‘‘(E) Engagement of agency and school 
leaders, as well as classroom educators. 
‘‘(F) Are either research-based, innovative, 
or both, such that research-based systemic re-
forms are based on a review of the best avail-
able research evidence, and innovative systemic 
reforms are based on development and use of 
new reforms, programs, practices and tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(2) An assurance that the applicant will use at 
least 25 percent of funds to implement a program of 
professional 
development 
pursuant 
to 
section 
2416(b)(1)(A). 
‘‘(3) A description of how the applicant will 
evaluate the impact of one or more programs or ac-
tivities authorized under this part in meeting one or 
more of the purposes and goals of this part. 
‘‘(c) FORMULA GRANTS FOR IMPROVING TEACHING 
AND LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY.—In addition to 
components included in subsection (a), eligible local edu-
cational agencies or consortiums of local educational agen-
cies that submit an application for a grant under section 
2412(a)(3)(A) shall submit to the State educational agen-
cy an application containing the following: 
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‘‘(1) An assurance that the applicant will use at 
least 40 percent of funds for professional develop-
ment pursuant to section 2416(b)(1)(A) and for 
technology tools, applications, and other resources 
related specifically to such professional development 
activities. 
‘‘(2) A description of how the applicant will im-
plement a program of professional development as 
required under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) A description of how the local educational 
agency will employ technology tools, applications, 
and other resources in professional development and 
to improve student learning and achievement in the 
areas of priority identified by the local educational 
agency pursuant to paragraph (4). 
‘‘(4) A description of the priority areas upon 
which the local educational agency will focus its 
grant funds under this part, such that such priority 
areas shall be identified from among the core con-
tent areas, grade levels and student subgroup popu-
lations in which the most number of students are 
not proficient. 
‘‘(d) COMBINED APPLICATIONS.—An eligible local 
educational agency that submits an application to the 
State educational agency for funds awarded under section 
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2412(a)(3)(B) may, upon notice to the State educational 
agency, submit a single application that will also be con-
sidered by the State educational agency as an application 
for funds awarded under section 2412(a)(3)(A), if the ap-
plication addresses each application requirement. 
‘‘(e) CONSORTIUM APPLICATIONS.—For any fiscal 
year, a local educational agency applying for financial as-
sistance described in section 2412(a)(3) may apply as part 
of a consortium in which more than one local educational 
agencies jointly submits a grant application under this 
part. 
‘‘SEC. 2416. LOCAL ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR SYSTEMIC SCHOOL 
REFORM THROUGH TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION.—From 
funds made available to a local educational agency under 
section 2412(a)(3)(B), the local educational agency— 
‘‘(1) shall use at least 5 percent of funds to 
evaluate the impact of one or more programs or ac-
tivities carried out under this grant in meeting one 
or more of the purposes and goals of this part as ap-
proved by the State educational agency as part of 
the local application as described under section 
2415(b)(4); 
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