Sec. 15. Program evaluation
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The Secretary shall conduct, and shall submit a report to Congress on, an evaluation of the Choice Neighborhoods program, with respect to which— the Secretary shall— select an outside expert firm to conduct the evaluation of the Choice Neighborhoods program; and consult with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and other appropriate agencies on the evaluation of the program and selection of the evaluation firm; the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report of the results of the evaluation 5 years after the initial grant awards, and annually thereafter; and the factors to be considered within the evaluation include measures of— resident engagement within and after the transformation process; neighborhood improvement, including changes in property values, demographic changes, access to transportation, and survey data on resident satisfaction; self-sufficiency, including changes in resident and neighborhood income, and changes in neighborhood and resident employment statistics; educational improvement, including student performance data, student mobility and absenteeism, and parental involvement; and other indicators deemed appropriate by the Secretary.