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The purpose of the ARRA EETT Competitive grant is to fund LEAs who are committed to //acquiring, maintaining, and using data to enhance college and career readiness programs OR improving their high school graduation rate. //

The Secretary of Education has established four principles to guide the distribution and use of ARRA funds:

1) Save and create jobs. ARRA funds will be distributed to states, local educational agencies and other entities in order to avert layoffs, create and save jobs, and improve student achievement. LEAs in turn are urged to develop plans for using funds, consistent with the law's reporting and accountability requirements, and to promptly begin spending funds to help drive the nation's economic recovery, consistent with prudent grant management practices; 2) Improve student achievement through school improvement and reform; 3) Ensure transparency, reporting, and accountability. To prevent fraud and abuse, support the most effective uses of ARRA funds, and accurately measure and track results, recipients must publicly report on how funds are used; and 4) Invest one-time ARRA funds wisely to minimize the impact of the limited life of these funds. These funds should be invested in ways that do not result in unsustainable continuing commitments after the funding expires.

In addition to the four guiding principles, these funds are intended to meet these goals:

1) To enhance college and career readiness programs and/or to improve high school graduation rate s;   2) To improve student achievement, that can be widely implemented as best practices by State Educational Agencies and LEAs ; and 3) To provide professional development as an important part of the comprehensive education technology program. A minimum of 25 percent of the total grant award must be spent in this area.