[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34716-34720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14732]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Overview
Information; High School Graduation Initiative; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.360.
Dates:
Applications Available: June 18, 2010.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: July 7, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 28, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The High School Graduation Initiative (formerly
known as the School Dropout Prevention (SDP) program) awards grants to
local educational agencies (LEAs) and State educational agencies (SEAs)
to support the implementation of effective, sustainable, and
coordinated dropout prevention and reentry programs in schools that
serve students in grades 6 through 12 and that have event dropout rates
that are above the State average event dropout rate or are middle
schools that feed students into such schools.\1\
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\1\ According to the National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), in the 2007-08 school year, the most recent school year for
which data are available, the national event dropout rate for public
high schools in the 49 reporting States and the District of Columbia
was 4.1 percent. The rate ranged from 1.7 percent in Indiana and New
Jersey to 7.5 percent in Louisiana. Twenty-six States had event
dropout rates for public high schools of 4 percent or less; four
States had event dropout rates for public high schools of 6 percent
or more (Stillwell, R. (2010). Public School Graduates and Dropouts
From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007-08 (NCES 2010-341)).
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Priorities: This notice includes two priorities. In accordance with
34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), Priority 1 is from the allowable activities
specified in the statute (see section 1825(1) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C.
6561d(1))). Priority 2 is from the notice of final priorities,
requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the SDP program,
published in the Federal Register on July 8, 2005 (70 FR 39499) (2005
SDP program NFP).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2010 and any subsequent year in which
we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this
competition, these priorities are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet these priorities.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority 1: Effective Early Identification, Prevention, and
Intervention Programs.
This priority supports projects that propose to establish, enhance,
or expand effective early intervention programs designed to identify
at-risk students and prevent such students from dropping out of school
and effective programs to identify and encourage youth who have already
dropped out of school to reenter school and complete their secondary
education (20 U.S.C. 6561d(1)).
Absolute Priority 2: Collaboration with Other Agencies
Under this priority, an applicant must include in its application
evidence that other public or private entities will be involved in, or
provide financial support for, the implementation of the activities
described in the application. Applicants may involve such State
agencies as those responsible for administering postsecondary
education, Title I of the Workforce Investment Act, Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families, Medicaid, the State Children's Health
Insurance Program, foster care, juvenile justice, and others.
Applicants also may collaborate with business and industry, civic
organizations, foundations, and community- and faith-based
organizations, among other private-sector entities.
Acceptable evidence of collaboration is a memorandum of
understanding or other document signed by the principal officer of each
participating agency that identifies (1) how the agency will be
involved in the implementation of the project or (2) the financial
resources (cash or in-kind) that it will contribute to support the
project, or both.
Definitions. In addition to the definitions in the authorizing
statute and 34 CFR 77.1, the following definitions also apply to this
program. These definitions are from the 2005 SDP program NFP.
High school dropout means an individual who--
(a) Was enrolled in a district in grades nine through 12 at some
time during the preceding school year;
(b) Was not enrolled at the beginning of the current school year;
(c) Has not graduated or completed a program of studies by the
maximum age established by a State;
(d) Has not transferred to another public school district, a
nonpublic school, or a State-approved educational program; and
(e) Has not left school because of death, illness, or a school-
approved absence.
State event dropout rate means the dropout rate calculated by
dividing the number of high school dropouts (as defined elsewhere in
this notice) in the State by the total number of students enrolled in
grades 9 through 12 in public schools in the State during the current
school year. This calculation is based upon the annual school event
dropout rate calculation of the National Center for Education
Statistics' Common Core of Data.
School event dropout rate means the dropout rate calculated by
dividing the number of high school dropouts (as defined elsewhere in
this notice) in a school by the total number of students enrolled in
grades 9 through 12 in that school during the current school year.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6551 et seq. and the 2010 Consolidated
Appropriations Act, Public Law 111-117.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81,
82, 84, 85, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of final priorities,
requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the SDP program,
published in the Federal Register on July 8, 2005 (70 FR 39499).
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $45,000,000.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2011 from the list of
unfunded applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $350,000-$3,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $900,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $3,000,000 for a single budget period of 12 months.
The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education may
change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal
Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 50.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants:
(a) SEAs to support activities in--
(i) schools that--
(A) serve students in grades 6 through 12; and
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(B) have annual school dropout rates that are above the State
average annual school dropout rate; or
(ii) middle schools that feed students into schools that serve
students in grades 6 through 12 and have annual school dropout rates
that are above the State average annual school dropout rate.
(b) LEAS that operate--
(i) schools that--
(A) serve students in grades 6 through 12; and
(B) have annual school dropout rates that are above the State
average annual school dropout rate; or
(ii) middle schools that feed students into schools serve students
in grades 6 through 12 and that have annual school dropout rates that
are above the State average annual school dropout rate.
Note: Applicants must identify the specific schools that will
receive project services and provide evidence that, using the most
recent available data, those schools serve students in grades 6
through 12, and have annual school dropout rates that are above the
State average annual school dropout rate or are middle schools that
feed students into schools that serve students in grades 6 through
12 and that have annual school dropout rates that are above the
State average annual school dropout rate.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This program involves supplement-not-
supplant funding requirements (See section 1823(b)(1)(F) of the ESEA
(20 U.S.C. 6561b(b)(1)(F)). This restriction also has the effect of
allowing projects to recover indirect costs only on the basis of a
restricted indirect cost rate, according to the requirements in 34 CFR
75.563 and 34 CFR 76.564 through 76.569.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Theda Zawaiza, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E122,
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 205-3783 or by e-mail:
[email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed
in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
Notice of Intent to Apply: July 7, 2010.
We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing
grant applications if we have a better understanding of the number of
entities that intend to apply for funding. Therefore, we strongly
encourage each potential applicant to send a notification of its intent
to apply for funding to [email protected] by July 7, 2010. The notification
of intent to apply for funding is optional. Applicants that do not
supply this e-mail notification may still apply for funding.
Page Limit: The application narrative is where you, the applicant,
address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your
application. You must limit the application narrative to no more than
50 pages, using the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5 x 11, on one side
only, with 1 margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the budget
section, including the narrative budget justification; the assurances
and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the resumes, the
bibliography, or the letters of support. However, the page limit does
apply to all of the application narrative section. We further encourage
applicants to limit resumes to no more than three pages and all other
attachments or appendices to no more than 20 pages.
Our reviewers will not read any pages of your application narrative
that exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: June 18, 2010.
Notice of Intent to Apply: July 7, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 28, 2010.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) accessible through the Department's e-Grants site. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV.7. Other Submission
Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII
of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, and Central Contractor Registry: To do business with the
Department of Education, (1) you must have a Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN); (2)
you must register both of those numbers with the Central Contractor
Registry (CCR), the Government's primary registrant database; and (3)
you must provide those same numbers on your application.
You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number
can be created within one business day.
If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service.
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a
new TIN, please allow 2-5 weeks for your TIN to become active.
The CCR registration process may take five or more business days to
complete. If you are currently registered with the CCR, you may not
need to make any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN
associated with your DUNS
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number is correct. Also note that you will need to update your CCR
registration on an annual basis. This may take three or more business
days to complete.
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in
this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the High School Graduation
Initiative--CFDA Number 84.360 must be submitted electronically using
e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants Web site
at: http://e-grants.ed.gov.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. E-Application will not accept an application for this
program after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait
until the application deadline date to begin the application process.
The hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6:00
a.m. Monday until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until
8:00 p.m. Sunday, Washington, DC time. Please note that, because of
maintenance, the system is unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on Sundays and
6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6:00 a.m.
on Thursdays, Washington, DC time. Any modifications to these hours are
posted on the e-Grants Web site.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms: the
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications. You must attach any narrative sections of your
application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
(Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the
three file types specified in this paragraph or submit a password
protected file, we will not review that material.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgment that will include a PR/Award number
(an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because e-Application
is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of one business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically, by mail, or by
hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2) (a) E-Application is unavailable for 60 minutes or more between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) E-Application is unavailable for any period of time between
3:30 p.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If e-Application is unavailable due
to technical problems with the system and, therefore, the application
deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all registered users
who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions referred to in this
section apply only to the unavailability of e-Application.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through e-Application because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
e-Application; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevents you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you
mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Theda Zawaiza, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room E3122,
Washington, DC 20202. Fax: (202) 205-4921.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
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If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.360), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application, by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.360), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department--
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including suffix
letter, if any, of the competition under which you are submitting your
application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a notification
of receipt of your grant application. If you do not receive this grant
notification within 15 business days from the application deadline
date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application
Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The following selection criteria will be used
to evaluate applications for new grants under this program. The
selection criteria for this competition are from 34 CFR 75.210, and,
where otherwise noted, the 2005 SDP program NFP, and sections 1823 and
1825 of the ESEA.
Note: The maximum score for a grant application under this
program is 100 points. The maximum points assigned to each criterion
and sub-criterion are indicated in parentheses.
(a) Need for the Project. In determining the need for the proposed
project, we will consider the extent to which the proposed project will
target secondary schools serving students in grades 6 through 12 that
have the highest annual school dropout rates or the middle schools that
feed students into those secondary schools (20 U.S.C
6561b(b)(1)(A)(ii)) (10 points).
(b) Quality of Project Services.
(1) In determining the quality of the services to be provided by
the proposed project, we will consider the quality and sufficiency of
strategies for ensuring equal access and treatment for eligible project
participants who are members of groups that have traditionally been
underrepresented based on race, color, national origin, gender, age, or
disability (5 points).
(2) In addition, we will consider the following:
(A) The likely effectiveness, based on research, data, and the
needs of the target population, to implement the proposed project, of--
(i) The early intervention programs that the proposed project will
implement to identify at-risk students, based on data (20 U.S.C.
6561d(1)(A)); and
(ii) The dropout prevention programs that the proposed project will
carry out (20 U.S.C. 6561a(a)(1)(B)) (15 points);
(B) The extent to which the proposed project is likely to be
effective, based on research, data, and the needs of the target
population, in identifying and assisting youth who have already dropped
out of school to reenter school and complete their secondary education
(20 U.S.C. 6561d(1)(C)) (25 points);
(C) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project are appropriate to the needs of the intended recipients or
beneficiaries of those services (5 points);
(D) The extent to which the activities to be assisted conform with
research knowledge about school dropout prevention and reentry (20
U.S.C. 6561b(b)(1)(G)) (10 points); and
(E) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project involve the collaboration and commitment of appropriate
partners for maximizing the effectiveness of project services (7
points).
c. Quality of the Management Plan. In determining the quality of
the management plan for the proposed project, we will consider the
following:
(1) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including the extent
to which the plan clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of
each agency and its key personnel and establishes detailed timelines
and milestones for accomplishing each of the project tasks (2005 SDP
program NFP) (15 points); and
(2) The extent to which the time commitments of the project
director and principal investigator and other key project personnel are
appropriate and adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed project
(3 points).
d. Quality of Assessment of Project Effectiveness. In determining
the quality of the applicant's plan to assess the project's
effectiveness, we consider the extent to which the methods proposed by
the applicant are sufficiently rigorous to determine the effectiveness
of the project (20 U.S.C. 6561b(b)(1)(A)(iii)) (5 points).
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may notify you informally, also.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
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We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Grant Administration: Projects funded under this competition are
encouraged to budget for a two-day meeting for project directors to be
held annually in Washington, DC.
4. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides the most current performance
and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary
under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent
performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements
on reporting, please go to http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
5. Performance Measures: The Department has established the
following Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA)
performance measures for this program:
(1) For each high school served by the project, the school's
graduation rate, as defined in the State's approved accountability plan
for Part A of Title I of the ESEA, as well as the graduation rates for
the following subgroups:
(A) Major racial and ethnic groups;
(B) Students with disabilities;
(C) Students with limited English proficiency; and
(D) Economically disadvantaged students.
Note: The Department will identify each school's graduation
rate, as well as the graduation rates for the subgroups identified
in this section, using the data that are now reported to the
Department by SEAs using the EDEN Submission System (ESS). Grantees
will not be required to provide these data.
(2) The number and percentage of students enrolled in grades 9
through 12 in schools or programs served by the project who, during the
most recent school year, earned one quarter of the credits necessary to
graduate from high school with a regular diploma.
(3)(A) The number and percentage of students served by the project
who had not attended school for 60 or more instructional days
immediately prior to their participation in the project; and
(B) The average daily attendance of such students while
participating in the project.
(4)(A) The number and percentage of students served by the project
during the most recent school year who were two or more years behind
their expected age and credit accumulation in high school; and
(B) The number and percentage of such students who earned one half
or more of the credits they need to graduate with a regular diploma.
(5) For each school served by the project that includes an eighth
grade--
(A) The average daily attendance of such school; and
(B) The number and percentage of students enrolled in the eighth
grade who enrolled in ninth grade at the start of the next school year.
These measures constitute the Department's indicators of success
for this program. Consequently, we advise an applicant for a grant
under this program to give careful consideration to these measures in
conceptualizing the approach and evaluation for its proposed project.
Each grantee will be required to provide, in its annual performance and
final reports, data about its progress in meeting these measures.
VII. Agency Contacts
For Further Information Contact: Theda Zawaiza, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E122, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 205-3783 or by e-mail: [email protected].
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to either program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister. To
use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at
this site.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.
Dated: June 15, 2010.
Thelma Mel[eacute]ndez de Santa Ana,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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