; and (B) may include a partnership between an entity described in subparagraph (A) and a nonprofit, community-based, or faith-based organization, or institution of higher education. (4) English learner The term English learner has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (5) Foster care The term foster care has the meaning given the term in section 1355.20(a) of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). (6) High-need local educational agency The term high-need local educational agency means a local educational agency that serves at least one high-need school. (7) High-need school The term high-need school has the meaning given the term in section 2211(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6631(b) ). (8) Homeless children and youths The term homeless children and youths has the meaning given the term in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11434a ). (9) School-based mentoring The term school-based mentoring means a structured, managed, evidenced-based program conducted in partnership with teachers, administrators, school psychologists, school social workers or counselors, and other school staff, in which at-risk students are appropriately matched with screened and trained professional or volunteer mentors who provide guidance, support, and encouragement, involving meetings, group-based sessions, and educational and workforce-related activities on a regular basis to prepare at-risk students for success in high school, postsecondary education, and the workforce. (b) School-Based mentoring competitive grant program (1) In general The Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs that— (A) are designed to assist at-risk students in high-need schools in developing cognitive skills and promoting social-emotional learning to prepare them for success in high school,