; and (ii) the continuum of small class sizes based on grade level the eligible local educational agency will provide for students in the early elementary grades in targeted schools. (B) A description of how the eligible local educational agency will recruit, hire, and retain individuals, including individuals from populations underrepresented in the teaching profession, as teachers for the early elementary grades. (C) A description of how the eligible local educational agency will provide additional professional development and training for teachers hired for class size reduction. (D) A description of how the eligible local educational agency will provide time for collaboration between teachers at the targeted schools for activities such as analyzing student work, instruction and assessment planning, or curriculum and instruction-specific professional development. (E) A description of how the eligible local educational agency will ensure that any new teachers hired using grant funds are certified to teach in the field of hire, qualified, effective, and able to teach to State standards, as determined by the State for purposes of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). (F) In the case of an eligible local educational agency that is using funds available under part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6611 et seq.) for class size reduction, information regarding such use and the extent to which the funds are being used to reduce class size in the early elementary grades in targeted public schools. (G) The average class size, by grade, in the early elementary grades of the public schools served by the eligible local educational agency at the time the application is submitted and during the prior 2 academic years. (H) A description of how the eligible local educational agency will determine or define class size. (c) Award basis In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible local educational agencies