Sec. 4. Improving local use of data to improve student outcomes
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From the funds appropriated under section 8 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local entities to enable educators to improve access to, sharing of, and use of education data to improve student outcomes. Each grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 5 years. Each eligible local entity that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
Such application shall include the following: A memorandum of understanding between the State educational agency and the eligible local entity, which shall include— a description of the State educational agency’s level of participation in the grant; an assurance that the State educational agency agrees to— provide the eligible local entity with— appropriate access to student data from State data systems; and cooperation in efforts to align local educational agency data with data from State data systems; and provide training to the eligible local entity to address the use of data collection software, privacy policies, Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )), data integrity issues, reporting, planning, and processes; a description of the State educational agency's strategy for the dissemination of information about the successes and challenges of the grant activities under this section; and a description of how the State will fund the activities described in subparagraph (B), including information about any grant funds that the eligible local entity will give to the State educational agency to carry out the activities described in such subparagraph.
A description of how the local educational agencies that are part of the eligible local entity, and any educators working for such agencies, submit data to, access, and use existing statewide education longitudinal data systems, at the time of the application. A description of the data systems used by the eligible local entity at the time of the application. A description of how activities funded under the grant will improve local access to, and use of, data that is, at the time of the application, provided by data systems at the local and State level.
A description of how the eligible local entity will use funds received under this section to carry out the proposed activities in order to improve teaching, learning, and student outcomes. A mechanism for soliciting the feedback of educators, school leaders, parents, and external partners in developing, revising, and implementing plans and activities under this section. A description of how the eligible local entity will align the use of funds under this section with the technology plan of each local educational agency served under the grant.
A description of the indicators that the eligible local entity will use to determine— if grant funds are being used effectively; and the impact of grant funds on improving teaching, learning, and student outcomes. Such other information as the Secretary may reasonably require. In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall— use a peer review process, as described in paragraph (2); select applications that demonstrate technical quality, validity, and reliability; and protect student and educator privacy, consistent with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )).
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, use a peer review process that— ensures technical quality, validity, and reliability; ensures that applications protect student and educator privacy, consistent with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )); and includes— educators; users and consumers of a local educational data systems; individuals with demonstrated technical expertise in data system construction, integration, or implementation; and representatives of business and the workforce.
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that grants are awarded to eligible local entities that are diverse in terms of geography, size, and location within an urban, rural, or suburban area. An eligible local entity receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for using data to improve teaching, learning, and student outcomes. Such plan shall include strategies designed to— provide teachers, school leaders, parents, students, researchers, external partners, and the public with access to student education data in a way that ensures the quality and integrity of data contained in data systems and respects student and educator privacy, including through compliance with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )); regularly analyze and share appropriate student data with educators, counselors, school staff, parents, students, and external partners in a way that ensures the quality and integrity of data contained in data systems and respects student and educator privacy, including through compliance with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )); improve the ability of school leaders to— use student data to guide school improvement efforts; and support classroom use of data through high-quality training and professional development; and improve the ability of teachers to effectively use student data through on-going, sustainable, and high-quality professional development activities in order to ensure that educators have the capacity to— analyze data and monitor academic outcomes; modify instructional activities as needed; and differentiate student instructions.
An eligible local entity receiving a grant under this section may use grant funds to carry out any of the following activities: Supplementing statewide longitudinal data systems existing at the time of the application by improving local data systems through— the collection of local data elements that support decisionmaking about school improvement; enhancing the ability of educators to manage, analyze, disaggregate, or report student, teacher, and school data; or standardization through use of openly developed common education data standards.
Using new assessment tools that provide timely data to educators, which can be used to identify the learning needs of individual students and guide appropriate, personalized instructional interventions. Using external partners, central office staff, or data specialists in order to build educator capacity to effectively use data to improve teaching and learning. Analyzing and disseminating best practices, strategies, and approaches regarding pedagogical advancement that will leverage the local educational agency’s or State educational agency’s data system to enhance teaching and learning, including opportunities for individualized instruction.
Analyzing data and realigning existing resources to maximize impact on student achievement, including the use of early warning data to target resources. Coordinating activities with other local agencies providing services to students. Coordinating activities with educator preparation programs in order to build educators' capacity to use data.
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