(9) attendance rates, graduation rates and 
drop-out rates (using definitions thereof agreed upon 
in writing by the Secretary), percentage of students 
enrolled in and passing advanced placement courses 
and tests, and ACT scores in targeted schools versus 
all other State schools; 
(10) availability of wrap-around services in the 
targeted schools to meet the need therefor; and 
(11) such other data as the Secretary may from 
time to time require via regulation or request in 
writing. 
SEC. 401. DEVELOPMENT OF ACCOUNTABILITY METRICS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall work 
with the State educational agencies and local educational 
agencies receiving grants under this Act to develop the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A series of accountability metrics that will 
allow the Federal Government to monitor the per-
formance of the equity and excellence investments it 
makes under this Act to ensure those investments 
are creating a meaningful educational opportunity 
and ultimately leading to enhanced student achieve-
ment. These metrics will be informative in nature, 
provide adequate data (as determined by the Sec-
retary), and provide information that will allow the 
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Department of Education, working in collaboration 
with State educational agencies, local educational 
agencies receiving grants under this Act and other 
stakeholders (such as but not limited to educators 
and as appropriate community members and par-
ents) to develop changes in practice designed to en-
hance performance and effectively create the desired 
meaningful educational opportunity. 
(2) A series of mechanisms designed to reme-
diate practices that are not attaining those goals. 
All enforcement mechanisms implemented by the Sec-
retary pursuant to regulations it issues to accomplish the 
goals identified in this section will be designed in a manner 
that changes practice at the State, local educational agen-
cy, or targeted school level in a manner that creates a 
meaningful educational opportunity for all children and 
shall not take resources away from low income, minority, 
English language learners, or other children who attend 
targeted schools and need resources the most. 
(b) ENHANCED METRICS.—Evaluations of academic 
performance shall include multiple measures that— 
(1) may include standardized test scores but 
shall not be based solely on test scores; 
(2) to the extent test scores are considered, uti-
lize a growth model of evaluation that tracks the 
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academic performance of each child over time rather 
than simply comparing test scores by grade level of 
different annual cohorts of students; 
(3) shall include an evaluation of drop-out rates 
utilizing a methodology of which has been approved 
in writing and in advance by the Secretary; 
(4) may include course passage rates and may 
include— 
(A) where available, district developed as-
sessments that incorporate sound methodology 
and best practice as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
(B) where available, AP course taking; 
(C) when appropriate, portfolio based 
work; and 
(D) when appropriate, school environment 
metrics such as, but not limited to, reduced in-
cidents of significant student discipline, devel-
opment of collaborative educational practices, 
and implementation of effective, well-designed 
teacher and administrator professional develop-
ment and induction and mentoring; 
(5) shall include an evaluation of growth in crit-
ical thinking. To the extent standardized tests are 
utilized to evaluate student achievement, the Sec-
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retary will work with State educational agencies re-
ceiving grants under this Act to ensure such testing 
provides an accurate measure of student learning 
and is free of racial, ethnic, gender, income class or 
other biases; and 
(6) shall include an analysis of resources (fiscal, 
facility, and personnel) to determine whether the ap-
plicable State and/or local educational agency has 
the capacity to provide a meaningful educational op-
portunity to each child it serves. 
SEC. 402. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
transmit to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
a report that provides National and State-level data on 
the information collected under this Act and on the 
progress toward enhancing student achievement in tar-
geted schools and creating an equitable and excellent pub-
lic education system in the United States. 
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