Authorization of dual or concurrent enrollment programs for students of Defense Dependent Schools

The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, may— The Secretary of Defense shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure that the Department of Defense Education Activity, in facilitating dual or concurrent enrollment programs with institutions of higher education under this section— In implementing dual or concurrent enrollment programs under this section, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, shall do the following: Design a sequence of courses for such programs to match the academic content standards and level of rigor of the corresponding postsecondary courses, in consultation and collaboration with— Establish outreach and awareness efforts targeted toward elementary and secondary school students, particularly those in the middle grades and their families, educators, school counselors, and principals, to provide— The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all dual or concurrent enrollment courses facilitated by the Department of Defense Education Activity are taught by— a postsecondary faculty member who— a classroom teacher employed by a local educational agency or by the Department of Defense Education Activity, who— Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the period covered by the briefing— an explanation of— In this section: The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— The term “Defense Dependent School” means— The term “dual or concurrent enrollment program” means a program offered by an arrangement between the Department of Defense Education Activity and an institution of higher education and through which a student enrolled in a Defense Dependent School who has not graduated from high school with a regular high school diploma is able to enroll in one or more postsecondary courses and earn credit that applies—