‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible agencies 
that propose to use grant funds to implement evidence- 
based strategies, as determined by the Secretary, in order 
to become competitive in the application process for a 
grant described in section 3302. 
‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible 
agency that receives a grant under this section shall 
use the grant funds to carry out activities that— 
‘‘(A) build the eligible agency’s capacity to 
provide quality instruction to English learners 
and their parents; and 
‘‘(B) will allow the eligible agency to be-
come competitive in the application process for 
a grant described in section 3302. 
‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible 
agency that receives a grant under this section may 
use the grant funds to ensure that English learners 
are taught by effective teachers and attend schools 
that are administered by effective principals, by— 
‘‘(A) developing or implementing a strat-
egy to recruit effective teachers and principals; 
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‘‘(B) developing or implementing a strat-
egy to retain effective teachers and principals; 
or 
‘‘(C) developing or implementing a strategy 
to improve the effectiveness of teachers and 
principals. 
‘‘SEC. 3304. INDICATORS, EVALUATION, TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE, AND RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) INDICATORS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Institute of Education 
Sciences, shall establish indicators to measure the 
success of grant programs under this part. 
‘‘(2) PRIMARY INDICATOR.—The primary indi-
cator described in paragraph (1) shall be the per-
centage of students who— 
‘‘(A) are English learners; 
‘‘(B) become English language proficient; 
‘‘(C) are on track for postsecondary edu-
cation and a career; 
‘‘(D) have parents who demonstrate im-
proved English language or basic literacy skills; 
‘‘(E) have parents who increase their 
knowledge of the education system; and 
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‘‘(F) have parents who increase their par-
ticipation in their children’s education. 
‘‘(b) EVALUATION AND REPORTS BY THE ELIGIBLE 
ENTITY.—Each eligible entity and eligible agency receiv-
ing a grant under this part shall— 
‘‘(1) develop quantifiable benchmarks to evalu-
ate the activities that the eligible entity or eligible 
agency carries out under this part, based on the ap-
plicable indicators described in subsection (a), which 
may include— 
‘‘(A) the percentage of students who are 
English learners who obtain English pro-
ficiency; 
‘‘(B) the rate of participation of students 
who are English learners in the State academic 
assessments under section 1111(b); 
‘‘(C) the reduction in the percentage of 
students who are English learners and who are 
in the lowest level of achievement on such State 
assessments in English, reading or language 
arts, and mathematics; 
‘‘(D) the percentage of students who are 
English learners and who are taking advanced 
coursework; 
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‘‘(E) the percentage of parents of English 
learners who advance at least one educational 
functioning level in English language pro-
ficiency, based on the Department’s National 
Reporting System of Adult Education, after a 
year of participating in a program supported 
under this part; 
‘‘(F) the percentage of parents of English 
learners who enter postsecondary education or 
job training after a year of participating in 
such program; 
‘‘(G) improvement, based on pre- and post- 
surveys, of the knowledge of the parents of 
English learners regarding the education sys-
tem; or 
‘‘(H) improvement, based on instructor ob-
servation, of child and parent interactions and 
reports of parent engagement; 
‘‘(2) submit the benchmarks described in para-
graph (1) to the Secretary for approval; and 
‘‘(3) prepare and submit an annual report to 
the Secretary on the progress that the eligible entity 
or eligible agency is making toward meeting such 
benchmarks. 
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‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
reserve not more than 1 percent from amounts appro-
priated in section 3001(a)(3) to directly, or through grant 
or contract, provide technical assistance to eligible entities 
and eligible agencies to prepare the entities and agencies 
to qualify, apply for, and maintain grants under this part. 
‘‘(d) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.—The Secretary 
shall reserve not more than 0.5 percent from amounts ap-
propriated in section 3001(a)(3) to evaluate grants or pro-
vide technical assistance for activities funded under this 
part. 
‘‘SEC. 3305. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) DUAL
LANGUAGE
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘dual language program’ means an instructional 
strategy for English learners— 
‘‘(A) in which students are taught literacy 
and content in English and another language 
and use the other language for at least half of 
the instructional day; and 
‘‘(B) that fosters bilingualism, biliteracy, 
enhanced awareness of linguistic and cultural 
diversity, and high levels of academic achieve-
ment through instruction in 2 languages. 
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‘‘(2) ENGLISH LEARNER.—The term ‘English 
learner’ means an individual who is limited English 
proficient, as defined in section 9101.’’. 
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