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[Federal Register: February 4, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 23)]
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Part V
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Office of Innovation and Improvement; Overview Information; DC School
Choice Incentive Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Innovation and Improvement; Overview Information; DC
School Choice Incentive Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.370A.
DATES: Applications Available: February 4, 2004.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 5, 2004.
Eligible Applicants: (a) An educational entity of the District of
Columbia Government.
(b) A nonprofit organization.
(c) A consortium of nonprofit organizations.
Note: To receive an award under this program, an applicant must
ensure that a majority of the members of its voting board or
governing organization are residents of the District of Columbia.
Estimated Available Funds: $12,505,778.
Estimated Range of Awards: $5,000,000-$12,505,778.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $6,252,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1-2.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The DC School Choice Incentive Program provides
low-income parents residing in the District of Columbia (District) with
expanded options for the education of their children. This program is
part of a broader school improvement effort in the District that is
founded on the belief that all education sectors--public schools,
public charter schools and non-public schools--can offer quality
education experiences for the District's students, and that those
students who are the most economically disadvantaged have the least
access to such experiences.
One or more grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to
eligible applicants to establish a scholarship program to provide
eligible students with expanded school choice options. Students who are
residents of the District and who come from households whose income
does not exceed 185 percent of the poverty line are eligible to apply
for scholarships from a grantee under this program. These scholarships
may be used to pay the tuition and fees and transportation expenses, if
any, to enable students to attend the participating District non-public
elementary or secondary school of their choice.
Priorities: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), these
priorities are from section 306 of the DC School Choice Incentive Act
of 2003.
Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2004 these priorities are
competitive preference priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we
award up to an additional 35 points to an application, depending on how
well the application meets these priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1--Eligible Students (up to 15
points). The Secretary will give priority to applications from eligible
entities that will most effectively give priority to eligible students
who, in the school year preceding the school year in which the student
would use the scholarship, attend an elementary or secondary school
identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under
section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 6316).
Competitive Preference Priority 2--Financial Resources (up to 10
points). The Secretary will give priority to applications from eligible
entities that will most effectively target resources to students and
families who lack the financial resources to take advantage of
available educational options.
Competitive Preference Priority 3--Range of Options (up to 10
points). The Secretary will give priority to applications from eligible
entities that will most effectively provide students and families with
the widest range of educational options.
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally offers interested
parties the opportunity to comment on proposed selection criteria and
other non-statutory requirements. Section 437(d)(1) of the General
Education Provisions Act (GEPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1)), however, allows
the Secretary to exempt from rulemaking requirements rules governing
the first grant competition under a new or substantially revised
program authority. This is the first competition for this program under
the DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 (Act). The Secretary and the
Mayor of the District of Columbia also have informally solicited public
comments on this program within the District of Columbia. Additionally,
initiating a formal notice and comment process would preclude timely
implementation of this program for the 2004-05 school year. In order to
ensure timely grant awards, the Secretary has decided to forego public
comment on the selection criteria and other non-statutory requirements
under section 437(d)(1) of GEPA. These selection criteria and other
non-statutory requirements will apply to the FY 2004 grant competition
only.
Program Authority: DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 (Title
III of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004).
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81,
82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants or cooperative agreements.
Estimated Available Funds: $12,505,778.
Estimated Range of Awards: $5,000,000-$12,505,778.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $6,252,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1-2.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants:
(a) An educational entity of the District of Columbia Government.
(b) A nonprofit organization.
(c) A consortium of nonprofit organizations.
Note: To receive an award under this program, an applicant must
ensure that a majority of the members of its voting board or
governing organization are residents of the District of Columbia.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
3. Other: Application Contents. The Secretary may not approve an
application for a grant under this program unless the application
includes a detailed description of--
(a) How the entity will address the priorities described in this
notice;
(b) How the entity will ensure that, if more eligible students seek
admission in the scholarship program than the program can accommodate,
eligible students will be selected for admission through a lottery that
gives weight to students and families described in competitive
preference priorities (1) and (2) elsewhere in this notice. This
lottery should be designed in such a way as to maximize the number of
students receiving scholarships by matching accepted students with
available slots at participating schools and allow parents
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of eligible students and participating schools to participate in
determining the appropriate school and grade-level placements for
eligible students;
(c) How the entity will ensure that if more participating eligible
students seek admission to a participating school than the school can
accommodate, participating eligible students will be selected for
admission through a lottery. Scholarship recipients may be admitted to
a participating school without regard to the lottery if they are
siblings of students already admitted to, or attending, that school;
(d) How the entity will notify parents of eligible students of the
expanded choice opportunities provided under the program and how the
entity will ensure that parents receive sufficient information about
their options to allow them to make informed decisions, including, but
not limited to, information--for each participating school--about the
qualifications of its teachers; the educational philosophy and
available courses and programs of the school; the achievement of the
school's students; student expectations (such as uniforms, discipline
policy, honor code, and required classes); and the safety and school
environment of the school;
(e) The activities that the entity will carry out to provide
parents of eligible students with expanded choice opportunities through
the awarding of scholarships;
(f) How the entity will determine the amount that will be provided
to parents for the tuition and fees and for transportation expenses, if
any, including how the entity will ensure compliance with the
requirement that the amount of any tuition or fees charged by the
school to an eligible student participating in the program does not
exceed the amount of tuition and fees the school customarily charges to
students who do not participate in the program;
(g) How the entity will seek out non-public elementary and
secondary schools in the District to participate in the program, and
will ensure that participating schools will meet the applicable
requirements of the Act and provide the information needed for the
entity to meet the reporting requirements of this program;
(h) How the entity will ensure that participating schools are
financially responsible and will use the funds received under this
program effectively;
(i) How the entity will address the renewal of scholarships to
participating eligible students, including their continued eligibility;
and
(j) How the entity will consult with private schools initially and
throughout the planning and implementation, including consultation on
how participating schools may require eligible students to abide by any
rules of conduct and other requirements applicable to all other
students in a school, in order to facilitate an effective and
successful scholarship program for both participating students and
private schools.
Note: An eligible entity receiving a grant under this program
may award a scholarship, for the second or any succeeding years of a
student's participation in the scholarship program, to a student who
was eligible for the first year of the scholarship and comes from a
household whose income has subsequently increased but does not
exceed 200 percent of the poverty line.
Additionally, an eligible entity must assure that it will comply
with all requests regarding the evaluation carried out under section
309 of the Act. Additional information regarding this evaluation can
be found in the application package for this program.
An eligible entity must be willing and able to work with other
entities affiliated with the Federal and District governments, as
well as other organizations that might conduct activities integral
to the success of the program, including, as appropriate,
incorporating and building on any preparatory work conducted by
other interested organizations, such as outreach activities to
families of students eligible to participate in the program and non-
public schools.
Definitions. As used in this program:
(a) Elementary School means an institutional day or residential
school that provides elementary education, as determined under District
of Columbia law.
(b) Eligible Student means a student who--
(1) Is a resident of the District of Columbia; and
(2) Comes from a household whose income does not exceed 185 percent
of the poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved.
(c) Parent includes a legal guardian or other person standing in
loco parentis (such as a grandparent or stepparent with whom the child
lives, or a person who is legally responsible for the child's welfare).
(d) Poverty Line means the poverty line (as defined by the Office
of Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with
section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act) applicable to
a family of the size involved.
(e) Secondary School means an institutional day or residential
school that provides secondary education, as determined under District
of Columbia law, except that the term does not include any education
beyond grade 12.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Iris Lane, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3C156 FB6,
Washington, DC 20202-5961. Telephone: (202) 260-1999 or by e-mail:
iris.lane@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 a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact
person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria and
priorities that reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must
limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 50 pages, using the
following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only,
with 1''3 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 the narrative budget justification; Part
IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the
resumes, or letters of support. However, you must include all of the
application narrative in Part III.
Our reviewers will not read any pages of your application that--
Exceed the page limit if you apply these
standards; or
Exceed the equivalent of the page limit if you
apply other standards.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: February 4, 2004.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 5, 2004.
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Note: We are requiring that applications for grants under this
program be submitted electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application) available through the
Department's e-GRANTS system. For information about how to access
the e-GRANTS system or to request a waiver of the electronic
submission requirement, please refer to Section IV, Other Submission
Requirements, in this notice.
The application package for this program specifies the hours of
operation of the e-Application Web site. If you are requesting a
waiver of the electronic submission requirement, the dates and times
for the transmittal of applications by mail or by hand (including a
courier service or commercial carrier) are also in the application
package.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
5. Funding Restrictions: Use of Funds.
(a) Scholarships.
(1) A grantee must use grant funds to provide eligible students
with scholarships to pay the tuition, fees, and transportation
expenses, if any, to enable them to attend a participating District
non-public elementary or secondary school of their choice. A grantee
must ensure that the amount of any tuition or fees charged by a school
to an eligible student participating in the program does not exceed the
amount of tuition or fees that the school customarily charges to
students who do not participate in the program. An entity that receives
an award under this program will be responsible for ensuring compliance
with this requirement by each participating school.
(2) A grantee may award scholarships in varying amounts (subject to
paragraph (b) of this section), with larger amounts going to eligible
students with the greatest need.
(b) Annual Limit on Amount of Scholarship: The amount of assistance
provided to any eligible student by a grantee with funds received under
this program may not exceed $7,500 for any academic year.
(c) Administrative Expenses: A grantee may not use more than 3
percent of the amount provided under the grant each year for the
administrative expenses of carrying out its program.
We reference additional regulations outlining funding restrictions
in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Instructions and requirements for
the transmittal of applications by mail or by hand (including a courier
service or commercial carrier) are in the application package for this
program. Application Procedures: The Government Paperwork Elimination
Act (GPEA) of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-277) and the Federal Financial
Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107)
encourage us to undertake initiatives to improve our grant processes.
Enhancing the ability of individuals and entities to conduct business
with us electronically is a major part of our response to these Acts.
Therefore, we are taking steps to adopt the Internet as our chief means
of conducting transactions in order to improve services to our
customers and to simplify and expedite our business processes.
We are requiring that applications for grants under the DC School
Choice Incentive Program--CFDA Number 84.370A be submitted
electronically using the e-Application available through the
Department's e-GRANTS system. The e-GRANTS system is accessible through
its portal page at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://e-grants.ed.gov.
If you are unable to submit an application through the e-GRANTS
system, you may submit a written request for a waiver of the electronic
submission requirement. In your request, you should explain the reason
or reasons that prevent you from using the Internet to submit your
application. Address your request to: Iris Lane, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3C156, Washington, DC 20202-
5961. Please submit your request no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date.
If, within two weeks of the application deadline date, you are
unable to submit an application electronically, you must submit a paper
application by the application deadline date in accordance with the
transmittal instructions in the application package. The paper
application must include a written request for a waiver documenting the
reasons that prevented you from using the Internet to submit your
application.
Pilot Project for Electronic Submission of Applications: We are
continuing to expand our pilot project for electronic submission of
applications to include additional formula grant programs and
additional discretionary grant competitions. The DC School Choice
Incentive Program--CFDA Number 84.370A is one of the programs included
in the pilot project. If you are an applicant under the DC School
Choice Incentive Program, you must submit your application to us in
electronic format or receive a waiver.
The pilot project involves the use of e-Application. If you use e-
Application, you will be entering data online while completing your
application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant
application to us. The data you enter online will be saved into a
database. We shall continue to evaluate the success of e-Application
and solicit suggestions for its improvement.
If you participate in e-Application, please note the following:
When you enter the e-Application system, you
will find information about its hours of operation. We strongly
recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to
initiate an e-Application package.
You will not receive additional point value
because you submit a grant application in electronic format, nor will
we penalize you if you submit an application in paper format.
You may submit all documents electronically,
including the Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424),
Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all
necessary assurances and certifications.
Your e-Application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
After you electronically submit your
application, you will receive an automatic acknowledgement, which will
include a PR/Award number (an identifying number unique to your
application).
Within three working days after submitting your
electronic application, fax a signed copy of the Application for
Federal Education Assistance (ED 424) to the Application Control Center
after following these steps:
1. Print ED 424 from e-Application.
2. The institution's Authorizing Representative must sign this
form.
3. Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard copy signature page of the ED 424.
4. Fax the signed ED 424 to the Application Control Center at (202)
260-1349.
We may request that you give us original
signatures on other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System
Unavailability: If you are prevented from submitting your application
on the application deadline date because the e-Application system is
unavailable, we will grant you an extension of one business day in
order to transmit your application electronically, by mail, or by hand
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delivery. We will grant this extension if--
1. You are a registered user of e-Application, and you have
initiated an e-Application for this competition; and
2. (a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time
during the last hour of operation (that is, for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time) on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgement of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under For
Further Information Contact (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
GRANTS help desk at 1-888-336-8930.
You may access the electronic grant application for The DC School
Choice Incentive Program at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://e-grants.ed.gov.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: Points awarded under these selection criteria
are in addition to any points an applicant earns under the competitive
preference priorities in this notice. The maximum score an application
may receive based on the priority points and the selection criteria is
165 points. The selection criteria for this program are as follows:
(a) Selection of students (up to 15 points). In determining the
quality of the applicant's plan for the selection of students to
receive scholarships, the Secretary considers the extent to which--
(i) The application provides a description of the lottery that
would be used to make selections of scholarship applicants in the event
that the scholarship program is oversubscribed and for selecting
students to attend a participating school if more students apply to,
and are accepted for enrollment by, that school than it can
accommodate;
(ii) The application provides assurances and appropriate
documentation that the applicant, if funded, will cooperate with the
evaluation contractor selected by the Department and the District of
Columbia Government in planning and implementing the lottery for
selecting program participants;
(iii) The selection process gives priority to applicants who attend
a District elementary or secondary school identified for school
improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under section 1116 of
the ESEA; and
(iv) The selection process gives priority to applicants whose
families lack the financial resources to take advantage of available
educational options.
(b) Notification of parents (up to 20 points). In determining the
quality of the applicant's plan to notify parents about the
scholarships, the Secretary considers the extent to which the
application--
(i) Describes a plan for outreach such as direct mailings, forums,
radio, television and print advertising to inform eligible students and
their parents about the availability of scholarships and the procedures
for applying to the scholarship program; and
(ii) Provides evidence that parents will receive sufficient
information about their options to allow them to make informed
decisions, including, but not limited to, information on each
participating school about the qualifications of its teachers; the
educational philosophy and available courses and programs of the
school; the achievement of the school's students; student expectations
(such as uniforms, discipline policy, honor code, and required
classes); and the safety and school environment of the school.
(c) Amount of scholarship (up to 10 points). In determining the
quality of the applicant's plan for establishing the amount of a
scholarship to an eligible student, the Secretary considers the extent
to which the applicant's methods--
(i) Provides a mechanism to award scholarships for tuition and
fees, and transportation expenses, if any, in larger amounts to those
eligible students with the greatest need, provided they do not exceed
the maximum annual scholarship amount; and
(ii) Ensure that the amount of tuition and fees charged by a
participating school to a scholarship student under the program will
not exceed the amount of tuition and fees that the school customarily
charges to students who do not participate in the program.
(d) Participating schools (up to 20 points). In determining the
quality of the applicant's plan for identifying participating non-
public schools, the Secretary considers the extent to which the
application--
(i) Describes the applicant's plan to seek out non-public
elementary and secondary schools that operate lawfully in the District,
to participate in the program during its initial year and subsequent
years;
(ii) Describes how the applicant will ensure that participating
schools will comply with the requirements of the Act and will provide
the information needed for the applicant to meet the reporting
requirements of the Act; and
(iii) Describes how the applicant will ensure that participating
schools are financially responsible and will use the funds received
under this title effectively.
(e) Renewal of scholarships (up to 10 points). In determining the
quality of the applicant's plan for the renewal of scholarships, the
Secretary considers the applicant's methods for determining the
eligibility of participating student to continue in the program.
(f) Quality of project personnel (up to 15 points). In determining
the quality of the personnel of the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the qualifications, including relevant training and
experience, of the project director, other key personnel, and any
project consultants in such areas as--
(i) Working with schools, parents, and government officials;
(ii) Operating a scholarship program; and
(iii) Establishing and maintaining record-keeping requirements.
(g) Organizational capability (up to 20 points). In determining the
applicant's organizational capability, the Secretary considers--
(i) The amount and quality of experience the applicant has with the
types of activities it proposes to undertake in its application, such
as conducting outreach, administering funds, tracking scholarships, and
ensuring that scholarship funds are used for the payment of tuition and
fees and transportation expenses, if any, in accordance with the Act;
and
(ii) The applicant's financial soundness.
(h) Reports (up to 10 points). In determining the quality of the
applicant's reporting plan, the Secretary considers the extent to which
the applicant's plan for assembling the information and submitting
activities reports, achievement reports, and reports to parents
complies with the requirements under section 310 of the Act.
(i) Collection of baseline data (up to 10 points). In determining
the quality of the applicant's plan to collect baseline data, the
Secretary considers the extent to which the applicant documents how it
will cooperate with the evaluation contractor to collect baseline data,
including, but not limited to, student and parent demographics and
income,
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parent perception of a student's current school (including safety),
parent awareness of their choice options, contact information for
parents, and consent forms for ongoing data collection.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and send you a Grant Award Notification (GAN). We
may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: (a) Requirements under EDGAR. At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final performance report, including
financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a
multi-year award, you must submit an annual performance report that
provides the most current performance and financial expenditure
information as specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.
(b) Requirements under the Statute. (1) Activities Reports. Each
grantee receiving funds under this program during a year shall submit a
report to the Secretary not later than July 30 of the following year
regarding the activities carried out with the funds during the
preceding year.
(2) Achievement Reports. (i) In general. In addition to the reports
required under paragraph (1), each grantee shall, not later than
September 1 of the year during which the second academic year of the
grantee's program is completed and each of the next 2 years thereafter,
submit a report to the Secretary regarding the data collected in the
previous 2 academic years concerning--
(A) The academic achievement of students participating in the
program;
(B) The graduation and college admission rates of students who
participate in the program, where appropriate; and
(C) Parental satisfaction with the program.
(ii) Prohibiting disclosure of personal information. No report
under this subsection may contain any personally identifiable
information.
(3) Reports to Parent. (i) In general. Each grantee shall ensure
that each school participating in the grantee's program under this
program during a year reports at least once during the year to the
parents of each of the school's students who are participating in the
program on--
(A) The student's academic achievement, as measured by a comparison
with the aggregate academic achievement of other participating students
at the student's school in the same grade or level, as appropriate, and
the aggregate academic achievement of the student's peers at the
student's school in the same grade or level, as appropriate; and
(B) The safety of the school, including the incidence of school
violence, student suspensions, and student expulsions.
(ii) Prohibiting disclosure of personal information. No report
under this subsection may contain any personally identifiable
information, except as to the student who is the subject of the report
to that student's parent.
4. Performance Measures: The long-term performance indicator for
this program is whether, at the end of the program, the student
achievement gains of participants are greater than that of students in
control or comparison groups. Data for the performance measure will be
collected through the program evaluation.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Iris Lane, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3C156, Washington, DC 20202-
5961. Telephone: (202) 260-1999 or by e-mail: iris.lane@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 document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), 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
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Dated: January 30, 2004.
Nina Shokraii Rees,
Deputy Under Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 04-2286 Filed 2-3-04; 8:45 am]
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