lessons learned from, and best practices in-
formed by, past school transformation and 
turnaround efforts. 
‘‘SEC. 2163. SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CENTERS OF EXCEL-
LENCE. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning in the first 
school year after the initial cohort of turnaround 
leaders and turnaround mentors have been trained 
by the school leadership academy under section 
2162(d)(2)(E), the Secretary shall award, from 
amounts made available to carry out this subpart 
and on a competitive basis, grants to qualified part-
nerships (as defined in section 2161(3)) to enable 
the qualified partnerships to establish school leader-
ship centers of excellence. 
‘‘(2) RENEWAL.—The Secretary may renew a 
grant under this section on the basis of the perform-
ance of the qualified partnership under the grant. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A qualified partnership desiring 
to receive a grant under this section shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) RURAL AREA.—The Secretary shall award not 
less than 1 grant under this section to a qualified partner-
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ship that intends to establish a school leadership center 
of excellence that focuses on training turnaround leaders 
and turnaround mentors to serve rural areas. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—A qualified partner-
ship receiving a grant under this section shall use the 
grant funds to establish a school leadership center of ex-
cellence to support cohorts of turnaround leaders and 
turnaround mentors to be served under the grant as the 
turnaround leaders and turnaround mentors lead school 
transformation and school turnaround efforts. Each school 
leadership center of excellence shall carry out the following 
activities: 
‘‘(1) Adopt and adapt the turnaround leader 
and turnaround mentor training program described 
in section 2162(d)(2)(D)— 
‘‘(A) to meet the needs of the local edu-
cational agencies proposed to be served by the 
qualified partnership; and 
‘‘(B) so that the program is informed, on 
an ongoing basis, by the evidence regarding ef-
fective school leadership. 
‘‘(2) Beginning in the school year after the sec-
ond cohort of turnaround leaders and turnaround 
mentors have been trained by the school leadership 
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academy under section 2162(d)(3)(B), and for each 
succeeding school year of the grant— 
‘‘(A) select, from individuals desiring to be 
turnaround leaders and turnaround mentors, 
using rigorous, competency-based, selection cri-
teria that is adapted from the criteria described 
in section 2162(d)(2)(E) to meet the needs of 
the local educational agencies proposed to be 
served by the qualified partnership in accord-
ance with section 2164, the cohort of the turn-
around leaders and turnaround mentors who 
will— 
‘‘(i) participate in the leadership 
training program in order to effectively 
lead school transformation and turnaround 
efforts; and 
‘‘(ii) receive stipends to support their 
participation in the leadership training 
program; and 
‘‘(B) carry out the leadership training pro-
gram, as adapted under paragraph (1), for each 
cohort, in cooperation with participating local 
educational agencies. 
‘‘(3) Use the open source materials supported 
by the school leadership academy under paragraphs 
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(2)(C) and (3)(A) of section 2162(d) and work with 
the school leadership academy in order to best train 
and support the participants. 
‘‘SEC. 2164. PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS AND APPLICA-
TIONS. 
‘‘(a) AGREEMENT.—In order for a turnaround leader 
or turnaround mentor to participate in a leadership train-
ing program carried out by the school leadership academy 
or by a school leadership center of excellence under this 
subpart, the turnaround leader or turnaround mentor, re-
spectively, shall enter into an agreement with the school 
leadership academy or school leadership center of excel-
lence, as the case may be, under which— 
‘‘(1) the turnaround leader or turnaround men-
tor, respectively, agrees to participate in the leader-
ship training program and to make a commitment to 
serve, for not less than 4 years, in a turnaround 
school after the leadership training program, pursu-
ant to a mutual agreement between the turnaround 
leader or turnaround mentor, respectively, and the 
local educational agency the turnaround leader or 
turnaround mentor, respectively, will serve; and 
‘‘(2) the local educational agency the turn-
around leader or turnaround mentor, respectively, 
will serve agrees— 
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‘‘(A) to provide ongoing support for the 
turnaround leader or turnaround mentor, re-
spectively; 
‘‘(B) to support the turnaround leader or 
turnaround mentor, respectively, in developing a 
leadership team at the school; 
‘‘(C) to participate in the leadership train-
ing program, as appropriate; 
‘‘(D) to work to build community support 
for the school transformation or turnaround ef-
fort by involving parents, teachers, paraprofes-
sionals, and other school staff in the planning 
and implementation process; 
‘‘(E) to put the turnaround leader or turn-
around mentor, respectively, in touch with labor 
organizations; and 
‘‘(F) to implement the recommendations of 
the school leadership academy or school leader-
ship center of excellence to ensure success in 
the turnaround school where the turnaround 
leader or turnaround mentor, respectively, will 
serve. 
‘‘(b) NONCOMPLIANCE WITH AGREEMENT.—If, after 
receiving notification from the school leadership academy 
or a school leadership center of excellence supported under 
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this subpart that a local educational agency which has en-
tered into an agreement described in subsection (a) has 
failed to comply with such agreement, the Secretary deter-
mines that the local educational agency failed to comply 
with such agreement, then the Secretary shall ensure that 
no turnaround leaders or turnaround mentors from such 
local educational agency shall be selected for participation 
in the leadership training programs under this subpart 
after the date of such determination. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each turnaround leader, turn-
around mentor, and local educational agency desiring to 
participate in the programs and activities assisted under 
this subpart shall submit an application to the appropriate 
eligible entity or qualified partnership at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the eligi-
ble entity or qualified partnership, respectively, may re-
quire. 
‘‘SEC. 2165. RESEARCH, EVALUATION, DISSEMINATION, AND 
REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available 
for this subpart, the Director of the Institute of Education 
Sciences shall support, directly or through grants or con-
tracts, research on identifying the skills and conditions 
necessary for principals and other school leaders to im-
prove turnaround schools and evaluations of the programs 
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