; or (B) waive the requirements of paragraph (1). (f) Designated personnel for under-Resourced applications The Secretary shall designate not less than 1 employee who, during and preceding the application period for a grant under this Act, will exclusively support under-resourced eligible entities with the preparation of grant applications under subsection (a)(1)(A). 5. Evaluation and reporting (a) Evaluation Each entity submitting an application for a grant under section 4(a)(1)(A) shall establish, and include in such application, an evaluation plan that includes relevant and measurable performance objectives. At a minimum, the plan shall include objectives and measures for— (1) educator retention rates in the first 3 and 5 years for teachers, principals, and other educators participating in the program supported under the grant; (2) (A) pass rates and scaled scores for initial State licensure or certification of teachers for participating teachers; or (B) pass rates and average scores on valid and reliable teacher performance assessments for participating teachers; (3) the number of participating teachers, principals, and other educators who are hired by the high-need local educational agency; (4) the percentage of participating teachers, principals, and other educators who are members of underrepresented groups; (5) the percentage of participating teachers who teach high-need fields or academic subject areas such as STEM fields, language instruction educational programs for limited English proficient students, and special education