Sec. 6. Reporting

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An eligible entity that receives a grant under section 5 shall annually report on the effectiveness of the Native histories and cultures education program and activities carried out under the grant to the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, which shall include, at a minimum the following: The number of students served by grant activities. The number of educators who participated in professional development funded by grant activities. The number of educator preparation programs that provided training, and the number of educator candidates and school leaders who received training funded by grant activities.

The number of local educational agencies utilizing the base curriculum or a Native histories and cultures education program. A description of the performance indicators and performance measures used to evaluate programs and activities with an emphasis on the academic and cultural needs of participating Native American students, including performance indicators and measures that— are able to track student success and improvement over time; include State assessment results and other indicators of student success and improvement, such as improved attendance during the school day, improved classroom grades, improved school climate and safety, and improved school discipline disparities; for high school students, may include indicators such as graduation rates, grade point average, credits earned, postsecondary enrollment, and career readiness; or reflect improved performance or student success in other ways.

Reporting on the effectiveness of the program, including the results of the performance indicators under paragraph (5), which shall include estimated impact on the student outcomes of participating Native students. Any performance or enrollment data disaggregation shall be done in a manner that protects the privacy of students. Such performance and enrollment data shall not be disaggregated in the case in which the number of students in a group is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student.

A report or narrative from the Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or Native Hawaiian education organization that is a part of the eligible entity regarding— the estimated impact on students enrolled in the Indian Tribe or served by the Tribal organization or Native Hawaiian education organization; and the estimated impact, if any, on students enrolled in the Indian Tribe or served by the Tribal organization or Native Hawaiian education organization in terms of culturally relevant methods of determining value and success.

Any feedback on the base curriculum developed under section 5(a)(1)(B). The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall prepare and make publicly available a biennial report containing— information on a national and statewide basis, that shall not include the personally identifiable information of students, educators, or other individuals, from the reports submitted under subsection

(a)and that may include other information determined appropriate by the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences; an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Native histories and cultures education programs, including the impact on student performance in general and student performance of Native American students in particular from, or informed by, the annual State reports described in subsection (a); and any recommendations based on the evaluation of the Native histories and cultures education programs. The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and every 5 years thereafter, a report describing the impact of the program, as determined by the metrics collected under subsection (a). The Director of the Museum shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives— not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a brief status report describing the activities carried out under section 5(a)(1)(A); not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a report on the base curriculum developed under section 5 and a report on the Director of the Museum's development process and plan for dissemination of the base curriculum; and every five years thereafter, a report describing efforts undertaken by the Director of the Museum to update the base curriculum as described in section 5(a)(1)(I).