ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO DEPARTAMENTO DE EDUCACION OFICINA DE ASUNTOS FEDERALES Seccion de Ley Titulo II, Parte D Enhancing Education Through Technology Puede obtener una copia completa de la Ley de Educaci6n Elemental y Secundaria de 1965, segtin enmendada por la No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 en www.ed.gov.“PART D—ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY soins “feos pmevet a cons “ar pees he puree of is are te tog “(2) To encourage the establishment or expansion of initi: in schools served by high-need local educational agencies. “(5) To enbance the ongoing professional development of ee Se ee Bue Sas ate TE A TE seo forme el wna he epee fs ee eter te! TESA SE ng acco promt peste SEP sates ang ee ee fr cont paar pela 5 Fian comthe rar el of is prHLR.1-248 2 ApDTIONAL GoALs—The additional gosls of this part are the following: “(A) To assist every student in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth grade, regardless of the student's race, ethnicity, gender, family income, geographic location, or disability *(B) To encourage the effective integration of tech- nology resources and systems with teacher training and curriculum “development to establish . research-based instructional methods that can be widely implemented as best practices by State educational agencies and local edu- cational agencies. “SBC. 2408, DEFINITIONS, “In this part: *(2) ELIGIBLE Loca ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible local entity’ “W(A) a high-need local educational agency; or “(B) an eligible locel partnership, “(2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘eligible local partnership’ means @ partnership that— “(A) shall include at least one high-need local edu- cational agency and at least one— “G) local educational agency that can demonstrate that teachers in schools served by the agency are effec- tively integrating technology and proven teaching prac- tices into instruction, based on @ review of relevant research, and that the integration results in improve- ment in— “{) classroom instruction in the core academic subjects; and “(I1) the preparation of students to meet chal- lenging State academic content and student aca- demic achievement standards; “Gi) institution of higher education that is in full compliance with the reporting requirements of section 207(h of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and that hhag not been identified by its State as low-performing under section 208 of such Act; “Gil) for-profit business or organization thet develops, designs, manufactures, or produces. tech- nology products ot services, or has substantial exper- tise in'the application of technology in instruction; or “Giv) public or private nonprofit organization with demonstrated experience in the application of edu- cational technology to instruction; and “(B) may include other local educational agencies, edu- cational service agencies, braries, or other educational entities appropriate to provide local programs. ‘(3) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY —The term ‘high-need local educational agency’ means & local educational agency that— “*(A) is among the Jocal educational agencies in a State with the highest numbers or percentages of children from families with incomes below the poverty line; and