20 U.S.C. § 2397
An eligible agency or eligible recipient that uses funds under this chapter for in-service and preservice career and technical education professional development programs for career and technical education teachers, administrators, and other personnel shall, to the extent practicable, upon written request, permit the participation in such programs of career and technical education secondary school teachers, administrators, and other personnel in nonprofit private schools offering career and technical secondary education programs located in the geographical area served by such eligible agency or eligible recipient.
Except as prohibited by State or local law, an eligible recipient may, upon written request, use funds made available under this chapter to provide for the meaningful participation, in career and technical education programs and activities, including programs of study, receiving funding under this chapter, of secondary school students attending nonprofit private schools in areas served by the eligible recipient.
An eligible recipient shall consult, upon written request, in a timely and meaningful manner with representatives of nonprofit private schools in areas served by the eligible recipient described in paragraph (1) regarding the meaningful participation, in career and technical education programs and activities, including programs of study, receiving funding under this chapter, of secondary school students attending nonprofit private schools.
20 U.S.C. § 2397
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 2397, Pub. L. 88-210, title III, §317, as added Pub. L. 105-332, §1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3123, related to authorization of Secretary, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 109-270.Another prior section 2397 and prior sections 2397a to 2397h were omitted in the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105-332.Section 2397, Pub. L. 88-210, title III, §382, as added Pub. L. 101-392, §311, 104 Stat. 800, stated purpose of program to assist tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions. Section 2397a, Pub. L. 88-210, title III, §383, as added Pub. L. 101-392, §311, 104 Stat. 800, authorized grants to tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions. Section 2397b, Pub. L. 88-210, title III, §384, as added Pub. L. 101-392, §311, 104 Stat. 800, related to eligible grant recipients. Section 2397c, Pub. L. 88-210, title III, §385, as added Pub. L. 101-392, §311, 104 Stat. 800, related to applications for grants, consultation, and use of grants. Section 2397d, Pub. L. 88-210, title III, §386, as added Pub. L. 101-392, §311, 104 Stat. 801, related to amount of grants.Section 2397e, Pub. L. 88-210, title III, §387, as added Pub. L. 101-392, §311, 104 Stat. 802, related to effect of grant receipt on eligibility under other programs. Section 2397f, Pub. L. 88-210, title III, §388, as added Pub. L. 101-392, §311, 104 Stat. 802, related to grant adjustments.Section 2397g, Pub. L. 88-210, title III, §389, as added Pub. L. 101-392, §311, 104 Stat. 803, related to report on facilities and facilities improvement. Section 2397h, Pub. L. 88-210, title III, §390, as added Pub. L. 101-392, §311, 104 Stat. 803, defined terms for purposes of tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions grant program.
AMENDMENTS2018-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115-224, §201(a)(4)(A), inserted ", including programs of study," after "activities" and substituted "in areas served by" for "who reside in the geographical area served by".Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115-224, §201(a)(4)(B), substituted "areas" for "the geographical area" and inserted ", including programs of study," after "activities".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115-224 effective July 1, 2019, see section 4 of Pub. L. 115-224, set out as a note under section 2301 of this title.
SHORT TITLEPub. L. 88-210, title III, §381, as added by Pub. L. 101-392, §311, 104 Stat. 799, which provided that part H of title III of Pub. L. 88-210, enacting part H (§2397 et seq.) of former subchapter III of this chapter, could be cited as the "Tribally Controlled Vocational Institutions Support Act of 1990", was omitted in the general amendment of Pub. L. 88-210 by Pub. L. 105-332, §1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3076.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Education.
- career and technical education
- The term "career and technical education" means organized educational activities that-(A) offer a sequence of courses that-(i) provides individuals with rigorous academic content and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging professions, which may include high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations, which shall be, at the secondary level, aligned with the challenging State academic standards adopted by a State under section 6311(b)(1) of this title;(ii) provides technical skill proficiency or a recognized postsecondary credential, which may include an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or an associate degree; and(iii) may include prerequisite courses (other than a remedial course) that meet the requirements of this subparagraph;(B) include competency-based, work-based, or other applied learning that supports the development of academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of an industry, including entrepreneurship, of an individual;(C) to the extent practicable, coordinate between secondary and postsecondary education programs through programs of study, which may include coordination through articulation agreements, early college high school programs, dual or concurrent enrollment program opportunities, or other credit transfer agreements that provide postsecondary credit or advanced standing; and(D) may include career exploration at the high school level or as early as the middle grades (as such term is defined in section 7801 of this title).
- eligible agency
- The term "eligible agency" means a State board designated or created consistent with State law as the sole State agency responsible for the administration of career and technical education in the State or for the supervision of the administration of career and technical education in the State.
- eligible recipient
- The term "eligible recipient" means-(A) a local educational agency (including a public charter school that operates as a local educational agency), an area career and technical education school, an educational service agency, an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or Tribal educational agency or a consortium, eligible to receive assistance under section 2351 of this title; or(B) an eligible institution or consortium of eligible institutions eligible to receive assistance under section 2352 of this title.
- professional development
- The term "professional development" means activities that-(A) are an integral part of eligible agency, eligible recipient, institution, or school strategies for providing educators (including teachers, principals, other school leaders, administrators, specialized instructional support personnel, career guidance and academic counselors, and paraprofessionals) with the knowledge and skills necessary to enable students to succeed in career and technical education, to meet challenging State academic standards under section 6311(b)(1) of this title, or to achieve academic skills at the postsecondary level; and(B) are sustained (not stand-alone, 1-day, or short-term workshops), intensive, collaborative, job-embedded, data-driven, and classroom-focused, to the extent practicable evidence-based, and may include activities that-(i) improve and increase educators'-(I) knowledge of the academic and technical subjects;(II) understanding of how students learn; and(III) ability to analyze student work and achievement from multiple sources, including how to adjust instructional strategies, assessments, and materials based on such analysis;(ii) are an integral part of eligible recipients' improvement plans;(iii) allow personalized plans for each educator to address the educator's specific needs identified in observation or other feedback;(iv) support the recruitment, hiring, and training of effective educators, including educators who became certified through State and local alternative routes to certification;(v) advance educator understanding of-(I) effective instructional strategies that are evidence-based; and(II) strategies for improving student academic and technical achievement or substantially increasing the knowledge and teaching skills of educators;(vi) are developed with extensive participation of educators, parents, students, and representatives of Indian Tribes (as applicable), of schools and institutions served under this chapter;(vii) are designed to give educators of students who are English learners in career and technical education programs or programs of study the knowledge and skills to provide instruction and appropriate language and academic support services to those students, including the appropriate use of curricula and assessments;(viii) as a whole, are regularly evaluated for their impact on increased educator effectiveness and improved student academic and technical achievement, with the findings of the evaluations used to improve the quality of professional development;(ix) are designed to give educators of individuals with disabilities in career and technical education programs or programs of study the knowledge and skills to provide instruction and academic support services to those individuals, including positive behavioral interventions and supports, multi-tier system of supports, and use of accommodations;(x) include instruction in the use of data and assessments to inform and instruct classroom practice;(xi) include instruction in ways that educators may work more effectively with parents and families;(xii) provide follow-up training to educators who have participated in activities described in this paragraph that are designed to ensure that the knowledge and skills learned by the educators are implemented in the classroom;(xiii) promote the integration of academic knowledge and skills and relevant technical knowledge and skills, including programming jointly delivered to academic and career and technical education teachers; or(xiv) increase the ability of educators providing career and technical education instruction to stay current with industry standards.