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HR 1611 108th Congress House

Teacher Mentoring Act

Official title: To authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs.

Introduced: April 3, 2003 See on congress.gov
Education Economics and Public FinanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducational accountabilityEducational research
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Elementary and secondary educationElementary educationFederal aid to educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHigher educationMentoringSecondary educationSocial WelfareTeacher education
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May 2, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Apr 3, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 3, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 2, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Teacher Mentoring Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize the Secretary of Education to make competitive three-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish or implement teacher mentoring programs to guide and assist new teachers and improve teacher quality.

Requires such programs to provide: (1) training and stipends for mentors; (2) mentoring programs for teachers in their first year of teaching; and (3) regular and ongoing opportunities for mentors and mentees to observe each other's teaching methods in classroom settings during the school day. Requires such programs to establish: (1) minimum qualifications for mentors; and (2) an evaluation and accountability plan for, and report on, program activities.

Requires LEAs, in using such program grants, to prioritize funding for mentoring activities at elementary and secondary schools which the LEA identifies under ESEA as failing to make adequate yearly progress.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) award at least 50 percent of such grants to low-income LEAs; and (2) report to Congress on program results, including impact on teacher retention rates.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 26, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 3, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 3, 2003
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Apr 3, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 3, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 3, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1611: Teacher Mentoring Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1611/
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