RFP ED-00-R-0010
Evaluation of the State Grants Program and Teacher Recruitment Grants
Program of Title II of the Higher Education Act

Amendment 1


RFP ED-00-R-0010 is hereby amended as follows:

On page 4, under Attachment A, Section II.C. Related Data Collection Efforts
by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for the Quality Teacher Enhancement
Program, the related data collection efforts by ED are being conducted by
the following contractors:

(1) A review and summary of research on state and local teacher recruitment
programs: The Urban Institute is responsible for the task order as a
subcontractor under Policy Studies Associates, Inc., Contract No.
EA94053001, Task Order #62.

(2) A review and summary of state, local and IHE reform efforts in  teacher
quality: SRI is responsible for the task order as a subcontractor under
Research Triangle Institute, Contract No. EA96009001, Task Order #27.

(3) A series of analytical papers on methodologies for evaluating the
effects of Title II Partnership Grants on student achievement and the 
knowledge, skills, and classroom practices of Partnership Program graduates:
American Institutes for Research (AIR) is responsible for the task order
under Contract No. 282980029, Task Order #17.

On Page 5, under Attachment A, Section III. Purpose of the Evaluation, 
first paragraph, the following sentence is added:

The U.S. Department of Education, Planning and Evaluation Service (PES), in
the Office of the Under Secretary (OUS), requires the services of a
contractor for the evaluation of the State Grants Program and the Teacher 
Recruitment Grants Program of Title II.

Under Section III. C. Evaluation Design, Part (1), Subpart 3, the last 
sentence on Page 11 should read:

Case studies shall be conducted during three school years: in the fall 2000
and spring 2001; in the fall 2001 and spring 2002; and in the fall 2002 and
spring 2003; not all sites shall be visited during each case study period.

On page 16, under Section IV. Scope of Work, Task 4, Collect and review
performance report data, first paragraph, the following sentence is added:

The performance reports will be made available in final format to the 
contractor in time for collection to close by fall 2000.  The report  data
will be submitted to ED and can be used by the contractor for  analysis. The
contractor shall not be responsible for providing  technical assistance or
monitoring to sites during the collection period;  however, the contractor
shall follow-up with sites that have not submitted  data by the deadline.
The purpose of this follow-up is to help ED get  data from all program
grantees to ensure a high-quality, accurate  analysis of program activities.
 The follow-up activities are a  data collection effort similar to other
data collection efforts in the SOW.

On page 32, under Section IV. Scope of Work, Task 11, Analysis and report of
Recruitment Grant evaluation, second paragraph, the first sentence should
read:

The first of these two reports shall be more formative in nature, providing 
information and discussion on the current findings and analaysis of the 
evaluation, barriers to progress, challenges to states and successful refort
efforts.

On page 33, under Section IV. Scope of Work, Task 11, Analysis and report of
Recruitment Grant evaluation, the third paragraph should read:

The final version shall be a summative report including, among other items,
in-depth analysis, program recommendations, and policy implications for: the
baseline and follow-up participant survey; the baseline and follow-up
district survey; and both series of case studies.

Anticipated award date is April 30, 2000, but may be sooner or later than
this date.