; (vii) support effective and meaningful collaboration between secondary schools, postsecondary institutions, and employers; and (viii) improve outcomes for CTE concentrators, including those who are members of special populations; (5) a description of the criteria and process for how the eligible agency will approve eligible recipients for funds under this Act, including how— (A) each eligible recipient will promote academic achievement; (B) each eligible recipient will promote skill attainment, including skill attainment that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential; and (C) each eligible recipient will ensure the local needs assessment under section 134 takes into consideration local economic and education needs, including where appropriate, in-demand industry sectors and occupations; (6) a description of how the eligible agency will support the recruitment and preparation of teachers, including special education teachers, faculty, administrators, specialized instructional support personnel, and paraprofessionals to provide career and technical education instruction, leadership, and support; (7) a description of how the eligible agency will use State leadership funding to meet the requirements of section 124(b); (8) a description of how funds received by the eligible agency through the allotment made under section 111 will be distributed— (A) among career and technical education at the secondary level, or career and technical education at the postsecondary and adult level, or both, including how such distribution will most effectively provide students with the skills needed to succeed in the workplace; and (B) among any consortia that may be formed among secondary schools and eligible institutions, and how funds will be distributed among the members of the consortia, including the rationale for such distribution and how it will most effectively provide students with the skills needed to succeed in the workplace