[Federal Register: October 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 199)]
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Part VI

Department of Education
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National Awards Program for Model Professional Development; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1999; Notice


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
National Awards Program for Model Professional Development; 
Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1999

    Purpose of the Program: To recognize a variety of schools and 
school districts with model professional development activities in the 
pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade levels that have led to 
increases in student achievement. The FY 1999 competition focuses on 
schools and school districts that meet the eligibility and selection 
criteria for this program, as published in the Federal Register on 
October 30, 1997 (62 FR 58870).
    Eligible Applicants: Schools and school districts in the States 
(including schools located on Indian reservations, and in the District 
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the outlying areas) that provide 
educational programs in the pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade 
levels.
    Deadline for the Transmittal of Applications: January 15, 1998.
    Applications Available: October 15, 1998. Application packages may 
be obtained electronically over the World Wide Web at the following 
site: http://www.ed.gov/inits/teachers/teach.html
    Individuals not having access to the World Wide Web may obtain a 
copy of the application package by making a request by fax machine at 
(202) 219-2198, e-mail at sharon__horn@ed.gov, by calling the U.S. 
Department of Education at (202) 219-2187 and asking for the 
application package for the ``National Awards Program for Model 
Professional Development'', or by writing to the agency contact 
identified near the end of this notice.
    Estimated Range of Awards: The Department does not intend to make 
monetary awards.
    Estimated Number of Awards: No more than 10.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Eligibility and Selection Criteria: The eligibility, selection 
criteria and selection procedures in the notice of final eligibility 
and selection criteria, as published in the Federal Register on October 
30, 1997 (62 FR 58870) apply to this competition.
    For Applications and Information Contact: To obtain a copy of the 
application or to obtain information on the program, call or write 
Sharon Horn, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. 
Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Room 506E, 
Washington, DC 20208-5644. Telephone: 202-219-2203. Inquiries also may 
be sent by e-mail to sharon__horn@ed.gov or by FAX at (202) 219-2198. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding 
paragraph.
    Individuals with disabilities may also request a copy of the 
application package in an alternate format, also, by contacting that 
person. However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an 
alternate format the standard forms included in the application 
package.
    Electronic Access to This Document: Anyone may view this document, 
as well as all other Department of Education documents published in the 
Federal Register, in text or portable document format (pdf) on the 
World Wide Web at either of the following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with 
Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. If you 
have questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government Printing 
Office at (202) 512-1530 or, toll free, at 1-888-293-6498.
    Anyone may also view these documents in text copy only on an 
electronic bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511 
or, toll free, 1-800-222-4922. The documents are located under Option 
G--Files/Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases.

    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
published in the Federal Register.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 8001.

    Dated: October 9, 1998.
C. Kent McGuire,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
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