; and (ii) appoint members who served on the Board on the day before the date of enactment of the Advancing Research in Education Act . (b) Duties The duties of the Board are the following: (1) To advise and consult with the Director on the policies of the Institute on an ongoing basis. (2) To advise on the research, evaluation, statistics, development, dissemination, and evidence use activities planned or carried out by the Director and the Institute and make recommendations to ensure such activities are responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders. (3) To consider and approve priorities proposed by the Director under section 115 to guide the work of the Institute in accordance with the timelines specified in such section. (4) To advise the Director on high-quality and timely procedures for technical and scientific peer review of the activities of the Institute. (5) To advise the Director on improving or promoting the use, usefulness, and impact of activities to be supported by the Institute, including the general areas of research to be carried out by the National Center for Education Research and the National Center for Special Education Research. (6) To present to the Director such recommendations as it may find appropriate for— (A) strengthening education research from early childhood through postsecondary study; (B) improving evidence use and dissemination; and (C) the staffing and funding of the Institute. (7) To advise the Director on the funding of applications for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for research and the process for high-quality and timely peer review. (8) To advise and regularly evaluate the work of the Institute on the bases that— (A) scientifically valid research, development, evaluation, and statistical analysis are consistent with principles of scientifically valid research or the applicable standards for such activities under this title