12 2 STA T .3 3 79PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .1 4, 200 8‘ ‘ (A)activ iti es t o i mpl eme n tan d s u stain t h e lite r ac y, mathematics, classroom mana g ement, social service, and postsecondary access programs f urther descri b ed in sub - section (e)( 3 )
‘‘( B ) activities to build the organi z ational and manage- ment capacity of the subcontractors to effectively imple- ment and sustain the programs; ‘‘( C ) activities for the purpose of improving and e x panding the programs, including activities — ‘‘(i) to further articulate a program for one or more grade levels and across grade levels; ‘‘(ii) to tailor a program for a particular target audience; and ‘‘(iii) to provide tighter integration across pro- grams; ‘‘( D ) activities for the purpose of implementing ne wP ro j ect GR AD program sites; ‘‘( E ) activities for the purpose of promoting greater public awareness of integrated education reform services to improve secondary school graduation and postsecondary attendance rates for low-income students; and ‘‘( F ) other activities directly related to improving sec- ondary school graduation and postsecondary attendance and completion rates for low-income students; and ‘‘(3) use contract funds available under this section to pay— ‘‘(A) the amount determined under subsection (f); and ‘‘(B) costs associated with carrying out the activities and providing the services, as provided in paragraph ( 2 ) of this subsection . ‘‘(e) SUP P ORTED PRO G R AMS .— ‘‘( 1 ) DES I G N ATION.— T he subcontractor programs referred to in this subsection shall be k nown as Project GRAD programs. ‘‘(2) FEEDER PATTERNS.—Each subcontractor shall imple- ment a Project GRAD program and shall, with the agreement of the contractor— ‘‘(A) identify or establish not less than one feeder pat- tern of public schools; and ‘‘(B) provide the integrated educational reform services described in paragraph (3) at each identified feeder pattern. ‘‘(3) I NTEGRATED EDU C ATION RE F ORM SER V ICES.—The serv- ices provided through a Project GRAD program may include— ‘‘(A) research-based programs in reading, mathematics, and classroom management; ‘‘(B) campus-based social services programs, including a systematic approach to increase family and community involvement in the schools served by the Project GRAD program; ‘‘(C) a postsecondary access program that includes— ‘‘(i) providing postsecondary scholarships for stu- dents who meet established criteria; ‘‘(ii) proven approaches for increasing student and family postsecondary awareness; and ‘‘(iii) assistance for students in applying for higher education financial aid; and ‘‘(D) such other services identified by the contractor as necessary to increase secondary school graduation and postsecondary attendance and completion rates.
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