§9308. Reporting requirements
(a) Report required
Not later than March 31, 2001, the Secretary of Education (in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation) and the Comptroller General shall each submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of the Troops-to-Teachers Program in the recruitment and retention of qualified personnel by local educational agencies identified under section 9302(b) of this title.
(b) Elements of report
The report under subsection (a) of this section shall include information on the following:
(1) The number of participants in the Troops-to-Teachers Program.
(2) The schools in which such participants are employed.
(3) The grade levels at which such participants teach.
(4) The subject matters taught by such participants.
(5) The effectiveness of the teaching of such participants, as indicated by any relevant test scores of the students of such participants.
(6) The extent of any academic improvement in the schools in which such participants teach by reason of their teaching.
(7) The rates of retention of such participants by the local educational agencies employing such participants.
(8) The effect of any stipends or bonuses under section 9305 of this title in enhancing participation in the program or in enhancing recruitment or retention of participants in the program by the local educational agencies employing such participants.
(9) Such other matters as the Secretary of Education or the Comptroller General, as the case may be, considers appropriate.
(c) Recommendations
The report of the Comptroller General under this section shall also include any recommendations of the Comptroller General as to means of improving the Troops-to-Teachers Program, including means of enhancing the recruitment and retention of participants in the program.
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