; (2) to make appropriate use of education, child welfare, social services, and workforce development data collection systems to facilitate the local community partnership’s ability to target and serve the individuals described in paragraph (1); (3) to develop wide-ranging pathways to postsecondary education and employment, including— (A) using not less than 50 percent of the grant funds to help individuals described in paragraph (1) complete their secondary school education, including through high-quality, flexible programs that utilize community-based, and, to the extent practicable, evidence-based interventions and provide differentiated services (or pathways) to students— (i) who are returning to education after exiting secondary school without a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; or (ii) who, based on their grade or age, are significantly off track to accumulate sufficient academic credits to meet high school graduation requirements, as established by the State; (B) creating career pathways, focused on paid work-based learning consisting of on-the-job training and classroom instruction, that— (i) will lead to the attainment of a recognized postsecondary credential; and (ii) includes, to the maximum extent practicable, learning through apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship programs; (C) connecting individuals described in paragraph (1) with professionals who can provide such individuals with pre-employment and employment counseling and assist such individuals in— (i) finding and securing employment or work-based learning opportunities that pay not less than the greater of the applicable Federal, State, or local minimum wage; (ii) identifying and assessing eligibility for training programs and funding for such programs; (iii) completing necessary paperwork for applying for and enrolling in such programs; and (iv) identifying additional services, if needed