[Federal Register: October 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 200)]
[Notices]
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Part II

Department of Education

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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.
[FR Doc. 99-27095 Filed 10-13-99; 3:55 pm]
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