118 STAT. 2769 PUBLIC LAW 108–446—DEC. 3, 2004 ‘‘(2) describe how the strategies and activities described in paragraph (4) will be coordinated with activities supported with other public resources (including part B and part C funds retained for use at the State level for personnel and professional development purposes) and private resources; ‘‘(3) describe how the State educational agency will align its personnel development plan under this subpart with the plan and application submitted under sections 1111 and 2112, respectively, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; ‘‘(4) describe those strategies the State educational agency will use to address the professional development and personnel needs identified under subsection (a)(2) and how such strategies will be implemented, including— ‘‘(A) a description of the programs and activities to be supported under this subpart that will provide personnel with the knowledge and skills to meet the needs of, and improve the performance and achievement of, infants, tod dlers, preschoolers, and children with disabilities; and ‘‘(B) how such strategies will be integrated, to the maximum extent possible, with other activities supported by grants funded under section 662; ‘‘(5) provide an assurance that the State educational agency will provide technical assistance to local educational agencies to improve the quality of professional development available to meet the needs of personnel who serve children with disabil ities; ‘‘(6) provide an assurance that the State educational agency will provide technical assistance to entities that provide services to infants and toddlers with disabilities to improve the quality of professional development available to meet the needs of personnel serving such children; ‘‘(7) describe how the State educational agency will recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and other qualified per sonnel in geographic areas of greatest need; ‘‘(8) describe the steps the State educational agency will take to ensure that poor and minority children are not taught at higher rates by teachers who are not highly qualified; and ‘‘(9) describe how the State educational agency will assess, on a regular basis, the extent to which the strategies imple mented under this subpart have been effective in meeting the performance goals described in section 612(a)(15). ‘‘(c) PEER REVIEW.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use a panel of experts who are competent, by virtue of their training, exper tise, or experience, to evaluate applications for grants under section 651(c)(1). ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION OF PANEL.—A majority of a panel described in paragraph (1) shall be composed of individuals who are not employees of the Federal Government. ‘‘(3) PAYMENT OF FEES AND EXPENSES OF CERTAIN MEM BERS.—The Secretary may use available funds appropriated to carry out this subpart to pay the expenses and fees of panel members who are not employees of the Federal Govern ment.
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