(F) Other agency heads, as determined ap-
propriate by the Governor and the individuals 
entities involved in consultation under section 
303(3). 
SEC. 306. SECRETARIAL PEER REVIEW AND APPROVAL. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) establish a peer-review process to assist in 
the review and approval of applications submitted 
under section 302(3); and 
(2) appoint individuals to the peer-review proc-
ess who are experts in secondary education policy, 
high school reform, dropout prevention and recovery, 
new school development for struggling students and 
dropouts, dual enrollment, school funding, and ado-
lescent and academic development. 
SEC. 307. ELIGIBLE STATE ACTIVITIES. 
A State receiving a grant under this title may use 
funding for the following activities: 
(1) Enact and implement the changes to the 
State policies, capacities, and systems identified in 
the plan submitted under section 305. Such changes 
may include— 
(A) innovative finance models, including 
weighted student funding to create incentives 
for schools to serve struggling students; 
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(B) enhanced data capacity, including— 
(i) early warning systems for identi-
fying struggling students before and soon 
after entry into high school; and 
(ii) longitudinal and cross-sectoral 
analysis of State education and other sys-
tems, such as juvenile justice, social service 
and early childhood; 
(C) the development of additional edu-
cational options offering multiple pathways to 
graduation for all students, especially strug-
gling students and dropouts, including— 
(i) small school models (grades 6–12, 
7–12, 9–12) implementing evidence-based 
practices; 
(ii) secondary schools that offer a 
high school diploma and post-secondary 
credential; and 
(iii) alternative schools for recovering 
and graduating dropouts; 
(D) the dissemination and implementation 
of effective local secondary school improvement 
activities throughout the State; 
(E) dual student enrollment, including de-
veloping or strengthening— 
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(i) data capacity to track academic 
outcomes of dual enrollment by subgroups 
as defined in the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 using the 
data system described in section 304(5); 
(ii) course articulation activities with 
postsecondary institutions; 
(iii) standards for dual crediting col-
lege courses toward high school graduation 
requirements and the completion of a post-
secondary degree or credential; and 
(iv) teacher certification for dual en-
rollment instructors; 
(F) the development of school-family-com-
munity partnerships to improve the educational 
attainment and achievement of high school stu-
dents, especially struggling students and drop-
outs; 
(G) development of a system to ensure eq-
uity and consistency in the delivery of a core 
college-preparatory program of study includ-
ing— 
(i) use of student level data to mon-
itor course-taking patterns by income and 
subgroups; 
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(ii) course-by-course standards that 
articulate what should be taught and 
learned and model curricula and other in-
structional guides; and 
(iii) an examination of local education 
agency secondary school curricula to deter-
mine whether they are adequately aligned 
with state standards; or 
(H) any other activity as determined by 
the Secretary meets the purposes of this Act. 
(2) States receiving funding under this title 
may set aside up to 2 percent of funding for the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Convening peer learning or profes-
sional development opportunities as a part of 
Statewide activities conducted under this Act, 
including entities and agencies designated 
under 305(a). 
(B) Statewide communication activities to 
inform communities, families, and students of 
educational opportunities developed under this 
Act. 
SEC. 308. USE OF FUNDS. 
A State receiving a grant under this title shall carry 
out the following: 
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