Title II

Title II, Part A Improving Teacher Quality State Grant was originally authorized as the Eisenhower Professional Development program and Class Size Reduction program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965.

• Reauthorized as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) IN 2001
• Reauthorized as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) in 2015

 
The purpose of the Title II, Part A grant is:

• To increase student achievement consistent with challenging State academic standards
• To improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers and principals
• To increase the number of teachers and principals who are effective in improving student academic achievement in schools
• To provide low-income and minority students greater access to effective teachers and principals

 
Three Guiding Principles of Title II:

• Support for Educators
• Educator Equity
• Strengthening Title II, Part A Investments

Supplement, Not Supplant

• Title II funds may be used only to supplement educational program activities provided with state and local funds.
• The LEA may not use Title II funds to pay for activities that, in the absence of these funds, would be provided with state and local funds.
• Title II funds may be used to fund only the PD activities that supplement those mandated locally or by the state, and can supplement those discretionary PD activities that the LEA would fund in the absence of other local and/or state funding.

Highly Qualified

• With the reauthorization of ESEA, HQ requirements have been removed from law.
• LEAs should hire teachers who are properly certified for their teaching assignment.