Improving access to foreign Promoting community and parent Supporting high-quality language instruction, arts, and involvement in schools professional development for music education educators, school leaders, and Providing school-based mental administrators to personalize Supporting college and career health services and counseling learning and improve counseling, including Promoting supportive school academic achievement providing information on climates to reduce the use of opportunities for financial aid Building technological exclusionary discipline and through the early FAFSA capacity and infrastructure promoting supportive school Providing programming to discipline Carrying out innovative improve instruction and blended learning projects Establishing or improving student engagement in science, dropout prevention Providing students in rural, technology, engineering and remote, and underserved Supporting re-entry programs and mathematics (STEM), areas with the resources to transition services for including computer science, benefit from high-quality involved youth and increasing access to these digital learning opportunities Implementing programs that subjects for underrepresented Delivering specialized or support a healthy, active lifestyle groups rigorous academic courses (nutritional and physical Promoting access to and curricula education) accelerated learning technology, including digital Implementing systems and opportunities including learning technologies and practices to prevent bullying and Advanced Placement (AP) and assistive technology harassment International Baccalaureate Developing relationship building (IB) programs, dual or skills to help improve safety concurrent enrollment through the recognition and programs and early college prevention of coercion, violence, high schools or abuse Strengthening instruction in Establishing community American history, civics, partnerships economics, geography, government education, and environmental education *Note: This table provides examples of allowable activities and is not an exhaustive list. Please consult the statute for more information. The text of the as amended by is available at: . ESEA, ESSA, An LEA that receives at least $30,000 in SSAE program funds must conduct a comprehensive needs assessment that includes, at a minimum, a focus on the three content areas identified in Table 1. (ESEA section 4106(d)). Additional recommendations about conducting a needs assessment are located in the Effective SSAE Program Activities” section of this “Implementing document. Based on the results of that assessment, the LEA must use: At least 20 percent of funds for activities to support well-rounded educational opportunities (ESEA section 4107); At 20 percent of funds for activities to support safe and healthy students (ESEA section 4108); and A portion of for activities to support effective use of technology (ESEA section 4109).
Improving access to foreign language instruction, arts, and music education Supporting college and career counseling, including providing information on opportunities for financial aid through the early FAFSA Providing programming to improve instruction and student engagement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), including computer science, and increasing access to these subjects for underrepresented groups Promoting access to accelerated learning opportunities including Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, dual or concurrent enrollment programs and early college high schools Strengthening instruction in American history, civics, economics, geography, government education, and environmental education Promoting community and parent involvement in schools Providing school-based mental health services and counseling Promoting supportive school climates to reduce the use of exclusionary discipline and promoting supportive school discipline Establishing or improving dropout prevention Supporting re-entry programs and transition services for youth Implementing programs that support a healthy, active lifestyle (nutritional and physical education) Implementing systems and practices to prevent bullying and harassment Developing relationship building skills to help improve safety through the recognition and prevention of coercion, violence, or abuse Establishing community partnerships Supporting high-quality professional development for educators, school leaders, and administrators to personalize learning and improve academic achievement Building technological capacity and infrastructure Carrying out innovative blended learning projects Providing students in rural, remote, and underserved areas with the resources to benefit from high-quality digital learning opportunities Delivering specialized or rigorous academic courses and curricula technology, including digital learning technologies and assistive technology *Note: This table provides examples of allowable activities and is not an exhaustive list. Please consult the statute for more information. The text of the ESEA, as amended by ESSA, is available at: . An LEA that receives at least $30,000 in SSAE program funds must conduct a comprehensive needs assessment that includes, at a minimum, a focus on the three content areas identified in Table 1. (ESEA section 4106(d)). Additional recommendations about conducting a needs assessment are located in the “Implementing Effective SSAE Program Activities” section of this document. Based on the results of that assessment, the LEA must use: At least 20 percent of funds for activities to support well-rounded educational opportunities (ESEA section 4107); At 20 percent of funds for activities to support safe and healthy students (ESEA section 4108); and A portion of for activities to support effective use of technology (ESEA section 4109). involved