[Federal Register: April 13, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 72)]
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Part V
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Bilingual Education: Teachers and Personnel Grants; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.195A]
Bilingual Education: Teachers and Personnel Grants; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001
Note to Applicants: This notice is a complete application
package. Together with the statute authorizing the program and the
applicable regulations governing this program, including the
Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR),
this notice contains all of the information, application forms, and
instructions needed to apply for a grant under this program.
Purpose of Program: This program provides grants for preservice and
inservice professional development for bilingual education teachers,
administrators, pupil services personnel, and other educational
personnel who are either involved in, or preparing to be involved in,
the provision of educational services for children and youth of limited
English proficiency.
Eligible Applicants: (1) One or more institutions of higher
education (IHEs), which have entered into consortia arrangements with
local educational agencies (LEAs) or State educational agencies (SEAs),
to achieve the purposes of this section. (2) SEAs and LEAs for
inservice professional development programs.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 16, 2001.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 16, 2001.
Available Funds: $8 million.
Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$250,000 per year.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $200,000 per year.
Estimated Number of Awards: 40.
Note: The Administration has requested $8 million for new awards
under the Teachers and Personnel Grants program in 2001. The actual
level of funding, if any, depends upon final congressional action.
Project Period: Up to 36 Months.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria reviewers
use to evaluate your application. You must limit the application
narrative to the equivalent of no more than 30 pages, using the
following standards:
A page is 8.5 x 11", on one side only, with 1" margins
at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12-point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including budget justification and the cost
itemization; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; or the table
of contents, the one-page abstract. However you must include all of the
application narrative in Part III.
If, to meet the page limit, you use more than one side of the page,
you use a larger page, or you use a print size, spacing, or margins
smaller that the standards in this notice, we will reject your
application.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 85, 86, and 99; and 34 CFR part 299.
Description of Program: The statutory authorization for this
program, and the application requirements that apply to this
competition, are set out in sections 7143 and 7146-7150 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the
Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-382, enacted
October 20, 1994) (the Act) (20 U.S.C. 7473 and 7476-7480).
Activities conducted under this program must assist educational
personnel in meeting State and local certification requirements for
bilingual education and, wherever possible, must lead to the awarding
of college or university credit.
Priorities
Competitive Priority 1
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii) and 34 CFR 299.3(b), we award
competitive preference for applications that meet the following
competitive priority.
Projects that will contribute to systemic educational reform in an
Empowerment Zone, including a Supplemental Empowerment Zone, or an
Enterprise Community designated by the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development or the United States Department of
Agriculture, and are made an integral part of the Zone's or Community's
comprehensive community revitalization strategies.
We select applications that meet this priority over applications of
comparable merit which do not meet the priority.
A list of areas that have been designated as Empowerment Zones and
Enterprise Communities is provided at the end of this notice.
Competitive Priority 2
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii) and section 7143(b) of the Act, we
award competitive preference to applications that meet the following
priority:
Institutions of higher education, in consortia with local or State
educational agencies, that offer degree programs that prepare new
bilingual education teachers in order to increase the availability of
educators to provide high-quality education to limited English
proficient students.
We select applications that meet this priority over applications of
comparable merit which do not meet the priority.
Invitational Priorities
We are particularly interested in applications that meet the
following invitational priorities. However, we do not give an
application that meets any of these invitational priorities competitive
or absolute preference over other applications (34 CFR 75.105(c)(1)).
(a) Projects that propose particularly effective strategies for
assessing the performance of program graduates in the instructional
setting.
(b) Projects that link administrators, experienced teachers of LEP
students, new teachers and preservice teachers of LEP students in
professional practice schools.
(c) Projects proposing partnerships that link institutions of
higher education experienced in preparing bilingual education teachers
with institutions proposing to develop new training programs for
teachers of LEP students.
(d) Projects which propose to assist reading teachers to meet state
and local certification requirements for teachers of LEP students.
(e) Projects which propose to improve coursework and field practice
related to early literacy needs of LEP students.
Selection Criteria: The Secretary uses the following selection
criteria in 34 CFR 75.210 to evaluate applications for new grants under
this competition.
The maximum score for all of these criteria is 100 points.
The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses.
(a) Need for project. (10 points) (1) The Secretary considers the
need for the proposed project.
(2) In determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) The magnitude or severity of the problem to be addressed by the
proposed project.
(ii) The extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services,
infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be
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the proposed project, including the nature and the magnitude of those
gaps or weaknesses.
(b) Quality of the project design. (50 points) (1) The Secretary
considers the quality of the design of the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the design of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
(ii) The extent to which the design of the proposed project is
appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target
population or other identified needs.
(iii) The extent to which the proposed project is designed to build
capacity and yield results that will extend beyond the period of
Federal financial assistance.
(iv) The extent to which the design of the proposed project
reflects up-to-date knowledge from research and effective practice.
(v) The extent to which the proposed activities constitute a
coherent, sustained program of training in the field.
(vi) The extent to which the proposed project will be coordinated
with similar or related efforts, and with other appropriate community,
State, and Federal resources.
(vii) The extent to which the proposed project is part of a
comprehensive effort to improve teaching and learning and support
rigorous academic standards for students.
(viii) The extent to which fellowship recipients or other project
participants are to be selected on the basis of academic excellence.
(c) Quality of project services. (10 points) (1) The Secretary
considers the quality of the services to be provided by the proposed
project.
(1) In determining the quality of the services to be provided by
the proposed project, the Secretary considers the quality and
sufficiency of strategies for ensuring equal access and treatment for
eligible project participants who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability.
(3) In addition, the Secretary considers the following factor: The
extent to which the training or professional development services to be
provided by the proposed project are of sufficient quality, intensity,
and duration to lead to improvements in practice among the recipients
of those services.
(d) Quality of project personnel. (5 points) (1) The Secretary
considers the quality of the personnel who will carry out the proposed
project.
(2) In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary
considers the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for
employment from persons who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability.
(3) In addition, the Secretary considers the following factor: the
qualifications, including relevant training and experience, of key
project personnel.
(e) Quality of the management plan. (5 points) (1) The Secretary
considers the quality of the management plan for the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the management plan for the
proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factor: the
adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives of the
proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly defined
responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing project
tasks.
(f) Quality of the project evaluation. (20 points) (1) The
Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be conducted of
the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation provide for
examining the effectiveness of project implementation strategies.
(ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and
qualitative data to the extent possible.
(iii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward
achieving intended outcomes.
Intergovernmental Review Of Federal Programs: This program is
subject to the requirements of Executive Order 12372 (Intergovernmental
Review of Federal Programs) and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
One of the objectives of the Executive order is to foster an
intergovernmental partnership and a strengthened federalism. The
Executive order relies on processes developed by State and local
governments for coordination and review of proposed Federal financial
assistance.
If you are an applicant you must contact the appropriate State
Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to find out about, and to comply with,
the State's process under Executive order 12372.
If you propose to perform activities in more than one State, you
should immediately contact the SPOC for each of those States and follow
the procedure established in each State under the Executive order. If
you want to know the name and address of any SPOC, see the list in the
appendix to this application notice; or you may view the latest
official SPOC list on the Web site of the Office of Management and
Budget at the following address: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants.
In States that have not established a process or chosen a program
for review, State, areawide, regional, and local entities may submit
comments directly to the Department.
Any State Process Recommendation and other comments submitted by a
SPOC and any comments from State, area-wide, regional, and local
entities must be mailed or hand-delivered by the date indicated in this
notice to the following address: The Secretary, E.O. 12372--CFDA#
84.195A, U.S. Department of Education, Room 7E200, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., Washington, D.C. 20202-0125.
We will determine proof of mailing under 34 CFR 75.102 (Deadline
date for applications). Recommendations or comments may be hand-
delivered until 4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on the date indicated
in this notice.
Please note that the above address is not the same address as the
one to which the applicant submits its completed application. Do not
sent applications to the above address. Instructions for transmittal of
applications:
If you want to apply for a grant and be considered for funding you
must meet the following deadline requirements:
(a) If you send your application by mail--
You must mail the original and two copies of the application on or
before the deadline date to: U.S. Department of Education, Application
Control Center, Attention: (CFDA# 84.195A) Washington, D.C. 20202-4725.
You must show one of the following as proof of mailing.
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
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(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary.
If you mail an application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
(b) If you hand-deliver your application--
You must hand-deliver the original and two copies of the
application by 4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on or before the
deadline date to: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control
Center, Attention: (CFDA# 84.195A), Room #3633, Regional Office
Building #3, 7th and D Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C.
The Application Control Center accepts application deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time), except
Saturdays, Sundays and Federal holidays. The Center accepts application
deliveries through the D Street entrance only. A person delivering an
application must show identification to enter the building.
(c) If you submit your application by courier--You must deliver the
original and two copies of your application to the courier service on
or before the deadline date. You must show as proof of delivery to the
courier service a dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from the
courier service. The courier service must deliver your application to:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attn:
(84.195A), Room 3633, Regional Office Building, 7th and D Streets,
S.W., Washington, DC.
The Application Control Center accepts application deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Washington DC time), except Saturdays,
Sundays and Federal holidays. The Center accepts application deliveries
through the D Street entrance only. A courier delivering an application
must show identification to enter the building.
Notes: (1) The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a
dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an applicant should
check with its local post office.
(2) If you send your application by mail or deliver it by hand
or by a courier service, the Application Control Center will mail a
Grant Application Receipt Acknowledgment to each applicant. If an
applicant fails to receive the notification of application receipt
within 15 days from the date of mailing the application, the
applicant should call the U.S. Department of Education Application
Control Center at (202) 708-9495.
(3) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by
the Department--in Item 3 of the Application for Federal Assistance
(Standard Form 424) the CFDA number and suffix letter, if any, of
the competition under which the application is being submitted.
Application Instructions and Forms: The appendix to this notice
contains the following forms and instructions plus a statement
regarding estimated public reporting burden, a notice to applicants
regarding compliance with Section 427 of the General Education
Provisions Act, questions and answers on this program (located at the
end of the notice) and various assurances, certifications, and required
documentation:
a. Estimated Public Reporting Burden.
b. Application Instructions.
b. Nonregulatory Guidance: Questions and Answers.
c. Checklist for Applicants.
d. List of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities.
e. Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424) and
instructions.
f. Group Application Form.
g. Budget Information.
h. Participant Data.
i. Project Documentation.
j. Program Assurances.
k. Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B) and
instructions.
m. Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and
Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (ED
80-0013) and instructions.
n. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions (ED 80-0014) and
instructions.
Note: This form is intended for the use of grantees and should
not be transmitted to the Department.
o. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL) (if
applicable) and instructions. The document has been marked to reflect
statutory changes.
p. Notice to All Applicants (GEPA Requirement) and Instructions
(OMB No. 1801-0004).
An applicant may submit information on a photostatic copy of the
application and budget forms, the assurances, and the certifications.
However, the application form, the assurances, and the certifications
must each have an original signature. All applicants must submit one
original signed application, including ink signatures on all forms and
assurances, and two copies of the application. Please mark each
application as ``original'' or ``copy''. No grant may be awarded unless
a completed application has been received.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Kenworthy (for applicants located
in States west of the Mississippi) or Franklin Reid or Fengju Zhang
(for applicants located in States east of the Mississippi), U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5090, Switzer
Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-6510. Telephone: Sue Kenworthy (202)
205-5539; Franklin Reid: (202) 205-9803; Fengju Zhang (202) 205-9715.
E-mail address: Franklin_Reid@ed.gov; Sue_Kenworthy@ed.gov;
Fengju_Zhang@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this notice in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the contact persons listed in the preceding paragraph.
Please note, however, that the Department is not able to reproduce in
an alternative format the standard forms included in the notice.
Electronic Access to This Document
You may view this document, as well as all other Department of
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or
portable document format (PFD) on the Internet at either of the
following site:
http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
http://www.ed.gov/news.html
To use PFD you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at either the preceding site. If you have questions about using
PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office, toll free at 1-888-293-
6498; or in the Washington, DC area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available at GPO access on: http://
www.access.gpo.gov.nara.index.html.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7473.
Dated: April 6, 2001.
Art Love,
Acting Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages
Affairs.
Appendix
Estimated Burden Statement
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, you are not
required to respond to a collection of information unless it
displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number
for this information collection is OMB No. 1885-0542, Exp. Date: 12/
31/01. We estimate the time required to complete this information
collection is estimated to average 120 hours per response, including
the time to review instructions, search existing data resources,
gather the data
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needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you
have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate or
suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S.
Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651. If you have
any comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual
submission of this form, write directly to: Office of Bilingual
Education and Minority Languages Affairs, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20202-6510.
Application Instructions
Abstract
The narrative section should be preceded by a one-page abstract
that includes a short description of the project design, project
objectives, activities, and competitive and invitational priorities
the project proposes to address.
Selection Criteria
The narrative should address fully all aspects of the selection
criteria in the order listed and should give detailed information
regarding each criterion. Do not simply paraphrase the criteria. Do
not include resumes. Instead, provide position descriptions for key
personnel. Do not include bibliographies, letters of support, or
appendices in your application. This package includes questions and
answers to assist you in preparing the narrative portion of your
application.
Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community Priority
Applicants that wish to be considered under the competitive
priority for Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities, as
specified in a previous section of this notice, should identify in
Section D of the Project Documentation Form the Applicable
Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community. The application narrative
should describe the extent to which the proposed project will
contribute to systemic educational reform in the particular
Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community and be an integral part of
the Zone's or Community's comprehensive revitalization strategies.
Table of Contents
The application should include a table of contents listing the
various parts of the narrative in the order of the selection
criteria. Be sure that the table includes the page numbers where the
parts of the narrative are found.
Budget
Budget line items must support the goals and objectives of the
proposed project and be directly applicable to the program design
and all other project components. A separate budget summary and cost
itemization must be provided. Prepare an itemized budget for each
year of requested funding. Indirect costs for institutions of higher
education which are the fiscal agents for Teachers and Personnel
Grants are limited to the lower of either 8 percent of a modified
total direct cost base or the institution for higher education's
actual indirect cost agreement. A modified direct cost base is
defined as total direct costs less stipends, tuition and related
fees and capital expenditures of $5,000 or more. In describing
student support costs distinguish costs for tuition and fees from
costs for stipends.
Submission of Application to State Educational Agency
Section 7146(a)(4) of the Act (Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Improving America's Schools
Act of 1994, Public Law 103-382) requires all applicants except
schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to submit a copy of
their application to their SEA for review and comment (20 U.S.C.
7476(a)(4)). Section 75.156 of the Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) requires these applicants to
submit their application to the SEA on or before the deadline date
for submitting their application to the Department of Education.
This section of EDGAR also requires applicants to attach to their
application a copy of their letter that requests the SEA to comment
on the application (34 CFR 75.156). A copy of this letter should be
attached to the Project Documentation Form contained in this
application package.
Applicants that do not submit a copy of their application to
their SEA will not be considered for funding. Applicants are
reminded that the requirement for submission to the State
Educational Agency and the requirements for Executive Order 12372
are two separate requirements.
Final Application Preparation
Use the following checklist to verify that all necessary items
are addressed. Prepare one original with an original signature, and
include two additional copies. Do not use elaborate bindings or
covers. The application package must be mailed to the Application
Control Center (ACC) and postmarked by the deadline date published
in the closing date notice.
Checklist for Applicants
The following forms and other items must be included in the
application:
1. Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424).
2. Group Application Certification (To be signed by authorized
Representative of LEA in consortia with IHE applicant).
3. Budget Information (ED Form No. 524).
4. Itemized Budget for each year (attached to ED Form No. 524).
5. Participant Data--approximate number of participants to be 3
served each year.
6. Project Documentation.
Section A--Copy of Transmittal Letter to SEA requesting SEA to
comment on application
Section B--Documentation of Empowerment Zone or Enterprise
Community--if applicable
7. Program Assurances.
8. Non-Construction Programs (SF 424B).
9. Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and
Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
(ED 80-0013).
10. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility
and Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions (ED 80-
0014).
11. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL).
12. Table of Contents.
13. One-page single-spaced abstract.
14. Application narrative (Not to exceed 30 double-spaced pages,
see page limit).
Department of Education Questions and Answers
Does the Teachers and Personnel Grants Program Have Specific Evaluation
Requirements?
Yes, the evaluation requirements are described in Section 7149
of Title VII of ESEA, 20 U.S.C. 7479. In responding to the selection
criteria which addresses the quality of the evaluation design,
applicants are reminded of evaluation requirements on providing data
on the placement of graduates and the effectiveness of graduates in
the instructional setting.
What Requirements Must Grantees Meet Related to Teacher Certification?
The Title VII statute requires grantees to assist educational
personnel in meeting State and local certification requirements. 20
U.S.C. 7477. However, because certification requirements vary among
States, applicants are given flexibility in designing activities
that lead to meeting State and local certification requirements.
What Activities Are Authorized Under Teachers and Personnel Grants?
Authorized activities are those that support the development of
teachers and other educational personnel who are either involved
with, or preparing to be involved with, serving students with
limited English proficient proficiency. Such activities may include,
but are not limited to, the development of program curricula;
collaboration with local school districts in designing new teacher
training activities; and reforming and improving teacher training
programs to reflect high standards of professionalism. Only
institutions of higher education, applying in consortia arrangements
with one or more local educational agencies or State educational
agencies, are eligible to apply for preservice programs. This means
the institution of higher education would be the lead agency and the
fiscal agent for the grant. State educational agencies and local
educational agencies may, however apply for inservice training
programs.
May Program Budgets Include Costs for Items Other Than Student Tuition
and Fees?
Project budgets should reflect the proposed program activities.
In addition to student support costs, budget items may include costs
for personnel, supplies or equipment, and other costs to support
developmental activities.
What information may be helpful in preparing a narrative for the
Teachers and Personnel Grant?
Technical assistance information on Teachers and Personnel
grants is available through the OBEMLA website: www.ed.gov/offices/
OBEMLA. In responding to the selection criteria, applicants may wish
to
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consider the following questions as a guide for preparing
application narrative.
What are the specific responsibilities of districts,
schools, institutions of higher education, and other partnership
organizations in planning, implementing, and evaluating the proposed
program? What resources and support will be provided by each of the
contributing partners?
How does the training curricula reflect high standards
for pedagogy, content, and proficiency in English and a second
language to ensure that participants are effectively prepared to
provide instruction and support to LEP students?
How will the program assist in systemically reforming
policies and practices in the target schools and in the IHE related
to the preparation of new teachers, the induction of new bilingual
teachers, clinical experiences for new bilingual teachers and other
educational personnel, or professional development opportunities for
all teachers?
What selection criteria will the applicant adopt to
ensure that individuals selected to participate in the program hold
promise for successfully completing program requirements?
What support will be provided to new bilingual teachers
by experienced bilingual teachers, higher education faculty, and
school administrators to guide them during their period of
induction?
How will the instructional responsibilities of new
teachers be balanced with appropriate professional development,
support and planning time?
How will clinical experiences for preservice
participants be structured to ensure that they are well-supervised,
of sufficient duration and in a setting which provides opportunities
for participants to experience a variety of effective bilingual
education instructional methods and approaches?
How is the training curriculum based on current
research related to effective teaching and learning? What evidence
of effectiveness supports the training model?
What are the expected outcomes for participant
learning, effectiveness in the instructional setting, reform and
improvement in the school or the university? What measures will the
proposed program use to collect data on the effectiveness of the
program in meeting its objectives, such as: field practice
assessments, National or State benchmark tests, surveys of
graduates, mentor teachers, school administrators, rates of transfer
from 2-year to 4-year institutions, graduate rates, placement rates?
How are needs, objectives, activities and measures linked?
How will the program evaluation incorporate strategies
for assessing progress and performance of participants;
communicating meaningful, regular and timely feedback to
participants; improving the quality of the training program;
identifying exemplary program features; and reporting on specific
data related to the number of participants completing the program
and the number of graduates placed in the instructional setting?
How will the proposed program improve teacher
preparation curricula, clinical experiences and the skills and
knowledge of higher education faculty to better prepare ALL teachers
in content and pedagogy related to the needs of LEP students?
In addition, applicants may wish to consider the Department of
Education Professional Development Principles in planning a Teachers
and Personnel Grant.
The following are the professional development principles:
Focuses on teachers as central to student learning, yet
includes all other members of the school community;
Focuses on individual, collegial and organizational
improvement; Respects and nurtures the intellectual and leadership
capacity of teachers, principals, and others in the school
community;
Reflects best available research and practice in
teaching, learning, and leadership;
Enables teachers to develop further expertise in
subject content, teaching strategies, uses of technologies, and
other essential elements in teaching to high standards;
Promotes continuous inquiry and improvement embedded in
the daily life of schools;
Is planned collaboratively by those who will
participate in and facilitate that development;
Requires substantial time and other resources; is
driven by a coherent long-term plan; is evaluated ultimately on the
basis of its impact on teacher effectiveness and student learning;
and
Uses this assessment to guide subsequent professional
development efforts.
What Other Information May Be Helpful in Applying for a Teachers and
Personnel Grant?
Applicants are reminded that they must submit a copy of their
application to the SEA for review and comment. In addition,
applicants must submit a copy of their application to the State
Single Point of Contact to satisfy the requirements of Executive
Order 12372. The SEA review requirement and the requirements for
Executive Order 12372 are two distinct requirements.
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Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (as of January 13, 1999)
[*Denotes rural designee; +Also an Enterprise Community, Round One]
Empowerment Zones
California: Los Angeles, Oakland Santa Ana, Riverside County*
Connecticut: New Haven +
Florida: Miami +
Georgia: Atlanta, Cordele* +
Illinois: Chicago, East St. Louis +, Ullin*
Indiana: Gary, East Chicago
Kentucky: Kentucky Highlands* (Clinton, Jackson, and Wayne Counties)
Maryland: Baltimore
Massachusetts: Boston +
Michigan: Detroit
Minnesota: Minneapolis +
Mississippi: Mid-Delta* (Bolivar, Holmes, Humphreys, LeFlore,
Sunflower, Washington Counties)
Missouri/Kansas: Kansas City, Kansas City
Missouri: St. Louis +
New Jersey: Cumberland County
New York: Harlem, Bronx
North Dakota: Lake Agassiz*
Ohio: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus +
Ohio/West Virginia: Ironton/Huntington +
Pennsylvania/New Jersey: Philadelphia/Camden
South Carolina: Columbia/Sumter
South Dakota: Oglala Sioux Reservation in Pine Ridge*
Tennessee: Knoxville
Texas: Houston, El Paso +, Rio Grande Valley (Cameron, Hidalgo,
Starr, and Willacy Counties)
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Virginia: Norfolk +/Portsmouth
Enterprise Communities
Alabama: Birmingham
Alabama: Chambers County*, Greene County*, Sumter County*
Alaska: Juneau*
Arizona: Arizona Border* (Cochise, Santa Cruz and Yuma Counties),
Phoenix, Window Rock*
Arkansas: East Central* (Cross, Lee, Monroe, and St. Francis
Counties), Mississippi County*, Pulask County
California: Imperial County*, Los Angeles, Huntington Park, San
Diego, San Francisco, Bayview, Hunter's Point, Watsonville*, Orange
Cove*
Colorado: Denver
Connecticut: Bridgeport, New Haven
Delaware: Wilmington
District of Columbia: Washington
Florida: Jackson County*, Miami, Dade County, Tampa, Immokalee*
Georgia: Albany, Central Savannah River* (Burke Hancock, Jefferson,
McDuffie, Tallafero, and Warren Counties), Crisp County*, Dooley
County*
Hawaii: Kaunakakai*
Illinois: East St. Louis, Springfield
Indiana: Indianapolis, Austin*
Iowa: Des Moines
Kansas: Leoti*
Kentucky: Louisville, Bowling Green*
Louisiana: Macon Ridge* (Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Morehouse,
and Tensas Parishes), New Orleans, Northeast Louisiana Delta*
(Madison Parish), Ouachita Parish
Maine: Lewiston*
Massachusetts: Lowell, Springfield
Michigan: Five Cap*, Flint, Muskegon, Harrison*
Minnesota: Minneapolis, St. Paul
Mississippi: Jackson, North Delta Area* (Panola, Quitman, and
Tallahatchie Counties)
Missouri: East Prairie*, St. Louis
Montana: Poplar*
Nebraska: Omaha
Nevada: Clarke County, Las Vegas
New Hampshire: Manchester
New Jersey: Newark
New Mexico: Albuquerque, La Jicarita* (Mora, Rio Arriba, Taos
Counties), Deming*
New York: Albany, Schenectady, Troy
New York: Buffalo, Rochester
New York: Newburgh, Kingston
North Carolina: Charlotte
North Carolina: Edgecombe, Halifax, Robeson, Wilson Counties*
Ohio: Akron, Columbus, Greater Portsmouth* (Scioto County)
Oklahoma: Choctaw, McCurtain Counties*, Oklahoma City, Ada*
Oregon: Josephine County*, Portland
Pennsylvania: Harrisburg, Lock Haven*, Pittsburgh, Uniontown*
Rhode Island: Providence
South Carolina: Charleston, Williamsburg, Florence County*,
Hallandale*
South Dakota: Beadle, Sprink Counties*
Tennessee: Fayette, Haywood Counties*, Memphis, Nashville, Rutledge*
Tennessee/Kentucky: Scott, McCreary Counties*
Texas: Dallas, El Pason, San Antonio, Waco, Uvalde*
Utah: Ogden
Vermont: Burlington
Virginia: Accomack (Northampton County)*, Norfolk
Washington: Lower Yakima County*, Seattle, Tacoma, Collie*
West Virginia: Charleston*, Huntington, McDowell County*, West
Central Appalachia* (Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, and Roane)
Wisconsin: Milwaukee, Keshena*
For further information consult the following Internet site:
http://www.ezec.gov.
[FR Doc. 01-9064 Filed 4-12-01; 8:45 am]
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