Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/676

 PUBLIC LAW 110–69—AUG. 9, 2007

121 STAT. 655

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(1) A State educational agency shall not include the application for assistance under this section in a consolidated application submitted under section 9302 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7842). (2) The State educational agency’s application shall include assurances that such application and any technical assistance provided by the State will be guided by a peer review team, which shall consist of— (A) researchers with expertise in the pedagogy of mathematics; (B) mathematicians; and (C) mathematics educators serving high-risk, highachievement schools and eligible local educational agencies. (3) The State educational agency shall include an assurance that the State has a process to safeguard against conflicts of interest consistent with subsection (m)(2) and section 6204 for individuals providing technical assistance on behalf of the State educational agency or participating in the State peer review process under this subtitle. (4) The State educational agency will participate, if requested, in any evaluation of the State educational agency’s program under this section. (5) The State educational agency’s application shall include a program plan that contains a description of the following: (A) How the State educational agency will assist eligible local educational agencies in implementing subgrants, including providing ongoing professional development for mathematics coaches, teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators. (B) How the State educational agency will help eligible local educational agencies identify high-quality screening, diagnostic, and classroom-based instructional mathematics assessments. (C) How the State educational agency will help eligible local educational agencies identify high-quality researchbased mathematics materials and programs. (D) How the State educational agency will help eligible local educational agencies identify appropriate and effective materials, programs, and assessments for students with disabilities and students with limited English proficiency. (E) How the State educational agency will ensure that professional development funded under this section— (i) is based on mathematics research; (ii) will effectively improve instructional practices for mathematics for secondary school students; (iii) will improve student academic achievement in mathematics; and (iv) is coordinated with professional development activities funded through other programs, including section 2113 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6613). (F) How funded activities will help teachers and other instructional staff to implement research-based components of mathematics instruction and improve student academic achievement. (G) The subgrant process the State educational agency will use to ensure that eligible local educational agencies

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