Master Teacher Corps Act
Latest action. Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Master Teacher Corps Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to consortia of local educational agencies (LEAs), states, or LEAs and states, acting in partnership with institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations to establish a Master Teacher Corps program.
Requires the grants to be used to:
select exemplary elementary and secondary school teachers for membership in the program;
provide master teachers with compensation that supplements their base salary;
provide research-based professional development;
coordinate master teachers' instructional leadership, mentorship, training, and coaching roles, including by hiring substitute teachers to fill-in for master teachers who are working with other teachers;
facilitate efforts to involve master teachers in policy decisions at the LEA, state, and regional levels;
defray the educational costs associated with master teachers fulfilling their responsibilities;
track the program's effectiveness and impact; and
support other activities that advance the program.
Requires teachers selected as master teachers to: (1) have at least five years of full-time experience as elementary or secondary school teachers, and (2) have earned the highest rating on their state or local evaluations for the majority of their teaching years.
Requires master teachers to be selected based on their:
ability to enhance student achievement and tailor instruction to individual student needs;
ability to address adult learners in professional development;
ability to successfully collaborate with teachers, school leaders, and staff;
skill in promoting teacher reflection through formative assessment processes;
strong interpersonal and oral and written communication skills;
record of school leadership;
participation in student extracurricular activities and professional and school outreach activities;
record of teaching students not on grade level or not on track to graduate college and career-ready; and
measurable ability, using various indicators.
Requires grantees to ensure that not more than 20% of the teachers in their participating area are members of the Corps.
Provides for the participation of private teachers as master teachers, but makes them ineligible for compensation under the program.
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Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on November 13, 2014. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on November 13, 2014: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 113th Congress (2013-14), 296 of the 9,091 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 3.3 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
RUSH HOLT (D-NJ) introduced it on November 13, 2014. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on November 13, 2014, 4319 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 4319 days ago, on November 13, 2014.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 113th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2015 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers