[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

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))