[Federal Register: May 5, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 86)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.297A]
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; The Native Hawaiian
Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and Recruitment Program
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year
(FY) 1998.
Purpose of Program:
To award grants to Native Hawaiian educational organizations or
educational entities with experience in developing or operating Native
Hawaiian programs or programs of instruction conducted in the Native
Hawaiian language for: (1) The development of curricula to address the
needs of Native Hawaiian elementary and secondary students, which may
include programs of instruction conducted in the Native Hawaiian
language and mathematics and science curricula incorporating the
relevant application of Native Hawaiian culture and traditions; (2)
preservice teacher
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training to ensure that student teachers within the State, particularly
those who are likely to be employed in schools with a high
concentration of Native Hawaiian students, are prepared to better
address the unique needs of Native Hawaiian students within the context
of Native Hawaiian culture, language, and traditions; (3) inservice
teacher training to ensure that teachers, particularly those employed
in schools with a high concentration of Native Hawaiian students, are
prepared to better address the unique needs of Native Hawaiian students
within the context of Native Hawaiian culture, language, and
traditions; and (4) teacher recruitment programs to enhance teacher
recruitment within communities with a high concentration of Native
Hawaiian students and to increase the numbers of teachers who are of
Native Hawaiian ancestry. Consistent with this statutory purpose, the
Secretary has established absolute priorities that will govern the
distribution of funds under this program.
Eligible Applicants: Native Hawaiian educational organizations or
educational entities with experience in developing or operating Native
Hawaiian programs or programs of instruction conducted in the Native
Hawaiian language.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 18, 1998.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 18, 1998.
Applications Available: May 5, 1998.
Available Funds: $2 million.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1 to 2 awards in each of the three
priority categories.
Estimated Size of Awards: $660,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $330,000 to $660,000.
Note: These estimates are projections for the guidance of
potential applicants. The Department is not bound by any estimates
in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Applicable Regulations. The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81,
82, and 85.
Absolute Priorities. The Secretary has published elsewhere in this
issue of the Federal Register a notice of final priorities, which
establishes absolute priorities in the following areas: (1) waste
management innovation; (2) Native Hawaiian language revitalization
curricula and teacher training and recruitment activities;, and (3)
prisoner education programs. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), the Secretary
will fund under this competition only applicants that meet one of the
absolute priorities.
Statutory Priorities. In accordance with section 9209(b) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Secretary gives priority to
awarding grants for activities that --
(1) Focus on the needs of at-risk youth; or
(2) Employ a program of instruction conducted in the Native
Hawaiian language.
These statutory priorities are included in the selection criteria
for this competition.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Applications will be reviewed on the basis
of the absolute priorities and the selection criteria included in this
notice. All funded projects must meet one of the absolute priorities.
While applicants have discretion in determining how best to address the
absolute priorities, the Secretary is particularly interested in
receiving quality proposals that include the components described
below. Funded proposals may lack some of these specific components, but
address the absolute priorities in other effective ways.
(1) Waste management treatment programs
The Secretary believes that quality waste management treatment
programs should investigate, describe, and document traditional
Hawaiian practices of sustainable waste management. A successful
applicant should have specific knowledge of the capacities of Native
Hawaiian plants and animals to contribute to the management of modern
waste materials. The applicant should have experience in educational
programming, especially for elementary and secondary school grades, so
that knowledge about traditional Hawaiian methods of sustainable waste
management can be developed and used. The applicant should develop
curricular materials based on the demonstration and use of Native
Hawaiian plants and animals for waste treatment and environmental
remediation, and have the capacity to develop operational demonstration
projects that would show how traditional Hawaiian sustainable
environmental methods can be adapted to modern waste treatment needs.
(2) Native Hawaiian language revitalization curricula, teacher
recruitment, and training programs
The Secretary believes that applicants seeking funding for
activities relating to Native Hawaiian language revitalization
curricula, teacher recruitment, and training should coordinate these
activities statewide to provide access to materials, training, and
appropriate lexical development throughout the State. Applicants should
provide evidence of demonstrated expertise in the production,
illustration, field testing, proofreading, publishing, and distribution
of quality printed, audio, video, and computerized Hawaiian language
materials. Funded applicants should employ innovative strategies,
including the modeling of total immersion in the Native Hawaiian
language.
(3) Prisoner education programs
In Hawaii, the number of incarcerated Native Hawaiians, including
Native Hawaiian juveniles, far exceeds their relative percentage in the
State's population. The Secretary believes that a successful prisoner
education program would target Native Hawaiian youth in districts with
a high percentage and number of school dropouts and youth offenders. A
funded applicant should have experience in working with and in
encouraging the re-integration of youth offenders into the community in
a culturally sensitive manner. To help ensure success of the program,
funded applicants should work in partnership with the Hawaii State
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Office of Youth
Services, and other appropriate agencies. A strong prisoner education
program should focus on activities that will help re-integrate Native
Hawaiian juvenile offenders and those at risk of becoming juvenile
offenders into a school setting or into a career path.
Selection Criteria
The Secretary will use the following selection criteria in 34 CFR
75.210 to evaluate applications under this competition. Under the
criterion ``Quality of the project design'', the factors are weighed in
accordance with the points indicated. With respect to the other
criteria, the factors under each criterion are weighed equally. The
maximum score for all of the selection criteria is 100 points. The
maximum score for each criterion, and the factors within each
criterion, are as follows:
(a) Significance (15 points). (1) The Secretary considers the
significance of the proposed project.
(2) In determining the significance of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The significance of the problem or issue to be addressed by the
proposed project.
(ii) The importance or magnitude of the results or outcomes likely
to be attained by the proposed project, especially improvements in
teaching and student achievement.
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(b) Quality of the project design (35 points). (1) The Secretary
considers the quality of the design of the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the design of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the proposed project represents an
exceptional approach for meeting statutory purposes and requirements.
(10 points)
(ii) The extent to which the proposed project represents an
exceptional approach to the priorities established for the competition.
(10 points)
(iii) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
(10 points)
(iv) The extent to which the design of the proposed project is
appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target
population or other identified needs. (5 points)
(c) Quality of project personnel (10 points). (1) The Secretary
considers the quality of the personnel who will carry out the proposed
project.
(2) In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary
considers the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for
employment from persons who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability.
(3) In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of the project director.
(ii) The qualifications, including relevant training and
experience, of key project personnel.
(iii) The qualifications, including relevant training and
experience, of project consultants or subcontractors.
(d) Adequacy of resources (5 points). (1) The Secretary considers
the adequacy of resources for the proposed project.
(2) In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The adequacy of support, including facilities, equipment,
supplies, and other resources, from the applicant organization or the
lead applicant organization.
(ii) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project.
(e) Quality of the management plan (15 points). (1) The Secretary
considers the quality of the management plan for the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the management plan for the
proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks.
(ii) The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and
continuous improvement in the operation of the proposed project.
(iii) The extent to which the time commitments of the project
director and other key project personnel are appropriate and adequate
to meet the objectives of the proposed project.
(f) Quality of the project evaluation (20 points). (1) The
Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be conducted of
the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation provide for
examining the effectiveness of project implementation strategies.
(ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and
qualitative data to the extent possible.
FOR APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Baggett, U.S. Department
of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Portals 4500, Washington,
D.C. 20202-6140. Telephone (202) 260-2502. 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.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding
paragraph.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternate format, also, by contacting that person.
However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format
the standard forms included in the application package.
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Note: The official version of a document is the document
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7909.
Dated: May 1, 1998.
Gerald N. Tirozzi,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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