(1) information about the number and percent-
age of children, family members, and community 
members in the neighborhood who are served by the 
grant program, including a description of the num-
ber and percentage of children accessing each of the 
pipeline services; 
(2) data (disaggregated by the categories de-
scribed in section 205(a)(1)) about the grant pro-
gram’s success in— 
(A) narrowing achievement gaps and im-
proving student achievement; 
(B) ensuring school readiness and healthy 
socio-emotional development; 
(C) increasing student persistence; 
(D) increasing student attendance, and de-
creasing incidences of violence, suspension, and 
expulsion; 
(E) improving conditions for learning, as 
measured by a school climate survey; 
(F) increasing the number and percentage 
of family members who participate in adult edu-
cation and family literacy programs and other 
community activities; and 
(G) increasing secondary school graduation 
rates and college entry and completion rates; 
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(3) information relating to the performance 
metrics described in section 106(a); and 
(4) other indicators that may be required by the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the 
Institute of Education Sciences. 
(b) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA.—Each eligible enti-
ty that receives a grant under this title shall make publicly 
available, including through electronic means, the informa-
tion described in subsection (a). To the extent practicable, 
such information shall be provided in a form and language 
accessible to parents and families in the neighborhood, and 
such information shall be a part of statewide longitudinal 
data systems. 
SEC. 106. ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—The Secretary shall 
establish performance metrics relevant to the evaluation 
of the grant program under this title. 
(b) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall evaluate the 
implementation and impact of the activities funded under 
this title, in accordance with section 302. 
TITLE II—PROMISE SCHOOL 
GRANTS 
SEC. 201. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 
under section 304, the Secretary shall award grants, on 
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a competitive basis, to eligible entities to implement 
school-centered, evidence-based strategies and integrated 
student supports that leverage community partnerships to 
improve student achievement and child and youth develop-
ment by carrying out the activities described in section 
204 in schools with high concentrations of low-income chil-
dren. 
(b) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—The requirements of 
subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of section 101 and section 
104(b) shall apply to a grant under this title in the same 
manner as such subsections apply to a grant under title 
I, except that the performance metrics used for section 
101(c) shall be the metrics under section 206(a). 
SEC. 202. DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY. 
In this title, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(1) not less than 1 local educational agency in 
partnership with one or more nonprofit entities; 
(2) a school funded by the Bureau of Indian 
Education that falls under the definition of a local 
educational agency under section 9101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801) in partnership with one or more non-
profit organizations or institutions of higher edu-
cation; or 
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(3) a charter school that is not a local edu-
cational agency, operating in partnership with one or 
more nonprofit organizations or institutions of high-
er education. 
SEC. 203. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; PRIORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this title, an eligible entity shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—At a minimum, 
the application described in subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) A description of the local educational agen-
cy, schools, and students that will be served by the 
grant program. 
(2) A description of the steps that the eligible 
entity is taking— 
(A) to meet the needs identified in the 
analysis described in paragraph (4); and 
(B) to remove any barriers that the eligible 
entity has identified in meeting such needs. 
(3) The designation of a site coordinator, who 
shall meet nationally recognized professional devel-
opment standards, and have appropriate time, au-
tonomy, and support to provide— 
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(A) leadership in building relationships and 
establishing and sustaining partnerships that 
support school improvement, school turnaround 
efforts in accordance with section 1116 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316), increases in student 
achievement, positive child and youth develop-
ment, and family and community engagement; 
and 
(B) effective coordination of student serv-
ices at all stages of the pipeline. 
(4) An analysis of the needs and assets of the 
schools and communities that will be assisted under 
this title. Such analysis shall include— 
(A) student data, including information 
about— 
(i) school readiness; 
(ii) achievement; 
(iii) credit accumulation; 
(iv) grade to grade promotion; 
(v) graduation; 
(vi) attendance; and 
(vii) discipline; and 
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