Sec. 6. Uses of funds
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Each eligible entity that receives a planning grant under section 4 shall use the grant to support students in covered schools through the following activities: Completing a comprehensive assessment of, with respect to the geographic area served by such eligible entity— the educational outcomes and racial and socioeconomic stratification of children attending covered schools; and an analysis of the location and capacity of program and school facilities and the adequacy of local or regional transportation infrastructure.
Developing and implementing a robust family, student, and community engagement plan, including, where feasible, public hearings or other open forums that would precede and inform the development of a formal strategy to improve diversity in covered schools. Developing options, including timelines and cost estimates, for improving diversity in covered schools, such as weighted lotteries, revised feeder patterns, school boundary redesign, or regional coordination. Developing an implementation plan based on community preferences among the options developed under paragraph (3).
Building the capacity to collect and analyze data that provide information for transparency, continuous improvement, and evaluation. Developing an implementation plan to comply with a court-ordered school desegregation plan. Engaging in best practices developed under section 3(2). Each eligible entity that receives an implementation grant under section 4 shall implement a high-quality plan to support students in covered schools that includes— a comprehensive set of strategies designed to improve academic outcomes for all students, particularly students of color and low-income students, by increasing diversity in covered schools; evidence of strong family and community support for such strategies, including evidence that the eligible entity has engaged in meaningful family and community outreach activities; goals to increase diversity in covered schools over the course of the grant period; collection and analysis of data to provide transparency and support continuous improvement throughout the grant period; and a rigorous method of evaluation of the effectiveness of the program.
Each eligible entity that receives an implementation grant under section 4 may use the grant to carry out one or more of the following activities: Recruiting, hiring, or training additional teachers, administrators, and other instructional and support staff in new, expanded, or restructured covered schools, or other professional development activities for staff and administrators. Investing in specialized academic programs or facilities designed to encourage inter-district school attendance patterns.
Developing or initiating a transportation plan for bringing students to and from covered schools, if such transportation is sustainable beyond the grant period and does not represent a significant portion of the grant received by an eligible entity under section 4. Developing innovative and equitable school assignment plans. Carrying out innovative activities designed to increase racial and socioeconomic school diversity and engagement between children from different racial, economic, and cultural backgrounds.