aspiring educators or paraprofessionals that are
reflective of the community of the eligible school
entities.
(iv) Have adopted a proposed budget.
Section 7. Independent evaluation.
The board shall contract for an independent evaluation of
program implementation by each partnership and of the impact of
each program, including the extent of student retention in
program enrollment, acceptance as an education major in a four-
year institution of higher education, completion of a bachelor's
degree in education, obtaining employment in a hard-to-staff
teaching position or in a high-need school or similar school,
and retention in teaching in a high-need school. The evaluation
shall assess the program's overall effectiveness and shall
identify particular program strategies that are especially
effective and shall cover the five-year period after
implementation of the program.
Section 8. Reports.
The department shall annually compile information regarding
the program, including the independent evaluation under section
7, and share the information on its publicly accessible Internet
website as well as with the chairperson of the Appropriations
Committee of the Senate, the chairperson of the Appropriations
Committee of the House of Representatives, the chairperson of
the Education Committee of the Senate and the chairperson of the
Education Committee of the House of Representatives beginning no
later than one year after the effective date of this section.
The report shall include all the following information:
(1) A description of the types of partnerships created.
(2) The number of higher education institutions, school
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