[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR611.23]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 611--TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart C--Partnership Grants Program
 
Sec. 611.23  What are the program's general selection criteria for full applications?

    In evaluating the quality of applications, the Secretary uses the 
following selection criteria.
    (a) Quality of project design. (1) The Secretary considers the 
quality of the project design.
    (2) In determining the quality of the project design, the Secretary 
considers the following factors:
    (i) The extent of evidence of institution-wide commitment to high 
quality teacher preparation that includes significant policy and 
practice changes supported by key leaders, and which result in permanent 
changes to ensure that preparing teachers is a central mission of the 
entire university.
    (ii) The extent to which the partnership creates and sustains 
collaborative mechanisms to integrate professional teaching skills, 
including skills in the use of technology in the classroom, with strong 
academic content from the arts and sciences.
    (iii) The extent of well-designed and extensive preservice clinical 
experiences for students, including mentoring and other forms of 
support, implemented through collaboration between the K-12 and higher 
education partners.
    (iv) Whether a well-planned, systematic induction program is 
established for new teachers to increase their chances of being 
successful in high-need schools.
    (v) The strength of linkages within the partnership between higher 
education and high-need schools or school districts so that all partners 
have important roles in project design, implementation, governance and 
evaluation.
    (vi) Whether the project design is based on up-to-date knowledge 
from research and effective practice, especially on how students learn.
    (b) Significance of project activities. (1) The Secretary considers 
the significance of project activities.
    (2) In determining the significance of the project activities, the 
Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) How well the project involves promising new strategies or 
exceptional approaches in the way new teachers are recruited, prepared 
and inducted into the teaching profession.
    (ii) The extent to which project outcomes include preparing teachers 
to teach to their State's highest K-12 standards, and are likely to 
result in improved K-12 student achievement.
    (iii) The extent to which the partnership has specific plans to 
institutionalize the project after federal funding ends.
    (iv) The extent to which the partnership is committed to 
disseminating effective practices to others and is willing to provide 
technical assistance about ways to improve teacher education.
    (v) How well the partnership will integrate its activities with 
other education reform efforts underway in the State or communities 
where the partners are located, and will coordinate its work with local, 
State or federal teacher training, teacher recruitment, or professional 
development programs.
    (c) Quality of resources. (1) The Secretary considers the quality of 
resources of project activities.
    (2) In determining the quality of resources, the Secretary considers 
the extent to which--
    (i) Support available to the project, including personnel, 
equipment, supplies, and other resources, is sufficient to ensure a 
successful project;
    (ii) Budgeted costs are reasonable and justified in relation to the 
design, outcomes, and potential significance of the project; and
    (iii) The applicant's matching share of the budgeted costs 
demonstrates a significant commitment to successful completion of the 
project and to project continuation after federal funding ends.
    (d) Quality of management plan. (1) The Secretary considers the 
quality of the management plan.
    (2) In determining the quality of the management plan, the Secretary 
considers the following factors:
    (i) The extent to which the management plan, including the work 
plan, is designed to achieve goals and objectives of the project, and 
includes clearly defined activities, responsibilities, timelines, 
milestones, and measurable outcomes for accomplishing project tasks.

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    (ii) The extent to which the project has an effective, inclusive, 
and responsive governance and decision-making structure that will permit 
all partners to participate in and benefit from project activities, and 
to use evaluation results to ensure continuous improvements in the 
operations of the project.
    (iii) The qualifications, including training and experience, of key 
personnel charged with implementing the project successfully.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1840-0007)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.)