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Achieving the Goals--Goal 5- First in the World in Math and Science Technology Resources - November 1996

Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs

The Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs funds a number of programs, described below, which have technology as a primary component. The office is organized in such a way that there are three regional contacts for each program. The names and addresses of the contacts are listed below the program descriptions.

Program Development Implementation Grants

Makes grants available to develop and implement new comprehensive, coherent, and successful bilingual education or special alternative instructional programs for limited English proficient students. Programs may include early childhood education, K-12 education, gifted and talented education, and vocational and applied technology.

Program Enhancement Projects

Makes grants available to carry out highly focused, innovative, locally designed projects to expand or enhance an existing bilingual education program or a special alternative instructional program for limited English proficient students. May include program elements utilizing educational technology.

Comprehensive School Grants

Makes funds available to assist in the implementation of schoolwide bilingual education or special alternative instructional programs for reforming, restructuring and upgrading all relevant programs and operations, within an individual school, that serve all (or virtually all) children and youth of limited English proficiency in schools with significant concentrations of such children and youth. Such programs may contain components utilizing educational technology.

Systemwide Improvement Grants

Makes funds available to assist in the implementation of districtwide bilingual education or special alternative instructional programs to improve, reform, and upgrade relevant programs and operations, within an entire local education agency, that serve a significant number of children and youth of limited English proficiency in local education agencies with significant concentrations of such children and youth. Such programs may contain components utilizing educational technology and technological applications.

Academic Excellence Awards

Provides financial assistance for the dissemination of programs of bilingual education, special alternative instruction, and professional development that demonstrate promise of assisting children and youth of limited English proficiency to meet challenging state standards. Such programs may include educational technology and training.

Luis Catarineau
East Cluster
Room 5623
(202) 205-9907
luis.catarineau@ed.gov
 John Ovard
Midwest Cluster
Room 5624
(202) 205-5576
john.ovard@ed.gov
Mary Mahony
West Cluster
Room 5609
(202) 205-8728
mary.mahony@ed.gov
Office of Bilingual Education
Mary E. Switzer Building
U.S. Department of Education
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20202

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