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• When these various types of data
will be collected;
• What methods of data collections
will be used;
• What evaluation instruments will
be developed and when;
• How the data will be analyzed;
• When reports of evaluation results
and outcomes will be available; and
• How the applicant will use the
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about effective strategies for replication
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performance report that provides the
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expenditure information as specified by
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.
4. Performance Measures: In response
to the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA), the Department has
established two overall performance
indicators for assessing the effectiveness
of the School Leadership program. We
will collect the data for these indicators
from the grantees using the measures
indicated.
Performance Indicator 1: To recruit,
prepare, and support teachers and
individuals from other fields to become
principals and assistant principals in
high-need schools in high-need LEAs.
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We will track this indicator through the
use of the following two performance
measures:
Measure One: The percentage of those
enrolled in the training program who
become certified as principals and
assistant principals.
Measure Two: The percentage of
program completers earning
certification as a principal or assistant
principal and who are employed in
those positions in high-need schools in
high-need LEAs.
Performance Indicator 2: To provide
professional development, coaching,
mentoring, and other support activities
to current, practicing principals and
assistant principals in high-need
schools in high-need LEAs. We will
track this indicator through the use of
the following performance measure:
Measure: The percentage of current,
practicing principals and assistant
principals serving in high-need schools
in high-need LEAs and who participate
in a structured, job-embedded program
of professional development that
includes mentoring, coaching, and other
support activities.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggi Zelinko, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5E114, Washington, DC 20202–
4260. Telephone: (202) 260–2614 or by
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Dated: February 16, 2005.
Michael J. Petrilli,
Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary for
Innovation and Improvement.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Regional Advisory Committees: Open
Meetings
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Education.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings of
regional advisory committees.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
schedule and agenda of the forthcoming
public meetings of the Regional
Advisory Committees (RACs). This
notice contains a correction and
supplement to the December 20, 2004
(Monday) notice [Vol. 69, No. 243]
concerning meetings of the RACs
originally scheduled for March 2005.
The previous notice indicated that
Meeting 3 of each of the ten RACs
would be conducted online on several
selected dates in march for the purposes
of deliberating and finalizing the
education needs assessment reports for
their regions. The referenced online
meetings have been canceled. Instead,
the RACs will meet in person in
Houston, TX on March 10 and 11, 2005
to deliberate and finalize their
education needs assessment reports.
The general public is welcome to attend.
Individuals who want to attend the
meetings must send their name and
contact information to the RAC Support
Office at The CNA Corporation, 4825
Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA
22311, or at https://www.rac@cna.org, by
no later than Monday, March 7, 2005.
Space is limited and, therefore,
individuals planning to attend are
advised to pre-register. Registration will
be accepted on a first-come, first-served
basis up to the limits of the space
available.
For additional information relating to
the role and responsibilities of the
RACs, and activities carried out by each
of the ten RACs, see the RAC Web site:
https://www.rac-ed.org/.
Notice of this meeting is required
under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act
accommodation. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
The purposes of the open meetings
are to:
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(1) Provide members of the (10)
Regional Advisory Committees an
extended amount of time together to
review and discuss the reports that they
will submit to the Secretary of
Education on March 28, 2005.
(2) Provide an opportunity for the
public to observe and listen to RAC
discussions on the top challenges in
each region for improving student
achievement.
(3) Provide an opportunity for the
public to observe and listen to RAC
discussions on the top challenges to
implementing the requirements of the
No Child Left Behind Act in each
region.
(4) Provide an opportunity for the
public to observe and listen to RAC
discussions on recommendations for the
types of technical assistance that would
help states, districts and schools
successfully address the critical
educational challenges identified by
each of the RACs.
(5) Provide an opportunity for the
public to observe and listen to
discussions and recommendations from
each of the ten RACs on the priorities
for federally funded technical assistance
in their region.
DATES: March 10, 2005, from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. and March 11, 2005 from 8:30
a.m. to 2 p.m. Note: The Region 2
(Southwest), Regional Advisory
Committee will meet only on Thursday,
March 10, 2005 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: George R. Brown
Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de la
Americas, Houston, TX 77010. Tel: 800–
427–4697.
Minutes of the meetings will be
available to the public online (https://
www.rac-ed.org) within fourteen days of
the meetings and for public inspection
at the office of Georgette Joyner, The
CNA Corporation, 4825 Mark Center
Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311 between
the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Regional Advisory Committees are
established under section 206 of the
Educational Technical Assistance Act of
2002, (20 U.S.C. 9605). The RACs are to
advise the Secretary by (1) conducting
an educational needs assessment of each
region described in section 174(b) of the
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002;
and (2) submitting reports for each
region based on the regional
assessments no later than 4 months after
the committees are first convened.
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (i.e., interpreting
services, assistive listening devices,
materials in alternative format) should
notify the RAC Support Office at The
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CNA Corporation by no later than
Tuesday, March 1, 2005. We will
attempt to meet requests after this date,
but cannot guarantee availability of the
requested accommodation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Enid
Simmons, (202) 708–9499 or at
enid.simmons@ed.gov.
Dated: February 15, 2005.
Raymond Simon,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, U.S. Department of
Education.
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Information Collection Activity;
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
United States Election
Assistance Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, EAC announces
the proposed extension of a public
information collection and seeks public
comment on the provisions thereof.
comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received on or before Friday,
February 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
the Election Assistance Commission,
1225 New York Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 2005, ATTN: Mr. Brian
Hancock or may be submitted by
facsimile transmission at 202–566–3127.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to the above address, or call
Mr. Brian Hancock or Ms. Juliet
Thompson at (202) 566–3100.
SUMMARY:
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Title and OMB Number: Voter
Registration Survey; OMB Number
3265–0NEW.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
meet a requirement of the National
Voter Registration Act (NVRA) (42
U.S.C. 1973gg, et seq.). NVRA requires
the EAC to collect information regarding
voter registration following each Federal
general election. In order to fulfill those
requirements and to provide a complete
report to Congress, EAC is seeking
information relating to November 2,
2004 election.
Affected Public: State government.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,000 hours.
Number of Respondents: 55.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 54
hours.
Frequency: Biennially.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The Help America Vote Act of 2002
(HAVA) created the Election Assistance
Commission and enacted numerous
provisions aimed at improving the
administration of federal elections. In
addition, HAVA gave EAC the
responsibility for administering the
NVRA. This survey seeks information
relating to the November 2, 2004
election that will fulfill the
requirements placed on EAC by the4
NVRA to collect and report on data
related to voter registration. The
following categories of information are
requested on a county/local election
jurisdiction and/or state-wide level:
Total Voter Registration
(a) Total number of registered voters
(active and inactive) at the time of the
close of registration for the 2002 Federal
general election, (b) total number of
registered voters (active and inactive) at
the time of the close of polls for the
2004 Federal General Election
(November 4, 2004), and (c) total
number of registered voters (active and
inactive) who were eligible to vote in
the November 4, 2004 election.
Voter Registration Officials
(a) The local election official
primarily responsible for registering
voters, (b) all State or local government
offices or agencies that conduct voter
registration, (c) the location where voter
registration forms are received, (d) total
number of election jurisdictions
conducting voter registration, and (e)
total number of jurisdictions that
provided information for this survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Regional Advisory Committees: Open Meetings
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Education.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings of regional advisory committees.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the
forthcoming public meetings of the Regional Advisory Committees (RACs).
This notice contains a correction and supplement to the December 20,
2004 (Monday) notice [Vol. 69, No. 243] concerning meetings of the RACs
originally scheduled for March 2005. The previous notice indicated that
Meeting 3 of each of the ten RACs would be conducted online on several
selected dates in march for the purposes of deliberating and finalizing
the education needs assessment reports for their regions. The
referenced online meetings have been canceled. Instead, the RACs will
meet in person in Houston, TX on March 10 and 11, 2005 to deliberate
and finalize their education needs assessment reports. The general
public is welcome to attend.
Individuals who want to attend the meetings must send their name
and contact information to the RAC Support Office at The CNA
Corporation, 4825 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311, or at http:/
www.rac@cna.org">/www.rac@cna.org, by no later than Monday, March 7, 2005. Space is
limited and, therefore, individuals planning to attend are advised to
pre-register. Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-
served basis up to the limits of the space available.
For additional information relating to the role and
responsibilities of the RACs, and activities carried out by each of the
ten RACs, see the RAC Web site: https://www.rac-ed.org/.
Notice of this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act accommodation. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with disabilities.
The purposes of the open meetings are to:
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(1) Provide members of the (10) Regional Advisory Committees an
extended amount of time together to review and discuss the reports that
they will submit to the Secretary of Education on March 28, 2005.
(2) Provide an opportunity for the public to observe and listen to
RAC discussions on the top challenges in each region for improving
student achievement.
(3) Provide an opportunity for the public to observe and listen to
RAC discussions on the top challenges to implementing the requirements
of the No Child Left Behind Act in each region.
(4) Provide an opportunity for the public to observe and listen to
RAC discussions on recommendations for the types of technical
assistance that would help states, districts and schools successfully
address the critical educational challenges identified by each of the
RACs.
(5) Provide an opportunity for the public to observe and listen to
discussions and recommendations from each of the ten RACs on the
priorities for federally funded technical assistance in their region.
DATES: March 10, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and March 11, 2005 from
8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Note: The Region 2 (Southwest), Regional Advisory
Committee will meet only on Thursday, March 10, 2005 from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m.
ADDRESSES: George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de la
Americas, Houston, TX 77010. Tel: 800-427-4697.
Minutes of the meetings will be available to the public online
(https://www.rac-ed.org) within fourteen days of the meetings and for
public inspection at the office of Georgette Joyner, The CNA
Corporation, 4825 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311 between the
hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Regional Advisory Committees are
established under section 206 of the Educational Technical Assistance
Act of 2002, (20 U.S.C. 9605). The RACs are to advise the Secretary by
(1) conducting an educational needs assessment of each region described
in section 174(b) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002; and (2)
submitting reports for each region based on the regional assessments no
later than 4 months after the committees are first convened.
Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (i.e., interpreting services, assistive listening
devices, materials in alternative format) should notify the RAC Support
Office at The CNA Corporation by no later than Tuesday, March 1, 2005.
We will attempt to meet requests after this date, but cannot guarantee
availability of the requested accommodation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Enid Simmons, (202) 708-9499 or at
enid.simmons@ed.gov.
Dated: February 15, 2005.
Raymond Simon,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S.
Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 05-3439 Filed 2-18-05; 8:45 am]
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