; (H) sustains efforts to recruit and incentivize more people to consider entering the teaching profession, especially in high-need fields and underserved schools; and (I) works in partnership with members of the eligible partnership to provide academic, counseling, and programmatic supports. (4) Optional partner The term optional partner means any of the following entities: (A) The Governor of the State. (B) A State educational agency. (C) The State board of education. (D) The State agency for higher education. (E) A business or a large employer in the community. (F) A teacher organization. (G) A charter school (as defined in section 4310). (H) A community or grassroots organization. (I) A nonprofit entity. (5) Rural high-need local educational agency The term rural high-need local educational agency means a local educational agency— (A) located in a rural county, designated with a locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Secretary; (B) that has persistent teacher vacancies or a significant portion of teachers employed by the agency who are not fully certified or licensed to teach or who are not certified or licensed to teach in the subject area they are assigned; and (C) for which not less than 23.5 percent of the children served by the agency are from low-income families, as described in section 1124(c)(1)(A). (6) Rural high-need school The term rural high-need school means an elementary school or secondary school— (A) located in a rural county; (B) that has persistent teacher vacancies or not less than 10 percent of the teachers teaching at such school are not fully certified or licensed to teach or certified or licensed to teach in the subject area they are assigned