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able, consistent with the dissemination require-
ments of the annual State report card, informa-
tion to help parents make informed decisions 
about the education options available to their 
children, including information for each school 
on— 
‘‘(i) the educational program; 
‘‘(ii) student support services; 
‘‘(iii) annual performance and enroll-
ment data, disaggregated by the groups of 
students 
described 
in 
section 
1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II); and 
‘‘(iv) any other information the State 
requires all other public schools to report 
for purposes of section 1111(h)(1)(D). 
‘‘(3) REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS.—A request and 
justification for waivers of any Federal statutory or 
regulatory provisions that the State entity believes 
are necessary for the successful operation of the 
charter schools that will receive funds under the 
State entity’s program under this section, and a de-
scription of any State or local rules, generally appli-
cable to public schools, that will be waived, or other-
wise not apply to such schools or, in the case of a 
State entity defined in subsection (i)(4), a descrip-
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tion of how the State entity will work with the State 
to request necessary waivers where applicable. 
‘‘(f) SELECTION CRITERIA; PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(1) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—The Secretary 
shall award grants to State entities under this sec-
tion on the basis of the quality of the applications 
submitted under subsection (e), after taking into 
consideration— 
‘‘(A) the degree of flexibility afforded by 
the State’s public charter school law and how 
the State entity will work to maximize the flexi-
bility provided to charter schools under the law; 
‘‘(B) the ambitiousness of the State enti-
ty’s objectives for the quality charter school 
program carried out under this section; 
‘‘(C) the quality of the strategy for assess-
ing achievement of those objectives; 
‘‘(D) the likelihood that the eligible appli-
cants receiving subgrants under the program 
will meet those objectives and improve edu-
cational results for students; 
‘‘(E) the State entity’s plan to— 
‘‘(i) adequately monitor the eligible 
applicants receiving subgrants under the 
State entity’s program; 
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‘‘(ii) work with the authorized public 
chartering agencies involved to avoid dupli-
cation of work for the charter schools and 
authorized public chartering agencies; and 
‘‘(iii) provide adequate technical as-
sistance and support for— 
‘‘(I) the charter schools receiving 
funds under the State entity’s pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(II) quality authorizing efforts 
in the State; and 
‘‘(F) the State entity’s plan to solicit and 
consider input from parents and other members 
of the community on the implementation and 
operation of the charter schools in the State. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to State en-
tities to the extent that they meet the following cri-
teria: 
‘‘(A) In the case of a State entity located 
in a State that allows an entity other than a 
local educational agency to be an authorized 
public chartering agency, the State has a qual-
ity authorized public chartering agency that is 
an entity other than a local educational agency. 
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‘‘(B) The State entity is located in a State 
that does not impose any limitation on the 
number or percentage of charter schools that 
may exist or the number or percentage of stu-
dents that may attend charter schools in the 
State. 
‘‘(C) The State entity is located in a State 
that ensures equitable financing, as compared 
to traditional public schools, for charter schools 
and students in a prompt manner. 
‘‘(D) The State entity is located in a State 
that uses charter schools and best practices 
from charter schools to help improve struggling 
schools and local educational agencies. 
‘‘(E) The State entity partners with an or-
ganization that has a demonstrated record of 
success in developing management organiza-
tions to support the development of charter 
schools in the State. 
‘‘(F) The State entity supports charter 
schools that support at-risk students through 
activities such as dropout prevention, dropout 
recovery, or comprehensive career counseling 
practices. 
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‘‘(G) The State entity authorizes all char-
ter schools in the State to serve as school food 
authorities. 
‘‘(H) The State entity has taken steps to 
ensure that all authorizing public chartering 
agencies implement best practices for charter 
school authorizing. 
‘‘(g) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible applicant 
receiving a subgrant under this section shall use such 
funds to carry out activities related to opening and pre-
paring to operate a new charter school, a replicated, high- 
quality charter school model, or an expanded, high-quality 
charter school, such as— 
‘‘(1) preparing teachers and school leaders, in-
cluding through professional development; 
‘‘(2) acquiring equipment, educational mate-
rials, and supplies; and 
‘‘(3) necessary renovations and minor facilities 
repairs (excluding construction). 
‘‘(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Each State enti-
ty receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the 
Secretary, at the end of the third year of the 5-year grant 
period and at the end of such grant period, a report on— 
‘‘(1) the number of students served by each 
subgrant awarded under this section and, if applica-
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ble, how many new students were served during each 
year of the subgrant period; 
‘‘(2) the progress the State entity made toward 
meeting the priorities described in subsection (f)(2), 
as applicable; 
‘‘(3) how the State entity met the objectives of 
the quality charter school program described in the 
State entity’s application under subsection (e), in-
cluding how the State entity met the objective of 
sharing best and promising practices described in 
subsection (e)(1)(A)(x) in areas such as instruction, 
professional development, curricula development, and 
operations between charter schools and other public 
schools, and the extent to which, if known, such 
practices were adopted and implemented by such 
other public schools; 
‘‘(4) how the State entity complied with, and 
ensured that eligible applicants complied with, the 
assurances described in the State entity’s applica-
tion; 
‘‘(5) how the State entity worked with author-
ized public chartering agencies, including how the 
agencies worked with the management company or 
leadership of the schools that received subgrants 
under this section; 
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