the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives. Such re-
port shall include a description of the degree to which the 
eligible State, in using funds provided under such section, 
has made substantial progress in meeting the following 
goals: 
‘‘(1) PERCENTAGE
OF
HIGHLY
QUALIFIED 
TEACHERS.—Increasing the percentage of highly 
qualified teachers in the State as required by section 
1119 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319). 
‘‘(2) STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.—In-
creasing student academic achievement for all stu-
dents as defined by the eligible State. 
‘‘(3) RAISING STANDARDS.—Raising the State 
academic standards required to enter the teaching 
profession as a highly qualified teacher. 
‘‘(4) INITIAL CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE.— 
Increasing success in the pass rate for initial State 
teacher certification or licensure, or increasing the 
numbers of qualified individuals being certified or li-
censed as teachers through alternative programs.
‘‘(5) DECREASING TEACHER SHORTAGES.—De-
creasing shortages of highly qualified teachers in 
poor urban and rural areas. 
‘‘(6) INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFES-
SIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.—Increasing opportunities 
for enhanced and ongoing professional development 
that— 
‘‘(A) improves the academic content knowl-
edge of teachers in the subject areas in which 
the teachers are certified or licensed to teach or 
in which the teachers are working toward cer-
tification or licensure to teach; and 
‘‘(B) promotes strong teaching skills. 
‘‘(7) TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATION.—Increasing 
the number of teachers prepared effectively to inte-
grate technology into curricula and instruction and 
who use technology to collect, manage, and analyze 
data to improve teaching, learning, and decision-
making for the purpose of increasing student aca-
demic achievement. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP EVALUATION.—Each 
eligible partnership applying for a grant under section 203 
shall establish, and include in the application submitted 
under section 203(c), an evaluation plan that includes
strong performance objectives. The plan shall include ob-
jectives and measures for— 
‘‘(1) increased student achievement for all stu-
dents, as measured by the partnership; 
‘‘(2) increased teacher retention in the first 3 
years of a teacher’s career; 
‘‘(3) increased success in the pass rate for ini-
tial State certification or licensure of teachers; 
‘‘(4) increased percentage of highly qualified 
teachers; and 
‘‘(5) increasing the number of teachers trained 
effectively to integrate technology into curricula and 
instruction and who use technology to collect, man-
age, and analyze data to improve teaching, learning, 
and decisionmaking for the purpose of improving 
student academic achievement. 
‘‘(c) REVOCATION OF GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT.—Each eligible State or eligible 
partnership receiving a grant under section 202 or 
203 shall report annually on the progress of the eli-
gible State or eligible partnership toward meeting 
the purposes of this part and the goals, objectives, 
and measures described in subsections (a) and (b). 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—