[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR280.1]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                  CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND
              SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 280_MAGNET SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 280.1  What is the Magnet Schools Assistance Program?




                            Subpart A_General

Sec.
280.1 What is the Magnet Schools Assistance Program?
280.2 Who is eligible to apply for a grant?
280.3 What regulations apply to this program?
280.4 What definitions apply to this program?

 Subpart B_What Types of Projects Does the Secretary Assist Under This 
                                Program?

280.10 What types of projects does the Secretary assist?

                Subpart C_How Does One Apply for a Grant?

280.20 How does one apply for a grant?

             Subpart D_How Does the Secretary Make a Grant?

280.30 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?
280.31 What selection criteria does the Secretary use?
280.32 How is priority given to applicants?
280.33 How does the Secretary select applications for new grants with 
          funds appropriated in excess of $75 million?

           Subpart E_What Conditions Must Be Met by a Grantee?

280.40 What costs are allowable?
280.41 What are the limitations on allowable costs?

    Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7231-7231j, unless otherwise noted.



    The Magnet Schools Assistance Program provides grants to eligible 
local educational agencies (LEAs) or consortia of LEAs for use in magnet 
schools that are part of an approved desegregation plan and that are 
designed to bring students from different social, economic, ethnic and 
racial backgrounds together. The purposes of the program are to support, 
through financial assistance to eligible LEAs or consortia of LEAs--
    (a) The elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority group 
isolation in elementary and secondary schools with substantial portions 
of minority students, which shall include assisting in the efforts of 
the United States to achieve voluntary desegregation in public schools;
    (b) The development and implementation of magnet school projects 
that will assist LEAs in achieving systemic reforms and providing all 
students the opportunity to meet challenging State academic content 
standards and student academic achievement standards;
    (c) The development and design of innovative educational methods and 
practices that promote diversity and increase choices in public 
elementary schools and public secondary schools and public educational 
programs;
    (d) Courses of instruction within magnet schools that will 
substantially strengthen the knowledge of academic subjects and the 
attainment of tangible and marketable vocational, technological, and 
professional skills of students attending such schools;
    (e) Improvement of the capacity of LEAs, including through 
professional development, to continue operating magnet schools at a high 
performance level after Federal funding for the magnet schools is 
terminated; and
    (f) Ensuring that all students enrolled in the magnet school 
programs have equitable access to high quality education that will 
enable the students to succeed academically and continue with 
postsecondary education or productive employment.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7231)

[51 FR 20414, June 4, 1986, as amended at 60 FR 14865, Mar. 20, 1995; 69 
FR 4996, Feb. 2, 2004]

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