; and (2) describes how the Advanced Development Center will use the performance management system described in section 185 to assess and improve the activities of the Advanced Development Center. (c) Training program The Advanced Development Commissioner may establish a program to train employees of public and private educational agencies, organizations, and institutions and may establish a fellowship program to appoint such employees as temporary fellows at the Advanced Development Center in order to assist the Advanced Development Center in carrying out its duties. (d) Collaboration (1) In general In carrying out the duties under this section, the Advanced Development Commissioner may award grants and cash prizes, enter into contracts and cooperative agreements, and provide technical assistance. (2) Entities In awarding grants and cash prizes and entering into contracts and cooperative agreements under paragraph (1), the Advanced Development Commissioner shall— (A) solicit applications from public and private entities; and (B) build research collaborations between a variety of stakeholders— (i) from the private and public sectors; and (ii) with expertise in education practices, including teachers, principals and other school leaders, and local and State educational agency leaders. (3) Applicable programs For purposes of carrying out an applicable program under subsection (f)(2), a program manager may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements in the manner described in paragraph (2). (e) Evaluation and dissemination (1) Evaluation (A) In general The Advanced Development Commissioner shall obtain independent, periodic, and rigorous evaluation of— (i) the effectiveness of the processes that the Advanced Development Center is using to achieve the mission described in section 195(b); (ii) the relevance, accessibility, and utility of the awards made and transactions entered into under subsection (d) to education practitioners