Office for Civil Rights Annual Report to Congress FY 2003

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Magnet Schools Assistance Program

The Magnet Schools Assistance program (MSAP), administered by the Department's Office of Innovation and Improvement, provides financial assistance to school districts that are seeking to improve educational programs and to reduce, prevent or eliminate minority group isolation. The program provides three-year grants for the enhancement or establishment of magnet schools. The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights reviews applicants' voluntary desegregation plans to determine if they are "adequate under Title VI." Additionally, the Assistant Secretary is required to certify the civil rights eligibility of applicants for MSAP funds and to annually review school district grantees' progress in meeting their desegregation goals. During FY 2003, OCR reviewed the annual reports of the 62 districts receiving MSAP assistance. As necessary, OCR also provided technical assistance to several MSAP recipients in complying with civil rights statutes as well as program goals.



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