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 124 STAT. 4023 PUBLIC LAW 111–358—JAN. 4, 2011 engineering, and mathematics content courses taught through the program; and (2) up to $500,000 shall be set aside by the grantee for technical support and evaluation services from the institution whose programs will be replicated. (d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to apply for a grant under this section, an institution of higher education shall— (1) include former secondary school science, technology, engineering, or mathematics master teachers as faculty in its science department for this program; (2) grant terminal degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and (3) have a process to be used in establishing partnerships with local educational agencies for placement of participating students in their field experiences, including a process for identifying mentor teachers working in local schools to super- vise classroom field experiences in cooperation with university- based master teachers; (4) maintain policies allowing flexible entry to the program throughout the undergraduate coursework; (5) require that master teachers employed by the institution will supervise field experiences of students in the program; (6) require that the program complies with State certifi- cation or licensing requirements and the requirements under section 9101(23) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)) for highly qualified teachers; (7) develop during the course of the grant a plan for long- term support and assessment of its graduates, which shall include— (A) induction support for graduates in their first one to two years of teaching; (B) systems to determine the teaching status of grad- uates and thereby determine retention rates; and (C) methods to analyze the achievement of students taught by graduates, and methods to analyze classroom practices of graduates; and (8) be able upon completion of the grant at the end of 5 years to fund essential program costs, including salaries of master teachers and other necessary personnel, from recur- ring university budgets. (e) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An institution of higher edu- cation seeking a grant under the program shall submit an applica- tion to the Director in such form, at such time, and containing such information and assurances as the Director may require, including— (1) a description of the current rate at which individuals majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics become certified as elementary and secondary teachers; (2) a description for the institution’s plan for increasing the numbers of students enrolled in and graduating from the program supported under this subtitle; (3) a description of the institution’s capacity to develop a program in which individuals majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics can become certified as elementary and secondary teachers; (4) identification of the organizational unit within the department or division of arts and sciences or the science