[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1040 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 379

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1040

                          [Report No. 103-234]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To support systemic improvement of education and the development of a 
technologically literate citizenry and internationally competitive work 
force by establishing a comprehensive system through which appropriate 
technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, and administrative support 
 resources and services, that support the National Education Goals and 
any national education standards that may be developed, are provided to 
                 schools throughout the United States.

_______________________________________________________________________

              March 9 (legislative day, February 22,) 1994

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 379
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1040

                          [Report No. 103-234]

 To support systemic improvement of education and the development of a 
technologically literate citizenry and internationally competitive work 
force by establishing a comprehensive system through which appropriate 
technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, and administrative support 
 resources and services, that support the National Education Goals and 
any national education standards that may be developed, are provided to 
                 schools throughout the United States.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                May 27 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

 Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
 Conrad, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Reid, Mr. Thurmond, 
 Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. 
Pell) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
             to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

              March 9 (legislative day, February 22), 1994

               Reported by Mr. Kennedy, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To support systemic improvement of education and the development of a 
technologically literate citizenry and internationally competitive work 
force by establishing a comprehensive system through which appropriate 
technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, and administrative support 
 resources and services, that support the National Education Goals and 
any national education standards that may be developed, are provided to 
                 schools throughout the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

-S-E-C-T-I-O-N -1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-; -T-A-B-L-E -O-F 
              -C-O-N-T-E-N-T-S-.

    -(-a-) -S-h-o-r-t -T-i-t-l-e-.----T-h-i-s -A-c-t -m-a-y -b-e 
-c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-3-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -T-a-b-l-e -o-f -C-o-n-t-e-n-t-s-.----T-h-e -t-a-b-l-e -o-f 
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-S-e-c-. -1-. -S-h-o-r-t -t-i-t-l-e-; -t-a-b-l-e -o-f 
                            -c-o-n-t-e-n-t-s-.
-S-e-c-. -2-. -F-i-n-d-i-n-g-s-. 
-S-e-c-. -3-. -S-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-. 
-S-e-c-. -4-. -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s-.
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                           -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N

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                            -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-.
-S-e-c-. -1-0-2-. -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-n 
                            -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n 
                            -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-.
   -T-I-T-L-E -I-I---S-C-H-O-O-L -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -S-U-P-P-O-R-T

-S-e-c-. -2-0-1-. -S-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-.
-S-e-c-. -2-0-2-. -S-t-a-t-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g 
                            -g-r-a-n-t-s-.
-S-e-c-. -2-0-3-. -E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
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                            -m-e-d-i-a -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
-S-e-c-. -2-0-4-. -S-c-h-o-o-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e 
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-S-e-c-. -2-0-5-. -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-.
-T-I-T-L-E -I-I-I---I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N -D-I-S-S-E-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N-, 
    -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -T-R-A-I-N-I-N-G -A-N-D -T-E-C-H-N-I-C-A-L 
                          -A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E

-S-e-c-. -3-0-1-. -S-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-.
-S-e-c-. -3-0-2-. -E-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n 
                            -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-.
-S-e-c-. -3-0-3-. -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                            -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.
-S-e-c-. -3-0-4-. -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                            -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
     -T-I-T-L-E -I-V---E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y 
 -P-R-O-D-U-C-T -D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T-, -P-R-O-D-U-C-T-I-O-N-, -A-N-D 
                        -D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N

-S-e-c-. -4-0-1-. -S-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-.
-S-e-c-. -4-0-2-. -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -i-n -f-e-d-e-r-a-l-l-y 
                            -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                            -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.
-S-e-c-. -4-0-3-. -C-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -f-u-t-u-r-e-.
-S-e-c-. -4-0-4-. -I-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-i-n-g 
                            -a-n-d -v-i-d-e-o 
                            -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                            -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-.
-S-e-c-. -4-0-5-. -S-t-a-r -S-c-h-o-o-l-s -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-.
      -T-I-T-L-E -V---E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y 
 -R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H-, -D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T -A-N-D -A-S-S-E-S-S-M-E-N-T

-S-e-c-. -5-0-1-. -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-.
-S-e-c-. -5-0-2-. -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
                            -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -t-o 
                            -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-.
-S-e-c-. -5-0-3-. -H-i-g-h -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
                            -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g 
                            -a-n-d -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                            -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-.
-S-e-c-. -5-0-4-. -A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n 
                            -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-.
              -T-I-T-L-E -V-I---M-I-S-C-E-L-L-A-N-E-O-U-S

-S-e-c-. -6-0-1-. -S-t-u-d-y -o-f -s-y-s-t-e-m-i-c -f-u-n-d-i-n-g 
                            -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e-s-.
-S-e-c-. -6-0-2-. -P-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
                            -s-c-h-o-o-l -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n-.

-S-E-C-. -2-. -F-I-N-D-I-N-G-S-.

    -T-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t 
-t-o -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -A-m-e-r-i-c-a---
            -(-1-) -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-s -a 
        -t-o-o-l -i-n -t-h-e -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -i-s 
        -e-s-s-e-n-t-i-a-l -t-o -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -o-f -a -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l-l-y 
        -l-i-t-e-r-a-t-e -c-i-t-i-z-e-n-r-y -a-n-d 
        -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -w-o-r-k 
        -f-o-r-c-e-;
            -(-2-) -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d 
        -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
        -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -G-o-a-l-s -a-n-d -a-n-y 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -t-h-a-t 
        -m-a-y -b-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -a-r-e -n-e-e-d-e-d -a-n-d 
        -c-a-n -b-e -u-s-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e -s-y-s-t-e-m-i-c 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -a-l-l -a-s-p-e-c-t-s -o-f 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-3-) -t-h-e -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -u-s-e -o-f 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -h-a-s 
        -b-e-e-n -i-n-h-i-b-i-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -a-b-s-e-n-c-e -o-f 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p-, -t-h-e -i-n-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
        -o-f -m-a-n-y -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -t-o -i-n-v-e-s-t -i-n 
        -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e -n-e-e-d-e-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -l-i-m-i-t-e-d 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-, 
        -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -m-a-r-k-e-t-p-l-a-c-e-;
            -(-4-) -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -s-h-o-u-l-d -b-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -f-o-r -b-o-t-h -h-a-r-d-w-a-r-e -a-n-d 
        -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-;
            -(-5-) -t-h-e -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -u-s-e -o-f 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -b-y 
        -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
        -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -m-u-s-t -b-e 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-e-d -b-y -a -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m -w-h-i-c-h -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s---
                    -(-A-) -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p 
                -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -n-e-e-d -f-o-r-, 
                -a-n-d -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f-, 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
                -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-n-d 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -f-o-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -d-e-f-e-n-s-e -d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t-s-' 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-y-s-t-e-m-;
                    -(-B-) -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m-s 
                -w-h-i-c-h -w-i-l-l -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t 
                -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -o-f -a-n 
                -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e 
                -f-o-r -a-l-l -l-e-a-r-n-e-r-s -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-;
                    -(-C-) -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -t-o 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
                -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, 
                -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h 
                -f-i-n-d-i-n-g-s-, -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-i-n-g 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -b-a-s-e-d-, 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d 
                -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, -a-n-d 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-) -b-y -e-d-u-c-a-t-o-r-s 
                -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-;
                    -(-D-) -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g 
                -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m -c-o-n-t-e-n-t 
                -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, -t-e-a-c-h-e-r 
                -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, 
                -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -t-o -l-e-a-r-n 
                -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, -a-n-d -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s 
                -a-n-d -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -f-o-r -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-n-g 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n-t-o -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m 
                -a-n-d -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-;
                    -(-E-) -a-n -e-x-t-e-n-s-i-v-e -v-a-r-i-e-t-y -o-f 
                -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-e-a-c-h-e-r 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-n-s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -u-s-e-s -o-f 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-;
                    -(-F-) -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -r-e-u-s-e -o-f 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d 
                -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -w-i-t-h 
                -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-;
                    -(-G-) -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g -u-p-o-n-, -a-n-d -n-o-t 
                -d-u-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-n-g-, -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -d-e-d-i-c-a-t-e-d -t-o 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-;
                    -(-H-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
                -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -n-e-w -a-n-d 
                -e-m-e-r-g-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -(-I-) -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -d-a-t-a 
                -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -s-t-a-t-e---o-f---t-h-e---a-r-t 
                -u-s-e-s -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -u-p-o-n 
                -w-h-i-c-h -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-e-s-, 
                -n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, 
                -a-n-d -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -c-a-n -r-e-l-y -f-o-r 
                -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-m-a-k-i-n-g -a-b-o-u-t -t-h-e -n-e-e-d 
                -f-o-r-, -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f-, 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -f-o-r 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-;
            -(-6-) -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -e-q-u-a-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n 
        -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-s -a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l -r-e-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-i-n-g 
        -n-e-e-d-s -c-a-n -b-e -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -b-y -o-f-f-e-r-i-n-g 
        -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -h-i-g-h---q-u-a-l-i-t-y 
        -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g -a-n-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -i-n -u-r-b-a-n -a-n-d -r-u-r-a-l 
        -a-r-e-a-s-;
            -(-7-) -i-n -a-n -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-i-n-g-l-y 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -w-o-r-l-d -w-h-e-r-e 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-n-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -h-a-v-e -b-e-c-o-m-e -a-n 
        -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-l -p-a-r-t -o-f -m-a-n-y -h-o-u-s-e-h-o-l-d-s-, 
        -t-h-e -d-i-s-p-a-r-i-t-y -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -r-i-c-h -a-n-d 
        -p-o-o-r -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -w-i-l-l -b-e-c-o-m-e -e-v-e-n 
        -g-r-e-a-t-e-r-, -a-n-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s 
        -m-u-s-t -a-d-d-r-e-s-s -s-u-c-h -d-i-s-p-a-r-i-t-y-;
            -(-8-) -t-h-e -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-i-n-g -u-s-e -o-f -n-e-w 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -i-n 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -h-a-s -f-u-r-t-h-e-r-e-d -t-h-e -g-a-p 
        -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -s-c-h-o-o-l-i-n-g -a-n-d -w-o-r-k -f-o-r-c-e 
        -p-r-e-p-a-r-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
            -(-9-) -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-d -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-s 
        -c-o-n-s-t-a-n-t -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -u-p-d-a-t-e-d 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -i-n -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -c-a-n -b-e -t-h-e -c-o-n-d-u-i-t -f-o-r -o-n-g-o-i-n-g 
        -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-.

-S-E-C-. -3-. -S-T-A-T-E-M-E-N-T -O-F -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-.

    -I-t -i-s -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t---
            -(-1-) -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -a 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l-l-y -l-i-t-e-r-a-t-e 
        -c-i-t-i-z-e-n-r-y -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -w-o-r-k -f-o-r-c-e -b-y 
        -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-i-n-g -s-y-s-t-e-m-i-c -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-n-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -a-l-l -a-s-p-e-c-t-s 
        -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-;
            -(-2-) -t-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -e-q-u-a-l-i-t-y 
        -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-m-o-n-g -s-c-h-o-o-l 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -t-h-e 
        -a-c-a-d-e-m-i-c -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -a-l-l 
        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, -i-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-, -a-n-d 
        -d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-d-, -d-i-s-a-b-l-e-d-, -a-n-d 
        -l-i-m-i-t-e-d---E-n-g-l-i-s-h -p-r-o-f-i-c-i-e-n-t 
        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, -i-n -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-;
            -(-3-) -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -a-n-d -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -b-y 
        -e-x-p-a-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-d -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -t-h-e -s-c-h-o-o-l-, 
        -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m-, -l-i-b-r-a-r-y-, -a-n-d -h-o-m-e-;
            -(-4-) -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -i-n 
        -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -a-r-e-a-s -w-h-i-c-h 
        -a-d-d-r-e-s-s -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -G-o-a-l-s-;
            -(-5-) -t-o -e-x-p-a-n-d -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-;
            -(-6-) -t-o -a-v-o-i-d -d-u-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -i-n-c-o-m-p-a-t-i-b-l-e 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -b-y -s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h-e-n-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g -u-p-o-n -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -d-e-d-i-c-a-t-e-d -t-o 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-;
            -(-7-) -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-n -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -p-e-r-i-o-d-i-c-a-l-l-y -a-s-s-e-s-s 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -m-a-k-e 
        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
        -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-n-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d 
        -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -a-n-d -a-d-v-i-s-e -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s 
        -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -f-u-n-d-i-n-g 
        -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -n-e-e-d-e-d -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-8-) -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
        -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -a -h-i-g-h 
        -l-e-v-e-l -o-f-f-i-c-e -w-i-t-h -p-r-i-m-a-r-y 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r---
                    -(-A-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p -f-o-r -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l 
                -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -u-s-e-s -o-f 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -f-o-r 
                -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g -a-n-d -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g-;
                    -(-B-) -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-i-n-g -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o 
                -a -b-r-o-a-d -r-a-n-g-e -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -f-o-r -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s-, 
                -l-e-a-r-n-e-r-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r-s -e-n-g-a-g-e-d 
                -i-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-;
                    -(-C-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
                -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s -f-o-r 
                -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-, 
                -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -a-s -w-e-l-l -a-s 
                -h-a-r-d-w-a-r-e-, -a-n-d -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -a-s -w-e-l-l -a-s -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e 
                -f-o-r -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -a-n-d 
                -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-;
                    -(-D-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-i-n-g 
                -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m-s -w-h-i-c-h -w-i-l-l -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
                -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
                -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -o-f -a-n -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
                -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -f-o-r -a-l-l 
                -l-e-a-r-n-e-r-s -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-;
                    -(-E-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -f-o-r -s-u-s-t-a-i-n-e-d 
                -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-, -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-n-d 
                -o-t-h-e-r -s-c-h-o-o-l -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -f-o-r 
                -u-s-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-;
                    -(-F-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-i-n-g 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -r-e-u-s-e -o-f 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d 
                -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-e-s-;
                    -(-G-) -p-r-o-m-o-t-i-n-g -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
                -a-n-d -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -n-e-w -a-n-d 
                -e-m-e-r-g-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-;
                    -(-H-) -s-t-i-m-u-l-a-t-i-n-g -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -a-n-d 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s-;
                    -(-I-) -s-t-i-m-u-l-a-t-i-n-g 
                -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -b-e-t-w-e-e-n---
                            -(-i-) -n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-; -a-n-d
                            -(-i-i-) -p-u-b-l-i-c -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-, 
                        -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -o-r -S-t-a-t-e 
                        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-;
                    -(-J-) -s-t-i-m-u-l-a-t-i-n-g -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
                -s-e-c-t-o-r -i-n-v-e-s-t-m-e-n-t -i-n -t-h-e 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
                -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
                -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-; -a-n-d
                    -(-K-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g -a-n-d 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-i-n-g -a 
                -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -s-y-s-t-e-m -o-f 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, 
                -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-, 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-, -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, -a-n-d 
                -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h 
                -w-i-l-l -e-n-a-b-l-e -a-l-l -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -t-o 
                -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y -u-t-i-l-i-z-e 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
                -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -4-. -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m-s -u-s-e-d -i-n 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -u-n-l-e-s-s -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d-, 
-s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n -t-o 
-s-u-c-h -t-e-r-m-s -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-4-7-1 -o-f -t-h-e 
-E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5-.
    -(-b-) -A-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s-.----F-o-r 
-t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t---
            -(-1-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -f-o-r -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-;
            -(-2-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-O-f-f-i-c-e-'-' -m-e-a-n-s 
        -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-;
            -(-3-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-n-t-i-t-y-'-' -h-a-s 
        -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n -t-o -s-u-c-h 
        -t-e-r-m -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-9-7-(-7-) -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-3-4-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-'-' 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -c-l-o-s-e-d -c-i-r-c-u-i-t 
        -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -r-a-d-i-o 
        -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-i-n-g-, -c-a-b-l-e -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n-, 
        -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e-, -c-o-p-p-e-r -a-n-d -f-i-b-e-r -o-p-t-i-c 
        -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r-, -v-i-d-e-o -a-n-d 
        -a-u-d-i-o -l-a-s-e-r -a-n-d -C-D -R-O-M -d-i-s-c-s-, 
        -v-i-d-e-o -a-n-d -a-u-d-i-o -t-a-p-e-s -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-.

 -T-I-T-L-E -I----L-E-A-D-E-R-S-H-I-P -F-O-R -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -I-N 
                           -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N

-S-E-C-. -1-0-1-. -O-F-F-I-C-E -O-F -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-A-L 
              -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y-.

    -(-a-) -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -O-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t-.---
            -(-1-) -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -s-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.----(-A-) 
        -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-2 -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t 
        -O-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -(-2-0 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
        -3-4-1-2-(-b-)-(-1-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
                    -(-i-) -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-F-)-, -b-y 
                -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-a-n-d-'-' -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
                -s-e-m-i-c-o-l-o-n-;
                    -(-i-i-) -b-y -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-G-) -a-s 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-H-)-; -a-n-d
                    -(-i-i-i-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-F-) -t-h-e 
                -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
                    -`-`-(-G-) -a-n -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -f-o-r -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-; -a-n-d-'-'-.
            -(-B-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-3-1-4 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
        -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
        -n-e-w -i-t-e-m-:
        -`-`-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -f-o-r 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-'-'-.
            -(-2-) -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-.----T-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -t-h-e 
        -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -O-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -(-2-0 -U-.-S-.-C-. -3-4-1-1 
        -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t 
        -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

   -`-`-o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y

    -`-`-S-e-c-. -2-1-6-. -(-a-) -T-h-e-r-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n -t-h-e 
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -t-o -b-e 
-a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -f-o-r -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-. 
-S-u-c-h -O-f-f-i-c-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n 
-a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -4-0-5-A -o-f -t-h-e 
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -A-c-t-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -f-o-r 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e 
-d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-d -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -a-n-d -e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e 
-i-n -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a -b-r-o-a-d -r-a-n-g-e -o-f 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -f-o-r -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -i-n 
-p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -f-o-r-m-u-l-a-t-i-n-g -p-o-l-i-c-y 
-p-e-r-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -t-o -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -u-s-e-, 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-t 
-s-e-v-e-r-a-l -l-e-v-e-l-s -i-n -t-h-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-y-s-t-e-m 
-b-u-t -w-i-t-h -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -e-m-p-h-a-s-i-s -o-n 
-e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e -i-n -t-h-e -k-i-n-d-e-r-g-a-r-t-e-n 
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-2-t-h -g-r-a-d-e-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -T-h-e-r-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a -D-i-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
-E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -S-c-h-o-o-l 
-L-i-b-r-a-r-y -M-e-d-i-a -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -t-o -b-e 
-a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e 
-D-i-v-i-s-i-o-n-. -S-u-c-h -D-i-v-i-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -4-0-5-B -o-f -t-h-e -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -A-c-t-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -G-e-n-e-r-a-l 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -A-c-t-.----P-a-r-t -A -o-f 
-t-h-e -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -A-c-t 
-(-2-0 -U-.-S-.-C-. -1-2-2-1-e -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -4-0-5 -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -4-0-5-A-. -O-F-F-I-C-E -O-F -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-A-L 
              -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -O-f-f-i-c-e -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d-.----T-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n 
        -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -(-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a-s -t-h-e -`-O-f-f-i-c-e-'-) 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -9-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
        -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-3-. -T-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-h-e -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -u-n-i-t -i-n -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -a-s-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
        -i-n -o-b-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -u-t-i-l-i-z-i-n-g 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -P-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l-.---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
                -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -f-o-r 
                -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
                -(-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -i-n -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a-s -t-h-e 
                -`-`-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-'-'-) -m-a-y 
                -a-p-p-o-i-n-t -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -i-n 
                -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-i-t-l-e -5 -o-f -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -a-n-d -m-a-y 
                -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-e -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -i-n 
                -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -G-e-n-e-r-a-l 
                -S-c-h-e-d-u-l-e -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -5-3-3-2 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
                -C-o-d-e-.
                    -`-`-(-B-) -E-x-p-e-r-t-s -a-n-d 
                -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-n-t-s-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -p-r-o-c-u-r-e 
                -t-e-m-p-o-r-a-r-y -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-m-i-t-t-e-n-t 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -3-0-1-9-(-b-) -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -i-f -t-h-e 
                -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-i-n-g -s-u-c-h 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -b-y -v-i-r-t-u-e -o-f -s-u-c-h 
                -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-'-s -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-r 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e-, -i-s 
                -e-m-i-n-e-n-t-l-y -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-e-d -t-o -a-s-s-i-s-t 
                -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -i-n -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-.---
        -T-o -t-h-e -g-r-e-a-t-e-s-t -e-x-t-e-n-t -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e-, 
        -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l 
        -u-t-i-l-i-z-e -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n 
        -a-c-c-o-m-p-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -t-h-e -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e-. -H-o-w-e-v-e-r-, -t-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
        -t-o -o-b-t-a-i-n -a-n-y -o-r -a-l-l -r-e-q-u-i-s-i-t-e 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-i-n-g -w-i-t-h -a 
        -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r -e-n-t-e-r-p-r-i-s-e -o-r 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -n-o-n-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-, 
        -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-a-b-l-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s 
        -w-i-t-h -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r 
        -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -e-n-t-i-t-y-. -T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e 
        -s-o-l-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-i-n-g -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -a-n-y -o-r -a-l-l -o-f 
        -t-h-e -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -m-a-y -b-e 
        -m-o-r-e -e-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t-l-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y 
        -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -b-y -a -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r 
        -e-n-t-e-r-p-r-i-s-e-, -o-r -b-y -a -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
        -e-n-t-i-t-y -o-u-t-s-i-d-e -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -R-e-p-o-r-t-i-n-g 
        -r-e-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----A-n-y -c-h-a-n-g-e -i-n 
        -t-h-e -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-r -r-e-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -a-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -r-e-p-o-r-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
        -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -t-h-e -c-h-a-n-g-e -o-r -r-e-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -F-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e-.----T-h-e 
-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e 
-O-f-f-i-c-e-, -s-h-a-l-l---
            -`-`-(-1-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p -f-o-r -p-o-l-i-c-y -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -a-n-d -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
        -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -b-e -a-n -a-d-v-i-s-o-r -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
        -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n-, -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -o-r -s-y-s-t-e-m -u-s-e-d 
        -f-o-r -t-h-e -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -a-n-d 
        -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
        -s-u-c-h -a-s -t-h-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -c-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e-s-, -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -D-i-f-f-u-s-i-o-n -N-e-t-w-o-r-k-, -t-h-e 
        -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -m-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s -a-n-d -s-c-i-e-n-c-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-p-a-r-t -2 -o-f -p-a-r-t -A -o-f -t-i-t-l-e 
        -I-I -o-f -t-h-e -E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -C-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e -f-o-r 
        -S-c-i-e-n-c-e-, -M-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s -a-n-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r -a 
        -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -s-c-h-o-o-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -s-y-s-t-e-m -o-f -g-r-a-n-t-s-, -l-o-a-n-s-, 
        -a-n-d -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -s-y-s-t-e-m-i-c -f-u-n-d-i-n-g 
        -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-o -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g 
                -f-o-r -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -t-h-e -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -u-s-e -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -b-y -p-u-b-l-i-c -o-r 
                -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
                -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l -l-i-b-r-a-r-y 
                -m-e-d-i-a -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-, -w-h-i-c-h 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-u-i-l-d -u-p-o-n 
                -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -t-h-e -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n-, 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e 
                -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d 
                -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -f-o-r 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m-s -a-n-d 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -o-f-f-i-c-e-s-, 
                -w-h-i-c-h -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-u-i-l-d -u-p-o-n -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g 
                -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o 
                -a-v-o-i-d -d-u-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-, -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-e -a-n-d 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -w-i-t-h 
        -a-n-a-l-o-g-o-u-s -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-f -o-t-h-e-r 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s-, -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -C-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-n-g -C-o-u-n-c-i-l -f-o-r 
        -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -E-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -t-h-e -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
        -P-u-b-l-i-c -B-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -P-u-b-l-i-c 
        -T-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -F-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-n-d-, -w-h-e-n-e-v-e-r -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e-, 
        -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r -j-o-i-n-t 
        -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -o-f -s-u-c-h -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-n-d -a-n-a-l-o-g-o-u-s 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-, 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-, -r-e-u-s-e -a-n-d 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -b-y -p-u-b-l-i-c -o-r -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s -a-n-d 
        -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s-, -o-r -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s-, -o-r 
        -b-y -c-o-m-b-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-, -o-f -n-e-w 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -w-h-i-c-h -h-o-l-d -p-r-o-m-i-s-e -f-o-r -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-6-) -m-a-k-e -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o 
        -a-l-l -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -f-o-r -w-i-d-e-r -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -f-e-d-e-r-a-l-l-y 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -s-u-c-h -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-7-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -a-n-d -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e 
        -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o -r-e-s-o-l-v-e 
        -i-s-s-u-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -h-a-v-e -s-e-r-v-e-d -a-s 
        -i-m-p-e-d-i-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-, -s-u-c-h -a-s 
        -S-t-a-t-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r -t-e-a-c-h-e-r 
        -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-n-c-o-m-p-a-t-i-b-i-l-i-t-y 
        -o-f -v-a-r-i-o-u-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, 
        -a-n-d -l-a-c-k -o-f -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -l-i-n-k-a-g-e-s -i-n 
        -t-h-e -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m-;
            -`-`-(-8-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r 
        -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m-s -f-o-r 
        -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g-, 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e 
        -o-f -a -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -t-o -s-e-r-v-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -a-t -a-l-l -l-e-v-e-l-s-;
            -`-`-(-9-) -r-e-g-u-l-a-r-l-y -c-o-n-v-e-n-e 
        -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-s -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-o-r-s-, -p-o-l-i-c-y 
        -m-a-k-e-r-s-, -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -l-e-a-d-e-r-s -a-n-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -v-e-n-d-o-r-s-, 
        -a-n-d -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-f 
        -n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -i-n 
        -o-r-d-e-r -t-o---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
                -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -f-o-r -m-o-r-e 
                -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n 
                -l-e-a-d-i-n-g -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -i-n 
                -t-h-e -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                -n-e-w -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -f-o-r 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -b-e-n-e-f-i-t -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
                -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s 
                -t-o -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
                -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g -a-n-d -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g-;
            -`-`-(-1-0-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -o-n 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n 
        -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s-, -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -P-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -A-g-e-n-c-y -(-A-R-P-A-) 
        -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -D-e-f-e-n-s-e-, -t-h-e 
        -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-f 
        -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, -t-h-e 
        -C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -P-u-b-l-i-c 
        -B-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-i-n-g-, -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -L-a-b-o-r-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e 
        -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -E-n-e-r-g-y-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -A-e-r-o-n-a-u-t-i-c-s 
        -a-n-d -S-p-a-c-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -D-e-f-e-n-s-e-;
            -`-`-(-1-1-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -a-n-d -a-n-a-l-y-z-e 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-d -S-t-a-t-e -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s-' 
        -i-m-p-a-c-t -o-n -p-r-e-s-e-n-t -a-n-d -f-u-t-u-r-e -u-s-e-s 
        -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-1-2-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -a-n-d -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e 
        -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d -g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -u-s-e -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, 
        -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-;
            -`-`-(-1-3-) -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -a-m-o-n-g -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-, 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
        -n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -t-o -e-x-p-a-n-d -a-n-d -i-m-p-r-o-v-e 
        -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-1-4-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -a -v-a-r-i-e-t-y -o-f 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-, 
        -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-a-n-, -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -s-c-h-o-o-l -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -u-s-e-s -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -h-i-g-h-e-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -l-a-b-o-r-a-t-o-r-i-e-s -a-n-d -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-, -S-t-a-t-e 
        -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, 
        -m-u-s-e-u-m-s-, -s-c-i-e-n-c-e -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-, 
        -n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s 
        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-;
            -`-`-(-1-5-) -a-n-n-u-a-l-l-y -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-e -t-h-e 
        -l-e-v-e-l -o-f -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f-, -a-n-d 
        -t-h-e -i-m-p-a-c-t -o-n -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -r-e-s-u-l-t-i-n-g -f-r-o-m-, 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -a-n-d -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
        -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -i-s 
        -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e-;
            -`-`-(-1-6-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -i-n-c-l-u-s-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -i-n -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -o-f -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -G-o-a-l-s-, 
        -r-e-f-o-r-m -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -a-n-d 
        -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-;
            -`-`-(-1-7-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -t-h-a-t 
        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s-, -a-n-d 
        -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y -u-s-e 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -f-o-r -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-1-8-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-, -a-n-d -u-p-d-a-t-e 
        -p-e-r-i-o-d-i-c-a-l-l-y-, -i-n -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
        -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -a -l-o-n-g---r-a-n-g-e 
        -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-c -p-l-a-n -f-o-r -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -a-l-l 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-;
            -`-`-(-1-9-) -a-s-s-e-s-s -a-n-d -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -n-e-e-d-s -s-u-c-h -a-s 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -l-i-n-k-a-g-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-0-) -r-e-v-i-e-w -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -s-u-c-h -a-s 
        -c-o-s-t-, -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-u-d-i-e-n-c-e-, 
        -a-c-c-e-s-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y-, -a-n-d -u-s-a-g-e -i-n 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-i-n-g -t-h-e -m-a-x-i-m-u-m -v-a-l-u-e -o-f 
        -v-a-r-i-o-u-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-1-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r 
        -s-p-e-c-i-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -f-o-r -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -w-h-o 
        -a-r-e -a-c-a-d-e-m-i-c-a-l-l-y -d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-d-, 
        -i-m-p-a-i-r-e-d -o-r -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -i-n -t-h-e-i-r -u-s-e 
        -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-g-l-i-s-h -l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e-, -i-n -o-r-d-e-r 
        -t-o -m-a-k-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -a-f-f-o-r-d-a-b-l-e 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -o-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -o-f -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -w-i-l-l 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -s-u-c-h -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-' -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o 
        -a-t-t-a-i-n -a -h-i-g-h -l-e-v-e-l -o-f -a-c-a-d-e-m-i-c 
        -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t-;
            -`-`-(-2-2-) -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, 
        -S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-r-a-n-c-h-i-s-i-n-g 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
        -f-a-v-o-r-a-b-l-e -r-a-t-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -g-o-v-e-r-n-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -u-s-e-s -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-3-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l 
        -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-n-d 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -t-o -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -h-i-g-h -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -N-e-t-w-o-r-k -a-n-d 
        -T-e-l-s-t-a-r -4-0-1-, -t-h-a-t -w-i-l-l -a-l-l-o-w 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l-s-, 
        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, -p-a-r-e-n-t-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -g-e-n-e-r-a-l -p-u-b-l-i-c -t-o -a-c-c-e-s-s 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -s-u-c-h 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-4-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -a-n-d -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e 
        -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-0-4 -o-f -t-h-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-3 -t-o -e-n-a-b-l-e 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -t-o -u-t-i-l-i-z-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-; 
        -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-2-5-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-n -a-n-n-u-a-l -r-e-p-o-r-t 
        -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-, 
        -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-e-s-s -t-o-w-a-r-d 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t 
        -o-f -1-9-9-3-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -A-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -O-f-f-i-c-e 
-A-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
-r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e -u-s-e 
-o-f -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-o 
-a-s-s-i-s-t -i-n -t-h-e -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -f-o-r 
-d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f 
-T-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -T-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-, -t-h-e 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
-c-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e-s-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-D-i-f-f-u-s-i-o-n -N-e-t-w-o-r-k-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-n -b-e-h-a-l-f -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-r 
-S-c-h-o-o-l-s -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -A-c-t-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -$-3-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -m-a-y 
-b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l 
-y-e-a-r-s -1-9-9-5 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-9-9-8-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-2-. -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N -O-N 
              -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -I-N -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e-r-e -i-s 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -a -c-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -t-o -b-e -k-n-o-w-n 
-a-s -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-n 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -(-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -i-n 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a-s -t-h-e 
-`-`-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-'-'-) -w-h-i-c-h -s-h-a-l-l -a-d-v-i-s-e 
-t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -w-i-t-h 
-r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -n-e-e-d -f-o-r-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f-, -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
-i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
-r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -f-o-r 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -t-h-e 
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
    -(-b-) -M-e-m-b-e-r-s-h-i-p-.---
            -(-1-) -A-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-.---
        -T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-o-i-n-t -1-5 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -o-f 
        -w-h-i-c-h---
                    -(-A-) -t-h-r-e-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-e-c-a-u-s-e -o-f -t-h-e-i-r 
                -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -i-n -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
                -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-;
                    -(-B-) -t-h-r-e-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-e-c-a-u-s-e -o-f -t-h-e-i-r 
                -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -i-n -t-h-e -g-o-v-e-r-n-a-n-c-e 
                -o-r -s-u-p-e-r-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -s-c-h-o-o-l 
                -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -i-n 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-i-n-g -S-t-a-t-e-- -o-r 
                -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t---w-i-d-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -i-n 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-i-n-g -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -o-r 
                -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-, -o-r -i-n -t-h-e 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
                -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -o-r 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
                -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
                    -(-C-) -f-o-u-r -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d 
                -b-e-c-a-u-s-e -o-f -t-h-e-i-r -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -i-n 
                -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -i-n -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y-, 
                -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-, -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l-, -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-, 
                -p-r-e-s-c-h-o-o-l-, -a-n-d -a-d-u-l-t -a-n-d 
                -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-s-;
                    -(-D-) -t-w-o -s-h-a-l-l -b-e---
                            -(-i-) -a -p-a-r-e-n-t -o-f -a -s-c-h-o-o-l 
                        -a-g-e -c-h-i-l-d-; -o-r
                            -(-i-i-) -a -S-t-a-t-e -o-r -l-o-c-a-l 
                        -s-c-h-o-o-l -b-o-a-r-d -m-e-m-b-e-r-; -a-n-d
                    -(-E-) -t-h-r-e-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-e-c-a-u-s-e -o-f -t-h-e-i-r 
                -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -i-n -t-h-e 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y 
                -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
                -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-)-, -t-h-e 
                -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -h-a-r-d-w-a-r-e -o-r -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e 
                -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-, -o-r -t-h-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-.
            -(-2-) -T-e-r-m-s-.---
                    -(-A-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
                -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-, 
                -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -f-o-r -t-e-r-m-s 
                -o-f -4 -y-e-a-r-s-. -M-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -b-e 
                -r-e-a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d-.
                    -(-B-) -S-t-a-g-g-e-r-e-d -t-e-r-m-s-.----A-s 
                -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
                -a-t -t-h-e -t-i-m-e -o-f -i-n-i-t-i-a-l 
                -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                -(-1-)-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m-s -o-f -5 -m-e-m-b-e-r-s 
                -s-h-a-l-l -e-x-p-i-r-e -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f -3 
                -y-e-a-r-s-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m-s -o-f -5 -m-e-m-b-e-r-s 
                -s-h-a-l-l -e-x-p-i-r-e -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f -4 
                -y-e-a-r-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -t-e-r-m-s -o-f -5 
                -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -e-x-p-i-r-e -a-t -t-h-e 
                -e-n-d -o-f -5 -y-e-a-r-s-.
            -(-3-) -D-a-t-e-.----T-h-e -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t-s -o-f 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -m-a-d-e -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -9-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r 
        -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
            -(-4-) -D-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y-.----T-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t 
        -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-k-e -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -b-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -d-u-e 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -g-e-n-d-e-r -a-n-d 
        -e-t-h-n-i-c-i-t-y -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -o-b-t-a-i-n 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -w-h-o -a-r-e -b-r-o-a-d-l-y 
        -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e -o-f -t-h-e -e-t-h-n-i-c 
        -d-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
            -(-5-) -L-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -d-u-a-l 
        -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t-s-.----A -m-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -n-o-t -s-e-r-v-e -o-n -a-n-y 
        -o-t-h-e-r -g-o-v-e-r-n-i-n-g -o-r -a-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -b-o-a-r-d 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n---
                    -(-A-) -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-; -o-r
                    -(-B-) -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-r 
                -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
                -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-.
            -(-6-) -C-o-n-f-i-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.---
        -A-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t-s -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -u-p-o-n 
        -c-o-n-f-i-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -S-e-n-a-t-e-.
            -(-7-) -S-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -c-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n-.---
        -T-h-e -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -e-l-e-c-t -a -C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n -f-r-o-m 
        -a-m-o-n-g -t-h-e-i-r -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-h-i-p -b-y 
        -m-a-j-o-r-i-t-y -v-o-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-. -T-h-e -C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-r-v-e -a -t-e-r-m -o-f -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n 
        -4 -y-e-a-r-s-.
            -(-8-) -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-.---
        -E-a-c-h -m-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-e-d -a-t -a -r-a-t-e 
        -e-q-u-a-l -t-o -t-h-e -d-a-i-l-y -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -a-n-n-u-a-l -r-a-t-e -o-f -p-a-y -f-o-r -l-e-v-e-l -I-V 
        -o-f -t-h-e -E-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -S-c-h-e-d-u-l-e -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-3-1-6 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -d-a-y 
        -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-r-a-v-e-l-t-i-m-e-) -d-u-r-i-n-g 
        -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -m-e-m-b-e-r -i-s -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n 
        -t-h-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -o-f -d-u-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -a-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
    -(-c-) -P-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l-.---
            -(-1-) -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-n-d -c-l-e-r-i-c-a-l 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
        -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e-.
            -(-2-) -E-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -s-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.----T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-r-v-e 
        -a-s -t-h-e -E-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e 
        -a-c-c-o-m-p-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-'-s -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -(-d-) -M-e-e-t-i-n-g-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.---
            -(-1-) -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
        -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -i-n -t-h-e -s-u-n-s-h-i-n-e -a-c-t-.---
        -T-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t 
        -i-n -t-h-e -S-u-n-s-h-i-n-e -A-c-t -(-5 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
        -5-5-2-b-) -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
            -(-2-) -M-i-n-i-m-u-m -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-s-; 
        -f-i-r-s-t -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -m-e-e-t -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -t-w-i-c-e -a -y-e-a-r-, 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -m-e-e-t-i-n-g -b-e-i-n-g -h-e-l-d 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -1-2-0 -d-a-y-s -o-f -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
        -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
            -(-3-) -F-r-e-q-u-e-n-c-y -o-f -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-s-.---
        -W-i-t-h -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-v-a-l -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
        -f-u-n-d-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -t-h-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-f-)-, 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -m-e-e-t 
        -a-s -o-f-t-e-n -a-s -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o 
        -a-c-c-o-m-p-l-i-s-h -t-h-e -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -i-n -a -t-i-m-e-l-y -m-a-n-n-e-r-.
            -(-4-) -Q-u-o-r-u-m-.----A -m-a-j-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a 
        -q-u-o-r-u-m -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
    -(-e-) -F-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-r-e -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
            -(-1-) -I-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-.---
                    -(-A-) -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
                -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-v-e-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
                -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-v-i-e-w -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e-, 
                -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-v-e-s-, 
                -a-s-s-e-s-s -t-h-e-i-r -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s 
                -a-n-d -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
                -m-a-k-e -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -t-h-e 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s 
                -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -w-h-a-t 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-r-e -n-e-e-d-e-d -a-n-d 
                -s-h-o-u-l-d -b-e -m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o 
                -l-e-a-r-n-e-r-s -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
                    -(-B-) -N-e-e-d-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
                -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-v-i-e-w -t-h-e -n-e-e-d-s -o-f 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -a-n-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, 
                -a-n-d -m-a-k-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -p-o-l-i-c-y 
                -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -m-e-e-t-i-n-g 
                -s-u-c-h -n-e-e-d-s-. -S-u-c-h -r-e-v-i-e-w -s-h-a-l-l 
                -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -s-u-c-h -a-s 
                -e-q-u-i-t-y-, -a-c-c-e-s-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y-, -h-o-w 
                -m-a-n-y -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n -a-r-e -r-e-a-c-h-e-d-, 
                -c-o-s-t-, -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -a-n-d 
                -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-d -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s-.
            -(-2-) -P-r-o-v-i-d-e -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
        -r-e-v-i-e-w -a-n-d -m-a-k-e -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -n-e-e-d 
        -f-o-r-, -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f-, -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s 
        -o-f-, -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r-, -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-n-d -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e-.
            -(-3-) -I-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-, -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-n-d 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a-.----T-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a 
        -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-f -a -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e -o-f 
        -t-h-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-, -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e -c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-, 
        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s-, -a-n-d -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t 
        -a-l-l-o-w -f-o-r -t-h-e -s-h-a-r-i-n-g -o-f -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-o -e-n-h-a-n-c-e 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t-.
            -(-4-) -M-a-k-e -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -w-i-t-h 
        -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -f-e-d-e-r-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-v-i-e-w -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -a-n-d 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -u-s-e-d -i-n 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -o-n -t-h-e 
        -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d 
        -m-a-k-e -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -t-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -w-i-t-h 
        -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e -l-e-v-e-l -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o 
        -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -t-h-e -m-o-s-t -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -f-o-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -n-e-e-d-s-.
            -(-5-) -D-e-v-e-l-o-p -p-o-l-i-c-y 
        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-u-l-t -w-i-t-h -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -h-a-v-i-n-g 
        -a-n -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -i-n -t-h-e -u-s-e-s -o-f 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g 
        -a-n-d -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e 
        -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-s -o-f 
        -a-l-l -c-i-t-i-z-e-n-s -a-r-e -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-e-d -i-n 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
            -(-6-) -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-f -e-x-p-e-r-t-s-.----T-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-o-i-n-t -a 
        -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-f -e-x-p-e-r-t-s -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
        -h-a-r-d-w-a-r-e -a-n-d -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-i-e-s-, 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-r-s-, 
        -n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
        -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -t-o 
        -e-x-p-l-o-r-e -t-h-e -f-e-a-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -a-n-d 
        -d-e-s-i-r-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s -o-r -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s 
        -f-o-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -h-a-r-d-w-a-r-e -a-n-d 
        -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-. -S-u-c-h -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -s-h-a-l-l 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-e -a -r-e-p-o-r-t -w-h-i-c-h-, -a-t -a 
        -m-i-n-i-m-u-m-, -e-x-a-m-i-n-e-s---
                    -(-A-) -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e 
                -t-h-a-t -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -c-a-n -b-e -u-s-e-d -o-n 
                -t-h-e -v-a-r-i-e-t-y -o-f -h-a-r-d-w-a-r-e 
                -l-i-k-e-l-y -t-o -b-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -i-n 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-;
                    -(-B-) -m-u-l-t-i-m-e-d-i-a -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -t-o 
                -a-l-l-o-w -f-o-r -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -v-i-d-e-o -a-n-d -a-u-d-i-o -r-e-c-o-r-d-i-n-g-s 
                -w-i-t-h -t-e-x-t -a-n-d -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
                -g-r-a-p-h-i-c-s-;
                    -(-C-) -u-s-e-r -i-n-t-e-r-f-a-c-e 
                -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -s-o -t-h-a-t -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s 
                -a-n-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -w-i-l-l -n-o-t -h-a-v-e -t-o 
                -l-e-a-r-n -t-o-t-a-l-l-y -n-e-w -t-e-c-h-n-i-q-u-e-s 
                -f-o-r -u-s-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e 
                -p-a-c-k-a-g-e-s-;
                    -(-D-) -d-a-t-a-b-a-s-e -i-n-t-e-r-f-a-c-e 
                -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -s-o -t-h-a-t -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s 
                -c-a-n -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -f-r-o-m -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -d-a-t-a-b-a-s-e-s -i-n-t-o 
                -t-h-e-i-r -w-o-r-k-;
                    -(-E-) -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -s-u-c-h -a-s -t-h-o-s-e -f-o-r 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -a-n-d 
                -v-i-d-e-o -c-o-m-p-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-;
                    -(-F-) -i-n-t-e-r-f-a-c-e -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -s-o 
                -t-h-a-t -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -a-n-d 
                -o-t-h-e-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -m-a-y -b-e 
                -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e-d -t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r -i-n -a -w-a-y 
                -t-h-a-t -i-s -e-a-s-y -t-o -u-s-e -a-n-d 
                -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n-; -a-n-d
                    -(-G-) -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -f-o-r 
                -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-n-g -d-a-t-a -a-b-o-u-t -s-t-u-d-e-n-t 
                -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -a-n-d -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t 
                -t-o -g-u-i-d-e -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-a-t-h-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -r-e-f-i-n-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-.
            -(-6-) -R-e-p-o-r-t-.---
                    -(-A-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
                -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-p-a-r-e -a-n-d 
                -s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -t-h-e 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -a 
                -r-e-p-o-r-t -e-v-e-r-y -2 -y-e-a-r-s -o-n -t-h-e 
                -n-e-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -b-a-s-e-d 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-. -A-t -a -m-i-n-i-m-u-m-, 
                -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-'-s -r-e-p-o-r-t -s-h-a-l-l 
                -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -w-i-t-h 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -s-t-a-t-u-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
                    -(-B-) -S-u-b-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -r-e-p-o-r-t 
                -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -i-n 
                -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -w-i-t-h-i-n -2 -y-e-a-r-s 
                -o-f -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d -e-v-e-r-y -2 -y-e-a-r-s 
                -t-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r-.
    -(-f-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
            -(-1-) -S-a-l-a-r-i-e-s -a-n-d -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s-.---
        -T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -$-1-,-5-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -e-a-c-h 
        -o-f -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s -1-9-9-4 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -1-9-9-8 -f-o-r -t-h-e -s-a-l-a-r-i-e-s -a-n-d -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s 
        -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
            -(-2-) -F-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d 
        -$-1-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, 
        -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -m-a-y -b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y 
        -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s -1-9-9-5 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-9-9-8-, -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.

   -T-I-T-L-E -I-I----S-C-H-O-O-L -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -S-U-P-P-O-R-T

-S-E-C-. -2-0-1-. -S-T-A-T-E-M-E-N-T -O-F -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-S-.

    -I-t -i-s -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -t-o 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -i-n -t-h-e -f-o-r-m 
-o-f -l-o-a-n-s-, -g-r-a-n-t-s-, -a-n-d -s-y-s-t-e-m-i-c -f-u-n-d-i-n-g 
-a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e-s -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e 
-a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n-, -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-, -u-s-e -a-n-d 
-m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -i-n -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
-s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
-e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
-s-c-h-o-o-l -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-.

-S-E-C-. -2-0-2-. -S-T-A-T-E -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -P-L-A-N-N-I-N-G 
              -G-R-A-N-T-S-.

    -(-a-) -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-.----I-t -i-s -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -a-l-l -S-t-a-t-e-s 
-h-a-v-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -p-l-a-n-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
-o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -a-l-l -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-.
    -(-b-) -G-r-a-n-t-s -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o 
        -S-t-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -w-h-o 
        -i-n -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -G-o-v-e-r-n-o-r 
        -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m-i-c -s-t-a-t-e-w-i-d-e -p-l-a-n -t-o -i-n-f-u-s-e 
        -m-o-d-e-r-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n-t-o -a-n 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o -e-n-h-a-n-c-e 
        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -s-t-a-f-f 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -i-n -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -G-o-a-l-s -a-n-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e -a-c-a-d-e-m-i-c -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-.
            -(-2-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-.----S-u-c-h -p-l-a-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -(-A-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -a 
                -h-i-g-h -s-p-e-e-d-, -s-t-a-t-e-w-i-d-e-, 
                -i-n-t-e-r-o-p-e-r-a-b-l-e-, -w-i-d-e -a-r-e-a 
                -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e 
                -f-o-r -a-l-l -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
                -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
                -S-t-a-t-e-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -e-m-p-h-a-s-i-z-e -t-h-e 
                -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -w-i-t-h 
                -a -h-i-g-h -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e -o-f 
                -d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-.
    -(-c-) -C-o-n-t-e-n-t -o-f -P-l-a-n-s-.----A-t -a -m-i-n-i-m-u-m-, 
-e-a-c-h -s-y-s-t-e-m-i-c -s-t-a-t-e-w-i-d-e -p-l-a-n 
-d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-) -t-h-a-t -i-s 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -i-n -w-h-o-l-e -o-r -i-n -p-a-r-t-, -w-i-t-h 
-g-r-a-n-t -f-u-n-d-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
-s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -b-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -i-n 
        -c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -G-o-v-e-r-n-o-r-, 
        -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-u-r-e-, -S-t-a-t-e -s-c-h-o-o-l -b-o-a-r-d-s-, 
        -o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -S-t-a-t-e -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, 
        -a-n-d -n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -i-n-v-o-l-v-i-n-g -i-n-p-u-t -f-r-o-m 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-;
            -(-2-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r 
        -i-n-f-u-s-i-n-g -m-o-d-e-r-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n-t-o 
        -t-h-e -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -t-o -e-n-h-a-n-c-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-a-;
            -(-3-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -h-o-w -t-h-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-, -a-n-d -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -w-i-l-l 
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -t-h-e -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -a-c-c-e-s-s -a-n-d -e-q-u-i-t-y -f-o-r -m-o-r-e 
        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, -a-n-d -h-e-l-p -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -G-o-a-l-s-;
            -(-4-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -o-n-g-o-i-n-g 
        -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l 
        -t-o -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -i-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-5-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m -f-o-r 
        -s-t-a-t-e-w-i-d-e -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -e-x-e-m-p-l-a-r-y -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-n-d -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-;
            -(-6-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n -e-s-t-i-m-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -n-e-e-d-e-d -t-o 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -t-h-e 
        -r-e-q-u-i-s-i-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
        -p-l-a-n-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -u-s-e -o-f -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -f-u-n-d-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-r 
        -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y-;
            -(-7-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -s-c-h-e-d-u-l-e -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-h-e -p-l-a-n-n-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-;
            -(-8-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a -p-l-a-n -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -g-r-a-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-4-, -a-n-d -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -4-0-5-B-(-b-)-(-1-)-(-B-) -o-f -t-h-e -G-e-n-e-r-a-l 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -A-c-t-;
            -(-9-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -h-o-w -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -w-i-l-l -u-t-i-l-i-z-e 
        -t-h-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a-;
            -(-1-0-) -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-e -g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s -t-o 
        -a-l-l -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -a-n-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s 
        -i-n -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
        -v-a-r-i-o-u-s -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-n-d -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-v-e-s 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-;
            -(-1-1-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -h-o-w -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -w-i-l-l 
        -a-s-s-e-s-s -t-h-e -l-e-v-e-l -o-f---
                    -(-A-) -t-h-e -s-t-a-t-e-w-i-d-e 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h -p-l-a-n-;
                    -(-B-) -t-h-e -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e-d -a-c-c-e-s-s -b-y 
                -t-h-e -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -t-o -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
                -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d 
                -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -t-h-e -i-m-p-a-c-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -p-l-a-n 
                -o-n -s-c-h-o-o-l -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t-;
            -(-1-2-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -h-o-w -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d 
        -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -w-i-l-l 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -a-n-d -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-e -w-i-t-h 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -a-n-d -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-, -a-s -w-e-l-l -a-s 
        -n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -t-o -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s 
        -t-o -m-e-e-t -w-o-r-k -f-o-r-c-e -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -n-e-e-d-s-;
            -(-1-3-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -h-o-w -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -w-i-l-l -p-r-o-m-o-t-e 
        -t-h-e -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e -o-f -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -b-y -l-o-c-a-l 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-s -a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
        -t-h-a-t-, -w-h-e-n -p-l-a-c-e-d -i-n -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -w-i-l-l -m-e-e-t -t-h-e -h-i-g-h-e-s-t -l-e-v-e-l -o-f 
        -i-n-t-e-r-o-p-e-r-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -a-n-d -o-p-e-n -s-y-s-t-e-m 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-m-o-n-g---
                    -(-A-) -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -h-a-r-d-w-a-r-e -a-n-d 
                -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-, -e-i-t-h-e-r -w-h-e-n -u-s-e-d -o-n 
                -a -s-t-a-n-d---a-l-o-n-e -b-a-s-i-s -o-r -w-h-e-n 
                -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-e-d -t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r -w-i-t-h-i-n -a 
                -l-o-c-a-l -a-r-e-a -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -o-r -a -w-i-d-e 
                -a-r-e-a -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
                -S-t-a-t-e-;
            -(-1-4-) -w-i-l-l -u-t-i-l-i-z-e -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-1-5-) -c-r-e-a-t-e -a -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -p-l-a-n -i-s 
        -r-e-v-i-e-w-e-d -a-n-d -u-p-d-a-t-e-d 
        -p-e-r-i-o-d-i-c-a-l-l-y-.
    -(-d-) -A-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -G-r-a-n-t-s-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-, -t-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-w-a-r-d 
        -g-r-a-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -e-a-c-h 
        -S-t-a-t-e-, -i-n -e-a-c-h -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-, -i-n -a-n 
        -a-m-o-u-n-t -w-h-i-c-h -b-e-a-r-s -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
        -r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-h-i-p -t-o -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-e-) -a-s -t-h-e 
        -a-m-o-u-n-t -s-u-c-h -S-t-a-t-e -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -c-h-a-p-t-e-r -1 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -I -o-f -t-h-e 
        -E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5 -i-n -s-u-c-h -y-e-a-r 
        -b-e-a-r-s -t-o -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-c-h -c-h-a-p-t-e-r -b-y -a-l-l -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n -s-u-c-h 
        -y-e-a-r-.
            -(-2-) -M-i-n-i-m-u-m-.----N-o -S-t-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l 
        -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -a -g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-b-) -i-n -a-n -a-m-o-u-n-t -w-h-i-c-h -i-s -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n 
        -$-1-0-0-,-0-0-0-.
            -(-3-) -S-t-a-t-e -m-a-t-c-h-i-n-g-.---
                    -(-A-) -S-t-a-t-e-.----E-a-c-h -S-t-a-t-e 
                -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a -g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
                -m-a-t-c-h-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-s -i-n -a-n -a-m-o-u-n-t 
                -e-q-u-a-l -t-o -2-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -s-u-c-h 
                -g-r-a-n-t -f-u-n-d-s-.
                    -(-B-) -W-a-i-v-e-r-.----T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
                -m-a-y -w-a-i-v-e -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -m-a-t-c-h-i-n-g 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -f-o-r -g-o-o-d 
                -c-a-u-s-e-, -a-s -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.
    -(-e-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -$-1-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -m-a-y 
-b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -4 
-s-u-c-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s-, -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.

-S-E-C-. -2-0-3-. -E-L-E-M-E-N-T-A-R-Y -A-N-D -S-E-C-O-N-D-A-R-Y 
              -S-C-H-O-O-L -L-I-B-R-A-R-Y -A-N-D -M-E-D-I-A 
              -S-E-R-V-I-C-E-S-.

    -T-i-t-l-e -I-V -o-f -t-h-e -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -A-c-t -(-2-0 -U-.-S-.-C-. -1-2-2-1 -e-t 
-s-e-q-.-) -i-s -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g 
-a-f-t-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -4-0-5-A -(-a-s -a-d-d-e-d -b-y 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1-(-b-)-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -4-0-5-B-. -E-L-E-M-E-N-T-A-R-Y -A-N-D -S-E-C-O-N-D-A-R-Y 
              -S-C-H-O-O-L -L-I-B-R-A-R-Y -A-N-D -M-E-D-I-A 
              -S-E-R-V-I-C-E-S-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -D-i-v-i-s-i-o-n 
-o-f -E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -S-c-h-o-o-l 
-L-i-b-r-a-r-y -M-e-d-i-a -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -(-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -i-n 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a-s -t-h-e 
-`-D-i-v-i-s-i-o-n-'-) -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -w-i-t-h-i-n -9-0 -d-a-y-s 
-o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-3-. -S-u-c-h -d-i-v-i-s-i-o-n 
-s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-s-t -o-f -a -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, -w-h-o -s-h-a-l-l 
-h-a-v-e -p-r-i-m-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-d-a-i-l-y -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -D-i-v-i-s-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
-o-f -s-u-c-h -s-t-a-f-f -a-s -m-a-y -b-e -n-e-e-d-e-d -t-o -c-a-r-r-y 
-o-u-t -t-h-e -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -F-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -D-i-v-i-s-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -a-n-d -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p -t-o -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y 
                -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l -l-i-b-r-a-r-y 
                -m-e-d-i-a -s-p-e-c-i-a-l-i-s-t-s-, -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s-, 
                -a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-s 
                -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
                        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -l-i-b-r-a-r-y 
                        -m-e-d-i-a -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -o-f 
                        -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -o-f 
                        -l-i-b-r-a-r-y -m-e-d-i-a -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l-; 
                        -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-v-) -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
                        -o-f -l-i-b-r-a-r-y -m-e-d-i-a 
                        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -w-i-l-l 
                        -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -t-o 
                        -a-c-q-u-i-r-e -s-k-i-l-l-s -i-n -o-t-h-e-r 
                        -l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e-s-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-, -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t 
                -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r -g-r-a-n-t 
                -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -o-n -a -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e 
                -b-a-s-i-s-, -f-o-r---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
                        -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l -l-i-b-r-a-r-y 
                        -m-e-d-i-a -c-e-n-t-e-r -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e 
                        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -t-h-a-t---
                                    -`-`-(-I-) -e-n-a-b-l-e 
                                -s-c-h-o-o-l -l-i-b-r-a-r-y -m-e-d-i-a 
                                -c-e-n-t-e-r-s -t-o -a-c-q-u-i-r-e 
                                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l-l-y 
                                -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                                -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t 
                                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-;
                                    -`-`-(-I-I-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
                                -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t 
                                -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -l-i-b-r-a-r-y 
                                -m-e-d-i-a -c-e-n-t-e-r 
                                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
                                -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -m-o-d-e-r-n 
                                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e 
                                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-; -a-n-d
                                    -`-`-(-I-I-I-) -a-s-s-i-s-t -i-n 
                                -t-h-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n 
                                -o-f -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g 
                                -v-i-a -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e-, 
                                -m-i-c-r-o-w-a-v-e-, -f-i-b-e-r-, 
                                -p-i-c-t-u-r-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e-s 
                                -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -v-i-s-u-a-l 
                                -m-e-d-i-a-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
                        -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l -l-i-b-r-a-r-y 
                        -m-e-d-i-a -s-p-e-c-i-a-l-i-s-t -a-n-d 
                        -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -f-o-r 
                        -i-n-n-o-v-a-t-i-v-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -t-h-a-t---
                                    -`-`-(-I-) -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e 
                                -c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-o-n 
                                -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y 
                                -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l 
                                -l-i-b-r-a-r-y -m-e-d-i-a 
                                -s-p-e-c-i-a-l-i-s-t-s -a-n-d 
                                -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o 
                                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -u-n-i-t-s -o-f 
                                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t 
                                -e-n-a-b-l-e -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -t-o 
                                -u-s-e -a -v-a-r-i-e-t-y -o-f 
                                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l-l-y 
                                -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-; -a-n-d
                                    -`-`-(-I-I-) -e-x-p-a-n-d 
                                -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-' 
                                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n--
                                -g-a-t-h-e-r-i-n-g -a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
                                -a-n-d -c-o-g-n-i-t-i-v-e -s-k-i-l-l-s 
                                -o-f -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                                -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s-, 
                                -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
                                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n 
                        -t-h-e -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s 
                        -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -l-i-n-k-e-d -t-o -a 
                        -l-i-b-r-a-r-y -m-e-d-i-a -c-e-n-t-e-r -i-n 
                        -o-r-d-e-r -t-o---
                                    -`-`-(-I-) -e-x-p-a-n-d -t-h-e 
                                -u-s-e -o-f -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r-s -a-n-d 
                                -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -i-n 
                                -t-h-e -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-;
                                    -`-`-(-I-I-) -e-n-a-b-l-e 
                                -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
                                -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l 
                                -l-i-b-r-a-r-y -m-e-d-i-a 
                                -c-e-n-t-e-r-s -t-o -a-c-c-e-s-s 
                                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -f-r-o-m 
                                -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r-i-z-e-d 
                                -d-a-t-a-b-a-s-e-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
                                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l-l-y 
                                -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -o-f 
                                -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o 
                                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
                                    -`-`-(-I-I-I-) -a-s-s-i-s-t -i-n 
                                -t-h-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n 
                                -o-f -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g 
                                -v-i-a -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e-, 
                                -m-i-c-r-o-w-a-v-e-, -f-i-b-e-r-, 
                                -p-i-c-t-u-r-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e-s 
                                -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -v-i-s-u-a-l 
                                -m-e-d-i-a-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -S-p-e-c-i-a-l -r-u-l-e-.----I-n 
        -a-w-a-r-d-i-n-g -g-r-a-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-1-)-(-B-) -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -g-r-e-a-t-e-s-t 
                -n-e-e-d -f-o-r -l-i-b-r-a-r-y -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s 
                -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
                -g-r-a-n-t-s -a-r-e -a-w-a-r-d-e-d -o-n -a-n 
                -e-q-u-i-t-a-b-l-e -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -b-a-s-i-s-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -C-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -A-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-.----T-h-e 
-D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -D-i-v-i-s-i-o-n -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-t-o -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -s-u-c-h -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e 
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e 
-F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s 
-o-r -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -o-r 
-n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-s -t-h-e 
-D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -i-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
-c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -C-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-.----N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-e-d -t-o 
-i-n-t-e-r-f-e-r-e -w-i-t-h -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
-i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-v-e -a-n-d -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -i-n -t-h-e 
-c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a-n-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -o-f -s-c-h-o-o-l -l-i-b-r-a-r-y 
-m-e-d-i-a -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -t-h-e -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-s-c-h-o-o-l -l-i-b-r-a-r-y -m-e-d-i-a -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-, -o-r -t-h-e 
-s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -o-r -l-i-b-r-a-r-y 
-b-o-o-k-s -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -S-u-p-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-.----F-u-n-d-s 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-u-s-e-d -s-o -a-s -t-o -s-u-p-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -n-o-t -t-o 
-s-u-p-p-l-a-n-t -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e-, -o-r 
-l-o-c-a-l -f-u-n-d-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-s 
-m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
-s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l -l-i-b-r-a-r-y -m-e-d-i-a 
-c-e-n-t-e-r-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-3-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -$-4-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -m-a-y 
-b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -i-n -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -f-i-s-c-a-l 
-y-e-a-r-, -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -o-f 
-w-h-i-c-h---
            -`-`-(-1-) -$-1-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -i-n -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-h -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
        -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-b-)-(-2-)-(-A-)-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -$-1-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -i-n -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-h -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
        -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-b-)-(-2-)-(-B-)-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-3-) -$-1-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -i-n -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-h -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
        -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-b-)-(-2-)-(-C-)-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-0-4-. -S-C-H-O-O-L -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -R-E-S-O-U-R-C-E 
              -G-R-A-N-T-S -A-N-D -L-O-A-N-S-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o 
        -S-t-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -h-a-v-i-n-g 
        -a -p-l-a-n -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-0-2 
        -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -e-n-a-b-l-e -s-u-c-h -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s 
        -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
        -h-a-v-i-n-g -h-i-g-h-e-s-t -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e-s -o-f 
        -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n -i-n -p-o-v-e-r-t-y -a-n-d -s-h-o-w-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -g-r-e-a-t-e-s-t -n-e-e-d -f-o-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -t-o -e-n-a-b-l-e -s-u-c-h -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -t-o -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e 
        -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -r-e-l-a-t-e-d 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d 
        -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
        -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -t-h-e 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -i-n 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-.
            -(-2-) -A-m-o-u-n-t-.----(-A-) -E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-, -t-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -e-a-c-h -S-t-a-t-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -i-n -a-n -a-m-o-u-n-t 
        -w-h-i-c-h -b-e-a-r-s -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-h-i-p 
        -t-o -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d 
        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-) -a-s -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -s-u-c-h 
        -S-t-a-t-e -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -c-h-a-p-t-e-r -1 -o-f 
        -t-i-t-l-e -I -o-f -t-h-e -E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
        -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5 
        -b-e-a-r-s -t-o -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-c-h -c-h-a-p-t-e-r -b-y -a-l-l -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
            -(-B-) -N-o -S-t-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y 
        -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -a -g-r-a-n-t -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -i-n -a-n -a-m-o-u-n-t 
        -w-h-i-c-h -i-s -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -$-1-0-0-,-0-0-0-.
            -(-3-) -L-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -s-t-a-t-e -c-o-s-t-s-.---
        -N-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -5 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -g-r-a-n-t 
        -f-u-n-d-s -a-w-a-r-d-e-d -t-o -a -S-t-a-t-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -b-e -u-s-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-r 
        -S-t-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -f-o-r 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -c-o-s-t-s -o-r -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.
    -(-b-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -$-1-0-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -m-a-y 
-b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -i-n -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -f-i-s-c-a-l 
-y-e-a-r-, -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -(-c-) -L-o-c-a-l -U-s-e-s -o-f -G-r-a-n-t -F-u-n-d-s-.----E-a-c-h 
-l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r -s-c-h-o-o-l 
-r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -u-s-e -s-u-c-h -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e---
            -(-1-) -t-o -a-c-q-u-i-r-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -s-u-c-h -a-s -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
        -h-a-r-d-w-a-r-e-, -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-, -a-n-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -f-o-r 
        -u-s-e -b-y -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -a-n-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -i-n 
        -t-h-e -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
        -t-h-e -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-f-f-e-r-e-d 
        -b-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -t-o -a-s-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s 
        -i-n -s-u-c-h -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -w-i-l-l -h-a-v-e 
        -m-e-a-n-i-n-g-f-u-l -a-c-c-e-s-s -o-n -a -r-e-g-u-l-a-r 
        -b-a-s-i-s -t-o -s-u-c-h -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
            -(-2-) -f-o-r -s-t-a-f-f -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -i-n -t-h-e 
        -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -q-u-a-l-i-t-y 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n-t-o -s-c-h-o-o-l 
        -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m -a-n-d -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g 
        -f-o-r -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-;
            -(-3-) -t-o -a-c-q-u-i-r-e -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-v-i-t-y 
        -w-i-t-h -w-i-d-e -a-r-e-a -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-, -s-u-c-h -a-s 
        -t-h-e -I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T-, -f-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
        -a-c-c-e-s-s-i-n-g -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
        -o-u-t-s-i-d-e -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r -s-c-h-o-o-l-;
            -(-4-) -f-o-r -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -s-i-t-e 
        -p-r-e-p-a-r-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e -i-n-s-t-a-l-l-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d 
        -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
        -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
        -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n-s -m-a-y -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d -2-5 
        -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-5-) -f-o-r -o-n-g-o-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -s-t-a-f-f -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -o-r -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
        -t-h-a-t -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -a-n-d 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-s -i-n -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
        -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -t-h-e 
        -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -o-n-g-o-i-n-g-, -o-n-s-i-t-e 
        -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
            -(-6-) -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s 
        -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-f -a -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e -o-f 
        -a -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -a 
        -c-o-l-l-e-g-e -o-r -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y-, -a-n-d -a-n-y 
        -o-t-h-e-r -a-g-e-n-c-y -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -d-e-e-m-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -f-o-r 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-i-c-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-o 
        -t-r-a-i-n -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -i-n -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l---b-a-s-e-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-.
    -(-d-) -S-c-h-o-o-l -P-l-a-n-s-.----E-a-c-h -l-o-c-a-l 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r -s-c-h-o-o-l -d-e-s-i-r-i-n-g 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-s-u-b-m-i-t -a -p-l-a-n -t-o -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-a-g-e-n-c-y -a-t -s-u-c-h -t-i-m-e -a-n-d -i-n -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-n-e-r 
-a-s -s-u-c-h -a-g-e-n-c-y -m-a-y -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-. -S-u-c-h 
-p-l-a-n -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-c-, -l-o-n-g--
        -r-a-n-g-e -(-3-- -t-o -5---y-e-a-r-)-, -o-u-t-c-o-m-e--
        -b-a-s-e-d -p-l-a-n -t-h-a-t -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s---
                    -(-A-) -a -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -o-n-g-o-i-n-g -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-o-w 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
                -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n---
                            -(-i-) -a-r-e -b-e-i-n-g 
                        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-e-d -i-n-t-o -t-h-e 
                        -s-c-h-o-o-l -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-; -a-n-d
                            -(-i-i-) -a-r-e -i-m-p-a-c-t-i-n-g 
                        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -a -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-o-w -t-h-e 
                -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l -h-a-s -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-d -p-a-r-e-n-t-s-, 
                -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -l-e-a-d-e-r-s -a-n-d 
                -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -l-e-a-d-e-r-s -i-n -t-h-e 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -p-l-a-n-;
            -(-2-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -h-o-w -t-h-e -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
        -w-i-l-l -b-e -u-s-e-d -t-o -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -a-c-c-e-s-s -f-o-r 
        -b-o-t-h -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -a-n-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -t-o -b-e-s-t 
        -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s -a-n-d -b-e-s-t 
        -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
        -a-l-i-g-n-e-d -w-i-t-h -a-n-y -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -t-h-a-t -m-a-y -b-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d-;
            -(-3-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e -t-y-p-e -o-f 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -t-o -b-e -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -f-o-r 
        -i-n-t-e-r-o-p-e-r-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -a-m-o-n-g 
        -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-;
            -(-4-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -t-h-e -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-e-d -c-o-s-t 
        -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -t-o -b-e -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d -a-n-d 
        -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s -n-e-e-d-e-d -t-o 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-e -p-l-a-n-;
            -(-5-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -t-h-e -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-e-d 
        -t-i-m-e-t-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-;
            -(-6-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n -e-x-p-l-a-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -h-o-w -t-h-e -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s 
        -w-i-l-l -b-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e-d -i-n-t-o -t-h-e 
        -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m -t-o -h-e-l-p -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r -s-c-h-o-o-l 
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g-, -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-, -a-n-d 
        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t-;
            -(-7-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -h-o-w -t-h-e -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -b-a-s-e-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -w-i-l-l -h-e-l-p -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r -s-c-h-o-o-l 
        -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -e-q-u-i-t-y -i-n -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-a-r 
        -o-f-f-e-r-i-n-g-s-;
            -(-8-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-i-n-g 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -s-u-c-h -a-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, 
        -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -a-n-d -p-r-i-n-t -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, 
        -w-h-i-c-h -w-i-l-l -b-e -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e 
        -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-f-u-l -a-n-d -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -u-s-e -o-f 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-9-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -h-o-w -t-h-e 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -b-a-s-e-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -w-i-l-l 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -a-n-y -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -a-n-d -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -t-h-a-t -m-a-y -b-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d-;
            -(-1-0-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -h-o-w -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r -s-c-h-o-o-l -w-i-l-l 
        -e-n-s-u-r-e -o-n-g-o-i-n-g-, -s-u-s-t-a-i-n-e-d -s-t-a-f-f 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -a-n-d 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-s -i-n -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r -s-c-h-o-o-l 
        -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n 
        -t-h-e -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m-, -a-n-d -c-o-n-t-a-i-n -a -l-i-s-t 
        -o-f -t-h-e -s-o-u-r-c-e -o-r -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f 
        -o-n-g-o-i-n-g -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o 
        -s-u-c-h -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-s-, 
        -s-u-c-h -a-s -S-t-a-t-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -o-f-f-i-c-e-s-, 
        -i-n-t-e-r-m-e-d-i-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
        -u-n-i-t-s-, -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -l-a-b-o-r-a-t-o-r-i-e-s-, -o-r -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s -o-f 
        -h-i-g-h-e-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-1-1-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-a-b-l-e-, 
        -m-e-a-s-u-r-a-b-l-e -o-u-t-c-o-m-e---b-a-s-e-d -l-e-v-e-l-s 
        -o-f -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t -i-n -t-h-e 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -p-l-a-n -t-h-a-t 
        -c-a-n -b-e -u-s-e-d -t-o -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -p-r-o-g-r-e-s-s 
        -a-n-d -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-s -t-o 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -f-u-n-d-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-1-2-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -h-o-w -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r -s-c-h-o-o-l -w-i-l-l 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e -s-h-a-r-i-n-g-, 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -r-e-u-s-e -o-f 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -b-y 
        -s-u-c-h -a-g-e-n-c-y -t-o -b-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -i-n 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-.
    -(-e-) -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -L-o-a-n-s-.----S-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-a-) -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -7-5-1 -o-f -t-h-e -H-i-g-h-e-r 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5 -(-2-0 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-1-1-3-2-f-(-a-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-, -b-y 
        -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-a-n-d-'-' -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
        -s-e-m-i-c-o-l-o-n-;
            -(-2-) -b-y -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-3-) -a-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-4-)-;
            -(-3-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-2-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
            -`-`-(-3-) -g-u-a-r-a-n-t-e-e-, -i-n-s-u-r-e -o-r 
        -r-e-i-n-s-u-r-e -l-o-w---i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-, -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m 
        -l-o-a-n-s -t-o -S-t-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -e-n-a-b-l-e -s-u-c-h 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -t-o -o-b-t-a-i-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -f-o-r 
        -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g-, -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -u-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-; -a-n-d-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-4-) -(-a-s 
        -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-)-, 
        -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-a-n-d -(-2-)-'-' -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-, -(-2-) -a-n-d -(-3-)-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-0-5-. -I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N -D-I-S-S-E-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-n -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-m-p-i-l-e -a-n-d 
-d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -v-a-r-i-o-u-s 
-s-u-c-c-e-s-s-f-u-l -m-o-d-e-l-s -o-f -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-n-g 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n-t-o -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -a-s-s-i-s-t 
-S-t-a-t-e -o-r -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, 
-a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -i-n -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-s-y-s-t-e-m-i-c -r-e-f-o-r-m -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-v-e-s-.

-T-I-T-L-E -I-I-I----I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N -D-I-S-S-E-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N-, 
    -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -T-R-A-I-N-I-N-G -A-N-D -T-E-C-H-N-I-C-A-L 
                          -A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E

-S-E-C-. -3-0-1-. -S-T-A-T-E-M-E-N-T -O-F -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-.

    -I-t -i-s -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -t-o 
-e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -h-a-v-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -a-l-l 
-t-h-e -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r 
-e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y -u-t-i-l-i-z-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n 
-t-h-e -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -b-y---
            -(-1-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-i-n-g -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -a-n-d -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-n -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, 
        -a-n-d-, -m-o-r-e -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y-, -t-o 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -m-e-a-n-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g -a -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e-d 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-n-d -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s-, -s-u-c-h -a-s -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s-, 
        -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-, 
        -m-u-s-e-u-m-s-, -s-c-i-e-n-c-e -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-, 
        -l-a-b-o-r-a-t-o-r-i-e-s -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -E-n-e-r-g-y-, 
        -n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -o-t-h-e-r -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-n-d -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d 
        -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -t-o 
        -e-n-s-u-r-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -u-t-i-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
        -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -t-h-e 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -i-n -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
        -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o 
        -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -G-o-a-l-s -a-n-d -S-t-a-t-e -a-c-a-d-e-m-i-c 
        -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-.

-S-E-C-. -3-0-2-. -E-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-C -D-I-S-S-E-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N 
              -N-E-T-W-O-R-K-.

    -T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -i-n 
-c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -D-e-f-e-n-s-e-, -o-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
-d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-r -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e 
-a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -d-e-e-m-s 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -s-h-a-l-l -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n 
-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
-S-t-a-t-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-b-o-u-t 
-e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-o 
-t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e-, -t-h-e 
-e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
-s-h-o-u-l-d -m-a-k-e -u-s-e -o-f -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s 
-a-n-d -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -t-o -b-e -b-u-i-l-t -f-o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-. -T-h-e -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
-d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-u-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t -s-t-a-f-f-i-n-g 
        -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-s -m-a-y -b-e 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -E-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -D-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -N-e-t-w-o-r-k-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -c-o-n-s-u-l-t -w-i-t-h -e-d-u-c-a-t-o-r-s-, 
        -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -s-t-a-k-e-h-o-l-d-e-r-s 
        -i-n -t-h-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -E-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -D-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n 
        -N-e-t-w-o-r-k-.

-S-E-C-. -3-0-3-. -R-E-G-I-O-N-A-L -I-M-P-L-E-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N -A-N-D 
              -A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E-.

    -(-a-) -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-.----I-t -i-s -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
-c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a -t-o -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
-d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g-, -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
-e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -b-y -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -l-o-c-a-l 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-.
    -(-b-) -G-r-a-n-t-s -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d-.---
            -(-1-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-k-e -g-r-a-n-t-s-, -o-n -a 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -b-a-s-i-s-, -t-o -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a -i-n 
        -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f 
        -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
            -(-2-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-.----E-a-c-h 
        -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a -g-r-a-n-t 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -(-A-) -s-e-r-v-e -1 -o-f -t-h-e -1-0 
                -r-e-g-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
                -s-e-r-v-e-d -b-y -a -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -l-a-b-o-r-a-t-o-r-y 
                -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -4-0-5-(-d-)-(-4-)-(-A-)-(-i-) -o-f -t-h-e 
                -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s 
                -A-c-t-;
                    -(-B-) -c-o-n-s-i-s-t -o-f -a -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m 
                -o-f -S-t-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t 
                -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -o-r -a 
                -c-o-m-b-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -i-n -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
                -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l 
                -p-l-a-n -t-h-a-t -a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-s -s-t-a-f-f 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
                -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -r-e-p-o-r-t-i-n-g -n-e-e-d-s -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-g-i-o-n 
                -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-.
            -(-3-) -S-p-e-c-i-a-l -r-u-l-e-.----E-a-c-h 
        -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a -g-r-a-n-t 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -u-s-e -n-o-t 
        -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -8-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -g-r-a-n-t 
        -f-u-n-d-s -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-) 
        -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-.
    -(-c-) -F-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-.---
            -(-1-) -T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.----E-a-c-h 
        -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a -g-r-a-n-t 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -(-A-) -c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-e -w-i-t-h -S-t-a-t-e 
                -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
                -i-n -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -S-t-a-t-e 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -p-l-a-n-s -a-n-d -i-n 
                -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r -i-n -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
                -o-f -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-e-s -f-o-r -r-e-a-c-h-i-n-g 
                -t-h-o-s-e -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -w-i-t-h -h-i-g-h-e-s-t 
                -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e-s -o-f -d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-d 
                -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h -l-i-t-t-l-e -o-r -n-o 
                -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -t-h-e 
                -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m-;
                    -(-B-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -o-n -t-h-e 
                -t-y-p-e-s -a-n-d -f-e-a-t-u-r-e-s -o-f -v-a-r-i-o-u-s 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
                -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e 
                -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e-, -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-e -a-n-d -m-a-k-e 
                -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
                -a-n-d -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -t-h-a-t -i-s -s-u-i-t-e-d 
                -f-o-r -a -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-'-s -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r 
                -n-e-e-d-s-, -a-n-d -c-o-m-p-i-l-e -a-n-d -s-h-a-r-e 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -c-r-e-a-t-i-v-e 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n 
                -t-h-e -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m-;
                    -(-C-) -c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-e -w-i-t-h -S-t-a-t-e 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -l-o-c-a-l 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -o-r 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -i-n -t-h-e -t-a-i-l-o-r-i-n-g -o-f 
                -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
                -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-i-n-g -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s -t-o -m-e-e-t 
                -S-t-a-t-e -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s 
                -a-n-d -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -n-e-e-d-s -o-f 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -a-n-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-; -a-n-d
                    -(-D-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -u-s-e 
                -o-f -t-h-e -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
                -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -b-y 
                -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
                -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -r-e-g-i-o-n-;
            -(-2-) -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e 
        -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-.----E-a-c-h -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m 
        -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a -g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -(-A-) -a-s-s-i-s-t -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -i-n -t-h-e 
                -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -a-c-c-e-s-s -o-f 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
                -p-r-o-d-u-c-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -C-l-e-a-r-i-n-g-h-o-u-s-e -f-o-r 
                -M-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s -a-n-d -S-c-i-e-n-c-e 
                -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l 
                -m-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s -a-n-d -s-c-i-e-n-c-e 
                -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -D-i-f-f-u-s-i-o-n -N-e-t-w-o-r-k-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
                -d-e-e-m-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-;
                    -(-B-) -a-s-s-i-s-t -i-n -t-h-e -r-e-v-i-e-w -a-n-d 
                -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
                -c-r-e-a-t-e-d -o-r -u-t-i-l-i-z-e-d -w-i-t-h-i-n 
                -t-h-e -r-e-g-i-o-n-;
                    -(-C-) -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e 
                -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n 
                -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n 
                -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -a-n-d -t-h-e -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
                -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -9-0-7-(-a-)-(-4-)-(-B-)-(-i-i-) -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-r 
                -S-c-h-o-o-l-s -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
                -A-c-t-;
                    -(-D-) -a-s-s-i-s-t -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -i-n 
                -d-e-s-i-g-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -a-n 
                -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -t-o -l-i-n-k -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s 
                -w-i-t-h-i-n -a-n-d -a-m-o-n-g -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a 
                -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
                -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-r-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, 
                -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-h-a-t 
                -u-t-i-l-i-z-e -v-o-i-c-e-, -v-i-d-e-o-, -d-a-t-a-, 
                -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
                -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t-t-e-d -o-v-e-r -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e-, 
                -m-i-c-r-o-w-a-v-e-, -c-a-b-l-e-, -f-i-b-e-r-, -a-n-d 
                -o-t-h-e-r -m-e-a-n-s-; -a-n-d
                    -(-E-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e-d 
                -s-y-s-t-e-m -o-f -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -i-n-v-o-l-v-i-n-g -m-i-c-r-o-w-a-v-e 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -c-o-m-b-i-n-e-d -w-i-t-h 
                -o-t-h-e-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -a-s 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -t-h-a-t -c-a-n -s-e-r-v-e 
                -t-o -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e -s-t-a-f-f 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -n-e-w 
                -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -f-i-n-d-i-n-g-s-, -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-i-v-e-s-, 
                -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-o 
                -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g -a-n-d -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g-.
            -(-3-) -S-t-a-f-f -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-.----E-a-c-h 
        -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a -g-r-a-n-t 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -(-A-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-, 
                -i-n -c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -S-t-a-t-e 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -c-a-n 
                -b-e -o-f-f-e-r-e-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -s-i-t-e---b-a-s-e-d 
                -i-n-t-e-n-s-i-v-e -s-u-m-m-e-r -a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l 
                -y-e-a-r -w-o-r-k-s-h-o-p-s -t-h-a-t -u-t-i-l-i-z-e 
                -t-h-e -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s---t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g--
                -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -m-o-d-e-l -o-r -a-c-c-e-s-s-e-d 
                -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -e-m-e-r-g-i-n-g 
                -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g---
                            -(-i-) -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e 
                        -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-u-r-s-e-s -u-s-i-n-g 
                        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-e-r-s-, -e-d-u-c-a-t-o-r-s-, 
                        -a-n-d -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -w-h-o -h-a-v-e 
                        -e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e -i-n 
                        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g-, 
                        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g-, -o-r 
                        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                        -a-n-d -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-s -a -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g 
                        -t-o-o-l-;
                            -(-i-i-) -o-n-s-i-t-e -c-o-u-r-s-e-s 
                        -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -t-o -u-s-e 
                        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-n-d 
                        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
                        -a-n-d -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -t-h-e-i-r -o-w-n 
                        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s 
                        -f-o-r -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y 
                        -i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
                        -a-n-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e-i-r 
                        -o-w-n -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m-s-;
                            -(-i-i-i-) -m-e-t-h-o-d-s -f-o-r 
                        -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-f-u-l -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -o-f -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n-t-o -t-h-e 
                        -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-; -a-n-d
                            -(-i-v-) -v-i-d-e-o -c-o-n-f-e-r-e-n-c-e-s 
                        -a-n-d -s-e-m-i-n-a-r-s -w-h-i-c-h -o-f-f-e-r 
                        -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
                        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -p-e-e-r -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -w-i-t-h -e-x-p-e-r-t-s -a-s -w-e-l-l -a-s 
                        -o-t-h-e-r -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -u-s-i-n-g 
                        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e-i-r 
                        -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m-s-;
                    -(-B-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e---
                            -(-i-) -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
                        -n-e-e-d-s -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-g-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                        -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
                        -r-e-g-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
                            -(-i-i-) -a-l-i-g-n-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                        -n-e-e-d-s -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-o-r-s -a-n-d 
                        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-s -i-n -t-h-e 
                        -r-e-g-i-o-n-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                        -e-d-u-c-a-t-o-r-s -a-n-d 
                        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-s -f-r-o-m 
                        -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
                        -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-;
                    -(-C-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -r-e-p-o-s-i-t-o-r-y 
                -o-f -s-t-a-f-f -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
                -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-;
                    -(-D-) -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g 
                -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -r-e-g-i-o-n -t-o 
                -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -a-n-d -l-i-n-k -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s -t-o 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -a-s 
                -n-e-e-d-e-d-;
                    -(-E-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-u-p -t-o 
                -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-, -s-t-a-f-f 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -m-e-e-t-s -t-h-e -n-e-e-d-s -o-f 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-o-r-s -s-e-r-v-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -r-e-g-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
                    -(-F-) -a-s-s-i-s-t -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s -a-n-d 
                -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
                -r-e-g-i-o-n -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -a-p-p-l-y 
                -f-o-r -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -t-o -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t 
                -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
                -f-o-r -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -e-n-r-o-l-l-e-d -i-n 
                -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.
            -(-3-) -R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-.----E-a-c-h 
        -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a -g-r-a-n-t 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -(-A-) -a-s-s-i-s-t -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
                -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -p-r-o-c-u-r-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l-, 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -a-n-d -h-u-m-a-n 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -n-e-e-d-e-d -t-o -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -p-l-a-n-s-;
                    -(-B-) -w-o-r-k -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -t-o 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t -i-n -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
                -v-a-l-i-d-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -b-a-s-e-d 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-;
                    -(-C-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -o-r 
                -b-r-o-k-e-r-, -a-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -h-u-m-a-n 
                -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-o 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -i-n -t-h-e 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-; 
                -a-n-d
                    -(-D-) -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
                -a-n-d -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s 
                -w-i-t-h -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-n-d -S-t-a-t-e 
                -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -t-h-a-t -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s 
                -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-g-i-o-n -a-s -s-u-c-h 
                -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s -p-e-r-t-a-i-n -t-o -t-h-e 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n 
                -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g-, -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g-, 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-, 
                -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -a-n-d -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-s-, -a-n-d 
                -t-h-e -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -s-t-u-d-e-n-t 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.

-S-E-C-. -3-0-4-. -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N -O-F 
              -A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -$-4-1-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -m-a-y 
-b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -4 
-s-u-c-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s-, -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t 
-t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -o-f -w-h-i-c-h---
            -(-1-) -$-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c 
        -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
        -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-0-2-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -$-5-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-0-3-.

     -T-I-T-L-E -I-V----E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y 
 -P-R-O-D-U-C-T -D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T-, -P-R-O-D-U-C-T-I-O-N-, -A-N-D 
                        -D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N

-S-E-C-. -4-0-1-. -S-T-A-T-E-M-E-N-T -O-F -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-.

    -I-t -i-s -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -t-o 
-s-u-p-p-o-r-t -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
-d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d 
-c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, -a-n-d -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -b-y---
            -(-1-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -a-s -a -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-y 
        -f-o-r -f-e-d-e-r-a-l-l-y -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -(-a-s -o-p-p-o-s-e-d -t-o 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-) -o-f -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-;
            -(-2-) -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-i-n-g -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
        -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-;
            -(-3-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-u-n-d-i-n-g 
        -f-o-r -t-h-e -j-o-i-n-t -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -b-y 
        -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a -o-f -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-e-s -a-n-d 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -d-i-r-e-c-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -R-e-a-d-y -T-o -L-e-a-r-n 
        -A-c-t -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-t-a-r -S-c-h-o-o-l-s -P-r-o-g-r-a-m 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -A-c-t-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-2-. -P-R-I-O-R-I-T-Y -I-N -F-E-D-E-R-A-L-L-Y 
              -S-U-P-P-O-R-T-E-D -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-S-.

    -N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
-o-f -l-a-w-, -i-n -a-w-a-r-d-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
-a-n-y -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e-l-y -a-w-a-r-d-e-d -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-s-u-r-e 
-t-h-a-t -a -h-i-g-h -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -i-s -p-l-a-c-e-d -o-n 
-f-u-n-d-i-n-g -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -t-h-a-t -u-t-i-l-i-z-e 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
-i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
-s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-3-. -C-L-A-S-S-R-O-O-M-S -F-O-R -T-H-E -F-U-T-U-R-E-.

    -(-a-) -S-h-o-r-t -T-i-t-l-e-.----T-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -m-a-y 
-b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-C-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-3-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-.----I-t -i-s -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -e-x-p-a-n-d -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -h-i-g-h 
-q-u-a-l-i-t-y -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m---b-a-s-e-d 
-l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -u-s-i-n-g -s-t-a-t-e---o-f--
-t-h-e---a-r-t -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-q-u-e-s 
-w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e -o-r -c-a-n -b-e -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o 
-i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e -t-h-e -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t -l-e-v-e-l-s -o-f 
-s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -i-n -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -a-r-e-a-s -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
-m-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s-, -s-c-i-e-n-c-e-, -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-y-, 
-h-i-s-t-o-r-y -a-n-d -l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e -a-r-t-s-.
    -(-c-) -A-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t -G-r-a-n-t-s-.---
            -(-1-) -C-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -g-r-a-n-t-s-.--
                    -(-A-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---T-h-e 
                -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l 
                -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s-, -o-n -a 
                -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -b-a-s-i-s-, -t-o 
                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a -t-o -e-n-a-b-l-e 
                -s-u-c-h -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a -t-o 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---b-a-s-e-d 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-r 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -s-y-s-t-e-m-s 
                -f-o-r -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e -c-o-u-r-s-e-s -o-r -u-n-i-t-s 
                -o-f -s-t-u-d-y -f-o-r -a -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c 
                -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -a-n-d -g-r-a-d-e -l-e-v-e-l-, -i-f 
                -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-r -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -a-r-e 
                -c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l-l-y -u-n-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -i-n 
                -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l -a-r-e-a -s-e-r-v-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h 
                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-a-.
                    -(-B-) -E-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m-.---
                -F-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-e -t-e-r-m 
                -`-`-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m-'-' 
                -m-e-a-n-s -a -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m---
                            -(-i-) -t-h-a-t -s-h-a-l-l 
                        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
                                    -(-I-) -a -S-t-a-t-e -o-r 
                                -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                                -a-g-e-n-c-y-; -a-n-d
                                    -(-I-I-) -a -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -o-r 
                                -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-; -a-n-d
                            -(-i-i-) -t-h-a-t -m-a-y -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
                                    -(-I-) -a -p-u-b-l-i-c -o-r 
                                -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t 
                                -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-; -o-r
                                    -(-I-I-) -a 
                                -p-o-s-t-s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
                                -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-.
            -(-2-) -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-y-.---I-n -a-w-a-r-d-i-n-g 
        -g-r-a-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -g-i-v-e 
        -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-r -s-y-s-t-e-m-s 
        -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d---
                    -(-A-) -s-o -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-r 
                -s-y-s-t-e-m -m-a-y -b-e -a-d-a-p-t-e-d -a-n-d 
                -a-p-p-l-i-e-d -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -a-t -a 
                -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e -c-o-s-t-;
                    -(-B-) -t-o -r-a-i-s-e -t-h-e 
                -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t -l-e-v-e-l-s -o-f 
                -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y 
                -d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -w-h-o 
                -a-r-e -n-o-t -r-e-a-l-i-z-i-n-g -t-h-e-i-r 
                -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -i-n -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
                -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s-.
            -(-3-) -D-u-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -a-m-o-u-n-t-.----E-a-c-h 
        -g-r-a-n-t -m-a-d-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-w-a-r-d-e-d -f-o-r -a -p-e-r-i-o-d -n-o-t 
        -t-o -e-x-c-e-e-d -3 -y-e-a-r-s -a-n-d -i-n -a-n -a-m-o-u-n-t 
        -n-o-t -t-o -e-x-c-e-e-d -$-3-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0-.
            -(-4-) -M-a-t-c-h-i-n-g -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-.---T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
        -m-a-k-e -a -g-r-a-n-t -t-o -a-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) 
        -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m 
        -a-g-r-e-e-s -t-h-a-t-, -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -c-o-s-t-s -t-o -b-e -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m -i-n -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g 
        -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-r -s-y-s-t-e-m -f-o-r 
        -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -g-r-a-n-t -w-a-s -a-w-a-r-d-e-d-, -t-h-e 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m -w-i-l-l -m-a-k-e 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -n-o-n---F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -a-n -a-m-o-u-n-t -e-q-u-a-l 
        -t-o -n-o-t -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -2-5 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-u-n-d-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
        -g-r-a-n-t-.
            -(-5-) -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-.--
                    -(-A-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---E-a-c-h 
                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m -d-e-s-i-r-i-n-g 
                -a -g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -a-n -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -t-o -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-t 
                -s-u-c-h -t-i-m-e-, -i-n -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-n-e-r-, -a-n-d 
                -a-c-c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-.
                    -(-B-) -C-o-n-t-e-n-t-s-.----E-a-c-h 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d 
                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) 
                -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
                            -(-i-) -a -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                        -h-o-w -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-r -s-y-s-t-e-m 
                        -s-h-a-l-l -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -t-h-e 
                        -a-c-h-i-e-v-e-m-e-n-t -l-e-v-e-l-s -o-f 
                        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-;
                            -(-i-i-) -a -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                        -h-o-w -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d 
                        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-r 
                        -s-y-s-t-e-m -w-i-l-l -b-e -t-r-a-i-n-e-d -t-o 
                        -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
                        -i-n-t-o -t-h-e -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m-;
                            -(-i-i-i-) -a-n -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t 
                        -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-r -s-y-s-t-e-m 
                        -s-h-a-l-l -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y -s-e-r-v-e -a 
                        -l-a-r-g-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-r 
                        -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e -o-f 
                        -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-a-l-l-y 
                        -d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-; 
                        -a-n-d
                            -(-i-v-) -p-l-a-n-s -f-o-r 
                        -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -a -w-i-d-e 
                        -a-u-d-i-e-n-c-e -o-f -l-e-a-r-n-e-r-s-.
            -(-6-) -C-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -f-o-r -a-w-a-r-d-i-n-g 
        -g-r-a-n-t-s-.----I-n -a-w-a-r-d-i-n-g -a -g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-r -s-y-s-t-e-m-, -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -t-h-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-n-e-s-s -a-n-d -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -o-f 
        -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-r -s-y-s-t-e-m-:
                    -(-A-) -I-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-s 
                -a-n-d -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -c-o-u-r-s-e -o-r -u-n-i-t -o-f 
                -s-t-u-d-y-, -t-h-a-t -t-a-k-e -i-n-t-o 
                -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-y -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -t-h-a-t -m-a-y 
                -b-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -f-o-r -v-a-r-i-o-u-s 
                -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e-s-.
                    -(-B-) -I-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -i-n 
                -c-r-e-a-t-i-v-e -w-a-y-s -o-f -a -v-a-r-i-e-t-y -o-f 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -s-u-c-h -a-s -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
                -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-, -d-a-t-a-b-a-s-e-s-, -f-i-l-m-s-, 
                -t-r-a-n-s-p-a-r-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -v-i-d-e-o -a-n-d 
                -a-u-d-i-o -d-i-s-c-s-, 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -r-a-d-i-o 
                -a-n-d -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n-)-, -w-i-t-h -p-r-i-n-t 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-.
                    -(-C-) -D-e-s-i-g-n -t-h-a-t -a-l-l-o-w-s 
                -t-a-i-l-o-r-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-r 
                -s-y-s-t-e-m -t-o -m-e-e-t -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l 
                -n-e-e-d-s -o-f -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, 
                -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -a-t 
                -g-r-e-a-t-e-s-t -r-i-s-k -o-f -n-o-t -r-e-a-c-h-i-n-g 
                -t-h-e-i-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-.
                    -(-D-) -F-l-e-x-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -u-s-e -b-y 
                -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -o-r -l-o-c-a-l -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-.
                    -(-E-) -M-e-t-h-o-d-s -f-o-r -u-p-d-a-t-i-n-g -o-r 
                -r-e-v-i-s-i-n-g -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-.
                    -(-F-) -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-r -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
                -t-o -t-r-a-i-n -a-n-d -g-u-i-d-e -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s-.
                    -(-G-) -C-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
                -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.
                    -(-H-) -E-x-p-l-a-n-a-t-o-r-y -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
                -f-o-r -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -p-a-r-e-n-t-s-.
                    -(-I-) -F-i-e-l-d -t-e-s-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
                -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-e-r-m-s -o-f -s-t-a-t-e-d 
                -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-s-.
                    -(-J-) -P-l-a-n-s -f-o-r -p-r-i-c-i-n-g 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -a-f-f-o-r-d-a-b-l-e 
                -f-o-r -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -a-n-d -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-.
                    -(-K-) -P-l-a-n-s -f-o-r -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n 
                -t-h-a-t -e-n-s-u-r-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -p-o-o-r-e-s-t -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l 
                -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-s-.
                    -(-L-) -D-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -c-o-s-t--
                -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -i-n -r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n -t-o 
                -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-n-d -t-o 
                -a-c-h-i-e-v-i-n-g -s-t-a-t-e-d -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g 
                -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-s-.
    -(-d-) -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -I-n-t-e-r-a-g-e-n-c-y 
-C-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -a-n-d -s-h-a-r-e 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m--
-b-a-s-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-h-a-t -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -D-e-f-e-n-s-e-, -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-, -t-h-e 
-C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -P-u-b-l-i-c -B-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-i-n-g-, 
-t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -E-n-e-r-g-y-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -A-g-r-i-c-u-l-t-u-r-e-.
    -(-e-) -C-o-n-s-u-m-e-r -R-e-p-o-r-t-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-l-l-e-c-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
-a-b-o-u-t -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s-, -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l 
-d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -i-n 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-r -r-e-p-o-r-t-s -t-o -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-r -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-o -b-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-.
    -(-f-) -R-o-y-a-l-t-i-e-s-.----N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-y 
-o-t-h-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -l-a-w-, -a-n-y -r-o-y-a-l-t-i-e-s 
-p-a-i-d -t-o -a-n-y -S-t-a-t-e -o-r -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-a-g-e-n-c-y -a-s -a -r-e-s-u-l-t -o-f -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-u-s-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h -a-g-e-n-c-y -f-o-r -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m---b-a-s-e-d 
-l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -(-g-) -C-l-o-s-e-d -C-a-p-t-i-o-n-i-n-g-.----E-a-c-h 
-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a -g-r-a-n-t 
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-c-l-o-s-e-d -c-a-p-t-i-o-n-i-n-g-, -w-h-e-r-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-.
    -(-h-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -F-u-n-d-s-.----F-o-r -t-h-e 
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, 
-t-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -$-4-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -m-a-y 
-b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -4 
-s-u-c-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-s-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-4-. -I-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N-A-L -B-R-O-A-D-C-A-S-T-I-N-G 
              -A-N-D -V-I-D-E-O -I-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N-A-L 
              -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-I-N-G-.

    -(-a-) -S-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-.----I-t -i-s -t-h-e 
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m 
-c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -a-n-d -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
-r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -f-o-r -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
-s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -g-r-a-d-e -c-o-r-e -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-a 
-o-u-t-l-i-n-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-G-o-a-l-s -s-o -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-r-e 
-d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-d -e-l-e-c-t-r-o-n-i-c-a-l-l-y -t-o -t-h-e 
-b-r-o-a-d-e-s-t -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e -s-e-g-m-e-n-t-s -o-f 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-d -a-r-e 
-s-t-o-r-e-d -i-n -a-r-c-h-i-v-a-l -f-o-r-m-a-t-s -t-h-a-t -a-s-s-u-r-e 
-m-a-x-i-m-u-m -a-c-c-e-s-s -b-y -a-l-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -(-b-) -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----(-A-) -T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
        -t-o -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o -o-r -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o 
        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s -o-r -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -t-o -p-a-y -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -s-h-a-r-e -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -f-o-r 
        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, -a-n-d -s-t-a-f-f -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -f-o-r -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s-.
            -(-B-) -F-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-'-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -f-u-l-l -r-a-n-g-e -o-f -a-u-d-i-o -a-n-d 
        -v-i-d-e-o -t-e-x-t -a-n-d -g-r-a-p-h-i-c-s -u-s-e-d -f-o-r 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -w-h-i-c-h 
        -c-a-n -b-e -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e-, -c-o-m-m-a-n-d -a-n-d -c-o-n-t-r-o-l 
        -o-r -p-a-s-s-i-v-e -m-e-t-h-o-d-s-.
            -(-2-) -D-u-r-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s -a-n-d 
        -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s -o-r 
        -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t 
        -t-o -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -f-o-r -a -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f 
        -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -5 -y-e-a-r-s-.
            -(-3-) -L-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-.----A-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -m-a-y -n-o-t -r-e-c-e-i-v-e 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -u-n-l-e-s-s -s-u-c-h -e-n-t-i-t-y -h-a-s -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-e-d 
        -t-h-a-t -a-l-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g 
        -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -a-n-d -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h 
        -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-, -w-h-e-r-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, 
        -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-s -c-l-o-s-e-d -c-a-p-t-i-o-n-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e 
        -v-e-r-b-a-l -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o 
        -b-e -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t -b-y -w-a-y -o-f -l-i-n-e -2-1 -o-f 
        -t-h-e -v-e-r-t-i-c-a-l -b-l-a-n-k-i-n-g -i-n-t-e-r-v-a-l-, 
        -o-r -b-y -w-a-y -o-f -c-o-m-p-a-r-a-b-l-e -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-o-r 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-, -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -c-l-o-s-e-d -c-a-p-t-i-o-n-e-d 
        -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-i-n-g -w-o-u-l-d -c-a-u-s-e -u-n-d-u-e 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -o-r -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
        -b-u-r-d-e-n-.
            -(-4-) -R-e-n-e-w-a-l-s-.----G-r-a-n-t-s -a-w-a-r-d-e-d 
        -a-n-d -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s -o-r -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t 
        -t-o -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -m-a-y -b-e -r-e-n-e-w-e-d -t-o 
        -u-p-d-a-t-e -a-n-d -e-x-p-a-n-d -s-u-c-h -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-.
            -(-5-) -C-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-.----E-a-c-h 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
        -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-e -a-n-d 
        -c-o-n-s-u-l-t -w-i-t-h -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -d-e-s-i-g-n-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t-s -o-f 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
        -c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t-s -a-r-e -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -t-o 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-n-d -S-t-a-t-e -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m 
        -f-r-a-m-e-w-o-r-k-s-.
    -(-c-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d 
        -$-1-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, 
        -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -m-a-y -b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y 
        -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-, 
        -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
            -(-2-) -A-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-.----F-u-n-d-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l 
        -r-e-m-a-i-n -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -u-n-t-i-l -e-x-p-e-n-d-e-d-.
    -(-d-) -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -S-h-a-r-e-.----T-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-s-h-a-r-e -o-f -a -g-r-a-n-t-, -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r 
-c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -i-n -a-n-y -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
-e-x-c-e-e-d -7-5 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-.
    -(-e-) -C-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e 
-F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -E-n-e-r-g-y-, 
-t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -A-g-r-i-c-u-l-t-u-r-e-, -t-h-e 
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, -t-h-e 
-C-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -P-u-b-l-i-c -B-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-i-n-g-, 
-t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-i-n-g -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d 
-a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -f-u-n-d-i-n-g 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -f-o-r -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n 
-m-a-y -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -w-i-t-h -a-n-d -j-o-i-n-t-l-y -f-u-n-d 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -(-f-) -E-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-T-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -P-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s-.---
-F-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
-t-e-r-m -`-`-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-'-' 
-m-e-a-n-s -a -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-:
            -(-1-) -A -n-o-n-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-i-a-l 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-n-t-i-t-y -w-i-t-h -a 
        -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-d -r-e-c-o-r-d -o-f -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-i-g-h -q-u-a-l-i-t-y 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -v-i-d-e-o -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-.
            -(-2-) -A -r-e-c-o-g-n-i-z-e-d -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n 
        -k-n-o-w-l-e-d-g-e-a-b-l-e -a-b-o-u-t -t-h-e 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g 
        -w-i-t-h-i-n -o-r -a-c-r-o-s-s -a -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -a-r-e-a -a 
        -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m -c-o-m-p-a-t-i-b-l-e -w-i-t-h 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -o-r -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, -s-u-c-h 
        -a-s -a-n -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-i-g-h-e-r 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -o-r -a -s-c-i-e-n-t-i-f-i-c 
        -l-a-b-o-r-a-t-o-r-y-.
            -(-3-) -A-n -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -d-e-s-i-g-n 
        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -c-a-n -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e 
        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t -a-n-d -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -p-r-i-n-t 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e 
        -m-u-l-t-i-m-e-d-i-a -a-n-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -s-e-r-i-e-s 
        -i-n-t-o -a -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e-d -w-h-o-l-e-.
            -(-4-) -A -m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g -e-n-t-i-t-y -c-a-p-a-b-l-e 
        -o-f -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g -a-l-l -a-s-p-e-c-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -(-g-) -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
            -(-1-) -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d-.----E-a-c-h 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
        -w-h-i-c-h -d-e-s-i-r-e-s -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -a -g-r-a-n-t 
        -o-r -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r 
        -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -a-n 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -a-t -s-u-c-h -t-i-m-e-, -i-n -s-u-c-h 
        -m-a-n-n-e-r-, -a-n-d -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -o-r 
        -a-c-c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -a-s -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y 
        -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-.
            -(-2-) -C-o-n-t-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-.----E-a-c-h -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) 
        -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -(-A-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e 
                -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -a-n-d -s-u-c-h 
                -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-'-s -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-c-e -t-o 
                -t-h-e -c-o-r-e -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-a -o-u-t-l-i-n-e-d 
                -i-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -G-o-a-l-s-;
                    -(-B-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e 
                -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
                -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -i-s 
                -s-o-u-g-h-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g---
                            -(-i-) -t-h-e -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, 
                        -d-e-s-i-g-n-, -p-i-l-o-t-i-n-g-, 
                        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -f-i-e-l-d 
                        -t-e-s-t-i-n-g-, -a-n-d 
                        -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
                        -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
                            -(-i-i-) -t-h-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
                        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r 
                        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e -p-i-l-o-t-i-n-g-, 
                -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -t-e-s-t-i-n-g 
                -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-, -p-r-i-n-t-, 
                -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r-, -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n-, -r-a-d-i-o 
                -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e -m-e-d-i-a 
                -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s-.
    -(-h-) -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -R-e-l-a-t-e-d -O-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
-F-u-n-d-s -f-o-r -I-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-e-a-c-h-e-r 
-T-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -(-P-r-o-f-i-t-)-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-l-l-o-w -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -a -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
-b-e-n-e-f-i-t -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-. -S-u-c-h -b-e-n-e-f-i-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -u-s-e-d -b-y 
-t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -t-o 
-s-u-p-p-o-r-t -m-o-r-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -a-n-d 
-t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -a -w-i-d-e-r 
-a-u-d-i-e-n-c-e -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-.

-S-E-C-. -4-0-5-. -S-T-A-R -S-C-H-O-O-L-S -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.

    -T-h-e -S-t-a-r -S-c-h-o-o-l-s -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
-A-c-t -(-2-0 -U-.-S-.-C-. -4-0-8-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d 
-t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -9-0-1-. -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-.

    -`-`-I-t -i-s -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -t-o 
-e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-d -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -i-n 
-m-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s-, -s-c-i-e-n-c-e-, -a-n-d -f-o-r-e-i-g-n 
-l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e-s -a-s -w-e-l-l -a-s -o-t-h-e-r -s-u-b-j-e-c-t-s-, 
-s-u-c-h -a-s -l-i-t-e-r-a-c-y -s-k-i-l-l-s -a-n-d -v-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -t-o -s-e-r-v-e -u-n-d-e-r-s-e-r-v-e-d 
-p-o-p-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-d-, -i-l-l-i-t-e-r-a-t-e-, -l-i-m-i-t-e-d--
-E-n-g-l-i-s-h -p-r-o-f-i-c-i-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -d-i-s-a-b-l-e-d-, 
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a -s-t-a-r -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -u-n-d-e-r 
-w-h-i-c-h -g-r-a-n-t-s -a-r-e -m-a-d-e -t-o -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -t-o 
-e-n-a-b-l-e -s-u-c-h -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -t-o---
            -`-`-(-1-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-, -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-, 
        -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-, -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-u-d-i-o -a-n-d 
        -v-i-s-u-a-l -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -a-c-q-u-i-r-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-n-d -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-3-) -o-b-t-a-i-n -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -9-0-2-. -G-R-A-N-T-S -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-E-D-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d-, -i-n 
-a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-t-i-t-l-e-, -t-o -m-a-k-e -g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -t-o 
-p-a-y -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -s-h-a-r-e -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f---
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, 
        -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n-, 
        -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -a-n-d -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -l-i-v-e-, -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-n-d 
        -i-n-s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -b-a-s-e-d -o-n -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -t-e-a-c-h-e-r---t-o--
        -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -m-e-n-t-o-r-i-n-g-, -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
        -s-k-i-l-l -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-, -a-n-d -o-n-g-o-i-n-g-, -i-n--
        -c-l-a-s-s -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -t-h-e -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-n-f-e-r-e-n-c-i-n-g -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -f-o-r -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-i-n-g 
        -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -t-o -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -o-b-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-6-) -t-h-e -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-n-d -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-v-i-t-y -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -t-o 
        -r-e-a-c-h -g-r-e-a-t-e-r -n-u-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -D-u-r-a-t-i-o-n-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-w-a-r-d 
        -g-r-a-n-t-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) 
        -f-o-r -a -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f -5 -y-e-a-r-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -R-e-n-e-w-a-l-.----G-r-a-n-t-s -a-w-a-r-d-e-d 
        -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -m-a-y -b-e 
        -r-e-n-e-w-e-d -f-o-r -1 -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -5---y-e-a-r 
        -p-e-r-i-o-d-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d 
        -$-3-5-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4 
        -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -m-a-y -b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y 
        -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-, 
        -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -A-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-.----F-u-n-d-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -s-h-a-l-l 
        -r-e-m-a-i-n -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -u-n-t-i-l -e-x-p-e-n-d-e-d-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -L-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -A-m-o-u-n-t-.----A -g-r-a-n-t -m-a-d-e -t-o 
        -a-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
        -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -e-x-c-e-e-d -$-4-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -i-n -a-n-y 
        -1 -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -R-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -F-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d 
                -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-.----N-o-t -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -2-5 
                -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -f-u-n-d-s 
                -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-n -a-n-y -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
                -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -u-s-e-d 
                -f-o-r -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-.
                    -`-`-(-B-) -C-e-r-t-a-i-n -l-o-c-a-l 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-.----N-o-t 
                -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-t -2-5 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                -f-u-n-d-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e 
                -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-n -a-n-y 
                -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -u-s-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, 
                -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -o-r 
                -r-e-t-a-i-n-i-n-g-, -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -o-r -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-, 
                -f-o-r -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r 
                -c-h-a-p-t-e-r -1 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -I -o-f -t-h-e 
                -E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
                -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5-.
    -`-`-(-e-) -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -S-h-a-r-e-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -s-h-a-r-e -f-o-r -a-n-y -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -7-5 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -W-a-i-v-e-r-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -r-e-d-u-c-e -o-r -w-a-i-v-e -t-h-e 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -n-o-n---F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -s-h-a-r-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-A-) -f-o-r -g-o-o-d -c-a-u-s-e-, -a-s -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d 
        -b-y -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.
    -`-`-(-f-) -C-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e 
-F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-A-g-r-i-c-u-l-t-u-r-e-, -a-n-d -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-r -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -a 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -f-o-r 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-, -s-h-a-l-l 
-c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
-o-f -s-u-c-h -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-r -a-g-e-n-c-y -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g 
-t-o -a -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -f-o-r 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-g-) -C-l-o-s-e-d -C-a-p-t-i-o-n-i-n-g-.----E-a-c-h 
-e-n-t-i-t-y -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-t-i-t-l-e -a-r-e -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e-d -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -c-l-o-s-e-d 
-c-a-p-t-i-o-n-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e -v-e-r-b-a-l -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -o-f 
-s-u-c-h -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-, -w-h-e-r-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -t-o -b-e 
-b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t -b-y -w-a-y -o-f -l-i-n-e -2-1 -o-f -t-h-e 
-v-e-r-t-i-c-a-l -b-l-a-n-k-i-n-g -i-n-t-e-r-v-a-l-, -o-r -b-y -w-a-y 
-o-f -c-o-m-p-a-r-a-b-l-e -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-o-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -9-0-3-. -E-L-I-G-I-B-L-E 
              -T-E-L-E-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S 
              -P-A-R-T-N-E-R-S-H-I-P-S-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----I-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -b-e 
-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -a -g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, 
-a-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-s-t -o-f---
            -`-`-(-1-) -a -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r 
        -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -t-o -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-, 
        -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-, -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -a-n-y 
        -s-u-c-h -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r -c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
        -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -o-f 
        -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
        -w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
        -u-n-d-e-r -c-h-a-p-t-e-r -1 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -I -o-f -t-h-e 
        -E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5-; -o-r
            -`-`-(-2-) -a -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -t-h-a-t -w-i-l-l 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -a-n-d -w-h-i-c-h -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -3 -o-r 
        -m-o-r-e -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-t 
        -l-e-a-s-t -1 -o-f -w-h-i-c-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-n -a-g-e-n-c-y 
        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -o-r 
        -(-B-)-:
                    -`-`-(-A-) -a -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -a-g-e-n-c-y -s-e-r-v-i-n-g -a -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t 
                -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
                -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r 
                -c-h-a-p-t-e-r -1 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -1 -o-f -t-h-e 
                -E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
                -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5 -o-r 
                -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -o-p-e-r-a-t-e-d -f-o-r -I-n-d-i-a-n 
                -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n -b-y -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -1-0-0-5-(-d-) -o-f -s-u-c-h -A-c-t-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -a -S-t-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -a-g-e-n-c-y-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -a-n -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -h-i-g-h-e-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -a -S-t-a-t-e 
                -h-i-g-h-e-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-g-e-n-c-y-;
                    -`-`-(-D-) -a -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
                -c-e-n-t-e-r -o-r -a-c-a-d-e-m-y -w-h-i-c-h---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -t-e-a-c-h-e-r 
                        -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
                        -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-s 
                        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
                        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -o-r -h-a-s -b-e-e-n 
                        -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -b-y -a -S-t-a-t-e 
                        -a-g-e-n-c-y-; -o-r
                    -`-`-(-E-)-(-i-) -a -p-u-b-l-i-c -o-r 
                -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -e-n-t-i-t-y -w-i-t-h 
                -e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -i-n 
                -t-h-e -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -a -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s 
                -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-d -i-n 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
                -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e-, -c-a-b-l-e-, -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e 
                -o-r -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r-s-; -o-r
                    -`-`-(-i-i-) -a -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-i-n-g -e-n-t-i-t-y -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h 
                -e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -S-p-e-c-i-a-l -R-u-l-e-.----A-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -s-h-a-l-l 
-b-e -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-e-d -o-n -a -s-t-a-t-e-w-i-d-e -o-r 
-m-u-l-t-i-s-t-a-t-e -b-a-s-i-s-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -9-0-4-. -A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-d-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----E-a-c-h 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -w-h-i-c-h -d-e-s-i-r-e-s -t-o 
        -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -a -g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -9-0-2 
        -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -a-n -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -a-t -s-u-c-h 
        -t-i-m-e-, -i-n -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-n-e-r-, -a-n-d 
        -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -o-r -a-c-c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -S-p-e-c-i-a-l -r-u-l-e-.----T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -p-e-r-m-i-t 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t-s -f-o-r -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t-s -f-o-r 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -t-h-e 
        -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -t-o -s-u-b-m-i-t -a -s-i-n-g-l-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -C-o-n-t-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-.---
-E-a-c-h -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t 
-t-o -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -s-h-a-l-l---
            -`-`-(-1-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -a-n-d -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
        -i-s -s-o-u-g-h-t-, -w-h-i-c-h -m-a-y -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -t-h-e -d-e-s-i-g-n-, 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, 
                -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n-, -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e -a-n-d 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -S-t-a-t-e -o-r 
                -m-u-l-t-i-s-t-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s 
                -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e 
                -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -m-i-c-r-o-w-a-v-e-, -f-i-b-e-r 
                -o-p-t-i-c-s-, -c-a-b-l-e-, -a-n-d -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e 
                -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -o-r -a-n-y 
                -c-o-m-b-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -r-e-c-e-p-t-i-o-n 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-;
                    -`-`-(-D-) -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -t-i-m-e-;
                    -`-`-(-E-) -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-;
                    -`-`-(-F-) -o-t-h-e-r 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
                -c-a-p-a-b-l-e -o-f -s-e-r-v-i-n-g -a -w-i-d-e 
                -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -a-r-e-a-;
                    -`-`-(-G-) -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-o 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-o-r-s -w-h-o -w-i-l-l -b-e -u-s-i-n-g 
                -t-h-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t 
                -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -i-s 
                -s-o-u-g-h-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -i-n 
                -u-s-i-n-g -s-u-c-h -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d 
                -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -i-n 
                -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -i-n-t-o -t-h-e 
                -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-H-) -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -f-o-r 
                -u-s-e -o-n -a -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a-n 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -f-o-r 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-, 
        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e -t-y-p-e-s -o-f -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g 
        -w-h-i-c-h -w-i-l-l -b-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -t-o -e-n-h-a-n-c-e 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -w-i-l-l -b-e -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -i-n 
        -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l-s 
        -w-h-o -a-r-e -e-x-p-e-r-t-s -i-n -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e 
        -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -m-a-t-t-e-r -a-n-d -g-r-a-d-e -l-e-v-e-l-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -h-a-s -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n 
        -s-u-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t -s-u-r-v-e-y -a-n-d -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -a-r-e-a -t-o -b-e -s-e-r-v-e-d -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e 
        -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-f-f-e-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -w-i-l-l -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e -t-h-e 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -c-o-u-r-s-e-s -o-f 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -i-n -m-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s-, 
        -s-c-i-e-n-c-e-, -a-n-d -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e-s-, 
        -a-s -w-e-l-l -a-s -o-t-h-e-r -s-u-b-j-e-c-t-s -t-o -b-e 
        -o-f-f-e-r-e-d-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -t-o -b-e 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-e-d -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-e 
        -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -u-s-e -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -a-n-d -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -i-s -s-o-u-g-h-t-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-s -t-h-a-t 
        -t-h-e -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s 
        -a-n-d -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -w-i-l-l -b-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-e-d 
        -f-o-r -t-h-e -u-s-e-f-u-l -l-i-f-e -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-;
            -`-`-(-6-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -a 
        -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -p-o-r-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -a-n-d 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
        -i-s -s-o-u-g-h-t -f-o-r -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
        -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -w-i-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -o-f -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -h-a-v-e -a 
        -h-i-g-h -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-e -o-f -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-o -b-e -c-o-u-n-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -c-h-a-p-t-e-r -1 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -I -o-f -t-h-e 
        -E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5-;
            -`-`-(-7-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e -m-a-n-n-e-r -i-n 
        -w-h-i-c-h -t-r-a-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -u-n-d-e-r-s-e-r-v-e-d 
        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, -s-u-c-h -a-s -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -w-h-o -a-r-e 
        -d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-d-, -l-i-m-i-t-e-d---E-n-g-l-i-s-h 
        -p-r-o-f-i-c-i-e-n-t-, -d-i-s-a-b-l-e-d-, -o-r 
        -i-l-l-i-t-e-r-a-t-e -w-i-l-l -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -i-n 
        -t-h-e -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-, 
        -a-n-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-;
            -`-`-(-8-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-s -t-h-a-t 
        -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t -w-i-l-l -u-s-e -t-h-e -f-u-n-d-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -t-o 
        -s-u-p-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -n-o-t -s-u-p-p-l-a-n-t -f-u-n-d-s 
        -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-;
            -`-`-(-9-) -i-f -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t -i-s 
        -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-i-n-g -a-n -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -t-h-e 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -f-o-r -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f 
        -1-9-9-3-, -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -h-o-w -f-u-n-d-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -w-i-l-l -b-e 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -f-u-n-d-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d 
        -f-o-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -t-h-e 
        -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -u-n-d-e-r -t-i-t-l-e -I-I -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -A-c-t-;
            -`-`-(-1-0-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
        -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
        -i-s -s-o-u-g-h-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
        -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -s-u-c-h -a-s---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-, -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d 
                -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
                -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-1-)-, 
                -(-2-)-, -(-4-) -a-n-d -(-7-)-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -m-a-k-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
                -a-c-c-e-s-s-i-b-l-e -t-o -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s 
                -w-i-t-h -d-i-s-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
                -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m-s -s-u-c-h -a-s -c-l-o-s-e-d 
                -c-a-p-t-i-o-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-v-e 
                -v-i-d-e-o -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -l-i-n-k-i-n-g -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s 
                -t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r-, -f-o-r -e-x-a-m-p-l-e-, -a-r-o-u-n-d 
                -a-n -i-s-s-u-e -o-f -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-c-e-, -s-u-c-h -a-s -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n-s-;
                    -`-`-(-D-) -s-h-a-r-i-n-g -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s 
                -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
                -g-u-i-d-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e 
                -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e-, -c-r-o-s-s---n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-f -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -f-o-r 
                -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m -a-r-e-a-s-;
                    -`-`-(-E-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -a-n-d 
                -s-t-u-d-e-n-t -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
                -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -a-n-d 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s 
                -w-h-i-c-h -p-e-r-m-i-t -s-t-u-d-e-n-t -a-n-d 
                -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-m-e-n-t -i-n -t-h-e 
                -l-i-v-e -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
                -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -t-e-l-e-c-a-s-t-s-;
                    -`-`-(-F-) -i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-i-n-g 
                -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -s-u-c-h -a-s 
                -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s -a-n-d -m-u-s-e-u-m-s-, -i-n-t-o 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-;
                    -`-`-(-G-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -t-e-a-c-h-e-r 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -t-o -e-a-r-l-y -c-h-i-l-d-h-o-o-d 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -H-e-a-d -S-t-a-r-t 
                -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -a-n-d -s-t-a-f-f-;
                    -`-`-(-H-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -t-e-a-c-h-e-r 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -t-o -v-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -a-n-d -s-t-a-f-f-;
                    -`-`-(-I-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -t-e-a-c-h-e-r 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -o-n -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -o-r 
                -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -v-o-l-u-n-t-a-r-y 
                -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -i-n 
                -m-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s -a-n-d -s-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
                -o-t-h-e-r -d-i-s-c-i-p-l-i-n-e-s -a-s -s-u-c-h 
                -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-r-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d-;
                    -`-`-(-J-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
                -f-o-r -a-d-u-l-t-s -a-t -t-i-m-e-s -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n 
                -t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-r -s-c-h-o-o-l -d-a-y -i-n 
                -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -m-a-x-i-m-i-z-e -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-K-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -p-a-r-e-n-t 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -d-u-r-i-n-g -a-n-d 
                -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-r -s-c-h-o-o-l -d-a-y 
                -w-h-i-c-h -r-e-i-n-f-o-r-c-e -t-h-e -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-'-s 
                -c-o-u-r-s-e -o-f -s-t-u-d-y -a-n-d -a-c-t-i-v-e-l-y 
                -i-n-v-o-l-v-e -p-a-r-e-n-t-s -i-n -t-h-e 
                -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-1-1-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -s-u-c-h -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-s -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y 
        -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -A-p-p-r-o-v-a-l -o-f -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-; 
-P-r-i-o-r-i-t-y-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, 
-i-n -a-p-p-r-o-v-i-n-g -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-t-i-t-l-e-, -s-h-a-l-l -g-i-v-e -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -t-o 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -w-h-i-c-h -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e -t-h-a-t---
            -`-`-(-1-) -a -c-o-n-c-e-n-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -m-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s-, -s-c-i-e-n-c-e-, 
        -a-n-d -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e-s -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
        -w-h-i-c-h-, -b-y -t-h-e-i-r -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-, 
        -w-i-l-l -o-f-f-e-r -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -n-e-w 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -t-o 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-n-t-s-, 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -t-o -t-r-a-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y 
        -u-n-d-e-r-s-e-r-v-e-d -p-o-p-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -a-r-e-a-s 
        -w-i-t-h -s-c-a-r-c-e -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -l-i-m-i-t-e-d 
        -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -c-o-u-r-s-e-s -i-n -m-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s-, 
        -s-c-i-e-n-c-e-, -a-n-d -f-o-r-e-i-g-n -l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
        -h-a-s -s-e-c-u-r-e-d -t-h-e -d-i-r-e-c-t 
        -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-m-e-n-t -o-f 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-, -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
        -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y -i-n 
        -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -t-h-e -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
        -w-i-l-l -s-e-r-v-e -t-h-e -b-r-o-a-d-e-s-t -r-a-n-g-e -o-f 
        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e 
        -c-a-s-e -o-f -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-, -t-h-o-s-e -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
        -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -h-a-v-i-n-g -a 
        -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-o -b-e -c-o-u-n-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -c-h-a-p-t-e-r -1 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -I -o-f -t-h-e 
        -E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5-, -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-u-t-s-i-d-e -o-f 
        -t-h-e -s-c-h-o-o-l -s-e-t-t-i-n-g-, -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s 
        -o-f -h-i-g-h-e-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-e-a-c-h-e-r 
        -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-, -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h 
        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-s-, -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -a -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s -h-a-v-e 
        -a-g-r-e-e-d -t-o -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -o-r -w-i-l-l 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -i-n -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-y-s-t-e-m -f-o-r 
        -w-h-i-c-h -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -i-s -s-o-u-g-h-t-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
        -w-i-l-l -h-a-v-e -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l -a-c-a-d-e-m-i-c 
        -a-n-d -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
        -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-, -r-e-t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -u-p-g-r-a-d-i-n-g -o-f -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g -s-k-i-l-l-s -a-n-d 
        -t-h-e -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -l-e-a-d-i-n-g 
        -t-o -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-e-s-, 
        -o-u-t-c-o-m-e-s---b-a-s-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m -a-n-d 
        -p-a-r-e-n-t-i-n-g -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-6-) -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
        -w-i-l-l---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a 
                -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -r-a-n-g-e -o-f 
                -c-o-u-r-s-e-s -f-o-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-o-r-s -w-i-t-h 
                -d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-t -s-k-i-l-l -l-e-v-e-l-s -t-o 
                -t-e-a-c-h -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-e-s -f-o-r -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h 
                -d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-t -s-k-i-l-l -l-e-v-e-l-s-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -t-o 
                -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-o-r-s -i-n 
                -w-a-y-s -t-o -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-o-u-r-s-e-s 
                -i-n-t-o -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -s-c-h-o-o-l 
                -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n 
                -f-o-r -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s-, -a-n-d 
                -p-a-r-e-n-t-s-;
            -`-`-(-7-) -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
        -w-i-l-l -s-e-r-v-e -a -m-u-l-t-i-s-t-a-t-e -a-r-e-a-;
            -`-`-(-8-) -a -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -e-n-t-i-t-y -(-s-u-c-h -a-s -a -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e-, 
        -c-a-b-l-e-, -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e-, -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r-, -o-r 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -o-r -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n 
        -s-t-a-t-i-o-n-s-) -w-i-l-l -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -i-n -t-h-e 
        -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -a-n-d -w-i-l-l -d-o-n-a-t-e 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -o-r -i-n -k-i-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -f-o-r 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -l-i-n-k-a-g-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-9-) -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
        -w-i-l-l-, -i-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -w-i-t-h 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -m-e-e-t 
        -t-h-e -n-e-e-d-s -o-f -g-r-o-u-p-s -o-f -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s 
        -t-r-a-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -e-x-c-l-u-d-e-d -f-r-o-m 
        -c-a-r-e-e-r-s -i-n -m-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s -a-n-d 
        -s-c-i-e-n-c-e -b-e-c-a-u-s-e -o-f 
        -d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-n-a-c-c-e-s-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y-, 
        -o-r -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-a-l-l-y -d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-d 
        -b-a-c-k-g-r-o-u-n-d-s-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -G-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -D-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-.----I-n 
-a-p-p-r-o-v-i-n-g -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-t-i-t-l-e-, -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l 
-a-s-s-u-r-e -a-n -e-q-u-i-t-a-b-l-e -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c 
-d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -g-r-a-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-t-i-t-l-e-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -9-0-5-. -D-I-S-S-E-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N -O-F -C-O-U-R-S-E-S 
              -A-N-D -R-E-S-O-U-R-C-E-S -U-N-D-E-R -T-H-E -S-T-A-R 
              -S-C-H-O-O-L-S -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -R-e-p-o-r-t-.----E-a-c-h -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
-t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
-a-w-a-r-d-e-d -a -g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -s-h-a-l-l 
-r-e-p-o-r-t -t-o -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a 
-l-i-s-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e 
-c-o-u-r-s-e-s -o-f -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
-t-o -b-e -o-f-f-e-r-e-d -b-y -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
-c-e-n-t-e-r-s -w-h-i-c-h -w-i-l-l -b-e -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t-t-e-d -o-v-e-r 
-s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e-, -s-p-e-c-i-f-y-i-n-g -t-h-e -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e 
-o-n -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -w-i-l-l -o-c-c-u-r 
-a-n-d -t-h-e -t-i-m-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -D-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -C-o-u-r-s-e-s -o-f 
-I-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-s-h-a-l-l -c-o-m-p-i-l-e -a-n-d -p-r-e-p-a-r-e -f-o-r 
-d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -a -l-i-s-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
-d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -c-o-u-r-s-e-s -o-f 
-i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-o -b-e 
-o-f-f-e-r-e-d -b-y -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s 
-a-n-d -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -c-e-n-t-e-r-s -e-q-u-i-p-p-e-d 
-w-i-t-h -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n 
-c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-s -r-e-p-o-r-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-a-)-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -D-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -S-t-a-t-e 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -A-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-e -t-h-e -l-i-s-t 
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-) -t-o -a-l-l 
-S-t-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -9-0-6-. -A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-V-E 
              -P-R-O-V-I-S-I-O-N-S-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -C-o-n-t-i-n-u-i-n-g -E-l-i-g-i-b-i-l-i-t-y-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----I-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o 
        -b-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -a -g-r-a-n-t 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -i-n -a-n-y -f-i-s-c-a-l 
        -y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
        -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -a-n -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
        -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-s -a -g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, 
        -s-u-c-h -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -s-h-a-l-l 
        -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e -i-n -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -9-0-4 
        -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -w-i-l-l---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -a-r-e-a-s 
                -a-n-d -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -a-r-e-a-s -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d 
                -w-i-t-h -f-u-n-d-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
                -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-e-v-i-o-u-s 
                -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-B-) -u-s-e -a-l-l -s-u-c-h -g-r-a-n-t 
                -f-u-n-d-s -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -e-x-p-a-n-d-e-d 
                -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -b-y---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                        -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, 
                        -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -o-r -s-c-h-o-o-l 
                        -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-s -s-e-r-v-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                        -c-o-u-r-s-e-s -o-f -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n 
                        -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
                        -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-e-v-i-o-u-s -f-i-s-c-a-l 
                        -y-e-a-r-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -n-e-w 
                        -c-o-u-r-s-e-s -o-f -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-; 
                        -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -s-e-r-v-i-n-g -n-e-w 
                        -p-o-p-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f 
                        -u-n-d-e-r-s-e-r-v-e-d -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s-, 
                        -s-u-c-h -a-s -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n -o-r 
                        -a-d-u-l-t-s -w-h-o -a-r-e 
                        -d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-d-, -h-a-v-e 
                        -l-i-m-i-t-e-d---E-n-g-l-i-s-h 
                        -p-r-o-f-i-c-i-e-n-c-y-, -a-r-e 
                        -d-i-s-a-b-l-e-d-, -a-r-e 
                        -i-l-l-i-t-e-r-a-t-e-, -o-r -l-a-c-k -h-i-g-h 
                        -s-c-h-o-o-l -d-i-p-l-o-m-a-s -o-r -t-h-e-i-r 
                        -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -S-p-e-c-i-a-l -r-u-l-e-s-.----G-r-a-n-t 
        -f-u-n-d-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -u-s-e-d -t-o -s-u-p-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -n-o-t -s-u-p-p-l-a-n-t -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-e -r-e-c-i-p-i-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -i-n 
        -t-h-e -p-r-e-v-i-o-u-s -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -E-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----F-r-o-m -a-m-o-u-n-t-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-, -t-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-s-e-r-v-e -n-o-t -m-o-r-e 
        -t-h-a-n -$-5-0-0-,-0-0-0 -o-r -5 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -w-h-i-c-h-e-v-e-r -i-s 
        -l-e-s-s-, -t-o -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a-n -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -b-y -g-r-a-n-t-, -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-, -o-r 
        -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -o-f -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -t-i-t-l-e-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -S-u-b-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.----T-h-e 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d 
        -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -a-n-d -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -J-u-n-e -1-, 
        -1-9-9-5-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -C-o-n-t-e-n-t-s-.----T-h-e -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n 
        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -a -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -t-h-e 
                -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -a-n-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
                -a-f-t-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r 
                -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -c-e-a-s-e-s-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -a-n -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -n-o-n---F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
                -f-u-n-d-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
                -t-i-t-l-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-s 
                -l-e-v-e-r-a-g-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e 
                -a-n-d -t-h-e -p-e-r-m-a-n-e-n-c-y -o-f -s-u-c-h 
                -f-u-n-d-i-n-g-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -a-n -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s -o-f -h-o-w 
                -g-r-a-n-t -r-e-c-i-p-i-e-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
                -t-i-t-l-e -s-p-e-n-d -f-u-n-d-s 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t 
                -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-;
                    -`-`-(-D-) -a -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -t-h-e 
                -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -m-a-t-t-e-r -a-n-d -s-u-c-c-e-s-s -o-f 
                -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
                -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
                -t-i-t-l-e-;
                    -`-`-(-E-) -a -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e 
                -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -i-n-s-e-r-v-i-c-e -t-e-a-c-h-e-r 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d 
                -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                -t-h-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s 
                -t-r-a-i-n-e-d-, -t-i-m-e -s-p-e-n-t -i-n 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -a-n-d -a 
                -c-o-m-p-a-r-i-s-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -s-u-c-h 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -c-o-n-v-e-n-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-;
                    -`-`-(-F-) -a-n -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s -o-f 
                -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
                -t-i-t-l-e -t-h-a-t -f-o-c-u-s -o-n -t-e-a-c-h-e-r 
                -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -r-e-s-u-l-t-i-n-g -e-f-f-e-c-t -o-n -t-h-e 
                -d-e-l-i-v-e-r-y -o-f -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-;
                    -`-`-(-G-) -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-s -o-f 
                -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -o-n 
                -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m -a-n-d -s-t-a-f-f-i-n-g 
                -p-a-t-t-e-r-n-s -a-t -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-n-g 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-;
                    -`-`-(-H-) -a-n -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -s-o-c-i-o-e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c 
                -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-s-t-i-c-s -o-f -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s 
                -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-n-g -i-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, 
                -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -t-h-e 
                -d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-c-e-s -a-n-d 
                -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g 
                -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-o 
                -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-a-l-l-y -d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-d 
                -a-n-d -m-i-n-o-r-i-t-y -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-;
                    -`-`-(-I-) -a-n -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -s-o-c-i-o-e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c -a-n-d -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c 
                -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-s-t-i-c-s -o-f -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
                -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-n-g -i-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-, 
                -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -t-h-e 
                -v-a-r-i-e-t-y -o-f -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g 
                -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-o -d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-t 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-J-) -t-h-e -i-m-p-a-c-t -o-f 
                -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -g-r-a-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -9-0-7-(-a-) -o-n -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s 
                -i-n -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -A-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-.----T-h-e 
-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -a-s-s-i-s-t -g-r-a-n-t 
-r-e-c-i-p-i-e-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -i-n 
-a-c-q-u-i-r-i-n-g -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -t-i-m-e-, -w-h-e-r-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -a-s -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-a-l-l-y -a-s 
-p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -9-0-7-. -O-T-H-E-R -A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E-.

    -`-`-(-a-) -D-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -G-r-a-n-t-s-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-k-e 
        -g-r-a-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o 
        -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -t-i-t-l-e -a-n-d -t-o -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s 
        -t-h-a-t -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a-n -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -t-o 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d 
        -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -n-o-t 
        -s-e-r-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-.----F-o-r -t-h-e 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
        -t-e-r-m -`-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -e-n-t-i-t-y-' -m-e-a-n-s -a-n 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -h-i-g-h-e-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -h-a-s 
        -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-d -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -i-n 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s 
        -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -e-d-u-c-a-t-o-r-s -a-n-d 
        -p-o-l-i-c-y-m-a-k-e-r-s -a-t -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l -l-e-v-e-l-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -R-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-s-e-r-v-e 
        -n-o-t -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -5 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -a-n-d -n-o-t 
        -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -1-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -a-m-o-u-n-t 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-) -i-n 
        -e-a-c-h -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -t-o -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----E-a-c-h 
                -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -a-n-d -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                -e-n-t-i-t-y -t-h-a-t -d-e-s-i-r-e-s -t-o 
                -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -a -g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -a-n 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, 
                -a-t -s-u-c-h -t-i-m-e-, -i-n -s-u-c-h -m-a-n-n-e-r-, 
                -a-n-d -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -o-r -a-c-c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-d 
                -b-y -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-s -t-h-e 
                -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y 
                -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-.
                    -`-`-(-B-) -C-o-n-t-e-n-t-s-.----E-a-c-h 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
                -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-t-a-i-n 
                -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-r -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
                -e-n-t-i-t-y -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
                -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -S-t-a-t-e 
                -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -e-n-a-b-l-e 
                -s-u-c-h -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -t-o -p-l-a-n -a-n-d 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
                -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g---
                            -`-`-(-i-) -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-f-u-l 
                        -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g 
                        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -f-o-r -S-t-a-t-e-s-, 
                        -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-) -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -i-n 
                        -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-n-g -u-s-e-r-s -o-f 
                        -d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g-, 
                        -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-, 
                        -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s -a-n-d 
                        -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s-, -t-h-e 
                        -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
                        -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-;
                            -`-`-(-i-i-i-) -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-n-d 
                        -a-d-v-i-c-e -i-n -t-h-e -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-n-d 
                        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                        -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -n-e-e-d-s 
                        -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
                        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -d-e-s-i-g-n-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-i-v-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                        -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n-s-, 
                        -a-n-d -c-o-s-t---s-h-a-r-i-n-g 
                        -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r -u-s-e-r-s -o-f 
                        -s-u-c-h -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -S-p-e-c-i-a-l -S-t-a-t-e-w-i-d-e -N-e-t-w-o-r-k-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -a -s-t-a-t-e-w-i-d-e 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -i-f -s-u-c-h -n-e-t-w-o-r-k---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -2---w-a-y 
                -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e -v-i-d-e-o -a-n-d -a-u-d-i-o 
                -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -l-i-n-k-s -t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s -a-n-d -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d 
                -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t 
                -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-C-) -m-e-e-t-s -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
                -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -S-t-a-t-e -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-.----A 
        -s-t-a-t-e-w-i-d-e -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e-, -e-i-t-h-e-r 
        -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
        -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-s-, -n-o-n---F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-u-n-d-s 
        -e-q-u-a-l -t-o -n-o-t -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -5-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t 
        -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-.
    -`-`-(-c-) -S-p-e-c-i-a-l -L-o-c-a-l -N-e-t-w-o-r-k-.---
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -a -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-o 
        -e-n-a-b-l-e -s-u-c-h -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m 
        -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a -h-i-g-h -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
        -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-.----A 
        -h-i-g-h -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -`-`-(-A-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -2---w-a-y -f-u-l-l 
                -m-o-t-i-o-n -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e -v-i-d-e-o-, 
                -a-u-d-i-o -a-n-d -t-e-x-t 
                -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-;
                    -`-`-(-B-) -l-i-n-k -t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r 
                -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-, -c-o-l-l-e-g-e-s-, -a-n-d 
                -u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-i-e-s-;
                    -`-`-(-C-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -p-a-r-e-n-t 
                -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -f-a-m-i-l-y 
                -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-;
                    -`-`-(-D-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a -s-t-a-f-f 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-; -a-n-d
                    -`-`-(-E-) -h-a-v-e -a -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t 
                -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -f-r-o-m -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s 
                -a-n-d -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-.
            -`-`-(-3-) -S-p-e-c-i-a-l -r-u-l-e-.----E-a-c-h -h-i-g-h 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -o-f -s-u-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t -s-i-z-e -a-n-d 
        -s-c-o-p-e -t-o -h-a-v-e -a-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -o-n -m-e-e-t-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -G-o-a-l-s-.
            -`-`-(-4-) -M-a-t-c-h-i-n-g -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-.----A 
        -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-r 
        -c-o-n-s-o-r-t-i-u-m -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a -g-r-a-n-t 
        -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-, -e-i-t-h-e-r -d-i-r-e-c-t-l-y -o-r 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-s-, 
        -n-o-n---F-e-d-e-r-a-l -m-a-t-c-h-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-s -e-q-u-a-l 
        -t-o -n-o-t -l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -5-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -g-r-a-n-t-.

-`-`-S-E-C-. -9-0-8-. -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -`-`-A-s -u-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e---
            -`-`-(-1-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-' -m-e-a-n-s -a-n -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -h-i-g-h-e-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -a -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r -a -S-t-a-t-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y-;
            -`-`-(-2-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -h-i-g-h-e-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-' -h-a-s -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
        -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n -t-h-a-t -t-e-r-m -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -1-2-0-1-(-a-) -o-f -t-h-e -H-i-g-h-e-r -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5-;
            -`-`-(-3-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y-' -h-a-s -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
        -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n -t-h-a-t -t-e-r-m -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -1-4-7-1-(-1-2-) -o-f -t-h-e -E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
        -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5-;
            -`-`-(-4-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g-' -m-e-a-n-s -c-o-u-r-s-e-s -o-f 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -c-o-u-r-s-e-s-, 
        -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -u-s-e-d -i-n -s-u-c-h 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-, -w-h-i-c-h 
        -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -i-n -a-u-d-i-o -a-n-d 
        -v-i-s-u-a-l -f-o-r-m -o-n -t-a-p-e-, -d-i-s-c-, -f-i-l-m-, 
        -l-i-v-e-, -a-n-d -p-r-e-s-e-n-t-e-d -b-y -m-e-a-n-s -o-f 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -d-e-v-i-c-e-s-;
            -`-`-(-5-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-i-n-g -e-n-t-i-t-y-' -h-a-s -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
        -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n -t-h-a-t -t-e-r-m -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -3-9-7 -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -A-c-t -o-f 
        -1-9-3-4-;
            -`-`-(-6-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -f-o-r -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-;
            -`-`-(-7-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-S-t-a-t-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y-' -h-a-s -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
        -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n -t-h-a-t -t-e-r-m -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-4-7-1-(-2-3-) -o-f -t-h-e 
        -E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -S-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-8-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-S-t-a-t-e-' -m-e-a-n-s 
        -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -s-e-v-e-r-a-l -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -t-h-e 
        -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -o-f -C-o-l-u-m-b-i-a-, -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-o-n-w-e-a-l-t-h -o-f -P-u-e-r-t-o -R-i-c-o-, 
        -G-u-a-m-, -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -S-a-m-o-a-, -t-h-e -V-i-r-g-i-n 
        -I-s-l-a-n-d-s-, -t-h-e -R-e-p-u-b-l-i-c -o-f -t-h-e 
        -M-a-r-s-h-a-l-l -I-s-l-a-n-d-s-, -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -o-f -M-i-c-r-o-n-e-s-i-a-, -t-h-e 
        -R-e-p-u-b-l-i-c -o-f -P-a-l-a-u-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-o-n-w-e-a-l-t-h -o-f -t-h-e -N-o-r-t-h-e-r-n 
        -M-a-r-i-a-n-a -I-s-l-a-n-d-s-.-'-'-.

      -T-I-T-L-E -V----E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y 
 -R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H-, -D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T -A-N-D -A-S-S-E-S-S-M-E-N-T

-S-E-C-. -5-0-1-. -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-S-.

    -I-t -i-s -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e---
            -(-1-) -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -f-o-r -t-h-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -o-f 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-a-l -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -o-n 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-;
            -(-2-) -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-n-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-c-c-e-s-s 
        -t-o -h-i-g-h -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
            -(-3-) -t-o -a-s-s-e-s-s -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s 
        -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -t-o -m-a-k-e -a-n -a-n-n-u-a-l -s-t-a-t-u-s 
        -r-e-p-o-r-t -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -s-t-a-t-e---o-f---t-h-e---a-r-t 
        -u-s-e-s -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -w-h-i-c-h -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-e-s -a-n-d -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -c-a-n 
        -r-e-l-y -u-p-o-n -f-o-r -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-m-a-k-i-n-g 
        -a-b-o-u-t -t-h-e -n-e-e-d -f-o-r-, -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
        -o-f-, -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -f-o-r 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -5-0-2-. -A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N -O-F -A-D-V-A-N-C-E-D 
              -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-I-E-S -T-O -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -S-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-.----I-t -i-s -t-h-e 
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-s-u-p-p-o-r-t -f-o-r -t-h-e -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
-h-i-g-h -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -a-n-d 
-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d -v-i-d-e-o 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -i-n -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-r-e 
-s-u-b-j-e-c-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-G-o-a-l-s-. -S-u-c-h -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-e -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -a-s 
-i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e -m-u-l-t-i-m-e-d-i-a-, -s-u-p-e-r 
-c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g-, -v-i-r-t-u-a-l -r-e-a-l-i-t-y-, -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
-d-i-g-i-t-a-l -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n-, -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g-, 
-a-n-d -t-h-e -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h 
-s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -v-i-d-e-o -d-i-a-l -t-o-n-e 
-a-c-c-e-s-s-.
    -(-b-) -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----T-h-e 
-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -i-n -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n 
-w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
-a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
-R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -P-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -A-g-e-n-c-y -(-A-R-P-A-) -o-f -t-h-e 
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -D-e-f-e-n-s-e-, -t-h-e -A-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
-T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t 
-o-f -C-o-m-m-e-r-c-e-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e 
-F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-l-l -l-a-b-o-r-a-t-o-r-i-e-s 
-s-u-p-p-o-r-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -E-n-e-r-g-y-, 
-t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -A-e-r-o-n-a-u-t-i-c-s -a-n-d -S-p-a-c-e 
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-D-e-f-e-n-s-e-) -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
-r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -o-n -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-.
    -(-c-) -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s-.----I-n -a-w-a-r-d-i-n-g 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -g-i-v-e -t-h-e 
-h-i-g-h-e-s-t -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s 
-w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e -i-n-t-e-n-d-e-d -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -u-s-i-n-g 
-a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n 
-u-s-e-d -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y -b-y -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -a-n-d -i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-.
    -(-d-) -E-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t-s-.----A-n-y 
-s-i-n-g-l-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-r -o-r -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -t-h-a-t 
-c-a-n -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e -b-o-t-h -t-h-e 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -a-n-d 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -a-n-d -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-d-e-s-i-g-n -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -i-s -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-o -a-p-p-l-y 
-f-o-r -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-.
    -(-e-) -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-.----E-a-c-h 
-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t -d-e-s-i-r-i-n-g 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-s-u-b-m-i-t -a-n -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-t -s-u-c-h -t-i-m-e-, -i-n -s-u-c-h 
-m-a-n-n-e-r-, -a-n-d -a-c-c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-d -b-y -s-u-c-h 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-s -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-. 
-E-a-c-h -s-u-c-h -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -d-e-f-i-n-e -c-l-e-a-r-l-y -t-h-e -s-c-o-p-e -a-n-d 
        -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -m-a-t-t-e-r -o-f 
        -t-h-e -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -t-h-e -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-c-e -o-f 
        -t-h-e -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-o -s-u-c-h 
        -c-o-n-t-e-n-t-;
            -(-2-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l 
        -m-a-r-k-e-t -f-o-r -b-o-t-h -t-h-e -h-a-r-d-w-a-r-e -a-n-d 
        -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-3-) -a-s-s-e-s-s -a-n-d -t-e-s-t -t-h-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -a -w-a-y -t-h-a-t -w-i-l-l 
        -v-a-l-i-d-a-t-e -t-h-e -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-n-d 
        -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -u-s-a-g-e -b-y -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-;
            -(-4-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
        -u-s-a-b-l-e -b-y -a-l-l -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -d-i-s-a-b-l-e-d-, -l-i-m-i-t-e-d---E-n-g-l-i-s-h 
        -s-p-e-a-k-i-n-g-, -g-i-f-t-e-d -a-n-d -t-a-l-e-n-t-e-d-, 
        -a-n-d -d-i-s-a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-5-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a -m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g -p-l-a-n -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -o-f -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -i-n-t-o -m-a-s-s 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -o-r -m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g -t-h-a-t 
        -m-a-y -b-e -u-s-e-d -i-n -h-o-m-e-s-, -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-, -o-r 
        -w-o-r-k-p-l-a-c-e-s-.
    -(-f-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -$-2-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -m-a-y 
-b-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-c-e-e-d-i-n-g 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r-, -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.

-S-E-C-. -5-0-3-. -H-I-G-H -P-E-R-F-O-R-M-A-N-C-E 
              -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -C-O-M-P-U-T-I-N-G -A-N-D 
              -T-E-L-E-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S -N-E-T-W-O-R-K-S-.

    -(-a-) -F-i-n-d-i-n-g-s-; -S-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-P-u-r-p-o-s-e-.---
            -(-1-) -F-i-n-d-i-n-g-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s 
        -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t---
                    -(-A-) -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s -v-a-r-i-o-u-s -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d 
                -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r -g-r-o-u-p-s -a-r-e 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g -h-i-g-h -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
                -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-;
                    -(-B-) -b-y -t-h-e -y-e-a-r -2-0-0-0-, -s-u-c-h 
                -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -s-h-o-u-l-d -r-e-s-u-l-t -i-n 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -a -v-a-r-i-e-t-y -o-f 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-;
                    -(-C-) -t-h-e-r-e -n-e-e-d-s -t-o -b-e -m-o-r-e 
                -d-i-r-e-c-t -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -a-m-o-n-g 
                -s-u-c-h -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -a-n-d -a -m-o-r-e 
                -e-x-p-l-i-c-i-t -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -n-e-e-d-s -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
                -d-e-s-i-g-n-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -e-f-f-o-r-t-s-; -a-n-d
                    -(-D-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
                -a-r-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -p-e-r-m-i-t 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -a-n-d -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s -t-o -t-a-k-e 
                -a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e -o-f -t-h-e -e-x-p-l-o-s-i-v-e 
                -g-r-o-w-t-h -i-n -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-h-a-t -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
                -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s-.
            -(-2-) -S-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-.----I-t -i-s 
        -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-o 
        -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -h-i-g-h -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
        -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -(-o-f-t-e-n -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -a-s 
        -`-`-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -h-i-g-h-w-a-y-s-'-'-) -a-r-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -w-i-t-h -d-u-e -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n 
        -t-o -t-h-e -n-e-e-d-s -o-f -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
        -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h 
        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -h-a-v-e -e-x-p-l-i-c-i-t -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s 
        -w-h-i-c-h -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -u-s-e-s 
        -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
        -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m-s -a-n-d -l-i-b-r-a-r-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -h-a-v-e -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o 
        -t-h-e -e-m-e-r-g-i-n-g -`-`-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -h-i-g-h-w-a-y-s-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o---
            -(-1-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -h-i-g-h 
        -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-;
            -(-2-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r 
        -t-h-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -a-n-y -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-;
            -(-3-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e 
        -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s 
        -t-o -v-a-l-i-d-a-t-e -a-n-d -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
        -t-h-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -w-h-i-c-h -w-i-l-l -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f 
        -s-u-c-h -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -b-y -k-i-n-d-e-r-g-a-r-t-e-n 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-w-e-l-f-t-h -g-r-a-d-e -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, 
        -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s-, -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-s-, -a-n-d 
        -p-a-r-e-n-t-s-;
            -(-4-) -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t -t-h-e -n-e-e-d-s -a-n-d 
        -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s -o-f -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -a-n-d 
        -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -i-n -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -a 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-n-f-r-a-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-; -a-n-d
            -(-5-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -p-o-l-i-c-y -i-s-s-u-e-s-, 
        -s-u-c-h -a-s -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -r-a-t-e 
        -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-s -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-l-l-e-c-t-u-a-l 
        -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -r-i-g-h-t-s-, -t-h-a-t -i-m-p-a-c-t -u-p-o-n 
        -t-h-e -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
        -t-o -m-a-k-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -u-s-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -e-m-e-r-g-i-n-g -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -h-i-g-h-w-a-y-s -a-n-d 
        -m-a-k-e -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -t-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-.
    -(-c-) -T-y-p-e-s -o-f -G-r-a-n-t-s-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-w-a-r-d -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
-t-y-p-e-s -o-f -g-r-a-n-t-s-:
            -(-1-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -g-r-a-n-t-s-.----T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -s-o-l-i-c-i-t 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l-s -f-o-r -a-n-d -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o 
        -1 -o-r -m-o-r-e -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -h-i-g-h -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-. -T-h-e -s-o-l-i-c-i-t-a-t-i-o-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l-s -w-h-i-c-h---
                    -(-A-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -a-n-d -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e 
                -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -p-l-a-n-n-e-d 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -h-i-g-h -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
                -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -e-f-f-o-r-t-s-;
                    -(-B-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -a-n-d -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e 
                -c-u-r-r-e-n-t -u-s-e-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s 
                -i-n -k-i-n-d-e-r-g-a-r-t-e-n -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
                -t-w-e-l-f-t-h -g-r-a-d-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-;
                    -(-C-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -u-s-e-s 
                -o-f -s-u-c-h -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -i-n 
                -k-i-n-d-e-r-g-a-r-t-e-n -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-w-e-l-f-t-h 
                -g-r-a-d-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -b-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
                -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-;
                    -(-D-) -a-s-s-e-s-s -i-m-p-e-d-i-m-e-n-t-s -t-o 
                -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -s-u-c-h 
                -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -i-n -k-i-n-d-e-r-g-a-r-t-e-n 
                -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-w-e-l-f-t-h -g-r-a-d-e 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -(-s-u-c-h -a-s 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -i-m-p-e-d-i-m-e-n-t-s-, 
                -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
                -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
                -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -i-n 
                -l-o-c-a-l -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-; -a-n-d -p-a-r-e-n-t-, 
                -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-, -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -a-n-d 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-t-t-i-t-u-d-e-s 
                -t-o-w-a-r-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-)-;
                    -(-E-) -a-s-s-e-s-s -t-h-e -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d 
                -c-o-s-t-s -a-n-d -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -t-o -b-e 
                -d-e-r-i-v-e-d -f-r-o-m -s-u-c-h -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -a-c-c-e-s-s -i-n -k-i-n-d-e-r-g-a-r-t-e-n 
                -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-w-e-l-f-t-h -g-r-a-d-e 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
                    -(-F-) -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s 
                -f-o-r -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -s-u-c-h 
                -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -b-a-s-e-d -o-n -t-h-e 
                -a-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e-d -c-o-s-t -b-e-n-e-f-i-t 
                -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s-.
            -(-2-) -S-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -g-r-a-n-t-s-.----T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -s-o-l-i-c-i-t 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l-s -f-o-r -a-n-d -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o 
        -1 -o-r -m-o-r-e -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -d-e-s-i-g-n 
        -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -w-h-i-c-h -m-a-y -b-e -u-s-e-d 
        -t-o -e-n-s-u-r-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o 
        -a-n-y -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -h-i-g-h 
        -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-. -T-h-e 
        -s-o-l-i-c-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-q-u-e-s-t 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l-s -w-h-i-c-h---
                    -(-A-) -i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e---
                            -(-i-) -t-h-e -f-i-n-d-i-n-g-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -g-r-a-n-t -r-e-c-i-p-i-e-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r 
                        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-; -a-n-d
                            -(-i-i-) -t-h-e -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s 
                        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-e-d -f-o-r -s-u-c-h 
                        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -b-y -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
                        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -a-d-v-i-c-e 
                        -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                        -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-n -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
                        -i-n -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-;
                    -(-B-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -s-e-v-e-r-a-l 
                -d-i-s-t-i-n-c-t -d-e-s-i-g-n 
                -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -e-a-c-h -w-i-t-h 
                -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-l -d-e-s-i-g-n -o-p-t-i-o-n-s -b-a-s-e-d 
                -o-n -u-s-e-s -o-f -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s -a-n-d -c-o-s-t-s-;
                    -(-C-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d 
                -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r -o-f 
                -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -a 
                -c-o-m-p-o-s-i-t-e -d-e-s-i-g-n-;
                    -(-D-) -a-d-d-r-e-s-s -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l 
                -i-s-s-u-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g---
                            -(-i-) -l-i-n-k-a-g-e -o-f -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
                        -a-n-d -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -w-i-t-h -e-a-c-h 
                        -o-t-h-e-r-, -w-i-t-h -c-e-n-t-r-a-l 
                        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-, -a-n-d 
                        -w-i-t-h -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-n-d -S-t-a-t-e 
                        -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -o-v-e-r -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-r 
                        -p-l-a-n-n-e-d 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s-, -s-u-c-h -a-s 
                        -I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                        -R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -N-e-t-w-o-r-k-, -a-n-d -T-e-l-s-t-a-r -4-0-1-;
                            -(-i-i-) -u-s-e-s -o-f 
                        -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-v-i-t-y 
                        -m-o-d-e-s-, -s-u-c-h -a-s -f-i-b-e-r 
                        -o-p-t-i-c-s-, -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e-s-, -a-n-d 
                        -l-a-n-d---b-a-s-e-d -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-i-n-g-;
                            -(-i-i-i-) -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e-d -u-s-e-s 
                        -o-f -t-w-o---w-a-y -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e 
                        -v-o-i-c-e-, -v-i-d-e-o-, -a-n-d -d-a-t-a 
                        -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-;
                            -(-i-v-) -u-s-e-s -o-f 
                        -i-n-t-e-r-a-c-t-i-v-e -m-u-l-t-i-m-e-d-i-a-;
                            -(-v-) -s-y-s-t-e-m -c-a-p-a-c-i-t-y-, 
                        -s-u-c-h -a-s -m-a-x-i-m-u-m 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -t-r-a-f-f-i-c -i-n -a -v-a-r-i-e-t-y -o-f 
                        -u-s-e -m-o-d-e-s-;
                            -(-v-i-) -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
                        -n-e-e-d-e-d -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s-;
                            -(-v-i-i-) -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
                        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-; -a-n-d
                            -(-v-i-i-i-) -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                        -t-h-e -i-m-p-a-c-t -o-f -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
                        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-c-c-e-s-s 
                        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n 
                        -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-r -p-l-a-n-n-e-d 
                        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-; -a-n-d
                    -(-E-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e 
                -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -w-h-i-c-h -w-i-l-l 
                -e-n-s-u-r-e -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o 
                -a-n-y -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -h-i-g-h 
                -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -a-s -t-h-e -p-r-i-m-a-r-y -d-e-l-i-v-e-r-a-b-l-e 
                -p-r-o-d-u-c-t -o-f -t-h-e -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -g-r-a-n-t-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                -(-1-)-.
            -(-3-) -P-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -g-r-a-n-t-s-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -s-h-a-l-l -s-o-l-i-c-i-t -p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l-s -f-o-r -a-n-d 
        -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o -1 -o-r -m-o-r-e -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s 
        -f-o-r -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n 
        -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o 
        -v-a-l-i-d-a-t-e -a-n-d -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -t-h-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -w-h-i-c-h 
        -w-i-l-l -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -u-s-e -o-f -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-r 
        -p-l-a-n-n-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -h-i-g-h 
        -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
        -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -b-y 
        -k-i-n-d-e-r-g-a-r-t-e-n -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-w-e-l-f-t-h 
        -g-r-a-d-e -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-, -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s-, 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-s-, -a-n-d -p-a-r-e-n-t-s-. -T-h-e 
        -s-o-l-i-c-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-q-u-e-s-t 
        -p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l-s -w-h-i-c-h---
                    -(-A-) -i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e -t-h-e -d-e-s-i-g-n 
                -l-i-m-i-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -h-i-g-h -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e 
                -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -b-y 
                -g-r-a-n-t -r-e-c-i-p-i-e-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r 
                -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-;
                    -(-B-) -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -1 -y-e-a-r 
                -i-n -a -m-i-n-i-m-u-m -o-f -5 -t-e-s-t -s-i-t-e-s 
                -w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -t-o 
                -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t -a -v-a-r-i-e-t-y -o-f 
                -e-c-o-n-o-m-i-c-, -s-o-c-i-a-l-, -u-r-b-a-n -a-n-d 
                -r-u-r-a-l -s-e-t-t-i-n-g-s-;
                    -(-C-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r -i-n-s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
                -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
                -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d 
                -o-f -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-;
                    -(-D-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -f-o-r 
                -t-h-e -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
                -c-o-r-r-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f 
                -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -d-e-s-i-g-n -f-l-a-w-s-)-;
                    -(-E-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e 
                -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-l-l -a-s-p-e-c-t-s -o-f 
                -t-h-e -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g---
                            -(-i-) -d-e-s-i-g-n -f-l-a-w-s-;
                            -(-i-i-) -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
                        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
                        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-e-s 
                        -f-o-r -i-n-i-t-i-a-l -a-n-d -o-n---g-o-i-n-g 
                        -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g-;
                            -(-i-i-i-) -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
                        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-;
                            -(-i-v-) -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-n-g 
                        -c-o-n-s-t-r-a-i-n-t-s-;
                            -(-v-) -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -a-n-d 
                        -u-t-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
                        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s 
                        -a-c-c-e-s-s-e-d -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                        -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                        -p-e-r-i-o-d-;
                            -(-v-i-) -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -w-h-i-c-h 
                        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -o-r -i-m-p-e-d-e-d 
                        -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-; 
                        -a-n-d
                            -(-v-i-i-) -a-n -o-v-e-r-a-l-l 
                        -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -i-m-p-a-c-t 
                        -o-f -s-u-c-h -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -o-n -t-h-e 
                        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-; -a-n-d
                    -(-F-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-e-d 
                -r-e-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-'-s -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -h-i-g-h 
                -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
                -t-e-l-e-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-e-t-w-o-r-k 
                -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -b-a-s-e-d -o-n 
                -f-i-n-d-i-n-g-s -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e 
                -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e 
                -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -(-d-) -T-i-m-e-l-i-n-e-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
            -(-1-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t -g-r-a-n-t-s-.----T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-w-a-r-d 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t -g-r-a-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-(-1-) -b-y -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, 
        -1-9-9-5-.
            -(-2-) -D-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f -d-e-s-i-g-n 
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-(-2-) -b-y 
        -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, -1-9-9-6-.
            -(-3-) -P-r-o-t-o-t-y-p-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-w-a-r-d 
        -g-r-a-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-(-3-) -b-y 
        -J-u-l-y -1-, -1-9-9-7-.
    -(-e-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
-t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -$-2-,-5-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-4-, -$-2-,-5-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-5-, -a-n-d -$-1-0-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-6-, -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.

-S-E-C-. -5-0-4-. -A-S-S-E-S-S-M-E-N-T -O-F -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -I-N 
              -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-.----I-t -i-s -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n---
            -(-1-) -t-o -m-a-k-e -a-n -a-n-n-u-a-l -s-t-a-t-u-s 
        -r-e-p-o-r-t -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -s-t-a-t-e---o-f---t-h-e---a-r-t -u-s-e-s -o-f 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h 
        -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g---
                    -(-A-) -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d 
                -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-;
                    -(-B-) -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
                -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -i-n 
                -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -s-c-h-o-o-l -l-i-b-r-a-r-y -m-e-d-i-a 
                -c-e-n-t-e-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l 
                -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-.
    -(-b-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e-, -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a-n -a-n-n-u-a-l 
        -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -u-s-e-s -o-f 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -i-n -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t 
        -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -o-n -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y---e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.
    -(-c-) -A-n-n-u-a-l -A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e 
-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -t-h-e 
-a-n-n-u-a-l -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-(-1-) -b-y -o-b-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -i-n-p-u-t 
-f-r-o-m -a -v-a-r-i-e-t-y -o-f -s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
-S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, 
-r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -c-e-n-t-e-r-s-, 
-u-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-y -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r-s-, 
-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-u-r-v-e-y -b-u-r-e-a-u-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
-d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-.
            -(-1-) -T-i-m-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s-.---
        -E-a-c-h -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -n-o-r-m-a-l 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l -y-e-a-r -a-t -s-u-c-h -a -t-i-m-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
        -d-a-t-a -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-l-l -c-o-i-n-c-i-d-e 
        -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r -d-a-t-a -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -d-a-t-a -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n -i-n 
        -r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e -t-o -o-t-h-e-r -r-o-u-t-i-n-e-l-y 
        -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -d-a-t-a-, -s-u-c-h -a-s -s-t-u-d-e-n-t 
        -e-n-r-o-l-l-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -t-e-a-c-h-e-r 
        -p-r-e-p-a-r-a-t-i-o-n -s-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-s-.
            -(-2-) -I-n-t-e-r-a-g-e-n-c-y -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-.---
        -T-h-e -h-e-a-d -o-f -e-a-c-h -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-r -a-g-e-n-c-y -t-h-a-t 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-s -a-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
        -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-'-s -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -t-o 
        -a-s-s-e-s-s -a-n-d -r-e-p-o-r-t -o-n -t-h-e 
        -u-t-i-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y--
        -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-d -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m-, 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -i-n 
        -f-e-d-e-r-a-l-l-y -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.
            -(-3-) -U-s-e -o-f -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-; -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-e-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.---
        -T-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l 
        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -t-h-e -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s -u-s-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-r -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-r -a-g-e-n-c-y -m-a-d-e 
        -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Technology for 
Education Act of 1994''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 4. Definitions.

             TITLE I--LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Sec. 101. Purposes.
Sec. 102. Federal leadership.
Sec. 103. Office of Educational Technology.
Sec. 104. Uses of funds.
Sec. 105. Non-Federal share.
Sec. 106. Office of Training Technology Transfer.
Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations.

  TITLE II--STATE PLANNING FOR IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH 
             INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CURRICULUM

Sec. 201. State planning for improving student achievement through 
                            integration of technology into the 
                            curriculum.

    TITLE III--SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND 
                        PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 301. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 302. School technology resource grants.
Sec. 303. Regional technical support and professional development.

 TITLE IV--EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, AND 
                              DISTRIBUTION

Sec. 401. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 402. Educational technology product development.
Sec. 403. Star Schools Program.

TITLE V--EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND NETWORKS

Sec. 501. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 502. Research on educational applications of advanced 
                            technologies.
Sec. 503. High performance educational computing and telecommunications 
                            networks.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 601. Study of systemic funding alternatives.
Sec. 602. Participation of private school children.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that with respect to the use of technology in 
the educational process--
            (1) technology applications can help propel our Nation's 
        school systems into very immediate and dramatic reform, without 
        which our Nation will not meet the National Education Goals by 
        the target year 2000;
            (2) creative uses of technology can reshape our Nation's 
        outdated method of providing education and empower teachers to 
        create an environment where students can be challenged through 
        rigorous, rich classroom instruction at a pace that suits the 
        learning style of each individual student;
            (3) the acquisition and use of technology in education 
        throughout the United States has been inhibited by--
                    (A) the limited exposure of students and teachers 
                to the power of technology as a cost-effective tool to 
                improve student learning and achievement;
                    (B) the inability of many State and local 
                educational agencies to invest in and support needed 
                technologies;
                    (C) the lack of appropriate electrical and 
                telephone connections in the classroom; and
                    (D) the limited availability of technology-enhanced 
                curriculum, professional development and administrative 
                support resources and services in the educational 
                marketplace;
            (4) advancements in technology offer new opportunities to 
        promote partnerships among teachers, administrators, students, 
        parents, communities, and industry in the quest for knowledge 
        and the process for learning;
            (5) technology, when used as an essential tool in the 
        learning process, will help cultivate and maintain a 
        technologically literate citizenry and internationally 
        competitive work force;
            (6) the Department of Education, consistent with the 
        overall national technology policy established by the 
        President, must assume a vital leadership and coordinating role 
        in developing the national vision and strategy to infuse 
        advanced technology throughout all educational programs;
            (7) Federal support can ease the burden at the State and 
        local levels by enabling the acquisition of advanced technology 
        and initiating the development of teacher training and support 
        as well as new educational products;
            (8) leadership at the Federal level should consider 
        guidelines to ensure that educational technology is accessible 
        to all users with maximum interoperability nationwide;
            (9) policies at the Federal, State, and local levels 
        concerning technology in education must address disparities in 
        the availability of technology to different groups of students 
        and make it a priority to serve those students in greatest 
        need;
            (10) continuing professional development for teachers and 
        administrators requires ongoing exposure to advancements in 
        technology in order to keep such teachers and administrators 
        excited and knowledgeable about the unfolding opportunities for 
        the classroom; and
            (11) the increasing use of new technologies and 
        telecommunications systems in business has increased the gap 
        between schooling and work force preparation, and underscores 
        the need for technology policies at the Federal, State, and 
        local levels that address preparation for school-to-work 
        transitions.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act--
            (1) to promote equal access for all students to educational 
        opportunities through advances in technology, including the 
        information infrastructure, in order to achieve the National 
        Education Goals by the year 2000;
            (2) to provide funding that will assist activities 
        undertaken by the State and local school districts to promote 
        and provide equipment, teacher training, and technical support;
            (3) to support technical assistance, professional 
        development, information and resource dissemination, in order 
        to help States, local school districts, and teachers 
        successfully integrate technology into kindergarten through 
        12th grade classrooms;
            (4) to support the development of educational and 
        instructional programming in core subject areas, which 
        programming shall address the National Education Goals;
            (5) to offer opportunities for creative partnerships within 
        the marketplace in order to develop state-of-the-art 
        educational technology products that promote the use of 
        advanced technologies in the classroom;
            (6) to avoid duplication and the development of 
        incompatible systems by strengthening and building upon 
        existing telecommunications infrastructure dedicated to 
        educational purposes; and
            (7) to ensure that uses of educational technology are 
        consistent with the overall national technology policy 
        established by the President.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--The terms used in this Act, unless otherwise 
specified, shall have the same meaning given to such terms by section 
1471 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
    (b) Additional Definitions.--For the purpose of this Act--
            (1) the term ``all students'' means students from a broad 
        range of backgrounds and circumstances, including disadvantaged 
        students, students with diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural 
        backgrounds, students with disabilities, students with limited-
        English proficiency, students who have dropped out of school, 
        and academically talented students;
            (2) the term ``information infrastructure'' means a network 
        of communication systems designed to exchange information among 
        all citizens and residents of the United States;
            (3) the terms ``interoperable'' and ``interoperability'' 
        refer to the ability to easily exchange data with, and connect 
        to, other hardware and software in order to provide the 
        greatest accessibility for all students;
            (4) the term ``Office'' means the Office of Educational 
        Technology;
            (5) the term ``public telecommunications entity'' has the 
        same meaning given to such term by section 397(12) of the 
        Communications Act of 1934;
            (6) the term ``technology'' means state-of-the-art 
        technology products and services, such as closed circuit 
        television systems, educational television and radio programs 
        and services, cable television, satellite, copper and fiber 
        optic transmission, computer, video and audio laser and CD-ROM 
        discs, and video and audio tapes; and
            (7) the term ``instructional programming'' means the full 
        range of audio and video data, text, graphics, or additional 
        state-of-the-art communications, including multimedia based 
        resources distributed through interactive, command and control, 
        or passive methods for the purpose of education and 
        instruction.

             TITLE I--LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

SEC. 101. PURPOSES.

    It is the purpose of this title to promote achievement of the 
National Education Goals and--
            (1) to provide leadership at the Federal level, through the 
        Department of Education, by developing a national vision and 
        strategy--
                    (A) to infuse technology and technology planning 
                into all educational programs and training functions 
                carried out within school systems at the State and 
                local level;
                    (B) to coordinate educational technology activities 
                among the related Federal and State departments or 
                agencies, industry leaders, and interested educational 
                and parental organizations;
                    (C) to establish working guidelines to ensure 
                maximum interoperability nationwide and ease of access 
                for the emerging technologies so that no school system 
                will be excluded from the technological revolution; and
                    (D) to ensure that Federal technology-related 
                policies and programs facilitate the use of technology 
                in education;
            (2) to promote awareness of the potential of technology for 
        improving teaching and learning;
            (3) to support State and local efforts to increase the 
        effective use of technology for education;
            (4) to demonstrate ways in which technology can be used to 
        improve teaching and learning, and to help ensure that all 
        students have an equal opportunity to meet challenging State 
        education standards;
            (5) to ensure the availability and dissemination of 
        knowledge (drawn from research and experience) that can form 
        the basis for sound State and local decisions about investment 
        in, and effective uses of, educational technology;
            (6) to promote high-quality professional development 
        opportunities for teachers and administrators regarding the 
        integration of technology into instruction and administration;
            (7) to promote the effective uses of technology in existing 
        Federal education programs, such as chapter 1 of title I of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and vocational 
        education programs; and
            (8) to monitor, and disseminate information regarding, 
        advancements in technology to encourage the development of 
        effective educational uses of technology.

SEC. 102. FEDERAL LEADERSHIP.

    (a) Activities Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--In order to provide Federal leadership 
        that promotes higher student achievement through the use of 
        technology in education and to achieve the purposes of this 
        title, the Secretary, in consultation with the Office of 
        Science and Technology Policy, the National Science Foundation, 
        the United States National Commission on Libraries and 
        Information Sciences, the Department of Commerce, the 
        Department of Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration, and other appropriate Federal departments or 
        agencies, may carry out activities designed to achieve the 
        purposes of this title.
            (2) Transfer of funds.--For the purpose of carrying out 
        coordinated or joint activities to achieve the purposes of this 
        title, the Secretary may accept funds from, and transfer funds 
        to, other Federal departments or agencies.
    (b) National Long-Range Technology Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and publish 
        within 12 months of the date of enactment of this Act, and 
        update when the Secretary determines appropriate, a national 
        long-range plan that supports the overall national technology 
        policy and carries out the purposes of this title.
            (2) Plan requirements.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) develop the national long-range plan in 
                consultation with other Federal departments or 
                agencies, State and local education practitioners and 
                policymakers, experts in technology and the educational 
                applications of technology, representatives of distance 
                learning consortia, representatives of 
                telecommunications partnerships receiving assistance 
                under the Star Schools Program Assistance Act, and 
                providers of technology services and products;
                    (B) transmit such plan to the President and to the 
                appropriate committees of the Congress; and
                    (C) publish such plan in a form that is readily 
                accessible to the public.
            (3) Contents of the plan.--The national long-range plan 
        shall describe the Secretary's activities to promote the 
        purposes of this title, including--
                    (A) how the Secretary will encourage the effective 
                use of technology to provide all students the 
                opportunity to achieve challenging State content 
                standards and challenging State student performance 
                standards, especially through programs administered by 
                the Department of Education;
                    (B) joint activities in support of the overall 
                national technology policy with other Federal 
                departments or agencies, such as the Office of Science 
                and Technology Policy, the National Endowment for the 
                Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the 
                National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 
                National Science Foundation, and the Departments of 
                Commerce, Energy, Health and Human Services, and 
                Labor--
                            (i) to promote the use of technology in 
                        education, and training and lifelong learning, 
                        including plans for the educational uses of a 
                        national information infrastructure; and
                            (ii) to ensure that the policies and 
                        programs of such departments or agencies 
                        facilitate the use of technology for 
                        educational purposes, to the extent feasible;
                    (C) how the Secretary will work with educators, 
                State and local educational agencies, and appropriate 
                representatives of the private sector to facilitate the 
                effective use of technology in education;
                    (D) how the Secretary will promote--
                            (i) higher achievement of all students 
                        through the integration of technology into the 
                        curriculum;
                            (ii) increased access to the benefits of 
                        technology for teaching and learning for 
                        schools with a high concentration of children 
                        from low-income families;
                            (iii) the use of technology to assist in 
                        the implementation of State systemic reform 
                        strategies;
                            (iv) the application of technological 
                        advances to use in education; and
                            (v) increased opportunities for the 
                        professional development of teachers in the use 
                        of new technologies;
                    (E) how the Secretary will determine, in 
                consultation with appropriate individuals, 
                organizations, industries, and agencies, the 
                feasibility and desirability of establishing guidelines 
                to facilitate an easy exchange of data and effective 
                use of technology in education;
                    (F) how the Secretary will utilize the outcomes of 
                the evaluation undertaken pursuant to section 908 of 
                the Star Schools Program Assistance Act to promote the 
                purposes of this title; and
                    (G) the Secretary's long-range measurable goals and 
                objectives relating to the purposes of this title.
    (c) Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide assistance to the 
States to enable such States to plan effectively for the use of 
technology in all schools throughout the State in accordance with the 
purpose and requirements of section 201.

SEC. 103. OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Amendment to the Department of Education Organization Act.--
Title II of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 
3411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

                   ``office of educational technology

    ``Sec. 216. There shall be in the Department of Education an Office 
of Educational Technology, to be administered by the Director of 
Educational Technology. The Director of Educational Technology shall 
report directly to the Secretary and shall perform such additional 
functions as the Secretary may prescribe. Such Office shall be 
established in accordance with section 405A of the General Education 
Provisions Act.''.
    (b) Amendment to the General Education Provisions Act.--Part A of 
the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221c et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 405 the following new section:

``SEC. 405A. OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an Office of 
Educational Technology (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
`Office').
    ``(b) Functions of the Office.--The Director of the Office of 
Educational Technology (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
`Director'), through the Office, shall--
            ``(1) in support of the overall national technology policy 
        and in consultation with other Federal departments or agencies 
        which the Director determines appropriate, provide leadership 
        to the Nation in the use of technology to promote achievement 
        of the National Education Goals and to increase opportunities 
        for all students to achieve challenging State content and 
        challenging State student performance standards;
            ``(2) review all programs and training functions 
        administered by the Department and recommend policies in order 
        to promote increased use of technology and technology planning 
        throughout all such programs and functions;
            ``(3) review all relevant programs supported by the 
        Department to ensure that such programs are coordinated with 
        and support the national long-range technology plan developed 
        pursuant to this Act; and
            ``(4) perform such additional functions as the Secretary 
        may require.
    ``(c) Personnel.--The Director is authorized to select, appoint, 
and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out 
the functions of the Office, subject to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code (governing appointments in the competitive service), 
and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
such title (relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
    ``(d) Experts and Consultants.--The Secretary may obtain the 
services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code.''.
    (c) Compensation of the Director.--Section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``Director of the Office of Educational Technology.''.

SEC. 104. USES OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall use funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authority of section 107 for activities designed to 
carry out the purpose of this title, including--
            (1) providing assistance to technical assistance providers 
        to enable such providers to improve substantially the services 
        such providers offer to educators regarding the educational 
        uses of technology, including professional development;
            (2) consulting with representatives of industry, elementary 
        and secondary education, higher education, and appropriate 
        experts in technology and the educational applications of 
        technology, in carrying out the activities assisted under this 
        title;
            (3) research on, and the development of, guidelines to 
        facilitate maximum interoperability, efficiency and easy 
        exchange of data for effective use of technology in education;
            (4) research on, and the development of, educational 
        applications of the most advanced and newly emerging 
        technologies;
            (5) the development, demonstration, and evaluation of 
        applications of existing technology in preschool education, 
        elementary and secondary education, training and lifelong 
        learning, and professional development of educational 
        personnel;
            (6) the development and evaluation of software and other 
        products, including multimedia television programming, that 
        incorporate advances in technology and help achieve the 
        National Education Goals, challenging State content standards 
        and challenging State student performance standards;
            (7) the development, demonstration, and evaluation of model 
        strategies for preparing teachers and other personnel to use 
        technology effectively to improve teaching and learning;
            (8) the development of model programs that demonstrate the 
        educational effectiveness of technology in urban and rural 
        areas and economically distressed communities;
            (9) research on, and the evaluation of, the effectiveness 
        and benefits of technology in education giving priority to 
        research on, and evaluation of, such effectiveness and benefits 
        in elementary and secondary schools;
            (10) a biannual assessment of, and report to the public 
        regarding, the uses of technology in elementary and secondary 
        education throughout the United States upon which private 
        businesses and Federal, State and local governments may rely 
        for decisionmaking about the need for, and provision of, 
        appropriate technologies in schools, which assessment and 
        report shall use, to the extent possible, existing information 
        and resources;
            (11) conferences on, and dissemination of information 
        regarding, the uses of technology in education;
            (12) the development of model strategies to promote gender 
        equity in the use of technology;
            (13) encouraging collaboration between the Department of 
        Education and other Federal agencies in the development, 
        implementation, evaluation and funding of applications of 
        technology for education, as appropriate; and
            (14) such other activities as the Secretary determines will 
        meet the purposes of this title.
    (b) Special Rules.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
        activities described in subsection (a) directly or by grant or 
        contract.
            (2) Grants and contracts.--Each grant or contract under 
        this title shall be awarded--
                    (A) on a competitive basis; and
                    (B) pursuant to a peer review process.

SEC. 105. NON-FEDERAL SHARE.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary 
may require any recipient of a grant or contract under this title to 
share in the cost of the activities assisted under such grant or 
contract, which non-Federal share shall be announced through a notice 
in the Federal Register and may be in the form of cash or in-kind 
contributions, fairly valued.
    (b) Increase.--The Secretary may increase the non-Federal share 
that is required of a recipient of a grant or contract under this title 
after the first year such recipient receives funds under such grant or 
contract.
    (c) Maximum.--The non-Federal share required under this section 
shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the activities assisted 
pursuant to a grant or contract under this title.

SEC. 106. OFFICE OF TRAINING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.

    (a) Transfer.--
            (1) In general.--The Office of Training Technology Transfer 
        as established under section 6103 of the Training Technology 
        Transfer Act of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 5093) is transferred to the 
        Office of Educational Technology.
            (2) Technical amendment.--The first sentence of section 
        6103(a) of the Training Technology Transfer Act of 1988 (20 
        U.S.C. 5093(a)) is amended by striking ``Office of Educational 
        Research and Improvement'' and inserting ``Office of 
        Educational Technology''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--The Training Technology 
Transfer Act of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 5091 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 6108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 1996 through 1999, to carry out this chapter.''.

SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal 
year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 1995 through 1998, to carry out this title.

  TITLE II--STATE PLANNING FOR IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH 
             INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CURRICULUM

SEC. 201. STATE PLANNING FOR IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH 
              INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CURRICULUM.

    (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to assist each 
State to plan effectively for improved student learning in all schools 
through the use of technology as an integral part of the State 
improvement plan described in section 306 of the Goals 2000: Educate 
America Act.
    (b) Program Authorized.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary shall award grants in 
        accordance with allocations under paragraph (2) to each State 
        educational agency that, as part of its application under 
        section 305 of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, requests a 
        grant to develop (or continue the development of), and submits 
        as part of the State improvement plan described in section 306 
        of such Act, a systemic statewide plan to increase the use of 
        state-of-the-art technologies that enhance elementary and 
        secondary student learning and professional development in 
        support of the National Education Goals and challenging 
        standards.
            (2) Formula.--From the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
        authority of subsection (f) in each fiscal year, each State 
        educational agency with an application approved under section 
        305 of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act shall receive a 
        grant under paragraph (1) in such year in an amount determined 
        on the same basis as allotments are made to State educational 
        agencies under subsections (b) and (c) of section 304 of such 
        Act for such year, except that each such State shall receive at 
        least 1\1/2\ percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to 
        such authority or $75,000, whichever is greater.
            (3) Duration.--A State educational agency may receive 
        assistance under this section for not more than 2 fiscal years.
    (c) Plan Objectives.--Each State educational agency shall use funds 
received under this section to develop and, if the Secretary has 
approved the systemic statewide plan, to implement such plan. Such plan 
shall have as its objectives--
            (1) the promotion of higher student achievement through the 
        use of technology in education;
            (2) the participation of all schools and school districts 
        in the State, especially those schools and districts with a 
        high percentage of disadvantaged students;
            (3) the development and implementation of a cost-effective, 
        high-speed, statewide, interoperable, wide-area-communication 
        educational technology support system for elementary and 
        secondary schools within the State, particularly for such 
        schools in rural areas; and
            (4) the promotion of shared usage of equipment, facilities, 
        and other technology resources by adult learners during after-
        school hours.
    (d) Plan Requirements.--At a minimum, each systemic statewide plan 
shall--
            (1) be developed by a task force that--
                    (A) includes among its members experts in the 
                educational use of technology and representatives of 
                the State panel described in section 306(b) of the 
                Goals 2000: Educate America Act; and
                    (B) ensures that such plan is integrated into the 
                State improvement plan described in section 306 of the 
                Goals 2000: Educate America Act;
            (2) be developed in collaboration with the Governor, 
        representatives of the State legislature, the State board of 
        education, institutions of higher education, appropriate State 
        agencies, local educational agencies, public and private 
        telecommunication entities, parents, public and school 
        libraries, students, adult literacy providers, and leaders in 
        the field of technology, through a process of statewide 
        grassroots outreach to local educational agencies and schools 
        in the State;
            (3) identify and describe the requirements for introducing 
        state-of-the-art technologies into the classroom and school 
        library in order to enhance educational curricula, including 
        the installation and ongoing maintenance of basic connections, 
        hardware and the necessary support materials;
            (4) describe how the application of advanced technologies 
        in the schools will enhance student learning, provide greater 
        access to individualized instruction, promote the strategies 
        described in section 306(d) of the Goals 2000: Educate America 
        Act, and help make progress toward the achievement of the 
        National Education Goals;
            (5) describe how the ongoing training of educational 
        personnel will be provided;
            (6) describe the resources necessary, and procedures, for 
        providing ongoing technical assistance to carry out such plan;
            (7) provide for the dissemination on a statewide basis of 
        exemplary programs and practices relating to the use of 
        technology in education;
            (8) establish a funding estimate (including a statement of 
        likely funding sources) and a schedule for the development and 
        implementation of such plan;
            (9) describe how the State educational agency will assess 
        the impact of implementing such plan on student achievement and 
        aggregate achievement for schools;
            (10) describe how the State educational agency and local 
        educational agencies in the State will coordinate and cooperate 
        with business and industry, and with public and private 
        telecommunications entities;
            (11) describe how the State educational agency will promote 
        the purchase of equipment by local educational agencies that, 
        when placed in schools, will meet the highest possible level of 
        interoperability and open system design;
            (12) describe how the State educational agency will 
        consider using existing telecommunications infrastructure and 
        technology resources;
            (13) describe how the State educational agency will apply 
        the uses of technology to meet the needs of children from low-
        income families; and
            (14) describe the process through which such plan will be 
        reviewed and updated periodically.
    (e) Reports.--Each State educational agency receiving a grant under 
this section shall submit a report to the Secretary within 1 year of 
the date such agency submits to the Secretary its systemic statewide 
plan under this section. Such report shall--
            (1) describe the State's progress toward implementation of 
        the provisions of such plan;
            (2) describe any revisions to the State's long-range plans 
        for technology;
            (3) describe the extent to which resources provided 
        pursuant to such plan are distributed among schools to promote 
        the strategies described in section 306(d) of the Goals 2000: 
        Educate America Act; and
            (4) include any other information the Secretary deems 
        appropriate.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal year 1995, to carry out this section.

    TITLE III--SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND 
                        PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 301. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this title to provide Federal assistance in 
the form of grants to support--
            (1) the acquisition of equipment and supporting resources, 
        training, and maintenance of technology; and
            (2) regional consortia to enable such consortia to provide 
        professional development and technical assistance that fosters 
        integration of technology into the kindergarten through 12th 
        grade classrooms, libraries, and school library media centers.

SEC. 302. SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE GRANTS.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
        Educational Technology, shall award grants to State educational 
        agencies having a systemic statewide plan that meets such 
        criteria as the Secretary may establish in order to enable such 
        agencies to provide assistance to local educational agencies 
        that have the highest percentages of children in poverty and 
        demonstrate the greatest need for technology, in order to 
        enable such local educational agencies, for the benefit of 
        school sites served by such local educational agencies, to--
                    (A) purchase quality technology resources;
                    (B) install various linkages necessary to acquire 
                connectivity;
                    (C) integrate technology into the curriculum in 
                order to improve student learning and achievement;
                    (D) provide teachers and library media personnel 
                with training or access to training;
                    (E) provide administrative and technical support 
                and services that improve student learning through 
                enriched technology-enhanced resources, including 
                library media resources;
                    (F) promote the sharing, distribution, and 
                application of educational technologies that are 
                determined to be effective in individual schools; and
                    (G) assist the community in providing literacy-
                related services.
            (2) Amount.--(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        the Secretary shall award grants under this section to each 
        State educational agency in an amount which bears the same 
        relationship to the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
        authority of subsection (b) as the amount such State received 
        under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 bears to the amount received under such 
        chapter by all States.
            (B) No State educational agency shall receive a grant 
        pursuant to subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year in an amount 
        which is less than one-half of 1 percent of the amount 
        appropriated pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) for 
        such year.
            (3) Identification of local educational agencies; technical 
        assistance.--Each State educational agency receiving a grant 
        under this section shall--
                    (A) identify the local educational agencies served 
                by the State educational agency that--
                            (i) have the highest percentage of children 
                        in poverty; and
                            (ii) demonstrate to such State educational 
                        agency the greatest need for technical 
                        assistance in developing the application 
                        described in subsection (d); and
                    (B) offer such technical assistance to such local 
                educational agencies.
            (4) Limitation on state costs.--Not more than 5 percent of 
        grant funds awarded to a State educational agency under this 
        section may be used by the State or State educational agency 
        for administrative costs or technical assistance.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
necessary for the 4 succeeding fiscal years, to carry out this section.
    (c) Local Uses of Grant Funds.--Each local educational agency 
receiving assistance under this section may use such assistance--
            (1) to acquire connectivity linkages, and resources and 
        services, including the acquisition of hardware and software, 
        for use by teachers, students and library media personnel in 
        the classroom or in school library media centers, in order to 
        improve student learning by supporting the instructional 
        program offered by such agency to ensure that students in 
        schools will have meaningful access on a regular basis to such 
        linkages, resources and services;
            (2) for ongoing professional development in the integration 
        of quality instructional educational technologies into school 
        curriculum and long-term planning for implementing educational 
        technologies; and
            (3) to acquire connectivity with wide area networks for 
        purposes of accessing information and educational programming 
        sources.
    (d) Local Applications.--Each local educational agency desiring 
assistance under this section shall submit an application consistent 
with the objectives of the systemic statewide plan to the State 
educational agency at such time and in such manner as such agency may 
prescribe. Such application, at a minimum, shall--
            (1) include a strategic, long-range (3- to 5-year), plan 
        that includes--
                    (A) a description of the type of technologies to be 
                acquired, including specific provisions for 
                interoperability among components of such technologies 
                and, to the extent practicable, with existing 
                technologies;
                    (B) an explanation of how the acquired technologies 
                will be integrated into the curriculum to help the 
                local educational agency enhance teaching, training, 
                and student achievement;
                    (C) an explanation of how programs will be 
                developed in collaboration with existing adult literacy 
                services providers to maximize the use of such 
                technologies at times other than the regular school 
                day;
                    (D)(i) a description of how the local educational 
                agency will ensure ongoing, sustained professional 
                development for teachers, administrators, and school 
                library media personnel served by the local educational 
                agency to further the use of technology in the 
                classroom or library media center; and
                    (ii) a list of the source or sources of ongoing 
                training and technical assistance available to schools, 
                teachers and administrators served by the local 
                educational agency, such as State technology offices, 
                intermediate educational support units, regional 
                educational laboratories or institutions of higher 
                education;
                    (E) a description of the supporting resources, such 
                as services, software and print resources, which will 
                be acquired to ensure successful and effective use of 
                technologies acquired under this section;
                    (F) the projected timetable for implementing such 
                plan in schools;
                    (G) the projected cost of technologies to be 
                acquired and related expenses needed to implement such 
                plan; and
                    (H) a description of how the local educational 
                agency will coordinate the technology provided pursuant 
                to this title with other grant funds available for 
                technology from State and local sources;
            (2) describe how the local educational agency will involve 
        parents, public libraries, business leaders and community 
        leaders in the development of such plan;
            (3) describe how the acquired instructionally based 
        technologies will help the local educational agency--
                    (A) promote equity in education in order to support 
                challenging State content standards and challenging 
                State student performance standards that may be 
                developed; and
                    (B) provide access for both teachers and students 
                to the best teaching practices and curriculum resources 
                through technology; and
            (4) describe a process for the ongoing evaluation of how 
        technologies acquired under this section--
                    (A) will be integrated into the school curriculum; 
                and
                    (B) will affect student achievement and progress 
                toward meeting the National Education Goals and any 
                challenging State content standards and challenging 
                State student performance standards that may be 
                developed.

SEC. 303. REGIONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
        Educational Technology, shall make grants, on a competitive 
        basis, to regional educational technology assistance consortia 
        in accordance with the provisions of this section. In awarding 
        grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that each 
        geographic region of the United States shall be served by such 
        a consortium.
            (2) Requirements.--Each consortium receiving a grant under 
        this section shall--
                    (A) be composed of State educational agencies, 
                institutions of higher education, nonprofit 
                organizations, or a combination thereof; and
                    (B) in cooperation with State and local educational 
                agencies, develop a regional program that addresses 
                professional development, technical assistance, and 
                information resource dissemination, with special 
                emphasis on meeting the documented needs of educators 
                and learners in the region.
            (3) Special rule.--Each consortium receiving a grant under 
        this section shall use not less than 80 percent of the grant 
        funds to carry out paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
    (b) Functions.--
            (1) Technical assistance.--Each consortium receiving a 
        grant under this section shall--
                    (A) collaborate with State educational agencies and 
                local educational agencies requesting collaboration, in 
                the development of systemic statewide plans described 
                in section 316 of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, 
                particularly in the development of strategies for 
                assisting those schools with the highest percentages of 
                disadvantaged students with little or no access to 
                technology in the classroom;
                    (B) provide information, in coordination with 
                information available from the Secretary, to States, 
                local educational agencies, and schools on the types 
                and features of various educational technology 
                equipment and software available, evaluate and make 
                recommendations on equipment and software that support 
                the National Education Goals and are suited for a 
                school's particular needs, and compile and share 
                information regarding creative and effective 
                applications of technology in the classroom in order to 
                support the purposes of this Act;
                    (C) collaborate with such State educational 
                agencies, local educational agencies, or schools, 
                requesting to participate in the tailoring of software 
                programs and other supporting materials to meet State 
                curriculum standards (if a State has such standards) 
                and individual needs of schools and students; and
                    (D) provide technical assistance to facilitate use 
                of the electronic dissemination networks by State and 
                local educational agencies and schools throughout the 
                region.
            (2) Professional development.--Each consortium receiving a 
        grant under this section shall--
                    (A) develop and implement, in collaboration with 
                State educational agencies and institutions of higher 
                education, technology specific, ongoing professional 
                development, such as--
                            (i) intensive school year and summer 
                        workshops that use teachers to train other 
                        teachers; and
                            (ii) distance educational professional 
                        development, including--
                                    (I) interactive satellite training 
                                telecourses using researchers, 
                                educators, and telecommunications 
                                personnel who have experience in 
                                developing, implementing, or operating 
                                educational and instructional 
                                technology as a learning tool;
                                    (II) onsite courses teaching 
                                teachers to use educational and 
                                instructional technology and to develop 
                                their own instructional materials for 
                                effectively incorporating technology 
                                and programming in their own 
                                classrooms;
                                    (III) methods for successful 
                                integration of instructional technology 
                                into the curriculum in order to improve 
                                student learning and achievement; and
                                    (IV) video conferences and seminars 
                                which offer professional development 
                                through peer interaction with experts 
                                as well as other teachers using 
                                technologies in their classrooms;
                    (B) develop training resources that--
                            (i) are relevant to the needs of the region 
                        and schools within the region;
                            (ii) are relevant to the needs of adult 
                        literacy staff and volunteers, including onsite 
                        courses on how to use instructional technology 
                        and developing instructional materials for 
                        adult learning; and
                            (iii) are aligned with the needs of 
                        teachers and administrators in the region, 
                        including teachers and administrators from 
                        public and private schools;
                    (C) establish a repository of professional 
                development and technical assistance resources;
                    (D) identify and link technical assistance 
                providers to State and local educational agencies, as 
                needed;
                    (E) provide followup to ensure that training, 
                professional development, and technical assistance meet 
                the needs of educators and students served by the 
                region; and
                    (F) assist colleges and universities within the 
                region to develop and implement preservice training 
                programs for students enrolled in teacher education 
                programs.
            (3) Information and resource dissemination.--Each 
        consortium receiving a grant under this section shall--
                    (A) assist State and local educational agencies in 
                the identification and procurement of financial, 
                technological and human resources needed to implement 
                technology plans;
                    (B) provide outreach, and, at the request of a 
                State or local educational agency, work with such 
                agency to assist in the development and validation of 
                instructionally based technology education resources; 
                and
                    (C) coordinate activities and establish 
                partnerships with organizations and institutions of 
                higher education that represent the interests of the 
                region as such interests pertain to the application of 
                technology in teaching, learning, instructional 
                management, dissemination, collection and distribution 
                of educational statistics, and the transfer of student 
                information.
            (4) Coordination.--Each consortium receiving a grant under 
        this section shall work collaboratively, and coordinate the 
        services the consortium provides, with appropriate entities 
        assisted in whole or in part by the Department of Education.
            (5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated $50,000,000 for the fiscal year 1995, and 
        such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding 
        fiscal years, to carry out this section.

 TITLE IV--EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, AND 
                              DISTRIBUTION

SEC. 401. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this title to support development, production, 
and distribution of technology-enhanced curriculum, and instruction and 
administrative support resources and services, by--
            (1) establishing as a priority for federally supported 
        education technology programs the development (as opposed to 
        research) of such programs;
            (2) authorizing support for the development, production and 
        distribution of technology-enhanced instructional resources and 
        services under this title; and
            (3) reauthorizing the Star Schools Program Assistance Act.

SEC. 402. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to--
            (1) support development of curriculum-based learning 
        resources using state-of-the-art technologies and techniques 
        designed to improve student learning; and
            (2) support development of long-term comprehensive 
        instructional programming and associated support resources that 
        ensure maximum access by all educational institutions.
    (b) Federal Assistance Authorized.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
        Educational Technology, shall award grants, on a competitive 
        basis, to eligible consortia to pay the Federal share of the 
        cost of the development, production, and distribution of 
        instructional programming for students, and the development of 
        programming for teachers, which incorporates state-of-the-art 
        applications of advanced technology-enhanced learning 
        resources, including educational radio and television.
            (2) Eligible consortium.--For the purpose of this 
        subsection the term ``eligible consortium'' means a 
        consortium--
                    (A) that shall include--
                            (i) a State or local educational agency; 
                        and
                            (ii) a business, industry or 
                        telecommunications entity; and
                    (B) that may include--
                            (i) a public or private nonprofit 
                        organization; or
                            (ii) a postsecondary institution.
            (3) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
        Secretary shall give priority to applications describing 
        programs or systems that are developed--
                    (A) so that the program or system may be adapted 
                and applied nationally at a reasonable cost over a 
                broad technology platform;
                    (B) to raise the achievement levels of all 
                students, particularly students who are not realizing 
                their potential;
                    (C) in consultation with classroom teachers;
                    (D) through consultation and collaboration with 
                appropriate education entities in designing the program 
                or system to ensure relevance to the voluntary national 
                content standards, the voluntary national student 
                performance standards and State curriculum frameworks; 
                and
                    (E) so that the program or system can be adapted 
                for use by adults in need of literacy services, 
                including English as a second language and preparation 
                for a high school diploma or its equivalent.
            (4) Matching requirement.--The Secretary may require any 
        recipient of a grant or contract under this title to share in 
        the cost of the activities assisted under such grant or 
        contract, which non-Federal share shall be announced through a 
        notice in the Federal Register and may be in the form of cash 
        or in-kind contributions, fairly valued.
            (5) Requirements for federal assistance.--Each eligible 
        consortium desiring Federal assistance under this section shall 
        submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such 
        manner as the Secretary may prescribe. Each application shall 
        include--
                    (A) a description of how the program or system 
                plans to improve the achievement levels of students;
                    (B) a description of how the activities assisted 
                under this section will promote professional 
                development of teachers and administrators in the uses 
                and applications of the program or system, including 
                the development of training materials;
                    (C) a description of design, development, field 
                testing, evaluation, and distribution of products, 
                where appropriate;
                    (D) an assurance that the program or system shall 
                effectively serve a significant number or percentage of 
                economically disadvantaged students;
                    (E) plans for dissemination to a wide audience of 
                learners; and
                    (F) provisions for closed captioning or descriptive 
                video, where appropriate.
    (c) Consumer Report.--The Secretary shall disseminate information 
about products developed pursuant to provisions of this section to 
State and local educational agencies, and other organizations or 
individuals that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, through 
print and electronic media that are accessible to the education 
community at large.
    (d) Royalties.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
royalties paid to any State or local educational agency as a result of 
assistance provided under this section shall be used by such agency for 
further development of curriculum-based learning resources authorized 
by this section.
    (e) Program Related Operating Funds for Instructional Teacher 
Training (Profit).--The Secretary shall allow an eligible consortium to 
receive a financial benefit from the distribution of programming 
assisted under this section. Such benefit shall be used by the eligible 
consortium to support further development of curriculum-specific 
programming and to provide greater access to a wider audience of 
educational programming.
    (f) Authorization of Funds.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $50,000,000 for the fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, to carry out 
this section.

SEC. 403. STAR SCHOOLS PROGRAM.

    The Star Schools Program Assistance Act (20 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) is 
amended to read as follows:

                    ``TITLE IX--STAR SCHOOLS PROGRAM

``SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This title may be cited as the `Star Schools Program Assistance 
Act'.

``SEC. 902. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this title to encourage improved instruction 
in mathematics, science, and foreign languages as well as other 
subjects, such as literacy skills and vocational education, and to 
serve underserved populations, including the disadvantaged, illiterate, 
limited-English proficient, and disabled, through a star schools 
program under which grants are made to eligible telecommunication 
partnerships to enable such partnerships to--
            ``(1) develop, construct, acquire, maintain and operate 
        telecommunications audio and visual facilities and equipment;
            ``(2) develop and acquire educational and instructional 
        programming; and
            ``(3) obtain technical assistance for the use of such 
        facilities and instructional programming.

``SEC. 903. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary, through the Office of Educational 
Technology, is authorized to make grants, in accordance with the 
provisions of this title, to eligible telecommunications partnerships 
to pay the Federal share of the cost of--
            ``(1) the development, construction, acquisition, 
        maintenance and operation of telecommunications facilities and 
        equipment;
            ``(2) the development and acquisition of live, interactive 
        instructional programming;
            ``(3) the development and acquisition of preservice and 
        inservice teacher training programs based on established 
        research regarding teacher-to-teacher mentoring, effective 
        skill transfer, and ongoing, in-class instruction;
            ``(4) the establishment of teleconferencing facilities and 
        resources for broadcasting interactive training to teachers;
            ``(5) obtaining technical assistance; and
            ``(6) the coordination of the design and connectivity of 
        telecommunications networks to reach the greatest number of 
        schools.
    ``(b) Duration.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants 
        pursuant to subsection (a) for a period of 5 years.
            ``(2) Renewal.--Grants awarded pursuant to subsection (a) 
        may be renewed for 1 additional 5-year period.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, to carry 
        out this title.
            ``(2) Availability.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the 
        authority of subsection (a) shall remain available until 
        expended.
    ``(d) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Amount.--A grant made to an eligible 
        telecommunications partnership under this title shall not 
        exceed $5,000,000 in any 1 fiscal year.
            ``(2) Reservations.--
                    ``(A) Instructional programming.--Not less than 25 
                percent of the funds available to the Secretary in any 
                fiscal year under this title shall be used for the cost 
                of instructional programming.
                    ``(B) Facilities and equipment.--Not less than 25 
                percent of the funds available to the Secretary in any 
                fiscal year under this title shall be used for 
                telecommunications facilities and equipment.
            ``(3) Special rule.--Not less than 50 percent of the funds 
        available in any fiscal year under this title shall be used for 
        the cost of facilities, equipment, teacher training or 
        retraining, technical assistance, or programming, for local 
        educational agencies which are eligible to receive assistance 
        under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965.
    ``(e) Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Federal share for any fiscal year 
        shall be not more than 75 percent.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may reduce or waive the 
        requirements of the non-Federal share required under paragraph 
        (1) for good cause, as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(f) Coordination.--The Department of Education, the National 
Science Foundation, the Department of Agriculture, and any other 
Federal department or agency operating a telecommunications network for 
educational purposes, shall coordinate the activities assisted under 
this title with the activities of such department or agency relating to 
a telecommunications network for educational purposes.
    ``(g) Closed Captioning and Descriptive Video.--Each entity 
receiving funds under this title is encouraged to provide--
            ``(1) closed captioning of the verbal content of such 
        program, where appropriate, to be broadcast by way of line 21 
        of the vertical blanking interval, or by way of comparable 
        successor technologies; and
            ``(2) descriptive video of the visual content of such 
        program, as appropriate.

``SEC. 904. ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PARTNERSHIPS.

    ``(a) In General.--In order to be eligible for a grant under this 
title, an eligible telecommunications partnership shall consist of--
            ``(1) a public agency or corporation established for the 
        purposes of developing and operating telecommunications 
        services to enhance educational opportunities provided by 
        educational institutions, teacher training centers, and other 
        entities, except that any such agency or corporation shall 
        represent the interest of elementary and secondary schools 
        which are eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of title I of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; or
            ``(2) a partnership that will provide telecommunications 
        services and which includes 3 or more of the following 
        entities, at least 1 of which shall be an agency described in 
        subparagraph (A) or (B):
                    ``(A) a local educational agency serving a 
                significant number of elementary and secondary schools 
                that are eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of 
                title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
                of 1965 or elementary and secondary schools operated 
                for Indian children by the Department of Interior under 
                section 1005(d) of such Act;
                    ``(B) a State educational agency;
                    ``(C) an institution of higher education or a State 
                higher education agency;
                    ``(D) a teacher training center or academy which--
                            ``(i) provides teacher preservice and 
                        inservice training; and
                            ``(ii) receives Federal financial 
                        assistance or has been approved by a State 
                        agency;
                    ``(E)(i) a public or private entity with experience 
                and expertise in the planning and operation of a 
                telecommunications service, including entities involved 
                in telecommunications through satellite, cable, 
                telephone or computers; or
                    ``(ii) a public broadcasting entity with such 
                experience; or
                    ``(F) a public or private elementary or secondary 
                school.
    ``(b) Special Rule.--An eligible telecommunications partnership 
shall be organized on a statewide or multistate basis.

``SEC. 905. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) Applications Required.--Each eligible telecommunications 
partnership which desires to receive a grant under section 903 shall 
submit an application to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, 
and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require.
    ``(b) Contents of the Application.--Each application submitted 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) describe the telecommunications facilities and 
        equipment and technical assistance for which assistance is 
        sought, which may include--
                    ``(A) the design, development, construction, 
                acquisition, maintenance and operation of State or 
                multistate educational telecommunications networks and 
                technology resource centers;
                    ``(B) microwave, fiber optics, cable, and satellite 
                transmission equipment or any combination thereof;
                    ``(C) reception facilities;
                    ``(D) satellite time;
                    ``(E) production facilities;
                    ``(F) other telecommunications equipment capable of 
                serving a wide geographic area;
                    ``(G) the provision of training services to 
                instructors who will be using the facilities and 
                equipment for which assistance is sought, including 
                training in using such facilities and equipment and 
                training in integrating programs into the classroom 
                curriculum; and
                    ``(H) the development of educational programming 
                for use on a telecommunications network;
            ``(2) in the case of an application for assistance for 
        instructional programming, describe the types of programming 
        which will be developed to enhance instruction and training and 
        provide assurances that such programming will be designed in 
        consultation with professionals (including classroom teachers) 
        who are experts in the applicable subject matter and grade 
        level;
            ``(3) demonstrate that the eligible telecommunications 
        partnership has engaged in sufficient survey and analysis of 
        the area to be served to ensure that the services offered by 
        the eligible telecommunications partnership will increase the 
        availability of courses of instruction in mathematics, science, 
        and foreign languages, as well as other subjects to be offered;
            ``(4) describe the training policies for teachers and other 
        school personnel to be implemented to ensure the effective use 
        of telecommunications facilities and equipment for which 
        assistance is sought;
            ``(5) provide assurances that the financial interest of the 
        United States in the telecommunications facilities and 
        equipment will be protected for the useful life of such 
        facilities and equipment;
            ``(6) provide assurances that a significant portion of any 
        facilities and equipment, technical assistance, and programming 
        for which assistance is sought for elementary and secondary 
        schools will be made available to schools or local educational 
        agencies which have a high percentage of children eligible to 
        be counted under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965;
            ``(7) describe the manner in which traditionally 
        underserved students, such as students who are disadvantaged, 
        limited-English proficient, disabled, or illiterate, will 
        participate in the benefits of the telecommunications 
        facilities, equipment, technical assistance, and programming 
        assisted under this title;
            ``(8) provide assurances that the applicant will use the 
        funds provided under this title to supplement and not supplant 
        funds otherwise available for the purposes of this title;
            ``(9) if any member of the consortia is receiving 
        assistance under section 302 of the Technology for Education 
        Act of 1994, describe how funds received under this title will 
        be coordinated with funds received for educational technology 
        in the classroom under section 302 of such Act;
            ``(10) describe the activities or services for which 
        assistance is sought, including activities and services such 
        as--
                    ``(A) providing facilities, equipment, training, 
                services, and technical assistance described in 
                paragraphs (1), (2), (4) and (7);
                    ``(B) making programs accessible to individuals 
                with disabilities through mechanisms such as closed 
                captioning and descriptive video services;
                    ``(C) linking networks together, for example, 
                around an issue of national importance, such as 
                national elections;
                    ``(D) sharing curriculum resources between networks 
                and development of program guides which demonstrate 
                cooperative, cross-network listing of programs for 
                specific curriculum areas;
                    ``(E) providing teacher and student support 
                services including classroom and training support 
                materials which permit student and teacher involvement 
                in the live interactive distance learning telecasts;
                    ``(F) incorporating community resources, such as 
                libraries and museums, into instructional programs;
                    ``(G) providing teacher training to early childhood 
                development and Head Start teachers and staff;
                    ``(H) providing teacher training to vocational 
                education teachers and staff;
                    ``(I) providing teacher training on proposed or 
                established voluntary national content standards in 
                mathematics and science and other disciplines as such 
                standards are developed;
                    ``(J) providing programs for adults at times other 
                than the regular school day in order to maximize the 
                use of telecommunications facilities and equipment; and
                    ``(K) providing parent education programs during 
                and after the regular school day which reinforce the 
                student's course of study and actively involve parents 
                in the learning process; and
            ``(11) include such additional assurances as the Secretary 
        may reasonably require.
    ``(c) Approval of Application; Priority.--The Secretary, in 
approving applications under this title, shall give priority to 
applications which demonstrate that--
            ``(1) a concentration and quality of mathematics, science, 
        and foreign languages resources which, by their distribution 
        through the eligible telecommunications partnership, will offer 
        significant new educational opportunities to network 
        participants, particularly to traditionally underserved 
        populations and areas with scarce resources and limited access 
        to courses in mathematics, science, and foreign languages;
            ``(2) the eligible telecommunications partnership has 
        secured the direct cooperation and involvement of public and 
        private educational institutions, State and local government, 
        and industry in planning the network;
            ``(3) the eligible telecommunications partnership will 
        serve the broadest range of institutions, including in the case 
        of elementary and secondary schools, those elementary and 
        secondary schools having a significant number of students 
        eligible to be counted under chapter 1 of title I of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, programs 
        providing instruction outside of the school setting, 
        institutions of higher education, teacher training centers, 
        research institutes, and private industry;
            ``(4) a significant number of educational institutions have 
        agreed to participate or will participate in the use of the 
        telecommunications system for which assistance is sought;
            ``(5) the eligible telecommunications partnership will have 
        substantial academic and teaching capabilities, including the 
        capability of training, retraining, and inservice upgrading of 
        teaching skills and the capability to provide professional 
        development leading to comprehensive effective instructional 
        strategies, outcomes-based curriculum and parenting practices;
            ``(6) the eligible telecommunications partnership will--
                    ``(A) provide a comprehensive range of courses for 
                educators to teach instructional strategies for 
                students with different skill levels;
                    ``(B) provide training to participating educators 
                in ways to integrate telecommunications courses into 
                existing school curriculum; and
                    ``(C) provide instruction for students, teachers, 
                and parents;
            ``(7) the eligible telecommunications partnership will 
        serve a multistate area;
            ``(8) the eligible telecommunications partnership will give 
        priority to the provision of equipment and linkages to isolated 
        areas;
            ``(9) a telecommunications entity (such as a satellite, 
        cable, telephone, computer, or public or private television 
        stations) will participate in the partnership and will donate 
        equipment or in kind services for telecommunications linkages; 
        and
            ``(10) the eligible telecommunications partnership will, in 
        providing services with assistance under this title, meet the 
        needs of groups of individuals traditionally excluded from 
        careers in mathematics and science because of discrimination, 
        inaccessibility, or economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
    ``(d) Geographic Distribution.--In approving applications under 
this title, the Secretary shall assure an equitable geographic 
distribution of grants under this title.

``SEC. 906. LEADERSHIP AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Reservation.--From the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
authority of section 903(c)(1) in each fiscal year, the Secretary may 
reserve not more than 5 percent of such amount for national leadership, 
evaluation, and peer review activities.
    ``(b) Method of Funding.--The Secretary may fund the activities 
described in subsection (a) directly or through grants, contracts, and 
cooperative agreements.
    ``(c) Uses of Funds.--
            ``(1) Leadership.--Funds reserved for leadership activities 
        under subsection (a) may be used for--
                    ``(A) disseminating information, including lists 
                and descriptions of services available from recipients; 
                and
                    ``(B) other activities designed to enhance the 
                quality of distance learning activities nationwide.
            ``(2) Evaluation.--Funds reserved for evaluation activities 
        under subsection (a) may be used to conduct independent 
        evaluations of the activities assisted under this title and of 
        distance learning in general, including--
                    ``(A) analyses of distance learning efforts, 
                including such efforts that are assisted under this 
                title and such efforts that are not assisted under this 
                title; and
                    ``(B) comparisons of the effects, including student 
                outcomes, of different technologies in distance 
                learning efforts.
            ``(3) Peer review.--Funds reserved for peer review 
        activities under subsection (a) may be used for peer review 
        of--
                    ``(A) applications for grants under this title; and
                    ``(B) activities assisted under this title.

``SEC. 907. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Continuing Eligibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to be eligible to receive a 
        grant under this title for a second 5-year grant period an 
        eligible telecommunications partnership shall demonstrate in 
        the application submitted pursuant to section 905 that such 
        partnership will--
                    ``(A) continue to provide services in the subject 
                areas and geographic areas assisted with funds received 
                under this title for the previous 5-year grant period; 
                and
                    ``(B) use all grant funds received under this title 
                for the second 5-year grant period to provide expanded 
                services by--
                            ``(i) increasing the number of students, 
                        schools or school districts served by the 
                        courses of instruction assisted under this 
                        title in the previous fiscal year;
                            ``(ii) providing new courses of 
                        instruction; and
                            ``(iii) serving new populations of 
                        underserved individuals, such as children or 
                        adults who are disadvantaged, have limited-
                        English proficiency, are disabled, are 
                        illiterate, or lack high school diplomas or 
                        their equivalent.
            ``(2) Special rules.--Grant funds received pursuant to the 
        application of paragraph (1) shall be used to supplement and 
        not supplant services provided by the recipient under this 
        title in the previous fiscal year.
    ``(b) Federal Activities.--The Secretary may assist grant 
recipients under this title in acquiring satellite time, where 
appropriate, as economically as possible.

``SEC. 908. OTHER ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Special Statewide Network.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
        Educational Technology, may provide assistance to a statewide 
        telecommunications network under this subsection if such 
        network--
                    ``(A) provides 2-way full motion interactive video 
                and audio communications;
                    ``(B) links together public colleges and 
                universities and secondary schools throughout the 
                State; and
                    ``(C) meets any other requirements determined 
                appropriate by the Secretary.
            ``(2) State contribution.--A statewide telecommunications 
        network assisted under paragraph (1) shall contribute, either 
        directly or through private contributions, non-Federal funds 
        equal to not less than 50 percent of the cost of such network.
    ``(b) Special Local Network.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide assistance, on 
        a competitive basis, to a local educational agency or 
        consortium thereof to enable such agency or consortium to 
        establish a high technology demonstration program.
            ``(2) Program requirements.--A high technology 
        demonstration program assisted under paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) include 2-way full motion interactive video, 
                audio and text communications;
                    ``(B) link together elementary and secondary 
                schools, colleges, and universities;
                    ``(C) provide parent participation and family 
                programs;
                    ``(D) include a staff development program; and
                    ``(E) have a significant contribution and 
                participation from business and industry.
            ``(3) Special rule.--Each high technology demonstration 
        program assisted under paragraph (1) shall be of sufficient 
        size and scope to have an effect on meeting the National 
        Education Goals.
            ``(4) Matching requirement.--A local educational agency or 
        consortium receiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall provide, 
        either directly or through private contributions, non-Federal 
        matching funds equal to not less than 50 percent of the amount 
        of the grant.

``SEC. 909. DEFINITIONS.

    ``As used in this title--
            ``(1) the term `educational institution' means an 
        institution of higher education, a local educational agency, or 
        a State educational agency;
            ``(2) the term `institution of higher education' has the 
        same meaning given that term by section 1201 of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965;
            ``(3) the term `local educational agency' has the same 
        meaning given that term by section 1471 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965;
            ``(4) the term `instructional programming' means courses of 
        instruction, training courses, and resources used in such 
        instruction and training, which have been prepared in audio and 
        visual form on tape, disc, film, live, and presented by means 
        of telecommunications devices;
            ``(5) the term `public broadcasting entity' has the same 
        meaning given that term by section 397 of the Communications 
        Act of 1934;
            ``(6) the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of 
        Education;
            ``(7) the term `State educational agency' has the same 
        meaning given that term under section 1471 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
            ``(8) the term `State' means each of the several States, 
        the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
        Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Republic of the 
        Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
        Republic of Palau, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
        Islands.''.

TITLE V--EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND NETWORKS

SEC. 501. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this title to--
            (1) provide direction and support for the conduct of 
        research on advanced educational technologies;
            (2) provide support for long-term comprehensive educational 
        applications of advanced high performance computer and 
        communication technologies and video technologies in support of 
        the core subjects of the National Education Goals;
            (3) ensure that high performance computing and 
        telecommunications networks, including information highways, 
        are developed with due consideration to the needs of elementary 
        and secondary education, facilitate educational uses, and 
        provide access to classrooms and libraries in elementary and 
        secondary schools, in order to improve student learning; and
            (4) assess the effectiveness of technology in education 
        programs.

SEC. 502. RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED 
              TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) General Authority.--The Secretary, consistent with the overall 
national technology policy established by the President, and in 
cooperation with other Federal departments and agencies, is authorized 
to support research on educational applications of advanced learning 
technologies.
    (b) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
Educational Technology, shall award grants to or enter into contracts 
for research projects intended to develop educational applications of 
advanced technologies.
    (c) Application.--Each entity desiring assistance under this 
section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 
such manner and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require. Each such application shall--
            (1) define clearly the scope and content of the subject 
        matter of the research and the relevance of the advanced 
        technology to such content;
            (2) describe the potential market for both the hardware and 
        software developed under this section; and
            (3) assess the applications of the advanced technology in a 
        way that will validate the technology's impact on student 
        learning and achievement.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, to carry out this 
section.

SEC. 503. HIGH PERFORMANCE EDUCATIONAL COMPUTING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
              NETWORKS.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--(A) The Secretary, consistent with the 
        overall national technology policy established by the 
        President, and in cooperation with other Federal departments 
        and agencies, shall support the development of an electronic 
        network for the dissemination of educational information 
        throughout the United States, including information about 
        effective technology-enhanced programs, resources and services.
            (B) In carrying out subparagraph (A) the Secretary shall--
                    (i) to the extent possible, coordinate activities 
                assisted under this section with other dissemination 
                activities assisted by the Department of Education in 
                order to--
                            (I) avoid duplication; and
                            (II) utilize the existing resources of the 
                        Department of Education;
                    (ii) consult with educators, State and local 
                educational agencies, telecommunications providers, and 
                other appropriate education entities throughout the 
                United States to determine information requirements and 
                policies for the effective dissemination of 
                information;
                    (iii) provide access to the existing Department of 
                Energy FEDIX/MOLIS Information System regarding 
                information about excess equipment (computers and 
                supporting materials) within the Federal Government 
                that are available for transfer to elementary and 
                secondary schools; and
                    (iv) make use of existing networks or developing 
                networks, to the extent possible.
            (2) Requirements; specifications; and prototype 
        operations.--The Secretary is authorized to--
                    (A) identify educational high performance computing 
                and telecommunications network requirements;
                    (B) develop specifications for the implementation 
                of such requirements within any national 
                telecommunications network;
                    (C) establish prototype operations on existing 
                networks to validate and further develop the 
                educational specifications which will facilitate the 
                use of such networks by kindergarten through 12th grade 
                students, teachers, librarians, administrators, and 
                parents;
                    (D) represent the needs and interests of elementary 
                and secondary schools in the Federal planning and 
                development of a national information infrastructure; 
                and
                    (E) identify policy issues, such as communication 
                rate structures and intellectual property rights, that 
                impact upon the ability of the public schools to make 
                effective use of the emerging information highways, and 
                make recommendations to the Secretary and the Congress 
                regarding such issues.
    (b) Types of Grants.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
Educational Technology, shall award the following types of grants:
            (1) Requirements grants.--The Secretary shall solicit 
        proposals for and award grants to 1 or more entities for the 
        identification of educational high performance computing and 
        telecommunications network requirements. The solicitation shall 
        request proposals to--
                    (A) identify and describe existing and planned 
                educational high performance computing and 
                telecommunications network efforts;
                    (B) identify potential uses of such networks in 
                kindergarten through 12th grade education by schools 
                throughout the United States;
                    (C) assess impediments to the development of such 
                networks in kindergarten through 12th grade education, 
                such as (i) technological impediments, (ii) 
                availability of technology-enhanced curriculum, 
                instruction, and administrative support resources and 
                services in schools, and (iii) parent, student, teacher 
                and administrator attitudes toward technology-enhanced 
                education;
                    (D) assess the anticipated costs and benefits to be 
                derived from such network access in kindergarten 
                through 12th grade education and recommend priorities 
                for development of such network; and
                    (E) identify the range of possible educational 
                applications of, and potential sources of funding for, 
                both networks and information resources and databases 
                that exist or are being developed by other Federal 
                departments or agencies.
            (2) Specifications grants.--The Secretary shall solicit 
        proposals for and award grants to 1 or more entities for the 
        design and development of educational specifications which may 
        be used to ensure educational access to any national 
        educational high performance computing and telecommunications 
        network. The solicitation shall request proposals to--
                    (A) incorporate--
                            (i) the findings of the grant recipients 
                        under paragraph (1); and
                            (ii) the priorities recommended for such 
                        networks by the Secretary consistent with the 
                        overall national technology policy established 
                        by the President;
                    (B) provide for design alternatives and 
                specifications that address--
                            (i) linkage of schools and communities with 
                        each other, with central resource centers, and 
                        with Federal and State agencies over existing 
                        or planned telecommunications networks;
                            (ii) uses of alternative connectivity 
                        modes, such as fiber optics, satellites, and 
                        land-based broadcasting;
                            (iii) integrated uses of two-way 
                        interactive voice, video, and data 
                        communications;
                            (iv) uses of interactive multimedia;
                            (v) system capacity, such as maximum 
                        telecommunications traffic in a variety of use 
                        modes;
                            (vi) availability of needed technologies;
                            (vii) availability of support services; and
                            (viii) assessment of the impact of proposed 
                        educational access specifications on existing 
                        or planned telecommunications networks; and
                    (C) provide comprehensive specifications which will 
                ensure educational access to any national educational 
                high performance computing and telecommunications 
                network as the primary deliverable product of the 
                specifications grants described in this paragraph.
            (3) Prototype development grants.--The Secretary shall 
        solicit proposals for and award grants to 1 or more entities 
        for prototype operations on existing networks in order to 
        validate and further develop the educational specifications 
        which will facilitate use of existing or planned educational 
        high performance communicating and telecommunications networks 
        by kindergarten through 12th grade students, teachers, 
        librarians, administrators, and parents. The solicitation shall 
        request proposals to--
                    (A) incorporate the design limits of the 
                comprehensive educational high performance computing 
                and telecommunications network specifications developed 
                by grant recipients under paragraph (2);
                    (B) support prototype operations for at least 1 
                year in a minimum of 5 test sites which are selected to 
                represent a variety of economic, social, urban and 
                rural settings;
                    (C) provide for inservice training and technical 
                assistance during the period of prototype operations;
                    (D) provide provisions for the identification and 
                correction of operational problems during the period of 
                prototype operations (including design flaws);
                    (E) include a comprehensive evaluation of all 
                aspects of the prototype, including--
                            (i) design flaws;
                            (ii) training requirements, including 
                        resources and strategies for initial and on-
                        going training;
                            (iii) technical support requirements;
                            (iv) financing constraints;
                            (v) availability and utility of information 
                        resources and services accessed during the 
                        prototype operations period;
                            (vi) factors which enhanced or impeded 
                        prototype operations; and
                            (vii) an overall assessment of the impact 
                        of such technology on the educational process; 
                        and
                    (F) provide recommended revisions of the 
                Secretary's educational high performance computing and 
                telecommunications network specifications based on 
                findings of the comprehensive evaluation of prototype 
                operations.
    (c) Timeline.--The Secretary, through the Office of Educational 
Technology, shall award grants under this section as follows:
            (1) Requirement grants.--The Secretary shall award 
        requirement grants under subsection (c)(1) within 6 months of 
        the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Development of design specifications.--The Secretary 
        shall award grants under subsection (c)(2) within 18 months of 
        the date of enactment of this Act.
            (3) Prototype operations.--The Secretary shall award grants 
        under subsection (c)(3) within 30 months of the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $7,500,000 for fiscal year 1995, $7,500,000 for fiscal 
year 1996, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, to carry out this 
section.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 601. STUDY OF SYSTEMIC FUNDING ALTERNATIVES.

    From amounts appropriated in any fiscal year pursuant to the 
authority of section 231(d) of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, the 
Secretary, through the Office of Educational Technology, shall conduct 
a study to evaluate, and report to the Congress on, the feasibility of 
several alternative models for providing sustained and adequate funding 
for schools throughout the United States so that such schools are able 
to acquire and maintain technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, 
and administrative support resources and services. Such report shall be 
submitted to the Congress not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 602. PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN.

    (a) Participation of Private School Children.--To the extent 
consistent with the number of children who are enrolled in private 
nonprofit elementary or secondary schools located in a geographic area 
served by an entity receiving assistance under this Act, such entity 
shall, after consultation with appropriate private school 
representatives, make provision for including services and arrangements 
for the benefit of such children and teachers, administrators, and 
other school staff serving such children as will assure the equitable 
participation of such individuals in the purposes and benefits of this 
Act.
    (b) Waiver.--If by reason of any provision of State law an entity 
receiving assistance under this Act is prohibited from providing for 
the participation of children and teachers, administrators, and other 
school staff serving such children from private nonprofit schools as 
required by subsection (a), or if the Secretary determines that such 
entity has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide for such 
participation on an equitable basis, the Secretary shall waive such 
requirements and shall arrange for the provision of services to such 
individuals.
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