standards requires assisted school appoint committee school officials parents community members screen coordinator applicants evaluate coordinator performance directs state grantees award competitive subgrants partnerships community based organizations public schools connect integrated services comprehensive supports students families enhance student performance gives priority applicants targeting schools highest proportions needy students students failing meet state academic performance standards requires state grantees award competitive matching subgrants consortiums composed school lea mayor community partner redesign schools centers communities encourage family community participation students education provide community education authorizes secretary contract nonprofit organization experienced providing integrated student supports provide technical assistance training act grantees subgrantees establish national information clearinghouse effective parent family community engagement practices programs


Summary: Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to state or local educational agencies (LEAs) for the establishment or enhancement of school breakfast programs at, and through the provision of subgrants to, schools where at least 65% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches under the school lunch program. Authorizes schools to use the school breakfast subgrants to: (1) increase the quantity of local or fresh food available under their programs; (2) provide nutrition education and first-hand knowledge of food systems to students; (3) extend the period during which breakfast is available, including during the school day; (4) increase participation in their breakfast programs, including through the provision of universal free breakfasts; or (5) collaborate with institutions of higher education or other research entities in compiling data and reports on their breakfast programs. Gives priority to subgrant applicant schools at least 75% of whose students are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches and which intend to use the funds to procure local produce, provide universal free breakfasts, or provide breakfast during the school day. Directs grantees, at least 180 days before the end of a grant term, to evaluate whether it would be cost-effective for subgrantee schools to provide universal free breakfasts under the school breakfast program.

education improvement act amends child nutrition act require secretary agriculture award competitive grants state local educational agencies leas establishment enhancement school breakfast programs provision subgrants schools students eligible free reduced price school lunches school lunch program authorizes schools use school breakfast subgrants increase quantity local fresh food available programs provide nutrition education hand knowledge food systems students extend period breakfast available including school day increase participation breakfast programs including provision universal free breakfasts collaborate institutions higher education research entities compiling data reports breakfast programs gives priority subgrant applicant schools students eligible free reduced price school lunches intend use funds procure local produce provide universal free breakfasts provide breakfast school day directs grantees days end grant term evaluate cost effective subgrantee schools provide universal free breakfasts school breakfast program


Summary: Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand eligibility for free school lunches to children who are from areas with greater than fair market rent, if their family income does not exceed 185% of the poverty level. (Currently, children are eligible for free school lunches if their family income does not exceed 130% of the poverty level.)

amends national school lunch act expand eligibility free school lunches children areas greater fair market rent family income exceed poverty level currently children eligible free school lunches family income exceed poverty level


Summary: Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit schools and service institutions that participate in the School Lunch program or the School Breakfast program, under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, from serving food that contains trans fats. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) give such schools and service institutions five years to phase-out trans-fatty foods; (2) establish a process for granting hardship waivers to schools or service institutions that face difficulties in meeting such deadline due to contractual obligations or significant financial hardship; and (3) prepare guidance to assist schools and service institutions in transitioning from trans-fatty to healthy oils.

amends national school lunch act prohibit schools service institutions participate program program child nutrition act serving food contains trans fats directs secretary agriculture schools service institutions years phase trans fatty foods establish process granting hardship waivers schools service institutions face difficulties meeting deadline contractual obligations significant financial hardship prepare guidance assist schools service institutions transitioning trans fatty healthy oils


Summary: Enhancing Flexibility for Effective Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter requirements for adequate yearly progress (AYP) assessments of student groups by: (1) lowering, from 95% to 90%, the minimum percentage of students in each group in a school that must take such assessments; (2) allowing the fractional counting of students who are in more than one group, for each such group; (3) allowing states to treat as proficient or advanced specified scores on alternate assessments for disabled students and those not proficient in English; and (4) allowing states to use alternative methods of defining AYP. Revises criteria for local educational agency (LEA) identification of schools needing improvement. Declares that only those meet such criteria that fail AYP standards, for two consecutive school years (as under current law), in the same subject for the same group of students. Revises eligibility criteria for school transfers after a school is identified as needing improvement. Declares that only failing students in the failing group, instead of all students in such a school, may transfer. Allows such schools to provide students with supplemental services rather than transfers during that school year. Requires states to develop procedures allowing LEAs to register complaints concerning approved supplemental service providers or those seeking the state's approval. Considers new middle or secondary school special education teachers to be highly qualified if, in addition to having a bachelor degree and high competence in their subject area, they have obtained a state special education certificate qualifying them to teach in the state.

enhancing flexibility effective schools act amends elementary secondary education act alter requirements adequate yearly progress ayp assessments student groups lowering minimum percentage students group school assessments allowing fractional counting students group group allowing states treat proficient advanced specified scores alternate assessments disabled students proficient english allowing states use alternative methods defining ayp revises criteria local educational agency lea identification schools needing improvement declares meet criteria fail ayp standards consecutive school years current law subject group students revises eligibility criteria school transfers school identified needing improvement declares failing students failing group instead students school transfer allows schools provide students supplemental services transfers school year requires states develop procedures allowing leas register complaints concerning approved supplemental service providers seeking state approval considers new middle secondary school special education teachers highly qualified addition having bachelor degree high competence subject area obtained state special education certificate qualifying teach state


Summary: Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2009 - Requires states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) obtain an FBI background check on individuals prior to offering them employment as school employees; and (2) if the check identifies them as sexual predators, report their application to local law enforcement. Prohibits states or LEAs from hiring individuals as: (1) school employees if they have been convicted of a crime of violence or other felony; or (2) school bus drivers if they have been convicted of, or pled guilty to, drunk driving or a serious moving violation. Withholds funds available to states for planning and administration and to LEAs as subgrants under part A of title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, if they violate such prohibitions or fail to take such actions.

safety schoolchildren act requires states local educational agencies leas obtain fbi background check individuals prior offering employment school employees check identifies sexual predators report application local law enforcement prohibits states leas hiring individuals school employees convicted crime violence felony school bus drivers convicted pled guilty drunk driving moving violation withholds funds available states planning administration leas subgrants title preparing training recruiting high quality teachers principals elementary secondary education act violate prohibitions fail actions


Summary: Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) provide states, school food authorities, local educational agencies, and local processing entities with model product specifications and practices for foods offered in the school lunch and breakfast programs so that such foods reflect the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans; (2) analyze, and report to Congress on, the quantity and quality of nutritional information available to school food authorities about food service products and commodities; and (3) purchase, to the maximum extent possible, the widest variety of healthful foods for the school lunch and breakfast programs that reflect the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

healthy schools act amends national school lunch act direct secretary agriculture provide states school food authorities local educational agencies local processing entities model product specifications practices foods offered school lunch breakfast programs foods reflect recent dietary guidelines americans analyze report congress quantity quality nutritional information available school food authorities food service products commodities purchase maximum extent possible variety healthful foods school lunch breakfast programs reflect recent dietary guidelines americans


Summary: Safe Food for Schools Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) develop guidelines for determining when it is appropriate to institute an administrative hold on suspect commodities and products being used in school meal programs; (2) work with states to increase their timeliness in notifying schools of food recalls; (3) improve the timeliness and completeness of direct communication with schools about holds and recalls; (4) establish a timeframe for improving commodity hold and recall procedures so that they address the role of processors and distributors, thereby facilitating the provision of more timely and complete information to schools; (5) revise procedures to provide states with more specific instructions for schools about how to dispose of recalled commodities and products and obtain timely reimbursement; and (6) institute a systematic quality check procedure to ensure that holds on commodities and products used by schools are carried out effectively. Directs the Secretary, within one year of this Act's enactment, to revise the procedures of the Food Safety and Inspection Service to ensure that schools are included in recall effectiveness checks.

safe food schools act amends national school lunch act require secretary agriculture develop guidelines determining appropriate institute administrative hold suspect commodities products school meal programs work states increase timeliness notifying schools food recalls improve timeliness completeness direct communication schools holds recalls establish timeframe improving commodity hold recall procedures address role processors distributors facilitating provision timely complete information schools revise procedures provide states specific instructions schools dispose recalled commodities products obtain timely reimbursement institute systematic quality check procedure ensure holds commodities products schools carried effectively directs secretary year act enactment revise procedures food_safety_and_inspection_service ensure schools included recall effectiveness checks


Summary: Graduation Promise Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for differentiated high school improvement systems targeting support to schools with low student achievement and graduation rates after such schools fail for two consecutive years to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) pursuant to state academic performance standards. Allots grant funds to states pursuant to a formula that favors states with low graduation rates and a high percentage of students attending low-income LEAs. Requires state grantees to establish comprehensive school performance indicators and minimum annual improvement benchmarks for use, in addition to current AYP measures, in analyzing school performance and determining the improvement category into which a school is placed. Directs LEA subgrantees to: (1) categorize each of their schools that fail to make AYP for two consecutive years as needing targeted intervention, whole school reforms, or replacement; (2) convene a local school improvement team for each of such schools that will use performance indicators, AYP measures, and other relevant data to conduct a school needs assessment and develop a multiyear school improvement plan tailored to the school's need categorization; and (3) support the successful implementation of such plans and district-wide high school improvement strategies. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to LEAs, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education to develop and implement, or replicate, effective secondary school models for struggling students and dropouts.

graduation promise act authorizes secretary education grants states subgrants local educational agencies leas differentiated high school improvement systems targeting support schools low student achievement graduation rates schools fail consecutive years adequate yearly progress ayp pursuant state academic performance standards allots grant funds states pursuant formula favors states low graduation rates high percentage students attending low income leas requires state grantees establish comprehensive school performance indicators minimum annual improvement benchmarks use addition current ayp measures analyzing school performance determining improvement category school placed directs lea subgrantees categorize schools fail ayp consecutive years needing targeted intervention school reforms replacement convene local school improvement team schools use performance indicators ayp measures relevant data conduct school needs assessment develop multiyear school improvement plan tailored school need categorization support successful implementation plans district wide high school improvement strategies authorizes secretary award competitive grants leas nonprofit organizations institutions higher education develop implement replicate effective secondary school models struggling students dropouts


Summary: Student Attendance Success Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, competitive, renewable, three-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for programmatic initiatives aimed at improving academic achievement by keeping students in school. Requires subgrant applicants to demonstrate that their schools have a history of significant truancy in grades five through nine. Requires subgrantees to use their subgrant, to the extent practicable, to partner with a community-based organization to create such programmatic initiatives. Directs the Secretary to award a grant to an nonprofit organization to establish and operate a National Resource Center on Positive Youth Development and School Success to serve as a font of information, training, and research aimed at thwarting students' risky behavior and enhancing their academic performance. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to define truancy, for purposes of this Act and the requirement that states collect truancy data under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools program, as the unexcused absence: (1) for three consecutive school days of a child required to attend elementary school; and (2) for three or more class periods on each of three consecutive school days of a child required to attend middle or secondary school.

student attendance success act authorizes secretary education award grants states competitive renewable year grants local educational agencies leas programmatic initiatives aimed improving academic achievement keeping students school requires subgrant applicants demonstrate schools history significant truancy grades requires subgrantees use subgrant extent practicable partner community based organization create programmatic initiatives directs secretary award grant nonprofit organization establish operate serve font information training research aimed students behavior enhancing academic performance amends elementary secondary education act define truancy purposes act requirement states collect truancy data safe drug free schools program absence consecutive school days child required attend elementary school class periods consecutive school days child required attend middle secondary school


Summary: Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make demonstration grants to states in which the student-to-school nurse ratio in public secondary schools, elementary schools, and kindergarten is 750 or more students to every school nurse to reduce such ratio.

student school nurse ratio improvement act amends public_health_service_act allow secretary health_and_human_services hhs acting director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc demonstration grants states student school nurse ratio public secondary schools elementary schools kindergarten students school nurse reduce ratio


Summary: Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to schools that are receiving school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and are located in areas that have a high prevalence of asthma so they can: (1) develop and implement an asthma management plan; and (2) purchase the asthma inhalers, spacers, and other supplies necessary for the relief and treatment of affected students. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to local health or education departments to carry out such activities if they are the entities that would routinely carry out such activities in an area. Requires grantees to: (1) find innovative ways to encourage rapid bidirectional communication between schools and students' physicians and students' adherence to asthma treatment; and (2) ensure that they have on staff a nurse or individual who is trained to administer emergency asthma care.

amends elementary secondary education act authorize secretary education award grants schools receiving school improvement funds title elementary secondary education act located areas high prevalence asthma develop implement asthma management plan purchase asthma inhalers supplies necessary relief treatment affected students authorizes secretary award grants local health education departments carry activities entities routinely carry activities area requires grantees find innovative ways encourage rapid communication schools students physicians students adherence asthma treatment ensure staff nurse individual trained administer emergency asthma care


Summary: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009 or the ConTACT Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish concussion management guidelines that address the prevention, identification, treatment, and management of concussions in school-aged children, including standards for student athletes to return to play after a concussion; and (2) convene a conference of medical, athletic, and educational stakeholders to establish such guidelines. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to states for: (1) adopting, disseminating, and ensuring the implementation by schools of the guidelines; and (2) funding implementation by schools of computerized preseason baseline and post-injury neuropsychological testing for student athletes. Directs the Secretary to require states to utilize, to the extent practicable, applicable expertise and services offered by local chapters of national brain injury organizations.

concussion treatment care tools act contact act amends public_health_service_act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish concussion management guidelines address prevention identification treatment management concussions school aged children including standards student athletes return play concussion convene conference medical athletic educational stakeholders establish guidelines authorizes secretary grants states adopting disseminating ensuring implementation schools guidelines funding implementation schools computerized baseline post injury testing student athletes directs secretary require states utilize extent practicable applicable expertise services offered local chapters national brain injury organizations


Summary: Child Safety, Care, and Education Continuity Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and nonpublic schools for assistance in restarting school operations in major disaster areas. Protects LEAs from cuts in school improvement funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which a major disaster occurs within their service area. Allows LEAs in states to which teachers and paraprofessionals relocate after a major disaster to consider such teachers and paraprofessionals to have met certain federal teaching standards if the state from which they came considered them to have met such standards. Authorizes the Secretary to waive or modify certain requirements relating to maintenance of effort, supplementary use of funds, and matching funds in providing educational assistance to entities affected by a major disaster. Directs the Secretary to provide temporary emergency impact aid to states and, through them, LEAs and Native American schools for the education of students displaced by a major disaster. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) waive or modify requirements applicable to federal student aid programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) that are unreasonable due to the effects of a major disaster; (2) approve Teacher Quality Partnership Grants program modifications that assist states, LEAs, and institutions of higher education (IHEs) recruit and retain faculty for schools in major disaster areas; (3) modify, at the request of an affected institution or other grantee located in a major disaster area, required and allowable uses of funds under the HEA's TRIO, GEAR-UP, Strengthening Institutions, and Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities programs, and any other competitive grant program; and (4) allow financial aid administrators to adjust the expected contribution of students and parents affected by a major disaster. Directs the Secretary to make special efforts to notify students and their parents who qualify for means-tested federal benefit programs of their potential eligibility for a maximum Pell Grant, provided such students attend an IHE affected by a major disaster. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements to extend certain deadlines under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regarding the provision of special education and related services, including early intervention services, to individuals adversely affected by a major disaster. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide training and technical assistance, guidance, and resources to Head Start agencies located in a major disaster area or receiving a significant number of children from such an area. Authorizes the waiver of cost-sharing requirements for such agencies and documentation requirements for Head Start participants affected by a major disaster. Authorizes the Secretary of HHS to: (1) waive the application of specified provisions of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to states affected by a major disaster or serving a significant number of individuals adversely affected by a major disaster; and (2) assist states in providing training, technical assistance, and guidance to child care providers who are serving such individuals. Requires each state that receives funds under such Act to develop a disaster plan. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to encourage state and local governments to address child care services and facilities in their response and recovery plans, exercises, and training. Directs the Secretary of HHS to provide disaster guidance to states under titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP]) of the Social Security Act regarding the requirement that states provide medical assistance to individuals who are residents of the state but are absent. Requires each state to provide disaster guidance to Medicaid and CHIP providers to ensure that low-income children displaced from their home state by a major disaster have continued access to health care services.

child safety care education continuity act authorizes secretary education award grants states subgrants local educational agencies leas nonpublic schools assistance school operations major disaster areas protects leas cuts school improvement funds elementary secondary education act fiscal year following fiscal year major disaster occurs service area allows leas states teachers paraprofessionals relocate major disaster consider teachers paraprofessionals met certain federal teaching standards state came considered met standards authorizes secretary waive modify certain requirements relating maintenance effort supplementary use funds matching funds providing educational assistance entities affected major disaster directs secretary provide temporary emergency impact aid states leas native american schools education students displaced major disaster authorizes secretary waive modify requirements applicable federal student aid programs title higher education act hea unreasonable effects major disaster approve teacher quality partnership grants program modifications assist states leas institutions higher education ihes recruit retain faculty schools major disaster areas modify request affected institution grantee located major disaster area required allowable uses funds hea trio gear strengthening institutions strengthening historically black colleges universities programs competitive grant program allow financial aid administrators adjust expected contribution students parents affected major disaster directs secretary special efforts notify students parents qualify means tested federal benefit programs potential eligibility maximum pell_grant provided students attend ihe affected major disaster authorizes secretary enter agreements extend certain deadlines individuals disabilities education act provision special education related services including early intervention services individuals adversely affected major disaster directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs provide training technical assistance guidance resources head_start agencies located major disaster area receiving significant number children area authorizes waiver cost sharing requirements agencies documentation requirements head_start participants affected major disaster authorizes secretary hhs waive application specified provisions child_care_and_development_block grant act states affected major disaster serving significant number individuals adversely affected major disaster assist states providing training technical assistance guidance child care providers serving individuals requires state receives funds act develop disaster plan requires administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema encourage state local governments address child care services facilities response recovery plans exercises training directs secretary hhs provide disaster guidance states titles xix medicaid known schip social security act requirement states provide medical assistance individuals residents state absent requires state provide disaster guidance medicaid chip providers ensure low income children displaced home state major disaster continued access health care services


Summary: Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow rehabilitation expenditures for a qualified public educational facility (defined as a school facility which is part of a public elementary or secondary school and is owned by a private, for-profit corporation pursuant to a public-private partnership agreement) to qualify for the rehabilitation tax credit.

amends internal revenue code allow rehabilitation expenditures qualified public educational facility defined school facility public elementary secondary school owned private profit corporation pursuant public private partnership agreement qualify rehabilitation tax credit


Summary: Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reimburse summer food service programs for children in service institutions and food programs for children in afterschool care for free meals or snacks served to children in areas where at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children meet the income eligibility criteria for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation at congregate feeding sites in summer food service programs for children through innovative approaches to limited rural transportation.

amends national school lunch act reimburse summer food service programs children service institutions food programs children afterschool care free meals snacks served children areas currently children meet income eligibility criteria free reduced price meals school lunch breakfast programs directs secretary agriculture award competitive grants service institutions increase participation congregate feeding sites summer food service programs children innovative approaches limited rural transportation


Summary: Improving 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act of 2010 - Amends the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program under title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include the provision of service learning and nutrition education and, in place of recreation programs, physical fitness and wellness programs, among the activities for which community learning centers will receive funding. Raises from 3% to 5% the percentage of program funds a state may use for monitoring, evaluating, and providing training and technical assistance to community learning center grantees. Makes community learning center grants renewable for a period of between three and five years.

improving 21st century community learning centers act amends 21st century community learning_centers program title elementary secondary education act include provision service learning nutrition education place recreation programs physical fitness wellness programs activities community learning centers receive funding raises percentage program funds state use monitoring evaluating providing training technical assistance community learning center grantees makes community learning center grants renewable period years


Summary: Healthy Living Starts Early Act of 2010 - Amends the child and adult care food program of the the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to: (1) require subsidized food served to children in child care centers and day care homes to meet the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans and certain authoritative scientific recommendations; (2) prohibit such food from being used as a punishment or reward; (3) allow nondairy substitutes to be served to children who cannot consume milk, provided the substitutes are nutritionally equivalent to milk and meet certain nutritional standards; (4) require the use of foods, to the extent practicable, that are in abundance nationally or in the food service area, or are donated by the Secretary of Agriculture; (5) require the Secretary to encourage participants to provide children with daily opportunities for age-appropriate moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity and limit children's use of electronic media; and (6) require the Secretary to provide technical assistance and guidance to participants in complying with these requirements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to encourage states to include nutrition and wellness within their licensing standards for such facilities; and (2) conduct recurring, nationally representative assessments of facility nutrition and wellness programs. Requires the Secretary to reconvene a working group to examine, and report to Congress regarding, the feasibility of reducing the paperwork burden on states and program participants. Requires institutions participating in the program to enter into a permanent agreement with their state that may be terminated for convenience or cause. Alters program application and review requirements, eliminating the three-year reapplication process and scheduled annual site visits. Allows Tier II day care homes (those not located in low-income areas or operated by low-income providers) to assist in the transmission, with parental consent, of household income information to their sponsoring organizations. Sets forth an administrative costs reimbursement formula for day care home sponsoring organizations.

early act amends child adult care food program richard national school lunch act require subsidized food served children child care centers day care homes meet recent dietary guidelines americans certain authoritative scientific recommendations prohibit food punishment reward allow substitutes served children consume milk provided substitutes equivalent milk meet certain nutritional standards require use foods extent practicable abundance nationally food service area donated secretary agriculture require secretary encourage participants provide children daily opportunities age appropriate moderate vigorous intensity physical activity limit children use electronic media require secretary provide technical assistance guidance participants complying requirements directs secretary coordinate secretary health_and_human_services hhs encourage states include nutrition wellness licensing standards facilities conduct recurring nationally representative assessments facility nutrition wellness programs requires secretary working group examine report congress feasibility reducing paperwork burden states program participants requires institutions participating program enter permanent agreement state terminated convenience cause alters program application review requirements eliminating year process scheduled annual site visits allows tier day care homes located low income areas operated low income providers assist transmission parental consent household income information sponsoring organizations sets forth administrative costs reimbursement formula day care home sponsoring organizations


Summary: Healthy Local Policies for Schools Act of 2010 or HELP Schools Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to replace the nutrition promotion program with a program that requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to ensure that their local wellness policies: (1) include goals for nutrition and physical education, physical activity, on-campus food marketing and advertising, and other school-based activities that promote nutrition and wellness throughout the extended school day; (2) include plans for implementing, and measuring the implementation of, such policies; (3) require reimbursable school meals to meet certain nutritional guidelines; and (4) require the nutritional guidelines for nonreimbursable foods and beverages sold in schools to be in compliance with standards established by the Secretary of Agriculture. Requires each LEA, within two years of this Act's enactment and every three years thereafter, to complete and disseminate an assessment of their local wellness policy. Directs each LEA to designate a standing Local Wellness Policy Committee made up of education, health, and nutrition stakeholders to foster the integration of a local wellness policy that meets this Act's requirements with other health-related activities in the LEA's schools and community. Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance and outreach to key state and local stakeholders to promote effective local wellness policies; and (2) prepare a report, in conjunction with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on the implementation, strength, and effectiveness of local wellness policies.

healthy local policies schools act help schools act amends national school lunch act replace nutrition promotion program program requires local educational agencies leas ensure local wellness policies include goals nutrition physical education physical activity campus food marketing advertising school based activities promote nutrition wellness extended school day include plans implementing measuring implementation policies require reimbursable school meals meet certain nutritional guidelines require nutritional guidelines nonreimbursable foods beverages sold schools compliance standards established secretary agriculture requires lea years act enactment years complete disseminate assessment local wellness policy directs lea designate standing education health nutrition stakeholders foster integration local wellness policy meets act requirements health related activities lea schools community requires secretary provide technical assistance outreach key state local stakeholders promote effective local wellness policies prepare report conjunction director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc implementation strength effectiveness local wellness policies


Summary: Healthy Food in Schools Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to replace the farm-to-cafeteria program with a program providing schools, state and local agencies, Indian tribes, agricultural producers, and nonprofits with competitive matching grants and technical assistance to improve access to local foods by schools participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs. Gives priority to projects that: (1) benefit local small- and medium-sized farms; (2) serve a high proportion of children who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches; and (3) incorporate experiential nutrition education by involving school children in farm and garden-based agricultural education activities. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) promote the use of salad or fruit and vegetable bars in schools participating in the school lunch program; (2) provide training and technical assistance to states and schools on the best manner for doing so; and (3) provide grants to states for a one-time payment to schools for the cost of setting up and operating salad or fruit and vegetable bars. Directs the Secretary to identify and remove barriers to the equitable purchase of fruits and vegetables within the Secretary's procurement and distribution systems. Authorizes the Secretary to use administrative funds under the Act's fresh fruit and vegetable program to provide program participants with technical assistance and national and regional training conferences that emphasize best practices. Directs the Secretary to promulgate a final rule, by October 20, 2011, updating the nutrition standards and meal requirements for school meal programs so they are consistent with the findings of a specified review conducted by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Requires the Secretary to allocate funds to states, in proportion to each state's administrative expense allocation under the school lunch and breakfast programs, so they can award competitive grants to school food authorities for the equipment needed to prepare, process, and store food for the school lunch program.

schools act amends national school lunch act replace farm cafeteria program program providing schools state local agencies indian tribes agricultural producers nonprofits competitive matching grants technical assistance improve access local foods schools participating school lunch breakfast programs gives priority projects benefit local small- medium sized farms serve high proportion children eligible free reduced price lunches incorporate experiential nutrition education involving school children farm garden based agricultural education activities directs secretary agriculture promote use salad fruit vegetable bars schools participating school lunch program provide training technical assistance states schools best manner provide grants states time payment schools cost setting operating salad fruit vegetable bars directs secretary identify remove barriers equitable purchase fruits vegetables secretary procurement distribution systems authorizes secretary use administrative funds act fresh fruit vegetable program provide program participants technical assistance national regional training conferences emphasize best practices directs secretary promulgate final rule october updating nutrition standards meal requirements school meal programs consistent findings specified review conducted institute_of_medicine_of_the_national_academy_of_sciences requires secretary allocate funds states proportion state administrative expense allocation school lunch breakfast programs award competitive grants school food authorities equipment needed prepare process store food school lunch program


Summary: Weekends Without Hunger Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a five-year pilot program providing commodities to nonprofits for the provision of nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year. (At-risk school children are those who participate in the school lunch program and reside in an area served by a school in which at least 50% of the students receive free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs.) Includes elementary and secondary schools, school food authorities, and emergency feeding agencies as eligible nonprofit recipients of such commodities. Requires commodity recipients to satisfy safe food storage, handling, and delivery standards established by the Secretary.

weekends hunger act amends national school lunch act direct secretary agriculture implement year pilot program providing commodities nonprofits provision nutritious food risk school children weekends extended school holidays school year risk school children participate school lunch program reside area served school students receive free reduced price meals school lunch breakfast programs includes elementary secondary schools school food authorities emergency feeding agencies eligible nonprofit recipients commodities requires commodity recipients satisfy safe food storage handling delivery standards established secretary


Summary: Healthy Schools Partnerships Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a demonstration project awarding grants to school food authorities that collaborate with academic experts, nonprofit organizations, registered dietitians or other nutrition professionals, community partners, and local schools to test and evaluate innovative models to improve nutrition education, student decisionmaking, and healthy school environments. Gives grant priority to school food authorities that demonstrate: (1) a severe need to improve the school environment; (2) a commitment by community partners to make in-kind or cash contributions; and (3) the ability to measure results.

amends national school lunch act direct secretary agriculture establish demonstration project awarding grants school food authorities collaborate academic experts nonprofit organizations registered nutrition professionals community partners local schools test evaluate innovative models improve nutrition education student decisionmaking healthy school environments gives grant priority school food authorities demonstrate severe need improve school environment commitment community partners kind cash contributions ability measure results


Summary: Child Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2010 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to replace the team nutrition network program with the wellness and nutrition network (TWNN) program: a nationwide, multidisciplinary program that promotes healthy eating and physical activity by children and is funded and overseen at the federal level, administered at the state level, and implemented at the local level. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and carry out a comprehensive, integrated national strategy that coordinates federal, state, and local efforts to promote and support healthy eating, physical activity, and positive behavioral changes. Requires the Secretary to provide grants to states to: (1) establish a comprehensive, integrated, and coordinated wellness and nutrition network in their state; and (2) allocate funding to local educational agencies (LEAs) and other institutions providing services under the child nutrition programs to support child nutrition promotion and education. Requires LEAs and other institutions to use such funds to: (1) implement, assess, or strengthen a local wellness policy established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; (2) improve the nutritional quality of meals and snacks served through the child nutrition programs; (3) increase children's acceptance of nutritious meals and snacks; (4) implement federal, state, or other health guidelines; (5) provide children with regular physical activity; or (6) work with public and private organizations to promote and support healthy eating and physical activity.

child nutrition enhancement act amends child nutrition act replace team nutrition network program wellness nutrition network program nationwide multidisciplinary program promotes healthy eating physical activity children funded overseen federal level administered state level implemented local level directs secretary agriculture develop carry comprehensive integrated national strategy coordinates federal state local efforts promote support healthy eating physical activity positive behavioral changes requires secretary provide grants states establish comprehensive integrated coordinated wellness nutrition network state allocate funding local educational agencies leas institutions providing services child nutrition programs support child nutrition promotion education requires leas institutions use funds implement assess strengthen local wellness policy established national school lunch act improve nutritional quality meals snacks served child nutrition programs increase children acceptance nutritious meals snacks implement federal state health guidelines provide children regular physical activity work public private organizations promote support healthy eating physical activity


Summary: Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to: (1) award grants to encourage the establishment and operation of Teachers Institutes; and (2) provide technical assistance, all or some of which may be provided through the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) in establishing and operating Teachers Institutes. Sets forth selection criteria, including consideration of the extent to which the proposed Institute will serve schools that have a significant low-income population. Defines a Teachers Institute as a partnership or joint venture between one or more IHEs and one or more LEAs serving one or more schools with significant low-income populations that is established to improve the quality of teaching and learning through collaborative seminars.

amends elementary secondary education act authorize secretary education award grants encourage establishment operation provide technical assistance provided assist local educational agencies leas institutions higher education ihes establishing operating sets forth selection criteria including consideration extent proposed institute serve schools significant low income population defines partnership joint venture ihes leas serving schools significant low income populations established improve quality teaching learning collaborative seminars


Summary: Sandy Feldman Kindergarten Plus Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states to provide Kindergarten Plus (K+) programs of voluntary full days of kindergarten during the summer before and the summer after their traditional kindergarten school year. Directs the Secretary to ensure, to the extent possible, that each grant is of sufficient size to enable the state to provide K+ to all eligible students served by the local educational agencies (LEAs) within the state with the highest concentrations of eligible students. Makes children eligible to participate in such programs if they are: (1) five-years old or will be eligible to attend kindergarten at the beginning of the next school year; (2) from a family with an income at or below 185% of the poverty line; and (3) not already served by a high-quality program in the summer before or the summer after the child enters kindergarten. Requires states, in awarding subgrants, to give priority to LEAs that: (1) serve the greatest number or percentage of eligible students; and (2) propose to reduce class size and student-to-teacher ratios in K+ significantly below the average ratios in regular kindergarten classes served by the LEA. Provides for direct grants to LEAs whose states do not apply for grants. Sets forth K+ teacher and personnel quality standards.

authorizes secretary education award competitive grants states provide kindergarten plus programs voluntary days kindergarten summer summer traditional kindergarten school year directs secretary ensure extent possible grant sufficient size enable state provide eligible students served local educational agencies leas state highest concentrations eligible students makes children eligible participate programs years old eligible attend kindergarten beginning school year family income poverty line served high quality program summer summer child enters kindergarten requires states awarding subgrants priority leas serve greatest number percentage eligible students propose reduce class size student teacher ratios significantly average ratios regular kindergarten classes served lea provides direct grants leas states apply grants sets forth teacher personnel quality standards


Summary: No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states to include measures of individual or cohort growth over time in determining whether students are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. Eliminates the consideration of student attendance rates. Allows schools to be given credit for performing well on measures other than test scores when calculating student achievement. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive: (1) grants to state educational agencies to develop or increase the capacity of data systems for accountability purposes; and (2) subgrants to increase the capacity of local educational agencies to upgrade, create, or manage information databases for the purpose of measuring AYP. Revises the definition of highly qualified teacher to authorize states to: (1) use a generalist exam for middle school teachers; and (2) issue certificates that qualify teachers to teach a number of subjects in social studies or in science.

child left reform act amends elementary secondary education act esea allow states include measures individual cohort growth time determining students making adequate yearly progress ayp state academic performance standards eliminates consideration student attendance rates allows schools given credit performing measures test scores calculating student achievement authorizes secretary education award competitive grants state educational agencies develop increase capacity data systems accountability purposes subgrants increase capacity local educational agencies upgrade create manage information databases purpose measuring ayp revises definition highly qualified teacher authorize states use exam middle school teachers issue certificates qualify teachers teach number subjects social studies science


Summary: Promoting Health as Youth Skills In Classrooms And Life Act - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Safe and Healthy Students in the Department of Education to assume the responsibilities of the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools and expand such responsibilities to broader health and physical education issues. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to establish standards for health education and physical education, and measure student progress toward such standards, beginning not later than school year 2012-2013, at least one time during: (1) grades 3 through 5; (2) grades 6 through 9; and (3) grades 10 through 12. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, local educational agencies (LEAs), community-based organizations, and nonprofit organizations to initiate, expand, and improve health education programs for students in kindergarten through grade 12, especially in rural areas. Authorizes appropriations for FY2012 for the Carol M. White Physical Education Program, which provides matching grants to LEAs and community-based organizations to initiate, expand, and improve physical education programs (including after-school programs) for students in kindergarten through grade 12.

promoting_health youth skills classrooms life act amends department_of_education_organization_act establish department_of_education assume responsibilities expand responsibilities broader health physical education issues amends elementary secondary education act require states establish standards health education physical education measure student progress standards beginning later school year time grades grades grades authorizes secretary education award grants enter contracts local educational agencies leas community based organizations nonprofit organizations initiate expand improve health education programs students kindergarten grade especially rural areas authorizes appropriations fy2012 white physical education program provides matching grants leas community based organizations initiate expand improve physical education programs including school programs students kindergarten grade


Summary: Achievement Through Prevention Act - Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states, local educational agencies, and schools to use school improvement funds to implement schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports and early intervening services and coordinate them with similar activities carried out under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (Early intervening services are a set of coordinated services for students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are not currently identified as needing special education or related services, but who need additional academic and behavioral support to succeed in a general education environment.) Amends part D of title I of the ESEA to require states that receive funds for the education of neglected or delinquent children or youth to use positive behavioral interventions and supports and early intervening services to improve such students' academic performance and reduce their need for discipline.

achievement prevention act amends title elementary secondary education act esea allow states local educational agencies schools use school improvement funds implement schoolwide positive behavioral interventions supports early intervening services coordinate similar activities carried individuals disabilities education act early intervening services set coordinated services students kindergarten grade currently identified needing special education related services need additional academic behavioral support succeed general education environment amends title esea require states receive funds education neglected delinquent children youth use positive behavioral interventions supports early intervening services improve students academic performance reduce need discipline


Summary: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment; and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying and harassment. Requires such LEAs or schools to: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited in their school discipline policies, that now must include bullying and harassment; and (2) establish grievance procedures for students and parents to register complaints regarding such conduct.

safe schools improvement act amends safe drug free schools communities act require states use grants safe drug free schools collect report information incidence bullying harassment local educational agencies leas schools use subgrants prevent respond incidents bullying harassment requires leas schools notify parents students annually conduct prohibited school discipline policies include bullying harassment establish grievance procedures students parents register complaints conduct


Summary: Flexibility and Innovation in Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states, with the Secretary of Education's approval, to use academic indicators, in addition to annual student academic assessments, to determine which schools and local educational agencies need improvement, corrective action, or restructuring due to their failure to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. (Currently, the use of such indicators may not result in a reduction in the number of schools identified as needing improvement, corrective action, or restructuring.) Requires the academic assessments to represent at least 50% of the factors used in measuring AYP. Allows states to: (1) measure AYP in terms of adequate yearly growth, thereby requiring students to meet academic growth rather than proficiency standards; (2) use assessments that are in addition to the required academic assessments; and (3) conduct their academic assessments once during grades 3 through 5, grades 6 through 8, and grades 9 through 12. Requires each state that measures AYP in terms of student academic growth to have a statewide privacy-protected data system capable of tracking individual students' growth. Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to states to take specified measures to protect the privacy of information in their statewide education data systems. Revises state educational improvement plan peer review provisions to: (1) require each peer review panel to include representatives of specified education stakeholders; (2) ensure the consistency of peer review decisions from state to state; and (3) provide states with feedback, and the public with information, regarding such decisions. Requires states to disaggregate graduation rate data on their annual report cards by student subgroups.

flexibility innovation education act amends elementary secondary education act allow states secretary education approval use academic indicators addition annual student academic assessments determine schools local educational agencies need improvement corrective action restructuring failure adequate yearly progress ayp state academic performance standards currently use indicators result reduction number schools identified needing improvement corrective action restructuring requires academic assessments represent factors measuring ayp allows states measure ayp terms adequate yearly growth requiring students meet academic growth proficiency standards use assessments addition required academic assessments conduct academic assessments grades grades grades requires state measures ayp terms student academic growth statewide privacy protected data system capable tracking individual students growth authorizes secretary provide grants states specified measures protect privacy information statewide education data systems revises state educational improvement plan peer review provisions require peer review panel include representatives specified education stakeholders ensure consistency peer review decisions state state provide states feedback public information decisions requires states disaggregate graduation rate data annual report cards student subgroups


Summary: Improving Student Testing Act of 2010 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to use a formula grant for the development and administration of the student academic achievement assessments, used in determining whether local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward student proficiency, to design and implement additional high-quality and innovative assessments. Replaces the program providing competitive grants to states for enhanced assessment instruments with a program awarding competitive grants to states and LEAs to design and implement high-quality and innovative assessments that measure higher-order thinking skills, align with academic content and achievement standards, and create multiple measures that: (1) serve federal and state accountability purposes; (2) improve classroom instruction; and (3) provide timely and meaningful feedback to students, teachers, principals, and parents. Includes as innovative assessments that may be funded under both programs: (1) performance assessments, measuring students' ability to apply knowledge and skills; (2) technology-based assessments, using technology to develop, administer, and score the assessment; (3) through-course assessments, testing students throughout the school year and resulting in a summative score for the year; (4) adaptive assessments, administering questions to students based on their previous answers; (5) formative assessments, integrated into classroom instruction; (6) interim assessments, given at regular and specified intervals throughout the school year; and (7) alternative assessments for students with disabilities and English language learners. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to cover the costs of the International Trade Administration's trade promotion activities by imposing fees on the businesses that benefit from such activities.

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