REPORT ON SUBGROUP SAMPLE SIZE.

SEC. 9209. REPORT ON SUBGROUP SAMPLE SIZE. (a) Report.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall publish a report on— (1) best practices for determining valid, reliable, and statistically significant minimum numbers of students for each of the subgroups of students, as defined in section 1111(c)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)(2)), as amended by this Act, for the purposes of inclusion as subgroups of students in an accountability system described in section 1111(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)), as amended by this Act; and (2) how such minimum number that is determined will not reveal personally identifiable information about students. (b) Public dissemination.—The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall work with the Department of Education’s technical assistance providers and dissemination networks to ensure that such report is widely disseminated— (1) to the public, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools; and (2) through electronic transfer and other means, such as posting the report on the website of the Institute of Education Sciences or in another relevant place. (c) Prohibition Against Recommendation.—In carrying out this section, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall not recommend any specific minimum number of students for each of the subgroups of students, as defined in section 1111(c)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)(2)), as amended by this Act.