Sec. 7. National activities
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Section 5205 (20 U.S.C. 7221d) is amended to read as follows: From the amount reserved under section 5202(b)(2) for carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall— disseminate technical assistance to covered entities in awarding subgrants under section 5203, and eligible entities and States receiving grants under section 5204; and disseminate best practices. From the amount reserved under section 5202(b)(2) for carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall, in partnership with the Institute for Education Sciences— develop relevant performance metrics, including student outcome data, for covered entities, eligible applicants, and charter schools that receive funds under section 5203; assist such covered entities, eligible applicants, and charter schools in collecting and submitting, on an annual basis, data on such performance metrics to the Secretary; evaluate the performance of and conduct related research to— determine which policies and practices of covered entities, eligible applicants, and charter schools have the greatest impact on student achievement; drive continuous improvement with respect to relevant performance metrics, including student outcome data, for covered entities, eligible applicants, and charter schools that receive funds under section 5203; and inform the distribution of funds to higher performing covered entities, eligible applicants, and charter schools; and disseminate the findings of the research, evaluation, and data collection under this subsection to maximize lessons learned for other educators, charter schools, and policy makers.
From the amount reserved under section 5202(b)(3), the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants for the purpose of carrying out the activities described in section 5202(a)(1), clauses
(i)through
(iii)of section 5203(a)(1)(A), and section 5203(g). Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each grant awarded under this subsection shall have the same terms and conditions as a grant awarded to covered entities under section 5203, including the grant limitations described in subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)in section 5203(d)(1), except that— a charter school that has previously used funds received under this subpart for planning or charter school program design to open a new charter school may not use funds under this subsection for such planning or program design; and notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an eligible applicant that is a charter management organization may receive more than 1 grant under this subsection during a grant period to expand a high-quality charter school, replicate a high-quality charter school model, or open or one or more high-quality charter schools that are based on the charter school model for which the eligible applicant has presented evidence of success to the Secretary. For purposes of this subsection— the term charter management organization a nonprofit organization, other nonprofit entity, or a group or consortium of such organizations or entities that— operates, manages, or oversees multiple charter schools by centralizing or sharing certain functions and resources among such schools; or desires to open, replicate, or expand a high-quality charter school. the term eligible applicant means— an eligible applicant (as defined in section 5210) that has not received a grant or subgrant under section 5203; or a charter management organization. The Secretary may carry out any of the activities described in this section directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. .
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