tions of postsecondary education and the work-
force; 
‘‘(B) improving the teaching and assess-
ment of 21st century skills, including through 
the development of formative assessment mod-
els; 
‘‘(C) increasing community involvement, 
including leveraging community-based services 
and opportunities to provide every student with 
the academic and nonacademic supports nec-
essary for academic success; 
‘‘(D) increasing parental involvement, in-
cluding providing parents with the tools to navi-
gate, support, and influence their child’s aca-
demic career and choices through secondary 
school graduation and into postsecondary edu-
cation and the workforce; and 
‘‘(E) addressing the learning needs of var-
ious student populations, including students 
who are limited English proficient, late entrant 
English language learners, and students with 
disabilities. 
‘‘(g) DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) COLLECTION
OF
DATA.—Each eligible 
partnership receiving a grant under this part shall 
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collect and report annually to the Secretary such in-
formation on the results of the activities assisted 
under the grant as the Secretary may reasonably re-
quire, including information on— 
‘‘(A) the number and percentage of stu-
dents who— 
‘‘(i) are served by the eligible partner-
ship; 
‘‘(ii) are assisted under this part; and 
‘‘(iii) graduate from secondary school 
with a regular secondary school diploma in 
the standard number of years; 
‘‘(B) the number and percentage of stu-
dents, at each grade level, who are— 
‘‘(i) served by the eligible partnership; 
‘‘(ii) assisted under this part; and 
‘‘(iii) on track to graduate from sec-
ondary school with a regular secondary 
school diploma in the standard number of 
years; 
‘‘(C) the number and percentage of stu-
dents, at each grade level, who— 
‘‘(i) are served by the eligible partner-
ship; 
‘‘(ii) are assisted under this part; and 
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‘‘(iii) meet or exceed State challenging 
student academic achievement standards in 
mathematics, reading or language arts, or 
science, as measured by the State aca-
demic 
assessments 
under 
section 
1111(b)(3); 
‘‘(D) information consistent with the addi-
tional indicators of improvement proposed by 
the eligible partnership in the grant application; 
and 
‘‘(E) other information the Secretary may 
require as necessary for the evaluation de-
scribed in subsection (h). 
‘‘(2) REPORTING OF DATA.—Each eligible part-
nership receiving a grant under this part shall 
disaggregate the information required under para-
graph (1) in the same manner as information is 
disaggregated under section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i). 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible partner-
ship receiving a grant under this part shall 
enter into a contract with an outside evaluator 
to enable the evaluator to conduct— 
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‘‘(i) an evaluation of the effectiveness 
of the grant after the third year of imple-
mentation of the grant; and 
‘‘(ii) an evaluation of the effectiveness 
of the grant after the final year of the 
grant period. 
‘‘(B) DISTRIBUTION.—Upon completion of 
an evaluation described in subparagraph (A), 
the eligible partnership shall submit a copy of 
the evaluation to the Secretary in a timely man-
ner. 
‘‘(h) EVALUATION; BEST PRACTICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts reserved 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) enter into a contract with an outside 
evaluator to enable the evaluator to conduct— 
‘‘(i) a comprehensive evaluation after 
the third year of implementation on the ef-
fectiveness of all grants awarded under 
this part; and 
‘‘(ii) a final evaluation following the 
final year of the grant period with a focus 
on improvement in student achievement as 
a result of innovative strategies; and 
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‘‘(B) disseminate best practices in improv-
ing the achievement of secondary school stu-
dents. 
‘‘(2) PEER REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An evaluator receiving 
a contract under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(i) establish a peer-review process to 
assist in the review and approval of the 
evaluations conducted under this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(ii) appoint individuals to the peer- 
review process who are educators and ex-
perts in— 
‘‘(I) research and evaluation; and 
‘‘(II) the areas of expertise de-
scribed in subclauses (I) through (V) 
of subsection (d)(1)(B)(i). 
‘‘(B) RESTRICTIONS
ON
USE.—The Sec-
retary shall not distribute or use the results of 
any evaluation described in paragraph (1)(A) 
until the results are peer-reviewed in accord-
ance with subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(i) CONTINUATION OF FUNDING.—An eligible part-
nership that receives a grant under this part shall only 
be eligible to receive a grant payment for a fourth or fifth 
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