[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: 34CFR611.23]



[Page 261-262]

 

                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY 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.



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    (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.

    (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.)