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Calendar

All information regarding deadlines for competitions is tentative and should be verified with the contact given below or through the Federal Register or Commerce Business Daily. Grant competitions reference the appropriate Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers.

March 11

Release of Arts Standards in Washington, DC. Eleanor Dougherty, FIRST, 219-1496.

March 17

Applications available for National Research and Development Center to study education of children and youth placed at risk of educational failure (CFDA #84.117D). Deadline: 6/8/94. Tentative award date: 9/30/94. Jackie Jenkins, OR, 219-2079.

March 23-27

Technical Work and the Technical Labor Force Meeting in Ithaca, NY. Nevzer Stacey, OR, 219-2111.

March 30

Presentation by Geography Standards Project at Association of American Geographers in San Francisco, CA. Jaymie Lewis, FIRST, 219- 1496.

April 4

Applications due for Library Services to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives Program, Special Projects Grants-LSCA IV (CFDA #84.163B). Tentative award date: 8/12/94. Beth Fine, LP, 219-1315.

April 10-14

Drug-Free School Recognition Program Annual Review Panel meets in Washington, DC. James Better, PIP, 219-2144.

April 18

Applications due for the Star Schools Program Grant Competition (CFDA #84.203 A, B, C). Richard Lallmang, PIP, 219-1770.

April 21-22

Conference on "Making the Most of Their Time: Rethinking Coordinated Learning Opportunities for Young Adolescents," organized by Studies of Educational Reform Program, in Bethesda, MD. Ron Anson, OR, 219- 2214.

April 22

Blue Ribbon Schools Program Annual Liaison Meeting in Washington, DC. Lois Weinberg, PIP, 219-2161.

April 28

Deadline for applications for Library Research and Demonstration: Online and Dial-in Access to a Statewide Multitype Library Database Demonstration Project-HEA IIB (CFDA # 84.039). Tentative award date 8/31/94. Neal Kaske, LP, 219-1315.

April 29

Deadline for applications for Teacher Networking Project Grants Competition (CFDA #84.215C). Tentative award date: 9/15/94. Beverly Coleman, PIP, 219-2116.

Late April (Tentative)

Applications available for grants for projects that assist in the development and implementation of State Content Standards, K-12, for English, History, Geography, Civics, Foreign Languages, and the Arts (CFDA #84.215E). Tentative Deadline: 6/94. Seresa Simpson, FIRST, 219-1496.

May 8-10

Invitational Secretary's Conference on Educational Technology: Networking for Teacher Professional Development in Washington, DC. Thelma Leenhouts, PIP, 219-1558.

May 11-12

The Star Schools Program Directors meet in Washington, DC. Cheryl Garnette, 219-2267.

May 13 (Tentative)

Dwight D. Eisenhower National Program: 1. Model Teacher Professional Development in Use of Technology for Mathematics and Science Instruction; 2. Model Programs to Encourage Women and Minorities in Mathematics and Science; 3. Model Professional Development in Environmental Education. (CFDA #84.168T). Tentative Deadline: 7/1/94. Tentative Award Date: 9/30/94. Annora Dorsey, PIP, 219-2173.

May 14-16

Blue Ribbon Schools Program Stage II National Review Panel meets in Washington, DC. Lois Weinberg, PIP, 219-2161.

May 16

Standards Project Directors Meeting in Washington, DC. Jaymie Lewis, FIRST, 219-1496.

May 16 (Tentative)

Applications available for grants for innovative projects that provide high quality, ongoing, standards-based professional development opportunities for teachers and other K-12 educators (CFDA #84.215J). Tentative deadline: 7/1/94. Jaymie Lewis, FIRST, 219-1496.

May 25-27

Invitational National Goals 2000 Roll Out Conference in Washington, DC, will introduce the Act, explain how it relates with other legislation to encourage systemic reform, and provide technical assistance to the states for submitting planning grant applications. Wes Smith, PIP, 219- 2177.

May 26

Public Hearing on Geography Standards in Washington, DC. Jaymie Lewis, FIRST, 219-1496.

June TBA

Drug-Free School Recognition Program Annual Awards Ceremony in Washington, DC. James Better, PIP, 219-2144.

Education in States & Nations OERI Exhibit Schedule