‘‘(II) has a graduation rate below 60 
percent. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—If a school is identified by a 
State under paragraph (1), the State shall notify the 
tribe on whose Indian lands any such school is lo-
cated that the school has been identified as a low- 
performing school. 
‘‘(d) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to Indian tribes or 
tribal education agencies to enable such tribes or 
agencies to carry out the activities described in sub-
section (g). 
‘‘(2) DURATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A grant awarded 
under this section shall be for a period of 4 
years. 
‘‘(B) 
RENEWAL.—The 
Secretary 
may 
renew a grant under this section for an addi-
tional 4-year period if the Indian tribe or tribal 
education 
agency 
demonstrates 
sufficient 
progress, as defined by the State, on the core 
academic indicators and leading indicators de-
scribed in subsection (h)(1)(B). 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Indian tribe or tribal 
education agency that desires to receive a grant 
under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may rea-
sonably require. At a minimum, each application 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) an analysis of the school described 
under subsection (c)(1) that the Indian tribe or 
tribal education agency proposes to serve, and 
an appropriate intervention model for such 
school; 
‘‘(B) a budget, which shall demonstrate 
sufficient funds to implement fully and effec-
tively the selected intervention model; and 
‘‘(C) a description of how the Indian tribe 
or tribal education agency will— 
‘‘(i) help develop a pipeline of teachers 
and leaders for the school; 
‘‘(ii) collect and report data; 
‘‘(iii) support effective extended learn-
ing time strategies; and 
‘‘(iv) build capacity in the tribe or 
tribal 
education 
agency 
for 
assisting 
schools described under subsection (c)(1). 
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‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 
IF SUBGRANTS ARE AWARDED.—If an Indian tribe 
or tribal education agency proposes to issue sub-
grants, as described under subsection (g)(3), such 
tribe or agency shall include in the application, in 
addition to the requirements described under para-
graph (1), the following: 
‘‘(A) A copy of the application form and 
instructions that the Indian tribe or tribal edu-
cation agency will provide to potential recipients 
of subgrants. 
‘‘(B) A description of how the Indian tribe 
or tribal education agency will set priorities for 
awarding subgrants. 
‘‘(C) A description of how the Indian tribe 
or tribal education agency will monitor each en-
tity that is awarded a subgrant. 
‘‘(f) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AND LOCAL EDU-
CATION AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If an Indian tribe or tribal 
education agency receives a grant under this section 
for an Indian school that has been identified under 
subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall notify the 
State in which the school is located, and the State 
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educational agency and the local educational agency 
that serve such school shall— 
‘‘(A) maintain funding for the school at 
not less than the amount supplied in the aca-
demic year immediately preceding the academic 
year for which the grant under this section ap-
plies; 
‘‘(B) at the request of the Indian tribe or 
tribal education agency, enter into a cooperative 
agreement to authorize the Indian tribe or trib-
al education agency to plan, conduct, consoli-
date, and administer programs, services, func-
tions, and activities, or portions thereof, admin-
istered by the State educational agency or the 
local educational agency on behalf of the school; 
and 
‘‘(C) authorize the Indian tribe or tribal 
education agency to reallocate funds for such 
programs, services, functions, and activities, or 
portions thereof, as necessary. 
‘‘(2) MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT
REQUIRE-
MENT.—If the maintenance of effort requirement de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) is not met, the Sec-
retary may withhold funding under title I from the 
State until such requirement is met. 
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‘‘(3) DISAGREEMENT.—If an Indian tribe or 
tribal education agency and the State educational 
agency or local educational agency cannot reach an 
agreement, the tribe or tribal education agency may 
submit to the Secretary information that such tribe 
or agency deems relevant, and the Secretary may 
make a determination on the disputed issue. 
‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) SCHOOL INTERVENTION MODEL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An Indian tribe or 
tribal education agency that receives a grant 
under this section shall use not less than 90 
percent of the grant funds to implement a 
school intervention model described in sub-
section (i), either directly or through a turn 
around partner that is awarded a subgrant, in 
a school identified under subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS FOR COMPREHENSIVE 
SERVICES.—The Indian tribe or tribal edu-
cation agency, in implementing any of the 
school intervention models described in sub-
section (i) in any school served under the 
grant— 
‘‘(i) shall identify and address issues 
that may contribute to low academic 
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