; duties (1) In general The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall advise the Secretary on the characteristics and needs of rural schools and the effects of current policies and proposed statutory, regulatory, administrative, and budgetary changes on State educational agencies, and local educational agencies, that serve schools with a locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary. (2) Additional duties of the Director In addition to advising the Secretary with respect to the matters described in paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of Rural Education Policy (referred to in this section as the Director ), through the Office, shall— (A) establish and maintain a clearinghouse for collecting and disseminating information on— (i) teacher and principal recruitment and retention at rural elementary schools and rural secondary schools; (ii) access to, and implementation and use of, technology and distance learning at such schools; (iii) rigorous coursework delivery through distance learning at such schools; (iv) student achievement at such schools, including the achievement of low-income and minority students; (v) innovative approaches in rural education to increase student achievement; (vi) higher education and career readiness and secondary school completion of students enrolled in such schools; (vii) access to, and quality of, early childhood development for children located in rural areas; (viii) access to, or partnerships with, community-based organizations in rural areas; (ix) the availability of professional development opportunities for rural teachers and principals; (x) the availability of Federal and other grants and assistance that are specifically geared or applicable to rural schools; and (xi) the financing of such schools