[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR611.12]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 611_TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B_State Grants Program
 
Sec. 611.12  What additional selection criteria are used for an application 

proposing teacher recruitment activities?

    In reviewing applications that propose to undertake teacher 
recruitment activities, the Secretary also considers the following 
selection criteria:
    (a) In addition to the elements contained in Sec. 611.11(a) 
(Quality of project design), the Secretary considers the extent to which 
the project addresses--
    (1) Systemic changes in the ways that new teachers are to be 
recruited, supported and prepared; and
    (2) Systemic efforts to recruit, support, and prepare prospective 
teachers from disadvantaged and other underrepresented backgrounds.
    (b) In addition to the elements contained in Sec. 611.11(b) 
(Significance), the Secretary considers the applicant's commitment to 
continue recruitment activities, scholarship assistance, and preparation 
and support of additional cohorts of new teachers after funding under 
this part ends.
    (c) In addition to the elements contained in Sec. 611.11(c) 
(Quality of resources), the Secretary considers the

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impact of the project on high-need LEAs and high-need schools based 
upon--
    (1) The amount of scholarship assistance the project will provide 
students from federal and non-federal funds;
    (2) The number of students who will receive scholarships; and
    (3) How those students receiving scholarships will benefit from 
high-quality teacher preparation and an effective support system during 
their first three years of teaching.

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

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