118 STAT. 2770 PUBLIC LAW 108–446—DEC. 3, 2004 ‘‘(d) REPORTING PROCEDURES.—Each State educational agency that receives a grant under this subpart shall submit annual performance reports to the Secretary. The reports shall— ‘‘(1) describe the progress of the State educational agency in implementing its plan; ‘‘(2) analyze the effectiveness of the State educational agency’s activities under this subpart and of the State edu cational agency’s strategies for meeting its goals under section 612(a)(15); and ‘‘(3) identify changes in the strategies used by the State educational agency and described in subsection (b)(4), if any, to improve the State educational agency’s performance. ‘‘SEC. 654. USE OF FUNDS. ‘‘(a) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—A State edu cational agency that receives a grant under this subpart shall use the grant funds to support activities in accordance with the State’s plan described in section 653, including 1 or more of the following: ‘‘(1) Carrying out programs that provide support to both special education and regular education teachers of children with disabilities and principals, such as programs that— ‘‘(A) provide teacher mentoring, team teaching, reduced class schedules and case loads, and intensive professional development; ‘‘(B) use standards or assessments for guiding begin ning teachers that are consistent with challenging State student academic achievement and functional standards and with the requirements for professional development, as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and ‘‘(C) encourage collaborative and consultative models of providing early intervention, special education, and related services. ‘‘(2) Encouraging and supporting the training of special education and regular education teachers and administrators to effectively use and integrate technology— ‘‘(A) into curricula and instruction, including training to improve the ability to collect, manage, and analyze data to improve teaching, decisionmaking, school improvement efforts, and accountability; ‘‘(B) to enhance learning by children with disabilities; and ‘‘(C) to effectively communicate with parents. ‘‘(3) Providing professional development activities that— ‘‘(A) improve the knowledge of special education and regular education teachers concerning— ‘‘(i) the academic and developmental or functional needs of students with disabilities; or ‘‘(ii) effective instructional strategies, methods, and skills, and the use of State academic content standards and student academic achievement and functional standards, and State assessments, to improve teaching practices and student academic achievement; 20 USC 1454.
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