‘‘(2) shall use the remaining funds to imple-
ment a plan for systemic school reform pursuant to 
section 2415(b)(1), including— 
‘‘(A) using at least 25 percent of funds to 
improve teacher quality and skills through sup-
port for— 
‘‘(i) professional development activi-
ties described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) the acquisition and implementa-
tion of technology tools, applications and 
other resources to be employed in the pro-
fessional development activities described 
in paragraphs (i); 
‘‘(B) acquiring and effectively imple-
menting technology tools, applications and other 
resources in conjunction with enhancing or re-
designing the curriculum or instruction in order 
to— 
‘‘(i) increase student learning oppor-
tunity or access, student engagement in 
learning, or student attendance or gradua-
tion rates; 
‘‘(ii) improve student achievement in 
one or more of the core academic subject 
areas; and 
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‘‘(iii) improve student technology lit-
eracy; and 
‘‘(C) acquiring and effectively imple-
menting technology tools, applications, and 
other resources to— 
‘‘(i) conduct on-going formative as-
sessment and use other timely data sources 
and data systems to more effectively iden-
tify individual students learning needs and 
guide personalized instruction, learning 
and appropriate interventions that address 
those personalized student learning needs; 
‘‘(ii) support individualized student 
learning, including through instructional 
software and digital content that supports 
the learning needs of each student, or 
through providing access to high-quality 
courses and instructors, including math, 
science and foreign language courses, often 
not available except through technology 
and online learning, especially in rural and 
high-poverty schools; and 
‘‘(iii) such other activities as appro-
priate consistent with the goals and pur-
poses of research-based and innovative sys-
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temic school reform, including to increase 
parental involvement through improved 
communication with teachers and access to 
student assignments and grades. 
‘‘(b) FORMULA GRANTS FOR IMPROVING TEACHING 
AND LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY.—From funds 
made available to a local educational agency under section 
2412(a)(3)(A), the local educational agency shall carry out 
activities to improve student learning, technology literacy, 
and achievement in the area of priority identified by the 
State under section 2413(b)(1), including the following: 
‘‘(1) Use of at least 40 percent of such funds 
for professional development to improve teacher 
quality and skills through support for— 
‘‘(A) training of teachers, paraprofes-
sionals, library and media personnel, and ad-
ministrators that— 
‘‘(i) shall include the development, ac-
quisition or delivery of — 
‘‘(I) training that is on-going, 
sustainable, timely, and directly re-
lated to current teaching content 
areas; 
‘‘(II) training in strategies and 
pedagogy in the core curriculum areas 
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