Subject to the availability of public or private resources, to support school district participation in the pilot program established under Section 20 of this Act and development of competency-based graduation requirements, ISBE shall provide or support the provision of:
         (1) grants to school districts participating in the
    
pilot program to offset the costs of educator training and initial implementation;
        (2) technical assistance and professional
    
development for pilot program plan implementation, including, but not limited to, peer-to-peer coaching models;
        (3) an evaluation of the pilot program, with a
    
report of successes and challenges, objective outcome measures, qualitative measures of implementation, and recommendations for further program modification and improvement;
        (4) networking opportunities for participating
    
school districts, including opportunities for both administrators and teachers;
        (5) a web-based library of pilot program
    
implementation plans and models supporting future replication activities; and
        (6) communication materials and supports for
    
stakeholder engagement in the development and implementation of competency-based learning systems.
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