; or (D) a fully certified and licensed educator (such as a recently retired educator, an educator experiencing a gap in employment due to COVID-induced budget cuts, or an educator providing tutoring before or after school or during the summer). (b) Demonstration competitive grant program The Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to local consortia to enable the local consortia to carry out high-quality tutoring, especially at hard-to-staff schools or high-need schools. (c) Application A local consortium that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require, including the following: (1) A description of the local consortium, including which public or nonprofit entity participating in the local consortium shall serve as the fiscal agent for the local consortium. (2) A description of the strategy for recruitment, careful selection, and matching of tutors with hard-to-staff schools and high-need schools. (3) A description of the pre-service training and ongoing professional support for tutors. (4) A list of hard-to-staff schools and high-need schools, and the grades that will be supported in each school, identified by the local consortium to receive a comprehensive, coordinated continuum of services and support. (5) A description of how the high-quality tutoring program plans to accelerate student learning. (6) A description of how the local consortium will ensure that the high-quality tutoring provided under such program does not result in the tracking or negative labeling of students, or remediation. (7) A description of the duration of the high-quality tutoring, including the duration of sessions, the number of days a week tutoring will occur, and the length in weeks the tutoring will occur. (8) An assurance that the local consortium will align high-quality tutoring to the local curriculum and standards of the local educational agency and school and will be