; (ii) grow your own programs that provide pathways to standard teacher certification through partnerships between local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and community-based organizations to recruit and prepare community members to become teachers in local schools; (iii) career awareness programs, including career and technical education and other pathways, in public schools; and (iv) programs to support the career progression of educators, including retention, leadership opportunities, and professional development; (6) a description of the school leader, principal, and other educator preparation needs assessment that the State will conduct, including how the State will assess— (A) the principal and other educator workforce needs for public preschools and elementary and secondary schools in the State; (B) high-need positions, high-need schools, and high-need local educational agencies; (C) the extent to which authorized educator preparation programs in the State, as of the time of the application, are producing profession-ready candidates; and (D) the capacity of programs authorized in the State, as of the time of the application, to meet the State's principal and other educator needs, including meeting nationally recognized ratios for specialized instructional support personnel in schools, where applicable