Title II - Educator Effectiveness

Title II - Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title II funds are provided to state agencies and local educational agencies to prepare, train, and recruit high quality teachers and principals

The intent of funding is to improve teaching and leadership through professional development opportunities to ensure that all educators are highly qualified in order to increase the academic achievement of students. These funds also hold local educational agencies accountable to improvements within students academic achievement.

Title IV, Part A - Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant

Title IV-A is intended to increase the capacity of State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), schools, and local communities to:

Provide all students with access to a well-rounded education
Improve school conditions for student learning, and
Improve the use of technology in order to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students.

Title IV-A is based on three important ideas:

There is more to education than just the core. A well-rounded education promotes a diverse set of learning experiences that engages students across a variety of courses, activities, and programs.
The whole student matters. Effective conditions for learning begin with assuring students’ social, emotional, and physical safety.
Classroom can be transformative. Technology can accelerate, amplify, and expand the impact of effective practices that support student learning.

Title II Additional Resources

USDE Guidance

The What and Why of Title II - Scholastic