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 106 STAT. 666 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 outstanding teachers in the key academic subject or subjects covered by the program of the Academy. "(ii) Any full-time public or private elementary or secondary school teacher of a key academic subject or vocational and technology education subject, including an elementary school teacher of the general curriculum, shall be eligible to receive an award under this subparagraph. "(iii) The amount of a teacher's award under this subparagraph shall not exceed $5,000 and shall be available for any purpose the recipient chooses. "(iv) Each Academy receiving an award under clause (i) of this subparagraph shall select teachers to receive awards from nominations received from local educational agencies, public and private elementary and secondary schools, teachers, associations of teachers, parents, associations of pgirents and teachers, businesses, business groups, and student groups. "(v) The Academy shall select award recipients under this subparagraph in accordance with criteria developed by the Academy and approved by the State educational agency. The selection criteria may take into account teacher's success in— "(I) educating disadvantaged children and children with disabilities; " (II) educating gifted and talented children; "(III) encouraging students to enroll, and succeed, in advanced classes in a key academic subject or vocational and technology education subject; "(IV) teaching a key academic subject or vocational and technology education subject successfully in schools educating large numbers of educationally disadvantaged students, including schools in low-income inner-city or rural eireas; "(V) introducing a new curriculum in a key academic subject into a school or strengthening an established curriculum; "(VI) acting as a master teacher; and "(VII) other criteria as developed by the Academies and approved by the State educational agency. 20 USC 1102e. «SEC. 606. STATE ACADEMIES FOR SCHOOL LEADERS. "(a) PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS. — " (1) PURPOSE.— It is the purpose of this section to improve the training and performance of school principals and other school leaders and to increase the number of persons who are highly trained to be principals and school leaders by establishing an Academy for current and prospective school leaders in every State. "(2) DEFINITIONS. —For the purpose of this section— "(A) the term 'Academy* means a course of instruction and related activities to increase a school leader's knowledge of the tools and techniques of school management and leadership, and such leader's ability to exercise such tools and techniques in the school setting, and may include a course of instruction for school district level system leaders separately or in combination with school leaders and teachers, except that such term—

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