(a)
In general— To be eligible to receive a grant under this title, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(b)
Contents of application— At a minimum, the application described in subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1)
A description of the local educational agency, schools, and students that will be served by the grant program.
(2)
A description of the steps that the eligible entity is taking—
(A)
to meet the needs identified in the analysis described in paragraph (4); and
(B)
to remove any barriers that the eligible entity has identified in meeting such needs.
(3)
The designation of a site coordinator, who shall meet nationally recognized professional development standards, and have appropriate time, autonomy, and support to provide—
(A)
leadership in building relationships and establishing and sustaining partnerships that support school improvement, school turnaround efforts in accordance with section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316), increases in student achievement, positive child and youth development, and family and community engagement; and
(B)
effective coordination of student services at all stages of the pipeline.
(4)
An analysis of the needs and assets of the schools and communities that will be assisted under this title. Such analysis shall include—
(A)
student data, including information about—
(iii)
credit accumulation;
(iv)
grade to grade promotion;
(B)
information about the assets described in section 103(b)(4)(B) with respect to such schools and communities.
(5)
An explanation of how the eligible entity and its program partners will use evidence-based practice, data, and research to leverage partnerships to implement integrated student supports and wraparound services to—
(A)
address the needs identified in paragraph (4);
(B)
ensure that family members and community members—
(i)
participate in the education of their children and become an integral part of the school culture, school improvement, and decisionmaking; and
(ii)
promote strategies that include the educational and financial planning that are necessary to increase access to, and success in, postsecondary education;
(C)
enable teachers and administrators, including early learning providers, to complement and enrich efforts to help children—
(ii)
prepare for graduation; and
(iii)
plan for the future, including preparing for college and careers; and
(D)
coordinate and leverage other programs that serve children, the schools served by the grant, and the neighborhood.
(6)
An explanation of the extent to which the eligible entity and its program partners will serve or involve children residing in the neighborhood regardless of whether such children attend a school served by the grant (including by, as appropriate, providing high-quality early learning opportunities for children, beginning at birth and extending through grade 3) by—
(A)
as appropriate, carrying out the activities described in section 103(b)(7)(A); and
(B)
carrying out the activities described in subparagraphs (B) through (E) of section 103(b)(7).
(7)
A description of the capacity of the eligible entity for measuring student outcomes and school-specific outcomes.
(8)
A description of how the strategies supported with funds under this title will be—
(A)
coordinated with other programs and strategies carried out by the local educational agency; and
(B)
to the greatest extent practicable, coordinated with other agencies, such as agencies that provide reentry services to adjudicated youth.
(9)
A description of the strategy the eligible entity will use to—
(A)
support family and community engagement; and
(B)
make schools the centers of their respective communities.
(10)
A list of Federal and non-Federal sources of funding that the eligible entity will secure to comply with the matching-funds requirement described in section 101(d), including other programs funded by the Department of Education, or programs in the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Labor.
(c)
Memorandum of understanding— An eligible entity, as part of the application described in this section, shall submit a preliminary memorandum of understanding that meets the requirements of section 103(c).
(d)
Priority— In awarding grants under this title, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that—
(1)
propose to provide a continuum of high-quality education and student support services for children beginning in prekindergarten and extending through high school graduation; and
(2)
propose to include significant investments in high-quality early learning programs, consistent with section 203(b)(6)(A).