[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR412.21]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 412--NATIONAL NETWORK FOR CURRICULUM COORDINATION IN VOCATIONAL AND 
TECHNICAL EDUCATION--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C--How Does the Secretary Make an Award?
 
Sec. 412.21  What selection criteria does the Secretary use?

    The Secretary uses the following criteria to evaluate an 
application:
    (a) Regional need. (30 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine the applicant's understanding of and 
responsiveness to the needs of the region, including the extent to which 
the applicant--
    (1) Demonstrates an understanding of the leadership responsibilities 
associated with serving as a resource center and facilitator for States 
in a region, including the region's need for inservice training, holding 
regional meetings, providing technical assistance, coordinating with 
State directors of vocational education, maintaining a lending library, 
and disseminating information regularly;
    (2) Proposes adequate mechanisms and procedures for reporting the 
results of curriculum networking services and activities of the 50 
States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Outlying Areas;
    (3) Demonstrates the capacity to disseminate information on 
effective vocational education materials, including curriculum 
materials;
    (4) Demonstrates an understanding of the operation of the Vocational 
Education Curriculum Materials and ADVOCNET Systems and the need for 
establishing a Tech-Prep education clearinghouse; and
    (5) Demonstrates the capacity to undertake the responsibilities 
associated with participation as a member of the Network Directors 
Council described in Sec. 412.4.
    (b) Plan of operation. (25 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine the quality of the plan of operation for the 
project, including--
    (1) The quality of the design of the project;
    (2) The extent to which the management plan ensures proper and 
efficient administration of the project;
    (3) How well the objectives of the project relate to the purpose of 
the program;
    (4) The quality of the applicant's plan to use its resources and 
personnel to achieve each objective; and
    (5) How the applicant will ensure that project participants who are 
otherwise eligible to participate are selected without regard to race, 
color, national origin, gender, age, or disability.
    (c) Key personnel. (10 points) (1) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine the quality of key personnel the applicant 
plans to use on the proposed project, including--
    (i) The qualifications of the project director;
    (ii) The qualifications of each of the other key personnel to be 
used in the project;
    (iii) The appropriateness of the time that each person referred to 
in paragraphs (c)(1) (i) and (ii) of this section will commit to the 
project; and
    (iv) How the applicant, as part of its nondiscriminatory employment 
practices, will ensure that its personnel are selected for employment 
without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, or 
disability.
    (2) To determine the personnel qualifications under paragraphs 
(c)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section, the Secretary considers--
    (i) The experience and training of key personnel in project 
management and in the fields related to the objectives of the project; 
and
    (ii) Any other qualifications of key personnel that pertain to the 
quality of the project.
    (d) Institutional commitment. (10 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine the extent to which the applicant--
    (1) Has experience with vocational education curriculum and 
dissemination;

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    (2) Will initiate and maintain liaison functions with regional 
States; and
    (3) Will provide adequate facilities, equipment, and supplies.
    (e) Budget and cost effectiveness. (5 points) The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine the extent to which--
    (1) The budget is cost effective and adequate to support the project 
activities; and
    (2) The budget contains costs that are reasonable in relation to the 
objectives of the project.
    (f) Evaluation plan. (5 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine the quality of the project's evaluation plan, 
including the extent to which the plan--
    (1) Is clearly explained and is appropriate to the project; and
    (2) Identifies expected outcomes of the services provided and how 
those services will be measured.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control No. 1830-
0013)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2402(c))