I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4913 
To reauthorize the Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2001. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2014 
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Enhancing Education Through 
Technology Act of 2001. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Achievement Through 
Technology and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNO-
VATION. 
Part D of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6751 et seq.) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
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‘‘PART D—ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH 
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION 
‘‘SEC. 2401. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘Achievement Through 
Technology and Innovation Act of 2014’ or the ‘ATTAIN 
Act’. 
‘‘SEC. 2402. PURPOSES AND GOALS. 
‘‘The purposes and goals of this part are— 
‘‘(1) to ensure that through effective and inno-
vative uses of technology that every student has ac-
cess to personalized, rigorous, and relevant learning 
to meet the goals of this Act to raise student 
achievement, close the achievement gap, and ensure 
highly effective teaching, and to prepare all students 
to be technology literate and college and career 
ready for the 21st century digital economy; 
‘‘(2) to evaluate, build upon, and increase the 
use of evidence-based and innovative systemic school 
redesigns that center on the use of technology that 
leads to school improvement, improved productivity, 
and increased student achievement; 
‘‘(3) to ensure that all educators are connected 
in an ongoing manner to technology-based and on-
line resources and supports, including through en-
hanced ongoing, meaningful professional develop-
ment to ensure that— 
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‘‘(A) all educators are technology literate 
and effectively use technology to improve in-
struction; and 
‘‘(B) education administrators possess the 
capacity to— 
‘‘(i) provide leadership in the use of 
technology for systemic redesign of cur-
riculum, instruction, and the education en-
terprise; and 
‘‘(ii) improve educational productivity; 
‘‘(4) to improve student engagement, oppor-
tunity, attendance, graduation rates, and technology 
access through enhanced or redesigned curriculum 
or instruction; 
‘‘(5) to more effectively collect and use student 
performance and other data in a timely manner to 
inform instruction, address individualized student 
needs, support school decisionmaking, and support 
school improvement and increased student achieve-
ment, including through delivery of computer-based 
and online assessments; 
‘‘(6) to enhance the use of technology, online 
and blended learning for systemic education trans-
formation, including curricula redesign and new in-
structional strategies to personalize learning; and 
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‘‘(7) to increase education productivity and re-
duce costs through the use of technology, blended 
and online learning, including for the delivery of on-
line assessments. 
‘‘SEC. 2403. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘local educational agency’ includes a consortium of 
local educational agencies. 
‘‘(2) STUDENT TECHNOLOGY LITERACY.—The 
term ‘student technology literacy’ means student 
knowledge and skills in using contemporary informa-
tion, communication, and learning technologies in a 
manner necessary for successful employment, life- 
long learning, and citizenship in the knowledge- 
based, digital, and global 21st century, as further 
defined by the State educational agency, which in-
cludes, at a minimum, the ability— 
‘‘(A) to effectively communicate and col-
laborate; 
‘‘(B) to analyze and solve problems; 
‘‘(C) to access, evaluate, manage, and cre-
ate information and otherwise gain information 
literacy; 
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‘‘(D) to demonstrate creative thinking, 
construct knowledge, and develop innovative 
products and processes; and 
‘‘(E) to do so in a safe and ethical manner. 
‘‘SEC. 2404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this part, $1,000,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2015, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS BETWEEN STATE AND 
LOCAL INITIATIVES.—The funds made available under 
subsection (a) shall be available to carry out subparts 1 
and 2, as described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the 
funds made available to a local educational agency 
under this part for a fiscal year, not more than 3 
percent may be used by the local educational agency 
for administrative costs. 
‘‘(2) STATE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the 
funds made available to a State educational agency 
under section 2412(a)(1)(A), not more than 60 per-
cent may be used by the State educational agency 
for administrative costs. 
‘‘(d) TRIGGER.—For fiscal years— 
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‘‘(1) for which the amount appropriated to 
carry out this part is less than $300,000,000, all 
funds available under subsection (b)(2) shall be 
available to carry out subpart 2; and 
‘‘(2) for which the amount appropriated to 
carry out this part equals or is more than 
$300,000,000, all funds available under subsection 
(b)(2) shall be available to carry out subpart 1. 
‘‘Subpart 1—State and Local Grants 
‘‘SEC. 2411. ALLOTMENT AND REALLOTMENT. 
‘‘(a) RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENT.—From the 
amount made available to carry out this subpart under 
section 2404(b)(2) for a fiscal year— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary shall reserve— 
‘‘(A) 3⁄4 of 1 percent for the Secretary of 
the Interior for programs under this subpart 
for schools operated or funded by the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs; and 
‘‘(B) 1⁄2 of 1 percent to provide assistance 
under this subpart to the outlying areas; and 
‘‘(2) subject to subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall use the remainder to award grants by allotting 
to each State educational agency an amount that 
bears the same relationship to such remainder for 
such year as the amount received under part A of 
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title I for such year by such State educational agen-
cy bears to the amount received under such part for 
such year by all State educational agencies. 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.—The amount of any 
State educational agency’s allotment under subsection 
(a)(2) for any fiscal year shall not be less than 1⁄2 of 1 
percent of the amount made available for allotments to 
State educational agencies under this subpart for such 
year. 
‘‘(c) REALLOTMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall reallot any unused amount of a State edu-
cational agency’s allotment to the remaining State edu-
cational agencies that use their entire allotments under 
this subpart in accordance with this section. 
‘‘SEC. 2412. USE OF ALLOTMENT BY STATE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount provided to 
a State educational agency under section 2411(a)(2) 
for a fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) the State educational agency may use 
not more than 5 percent of such amount or 
$100,000, whichever amount is greater, to 
carry out activities under section 2414; and 
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‘‘(B) the State educational agency shall 
distribute the remainder in accordance with 
paragraphs (2) and (3). 
‘‘(2) 
DISTRIBUTION
OF
REMAINDER.—The 
State educational agency shall carry out the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The State educational agency shall 
use 60 percent of the remainder to award Im-
proving Teaching and Learning through Tech-
nology subgrants to local educational agencies 
having applications approved under section 
2415(c) for the activities described in section 
2416(b) by allotting to each such local edu-
cational agency an amount that bears the same 
relationship to 60 percent of the remainder for 
such year as the amount received under part A 
of title I for such year by such local educational 
agency bears to the amount received under such 
part for such year by all local educational agen-
cies within the State, subject to subsection 
(b)(2). 
‘‘(B) The State educational agency shall 
use 40 percent of the remainder to award Sys-
temic School Redesign through Technology In-
tegration subgrants, through a State-deter-
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mined competitive process, to local educational 
agencies having applications approved under 
section 2415(b) for the activities described in 
section 2416(a). 
‘‘(3) OPTION
IN
YEARS
WITH
INSUFFICIENT 
AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED.—If the amount provided 
to a State educational agency under section 
2411(a)(2) for a fiscal year is not large enough to 
provide every local educational agency with a min-
imum subgrant under subsection (b)(2), the State 
educational agency may distribute 100 percent of 
the remainder described in paragraph (1)(B) as ei-
ther formula grants under paragraph (2)(A) or com-
petitive grants under paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(b) SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) SPECIAL
RULE.—In awarding subgrants 
under subsection (a)(2)(B), the State educational 
agency shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure the subgrants are of sufficient 
size and scope to be effective, consistent with 
the purposes of this part; 
‘‘(B) ensure subgrants are of sufficient du-
ration to be effective, consistent with the pur-
poses of this part, including by awarding sub-
grants for a period of not less than 2 years that 
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may be renewed for not more than an addi-
tional 1 year; 
‘‘(C) give preference in the awarding of 
subgrants, and the providing of all technical as-
sistance, to local educational agencies that serve 
schools in need of improvement, as identified 
under section 1116, including those schools 
with high populations of— 
‘‘(i) students who are English Lan-
guage Learners; 
‘‘(ii) students with disabilities; or 
‘‘(iii) other subgroups of students who 
have not met the State’s student academic 
achievement standards; and 
‘‘(D) ensure an equitable distribution 
among urban and rural areas of the State, ac-
cording to the demonstrated need for assistance 
under this subpart of the local educational 
agencies serving the areas. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM FORMULA-BASED SUBGRANT.— 
The amount of any local educational agency’s 
subgrant under subsection (a)(2)(A) for any fiscal 
year shall be not less than $3,000. 
‘‘(c) REALLOTMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.—If any 
local educational agency does not apply for a subgrant 
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under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, or does not use the 
local educational agency’s entire allotment under this sub-
part for such fiscal year, the State shall reallot any unused 
funds to the remaining local educational agencies. 
‘‘SEC. 2413. STATE APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this subpart, a State educational agency shall sub-
mit to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner 
as the Secretary may specify, an application containing 
the contents described in subsection (b) and such other 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each State educational agency ap-
plication submitted under subsection (a) shall include each 
of the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of how the State educational 
agency will support local educational agencies that 
receive subgrants under this subpart in meeting the 
purposes and goals of this part and the requirements 
of this subpart, including through technical assist-
ance in using technology to redesign curriculum and 
instruction, improve educational productivity, and 
deliver computer-based and online assessment. 
‘‘(2) A description of the State educational 
agency’s long-term goals and strategies for improv-
ing student academic achievement, including student 
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technology literacy, through the effective use of tech-
nology. 
‘‘(3) A description of the priority area upon 
which the State educational agency will focus its as-
sistance under this subpart, which shall be identified 
from among the core academic subjects, grade levels, 
and student subgroup populations that may be caus-
ing the most number of local educational agencies in 
the State to not make adequate yearly progress, as 
defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C). 
‘‘(4) A description of how the State educational 
agency will support local educational agencies to im-
plement, professional development programs pursu-
ant to section 2416(b)(1)(A). 
‘‘(5) A description of how the State educational 
agency will ensure that teachers, paraprofessionals, 
school librarians, and administrators possess the 
knowledge and skills to use technology— 
‘‘(A) for curriculum redesign to change 
teaching and learning and improve student 
achievement; 
‘‘(B) for assessment, data analysis, and to 
personalize learning; 
‘‘(C) to improve student technology lit-
eracy; and 
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‘‘(D) for their own ongoing professional de-
velopment and for access to teaching resources 
and tools. 
‘‘(6) A description of the process, activities, and 
performance measures that the State educational 
agency will use to evaluate the impact and effective-
ness of activities described in section 2414. 
‘‘(7) Identification of the State challenging aca-
demic content standards and challenging student 
academic achievement standards that the State edu-
cational agency will use to ensure that each student 
is technology literate consistent with the definition 
of student technology literacy, and a description of 
how the State educational agency will assess student 
performance in gaining technology literacy, only for 
the purpose of tracking progress towards achieving 
the 8th grade technology literacy goal and not for 
meeting adequate yearly progress goals, including 
through embedding such assessment items in other 
State tests or performance-based assessments port-
folios, or through other valid and reliable means. 
Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to require 
States to develop a separate test to assess student 
technology literacy. 
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‘‘(8) An assurance that financial assistance pro-
vided under this subpart will supplement, and not 
supplant, State and local funds. 
‘‘(9) A description of how the State educational 
agency will, in providing technical and other assist-
ance to local educational agencies, give priority to 
those identified by the State as being in the highest 
need of assistance, including those with the highest 
percentage or number of students from families with 
incomes below the poverty line, students not achiev-
ing at the State proficiency level with student popu-
lations identified under section 2412(b)(1)(C), or 
schools identified as in need of improvement under 
section 1116. 
‘‘(10) A description of how the State edu-
cational agency consulted with local educational 
agencies in the development of the State application. 
‘‘SEC. 2414. STATE ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—From funds made 
available under section 2412(a)(1)(A), a State educational 
agency shall carry out each of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Identify the State challenging academic 
content standards and challenging student academic 
achievement standards that the State educational 
agency will use to ensure that each student is tech-
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nology literate consistent with the definition of stu-
dent technology literacy. 
‘‘(2) Assess student performance in gaining 
technology literacy consistent with paragraph (1), in-
cluding through embedding such assessment items in 
other State tests, performance-based assessments, or 
portfolios, or through other means, except that such 
assessments shall be used only to track student tech-
nology literacy and shall not be used to determine 
adequate yearly progress, and widely disseminate 
such results. 
‘‘(3) Provide guidance, technical assistance, and 
other assistance, including in the priority area iden-
tified by the State pursuant to section 2413(b)(3), 
in using technology to improve teaching and rede-
sign curriculum and instruction, improve educational 
productivity, and deliver computer-based and online 
assessment, and in submitting applications for fund-
ing under this part to high-need local educational 
agencies— 
‘‘(A) with the highest percentage or num-
ber of— 
‘‘(i) students not achieving at the 
State proficiency level; and 
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‘‘(ii) student populations described in 
section 2412(b)(1)(C); and 
‘‘(B) serving schools identified as in need 
of improvement under section 1116. 
‘‘(b) PERMISSIVE ACTIVITIES.—From funds made 
available under section 2412(a)(1)(A), a State educational 
agency may carry out 1 or more of the following activities 
that assist local educational agencies: 
‘‘(1) State leadership activities and technical as-
sistance that support achieving the purposes and 
goals of this part. 
‘‘(2) Developing or utilizing research-based or 
innovative strategies for the delivery of specialized or 
rigorous academic courses and curricula through the 
use of technology, including distance learning tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(3) Providing, or supporting local educational 
agencies in providing, sustained and intensive, high- 
quality professional development pursuant to section 
2416(b)(1)(A). 
‘‘(4) Assessing student performance in gaining 
technology literacy consistent with subsection (a)(2), 
including through embedding such assessment items 
in other State tests, performance-based assessments, 
or portfolios, or through other means. 
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‘‘SEC. 2415. LOCAL APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency 
desiring a subgrant under this subpart shall submit to the 
State educational agency an application containing a new 
or updated local long-range strategic educational tech-
nology plan, and such other information as the State edu-
cational agency may reasonably require that shall include 
each of the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of how the local educational 
agency will align and coordinate the local edu-
cational agency’s use of funds under this subpart 
with— 
‘‘(A) the school district technology plan; 
‘‘(B) the school district plans and activities 
for improving student achievement, including 
plans and activities under sections 1111, 1112, 
1116, and 2123, as applicable; and 
‘‘(C) funds available from other Federal, 
State, and local sources. 
‘‘(2) An assurance that financial assistance pro-
vided under this subpart will supplement, and not 
supplant, other funds available to carry out activities 
assisted under this subpart. 
‘‘(3) A description of the process used to assess 
and, as needed, update technologies throughout the 
local educational agency. 
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‘‘(4) Such other information as the State edu-
cational agency may reasonably require. 
‘‘(b) COMPETITIVE GRANTS; SYSTEMIC SCHOOL RE-
DESIGN THROUGH TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION.—In addi-
tion to the information described in subsection (a), a local 
educational agency submitting an application for a 
subgrant under section 2412(a)(2)(B) shall submit to the 
State educational agency an application containing each 
of the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of how the local educational 
agency will use the subgrant funds to implement 
systemic school redesign, which is a comprehensive 
set of programs, practices, and technologies that— 
‘‘(A) collectively lead to school or school 
district change and improvement, improve edu-
cational productivity, and improve student 
achievement and technology literacy; and 
‘‘(B) incorporate all of the following ele-
ments: 
‘‘(i) Reform or redesign of curriculum, 
instruction, assessment, use of data, or 
other practices through the use of tech-
nology in order to increase student learn-
ing opportunity, and engagement in learn-
ing. 
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‘‘(ii) Improvement of educator quality, 
knowledge and skills, and effectiveness 
through ongoing, sustainable, timely, and 
contextual professional development de-
scribed in section 2416(b)(1)(A). 
‘‘(iii) Ongoing use of formative and 
other assessments and other timely data 
sources and data systems to more effec-
tively identify individual student learning 
needs and personalize learning. 
‘‘(iv) Engagement of school district 
leaders, school leaders, and classroom edu-
cators. 
‘‘(v) Programs, practices, and tech-
nologies that are based on a review of the 
best available research evidence or on de-
velopment and use of new and innovative 
designs, programs, practices, and tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(2) An assurance that the local educational 
agency will use not less than 25 percent of the 
subgrant funds to implement a program of profes-
sional 
development 
described 
in 
section 
2416(b)(1)(A). 
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‘‘(3) A description of how the local educational 
agency will evaluate the impact of 1 or more pro-
grams or activities carried out under this subpart. 
‘‘(c) FORMULA GRANTS; IMPROVING TEACHING AND 
LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY.—In addition to the 
information described in subsection (a), a local educational 
agency submitting an application for a subgrant under 
section 2412(a)(2)(A) shall submit to the State edu-
cational agency an application containing each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) An assurance that the local educational 
agency will use not less than 40 percent of the 
subgrant funds for ensuring educators, including 
teachers and administrators, are technology literate, 
prepared to use technology to improve curriculum 
and instruction, and are connected online to sup-
ports and resources, including for— 
‘‘(A) professional development described in 
section 2416(b)(1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) to provide educators with ongoing ac-
cess to technology tools, applications, supports 
and other resources, including those related 
specifically to such professional development ac-
tivities. 
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‘‘(2) A description of the local educational agen-
cy’s program of professional development required 
under paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(3) A description of the use of technology 
tools, applications, and other resources to improve 
student learning and achievement in the area of pri-
ority identified under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(4) A description of the priority area subgrant 
funds will target, identified from among the core 
academic subjects, grade levels, and student sub-
group populations in which the most number of stu-
dents served by the local educational agency are not 
proficient. 
‘‘(5) A description of how funds will be used to 
integrate technology to redesign curriculum or in-
struction, implement computer-based and online as-
sessments, improve use of data to personalize learn-
ing, or improve education productivity. 
‘‘(d) COMBINED APPLICATIONS.—A local educational 
agency that submits an application under subsection (b), 
may, upon notice to the State educational agency, submit 
a single application that will also be considered as an ap-
plication for subgrant funds awarded under subsection (c), 
if the application addresses each application requirement 
under subsections (a), (b), and (c). 
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‘‘SEC. 2416. LOCAL ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS; SYSTEMIC SCHOOL RE-
DESIGN THROUGH TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION.—A local 
educational agency that receives funds through a subgrant 
under section 2412(a)(2)(B), shall carry out activities to 
improve student learning, technology literacy, and achieve-
ment, as follows: 
‘‘(1) Use not less than 5 percent of such funds 
to evaluate the impact of 1 or more programs or ac-
tivities carried out under the subgrant as identified 
in the local educational agency’s application and ap-
proved by the State educational agency. 
‘‘(2) Use funds remaining after carrying out 
paragraph (1) to implement a plan for systemic 
school redesign in 1 or more schools, in accordance 
with section 2415(b)(1), including each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Using not less than 25 percent of 
subgrant funds to ensure educators, including 
teachers and administrators, are technology lit-
erate, prepared to use technology to improve 
curriculum and instruction, and are connected 
online to supports and resources, including 
through the following: 
‘‘(i) Professional development activi-
ties, as described in subsection (b)(1)(A). 
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‘‘(ii) The acquisition and implementa-
tion of technology tools, applications, and 
other resources to provide educators with 
ongoing access and support, including for 
use in the professional development activi-
ties described in clause (i). 
‘‘(B) Acquiring and effectively imple-
menting technology tools, applications, and 
other resources in conjunction with enhancing 
or redesigning the curriculum or instruction in 
order to— 
‘‘(i) increase student learning oppor-
tunity or access, student engagement in 
learning, or student attendance or gradua-
tion rates; 
‘‘(ii) improve student achievement in 
1 or more of the core academic subjects; 
and 
‘‘(iii) improve student technology lit-
eracy. 
‘‘(C) Acquiring and effectively imple-
menting technology tools, applications, and 
other resources to— 
‘‘(i) conduct ongoing formative and 
other assessments and use other timely 
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data sources and data systems to more ef-
fectively identify and address individual 
student learning needs; 
‘‘(ii) support personalized student 
learning, including through instructional 
software and digital content that supports 
the learning needs of each student, or 
through providing access to high-quality 
courses and instructors otherwise not avail-
able except through technology and online 
learning; and 
‘‘(iii) conduct other activities con-
sistent with research-based or innovative 
systemic school redesign, including activi-
ties that increase parental involvement. 
‘‘(b) FORMULA GRANTS; IMPROVING TEACHING AND 
LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY.—A local educational 
agency that receives funds through a subgrant under sec-
tion 2412(a)(2)(A), shall carry out activities to improve 
student learning, technology literacy, and achievement in 
the area of priority identified under section 2415(c)(4), 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) Use not less than 40 percent of such funds 
for professional development activities that are 
aligned with activities supported under section 2123 
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to improve educator quality and skills through sup-
port for the following: 
‘‘(A) Training of school personnel, which— 
‘‘(i) shall include the development, ac-
quisition, or delivery of— 
‘‘(I) training that is ongoing, sus-
tainable, timely, and directly related 
to up-to-date teaching content areas; 
‘‘(II) training in strategies and 
pedagogy in the core academic sub-
jects that involve use of technology 
and curriculum redesign as key com-
ponents of changing teaching and 
learning 
and 
improving 
student 
achievement and technology literacy; 
‘‘(III) training in the use of com-
puter-based and online assessments, 
and in the use of student performance 
and other data to individualized in-
struction; and 
‘‘(IV) training that includes on-
going communication and follow-up 
with 
instructors, 
facilitators, 
and 
peers; and 
‘‘(ii) may include— 
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‘‘(I) the use of, and training of, 
instructional technology specialists, 
mentors, master teachers, or coaches 
to serve as experts and train other 
teachers in the effective use of tech-
nology; and 
‘‘(II) the use of technology, such 
as distance learning and online virtual 
educator-to-educator 
peer 
commu-
nities, as a means for delivering pro-
fessional development. 
‘‘(B) The acquisition and implementation 
of technology tools, applications, and other re-
sources to be employed in the professional de-
velopment activities described in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(2) Use funds remaining after carrying out 
paragraph (1) to acquire or implement technology 
tools, applications, and other resources to improve 
student learning, technology literacy, and achieve-
ment in the area of priority identified by the local 
educational agency, including through 1 or more of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Conducting ongoing formative assess-
ment and using other timely data sources and 
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data systems to more effectively identify and 
address individual student learning needs. 
‘‘(B) 
Supporting 
personalized 
student 
learning, including through instructional soft-
ware and digital content that supports the 
learning needs of each student, or through pro-
viding access to high-quality courses and in-
structors not otherwise available except through 
technology such as online learning. 
‘‘(C) 
Increasing 
parental 
involvement 
through improved communication with teachers 
and access to student assignments and grades. 
‘‘(D) Enhancing accountability, instruc-
tion, and data-driven decisionmaking through 
data systems that allow for management, anal-
ysis, and disaggregating of student, teacher, 
and school data. 
‘‘(E) Such other activities as are appro-
priate and consistent with the goals and pur-
poses of this part. 
‘‘(c) MULTIPLE GRANTS.—A local educational agency 
that receives a subgrant under subparagraph (A) and sub-
paragraph (B) of section 2412(a)(2) may use all such 
subgrant funds for activities authorized under subsection 
(a). 
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‘‘Subpart 2—State Competitive Grants 
‘‘SEC. 2421. STATE COMPETITIVE GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount made avail-
able to carry out this subpart under section 2404(b)(2) 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to State 
educational agencies, and consortia of such agencies, hav-
ing applications approved under subsection (b) for the ac-
tivities described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subpart, a State educational agency 
or consortium of State educational agencies shall 
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may reasonably require, including the 
information described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted by 
a State educational agency or consortium of State 
educational agencies for a grant under this subpart 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) In the case of an application by a 
consortium, an identification of the States in-
cluded in the consortium, and which State will 
act as both fiscal agent and lead grant adminis-
trator. 
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‘‘(B) A description of how the applicant 
will support local educational agencies in 
achieving the absolute priority of supporting en-
hanced use of technology, including online and 
blended learning for systemic education trans-
formation, curricula redesign, and new instruc-
tional strategies to personalize learning. 
‘‘(C) An identification of an additional pri-
ority the applicant will address and a descrip-
tion of how the applicant will support local edu-
cational agencies in achieving the priority. Such 
priority shall be 1 or more of the following: 
‘‘(i) Preparing for and administering 
State assessments online. 
‘‘(ii) Using technology and blended 
learning to improve education productivity 
and reduce education costs. 
‘‘(iii) Preparing the capacity of ad-
ministrators and other education leaders to 
lead systemic education transformation 
through technology. 
‘‘(D) A brief description of the applicant’s 
(or, in the case of an applicant that is a consor-
tium of State educational agencies, each such 
agency’s) long-term goals and strategies for im-
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proving student academic achievement, includ-
ing student technology literacy, through the ef-
fective use of technology and how the grant will 
support that plan’s implementation and achieve-
ment. 
‘‘(E) A description of how the applicant 
will use grant funds to improve the knowledge 
and skills of educators, including teachers and 
administrators, to more effectively use tech-
nology. 
‘‘(F) A description of the process, activi-
ties, and performance measures that the appli-
cant will use to evaluate the impact and effec-
tiveness of activities and to disseminate those 
findings. 
‘‘(G) An identification of the challenging 
academic content standards and challenging 
student academic achievement standards that 
the applicant will use to ensure that each stu-
dent is technology literate. 
‘‘(H) An assurance that financial assist-
ance provided under this subpart will supple-
ment, and not supplant, State and local funds 
available for activities described in this subpart. 
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