[Federal Register: August 14, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 158)] [Notices] [Page 42369] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 42369]] DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Postsecondary Education; Notice Inviting Individuals To Serve as Field Readers for the Student Support Services Grant Application Competition AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education invites interested individuals to apply to serve as field readers evaluating grant applications submitted for funding for fiscal year (FY) 1997 for the Student Support Services Program. DATES: An individual interested in serving as a field reader should submit his or her resume to the Division of Student Services no later than September 30, 1996 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice). Because of the many activities involved with scheduling the competition, a delay in the receipt of a resume may preclude an individual from being considered for service during FY 1997. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will base selection on the resume provided by each potential field reader. Field readers will review applications according to the applicable published selection criteria. All reviews of applications will take place in Washington, D.C. Each field reader will serve for a period of approximately 5 to 10 days and receive compensation for certain travel expenses, a per diem allowance, and an honorarium. Because of the standards (e.g. conflict of interest) and needs of the Department, some applicants, although otherwise qualified, may not be selected to serve as field readers. However, they will be included in our data base for future consideration. A potential field reader who is employed should include in his or her resume the name of the employer, the potential reader's current position with that employer, and the mailing address of the employer. PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS and FIELD READER QUALIFICATIONS: The Student Support Services Program awards grants to institutions of higher education for projects that provide support services to low-income, first generation, or disabled college students to enhance their academic skills, increase their retention and college graduation rates, facilitate their transfer from two-year to four-year colleges, and foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low- income, first generation college students and students with disabilities. Field readers are needed who have experience: (a) Counseling, mentoring, tutoring, or teaching, in programs for disadvantaged students at the postsecondary level; (b) planning and designing other educational support programs on college campuses; (c) designing, establishing, administering, or coordinating educational programs at the postsecondary level; and (d) administering, teaching or counseling in an educational program for disabled students at the postsecondary level. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia A. Mason, Division of Student Services, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., The Portals Building, Suite 600D, Washington, D.C. 20202-5249. Telephone: (202) 708-4804 or by internet to TRIO@ed.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday. Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070d, 1070d-1b Dated: August 9, 1996. David A. Longanecker, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. [FR Doc. 96-20751 Filed 8-13-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P