(4) To authorize the Secretary to carry out a 
demonstration project to enhance the biliteracy and 
bilingualism skills for children in impoverished com-
munities, including limited English proficient and 
minority children, through the use and longitudinal 
evaluation of dual language programs beginning in 
preschool through the fifth grade. 
(b) PROGRAM
AUTHORIZED.—From funds made 
available under subsection (i), and after reserving funds 
under subsection (c), the Secretary is authorized to award 
not more than five grants to fund partnerships of local 
educational agencies, early childhood education programs 
including State-funded preschool programs and Head 
Start programs, and technical assistance providers to 
demonstrate effective strategies in ensuring the academic 
success of low-income minority students through the im-
plementation and evaluation of a high-quality dual lan-
guage program that— 
(1) serves cohorts of economically disadvan-
taged minority and limited English proficient chil-
dren from preschool through fifth grade; 
(2) establishes an infrastructure that supports 
a rigorous assessment system, including dedicated 
staff time and professional development in assess-
ment, a data collection plan, and the collection of 
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multiple measures of academic progress, bilin-
gualism, and biliteracy; 
(3) implements and aligns a curriculum that 
promotes the development of bilingual and biliterate 
competencies for all students through at least grade 
five; 
(4) utilizes and aligns student-centered instruc-
tional methods that enhance the development of bi-
lingualism, biliteracy, and academic achievement; 
(5) aligns professional development and training 
for early childhood education instructors and ele-
mentary school teachers and staff, with an emphasis 
on dual language instruction, second language acqui-
sition, and content knowledge; 
(6) recruits, trains, and continuously develops 
staff to implement high-quality, dual language pro-
grams; and 
(7) establishes a responsive infrastructure for 
positive, active, and ongoing relationships with stu-
dents’ families and the community that responds to 
and is reflective of the needs of the community and 
goals of the program. 
(c) RESERVATION.—The Secretary shall reserve not 
more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated under 
subsection (i) to carry out this Act, including the technical 
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assistance and evaluation described in subsection (g) and 
dissemination of best practices described in subsection (h). 
(d) DURATION.—Each grant under this section shall 
be awarded for a period of not more than five years. 
(e) APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desiring 
a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time and in such man-
ner as the Secretary may require. 
(2) REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.—Each appli-
cation submitted by a partnership under this section 
for a proposed program shall include documentation 
that— 
(A) the partnership has partnered with an 
entity that has proven expertise in the imple-
mentation of high-quality dual language pro-
grams to provide on-going technical assistance 
and assist with the evaluation of the program; 
(B) the partnership has the qualified per-
sonnel to develop, administer, evaluate, and im-
plement the program; and 
(C) the partnership is serving economically 
disadvantaged minority and limited English 
proficient children. 
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(3) OTHER APPLICATION CONTENTS.—Each ap-
plication submitted by an entity under this section 
for a proposed program shall include— 
(A) data showing that the program is serv-
ing economically disadvantaged and limited 
English proficient children; 
(B) a description of how the program will 
align the language of assessment with the lan-
guage of instruction; 
(C) a description of how the program will 
be evaluated to assess the goals of the program; 
(D) a description of how the evaluation will 
be used to inform broader efforts to improve in-
struction for limited English proficient children, 
including for preschool-aged children; 
(E) a description of activities that will be 
pursued by the program including a description 
of— 
(i) how the activities will further the 
school readiness and academic progress of 
children served by this program and sup-
port dual language development through 
grade five; 
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(ii) methods of designing culturally 
and linguistically appropriate dual lan-
guage curriculum; and 
(iii) methods of teacher training and 
parent outreach that will be used or devel-
oped through the programs; 
(F) an assurance that the program will an-
nually provide such information as may be re-
quired by the Secretary; and 
(G) any other information that the Sec-
retary may require. 
(f) SELECTION
OF
GRANTEES.—The Secretary 
through a peer review process shall select partnerships to 
receive grants under this section based on— 
(1) the articulation of preschool through fifth 
grade instructional practices, curriculum, and as-
sessments strategies; 
(2) the extent to which school leadership has 
been involved and has demonstrated a commitment 
to a high-quality dual language program; and 
(3) the quality of the programs proposed in the 
applications submitted under subsection (e). 
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
AND EVALUATION.— 
From the amount appropriated under subsection (i) for 
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve $250,000 to con-
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