[Federal Register: October 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 200)]
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National Awards Program for Model Professional Development; Notice 
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 2000 and Notice of 
Selection Criteria


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
National Awards Program for Model Professional Development Notice 
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000

    Purpose of the Program: The National Awards Program recognizes a 
variety of schools and school districts with model professional 
development activities in the pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade 
levels that have led to increases in student achievement. The FY 2000 
competition focuses on schools and school districts that meet the 
eligibility and selection criteria for this program, as published 
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
    Eligible Applicants: Schools and school districts in the States 
(including schools located on Indian reservations, and in the District 
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the outlying areas) that provide 
educational programs in the pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade 
levels.
    Applications Available: October 18, 1999.
    Deadline for the Transmittal of Applications: January 18, 2000.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: March 20, 2000.
    Funds Available: None, but the Department intends to pay the costs 
of having successful applicants make presentation on their professional 
development activities at regional and national conferences.
    Estimated Number of Awards: Up to 10.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Eligibility and Selection Criteria: The eligibility and selection 
criteria and selection procedures in the notice of final eligibility 
and selection criteria for this program, as published elsewhere in this 
issue of the Federal Register, apply to this competition.
    For Applications or Further Information Contact: Sharon Horn, 
Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of 
Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW--Room 506E, Washington, DC 20208. 
Telephone: 202-219-2203. Inquiries also may be sent by e-mail to 
sharon__horn@ed.gov or by FAX at 202-219-2198. The application package 
also is available electronically on the Department's Teacher Web Page 
at: http://www.ed.gov/inits/TeachersWeb/ 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 document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed under For 
Applications or Further Information Contact.

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    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 8001.

    Dated: October 13, 1999.
C. Kent McGuire,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
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