; and (ii) the Department, including the Director and the Board; (B) oversee a strategic plan for ensuring that each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section increases collaboration and resource-sharing in such activities; (C) ensure, where appropriate, that the activities of each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section also serve national interests; and (D) ensure that each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section coordinates such laboratory’s activities with the activities of other technical assistance centers, particularly the comprehensive center established under section 207 that serves such region. (6) Objectives and indicators Before entering into a contract under this section, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall design specific objectives and measurable indicators to be used to assess the particular programs or initiatives, and ongoing progress and performance, of the regional educational laboratories, in order to ensure that— (A) the educational needs of the region are being met