; and (ii) (I) a high-need school or a consortium of high-need schools served by the high-need local educational agency; or (II) as applicable, a high-need early childhood education program. (B) In general Except as otherwise provided in section 251, the term eligible partnership means an eligible entity that is in partnership with at least one of the following entities that has a demonstrated record of success with high-need local educational agencies (including addressing the eligible entity’s current human capital needs): (i) A partner institution. (ii) A school, department, or program of education within such partner institution, which may include an existing teacher professional development program with proven outcomes within a four-year institution of higher education that provides intensive and sustained collaboration between faculty and local educational agencies consistent with the requirements of this title. (iii) A school or department of arts and sciences within such partner institution. (iv) An entity operating a program that provides alternative routes to State certification of teachers. (v) A public or private nonprofit educational organization. (vi) An educational service agency. (C) Permissive partners An eligible partnership may include any of the following: (i) The Governor of the State. (ii) The State educational agency. (iii) The State board of education. (iv) The State agency for higher education. (v) A business. (vi) A teacher organization. (vii) A high-performing local educational agency, or a consortium of such local educational agencies, that can serve as a resource to the partnership. (viii) A charter school (as defined in section 4310 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). (ix) A school or department within the partner institution that focuses on psychology and human development. (x) A school or department within the partner institution with comparable expertise in the disciplines of teaching, learning, and child and adolescent development.