Native Hawn curriculum develpmnt grant
Melissa Ponder (mponder@edcc.edu)
Thu, 07 May 1998 16:06:38 -0700
>>[Federal Register: May 5, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 86)]
>>[Notices]
>>[Page 24908-24910]
>>>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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
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>>Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
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>> Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
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>>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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>>
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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.
>>[FR Doc. 98-11992 Filed 5-4-98; 8:45 am]
>>BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
Melissa Ponder
<mponder@edcc.edu>