; (D) provide academic and testing supports, including advising and financial assistance, to candidates for admission and completion of education preparation programs as well as State licensure assessments; (E) include efforts, to the extent feasible, to recruit current paraprofessionals, as defined under section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, instructional assistants, district employees not certified to teach or lead (such as long-term substitute teachers), after school and summer program staff, parent school volunteers, retired military personnel, and other career changers with experience in hard to staff areas who are not currently certified to teach or lead with a specific focus on recruiting individuals who are reflective of the race, ethnicity, and native language of the existing community’s student population; and (F) provide a year-long clinical experience or teaching or school leadership residency with a stipend to cover living expenses. (g) Partnership grants for the development of school leadership programs (1) In general An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this section may carry out an effective school leadership program that shall include all of the following activities: (A) Preparing individuals enrolled or preparing to enroll in school leadership programs for careers as superintendents, principals, early childhood education program directors, or other school leaders (including individuals preparing to work in local educational agencies located in rural areas who may perform multiple duties in addition to the role of a school leader). (B) Using a research-based curriculum that is aligned with developing leadership skills and, as applicable, techniques for school leaders to effectively— (i) provide instructional leadership, including by creating and maintaining a data-driven, professional learning community within the leader’s school where teachers, early childhood educators, staff, and students engage in continual learning and improvement