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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Federal Commission on School Safety;
Listening Sessions
Office of the Deputy Secretary,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notification of listening session.
AGENCY:
The Department of Education
(Department) is hosting listening
sessions to gather information from the
public on how schools, districts,
institutions of higher education, and
other local and State government
agencies can improve school safety. In
this notice, we announce the details of
a listening session on June 6, 2018, at
which interested parties may provide
input.
SUMMARY:
The listening sessions will be
held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., local
time on June 6, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Monica Bates, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
Information Resource Center,
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:
800–USA–LEARN. Email: safety@
ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
DATES:
On March
12, 2018, in the wake of the shooting at
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
in Parkland, Florida, President Donald
Trump announced his intent to
establish a Federal Commission on
School Safety (Commission). The
Commission has been charged with
quickly providing meaningful and
actionable recommendations and best
practices to keep students safe at school.
The Commission is comprised of
department heads whose agencies have
jurisdiction over key school safety
issues: Secretary of Education Betsy
DeVos (Commission Chair), Attorney
General Jeff Sessions, Secretary of
Health and Human Services Alex Azar
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II, and Secretary of Homeland Security
Kirstjen Nielsen.
The members of the Commission are
gathering information from students,
parents, teachers, school safety
personnel, administrators, law
enforcement officials, mental health
professionals, school counselors,
security professionals, and others.
On March 28, 2018, the Commission
held an organizational meeting to begin
planning its work, and decided to host
a series of meetings, site visits, and
listening sessions over the next several
months. Formal Commission meetings
will provide a forum for presentations
from subject matter experts, individuals
affected by school violence, and other
key stakeholders. Field visits will
involve travel to schools and other sites
to observe and learn first-hand about
current best practices in school safety.
Listening sessions will occur in several
regions of the country and provide an
opportunity for the general public to be
heard and provide recommendations to
the Commission.
Commission Chair Betsy DeVos
hosted a meeting and discussion on May
17, 2018, to learn from survivors and
family members affected by the mass
shootings at Columbine High School,
Virginia Tech University, Sandy Hook
Elementary School, and Marjory
Stoneman Douglas High School, in
addition to authors of official reports
following incidents of school violence.
The first field visit occurred on May
31, 2018, at Frank Hebron-Harman
Elementary School in Hanover, MD.
Commission members and their
representatives heard from
administrators, principals, teachers,
students, and a national expert about
Positive Behavioral Interventions and
Supports (PBIS), a framework designed
to improve social, emotional, and
academic outcomes for all students.
Generally, as the Commission gathers
information, it will focus on different
aspects of school safety, including the
prevention of school violence, the
protection of students and teachers, and
the mitigation of threats of school
violence.
The information received will inform
the Commission’s recommendations and
best practices final report. Further
information on meetings, site visits, and
listening sessions will be posted on the
Commission’s website which will be
hosted on the Department’s website.
This notice provides information about
the first of four listening sessions.
Listening Sessions
The Commission will hold four
listening sessions. The first will take
place on June 6, 2018, at the Lyndon
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Baines Johnson Building (U.S.
Department of Education Headquarters),
Barnard Auditorium, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202.
The other three listening sessions will
be held in other regions of the country,
with dates and locations to be
determined. See www.ed.gov for further
details.
The listening sessions will be held
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., local time.
Individuals who would like to either
speak or listen/observe at the listening
sessions must register at the following
link: https://www.cvent.com/d/qgqw2w/
4W. If you need reasonable
accommodations, you will be able to
identify those when registering.
Speakers will be assigned slots within
two blocks of time: Morning session
(9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.) and Afternoon
session (1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.). We will
attempt to accommodate each speaker’s
preference, but, if we are unable to do
so, we will make the determination on
a first-come, first-served basis, based on
the time and date the registration was
received. At least 24 hours prior to the
meeting, we will notify you by email of
your scheduled speaking session and
the required time of arrival. Each
speaker will be limited to five minutes.
An individual may make no more than
one presentation at the listening session.
If we receive more registrations than we
are able to accommodate, the
Commission reserves the right to
rescind the registration of an entity or
individual that is affiliated with an
entity or individual that is already
scheduled to speak, and to select among
registrants to ensure that a broad range
of entities and individuals presents
comments. The Commission will accept
walk-in registrations for speaking or
listening/observing on a first-come, firstserved basis, starting at 9:45 a.m. for the
morning session and 1:45 p.m. for the
afternoon session until capacity is
reached. Those who have pre-registered
will be given priority over a walk-in
registration. For those who would like
to submit written comments, please
submit them to safety@ed.gov. You may
also submit them in person at the
Department’s on-site registration table.
Please limit comments to 50 pages.
The Commission will post transcripts
of the listening sessions to www.ed.gov.
The Commission will live-stream the
listening session on June 6, 2018 at the
following link: https://edstream.ed.gov/
webcast/Play/522e37827d7
a4f69a3126f428ba7bba81d.
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document in
an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc) or
register to present comments by
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Dated: June 1, 2018.
Mitchell Zais,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards;
Expanding Opportunity Through
Quality Charter Schools Program
(CSP)—National Dissemination Grants
Office of Innovation and
Improvement, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Education
is issuing a notice inviting applications
for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for CSP—
National Dissemination Grants, Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
number 84.282T.
DATES:
Applications Available: June 5, 2018.
Date of Pre-Application Webinar:
Thursday, June 7, 2018, 1:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: July 9, 2018.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: September 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: For the addresses for
obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common
Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary
Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on February 12, 2018
(83 FR 6003) and available at
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/
pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hans Neseth, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Room 4W224, Washington, DC 20202–
5970. Telephone: (202) 401–4125.
Email: hans.neseth@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The major
purposes of the CSP are to expand
opportunities for all students,
particularly traditionally underserved
students, to attend public charter
schools (as defined in this notice) and
meet challenging State academic
standards; provide financial assistance
for the planning, program design, and
initial implementation of charter
schools; increase the number of highquality charter schools (as defined in
this notice) available to students across
the United States; evaluate the impact of
charter schools on student achievement,
families, and communities; share best
practices between charter schools and
other public schools; encourage States
to provide facilities support to charter
schools; and support efforts to
strengthen the charter school
authorizing process. Through CSP
National Dissemination Grants (CFDA
number 84.282T), the Department
provides funds on a competitive basis to
support efforts by eligible entities to
support the charter school sector and
increase the number of high-quality
charter schools available to our Nation’s
students by disseminating best practices
regarding charter schools.
Background: This notice invites
applications from eligible applicants to
disseminate best practices regarding
charter schools consistent with the
authority in section 4305(a)(3)(B) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education of
1965, as amended by the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESEA). This notice
contains a priority, definitions, and
selection criteria from the ESEA and
Department regulations, as well as
priorities and application requirements
that we are establishing in accordance
with section 437(d)(1) of the General
Education Provisions Act (GEPA), 20
U.S.C. 1232(d)(1).
The priorities included in this notice
are consistent with the statutory
purposes of the CSP and are intended to
ensure that projects funded under CSP
National Dissemination Grants address
key national policy issues.
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Specifically, the priorities require
eligible applicants to propose to
disseminate best practices for
strengthening charter school authorizing
and oversight or for improving charter
school access to facilities and facility
financing, and target funds on projects
designed to help increase educational
choice (as defined in this notice) for
students with disabilities (as defined in
this notice), English learners (as defined
in this notice), and other traditionally
underserved student groups. We
encourage applicants to propose
projects that enhance collaboration
among charter schools, traditional
public schools, and other stakeholders.
Priorities: This notice includes two
absolute priorities and two competitive
preference priorities—one that is within
Absolute Priority 1 and one that applies
to both Absolute Priority 1 and Absolute
Priority 2. We are establishing the two
absolute priorities and the competitive
preference priority within Absolute
Priority 1 for the FY 2018 grant
competition and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of
unfunded applications from this
competition, in accordance with section
437(d)(1) of GEPA, 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1).
The competitive preference priority
applicable to both Absolute Priority 1
and Absolute Priority 2 is from the
Department’s notice of final
supplemental priorities and definitions
for discretionary grant programs,
published in the Federal Register on
March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9096)
(Supplemental Priorities).
Absolute Priorities: These priorities
are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3), we consider only
applications that meet one of these
priorities. An application must clearly
identify the specific absolute priority
that the proposed project addresses. An
application must address either
Absolute Priority 1 or Absolute Priority
2, but not both, in order to be
considered for funding.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority 1—Strengthening
Charter School Authorizing and
Oversight
Background
One of the primary statutory purposes
of the CSP is to support efforts to
strengthen the charter school
authorizing process to improve
performance management, including
transparency, oversight and monitoring
(including financial audits) and
evaluation of charter schools. In
addition, the CSP State Entities program
has a strong focus on authorizing,
including a requirement that grantees
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Federal Commission on School Safety; Listening Sessions
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notification of listening session.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is hosting listening
sessions to gather information from the public on how schools,
districts, institutions of higher education, and other local and State
government agencies can improve school safety. In this notice, we
announce the details of a listening session on June 6, 2018, at which
interested parties may provide input.
DATES: The listening sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
local time on June 6, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Bates, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Information Resource Center,
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 800-USA-LEARN. Email: [email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 12, 2018, in the wake of the
shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida,
President Donald Trump announced his intent to establish a Federal
Commission on School Safety (Commission). The Commission has been
charged with quickly providing meaningful and actionable
recommendations and best practices to keep students safe at school. The
Commission is comprised of department heads whose agencies have
jurisdiction over key school safety issues: Secretary of Education
Betsy DeVos (Commission Chair), Attorney General Jeff Sessions,
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar II, and Secretary of
Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen.
The members of the Commission are gathering information from
students, parents, teachers, school safety personnel, administrators,
law enforcement officials, mental health professionals, school
counselors, security professionals, and others.
On March 28, 2018, the Commission held an organizational meeting to
begin planning its work, and decided to host a series of meetings, site
visits, and listening sessions over the next several months. Formal
Commission meetings will provide a forum for presentations from subject
matter experts, individuals affected by school violence, and other key
stakeholders. Field visits will involve travel to schools and other
sites to observe and learn first-hand about current best practices in
school safety. Listening sessions will occur in several regions of the
country and provide an opportunity for the general public to be heard
and provide recommendations to the Commission.
Commission Chair Betsy DeVos hosted a meeting and discussion on May
17, 2018, to learn from survivors and family members affected by the
mass shootings at Columbine High School, Virginia Tech University,
Sandy Hook Elementary School, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School,
in addition to authors of official reports following incidents of
school violence.
The first field visit occurred on May 31, 2018, at Frank Hebron-
Harman Elementary School in Hanover, MD. Commission members and their
representatives heard from administrators, principals, teachers,
students, and a national expert about Positive Behavioral Interventions
and Supports (PBIS), a framework designed to improve social, emotional,
and academic outcomes for all students.
Generally, as the Commission gathers information, it will focus on
different aspects of school safety, including the prevention of school
violence, the protection of students and teachers, and the mitigation
of threats of school violence.
The information received will inform the Commission's
recommendations and best practices final report. Further information on
meetings, site visits, and listening sessions will be posted on the
Commission's website which will be hosted on the Department's website.
This notice provides information about the first of four listening
sessions.
Listening Sessions
The Commission will hold four listening sessions. The first will
take place on June 6, 2018, at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Building (U.S.
Department of Education Headquarters), Barnard Auditorium, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202. The other three listening sessions
will be held in other regions of the country, with dates and locations
to be determined. See www.ed.gov for further details.
The listening sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
local time.
Individuals who would like to either speak or listen/observe at the
listening sessions must register at the following link: https://www.cvent.com/d/qgqw2w/4W. If you need reasonable accommodations, you
will be able to identify those when registering. Speakers will be
assigned slots within two blocks of time: Morning session (9:30 a.m.-
12:30 p.m.) and Afternoon session (1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.). We will
attempt to accommodate each speaker's preference, but, if we are unable
to do so, we will make the determination on a first-come, first-served
basis, based on the time and date the registration was received. At
least 24 hours prior to the meeting, we will notify you by email of
your scheduled speaking session and the required time of arrival. Each
speaker will be limited to five minutes. An individual may make no more
than one presentation at the listening session. If we receive more
registrations than we are able to accommodate, the Commission reserves
the right to rescind the registration of an entity or individual that
is affiliated with an entity or individual that is already scheduled to
speak, and to select among registrants to ensure that a broad range of
entities and individuals presents comments. The Commission will accept
walk-in registrations for speaking or listening/observing on a first-
come, first-served basis, starting at 9:45 a.m. for the morning session
and 1:45 p.m. for the afternoon session until capacity is reached.
Those who have pre-registered will be given priority over a walk-in
registration. For those who would like to submit written comments,
please submit them to [email protected]. You may also submit them in person
at the Department's on-site registration table. Please limit comments
to 50 pages.
The Commission will post transcripts of the listening sessions to
www.ed.gov. The Commission will live-stream the listening session on
June 6, 2018 at the following link: https://edstream.ed.gov/webcast/Play/522e37827d7a4f69a3126f428ba7bba81d.
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document in an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) or register to present comments by
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contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other
documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text
or Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also
access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by
using the article search feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can
limit your search to documents published by the Department.
Dated: June 1, 2018.
Mitchell Zais,
Deputy Secretary.
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