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Bilingual Education: Training for All Teachers; Notice Inviting 

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001; Notice





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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION



[CFDA No.: 84.195B]



 

Bilingual Education: Training for All Teachers 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 to incorporate courses and curricula 

on appropriate and effective instructional and assessment 

methodologies, strategies, and resources specific to limited English 

proficient students into preservice and inservice professional 

development programs for teachers, pupil services personnel, 

administrators, and other educational personnel in order to prepare 

such individuals to provide effective services to limited English 

proficient students. The program focuses on the development of 

coursework and curricula for professional development programs for 

currently practicing teachers and other educational personnel who 

provide instruction or support to LEP students, but who do not expect 

to become bilingual education or English as a second language 

specialists. Training activities may also include improving the skills 

of higher education faculty to better prepare all teachers to instruct 

LEP students. Funds under this program may be used to provide for the 

development of training programs in collaboration with other programs, 

such as programs authorized under Titles I and II of this Act and under 

the Head Start Act.

    Eligible Applicants: One or more institutions of higher education 

(IHEs); one or more local educational agencies (LEAs); one or more 

State educational agencies (SEAs); or one or more nonprofit 

organizations (NPOs) which have entered into consortia arrangements 

with an IHE, LEA, or SEA. organizations.

    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: 12/22/2000.

    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: 2/22/2001.

    Available Funds: $10 million.

    Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$250,000.

    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $200,000.

    Estimated Number of Awards: 50.



    Note: The Administration has requested $10 million for new 

awards under the Training for All Teachers program in 2001. The 

actual level of funding, if any, depends upon final congressional 

action.



    Project Period: Up to 60 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, or the letters of support. 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, 97, 98 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 

7142 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. 7474 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



    Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and 34 CFR 299.3(b), we award up to 3 

points for an application that meets the competitive priority. These 

points are in addition to any points the application earns under the 

selection criteria for the program.

    Projects that will contribute to a 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.

    A list of areas that have been designated as Empowerment Zones and 

Enterprise Communities is provided at the end of this notice.



Invitational Priorities



    The Secretary is particularly interested in applications that meet 

the following invitational priorities. However, an application that 

meets these invitational priorities receives no competitive or absolute 

preference over other applications (34 CFR 75.105(c)(1)).

    (a) Projects that propose to improve the skills of higher education 

faculty to ensure that all teachers are effectively prepared to teach 

LEP students.

    (b) Projects that incorporate training in family involvement into 

formal induction programs for beginning secondary teachers or ongoing 

professional development programs for currently practicing secondary 

teachers.



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) Significance. (10 points) (1) The Secretary considers the 

significance of the proposed project.

    (2) In determining the significance of the proposed project the 

Secretary considers the likelihood that the proposed project will 

result in system change or improvement.

    (b) 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:



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    (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 

addressed by the proposed project, including the nature and the 

magnitude of those gaps or weaknesses.

    (c) Quality of the project design. (45 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 project will be coordinated 

with similar or related efforts, and with other appropriate community, 

State, and Federal resources.

    (vi) The extent to which the proposed project represents an 

exceptional approach for meeting the statutory purposes and 

requirements.

    (d) Quality of project services. (5 points) (1) The Secretary 

considers the quality of the services to be provided by the proposed 

project.

    (2) 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.

    (e) 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.

    (f) 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.

    (g) 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, areawide, 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 # 

84.195B, 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 

send 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# 84.195B), 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 

carrier.

    (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) Hand-deliver the original and two copies of the application by 

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(Washington, D.C. time) on or before the deadline date to: U.S. 

Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA# 

84.195B), Room #3633, Regional Office Building #3, 7th and D Streets, 

SW., Washington, D.C.

    The Application Control Center accepts application deliveries daily 

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. 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: 

(84.195B), Room 3633, Regional Office Building, 7th and D Streets, SW., 

Washington, D.C.

    The Application Control Center accepts application deliveries daily 

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. 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

    c. Nonregulatory Guidance: Questions and Answers

    d. Checklist for Applicants

    e. List of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities

    f. Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424) and 

instructions

    g. Group Application Form

    h. Budget Information

    i. Participant Data

    j. Project Documentation

    k. Program Assurances

    l. 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: Petraine Johnson or Franklin Reid US 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5090, Switzer 

Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-6510. Telephone: Petraine Johnson: 

(202) 205-8766; Franklin Reid: (202) 205-9803 E-mail address: 

Franklin_Reid@ed.gov; Petraine_Johnson@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 sites:



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 of the preceding sites. 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, D.C. 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 at: http://

www.access.gpo.gov.nara.index.html



    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7474.



    Dated: November 11, 2000.

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 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, SW., Washington, D.C. 

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Application Instructions



Abstract



    The narrative section should be preceded by a one-page abstract 

that includes a short description of the population to be served by 

the project, project objectives, planned activities, 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. A 

list of areas that have been designated as Empowerment Zones and 

Enterprise Communities is provided at the end of this notice.



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 Training for All Teachers 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, Pub. L. 103-382) requires all applicants except schools 

funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to submit a copy of their 

application to their State educational agency (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 the 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 

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 

(f 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. Notice to all Applicants (See form provided below)

    13. Table of Contents

    14. One-page single-spaced abstract

    15. Application narrative (Not to exceed 30 double-spaced pages, 

see instructions below)

    16. One original and two copies of the application to the 

Department of Education Application Control Center

    17. One copy to the State Education Agency

    18. One copy to the State Single Point of Contact



Questions and Answers



May Training for All Teachers Programs Provide Training to 

Participants?



    In addition to developing and revising courses and curricula for 

professional development programs for all teachers, applicants may 

implement training activities for currently practicing teachers and 

other educational personnel, including beginning teachers, who are 

not bilingual education or English as a second language specialists, 

but who provide services to LEP students. The program addresses the 

need for teachers and other educational personnel to acquire 

knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate and effective 

services to limited English proficient students and their families.



What Factors Should Be Considered in Designing a Training for All 

Teachers Program?



    Applicants should consider the characteristics and conditions 

that foster high-quality professional development, including 

sustained intensive training activities that are focused on a 

manageable number of participants. In determining the number of 

participants to be served, applicants should consider the capability 

of the program to provide high-quality professional development for 

all participants and to effectively evaluate improved teaching and 

learning as a result of the program. Applicants are reminded that 

program participants may include higher education faculty as well as 

inservice teachers of other educational personnel. Applicants should 

not propose programs that are so large in scope that they dilute the 

quality of training.



What Are the Certification Requirements for the Training for all 

Teachers Program?



    The Title VII statute requires grantees to assist educational 

personnel in meeting state and local certification requirements. 

Courses and curricula developed, revised or offered must be part of 

a program, which would lead to State and local certification. 

However, it is not a requirement that participants trained under the 

program complete certification requirements during the course of the 

grant. Emphasis should be placed on the acquisition of knowledge and 

skills in order to meet the needs of limited English proficient 

students.



What Information May Be Helpful in Preparing a Aarrative for 

Training for All Teachers Grant?



    Information on the Training for All Teachers Program is 

available through the OBEMLA Website: http://www.ed.gov/offices/

OBEMLA. First click on Funding opportunities, then go to 

Professional Development Programs.



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    In responding to the selection criteria applicants may wish to 

consider the following questions as a guide for preparing the 

application narrative:

     What are the specific responsibilities of schools, 

districts, institutions of higher education and other partnership 

organizations in planning, implementing and evaluating the proposed 

program?

     How will the training curricula incorporate high 

standards for teaching and learning?

     How is the proposed program linked to a comprehensive 

school-wide plan to improve professional development programs for 

all teachers related to the needs of limited English proficient 

students?

     How will the products of the proposed program be 

integrated into professional development program activities for all 

teachers?

     How will the program assist in systemically reforming 

local policies and practices related to the training of teachers to 

improve instructional services for LEP students?

     What performance indicators will the proposed program 

use to assess the effectiveness of the program? What are the 

expected outcomes for participant learning, improved teaching 

practices, improved student achievement, reform of professional 

development in the school or university, or improved skills of 

higher education faculty?

     What professional development activities are planned 

for school staff development specialists, or for higher education 

faculty to ensure that they are effectively prepared to provide 

training to prepare all teachers related to the needs of LEP 

students?

    In addition, applicants may wish to consider the Department of 

Education Professional Development Principles in planning Training 

for All Teachers Program. The following are the Professional 

Development Principles: Professional Development: 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 this assessment 

guides subsequent professional development efforts.

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[FR Doc. 00-28657 Filed 11-07-00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000-01-C