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For Category 2 (model development
and capacity building) projects, the
indicator is ‘‘the relevance of the
projects funded by this program.’’ With
respect to this indicator, the
performance measure is the ‘‘percentage
of new research projects funded by the
CSR Quality Initiatives program that are
deemed to be of high relevance to
education practice.’’
All Category 1 and Category 2
grantees will be expected to submit an
annual performance report addressing
these performance measures. Data from
the performance measures are included
in the yearly report to Congress, key
stakeholders, and the public.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila Sjolseth, U.S. Department of
Education, OESE/AITQ, 400 Maryland
Ave, SW., FB–6, Room 3W237,
Washington, DC 20202–6200.
Telephone (202) 260–5619 or by email
compreform@ed.gov or by Internet at the
following Web site: https://www.ed.gov/
programs/qualinits/.
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.
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Dated: February 1, 2005.
Raymond Simon,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary, Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Comprehensive School Reform Quality
Initiatives
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of final priorities.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary
announces priorities under the
Comprehensive School Reform (CSR)
Quality Initiatives program. The
Assistant Secretary may use one or more
of these priorities for competitions for
fiscal year (FY) 2004 and subsequent
years’ funds. These priorities focus on
schools that are in need of
improvement, corrective action, or
restructuring and on student groups that
have been traditionally underserved,
such as students with disabilities,
limited English proficient students, and
students in rural areas.
EFFECTIVE DATE: These priorities are
effective March 7, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila Sjolseth, U.S. Department of
Education, OESE/AITQ, 400 Maryland
Ave, SW., FB–6, room 3W237,
Washington, DC 20202–6200.
Telephone: (202) 260–5619 or by e-mail
at compreform@ed.gov or by the Internet
at the following Web site: https://
www.ed.gov/programs/qualinits/
index.html.
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 contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
The
purpose of the CSR Quality Initiatives
program, authorized under section 1608
of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended
(ESEA), is to provide discretionary
grants to support activities that will
enhance the State-administered CSR
program and to enable schools that have
been identified as in need of
improvement, corrective action, or
restructuring under Part A of Title I of
the ESEA to meet their State’s definition
of adequate yearly progress (AYP).
Under this program, the Assistant
Secretary awards funds to support two
specific categories of activities. Grantees
under Category 1 will assist States, local
educational agencies (LEAs), and
schools in making informed decisions
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regarding approving or selecting
providers of comprehensive school
reform or in developing comprehensive
school reforms. Category 2 projects will
foster the development of
comprehensive school reform models
and support development of capacity for
comprehensive school reform providers
to expand their work in more schools
and ensure quality.
We published a notice of proposed
priorities for this program in the Federal
Register on December 1, 2004. (69 FR
69898). In the notice we proposed four
priorities—two priorities specific to
Category 1 applications, one priority
specific to Category 2 applications, and
one priority for both Category 1 and
Category 2 applications. Except for a
change in the priority for Category 2
applications to clarify the intent of the
priority, and other technical changes,
there are no differences between the
notice of proposed priorities and this
notice of final priorities.
Analysis of Comments and Changes
In response to our invitation in the
notice of proposed priorities, one party
submitted comments on the proposed
priorities. This commenter suggested
that there be no matching requirement
for Category 1 applicants. However,
section 1608(1) of the ESEA requires a
match for Category 1 applications, and
we believe that a 10 percent match,
which may include in-kind
contributions, is reasonable.
Accordingly, we have not made a
change to this matching requirement.
Note: This notice does not solicit
applications. In any year in which we choose
to use one or more of these priorities, we
invite applications through a notice in the
Federal Register. When inviting applications
we designate each priority as absolute,
competitive preference, or invitational. The
effect of each type of priority follows.
Absolute priority: Under an absolute
priority we consider only applications
that meet the priority (34 CFR
75.105(c)(3)).
Competitive preference priority:
Under a competitive preference priority
we give competitive preference to an
application by either (1) awarding
additional points, depending on how
well or the extent to which the
application meets the competitive
priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i)); or (2)
selecting an application that meets the
competitive priority over an application
of comparable merit that does not meet
the priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii)).
Invitational priority: Under an
invitational priority we are particularly
interested in applications that meet the
invitational priority. However, we do
not give an application that meets the
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invitational priority a competitive or
absolute preference over other
applications (34 CFR 75.105(c)(1)).
Priorities
Priority for Category 1 Applicants
The grantee will provide assistance to
States, LEAs, and schools in approving
or selecting a comprehensive school
reform provider or in developing
comprehensive school reforms, for
schools that are identified as being in
need of improvement, corrective action,
or restructuring under section 1116 of
the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended. The
applicant will provide a plan for
providing States, LEAs and schools with
information tools and technical
assistance in such areas as using data to
identify the instructional needs of
students and to clarify the technical
assistance and professional
development needs of teachers and
administrators.
Priority for Category 1 Applicants
The applicant must demonstrate, in
its grant application, that its CSR
Quality Initiatives award will be
matched with funds from one or more
private organizations. For each year that
a grantee receives a CSR Quality
Initiatives award, the match, including
any in-kind contributions, must total at
least 10 percent of the award.
Priority for Category 2 Applicants
The applicant will implement
activities to develop and field-test
specific strategies to: (1) Meet the needs
of students who have been traditionally
underserved by comprehensive reform
providers, such as students with
disabilities and students with limited
English proficiency and to integrate
those strategies into scientifically
research-based comprehensive school
reforms, or (2) increase the capacity of
comprehensive reform providers to
serve students in rural areas. These
strategies could be additions or
enhancements to existing CSR models
or services already being provided.
Priority for Category 1 and 2 Applicants
The grantee will assist LEAs in more
than one State.
Executive Order 12866
This notice of final priorities has been
reviewed in accordance with Executive
Order 12866. Under the terms of the
order, we have assessed the potential
costs and benefits of this regulatory
action.
The potential costs associated with
the notice of final priorities are those
resulting from statutory requirements
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and those we have determined as
necessary for administering this
program effectively and efficiently to
provide the most benefits for the
greatest number of students.
In assessing the potential costs and
benefits—both quantitative and
qualitative—of this notice of final
priorities, we have determined that the
benefits of the proposed priorities
justify the costs.
We have also determined that this
regulatory action does not unduly
interfere with State, local and tribal
governments in the exercise of their
governmental functions.
We summarized the costs and benefits
in the notice of proposed priorities.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 84.322B Comprehensive School
Reform—Quality Initiatives)
Raymond Simon,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. E5–438 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am]
Intergovernmental Review
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming teleconference meeting of
the Assessment Development
Committee of the National Assessment
Governing Board. This notice also
describes the functions of the Board.
Notice of this meeting is required under
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. This document is
intended to notify members of the
general public of their opportunity to
attend. Individuals who will need
special accommodations in order to
attend the meeting (i.e.; interpreting
services, assistive listening devices,
materials in alternative format) should
notify Munira Mwalimu at 202–357–
6938 or at Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no
later than February 10, 2004. We will
attempt to meet requests after this date,
but cannot guarantee availability of the
requested accommodation. The meeting
site is accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
Date: February 14, 2005.
Time: 3 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Location: National Assessment
Governing Board, 800 North Capitol
Street, NW., Suite #825, Washington,
DC 20002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Munira Mwalimu, Operations Officer,
National Assessment Governing Board,
800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite
#825, Washington, DC 20002–4233,
telephone: (202) 357–6938.
On February 14, 2005, the Assessment
Development Committee will hold a
teleconference meeting from 3 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. to discuss and take action, on
behalf of the National Assessment
Governing Board on a concept paper
which examines the National
Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) reading framework in the
context of preparedness for college and
the workplace. The concept paper was
This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 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.
This document provides early
notification of our specific plans and
actions for this program.
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 Adobe Portable
Document Format (PDF) on the Internet
at the following site: https://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.
You may also view this document in
text at the following site: https://
www.ed.gov/programs/qualinits/
index.html.
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 on GPO
Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6518.
Dated: February 1, 2005.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Comprehensive School Reform Quality Initiatives
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of final priorities.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary announces priorities under the
Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Quality Initiatives program. The
Assistant Secretary may use one or more of these priorities for
competitions for fiscal year (FY) 2004 and subsequent years' funds.
These priorities focus on schools that are in need of improvement,
corrective action, or restructuring and on student groups that have
been traditionally underserved, such as students with disabilities,
limited English proficient students, and students in rural areas.
EFFECTIVE DATE: These priorities are effective March 7, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila Sjolseth, U.S. Department of
Education, OESE/AITQ, 400 Maryland Ave, SW., FB-6, room 3W237,
Washington, DC 20202-6200. Telephone: (202) 260-5619 or by e-mail at
compreform@ed.gov or by the Internet at the following Web site: https://
www.ed.gov/programs/qualinits/.
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 contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the CSR Quality Initiatives
program, authorized under section 1608 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), is to provide discretionary
grants to support activities that will enhance the State-administered
CSR program and to enable schools that have been identified as in need
of improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under Part A of
Title I of the ESEA to meet their State's definition of adequate yearly
progress (AYP). Under this program, the Assistant Secretary awards
funds to support two specific categories of activities. Grantees under
Category 1 will assist States, local educational agencies (LEAs), and
schools in making informed decisions regarding approving or selecting
providers of comprehensive school reform or in developing comprehensive
school reforms. Category 2 projects will foster the development of
comprehensive school reform models and support development of capacity
for comprehensive school reform providers to expand their work in more
schools and ensure quality.
We published a notice of proposed priorities for this program in
the Federal Register on December 1, 2004. (69 FR 69898). In the notice
we proposed four priorities--two priorities specific to Category 1
applications, one priority specific to Category 2 applications, and one
priority for both Category 1 and Category 2 applications. Except for a
change in the priority for Category 2 applications to clarify the
intent of the priority, and other technical changes, there are no
differences between the notice of proposed priorities and this notice
of final priorities.
Analysis of Comments and Changes
In response to our invitation in the notice of proposed priorities,
one party submitted comments on the proposed priorities. This commenter
suggested that there be no matching requirement for Category 1
applicants. However, section 1608(1) of the ESEA requires a match for
Category 1 applications, and we believe that a 10 percent match, which
may include in-kind contributions, is reasonable. Accordingly, we have
not made a change to this matching requirement.
Note: This notice does not solicit applications. In any year in
which we choose to use one or more of these priorities, we invite
applications through a notice in the Federal Register. When inviting
applications we designate each priority as absolute, competitive
preference, or invitational. The effect of each type of priority
follows.
Absolute priority: Under an absolute priority we consider only
applications that meet the priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(3)).
Competitive preference priority: Under a competitive preference
priority we give competitive preference to an application by either (1)
awarding additional points, depending on how well or the extent to
which the application meets the competitive priority (34 CFR
75.105(c)(2)(i)); or (2) selecting an application that meets the
competitive priority over an application of comparable merit that does
not meet the priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii)).
Invitational priority: Under an invitational priority we are
particularly interested in applications that meet the invitational
priority. However, we do not give an application that meets the
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invitational priority a competitive or absolute preference over other
applications (34 CFR 75.105(c)(1)).
Priorities
Priority for Category 1 Applicants
The grantee will provide assistance to States, LEAs, and schools in
approving or selecting a comprehensive school reform provider or in
developing comprehensive school reforms, for schools that are
identified as being in need of improvement, corrective action, or
restructuring under section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended. The applicant will provide a plan
for providing States, LEAs and schools with information tools and
technical assistance in such areas as using data to identify the
instructional needs of students and to clarify the technical assistance
and professional development needs of teachers and administrators.
Priority for Category 1 Applicants
The applicant must demonstrate, in its grant application, that its
CSR Quality Initiatives award will be matched with funds from one or
more private organizations. For each year that a grantee receives a CSR
Quality Initiatives award, the match, including any in-kind
contributions, must total at least 10 percent of the award.
Priority for Category 2 Applicants
The applicant will implement activities to develop and field-test
specific strategies to: (1) Meet the needs of students who have been
traditionally underserved by comprehensive reform providers, such as
students with disabilities and students with limited English
proficiency and to integrate those strategies into scientifically
research-based comprehensive school reforms, or (2) increase the
capacity of comprehensive reform providers to serve students in rural
areas. These strategies could be additions or enhancements to existing
CSR models or services already being provided.
Priority for Category 1 and 2 Applicants
The grantee will assist LEAs in more than one State.
Executive Order 12866
This notice of final priorities has been reviewed in accordance
with Executive Order 12866. Under the terms of the order, we have
assessed the potential costs and benefits of this regulatory action.
The potential costs associated with the notice of final priorities
are those resulting from statutory requirements and those we have
determined as necessary for administering this program effectively and
efficiently to provide the most benefits for the greatest number of
students.
In assessing the potential costs and benefits--both quantitative
and qualitative--of this notice of final priorities, we have determined
that the benefits of the proposed priorities justify the costs.
We have also determined that this regulatory action does not unduly
interfere with State, local and tribal governments in the exercise of
their governmental functions.
We summarized the costs and benefits in the notice of proposed
priorities.
Intergovernmental Review
This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 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.
This document provides early notification of our specific plans and
actions for this program.
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 Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site:
https://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.
You may also view this document in text at the following site:
https://www.ed.gov/programs/qualinits/.
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 on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6518.
Dated: February 1, 2005.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.322B Comprehensive
School Reform--Quality Initiatives)
Raymond Simon,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. E5-438 Filed 2-3-05; 8:45 am]
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