[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 286 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 284

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 286

                          [Report No. 103-183]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To reauthorize funding for the Office of Educational Research and 
    Improvement, to provide for miscellaneous education improvement 
                   programs, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

            November 16 (legislative day, November 2), 1993

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 284
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 286

                          [Report No. 103-183]

   To reauthorize funding for the Office of Educational Research and 
    Improvement, to provide for miscellaneous education improvement 
                   programs, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 3 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

  Mr. Pell (for himself and Mrs. Kassebaum) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and 
                            Human Resources

            November 16 (legislative day, November 2), 1993

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To reauthorize funding for the Office of Educational Research and 
    Improvement, to provide for miscellaneous education improvement 
                   programs, and for other purposes.

    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-. -R-E-A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -P-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-e-) -o-f 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -4-0-5 -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-)-(-1-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g 
-`-`-1-9-8-7-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-1-9-9-2-'-'-.

-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 
              -T-I-T-L-E-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 -`-`-O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-R-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -I-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t 
-R-e-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -T-a-b-l-e -o-f -T-i-t-l-e-s-.---T-h-e -t-a-b-l-e -o-f 
-t-i-t-l-e-s -i-s -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:

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

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

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

                -T-I-T-L-E -I-V---D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S

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

-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 
              -R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H -A-N-D -I-M-P-R-O-V-E-M-E-N-T-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----S-e-c-t-i-o-n -4-0-5 -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 -t-o 
-r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:

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

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

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

-S-E-C-. -2-0-1-. -I-M-P-R-O-V-E-D -S-T-A-T-I-S-T-I-C-S 
              -R-E-G-A-R-D-I-N-G -A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N -S-C-H-O-O-L-S-.

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

-S-E-C-. -2-0-2-. -R-E-P-O-R-T-S -O-N -S-C-H-O-O-L -D-R-O-P-O-U-T-S-; 
              -S-I-N-G-L-E -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-.

    -P-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-4-) -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -4-0-6-(-g-) -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---1-(-g-)-(-4-)-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-C-) -t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
                    -`-`-(-C-)-(-i-) -T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-e-r 
                -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s 
                -b-y -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1 -o-f -e-a-c-h -y-e-a-r-, 
                -b-e-g-i-n-n-i-n-g -o-n -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1 -o-f 
                -1-9-9-4-, -a -r-e-p-o-r-t -w-h-i-c-h 
                -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-s -t-h-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l -d-r-o-p-o-u-t-s -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 -i-n -t-h-e 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-. -S-u-c-h -r-e-p-o-r-t 
                -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-t-a-i-n -s-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-a-l 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -t-h-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -a-n-d 
                -p-e-r-c-e-n-t-a-g-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-u-d-e-n-t-s-, 
                -w-h-o -d-r-o-p -o-u-t -o-f -s-c-h-o-o-l -e-a-c-h 
                -y-e-a-r-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-a-l 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-t-a-t-e-d -b-y---
                            -`-`-(-I-) -r-a-c-e -a-n-d -e-t-h-n-i-c 
                        -o-r-i-g-i-n -o-f -s-u-c-h -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-;
                            -`-`-(-I-I-) -r-u-r-a-l -a-n-d -u-r-b-a-n 
                        -l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                        -S-t-a-t-e-s -(-a-s -d-e-f-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-) -o-f -s-u-c-h 
                        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s-; -a-n-d
                            -`-`-(-I-I-I-) -t-h-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f 
                        -s-u-c-h -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -i-n 
                        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                        -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -o-f -C-o-l-u-m-b-i-a-.
                    -`-`-(-i-i-) -T-h-e -r-e-p-o-r-t -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d 
                -i-n -c-l-a-u-s-e -(-i-) -s-h-a-l-l -u-t-i-l-i-z-e 
                -t-h-e -s-i-n-g-l-e -d-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l -d-r-o-p-o-u-t-s -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d 
                -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -6-2-0-1-(-a-) 
                -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
            -(-2-) -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-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-:
                    -`-`-(-D-) -S-t-a-t-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.---
                -(-i-) -E-a-c-h -S-t-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
                -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-u-c-h 
                -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
                -m-a-y -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -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-.
                    -`-`-(-i-i-) -E-a-c-h -S-t-a-t-e 
                -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-i-n-g -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
                -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -m-a-y -u-s-e -f-u-n-d-s 
                -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -b-y -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 -u-n-d-e-r 
                -c-h-a-p-t-e-r -2 -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 -t-o -m-e-e-t 
                -a-n-y -c-o-s-t-s -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h 
                -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-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-) -i-n 
                -t-h-e -f-o-r-m -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-e-r -o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -S-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-0-3-. -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -A-S-S-E-S-S-M-E-N-T -O-F 
              -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-.

    -S-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-i-) -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -4-0-6 -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---1-(-i-)-) -i-s -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)---
                    -(-A-) -i-n -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e-, 
                -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-(-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -i-n 
                -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o 
                -a-s -t-h-e -`-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-'-)-'-' -a-f-t-e-r 
                -`-`-P-r-o-g-r-e-s-s-'-'-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -i-n -t-h-e -s-e-c-o-n-d -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e-, 
                -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-o-f -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -P-r-o-g-r-e-s-s-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -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 -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s-:
            -`-`-(-1-0-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f 
        -D-e-f-e-n-s-e -m-a-y -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a-n 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-u-c-h -t-e-r-m-s 
        -a-s -a-r-e -m-u-t-u-a-l-l-y -s-a-t-i-s-f-a-c-t-o-r-y-, -t-o 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -i-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -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 -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -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 -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-7-8-.
            -`-`-(-1-1-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f 
        -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e 
        -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r -m-a-y -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a-n 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-u-c-h -t-e-r-m-s 
        -a-s -a-r-e -m-u-t-u-a-l-l-y -s-a-t-i-s-f-a-c-t-o-r-y-, -t-o 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -i-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -f-o-r -I-n-d-i-a-n 
        -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n -o-p-e-r-a-t-e-d -o-r -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-e -B-u-r-e-a-u -o-f -I-n-d-i-a-n -A-f-f-a-i-r-s-.
            -`-`-(-1-2-) -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 -`-S-t-a-t-e-' -m-e-a-n-s 
        -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -5-0 -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 -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-h-e 
        -R-e-p-u-b-l-i-c -o-f -P-a-l-a-u-, -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-, -a-n-d -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-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-0-4-. -F-I-E-L-D -R-E-A-D-E-R-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -4-0-2 -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-. 
-3-4-6-2-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-(-a-) -I-n 
        -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---'-' -b-e-f-o-r-e -`-`-T-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -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-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-b-) -S-p-e-c-i-a-l -R-u-l-e-.--
            -`-`-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.--
        -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-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -m-a-y -u-s-e -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -1 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -f-u-n-d-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -f-o-r -a-n-y 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-h-a-t -a-w-a-r-d-s 
        -s-u-c-h -f-u-n-d-s -o-n -a -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -b-a-s-i-s 
        -t-o -p-a-y -t-h-e -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s -a-n-d -f-e-e-s -o-f 
        -n-o-n---F-e-d-e-r-a-l -e-x-p-e-r-t-s -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
        -r-e-v-i-e-w -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l-s 
        -f-o-r -s-u-c-h -f-u-n-d-s-.
            -`-`-(-2-) -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-.---T-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l 
        -n-o-t -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a-n-y -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
        -u-n-d-e-r -w-h-i-c-h -f-u-n-d-s -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 -t-o -p-a-y -t-h-e -f-e-e-s 
        -a-n-d -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s -o-f -n-o-n---F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -e-x-p-e-r-t-s -t-o -r-e-v-i-e-w -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -a-n-d -p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l-s -f-o-r -s-u-c-h -f-u-n-d-s-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-0-5-. -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-.----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 -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y

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

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

      -P-A-R-T -A----I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N 
                             -P-R-O-G-R-A-M

-S-E-C-. -3-1-1-. -I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N 
              -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.

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

     -P-A-R-T -B----T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R -O-F -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N -A-N-D 
                   -T-R-A-I-N-I-N-G -S-O-F-T-W-A-R-E

-S-E-C-. -3-1-5-. -T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R -O-F -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N -A-N-D 
              -T-R-A-I-N-I-N-G -S-O-F-T-W-A-R-E-.

    -T-h-e -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 
-A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-8 -(-2-0 -U-.-S-.-C-. -5-0-9-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -i-s 
-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 -6-1-0-7 
-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-. -6-1-0-8-. -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 -1-9-9-3 -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 
-1-9-9-4 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-9-9-9 -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s 
-c-h-a-p-t-e-r-.-'-'-.

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

-S-E-C-. -3-2-1-. -A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T-S -T-O -T-H-E -C-A-R-L -D-. 
              -P-E-R-K-I-N-S -V-O-C-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -A-N-D -A-P-P-L-I-E-D 
              -T-E-C-H-N-O-L-O-G-Y -E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N -A-C-T-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -4-2-2 -o-f -t-h-e -C-a-r-l -D-. -P-e-r-k-i-n-s 
-V-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-n-d -A-p-p-l-i-e-d -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -(-2-0 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-4-2-2-) -i-s 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -o-f 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-, -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -p-o-s-t-s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-,-'-' -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)---
                    -(-A-) -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-s -(-A-) -a-n-d -(-B-) -a-s 
                -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-1-) -a-n-d -(-2-)-, 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-;
                    -(-B-) -i-n -t-h-e -m-a-t-t-e-r -p-r-e-c-e-d-i-n-g 
                -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -(-a-s 
                -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                -(-A-)-)-, -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-t-h-e 
                -S-t-a-t-e -b-o-a-r-d -o-r -a-g-e-n-c-y 
                -g-o-v-e-r-n-i-n-g -h-i-g-h-e-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-'-' 
                -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-n-g 
                -c-o-u-n-c-i-l-,-'-'-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -(-a-s 
                -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                -(-A-)-)---
                            -(-i-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-A-c-t 
                        -a-n-d -o-f-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g 
                        -`-`-A-c-t-, -o-f-'-'-; -a-n-d
                            -(-i-i-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-a-n-d 
                        -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -b-o-a-r-d -o-r 
                        -a-g-e-n-c-y -g-o-v-e-r-n-i-n-g -h-i-g-h-e-r 
                        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-'-' -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-J-o-b 
                        -T-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -P-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
                        -A-c-t-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -b-y -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-n-g -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-d-) -a-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-e-)-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
    -`-`-(-d-) -D-a-t-a -C-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -S-y-s-t-e-m-.----I-n 
-t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -d-e-s-i-g-n -o-f -a -s-y-s-t-e-m 
-t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -d-a-t-a -o-n -g-r-a-d-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-r 
-c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -r-a-t-e-s-, -j-o-b -p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t -r-a-t-e-s 
-f-r-o-m -o-c-c-u-p-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -a-n-d -l-i-c-e-n-s-i-n-g -r-a-t-e-s-, -e-a-c-h 
-S-t-a-t-e -b-o-a-r-d -f-o-r -h-i-g-h-e-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a -d-a-t-a -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-y-s-t-e-m -w-h-o-s-e 
-r-e-s-u-l-t-s -c-a-n -b-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e-d -i-n-t-o -t-h-e 
-o-c-c-u-p-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-y-s-t-e-m 
-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-.-'-'-.

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

-S-E-C-. -3-2-5-. -S-A-T-I-S-F-A-C-T-O-R-Y -P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S 
              -S-T-U-D-Y-.

    -P-a-r-t -A -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -X-I-I-I -o-f -t-h-e -H-i-g-h-e-r 
-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -1-9-8-6 -(-2-0 
-U-.-S-.-C-. -1-0-9-1 -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-:

-`-`-S-E-C-. -1-3-0-8-. -S-A-T-I-S-F-A-C-T-O-R-Y -P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S 
              -S-T-U-D-Y-.

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

 -P-A-R-T -E----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 
              -A-N-D -A-S-S-E-S-S-M-E-N-T-S -C-O-U-N-C-I-L

-S-E-C-. -3-3-1-. -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 -A-N-D -A-S-S-E-S-S-M-E-N-T-S 
              -C-O-U-N-C-I-L-.

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

-S-E-C-. -3-3-2-. -A-N-N-U-A-L -R-E-P-O-R-T-S-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----N-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -1 
-y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -t-h-e -C-o-u-n-c-i-l 
-c-o-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -i-t-s -f-i-r-s-t -m-e-e-t-i-n-g -o-f -m-e-m-b-e-r-s 
-a-n-d -i-n -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -y-e-a-r-, -t-h-e 
-C-o-u-n-c-i-l -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 -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
-c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -o-f -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-G-o-v-e-r-n-o-r -o-f -e-a-c-h -S-t-a-t-e -a -r-e-p-o-r-t -o-n -i-t-s 
-w-o-r-k-. -S-u-c-h -r-e-p-o-r-t -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -a-n-a-l-y-z-e -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-e-s-s -a-n-d 
        -o-b-s-t-a-c-l-e-s-, -i-f -a-n-y-, -t-o-w-a-r-d -t-h-e 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -w-o-r-l-d---c-l-a-s-s -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -a-n-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t 
        -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-;
            -(-2-) -a-n-a-l-y-z-e -t-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -a-n-d 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -t-o 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -f-o-r -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s 
        -a-n-d -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t 
        -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s -r-e-f-l-e-c-t -t-h-e -w-o-r-l-d--
        -c-l-a-s-s -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -a-n-a-l-y-z-e -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-e-s-s -a-n-d 
        -o-b-s-t-a-c-l-e-s-, -i-f -a-n-y-, -t-o -t-h-e -a-d-o-p-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-e-d -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -a-n-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t 
        -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -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-.
    -(-b-) -S-p-e-c-i-a-l -R-u-l-e-.----I-n -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -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 -(-a-)-, -t-h-e 
-C-o-u-n-c-i-l -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-l-l-e-c-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n 
-t-h-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -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 -o-f -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-e-d 
-c-o-n-t-e-n-t -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g---
            -(-1-) -a-d-o-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-a 
        -f-r-a-m-e-w-o-r-k-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n-a-l -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s-, 
        -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -t-e-a-c-h-e-r -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -t-h-a-t -i-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e-s -o-r -r-e-f-l-e-c-t-s 
        -w-o-r-l-d---c-l-a-s-s -c-o-n-t-e-n-t -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-;
            -(-2-) -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -s-c-h-o-o-l 
        -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 -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s -a-n-d 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -m-e-e-t 
        -w-o-r-l-d---c-l-a-s-s -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-;
            -(-3-) -s-t-a-f-f -c-a-p-a-c-i-t-y-;
            -(-4-) -s-c-h-o-o-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-a-n-c-e -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-5-) -b-a-r-r-i-e-r-s -t-o -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n 
        -o-f -w-o-r-l-d---c-l-a-s-s -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-.

-S-E-C-. -3-3-3-. -P-O-W-E-R-S -O-F -T-H-E -C-O-U-N-C-I-L-.

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

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-a-t -t-h-e -c-a-l-l -o-f -t-h-e -C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-u-n-c-i-l -o-r -a -m-a-j-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -i-t-s -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-.
    -(-b-) -Q-u-o-r-u-m-.----A -m-a-j-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
-m-e-m-b-e-r-s -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 -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-.
    -(-c-) -V-o-t-i-n-g-.----T-h-e -C-o-u-n-c-i-l -s-h-a-l-l -t-a-k-e 
-a-l-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-u-n-c-i-l -b-y -a -t-w-o--
-t-h-i-r-d-s -m-a-j-o-r-i-t-y -v-o-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -t-o-t-a-l 
-m-e-m-b-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-u-n-c-i-l-, -a-s-s-u-r-i-n-g 
-t-h-e -r-i-g-h-t -o-f -t-h-e -m-i-n-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -i-s-s-u-e 
-w-r-i-t-t-e-n -v-i-e-w-s-. -N-o -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -m-a-y -v-o-t-e 
-o-r -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e -a-n-y -o-f -t-h-e -p-o-w-e-r-s -o-f -a 
-m-e-m-b-e-r -b-y -p-r-o-x-y-.

-S-E-C-. -3-3-5-. -D-I-R-E-C-T-O-R -A-N-D -S-T-A-F-F-; -E-X-P-E-R-T-S 
              -A-N-D -C-O-N-S-U-L-T-A-N-T-S-.

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

-S-E-C-. -3-3-6-. -E-V-A-L-U-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -T-h-e -C-o-m-p-t-r-o-l-l-e-r -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-f -t-h-e 
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -A-c-c-o-u-n-t-i-n-g -O-f-f-i-c-e -s-h-a-l-l 
-c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a-n -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -w-o-r-k -o-f 
-t-h-e -C-o-u-n-c-i-l-, -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-e -t-h-e 
-p-r-o-c-e-s-s -b-y -w-h-i-c-h -w-o-r-l-d---c-l-a-s-s -c-o-n-t-e-n-t 
-a-n-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s 
-h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d-, -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-e-n-t-s -o-f 
-s-u-c-h -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, -t-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -b-y -w-h-i-c-h 
-c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -f-o-r -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -w-o-r-l-d--
-c-l-a-s-s -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d-, 
-a-n-d -t-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -o-f -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-i-n-g -w-h-e-t-h-e-r 
-t-h-e -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s -m-e-a-s-u-r-e -w-o-r-l-d---c-l-a-s-s 
-s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-. -S-u-c-h -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
            -(-1-) -a-n -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s -o-f -t-h-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l 
        -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -a-n-d -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-o-u-n-c-i-l -a-n-d -t-h-e -s-t-a-f-f -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-o-u-n-c-i-l-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -a-n -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -w-h-e-t-h-e-r---
                    -(-A-) -t-h-e -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d 
                -b-y -t-h-e -C-o-u-n-c-i-l -r-e-f-l-e-c-t -w-o-r-l-d--
                -c-l-a-s-s -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -t-h-e -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s 
                -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
                -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-u-n-c-i-l 
                -m-e-a-s-u-r-e -t-h-e -w-o-r-l-d---c-l-a-s-s 
                -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-.

-S-E-C-. -3-3-7-. -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 -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-u-n-c-i-l 
-$-2-,-0-0-0-,-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 -1-9-9-3 -a-n-d -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-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r-, -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t 
-t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t-.

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

-S-E-C-. -3-4-1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.

    -T-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e 
-`-`-E-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -E-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -A-c-t-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -3-4-2-. -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 -p-a-r-t -t-o 
-r-a-i-s-e -t-h-e -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -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 -a-n-d -s-c-i-e-n-c-e -i-n -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-'-s -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -b-y 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s 
-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r -h-a-n-d-s---o-n -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n 
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -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-.

-S-E-C-. -3-4-3-. -P-R-O-G-R-A-M -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-E-D-.

    -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -m-a-k-e 
-a-l-l-o-t-m-e-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 -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-4-4 -t-o -e-n-a-b-l-e 
-s-u-c-h -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -t-o -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s -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 -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e 
-o-f -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s 
-t-o -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e 
-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 -i-n 
-s-u-c-h -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-.

-S-E-C-. -3-4-4-. -A-L-L-O-T-M-E-N-T-S -O-F -F-U-N-D-S-.

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

-S-E-C-. -3-4-5-. -S-T-A-T-E -A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-.

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

-S-E-C-. -3-4-6-. -L-O-C-A-L -A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -A-p-p-l-i-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 -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 -p-a-r-t -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-t-a-t-e 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y-. -E-a-c-h -s-u-c-h 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -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 -e-a-c-h -s-c-h-o-o-l -s-e-r-v-e-d -b-y -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 -s-h-a-l-l -b-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 -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -o-n-l-y 
-o-n-c-e-.
    -(-b-) -C-o-n-t-e-n-t-s -o-f -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 -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -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 -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 -p-l-a-n-s -t-o -s-e-t 
        -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -o-n -t-h-e -u-s-e -a-n-d 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -a-m-o-n-g -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -o-f 
        -g-r-a-n-t -f-u-n-d-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -p-a-r-t -t-o -m-e-e-t -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -p-a-r-t-;
            -(-2-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -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 -h-a-s -m-a-d-e 
        -e-v-e-r-y -e-f-f-o-r-t -t-o -m-a-t-c-h -o-n -a -d-o-l-l-a-r--
        -f-o-r---d-o-l-l-a-r -b-a-s-i-s -f-r-o-m -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -o-r 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-h-e -f-u-n-d-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -n-o 
        -s-u-c-h -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -p-e-n-a-l-i-z-e-d -o-r -d-e-n-i-e-d -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -b-a-s-e-d -o-n -f-a-i-l-u-r-e 
        -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-u-c-h -m-a-t-c-h-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-s-;
            -(-3-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-, -i-f -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e-, 
        -h-o-w -f-u-n-d-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -w-i-l-l -b-e 
        -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -S-t-a-t-e-, -l-o-c-a-l-, 
        -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, 
        -e-s-p-e-c-i-a-l-l-y -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
        -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -o-f -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l 
        -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -i-n -s-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
        -m-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -w-h-i-c-h 
        -w-i-l-l -b-e -u-s-e-d -t-o -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e 
        -d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-t -l-e-v-e-l-s -o-f -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o 
        -b-e -a-w-a-r-d-e-d -t-o -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -w-i-t-h 
        -d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-t -n-e-e-d-s-.
    -(-c-) -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 -p-a-r-t-, -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 -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 -t-h-a-t---
            -(-1-) -a-s-s-i-g-n -h-i-g-h-e-s-t -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -t-o 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
        -w-h-i-c-h---
                    -(-A-) -a-r-e -m-o-s-t -s-e-r-i-o-u-s-l-y 
                -u-n-d-e-r-e-q-u-i-p-p-e-d-; -o-r
                    -(-B-) -s-e-r-v-e -l-a-r-g-e 
                -c-o-n-c-e-n-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-r -l-a-r-g-e 
                -n-u-m-b-e-r-s -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-;
            -(-2-) -a-r-e -a-t-t-e-n-t-i-v-e -t-o -t-h-e -n-e-e-d-s 
        -o-f -u-n-d-e-r-r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-e-d -g-r-o-u-p-s -i-n 
        -s-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d -m-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s-;
            -(-3-) -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e -h-o-w -s-c-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
        -m-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-s -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -w-i-l-l -b-e 
        -p-a-r-t -o-f -a -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -p-l-a-n -o-f 
        -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -o-r 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -t-e-a-c-h-e-r 
        -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-i-n-g -h-a-n-d-s---o-n 
        -l-a-b-o-r-a-t-o-r-y -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -p-l-a-n-s -f-o-r 
        -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -l-e-s-s-o-n-s -a-n-d 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -u-s-i-n-g -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o 
        -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 
        -p-a-r-t -t-o -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -i-n -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -n-o-t 
        -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -s-u-c-h -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.

-S-E-C-. -3-4-7-. -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-S-.

    -(-a-) -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-s-.---T-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t 
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n -i-n -t-h-e 
-S-t-a-t-e -o-r -i-n -t-h-e -s-c-h-o-o-l -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -o-f -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 -w-h-o -a-r-e 
-e-n-r-o-l-l-e-d -i-n -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t 
-e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-, -s-u-c-h -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-, -a-f-t-e-r 
-c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
-s-c-h-o-o-l -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -m-a-k-e 
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -f-o-r -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d 
-a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -b-e-n-e-f-i-t -o-f -s-u-c-h 
-c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n -a-s -w-i-l-l -a-s-s-u-r-e -t-h-e -e-q-u-i-t-a-b-l-e 
-p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n -i-n -t-h-e 
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -a-n-d -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t-.
    -(-b-) -W-a-i-v-e-r-.----I-f -b-y -r-e-a-s-o-n -o-f -a-n-y 
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-w -a -l-o-c-a-l 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -i-s -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-e-d -f-r-o-m 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n -o-r -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -f-r-o-m -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
-n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -a-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-, -o-r -i-f -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -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 -h-a-s -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y 
-f-a-i-l-e-d -o-r -i-s -u-n-w-i-l-l-i-n-g -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r 
-s-u-c-h -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -a-n -e-q-u-i-t-a-b-l-e 
-b-a-s-i-s-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -w-a-i-v-e -s-u-c-h 
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -a-r-r-a-n-g-e -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -t-o -s-u-c-h -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n 
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-o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-. -S-u-c-h -w-a-i-v-e-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -w-i-t-h-h-o-l-d-i-n-g-, 
-n-o-t-i-c-e-, -a-n-d -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -r-e-v-i-e-w 
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
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-E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-5-.

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            -(-1-) -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o 
        -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-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t 
        -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-, -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -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 -p-a-r-t-;
            -(-2-) -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-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-;
            -(-3-) -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s -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 -b-a-s-e-d -o-n -t-h-e 
        -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -3-4-6-(-c-)-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-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-' -e-n-d---o-f---y-e-a-r -s-u-m-m-a-r-i-e-s 
        -a-n-d -s-u-b-m-i-t -s-u-c-h -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.
    -(-b-) -L-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n -U-s-e -o-f -F-u-n-d-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-)-, -g-r-a-n-t 
        -f-u-n-d-s -a-n-d -m-a-t-c-h-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-s -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -o-n-l-y -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -u-s-e-d -t-o 
        -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e -s-c-i-e-n-c-e -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t-, 
        -s-c-i-e-n-c-e -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s-, -o-r 
        -m-a-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c-a-l -m-a-n-i-p-u-l-a-t-i-v-e 
        -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -u-s-e-d 
        -f-o-r -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r-s-, -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r 
        -p-e-r-i-p-h-e-r-a-l-s-, -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-, 
        -t-e-x-t-b-o-o-k-s-, -o-r -s-t-a-f-f -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t 
        -c-o-s-t-s-.
            -(-2-) -C-a-p-i-t-a-l -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s-.--
        -G-r-a-n-t -f-u-n-d-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -m-a-y 
        -n-o-t -b-e -u-s-e-d -f-o-r -c-a-p-i-t-a-l 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s-. -N-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -5-0 
        -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -a-n-y -m-a-t-c-h-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -b-y -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 -m-a-y -b-e -u-s-e-d -f-o-r -c-a-p-i-t-a-l 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -s-c-i-e-n-c-e 
        -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -t-h-e -h-a-n-d-s--
        -o-n -i-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -i-s 
        -i-n-t-e-n-d-e-d -t-o -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-, -s-u-c-h -a-s -t-h-e 
        -i-n-s-t-a-l-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -e-l-e-c-t-r-i-c-a-l 
        -o-u-t-l-e-t-s-, -p-l-u-m-b-i-n-g-, -l-a-b -t-a-b-l-e-s -o-r 
        -c-o-u-n-t-e-r-s-, -o-r -v-e-n-t-i-l-a-t-i-o-n 
        -m-e-c-h-a-n-i-s-m-s-.

-S-E-C-. -3-4-9-. -F-E-D-E-R-A-L -A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N-.

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

-S-E-C-. -3-5-0-. -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-.

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

-S-E-C-. -3-5-2-. -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 -p-a-r-t -t-o 
-e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -e-x-p-a-n-d 
-p-a-r-e-n-t -a-n-d -e-a-r-l-y -c-h-i-l-d-h-o-o-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -i-n -a-n -e-f-f-o-r-t -t-o---
            -(-1-) -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e -p-a-r-e-n-t-s-' -k-n-o-w-l-e-d-g-e 
        -o-f -a-n-d -c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-c-e -i-n -c-h-i-l-d--
        -r-e-a-r-i-n-g -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-, -s-u-c-h -a-s 
        -t-e-a-c-h-i-n-g -a-n-d -n-u-r-t-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e-i-r 
        -y-o-u-n-g -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n-;
            -(-2-) -s-t-r-e-n-g-t-h-e-n -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s 
        -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -p-a-r-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -s-c-h-o-o-l-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-a-l 
        -p-r-o-g-r-e-s-s -o-f -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-n-g 
        -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n-.

-S-E-C-. -3-5-3-. -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -F-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t---
            -(-1-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-a-l 
        -s-c-r-e-e-n-i-n-g-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -o-f 
        -m-e-a-s-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-e-s-s -o-f 
        -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n -t-o -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -i-f -t-h-e-r-e -a-r-e 
        -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s -o-r -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s -o-r 
        -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-d -a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -a-r-e-a-s -o-f 
        -u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-d -u-s-e -o-f 
        -l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e-, -p-e-r-c-e-p-t-i-o-n -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -s-i-g-h-t-, -p-e-r-c-e-p-t-i-o-n -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -h-e-a-r-i-n-g-, -m-o-t-o-r -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -h-a-n-d---e-y-e -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -h-e-a-l-t-h-, 
        -a-n-d -p-h-y-s-i-c-a-l -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-;
            -(-2-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e 
        -f-a-m-i-l-y-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -a-n-y -p-a-r-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -o-n-e 
        -o-r -m-o-r-e -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -b-i-r-t-h -a-n-d 
        -3 -y-e-a-r-s -o-f -a-g-e-;
            -(-3-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-l-e-a-d -a-g-e-n-c-y-'-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -o-f-f-i-c-e-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
        -e-n-t-i-t-y -i-n -a -S-t-a-t-e -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-e -G-o-v-e-r-n-o-r -t-o -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r -t-h-e 
        -p-a-r-e-n-t-s -a-s -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -o-r -t-h-e 
        -e-n-t-i-t-y -i-n -a -S-t-a-t-e -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -a 
        -P-a-r-e-n-t-s -A-s -T-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -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-;
            -(-4-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-p-a-r-e-n-t 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-'-' -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -p-a-r-e-n-t 
        -s-u-p-p-o-r-t -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-, -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
        -o-f -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s -o-n -c-h-i-l-d 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -p-a-r-e-n-t---c-h-i-l-d 
        -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-, -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -a-n-d 
        -g-r-o-u-p -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -g-u-i-d-a-n-c-e-, 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -a-n-d -g-r-o-u-p -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g 
        -e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-a-r-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -c-h-i-l-d-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -t-h-a-t 
        -e-n-a-b-l-e -t-h-e -p-a-r-e-n-t -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e 
        -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e -h-o-m-e-; -a-n-d
            -(-5-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-p-a-r-e-n-t 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-o-r-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -h-i-r-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-e -l-e-a-d -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-f -a -S-t-a-t-e -o-r 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -l-o-c-a-l -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -w-h-o 
        -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-s -g-r-o-u-p -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-s-, -h-o-m-e 
        -v-i-s-i-t-s -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-a-l 
        -s-c-r-e-e-n-i-n-g -f-o-r -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-a-m-i-l-i-e-s-, 
        -a-n-d -i-s -t-r-a-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -P-a-r-e-n-t-s -A-s 
        -T-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -C-e-n-t-e-r 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-5-7-.

-S-E-C-. -3-5-4-. -P-R-O-G-R-A-M -E-S-T-A-B-L-I-S-H-E-D-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -m-a-k-e -g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o -S-t-a-t-e-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 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g-, -e-x-p-a-n-d-i-n-g-, -o-r -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
-p-a-r-e-n-t-s -a-s -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.
    -(-b-) -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-y-.----I-n -m-a-k-i-n-g -g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o 
-S-t-a-t-e-s-, -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 -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -f-o-r -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-d-e-s-c-r-i-b-i-n-g -p-a-r-e-n-t-s -a-s -t-e-a-c-h-e-r-s 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-h-a-t -t-a-r-g-e-t -p-a-r-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
-c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n -a-t -r-i-s-k-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -f-a-m-i-l-i-e-s 
-o-n -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.
    -(-c-) -S-p-e-c-i-a-l -R-u-l-e-.----G-r-a-n-t -f-u-n-d-s 
-a-w-a-r-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 -t-o -t-h-e 
-e-x-t-e-n-t -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e-, -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e -t-h-e 
-l-e-v-e-l -o-f -f-u-n-d-s -t-h-a-t -w-o-u-l-d-, -i-n -t-h-e 
-a-b-s-e-n-c-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -f-u-n-d-s -m-a-d-e 
-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -b-e -m-a-d-e 
-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-r-o-m -n-o-n---F-e-d-e-r-a-l -s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, 
-a-n-d -i-n -n-o -c-a-s-e -m-a-y -s-u-c-h -f-u-n-d-s -b-e -u-s-e-d -s-o 
-a-s -t-o -s-u-p-p-l-a-n-t -f-u-n-d-s -f-r-o-m -n-o-n---F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -3-5-5-. -P-R-O-G-R-A-M -R-E-Q-U-I-R-E-M-E-N-T-S-.

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

-S-E-C-. -3-5-6-. -S-P-E-C-I-A-L -R-U-L-E-S-.

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        -r-i-g-h-t -o-f -p-a-r-e-n-t-s -t-o -d-i-r-e-c-t -t-h-e 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e-i-r -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
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        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t-.

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-S-E-C-. -3-5-9-. -A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-.

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-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 -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e 
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    -(-b-) -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 
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        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -a-n -o-p-e-n 
        -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-, -t-o -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t 
        -w-i-t-h -a-n -i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -c-a-r-r-y 
        -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-. -S-u-c-h -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -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-i-e-n-c-e -a-n-d 
        -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -i-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-n-g 
        -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -a-b-o-u-t -t-h-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-y -a-n-d 
        -p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
    -(-b-) -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -C-o-n-t-e-n-t-.----T-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e---
            -(-1-) -c-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-a-r -m-a-t-e-r-i-a-l-s 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -f-o-r -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -a-t -u-p-p-e-r 
        -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y-, -m-i-d-d-l-e-, -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l -l-e-v-e-l-s -t-o -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -i-n 
        -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-e-s-t -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -f-o-r -t-h-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-t-e-s-t -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-2-) -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -a-t -u-p-p-e-r 
        -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y-, -m-i-d-d-l-e-, -a-n-d -s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l -l-e-v-e-l-s -a-t -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-, -S-t-a-t-e-, 
        -a-n-d -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -l-e-v-e-l-s -f-o-r -s-c-h-o-o-l-s 
        -w-i-s-h-i-n-g -t-o -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e -i-n -s-u-c-h 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-.
    -(-c-) -P-r-o-g-r-a-m -P-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-n-t-s-.----T-h-e 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-y -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -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-, -m-i-d-d-l-e-, -a-n-d 
-s-e-c-o-n-d-a-r-y -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -i-n -t-h-e -4-3-5 
-c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-s-, -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-, -t-h-e 
-V-i-r-g-i-n -I-s-l-a-n-d-s-, -G-u-a-m-, -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -S-a-m-o-a-, 
-a-n-d -t-h-e -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -o-f -C-o-l-u-m-b-i-a-.
    -(-d-) -R-e-p-o-r-t-.----T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l 
-r-e-p-o-r-t -o-n -a -b-i-e-n-n-i-a-l -b-a-s-i-s-, -t-o -t-h-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -o-n -t-h-e -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -u-s-e 
-o-f -f-u-n-d-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-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-)-.
    -(-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-,-0-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-3 -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 -1-9-9-4 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-9-9-7 -a-n-d -t-o -c-a-r-r-y 
-o-u-t -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.

     -P-A-R-T -K----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-. -3-7-5-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.

    -T-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e 
-`-`-C-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -F-u-t-u-r-e -A-c-t -o-f 
-1-9-9-2-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -3-7-6-. -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 -p-a-r-t -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-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 -E-n-g-l-i-s-h-.

-S-E-C-. -3-7-7-. -A-C-H-I-E-V-E-M-E-N-T -G-R-A-N-T-S-.

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

-S-E-C-. -3-7-8-. -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N -O-F -F-U-N-D-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-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -1-9-9-3 -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 -1-9-9-4 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-9-9-7 -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t 
-t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t-.

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

-S-E-C-. -3-8-1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.

    -T-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-B-u-d-d-y 
-S-y-s-t-e-m -C-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -3-8-2-. -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 -p-a-r-t -t-o 
-a-w-a-r-d -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p 
-a-n-d -e-x-p-a-n-d -p-u-b-l-i-c---p-r-i-v-a-t-e -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -w-h-i-c-h -e-x-t-e-n-d -t-h-e -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g 
-e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e-, -v-i-a -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r-s-, -b-e-y-o-n-d -t-h-e 
-c-l-a-s-s-r-o-o-m -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o---
            -(-1-) -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -b-y 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l -t-o-o-l-s -a-n-d -g-u-i-d-a-n-c-e 
        -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -s-k-i-l-l-s 
        -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l -t-o -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -g-r-o-w-t-h 
        -a-n-d -s-u-c-c-e-s-s -i-n -t-h-e -w-o-r-k-p-l-a-c-e-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g---
                    -(-A-) -m-a-s-t-e-r-y -o-f -f-u-n-d-a-m-e-n-t-a-l 
                -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -a-n-d 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-;
                    -(-B-) -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-d -w-r-i-t-t-e-n -a-n-d 
                -v-i-s-u-a-l -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-k-i-l-l-s-;
                    -(-C-) -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-d -c-r-i-t-i-c-a-l 
                -t-h-i-n-k-i-n-g -a-n-d -p-r-o-b-l-e-m -s-o-l-v-i-n-g 
                -a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-; -a-n-d
                    -(-D-) -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-d -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o 
                -w-o-r-k -i-n -a -c-o-l-l-a-b-o-r-a-t-i-v-e-, 
                -t-e-a-m-w-o-r-k---d-r-i-v-e-n -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-;
            -(-2-) -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e -p-a-r-e-n-t-a-l 
        -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-m-e-n-t -i-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -t-o-t-a-l -f-a-m-i-l-y -u-s-e -a-n-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -o-f -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r-s -a-n-d 
        -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 -a-t--
        -h-o-m-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -f-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r 
        -l-i-f-e---l-o-n-g -l-e-a-r-n-i-n-g -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t -i-n -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -s-k-i-l-l-s 
        -a-n-d -s-t-u-d-e-n-t -m-o-t-i-v-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
        -a-t-t-i-t-u-d-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -3-8-3-. -G-R-A-N-T -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -G-r-a-n-t -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-.--
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-f 
        -a-w-a-r-d-i-n-g -a -g-r-a-n-t -t-o -e-a-c-h -o-f -3 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o -e-n-a-b-l-e -s-u-c-h -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o 
        -c-r-e-a-t-e -a -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---b-a-s-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -p-r-o-j-e-c-t -f-o-r -c-h-i-l-d-r-e-n -i-n -g-r-a-d-e-s -4 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -6 -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-8-4-.
            -(-2-) -A-w-a-r-d -b-a-s-i-s-.---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 -p-a-r-t 
        -o-n -a -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -b-a-s-i-s-.
            -(-3-) -P-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e-.---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 -p-a-r-t-, -t-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -g-i-v-e -p-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e 
        -t-o -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s---
                    -(-A-) -f-r-o-m -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-h-a-t -h-a-v-e -a 
                -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-d -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-r 
                -c-o-m-m-i-t-m-e-n-t -t-o -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---b-a-s-e-d 
                -t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-i-n-g -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s 
                -t-h-a-t -s-e-r-v-e -s-c-h-o-o-l -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-s 
                -w-h-i-c-h -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-.
    -(-b-) -S-i-t-e -S-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -P-r-o-j-e-c-t 
-I-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-.----S-i-t-e -s-e-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---b-a-s-e-d 
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s -a-s-s-i-s-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
-t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -s-h-a-l-l -t-a-k-e -p-l-a-c-e -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r 
-t-h-a-n -9 -m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -f-u-n-d-s -a-r-e 
-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 -p-a-r-t 
-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-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-3-8-9-.

-S-E-C-. -3-8-4-. -P-R-O-G-R-A-M -R-E-Q-U-I-R-E-M-E-N-T-S-.

    -E-a-c-h -S-t-a-t-e -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g -a -g-r-a-n-t -t-o 
-c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---b-a-s-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-p-r-o-j-e-c-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-o-u-s -3---y-e-a-r 
        -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---b-a-s-e-d -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-j-e-c-t 
        -t-o -2 -c-o-n-s-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -g-r-o-u-p-s -o-f -4-t-h-, 
        -5-t-h-, -a-n-d -6-t-h -g-r-a-d-e -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l -s-t-u-d-e-n-t-s -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d 
        -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-i-n-g -w-i-t-h -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-h -g-r-o-u-p-'-s 
        -e-n-t-r-y -i-n-t-o -4-t-h -g-r-a-d-e -a-n-d -e-n-d-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -s-u-m-m-e-r -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -e-a-c-h -s-u-c-h 
        -g-r-o-u-p-'-s -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -6-t-h -g-r-a-d-e-;
            -(-2-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -e-a-c-h -s-t-u-d-e-n-t -i-n 
        -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -c-l-a-s-s-e-s -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-n-g 
        -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-j-e-c-t -s-h-a-l-l -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-e 
        -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-j-e-c-t-;
            -(-3-) -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-j-e-c-t -i-n -n-o-t 
        -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -7 -p-u-b-l-i-c -e-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-r-y 
        -s-c-h-o-o-l-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -e-a-c-h -s-t-u-d-e-n-t 
        -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-j-e-c-t 
        -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -a -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r---
                    -(-A-) -a-t -s-c-h-o-o-l -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l -y-e-a-r-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -a-t -h-o-m-e -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -s-c-h-o-o-l -y-e-a-r -a-n-d -s-u-m-m-e-r-.

-S-E-C-. -3-8-5-. -A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -(-a-) -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-d-.----I-n -o-r-d-e-r 
-t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -a -g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t-, -t-h-e 
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-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 -i-n -s-u-c-h -f-o-r-m -a-n-d -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g 
-s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -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-. -S-u-c-h -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n -a-s-s-u-r-a-n-c-e -f-r-o-m -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 -t-h-a-t -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 -h-a-s -m-a-d-e 
-e-v-e-r-y -e-f-f-o-r-t -t-o -m-a-t-c-h -o-n -a -d-o-l-l-a-r---f-o-r--
-d-o-l-l-a-r -b-a-s-i-s -f-r-o-m -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -o-r -p-u-b-l-i-c 
-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-h-e -f-u-n-d-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-p-a-r-t-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -n-o -s-u-c-h -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -p-e-n-a-l-i-z-e-d -o-r -d-e-n-i-e-d 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -o-n -t-h-e 
-b-a-s-i-s -o-f -t-h-e -f-a-i-l-u-r-e -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-u-c-h 
-m-a-t-c-h-i-n-g -f-u-n-d-s-.
    -(-b-) -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -P-e-r-i-o-d-.----S-t-a-t-e-s 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-o -s-u-b-m-i-t 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r 
-t-h-i-s -p-a-r-t -d-u-r-i-n-g -a -3---m-o-n-t-h -p-e-r-i-o-d 
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.

-S-E-C-. -3-8-6-. -U-S-E -O-F -F-U-N-D-S-.

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-(-4-)-'-'-.
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-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-.

                 -P-A-R-T -N----S-T-A-R -S-C-H-O-O-L-S

-S-E-C-. -3-9-5-. -S-T-A-R -S-C-H-O-O-L-S-.

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-S-E-C-. -4-0-1-. -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S-.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Educational 
Research and Improvement Act of 1993''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

        TITLE I--OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT

Sec. 101. Repeal.
Sec. 102. Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
Sec. 103. Savings provisions.
Sec. 104. Field readers.

               TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

                Part A--International Education Program

Sec. 211. International Education Program.

   Part B--Amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                        Technology Education Act

Sec. 221. National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee.

              Part C--Elementary Science Equipment Program

Sec. 231. Short title.
Sec. 232. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 233. Program authorized.
Sec. 234. Allotments of funds.
Sec. 235. State application.
Sec. 236. Local application.
Sec. 237. Participation of private schools.
Sec. 238. Program requirements.
Sec. 239. Federal administration.
Sec. 240. Authorization of appropriations.

                       Part D--Media Instruction

Sec. 241. Media instruction.

                          Part E--Star Schools

Sec. 251. Star schools.

            Part F--Office of Comprehensive Health Education

Sec. 261. Office of Comprehensive School Health Education

               Part G--Minority-Focused Civics Education

Sec. 271. Short title.
Sec. 272. Purposes.
Sec. 273. Grants authorized; authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 274. Definitions.
Sec. 275. Applications.

                         TITLE III--DEFINITIONS

Sec. 301. Definitions.

        TITLE I--OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT

SEC. 101. REPEAL.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 405 of the General Education Provisions Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1221e) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The second sentence of section 209 of 
the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3419) is 
amended by inserting ``and such functions as set forth in section 102 
of the Educational Research and Improvement Act of 1993'' after 
``delegate''.

SEC. 102. OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT.

    (a) Purposes; Composition; Definitions.--
            (1) Purposes.--The purposes of the Office of Educational 
        Research and Improvement are to--
                    (A) assess, promote, and improve the quality and 
                equity of education in the United States, so that all 
                Americans have an equal opportunity to receive an 
                education of the highest quality;
                    (B) provide new directions for federally supported 
                research and development activities with a view toward 
                reform in the Nation's school systems, achieving the 
                National Education Goals and affecting national policy 
                for education;
                    (C) provide leadership in the scientific inquiry 
                into the educational process;
                    (D) provide leadership in advancing the practice of 
                education as an art, science, and profession;
                    (E) collect, analyze, and disseminate statistics 
                and other data related to education in the United 
                States and other nations; and
                    (F) make available to the Congress and the people 
                of the United States the results of research and 
                development activities in the field of education in 
                order to bring research directly to the classroom to 
                improve educational practice.
            (2) Composition.--
                    (A) In general.--The Office shall be administered 
                by the Assistant Secretary and shall include--
                            (i) the Advisory Board of Educational 
                        Research described in subparagraph (B);
                            (ii) the directorates for educational 
                        research described in subsections (c) through 
                        (h);
                            (iii) the regional educational laboratories 
                        described in subsection (k);
                            (iv) the Office of Dissemination and Reform 
                        Assistance described in subsection (m);
                            (v) the National Education Library 
                        described in subsection (o);
                            (vi) the Education Resources Information 
                        Clearinghouses described in subsection (p);
                            (vii) the National Center for Education 
                        Statistics, including the National Assessment 
                        of Educational Progress; and
                            (viii) such other entities as the Assistant 
                        Secretary deems appropriate to carry out the 
                        purposes of the Office.
                    (B) Advisory board of educational research.--
                            (i) Advisory board of educational 
                        research.--The Advisory Board of Educational 
                        Research shall consist of 9 members to be 
                        appointed by the Secretary. The Assistant 
                        Secretary shall serve as an ex officio member.
                            (ii) Qualifications.--
                                    (I) In general.--The persons 
                                appointed as members of the Advisory 
                                Board shall be appointed solely on the 
                                basis of--
                                            (aa) eminence in the fields 
                                        of basic or applied research, 
                                        or dissemination of such 
                                        research; or
                                            (bb) established records of 
                                        distinguished service in 
                                        educational research and the 
                                        education professions, 
                                        including practitioners.
                                    (II) Consideration.--In making 
                                appointments under this clause, the 
                                Secretary shall give due consideration 
                                to the equitable representation of 
                                educational researchers who--
                                            (aa) are women;
                                            (bb) represent minority 
                                        groups; or
                                            (cc) are classroom teachers 
                                        with research experience.
                                    (III) Recommendations.--In making 
                                appointments under this clause, the 
                                Secretary shall give due consideration 
                                to any recommendations for an 
                                appointment which may be submitted to 
                                the Secretary by a variety of groups 
                                with prominence in educational research 
                                and development, including the National 
                                Academy of Education and the National 
                                Academy of Sciences.
                                    (IV) A member of the Advisory Board 
                                may not serve on any other Department 
                                of Education advisory board, or as a 
                                paid consultant of such Department.
                            (iii) Term.--(I) The term of office of each 
                        member of the Advisory Board shall be 6 years, 
                        except that initial appointments shall be made 
                        to ensure staggered terms, with one-third of 
                        such members' terms expiring every 2 years. Any 
                        member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 
                        prior to the expiration of the term for which 
                        the member's predecessor was appointed shall be 
                        appointed for the remainder of such term. Any 
                        person, other than the Assistant Secretary, who 
                        has been a member of the Advisory Board for 12 
                        consecutive years shall thereafter be 
                        ineligible for appointment during the 6-year 
                        period following such twelfth year.
                            (II) Chairperson.--The members of the 
                        Advisory Board shall select a Chairperson from 
                        among such members.
                            (III) Quorum.--A majority of the appointed 
                        members of the Advisory Board shall constitute 
                        a quorum.
                            (IV) Staff.--From amounts appropriated 
                        pursuant to the authority of subsection 
                        (q)(1)(A), the Advisory Board, in consultation 
                        with the Assistant Secretary, shall recommend 
                        for appointment such staff as may be necessary. 
                        Such staff shall be appointed by the Assistant 
                        Secretary and assigned at the direction of the 
                        Advisory Board.
                            (iv) Responsibilities.--The Advisory Board 
                        shall provide oversight of the Office, and 
                        shall--
                                    (I) advise the Nation on the 
                                Federal research and development 
                                effort;
                                    (II) recommend ways for 
                                strengthening active partnerships among 
                                researchers, educational practitioners, 
                                librarians, and policymakers;
                                    (III) recommend ways to strengthen 
                                interaction and collaboration between 
                                the various program offices and 
                                components;
                                    (IV) solicit advice and information 
                                from the educational field, to define 
                                research needs and suggestions for 
                                research topics, and shall involve 
                                educational practitioners, particularly 
                                teachers, in this process;
                                    (V) solicit advice from 
                                practitioners, policymakers, and 
                                researchers, and recommend missions for 
                                the national research centers assisted 
                                under this section by identifying 
                                topics which require long-term, 
                                sustained, systematic, programmatic, 
                                and integrated research and 
                                dissemination efforts;
                                    (VI) provide recommendations for 
                                translating research findings into 
                                workable, adaptable models for use in 
                                policy and in practice across different 
                                settings, and recommendations for other 
                                forms of dissemination;
                                    (VII) provide recommendations for 
                                creating incentives to draw talented 
                                young people into the field of 
                                educational research, including 
                                scholars from disadvantaged and 
                                minority groups;
                                    (VIII) provide recommendations for 
                                new studies to close gaps in the 
                                research base;
                                    (IX) evaluate and provide 
                                recommendations to the President and 
                                the Congress regarding the quality of 
                                research conducted through each 
                                directorate and regional educational 
                                laboratory, the relevance of the 
                                research topics, and the effectiveness 
                                of the dissemination of each 
                                directorate's and laboratory's 
                                activities;
                                    (X) advise the Assistant Secretary 
                                on standards and guidelines for 
                                research programs and activities to 
                                ensure that research is of high quality 
                                and free from partisan political 
                                influence; and
                                    (XI) provide recommendations to 
                                promote coordination and synthesis of 
                                research among directorates.
                            (v) Committees and reports.--
                                    (I) In general.--The Advisory Board 
                                is authorized to appoint from among its 
                                members such committees as the Advisory 
                                Board deems necessary, and to assign to 
                                committees so appointed such survey and 
                                advisory functions as the Advisory 
                                Board deems appropriate to assist the 
                                Advisory Board in exercising its powers 
                                and functions under this section.
                                    (II) From amounts appropriated 
                                pursuant to subsection (q)(1), the 
                                Advisory Board shall transmit to the 
                                President, for submission to the 
                                Congress not later than January 15 of 
                                each even-numbered year, a report on 
                                the activities of the Office, and on 
                                education, educational research, 
                                national indicators, and data-gathering 
                                in general.
            (3) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
                    (A) the term ``Advisory Board'' means the Advisory 
                Board of Educational Research established under 
                paragraph (2)(B);
                    (B) the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the 
                Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and 
                Improvement established by section 202 of the 
                Department of Education Organization Act;
                    (C) the term ``development'' means transformation 
                or adaptation of research results into usable forms, in 
                order to contribute to the improvement of educational 
                practice;
                    (D) the term ``dissemination'' means the 
                communication and transfer of the results of research 
                and proven practice in forms that are understandable, 
                easily accessible and usable or adaptable for use in 
                the improvement of educational practice by teachers, 
                administrators, librarians, other practitioners, 
                researchers, policymakers, and the public;
                    (E) the term ``education research'' includes basic 
                and applied research, inquiry with the purpose of 
                applying tested knowledge gained to specific 
                educational settings and problems, development, 
                planning, surveys, assessments, evaluations, 
                investigations, experiments, and demonstrations in the 
                field of education and other fields relating to 
                education;
                    (F) the term ``field-initiated research'' means 
                education research in which topics and methods of study 
                are generated by investigators, including teachers and 
                other practitioners, not by the source of funding;
                    (G) the term ``Indian reservation'' means a 
                reservation, as such term is defined in--
                            (i) section 3(d) of the Indian Financing 
                        Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452(d)); or
                            (ii) section 4(10) of the Indian Child 
                        Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1903(10));
                    (H) the term ``Office'', unless otherwise 
                specified, means the Office of Educational Research and 
                Improvement established by section 209 of the 
                Department of Education Organization Act; and
                    (I) the term ``technical assistance'' means 
                assistance in identifying, selecting, or designing 
                solutions based on research to address educational 
                problems, planning and design that leads to adapting 
                research knowledge to school practice, training to 
                implement such solutions, and other assistance 
                necessary to encourage adoption or application of 
                research.
    (b) Authorized Activities.--
            (1) Office.--In fulfilling its purposes under this section, 
        the Office is authorized to--
                    (A) conduct and support education-related research 
                activities, including basic and applied research, 
                development, planning, surveys, assessments, 
                evaluations, investigations, experiments, and 
                demonstrations of national significance;
                    (B) disseminate the findings of education research, 
                and provide technical assistance to apply such 
                information to specific school problems at the school 
                site;
                    (C) collect, analyze, and disseminate data related 
                to education, and to library and information services;
                    (D) promote the use of knowledge gained from 
                research and statistical findings in schools, other 
                educational institutions, and communities;
                    (E) provide training in education research; and
                    (F) promote the coordination of education research 
                and research support within the Federal Government, and 
                otherwise assist and foster such research.
            (2) Open competition.--All grants, contracts, and 
        cooperative agreements awarded or entered into pursuant to this 
        Act shall be awarded or entered into through a process of open 
        competition and peer review that shall be announced in the 
        Federal Register or other publication that the Secretary 
        determines appropriate.
            (3) Assistant secretary.--
                    (A) In general.--In carrying out the activities and 
                programs of the Office, the Assistant Secretary shall--
                            (i) ensure that there is broad and regular 
                        public and professional involvement from the 
                        educational field in the planning and carrying 
                        out of the Office's activities, including 
                        establishing teacher advisory boards for any 
                        program office, program or project of the 
                        Office as the Assistant Secretary deems 
                        necessary, and involving Indian and Alaska 
                        Native researchers and educators in activities 
                        that relate to the education of Indian and 
                        Alaska Native people;
                            (ii) ensure that the selection of research 
                        topics and the administration of the program 
                        are free from partisan political influence;
                            (iii) develop directly, or through grant or 
                        contract, standards and guidelines for 
                        research, programs and activities carried out 
                        through the Office;
                            (iv) establish a long- and short-term 
                        research agenda in consultation with the 
                        Advisory Board; and
                            (v) review research priorities established 
                        within each directorate and promote research 
                        syntheses across the directorates.
                    (B) Information and technical assistance.--The 
                Assistant Secretary is authorized to offer information 
                and technical assistance to State and local educational 
                agencies, school boards, and schools, including schools 
                funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to ensure that 
                no student is--
                            (i) denied access to the same rigorous, 
                        challenging curriculum that such student's 
                        peers are offered; or
                            (ii) grouped or otherwise labeled in such a 
                        way that may impede such student's achievement.
                    (C) Long-term agenda.--One year after the date of 
                enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall 
                submit a report to the President and to the Congress on 
                a 6-year long-term plan for the educational research 
                agenda for the Office. Upon submission of such report 
                and every 2 years thereafter, the Assistant Secretary 
                shall submit to the President and to the Congress a 
                progress report on the 6-year plan, including an 
                assessment of the success or failure of meeting the 
                components of the 6-year plan, proposed modifications 
                or changes to the 6-year plan, and additions to the 6-
                year plan.
            (4) Secretary.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts 
        for the conduct of independent evaluations of the programs and 
        activities carried out through the Office in accordance with 
        this Act, and transmit such evaluations to the Congress, the 
        President and the Assistant Secretary, in order to--
                    (A) evaluate--
                            (i) the effectiveness of the programs and 
                        activities of the Office; and
                            (ii) the implementation of projects and 
                        programs funded through the Office over time;
                            (iii) the impact of educational research on 
                        instruction at the school level; and
                            (iv) the ability of the Office to keep 
                        research funding free from partisan political 
                        interference;
                    (B) measure the success of educational information 
                dissemination;
                    (C) assess the usefulness of research and 
                activities carried out by the Office, including 
                products disseminated by the Office; and
                    (D) provide recommendations for improvement of the 
                programs of the Office.
    (c) Directorates of Educational Research.--
            (1) Requirements.--
                    (A) In general.--In carrying out the functions of 
                the Office, the Assistant Secretary shall establish 5 
                directorates of educational research in accordance with 
                this section.
                    (B) Director.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
                appoint a Director for each directorate. Each such 
                Director shall be a leading professional in the field 
                relevant to the mission of the directorate.
                    (C) Research syntheses.--The Assistant Secretary 
                shall provide for and promote research syntheses across 
                the directorates in early childhood, elementary, 
                secondary, vocational, and higher education, and shall 
                coordinate research plans, projects, and findings 
                across the directorates, placing a priority on 
                synthesis and coordination between the directorates 
                described in subsections (d) and (e). Each Director 
                shall report directly to the Assistant Secretary, 
                regarding the activities of the directorate, and shall 
                work together to promote research syntheses across the 
                directorates.
            (2) Duties.--Each such directorate shall--
                    (A) carry out its activities directly or through 
                grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with 
                institutions of higher education, public and private 
                organizations, institutions, agencies or individuals, 
                or a consortia thereof;
                    (B) conduct and support the highest quality basic 
                and applied research in early childhood, elementary and 
                secondary, vocational and higher education which is 
                relevant to the directorate;
                    (C) serve as a national database on model and 
                demonstration programs which have particular 
                application to the activities of the directorate, 
                particularly with respect to model programs conducted 
                by businesses, private, and nonprofit organizations and 
                foundations;
                    (D) support, plan, implement, and operate 
                dissemination activities designed to bring the most 
                effective research directly into classroom practice, 
                school organization and management, teacher preparation 
                and training, and libraries, and to the extent 
                possible, carry out dissemination activities through 
                the use of technology;
                    (E) support and provide research information that 
                leads to policy formation for State legislatures, State 
                and local boards of education, schools funded by the 
                Bureau of Indian Affairs, and other policy and 
                governing bodies, to assist such entities in 
                identifying and developing effective policies to 
                promote student achievement and school improvement; and
                    (F) coordinate the directorate's activities with 
                the activities of the regional educational laboratories 
                established pursuant to subsection (k) and with other 
                educational service organizations in designing the 
                directorate's research agenda and projects in order to 
                increase the responsiveness of such directorate to the 
                needs of teachers and the educational field and to 
                bring research findings directly into schools to ensure 
                the greatest access at the local level to the latest 
                research developments.
            (3) Reservations.--
                    (A) Field-initiated research.--Each directorate 
                shall reserve in each fiscal year not less than one-
                third of the amount available to such directorate to 
                conduct field-initiated research.
                    (B) National research centers.--Each directorate 
                shall reserve in each fiscal year not less than one-
                third of the amount available to such directorate to 
                award grants or enter into contracts with institutions 
                of higher education, public agencies, or private 
                nonprofit organizations, for the support of long-term 
                national research centers of sufficient size, scope, 
                and quality for educational research and development in 
                accordance with paragraph (4), except that no such 
                center shall receive such a grant or contract for less 
                than $1,100,000 for such fiscal year. Each such center 
                shall engage in research, development and dissemination 
                involving topics relevant to the mission of the 
                directorate supporting such center.
                    (C) Special rule.--No research and development 
                center supported by the Office and operating on the day 
                preceding the date of enactment of this Act shall by 
                reason of receipt of such support be ineligible to 
                receive any other assistance from the Office authorized 
                by law.
            (4) National research centers.--
                    (A) Duration.--The grants or contracts awarded or 
                entered into to support national research centers 
                described in paragraph (3)(B) shall be awarded or 
                entered into for a period of at least 5 years, and may 
                be renewed for additional periods of 5 years after 
                periodic review by the Assistant Secretary.
                    (B) Review.--All applications to establish a 
                national research center shall be reviewed by 
                independent experts in accordance with standards and 
                guidelines developed by the Office pursuant to 
                subsections (a)(2)(B)(iv)(X) and (b)(3)(A)(iii). Such 
                standards and guidelines shall include--
                            (i) whether applicants have assembled a 
                        group of high quality researchers sufficient to 
                        achieve the mission of the center;
                            (ii) whether the proposed organizational 
                        structure and arrangements will facilitate 
                        achievement of the mission of the center;
                            (iii) whether there is a substantial staff 
                        commitment to the work of the center;
                            (iv) whether the directors and support 
                        staff are full-time employees, to the extent 
                        practicable;
                            (v) review of the contributions of the 
                        applicant's primary researchers for the purpose 
                        of evaluating the appropriateness of such 
                        primary researchers' experiences and expertise 
                        in the context of the proposed center 
                        activities, and the adequacy of such primary 
                        researchers' time commitments to achievement of 
                        the mission of the center; and
                            (vi) the manner in which the results of 
                        education research will be disseminated for 
                        further use.
            (5) Publication.--The Assistant Secretary shall publish 
        proposed research priorities developed by each directorate in 
        the Federal Register every 2 years, not later than October 1 of 
        each year, and shall allow a period of 60 days for public 
        comments and suggestions.
    (d) National Directorate on Curriculum, Instruction, and 
Assessment.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish and operate the 
National Directorate on Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. The 
directorate established under this subsection is authorized to conduct 
research on--
            (1) methods to improve student learning;
            (2) methods to improve the process of reading, the craft of 
        writing, the growth of reasoning skills, and the development of 
        information-finding skills;
            (3) enabling students to develop higher order thinking 
        skills;
            (4) methods to teach effectively all students in mixed-
        ability classrooms;
            (5) developing, identifying, or evaluating new educational 
        assessments, including performance-based and portfolio 
        assessments which demonstrate skill and a command of knowledge;
            (6) standards for what students should know and be able to 
        do, particularly standards of desired performance set at 
        internationally competitive levels;
            (7) the use of testing in the classroom and its impact on 
        improving student achievement, including an analysis of how 
        testing affects what is taught;
            (8) test bias as such bias affects historically underserved 
        girls, women, and minority populations;
            (9) test security, accountability, validity, reliability 
        and objectivity;
            (10) relevant teacher training and instruction in giving a 
        test, scoring a test and in the use of test results to improve 
        student achievement;
            (11) curriculum development designed to meet challenging 
        standards, including State efforts to develop such curriculum;
            (12) the need for, and methods of delivering, teacher 
        education, development, and inservice training;
            (13) curriculum, instruction, and assessment in vocational 
        education and school-to-work transition;
            (14) the use of technology in learning, teaching, and 
        testing;
            (15) methods of involving parents in their children's 
        education and ways to involve business, industry, and other 
        community partners in promoting excellence in schools; and
            (16) other topics relevant to the mission of the 
        directorate.
    (e) National Directorate on the Educational Achievement of 
Historically Underserved Populations.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
establish and operate a National Directorate on the Educational 
Achievement of Historically Underserved Populations, the activities of 
which shall be closely coordinated with those of the directorate 
described in subsection (d). The directorate established under this 
subsection is authorized to conduct research on--
            (1) the quality of educational opportunities afforded 
        historically underserved populations, including minority 
        students, students with disabilities, economically 
        disadvantaged students, girls, women, limited-English 
        proficient students, and Indian and Alaska Native students, 
        particularly the quality of educational opportunities afforded 
        such populations in highly concentrated urban areas and 
        sparsely populated rural areas;
            (2) effective institutional practices for expanding 
        opportunities for such groups;
            (3) methods for overcoming the barriers to learning that 
        may impede student achievement;
            (4) innovative teacher training and professional 
        development methods to help the historically underserved meet 
        challenging standards;
            (5) the use of technology to improve the educational 
        opportunities and achievement of the historically underserved;
            (6) the means by which parents, community resources and 
        institutions (including cultural institutions) can be utilized 
        to support and improve the achievement of at-risk students;
            (7) methods to improve the quality of the education of 
        American Indian and Alaska Native students not only in schools 
        funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, but also in public 
        elementary and secondary schools located on or near Indian 
        reservations, including--
                    (A) research on mechanisms to facilitate the 
                establishment of tribal departments of education that 
                assume responsibility for all education programs of 
                State educational agencies operating on an Indian 
                reservation and all education programs funded by the 
                Bureau of Indian Affairs on an Indian reservation;
                    (B) research on the development of culturally 
                appropriate curriculum for American Indian and Alaska 
                Native students, including American Indian and Alaska 
                Native culture, language, geography, history and social 
                studies, and graduation requirements related to such 
                curriculum;
                    (C) research on methods for recruiting, training 
                and retraining qualified teachers from American Indian 
                and Alaska Native communities, including research to 
                promote flexibility in the criteria for certification 
                of such teachers;
                    (D) research on techniques for improving the 
                educational achievement of American Indian and Alaska 
                Native students, including methodologies to reduce 
                dropout rates and increase graduation by such students; 
                and
                    (E) research concerning the performance by American 
                Indian and Alaska Native students of limited-English 
                proficiency on standardized achievement tests, and 
                related factors; and
            (8) other topics relevant to the mission of the 
        directorate.
    (f) National Directorate on Early Childhood Development and 
Education.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish and operate the 
National Directorate on Early Childhood Development and Education. The 
directorate established under this subsection is authorized to conduct 
research on--
            (1) effective teaching and learning methods, and 
        curriculum;
            (2) instruction that considers the cultural experiences of 
        children;
            (3) access to current materials in libraries;
            (4) family literacy and parental involvement in student 
        learning;
            (5) the impact that outside influences have on learning, 
        including television, and drug and alcohol abuse;
            (6) methods for integrating learning in settings other than 
        the classroom, particularly within families and communities;
            (7) teacher training;
            (8) readiness to learn, including topics such as prenatal 
        care, nutrition, and health services;
            (9) the use of technology, including methods to help 
        parents instruct their children; and
            (10) other topics relevant to the mission of the 
        directorate.
    (g) National Directorate on Elementary and Secondary Educational 
Governance, Finance, Policymaking, and Management.--The Assistant 
Secretary shall establish and operate a National Directorate on 
Elementary and Secondary Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking, 
and Management. The directorate established under this subsection is 
authorized to conduct research on--
            (1) school-based management, shared decisionmaking and 
        other innovative school structures, and State and local reforms 
        and educational policies, which show promise for improving 
        student achievement;
            (2) innovative school design, including lengthening the 
        school day and the school year, reducing class size and 
        building professional development into the weekly school 
        schedule and, as appropriate, conducting such further research 
        as may be recommended or suggested by the report issued by the 
        National Education Commission on Time and Learning pursuant to 
        section 443 of the General Education Provisions Act;
            (3) the social organization of schooling and the inner-
        workings of schooling;
            (4) policy decisions at all levels and the impact of such 
        decisions on school achievement and other student outcomes;
            (5) effective approaches to organizing learning;
            (6) effective ways of grouping students for learning so 
        that a student is not labeled or stigmatized in ways that may 
        impede such student's achievement;
            (7) the amount of dollars allocated for education that are 
        actually spent on classroom instruction;
            (8) the organization, structure, and finance of vocational 
        education;
            (9) disparity in school financing among States, school 
        districts, and schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
            (10) the use of technology in areas such as assisting in 
        school-based management or ameliorating the effects of 
        disparity in school financing among States, school districts, 
        and schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
            (11) approaches to systemic reforms involving the 
        coordination of multiple policies at the local, State, and 
        Federal levels of government to promote higher levels of 
        student achievement;
            (12) the special adult education needs of historically 
        underserved and minority populations;
            (13) the involvement of parents and families in the 
        management and governance of schools and the education of their 
        children; and
            (14) other topics relevant to the mission of the 
        directorate.
    (h) National Directorate on Adult Education, Literacy and Lifelong 
Learning.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish and operate a 
National Directorate on Adult Education, Literacy and Lifelong 
Learning. The directorate established under this subsection is 
authorized to conduct research on--
            (1) the most effective training methods for adults to 
        upgrade education and vocational skills;
            (2) opportunities for adults to continue their education 
        beyond higher education and graduate school, in the context of 
        lifelong learning and information-finding skills;
            (3) adult literacy and effective methods, including 
        technology, to eliminate illiteracy;
            (4) preparing students for a lifetime of work, the ability 
        to adapt through retraining to the changing needs of the work 
        force and the ability to learn new tasks;
            (5) the use of technology to develop and deliver effective 
        training methods for adults to upgrade their education and 
        their vocational skills; and
            (6) other topics relevant to the mission of the 
        directorate.
    (i) Personnel.--
            (1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary may appoint, for 
        terms not to exceed 3 years (without regard to the provisions 
        of title 5 of the United States Code governing appointment in 
        the competitive service) and may compensate (without regard to 
        the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
        of such title relating to classification and General Schedule 
        pay rates) such scientific or professional employees of the 
        Office as the Assistant Secretary considers necessary to 
        accomplish the functions of the Office. Such employees shall 
        not exceed one-fifth of the number of full-time, regular 
        scientific or professional employees of the Office. The rate of 
        basic pay for such employees may not exceed the maximum annual 
        rate of pay for grade GS-15 under section 5332 of title 5 of 
        the United States Code.
            (2) Reappointment.--The Assistant Secretary may reappoint 
        employees described in paragraph (1) upon presentation of a 
        clear and convincing justification of need, for 1 additional 
        term not to exceed 3 years. All such employees shall work on 
        activities of the Office and shall not be reassigned to other 
        duties outside the Office during their term.
    (j) Selection Procedures and Fellowships.--
            (1) Selection procedures.--When making competitive awards 
        under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall--
                    (A) solicit recommendations and advice regarding 
                research priorities, opportunities, and strategies from 
                qualified experts, such as education professionals and 
                policymakers, librarians, personnel of the regional 
                educational laboratories described in subsection (k) 
                and of the research and development centers assisted 
                under this section, and the Advisory Board, as well as 
                parents and other members of the general public;
                    (B) employ suitable selection procedures using the 
                procedures and principles of peer review providing an 
                appropriate balance between expertise in research and 
                practice for all proposals so that technical research 
                merit is judged by research experts and programmatic 
                relevance is judged by program experts, except where 
                such peer review procedures are clearly inappropriate 
                given such factors as the relatively small amount of a 
                grant or contract or the exigencies of the situation; 
                and
                    (C) determine that the activities assisted will be 
                conducted efficiently, will be of high quality, and 
                will meet priority research and development needs under 
                this section.
            (2) Fellowships.--
                    (A) Publication.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
                publish proposed research priorities for the awarding 
                of research fellowships under this paragraph in the 
                Federal Register every 2 years, not later than October 
                1 of each year, and shall allow a period of 60 days for 
                public comments and suggestions.
                    (B) Competition.--Prior to awarding a fellowship 
                under this paragraph, the Assistant Secretary shall 
                invite applicants to compete for such fellowships 
                through notice published in the Federal Register.
                    (C) Authority.--From amounts appropriated pursuant 
                to the authority of subsection (q)(1), the Assistant 
                Secretary may establish and maintain research 
                fellowships in the Office, for scholars, researchers, 
                policymakers, education practitioners, librarians, and 
                statisticians engaged in the use, collection, and 
                dissemination of information about education and 
                educational research. Subject to regulations published 
                by the Assistant Secretary, fellowships may include 
                such stipends and allowances, including travel and 
                subsistence expenses provided under title 5, United 
                States Code, as the Assistant Secretary considers 
                appropriate.
    (k) Regional Educational Laboratories for Research, Dissemination, 
and Technical Assistance.--
            (1) Authority.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Assistant Secretary shall support at least 10 but not 
                more than 20 regional educational laboratories 
                established by public agencies or private nonprofit 
                organizations.
                    (B) Special rule.--In any fiscal year in which the 
                amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of 
                subsection (q)(2) exceeds $38,000,000, the Assistant 
                Secretary may use the amount in excess of $38,000,000 
                to support a regional educational laboratory serving a 
                region not in existence on the day preceding the date 
                of enactment of this Act, if such amount is equal to or 
                exceeds $2,000,000.
                    (C) Priority.--The Assistant Secretary shall give 
                priority to supporting a regional educational 
                laboratory that involves the combination or subdivision 
                of a region or regions, such that States within a 
                region in existence on the day preceding the date of 
                enactment of this Act may be combined with States in 
                another such region to form a new region so long as 
                such combination does not result in any region in 
                existence on such date permanently becoming part of a 
                larger region, nor of any such region permanently 
                subsuming another region.
            (2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
        ``regional educational laboratory'' means a public agency or 
        institution or a private nonprofit organization that--
                    (A) serves the education improvement needs in a 
                geographic region of the United States; and
                    (B) advances the National Education Goals.
            (3) Duties.--Each regional educational laboratory shall--
                    (A) have as its central mission and primary 
                function--
                            (i) to develop and disseminate educational 
                        research products and processes to schools, 
                        teachers, local educational agencies, State 
                        educational agencies, librarians, and schools 
                        funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and
                            (ii) through such development and 
                        dissemination and the provision of technical 
                        assistance, to help all students learn to 
                        challenging standards;
                    (B) provide technical assistance to State and local 
                educational agencies, school boards, schools funded by 
                the Bureau of Indian Affairs, State boards of 
                education, schools, and librarians in accordance with 
                the prioritization described in paragraph (4)(B)(vi) 
                and needs related to standard-driven education reform;
                    (C) facilitate school restructuring at the 
                individual school level, including technical assistance 
                for adapting model demonstration grant programs to each 
                school;
                    (D) serve the educational development needs of the 
                region by providing education research in usable forms 
                in order to promote school improvement and academic 
                achievement and to correct educational deficiencies;
                    (E) develop a plan for identifying and serving the 
                needs of the region by conducting a continuing survey 
                of the educational needs, strengths, and weaknesses 
                within the region, including a process of open hearings 
                to solicit the views of schools, teachers, 
                administrators, parents, local educational agencies, 
                librarians, and State educational agencies within the 
                region;
                    (F) use applied educational research to assist in 
                solving site-specific problems and to assist in 
                development activities;
                    (G) conduct applied research projects designed to 
                serve the particular needs of the region only in the 
                event that such quality applied research does not exist 
                as determined by the regional education laboratory or 
                the Department of Education;
                    (H) facilitate communication between educational 
                experts, school officials, and teachers, parents, and 
                librarians, to enable such individuals to assist 
                schools to develop a plan to meet the National 
                Education Goals;
                    (I) bring teams of experts together to develop and 
                implement school improvement plans and strategies;
                    (J) provide training in--
                            (i) the field of education research and 
                        related areas;
                            (ii) the use of new educational methods; 
                        and
                            (iii) the use of information-finding 
                        methods, practices, techniques, and products 
                        developed in connection with such training for 
                        which the regional educational laboratory may 
                        support internships and fellowships and provide 
                        stipends;
                    (K) coordinate such laboratory's activities with 
                the directorates assisted under this section in 
                designing such laboratory's services and projects, in 
                order to--
                            (i) maximize the use of research conducted 
                        through the directorates in the work of such 
                        laboratory;
                            (ii) keep the directorates apprised of the 
                        work of the regional educational laboratories 
                        in the field; and
                            (iii) inform the directorates about 
                        additional research needs identified in the 
                        field;
                    (L) develop with the State educational agencies and 
                library agencies in the region and the Bureau of Indian 
                Affairs a plan for serving the region;
                    (M) collaborate and coordinate services with other 
                technical assistance funded by the Department of 
                Education; and
                    (N) cooperate with other regional laboratories to 
                develop and maintain a national network that addresses 
                national education problems.
            (4) Governing board.--
                    (A) In general.--In carrying out the activities 
                described in paragraph (3), each regional educational 
                laboratory shall operate under the direction of a 
                governing board, the members of which--
                            (i) are representative of that region; and
                            (ii) include teachers and education 
                        researchers.
                    (B) Duties.--Each such governing board shall--
                            (i) determine, subject to the requirements 
                        of this section and in consultation with the 
                        Assistant Secretary, the mission of the 
                        regional educational laboratory;
                            (ii) ensure that the regional educational 
                        laboratory attains and maintains a high level 
                        of quality in its work and products;
                            (iii) establish standards to ensure that 
                        the regional educational laboratory has strong 
                        and effective governance, organization, 
                        management, and administration, and employs 
                        qualified staff;
                            (iv) direct the regional educational 
                        laboratory to carry out the regional 
                        educational laboratory's duties in a manner as 
                        will make progress toward achieving the 
                        National Education Goals and reforming schools 
                        and educational systems;
                            (v) conduct a continuing survey of the 
                        educational needs, strengths, and weaknesses 
                        within the region, including a process of open 
                        hearings to solicit the views of schools and 
                        teachers; and
                            (vi) prioritize the needs of economically 
                        disadvantaged urban and rural areas within the 
                        region and ensure that such needs are served by 
                        the regional educational laboratory.
            (5) Application.--Each entity desiring support for a 
        regional educational laboratory shall submit to the Assistant 
        Secretary an application that contains such information as the 
        Assistant Secretary may reasonably require, including 
        assurances that a regional educational laboratory will address 
        the activities described in paragraph (3).
            (6) Additional projects.--In addition to activities 
        described in paragraph (3), the Assistant Secretary, from 
        amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (q)(4), is 
        authorized to enter into agreements with a regional educational 
        laboratory for the purpose of carrying out additional projects 
        to enable such regional educational laboratory to assist in 
        efforts to achieve the National Education Goals and for other 
        purposes.
            (7) Special rule.--No regional educational laboratory 
        shall, by reason of receipt of assistance under this section, 
        be ineligible to receive any other assistance from the Office 
        authorized by law or be prohibited from engaging in activities 
        involving international projects or endeavors.
            (8) Plan.--Not later than July 1 of each year, each 
        regional educational laboratory shall submit to the Assistant 
        Secretary a plan covering the succeeding fiscal year, in which 
        such laboratory's mission, activities and scope of work are 
        described, including a general description of--
                    (A) the plans such laboratory expects to submit in 
                the 4 succeeding years; and
                    (B) an assessment of how well such laboratory is 
                meeting the needs of the region.
            (9) Contract duration.--The Assistant Secretary shall enter 
        into a contract for the purpose of supporting a regional 
        educational laboratory under this subsection for a minimum of 5 
        years. The Secretary shall ensure that the recompetition cycles 
        for new contracts for regional educational laboratories are 
        carried out in such a manner that the expiration of the 
        laboratory contracts is consistent with the reauthorization 
        cycle.
            (10) Review.--The Assistant Secretary shall review the work 
        of each regional educational laboratory in the third year that 
        such laboratory receives assistance under this subsection, and 
        shall evaluate the performance of such laboratory's activities 
        to determine if such activities are consistent with the duties 
        described in paragraph (3).
            (11) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed to require any modifications in the regional 
        educational laboratory contracts in effect on the day preceding 
        the date of enactment of this Act.
            (12) Advance payment system.--Each regional educational 
        laboratory shall participate in the advance payment system of 
        the Department of Education.
            (13) Coordination.--The regional education laboratories 
        shall work collaboratively, and coordinate the services such 
        laboratories provide, with the technical assistance centers 
        authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.
    (l) Teacher Research Dissemination Demonstration Program.--
            (1) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
                    (A) education research, including research funded 
                by the Office, is not having the impact on the Nation's 
                schools that such research should;
                    (B) relevant education research and resulting 
                solutions are not being adequately disseminated to and 
                used by the teachers that need such research and 
                solutions;
                    (C) there are insufficient linkages between the 
                research and development centers assisted under this 
                section, the regional educational laboratories 
                described in subsection (k), the National Diffusion 
                Network State facilitators, the Education Resources 
                Information Clearinghouses, the comprehensive technical 
                assistance centers assisted under the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965, and the public schools 
                to ensure that research on effective practice is 
                disseminated and technical assistance provided to all 
                teachers;
                    (D) the average teacher has little time to plan or 
                engage in a professional dialogue with peers about 
                strategies for improved learning;
                    (E) teachers do not have direct access to 
                information systems or networks;
                    (F) teachers have little control over what 
                inservice education teachers will be offered; and
                    (G) individual teachers are not encouraged to move 
                beyond the walls of their school buildings to identify 
                and use outside resources.
            (2) Establishment.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to 
                make grants to, and enter into contracts or cooperative 
                agreements with, public and private agencies and 
                organizations, including institutions of higher 
                education, the regional education laboratories, and the 
                research and development centers, or consortia 
                thereof--
                            (i) to develop and carry out projects that 
                        demonstrate effective strategies for helping 
                        elementary and secondary education teachers, in 
                        both urban and rural areas, become 
                        knowledgeable about, assist in the design and 
                        use of, and use, education research, including 
                        education research carried out under this Act; 
                        and
                            (ii) to develop, implement, and evaluate 
                        models for creation of teacher research 
                        dissemination networks.
                    (B) Priority.--In awarding grants and entering into 
                contracts and cooperative agreements under subparagraph 
                (A) the Secretary shall give priority to entities that 
                have received Federal funds for research and 
                dissemination.
            (3) Applications.--
                    (A) In general.--An entity desiring to receive 
                assistance under this subsection shall submit an 
                application to the Secretary in such form, at such 
                time, and containing such information and assurances as 
                the Secretary may require.
                    (B) Contents.--Each such application shall describe 
                how the project described in the application--
                            (i) was developed with the active 
                        participation of elementary and secondary 
                        school teachers;
                            (ii) will include the continuing 
                        participation of elementary and secondary 
                        school teachers in the management of the 
                        project;
                            (iii) is organized around one or more 
                        significant research topics;
                            (iv) will involve collaboration with 
                        entities that have received Federal funds for 
                        research and dissemination; and
                            (v) will sustain over time teacher research 
                        dissemination networks after Federal funding 
                        for such networks terminates.
            (4) Use of funds.--Funds provided under this section may be 
        used--
                    (A) to train elementary and secondary education 
                teachers (particularly new teachers) about the sources 
                of education research findings, including research 
                findings available through activities supported by the 
                Office, and how to access and use such findings to 
                improve the quality of instruction;
                    (B) to develop simple formats, both administrative 
                and technological, that allow elementary and secondary 
                education teachers easy access to and use of education 
                research findings;
                    (C) to share strategies and materials;
                    (D) to support professional networks;
                    (E) to survey teacher needs in the areas of 
                research and development; and
                    (F) for other activities designed to support 
                elementary and secondary education teachers in becoming 
                knowledgeable about, assisting in the design of, and 
                using, educational research.
            (5) Stipends.--The Secretary may provide for the payment of 
        such stipends (including allowances for subsistence and other 
        expenses for elementary and secondary teachers), as the 
        Secretary determines to be appropriate, to teachers 
        participating in the projects authorized under this subsection.
            (6) Coordination.--Recipients of funds under this section 
        shall, to the greatest extent possible, coordinate their 
        activities with related activities under the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965.
            (7) Report.--The Secretary shall, within 5 years of the 
        date of enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a report 
        on the effectiveness of activities assisted under this 
        subsection.
    (m) Office of Dissemination and Reform Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish an 
        Office of Dissemination and Reform Assistance, which may 
        include the Education Resources Information Clearinghouses, the 
        regional educational laboratories, the National Clearinghouse 
        for Science and Mathematics Resources, the National Diffusion 
        Network, the National Education Library, and such other 
        programs and activities as the Assistant Secretary deems 
        appropriate. The Office of Dissemination and Reform Assistance 
        shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the 
        Assistant Secretary and have a demonstrated expertise and 
        experience in dissemination.
            (2) Duties.--In carrying out its dissemination activities, 
        the Office of Dissemination and Reform Assistance shall--
                    (A) operate a depository for all Department of 
                Education publications and products and make available 
                for reproduction such publications and products;
                    (B) coordinate the dissemination efforts of all 
                Office of Educational Research and Improvement program 
                offices, the regional educational laboratories, the 
                directorates assisted under this section, the National 
                Diffusion Network, and the Education Resources 
                Information Clearinghouses;
                    (C) disseminate relevant and useful research, 
                information, products, and publications developed 
                through or supported by the Department of Education to 
                schools throughout the Nation;
                    (D) develop the capacity to connect schools and 
                teachers seeking information with the relevant regional 
                educational laboratories assisted under subsection (k), 
                the National Diffusion Network, the directorates 
                assisted under this section, and the Education 
                Resources Information Clearinghouses; and
                    (E) provide an annual report to the Secretary 
                regarding the types of information, products, and 
                services that teachers, schools, and school districts 
                have requested and have determined to be most useful, 
                and describe future plans to adapt Department of 
                Education products and services to address the needs of 
                the users of such information, products, and services.
            (3) Additional activities.--In addition, the Office of 
        Dissemination and Reform Assistance may--
                    (A) use media and other educational technology to 
                carry out dissemination activities, including program 
                development;
                    (B) establish and maintain a database on all 
                research and improvement efforts funded through the 
                Department of Education;
                    (C) actively encourage cooperative publishing of 
                significant publications;
                    (D) disseminate information on successful models 
                and educational methods which have been recommended to 
                the Office of Dissemination and Reform Assistance by 
                educators, educational organizations, nonprofit 
                organizations, businesses, and foundations, and 
                disseminate such models by including, with any such 
                information, an identification of the entity or 
                entities that have recommended the program; and
                    (E) engage in such other dissemination activities 
                as the Assistant Secretary determines necessary.
    (n) National Diffusion Network State Facilitators.--The National 
Diffusion Network described in section 1562 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 is authorized to provide information 
through National Diffusion Network State facilitators on model or 
demonstration projects funded by the Department of Education. For 
purposes of carrying out this paragraph, information on such model 
projects does not have to be approved through the program effectiveness 
panel, but may be provided directly through the State facilitators. In 
addition, the National Diffusion Network may disseminate other 
information available through the Office of Education Dissemination and 
Reform Assistance established under subsection (m) through the National 
Diffusion Network.
    (o) National Education Library.--
            (1) Establishment.--There shall be established a National 
        Library of Education at the Department of Education (hereafter 
        in this subsection referred to as the ``Library'') which 
        shall--
                    (A) be a national resource center for teachers, 
                scholars, librarians, State, local, and Indian tribal 
                education officials, parents, and other interested 
                individuals; and
                    (B) provide resources to assist in the--
                            (i) advancement of research on education;
                            (ii) dissemination and exchange of 
                        scientific and other information important to 
                        the improvement of education at all levels; and
                            (iii) improvement of educational 
                        achievement.
            (2) Mission.--The mission of the Library shall be to--
                    (A) become a principal center for the collection, 
                preservation, and effective utilization of the research 
                and other information related to education and to the 
                improvement of educational achievement;
                    (B) strive to ensure widespread access to the 
                Library's facilities and materials, coverage of all 
                education issues and subjects, and quality control;
                    (C) have an expert library staff; and
                    (D) use modern information technology that holds 
                the potential to link major libraries, schools, and 
                educational centers across the United States into a 
                network of national education resources.
            (3) Functions.--The Library shall--
                    (A) establish a policy to acquire and preserve 
                books, periodicals, data, prints, films, recordings, 
                and other library materials related to education;
                    (B) establish a policy to disseminate information 
                about the materials available in the Library;
                    (C) make available through loans, photographic or 
                other copying procedures, or otherwise, such materials 
                in the Library as the Secretary deems appropriate; and
                    (D) provide reference and research assistance.
            (4) Librarian.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint a 
                librarian to head the Library.
                    (B) Experience.--The individual appointed pursuant 
                to subparagraph (A) shall have extensive experience as 
                a librarian.
                    (C) Solicitation of nominations.--The Secretary 
                shall solicit nominations from individuals and 
                organizations before making the appointment described 
                in subparagraph (A).
                    (D) Salary.--The librarian shall be paid at not 
                less than the minimum rate of pay payable for level GS-
                15 of the General Schedule.
    (p) Education Resources Information Clearinghouses.--The Assistant 
Secretary shall establish and support Education Resources Information 
Clearinghouses (including directly supporting dissemination services) 
having such functions as the clearinghouses had on the day preceding 
the date of enactment of this Act, except that the Assistant Secretary 
shall establish for the clearinghouses a coherent policy for the 
abstraction from, and inclusion in, the educational resources 
information clearinghouse system books, periodicals, reports, and other 
materials related to education.
    (q) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) Directorates of educational research.--
                    (A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and 
                such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
                years 1996 through 1999, to carry out subsections (c) 
                through (h), relating to the Directorates of 
                Educational Research.
                    (B) Appropriations of $70,000,000 or less.--From 
                the amount made available under clause (i) in any 
                fiscal year in which the amount appropriated to carry 
                out such clause is $70,000,000 or less--
                            (i) at least 25 percent of such amount 
                        shall be available to carry out subsection (d), 
                        relating to the National Directorate on 
                        Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment;
                            (ii) at least 10 percent of such amount 
                        shall be available to carry out subsection (e), 
                        relating to the National Directorate on the 
                        Educational Achievement of Historically 
                        Underserved Populations;
                            (iii) at least 10 percent of such amount 
                        shall be available to carry out subsection (f), 
                        relating to the National Directorate on Early 
                        Childhood Development and Education;
                            (iv) at least 5 percent of such amount 
                        shall be available to carry out subsection (g), 
                        relating to the National Directorate on 
                        Elementary and Secondary Educational 
                        Governance, Finance, Policymaking, and 
                        Management;
                            (v) at least 5 percent of such amount shall 
                        be available to carry out subsection (h), 
                        relating to the National Directorate on Adult 
                        Education, Literacy and Lifelong Learning; and
                            (vi) not more than 10 percent of such 
                        amount shall be available to carry out 
                        synthesis and coordination activities described 
                        in subsection (c)(1)(C).
                    (C) Appropriations greater than $70,000,000.--From 
                the amount made available under clause (i) in any 
                fiscal year in which the amount appropriated to carry 
                out such clause is greater than $70,000,000--
                            (i) at least 30 percent of such amount 
                        shall be available to carry out subsection (d), 
                        relating to the National Directorate on 
                        Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment;
                            (ii) at least 10 percent of such amount 
                        shall be available to carry out subsection (e), 
                        relating to the National Directorate on the 
                        Educational Achievement of Historically 
                        Underserved Populations;
                            (iii) at least 10 percent of such amount 
                        shall be available to carry out subsection (f), 
                        relating to the National Directorate on Early 
                        Childhood Development and Education;
                            (iv) at least 10 percent of such amount 
                        shall be available to carry out subsection (g), 
                        relating to the National Directorate on 
                        Elementary and Secondary Educational 
                        Governance, Finance, Policymaking, and 
                        Management;
                            (v) at least 10 percent of such amount 
                        shall be available to carry out subsection (h), 
                        relating to the National Directorate on Adult 
                        Education, Literacy and Lifelong Learning; and
                            (vi) not more than 10 percent of such 
                        amount shall be available to carry out 
                        synthesis and coordination activities described 
                        in subsection (c)(1)(C).
                    (D) Special rule.--Not less than 95 percent of 
                funds appropriated pursuant to the authority of clause 
                (i) in any fiscal year shall be expended to carry out 
                this section through grants, cooperative agreements, or 
                contracts.
            (2) Regional educational laboratories.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated $41,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, 
        and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
        1996 through 1999, to carry out subsection (k), relating to the 
        regional educational laboratories.
            (3) Teacher research dissemination demonstration program.--
                    (A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such 
                sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
                1996 through 1999, to carry out the provisions of 
                subsection (l), relating to the teacher research 
                dissemination demonstration program.
                    (B) Peer review.--The Secretary may use not more 
                than 0.2 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to 
                the authority of subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year 
                for peer review of applications under this section.
            (4) Office of dissemination and reform assistance.--There 
        are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
        years 1996 through 1999, to carry out subsections (m) and 
        (k)(6), relating to the Office of Education Dissemination and 
        Reform Assistance and additional projects for regional 
        educational laboratories, respectively.
            (5) National diffusion network state facilitators.--There 
        are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the fiscal 
        year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 1996 through 1999, to carry out subsection (n), relating 
        to the National Diffusion Network State Facilitators.
            (6) National education library.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as 
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 
        1999, to carry out subsection (o), relating to the National 
        Education Library.
            (7) Education resources information clearinghouses.--There 
        are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
        years 1996 through 1999, to carry out subsection (p), relating 
        to the Education Resources Information Clearinghouses.
            (8) Administration of funds.--When more than one Federal 
        agency uses funds to support a single project under this 
        section, the Office may act for all such agencies in 
        administering such funds.
    (r) Existing Contracts and Grants.--
            (1) Special rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, grants or contracts for the regional educational 
        laboratories and the centers assisted under section 405 of the 
        General Education Provisions Act on the day preceding the date 
        of enactment of this Act shall remain in effect until the 
        termination date of such grants or contracts, except that the 
        grants or contracts for such centers which terminate before the 
        competition for the new centers described in section 
        102(c)(3)(B) of this Act is completed may be extended until the 
        time that the awards for such new centers are made.
            (2) Funding.--The Secretary shall use amounts appropriated 
        pursuant to the authority of subsection (q)(1)(A) to support 
        the grants or contracts described in paragraph (1).

SEC. 103. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Continuing Effect of Legal Documents.--All orders, 
determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, grants, 
contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other 
administrative actions--
            (1) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
        become effective by the President, any Federal agency or 
        official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in 
        the performance of functions of the Office of Educational 
        Research and Improvement (as such functions existed on the day 
        before the date of enactment of this Act); and
            (2) which are in effect at the time this Act takes effect, 
        or were final before the effective date of this Act and are to 
        become effective on or after the effective date of this Act,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, 
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by 
the President, the Secretary or other authorized official, a court of 
competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
    (b) Proceedings Not Affected.--The provisions of this Act shall not 
affect any proceedings, including notices of proposed rulemaking, or 
any application for any license, permit, certificate, or financial 
assistance pending before the Office of Educational Research and 
Improvement at the time this Act takes effect, with respect to 
functions of such Office but such proceedings and applications shall be 
continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be 
taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as 
if this Act had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such 
proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, 
superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of 
competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing in this 
subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or 
modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions 
and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been 
discontinued or modified if this Act had not been enacted.
    (c) Suits Not Affected.--The provisions of this Act shall not 
affect suits commenced before the effective date of this Act, and in 
all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments 
rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Act had 
not been enacted.
    (d) Nonabatement of Actions.--No suit, action, or other proceeding 
commenced by or against the Office of Educational Research and 
Improvement, or by or against any individual in the official capacity 
of such individual as an officer of the Office of Educational Research 
and Improvement, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Administrative Actions Relating to Promulgation of 
Regulations.--Any administrative action relating to the preparation or 
promulgation of a regulation by the Office of Educational Research and 
Improvement relating to a function of such Office under this Act may be 
continued by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement with 
the same effect as if this Act had not been enacted.

SEC. 104. FIELD READERS.

    Section 402 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 
U.S.C. 3462) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
        Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Special Rule.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Secretary may use not more than 1 percent of the funds 
        appropriated for any education program that awards such funds 
        on a competitive basis to pay the expenses and fees of non-
        Federal experts necessary to review applications and proposals 
        for such funds.
            ``(2) Applicability.--The provisions of paragraph (1) shall 
        not apply to any education program under which funds are 
        authorized to be appropriated to pay the fees and expenses of 
        non-Federal experts to review applications and proposals for 
        such funds.''.

               TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

                PART A--INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

SEC. 211. INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Established.--The Secretary shall carry out an 
International Education Program in accordance with this section that 
shall provide for--
            (1) the study of international education programs and 
        delivery systems; and
            (2) an international education exchange program.
    (b) Assessment and Information.--The Secretary shall award grants 
for the study, evaluation and analysis of education systems in other 
nations, particularly Great Britain, France, Germany and Japan. Such 
studies shall focus upon a comparative analysis of curriculum, 
methodology and organizational structure, including the length of the 
school year and school day. In addition, the studies shall provide an 
analysis of successful strategies employed by other nations to improve 
student achievement, with a specific focus upon application to 
schooling and the National Education Goals.
    (c) International Education Exchange.--
            (1) Requirement.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
                program to be known as the International Education 
                Exchange Program. Under such program the Secretary 
                shall award grants to or enter into contracts with 
                organizations with demonstrated effectiveness or 
                expertise in international achievement comparisons, in 
                order to--
                            (i) make available to educators from 
                        eligible countries exemplary curriculum and 
                        teacher training programs in civics and 
                        government education and economic education 
                        developed in the United States;
                            (ii) assist eligible countries in the 
                        adaptation and implementation of such programs 
                        or joint research concerning such programs;
                            (iii) create and implement educational 
                        programs for United States students which draw 
                        upon the experiences of emerging constitutional 
                        democracies;
                            (iv) provide a means for the exchange of 
                        ideas and experiences in civics and government 
                        education and economic education among 
                        political, educational and private sector 
                        leaders of participating eligible countries; 
                        and
                            (v) provide support for--
                                    (I) research and evaluation to 
                                determine the effects of educational 
                                programs on students' development of 
                                the knowledge, skills and traits of 
                                character essential for the 
                                preservation and improvement of 
                                constitutional democracy; and
                                    (II) effective participation in and 
                                the preservation and improvement of an 
                                efficient market economy.
                    (B) Reservations.--In carrying out the program 
                described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
                reserve in each fiscal year--
                            (i) 50 percent of the amount available to 
                        carry out this subsection for civics and 
                        government education activities; and
                            (ii) 50 percent of such amount for economic 
                        education activities.
            (2) Contract authorized.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to 
                contract with independent nonprofit educational 
                organizations to carry out the provisions of this 
                subsection.
                    (B) Number.--The Secretary shall award at least 1 
                but not more than 3 contracts described in subparagraph 
                (A) in each of the areas described in clauses (i) and 
                (ii) of paragraph (1)(B).
                    (C) Avoidance of duplication.--The Secretary shall 
                award contracts described in subparagraph (A) so as to 
                avoid duplication of activities in such contracts.
                    (D) Requirements.--Each organization with which the 
                Secretary enters into a contract pursuant to 
                subparagraph (A) shall--
                            (i) be experienced in--
                                    (I) the development and national 
                                implementation of curricular programs 
                                in civics and government education and 
                                economic education for students from 
                                grades kindergarten through 12 in 
                                local, intermediate, and State 
                                educational agencies, in schools funded 
                                by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and in 
                                private schools throughout the Nation 
                                with the cooperation and assistance of 
                                national professional educational 
                                organizations, colleges and 
                                universities, and private sector 
                                organizations;
                                    (II) the development and 
                                implementation of cooperative 
                                university and school based inservice 
                                training programs for teachers of 
                                grades kindergarten through grade 12 
                                using scholars from such relevant 
                                disciplines as political science, 
                                political philosophy, history, law and 
                                economics;
                                    (III) the development of model 
                                curricular frameworks in civics and 
                                government education and economic 
                                education;
                                    (IV) the administration of 
                                international seminars on the goals and 
                                objectives of civics and government 
                                education or economic education in 
                                constitutional democracies (including 
                                the sharing of curricular materials) 
                                for educational leaders, teacher 
                                trainers, scholars in related 
                                disciplines, and educational 
                                policymakers; and
                                    (V) the evaluation of civics and 
                                government education or economic 
                                education programs; and
                            (ii) have the authority to subcontract with 
                        other organizations to carry out the provisions 
                        of this subsection.
            (3) Activities.--The international education program 
        described in this subsection shall--
                    (A) provide eligible countries with--
                            (i) seminars on the basic principles of 
                        United States constitutional democracy and 
                        economics, including seminars on the major 
                        governmental and economic institutions and 
                        systems in the United States, and visits to 
                        such institutions;
                            (ii) visits to school systems, institutions 
                        of higher learning, and nonprofit organizations 
                        conducting exemplary programs in civics and 
                        government education and economic education in 
                        the United States;
                            (iii) home stays in United States 
                        communities;
                            (iv) translations and adaptations regarding 
                        United States civics and government education 
                        and economic education curricular programs for 
                        students and teachers, and in the case of 
                        training programs for teachers translations and 
                        adaptations into forms useful in schools in 
                        eligible countries, and joint research projects 
                        in such areas;
                            (v) translation of basic documents of 
                        United States constitutional government for use 
                        in eligible countries, such as The Federalist 
                        Papers, selected writings of Presidents Adams 
                        and Jefferson and the Anti-Federalists, and 
                        more recent works on political theory, 
                        constitutional law and economics; and
                            (vi) research and evaluation assistance to 
                        determine--
                                    (I) the effects of educational 
                                programs on students' development of 
                                the knowledge, skills and traits of 
                                character essential for the 
                                preservation and improvement of 
                                constitutional democracy; and
                                    (II) effective participation in and 
                                the preservation and improvement of an 
                                efficient market economy;
                    (B) provide United States participants with--
                            (i) seminars on the histories, economics 
                        and governments of eligible countries;
                            (ii) visits to school systems, institutions 
                        of higher learning, and organizations 
                        conducting exemplary programs in civics and 
                        government education and economic education 
                        located in eligible countries;
                            (iii) home stays in eligible countries;
                            (iv) assistance from educators and scholars 
                        in eligible countries in the development of 
                        curricular materials on the history, government 
                        and economics of such countries that are useful 
                        in United States classrooms;
                            (v) opportunities to provide on-site 
                        demonstrations of United States curricula and 
                        pedagogy for educational leaders in eligible 
                        countries; and
                            (vi) research and evaluation assistance to 
                        determine--
                                    (I) the effects of educational 
                                programs on students' development of 
                                the knowledge, skills and traits of 
                                character essential for the 
                                preservation and improvement of 
                                constitutional democracy; and
                                    (II) effective participation in and 
                                improvement of an efficient market 
                                economy; and
                    (C) assist participants from eligible countries and 
                the United States in participating in international 
                conferences on civics and government education and 
                economic education for educational leaders, teacher 
                trainers, scholars in related disciplines, and 
                educational policymakers.
            (4) Printer materials and programs.--All printed materials 
        and programs provided to foreign nations under this subsection 
        shall bear the logo and text used by the Marshall Plan after 
        World War II, that is, clasped hands with the inscription ``A 
        gift from the American people to the people of (insert name of 
        country)''.
            (5) Participants.--The primary participants in the 
        international education program assisted under this subsection 
        shall be leading educators in the areas of civics and 
        government education and economic education, including 
        curriculum and teacher training specialists, scholars in 
        relevant disciplines, and educational policymakers, from the 
        United States and eligible countries.
            (6) Personnel and technical experts.--The Secretary is 
        authorized to provide Department of Education personnel and 
        technical experts to assist eligible countries establish and 
        implement a database or other effective methods to improve 
        educational delivery systems, structure and organization.
            (7) Definitions.--For the purpose of this subsection the 
        term ``eligible country'' means a Central European country, an 
        Eastern European country, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Georgia, 
        the Commonwealth of Independent States, and any country that 
        formerly was a republic of the Soviet Union whose political 
        independence is recognized in the United States.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) Assessment and information.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as 
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 
        1999, to carry out subsection (b).
            (2) International education exchange.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such 
        sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 
        through 1999, to carry out subsection (c).

   PART B--AMENDMENTS TO THE CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED 
                        TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ACT

SEC. 221. NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE.

    Section 422 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2422) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by inserting 
        ``(including postsecondary employment and training programs)'' 
        after ``training programs''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) (as 
                redesignated in subparagraph (A)), by inserting ``the 
                State board or agency governing higher education,'' 
                after ``coordinating council,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated in 
                subparagraph (A))--
                            (i) by striking ``Act and of'' and 
                        inserting ``Act, of''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and of the State board 
                        or agency governing higher education'' after 
                        ``Job Training Partnership Act'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) Data Collection System.--In the development and design of a 
system to provide data on graduation or completion rates, job placement 
rates from occupationally specific programs, licensing rates, and 
awards of high school graduate equivalency diplomas (GED), each State 
board for higher education shall develop a data collection system the 
results of which can be integrated into the occupational information 
system developed under this section.''.

              PART C--ELEMENTARY SCIENCE EQUIPMENT PROGRAM

SEC. 231. SHORT TITLE.

    This part may be cited as the ``Elementary Mathematics and Science 
Equipment Act''.

SEC. 232. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this part to raise the quality of instruction 
in mathematics and science in the Nation's elementary schools by 
providing equipment and materials necessary for hands-on instruction 
through assistance to State and local educational agencies.

SEC. 233. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    The Secretary is authorized to make allotments to State educational 
agencies under section 234 to enable such agencies to award grants to 
local educational agencies for the purpose of providing equipment and 
materials to elementary schools to improve mathematics and science 
education in such schools.

SEC. 234. ALLOTMENTS OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--From the amount appropriated under section 240 for 
any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
            (1) not more than one-half of 1 percent for allotment among 
        Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
        States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau according to 
        their respective needs for assistance under this part; and
            (2) one-half of 1 percent for programs for Indian students 
        served by schools funded by the Secretary of the Interior which 
        are consistent with the purposes of this part.
    (b) Allotment.--The remainder of the amount so appropriated (after 
meeting requirements in subsection (a)) shall be allotted among State 
educational agencies so that--
            (1) one-half of such remainder shall be distributed by 
        allotting to each State educational agency an amount which 
        bears the same ratio to such one-half of such remainder as the 
        number of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, in the State bears 
        to the number of such children in all States; and
            (2) one-half of such remainder shall be distributed 
        according to each State's share of allocations under chapter 1 
        of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965,
except that no State educational agency shall receive less than one-
half of 1 percent of the amount available under this subsection in any 
fiscal year or less than the amount allotted to such State for fiscal 
year 1988 under title II of the Education for Economic Security Act.
    (c) Reallotment of Unused Funds.--The amount of any State 
educational agency's allotment under subsection (b) for any fiscal year 
to carry out this part which the Secretary determines will not be 
required for that fiscal year to carry out this part shall be available 
for reallotment from time to time, on such dates during that year as 
the Secretary may determine, to other State educational agencies in 
proportion to the original allotments to those State educational 
agencies under subsection (b) for that year but with such proportionate 
amount for any of those other State educational agencies being reduced 
to the extent it exceeds the sum the Secretary estimates that the State 
educational agency needs and will be able to use for that year, and the 
total of those reductions shall be similarly reallotted among the State 
educational agencies whose proportionate amounts were not so reduced. 
Any amounts reallotted to a State educational agency under this 
subsection during a year shall be deemed a subpart of the State 
educational agency's allotment under subsection (b) for that year.
    (d) Definition.--For the purposes of this part the term ``State'' 
means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    (e) Data.--The number of children aged 5 to 11, inclusive, in the 
State and in all States shall be determined by the Secretary on the 
basis of the most recent satisfactory data available to the Secretary.

SEC. 235. STATE APPLICATION.

    (a) Application.--Each State educational agency desiring to receive 
an allotment under this part shall file an application with the 
Secretary which covers a period of 5 fiscal years. Such application 
shall be filed at such time, in such manner, and containing or 
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require.
    (b) Contents of Application.--Each application described in 
subsection (a) shall--
            (1) provide assurances that--
                    (A) the State educational agency shall use the 
                allotment provided under this part to award grants to 
                local educational agencies within the State to enable 
                such local educational agencies to provide assistance 
                to schools served by such agency to carry out the 
                purpose of this part;
                    (B) the State educational agency will provide such 
                fiscal control and funds accounting as the Secretary 
                may require;
                    (C) every public elementary school in the State is 
                eligible to receive assistance under this part once 
                over the 5-year duration of the program assisted under 
                this part;
                    (D) funds provided under this part will supplement, 
                not supplant, State and local funds made available for 
                activities authorized under this part;
                    (E) during the 5-year period described in the 
                application, the State educational agency will evaluate 
                its standards and programs for teacher preparation and 
                inservice professional development for elementary 
                mathematics and science;
                    (F) the State educational agency will take into 
                account the needs for greater access to and 
                participation in mathematics and science by students 
                and teachers from historically underrepresented groups, 
                including females, minorities, individuals with 
                limited-English proficiency, the economically 
                disadvantaged, and individuals with disabilities; and
                    (G) that the needs of teachers and students in 
                areas with high concentrations of low-income students 
                and sparsely populated areas will be given priority in 
                awarding assistance under this part;
            (2) provide, if appropriate, a description of how funds 
        paid under this part will be coordinated with State and local 
        funds and other Federal resources, particularly with respect to 
        programs for the professional development and inservice 
        training of elementary school teachers in science and 
        mathematics; and
            (3) describe procedures--
                    (A) for submitting applications for programs 
                described in sections 236 and 237 for distribution of 
                assistance under this part within the State; and
                    (B) for approval of applications by the State 
                educational agency, including appropriate procedures to 
                assure that such agency will not disapprove an 
                application without notice and opportunity for a 
                hearing.
    (c) State Administration.--Not more than 5 percent of the funds 
allotted to each State educational agency under this part shall be used 
for the administrative costs of such agency associated with carrying 
out the program assisted under this part.

SEC. 236. LOCAL APPLICATION.

    (a) Application.--A local educational agency that desires to 
receive a grant under this part shall submit an application to the 
State educational agency. Each such application shall contain 
assurances that each school served by the local educational agency 
shall be eligible for assistance under this part only once.
    (b) Contents of Application.--Each application described in 
subsection (a) shall--
            (1) describe how the local educational agency plans to set 
        priorities on the use and distribution among schools of grant 
        funds received under this part to meet the purpose of this 
        part;
            (2) include assurances that the local educational agency 
        has made every effort to match on a dollar-for-dollar basis 
        from private or public sources the funds received under this 
        part, except that no such application shall be penalized or 
        denied assistance under this part based on failure to provide 
        such matching funds;
            (3) describe, if applicable, how funds under this part will 
        be coordinated with State, local, and other Federal resources, 
        especially with respect to programs for the professional 
        development and inservice training of elementary school 
        teachers in science and mathematics; and
            (4) describe the process which will be used to determine 
        different levels of assistance to be awarded to schools with 
        different needs.
    (c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this part, the State 
educational agency shall give priority to applications that--
            (1) assign highest priority to providing assistance to 
        schools which--
                    (A) are most seriously underequipped; or
                    (B) serve large concentrations or large numbers of 
                economically disadvantaged students;
            (2) are attentive to the needs of underrepresented groups 
        in science and mathematics;
            (3) demonstrate how science and mathematics equipment will 
        be part of a comprehensive plan of curriculum planning or 
        implementation and teacher training supporting hands-on 
        laboratory activities; and
            (4) assign priority to providing equipment and materials 
        for students in grades 1 through 6.

SEC. 237. PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

    (a) Participation of Private Schools.--To the extent consistent 
with the number of children in the State or in the school district of 
each local educational agency who are enrolled in private nonprofit 
elementary schools, such State educational agency shall, after 
consultation with appropriate private school representatives, make 
provision for including services and arrangements for the benefit of 
such children as will assure the equitable participation of such 
children in the purposes and benefits of this part.
    (b) Waiver.--If by reason of any provision of State law a local 
educational agency is prohibited from providing for the participation 
of children or teachers from private nonprofit schools as required by 
subsection (a), or if the Secretary determines that a State or local 
educational agency 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 children or teachers subject to the requirement of this section. 
Such waivers shall be subject to consultation, withholding, notice, and 
judicial review requirements described in section 1017 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

SEC. 238. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Coordination.--Each State educational agency receiving an 
allotment under this part shall--
            (1) disseminate information to school districts and 
        schools, including private nonprofit elementary schools, 
        regarding the program assisted under this part;
            (2) evaluate applications of local educational agencies;
            (3) award grants to local educational agencies based on the 
        priorities described in section 236(c); and
            (4) evaluate local educational agencies' end-of-year 
        summaries and submit such evaluation to the Secretary.
    (b) Limitations on Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), grant 
        funds and matching funds under this part only shall be used to 
        purchase science equipment, science materials, or mathematical 
        manipulative materials and shall not be used for computers, 
        computer peripherals, software, textbooks, or staff development 
        costs.
            (2) Capital improvements.--Grant funds under this part may 
        not be used for capital improvements. Not more than 50 percent 
        of any matching funds provided by the local educational agency 
        may be used for capital improvements of classroom science 
        facilities to support the hands-on instruction that this part 
        is intended to support, such as the installation of electrical 
        outlets, plumbing, lab tables or counters, or ventilation 
        mechanisms.

SEC. 239. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Technical Assistance and Evaluation Procedures.--The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance and, in consultation with State and 
local representatives of the program assisted under this part, shall 
develop procedures for State and local evaluations of the programs 
assisted under this part.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary shall report to the Congress each year 
on the program assisted under this part.

SEC. 240. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
1996 through 1999, to carry out this part.

                       PART D--MEDIA INSTRUCTION

SEC. 241. MEDIA INSTRUCTION.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary shall enter into a contract 
with an independent nonprofit organization described in subsection (b) 
for the establishment of a national multimedia television-based project 
directed to homes, schools and after-school programs that is designed 
to motivate and improve the reading comprehension and writing coherence 
of elementary school-age children.
    (b) Demonstrated Effectiveness.--The Secretary shall award the 
contract described in subsection (a) to an independent nonprofit 
organization that has demonstrated effectiveness in educational 
programming and development on a nationwide basis.
    (c) Authorization and Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal year 1996 and fiscal year 1997, to carry out this 
section.

                          PART E--STAR SCHOOLS

SEC. 251. STAR SCHOOLS.

    Subsection (a) of section 908 of the Star Schools Assistance Act 
(20 U.S.C. 4085b(a)) is amended by striking ``greater'' and inserting 
``lesser''.

        PART F--OFFICE OF COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION

SEC. 261. OFFICE OF COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 4605 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3155(c)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``Office of the Secretary'' and inserting ``Office of 
        Elementary and Secondary Education''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) To act as a liaison office for the coordination of 
        the activities undertaken by the Office under this section with 
        related activities of the Department of Health and Human 
        Services and to expand school health education research grant 
        programs under this section.''.
    (b) Transition.--The Secretary shall take all appropriate actions 
to facilitate the transfer of the Office of Comprehensive School Health 
Education pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a).

               PART G--MINORITY-FOCUSED CIVICS EDUCATION

SEC. 271. SHORT TITLE.

    This part may be cited as the ``Minority-Focused Civics Education 
Act of 1993''.

SEC. 272. PURPOSES.

    It is the purpose of this part--
            (1) to encourage improved instruction for minorities and 
        Native Americans in American government and civics through a 
        national program of accredited summer teacher training and 
        staff development seminars or institutes followed by academic 
        year inservice training programs conducted on college and 
        university campuses or other appropriate sites, for--
                    (A) social studies and other teachers responsible 
                for American history, government, and civics classes; 
                and
                    (B) other educators who work with minority and 
                Native American youth; and
            (2) through such improved instruction to improve minority 
        and Native American student knowledge and understanding of the 
        American system of government.

SEC. 273. GRANTS AUTHORIZED; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants 
        to eligible entities for the development and implementation of 
        seminars in American government and civics for elementary and 
        secondary school teachers and other educators who work with 
        minority and Native American students.
            (2) Award rule.--In awarding grants under this part, the 
        Secretary shall ensure that there is wide geographic 
        distribution of such grants.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal 1995, and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998, to carry 
out this part.

SEC. 274. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this part--
            (1) the term ``eligible entity'' means a State educational 
        agency, an institution of higher education or a State higher 
        education agency, or a public or private nonprofit 
        organization, with experience in coordinating or conducting 
        teacher training seminars in American government and civics 
        education, or a consortium thereof; and
            (2) the term ``State higher education agency'' means the 
        officer or agency primarily responsible for the State 
        supervision of higher education.

SEC. 275. APPLICATIONS.

    (a) Application Required.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant 
under this part 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 Application.--Each application submitted pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall--
            (1) define the learning objectives and course content of 
        each seminar to be held and describe the manner in which 
        seminar participants shall receive substantive academic 
        instruction in the principles, institutions and processes of 
        American government;
            (2) provide assurances that educators successfully 
        participating in each seminar will qualify for either graduate 
        credit or professional development or advancement credit 
        according to the criteria established by a State or local 
        educational agency;
            (3) describe the manner in which seminar participants shall 
        receive exposure to a broad array of individuals who are 
        actively involved in the political process, including political 
        party representatives drawn equally from the major political 
        parties, as well as representatives of other organizations 
        involved in the political process;
            (4) provide assurances that the seminars will be conducted 
        on a nonpartisan basis;
            (5) describe the manner in which the seminars will address 
        the role of minorities or Native Americans in the American 
        political process, including such topics as--
                    (A) the history and current political state of 
                minorities or Native Americans;
                    (B) recent research on minority or Native American 
                political socialization patterns and cognitive learning 
                styles; and
                    (C) studies of political participation patterns of 
                minorities or Native Americans;
            (6) describe the pedagogical elements for teachers that 
        will enable teachers to develop effective strategies and lesson 
        plans for teaching minorities or Native American students at 
        the elementary and secondary school levels;
            (7) identify the eligible entities which will conduct the 
        seminars for which assistance is sought;
            (8) in the case that the eligible entity is an institution 
        of higher education, describe the plans for collaborating with 
        national organizations in American government and civics 
        education;
            (9) provide assurances that during the academic year 
        educators participating in the summer seminars will provide 
        inservice training programs based upon what such educators have 
        learned and the curricular materials such educators have 
        developed or acquired for their peers in their school systems 
        with the approval and support of their school administrators; 
        and
            (10) describe the activities or services for which 
        assistance is sought, including activities and services such 
        as--
                    (A) development of seminar curricula;
                    (B) development and distribution of instructional 
                materials;
                    (C) scholarships for participating teachers; and
                    (D) program assessment and evaluation.
    (c) Priority.--The Secretary, in approving applications for 
assistance under this part, shall give priority to applications which 
demonstrate that--
            (1) the applicant will serve teachers who teach in schools 
        with a large number or concentration of economically 
        disadvantaged students;
            (2) the applicant has demonstrated national experience in 
        conducting or coordinating accredited summer seminars in 
        American government or civics education for elementary and 
        secondary school teachers;
            (3) the applicant will coordinate or conduct seminars on a 
        national or multistate basis through a collaboration with an 
        institution of higher education, State higher education agency 
        or a public or private nonprofit organization, with experience 
        in coordinating or conducting teacher training programs in 
        American government and civics education;
            (4) the applicant will coordinate or conduct seminars 
        designed for more than one minority student population and for 
        Native Americans; and
            (5) the applicant will coordinate or conduct seminars that 
        offer a combination of academic instruction in American 
        government, exposure to the practical workings of the political 
        system, and training in appropriate pedagogical techniques for 
        working with minority and Native American students.

                         TITLE III--DEFINITIONS

SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purpose of this Act--
            (1) the term ``elementary school'' has the same meaning 
        given to such term by section 1471(8) of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965;
            (2) the term ``institution of higher education'' has the 
        same meaning given to such term by section 1201(a) of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965;
            (3) the term ``local educational agency'' has the same 
        meaning given to such term by section 1471(12) of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
            (4) the term ``secondary school'' has the same meaning 
        given to such term by section 1471(21) of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965;
            (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Education; and
            (6) the term ``State educational agency'' has the same 
        meaning given such term by section 1471(23) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
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