[United States Government Manual]
[July 01, 1995]
[Pages 249-257]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
600 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202
Phone, 202-708-5366
SECRETARY OF EDUCATION Richard W. Riley
Chief of Staff Frank S. Holleman
Director, Office of Public Affairs Kathryn Kahler
Deputy Secretary Madeleine Kunin
Under Secretary Marshall C. Smith
Director, Planning and Evaluation Alan Ginsburg
Service
Director, Budget Service Sally Christensen
Assistant Secretary for Management Rodney M. McCowan
Director, Information Resources Gloria Parker
Group
Director, Office of Hearings and Frank J. Furey
Appeals
Director, Human Resources Group Veronica D. Trietsch
Director, Quality Workplace Tony Conques
Group
Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental and Gilberto Mario Moreno
Interagency Affairs
Director, White House Initiatives on Hispanic Alfred Ramirez
Education
Director, Office of Non-Public Education Michelle L. Doyle
Director, Operations Support Staff Gloria Mounts
Inspector General John P. Higgins, Jr.,
Acting
Assistant Inspector General for Dianne Van Riper
Investigation Services
Assistant Inspector General for John P. Higgins, Jr.
Policy, Planning and
Management Services
Assistant Inspector General for Steven McNamara
Audit Services
Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Kay Casstevens
Congressional Affairs
Director, Legislation Staff Thomas Wolanin, Acting
Director, Congressional Affairs (vacancy)
Staff
General Counsel Judith A. Winston
Deputy General Counsel for Felix Baxter
Postsecondary and
Departmental Service
Deputy General Counsel for Steven Y. Winnick
Program Service
Deputy General Counsel for Jamienne S. Studley
Regulations and Legislation
Service
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Norma Cantu
Deputy Assistant Secretary Raymond C. Pierce
Director, Planning, Analysis and Allen Jackson
Systems Service
Director, Policy, Enforcement and Jeannette Lim
Program Service
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research Sharon P. Robinson
and Improvement
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Dick W. Hays
Operations
Director, Library Programs Ray Fry
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Director, Programs for the Eve Bither
Improvement of Practice
Director, Office of Research Joseph Conaty, Acting
Commissioner, National Center for Emerson J. Elliott
Education Statistics
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Judith Heumann
Rehabilitative Services
Director, Special Education Thomas Hehir
Programs
Director, National Institute on Katherine D. Seelman
Disability and Rehabilitation
Research
Commissioner, Rehabilitation Fredric K. Schroeder
Services Administration
Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Eugene Garcia
Minority Languages Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Thomas W. Payzant
Secondary Education
Director, Compensatory Education Mary Jean LeTendre
Programs
Director, Impact Aid Programs Catherine Schagh,
Acting
Director, School Improvement Alicia Coro
Programs
Director, Office of Indian James Kohlmoos, Acting
Education
Director, Office of Migrant Bayla F. White
Education
Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Augusta S. Kappner
Education
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education David A. Longanecker
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Claudio R. Prieto
Higher Education Programs
Director, Center for Richard D. Scarfo,
International Education Acting
Deputy Assistant Secretary for David Longanecker,
Student Financial Assistance Acting
Programs
Service Director, Policy, Deborah Brown, Acting
Training and Analysis Service
Service Director, Accounting and Linda Paulsen
Financial Management Service
Director, Program Systems Service Carl O'Riley
Director, Institutional William Moran, Acting
Participation and Oversight
Service
Director, Regional Operations Bonnie LeBold
Division
Director, Fund for the Charles Karelis
Improvement of Postsecondary
Education
Service Director, Debt Collection John Haines
Service
Chief Financial Officer Donald R. Wurtz
Director, Accounting and Mitchell L. Laine
Financial Management Service
Director, Grants and Contracts Gary J. Rasmussen
Service
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The Department of Education is the Cabinet-level department that
establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most Federal
assistance to education. Its mission is to ensure access to education
and to promote educational excellence throughtout the Nation.
The Department of Education was created by the Department of Education
Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3411). The
Department is administered under the supervision and direction of the
Secretary of Education.
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Office of the Secretary
Secretary The Secretary of Education advises the President on education
plans, policies, and programs of the Federal Government. The Secretary
also carries out certain Federal responsibilities for four federally
aided corporations: the American Printing House for the Blind, Gallaudet
University, Howard University, and the National Technical Institute for
the Deaf. The Deputy Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries, the Inspector
General, the General Counsel, the Chief Financial Officer, and the Under
Secretary are the principal officers and aid the Secretary in the
overall management of the Department.
Bilingual Education The Office of Bilingual Education and Minority
Languages Affairs administers programs designed to fund activities that
assist students with limited English proficiency. The Office administers
the discretionary grant competition for 14 grant programs established by
law and 1 formula grant program under the Immigrant Education Program.
The Office also administers contracts for research and evaluation,
technical assistance, and clearinghouse activities to meet the special
educational needs of populations with limited English proficiency.
Civil Rights The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights is responsible
for ensuring that institutional recipients of Federal financial
assistance do not discriminate against American students, faculty, or
other individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex,
handicap, or age.
Elementary and Secondary Education The Assistant Secretary for
Elementary and Secondary Education formulates policy for, directs, and
coordinates the activities relating to preschool, elementary, and
secondary education in the Department. Included are grants and contracts
to State educational agencies and local school districts, postsecondary
schools and nonprofit organizations for State and local reform,
compensatory, migrant, and Indian education; drug-free schools; other
school improvement programs; and impact aid.
Educational Research and Improvement The Assistant Secretary for
Educational Research and Improvement provides national leadership in
expanding fundamental knowledge and improving the quality of education.
This Office is responsible for conducting and supporting education-
related research activities; monitoring the state of education through
the collection and analysis of statistical data; promoting the use and
application of research and development to improve instructional
practices in the classroom; and, disseminating these findings and
providing technical assistance to specific problems at school sites.
Vocational and Adult Education The Assistant Secretary for Vocational
and Adult Education administers grant, contract, and technical
assistance programs for vocational-technical education and for adult
education and literacy. The Office is also responsible for coordinating
these programs with other Education Department and Federal programs
supporting services and research for adult education, literacy, and
occupational training.
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services The Assistant Secretary
for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is responsible for
special education programs and services expressly designed to meet the
needs and develop the full potential of children with disabilities; and
comprehensive rehabilitation service programs specifically designed to
reduce human dependency, to increase self-reliance, and to fully utilize
the productive capabilities of all persons with disabilities. Programs
include support for training of teachers and other professional
personnel; grants for research; financial aid to help States initiate,
expand, and improve their resources; and media services and captioned
films for hearing-impaired persons.
Postsecondary Education The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education formulates policy and directs and coordinates programs for
assistance to postsecondary educational institutions
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and students pursuing a postsecondary education. Programs include
assistance for the improvement and expansion of American educational
resources for international studies and services, grants to improve
instruction in crucial academic subjects, and construction assistance
for academic facilities. Also included are programs of student financial
assistance, including Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grants, Grants to States for State Student Incentives, Work-
Study,Federal Direct Student Loans, Stafford Loans, Parent Loans for
Undergraduate Students (PLUS), Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS),
Consolidation Loans, and Perkins Loans.
The administration and implementation of the Federal Director Loan
Program is under the authority of the Senior Advisor to the Secretary
through September 30, 1996.
Regional Offices Each regional office serves as a center for the
dissemination of information and provides technical assistance to State
and local educational agencies and other institutions and individuals
interested in Federal education activities. At present, offices are
located in 10 cities: Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX;
Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; San
Francisco, CA; and Seattle, WA.
Federally Aided Corporations
(These Corporations are supported in part by Federal funds appropriated
in the budget of the Department of Education.)
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American Printing House for the Blind
P.O. Box 6085, Louisville, KY 40206
Phone, 502-895-2405
President Tuck Tinsley
Chairman of the Board John Barr
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The American Printing House for the Blind was incorporated by the
Kentucky Legislature in 1858 to assist in the education of the blind by
distributing Braille books, talking books, and educational aids without
cost to educational institutions educating blind children pursuant to
the act ``To Promote the Education of the Blind,'' as amended (20 Stat.
467), adopted by Congress in 1879.
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Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20002
Phone, 202-651-5000
Chairman, Board of Trustees Phil Bravin
President, Gallaudet University I. King Jordan
Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Michael Karchmer
Vice President for Administration and Business Paul Kelly
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Dean of College for Continuing Education Patti E. Singleton,
Acting
Vice President, Pre-College Programs Harvey Corson
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The Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, and
the Blind was incorporated by act of February 16, 1857 (11 Stat. 161).
An amendatory act of February 23, 1865 (13 Stat. 436), changed the name
to the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb.
The name was subsequently changed to Columbia Institution for the Deaf
by act of March 4, 1911 (36 Stat. 1422). The act of June 18, 1954 (20
U.S.C. 691 et seq.), changed its name to Gallaudet College. The
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301) changed the name to
Gallaudet University.
Gallaudet University was established to provide a liberal higher
education for deaf persons who need special facilities to compensate for
their loss of hearing. The primary purpose of the university is to
afford its students the intellectual and spiritual development that can
be acquired through a study of the liberal arts and sciences.
In addition to its undergraduate program, Gallaudet University
operates a graduate program at the master's level for preparing teachers
and other professional personnel to work with persons who are deaf, a
research program focusing on problems related to deafness, and a
preschool for young deaf children.
Accreditation Gallaudet University is accredited by the Middle States
Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the Council on Social Work
Education.
Model Secondary School for the Deaf The school was established by act
of October 15, 1966 (20 U.S.C. 693), when the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare entered into an agreement with Gallaudet College
for the establishment and operation, including construction, of such a
facility. It was established as an exemplary educational facility for
deaf students of high school age from the District of Columbia,
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The
school's mission is to provide maximum flexibility in curricula and to
encourage originality, imagination, and innovation needed to satisfy
deaf students' high levels of aspirations.
The objectives of the school are to provide day and residential
facilities for deaf youth of high school age, in order to prepare some
for college and other advanced study and to provide terminal education
for others; to prepare all students to the maximum extent possible to be
independent, contributing members of society; and to stimulate the
development of similar programs throughout the Nation.
Kendall Demonstration Elementary School The school, which is located on
the campus of Gallaudet University and now serves approximately 200
students, became the Nation's first demonstration elementary school for
the deaf by act of December 24, 1970 (20 U.S.C. 695), which authorized
Gallaudet College to operate and maintain the school as a model that
will experiment in techniques and materials, and to disseminate
information from these and future projects to educational facilities for
deaf children throughout the country.
For further information, contact the Division of Public Service,
Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20002.
Phone, 202-651-5505.
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Howard University
2400 Sixth Street NW., Washington, DC 20059
Phone, 202-806-6100
Interim President Joyce A. Ladner
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Howard University was established by act of March 2, 1867 (14 Stat.
438). It is governed by a 27-member self-perpetuating board of trustees.
The University maintains a special relationship with the Federal
Government through the Department of Education.
Howard University, jointly supported by congressional appropriations
and private funds, is a comprehensive university organization offering
instruction in 17 schools and colleges as follows: the college of
liberal arts, the school of engineering, the school of architecture and
planning, the school of business and public administration, the college
of fine arts, the college of medicine, the college of dentistry, the
college of pharmacy and pharmaceutical science, the school of law, the
school of religion, the graduate school, the school of social work, the
school of communications, the school of education, the college of
nursing, the school of human ecology, the college of allied health
sciences, and a summer school. In addition, Howard University has
research institutes in the following areas: the arts and the humanities,
urban affairs and research, drug abuse and addiction, minority business
education, and the study of educational policy.
The University is coeducational and admits students of every race,
creed, color, and national origin, but it accepts and discharges a
special responsibility for the admission and training of black students.
For further information, contact the Office of University
Communications, Howard University, 2400 Sixth Street NW., Washington, DC
20001. Phone, 202-806-0970.
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National Institute for Literacy
Suite 200, 800 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20006
Phone, 202-632-1500
Director Andrew Hartman
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The National Institute for Literacy is administered under an interagency
agreement among the Secretaries of Education, Labor, and Health and
Human Services. The Institute's mission is to enhance the national
effort to eliminate illiteracy by the year 2000 by creating a national
network and serving as a focal point for coordination and dissemination
of information.
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National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
2 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623
Phone, 716-475-6400 (voice only)
President of Rochester Institute of Technology Albert J. Simone
Interim Director of the National Technical James DeCaro
Institute for the Deaf
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The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) was established by
act of June 8, 1965 (20 U.S.C. 681), and after several years of
planning, programs began in 1968. Funded through the Department of
Education, it is an integral part of a larger institution known as the
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).
NTID's presence at RIT is the first effort to educate large numbers
of deaf students within a college campus planned primarily for hearing
students. Unique in the world, NTID is a vital part of RIT's main 1,300-
acre campus in suburban Rochester, NY. It provides educational
opportunities for qualified students from every State in the Nation and,
through educational outreach, publications, and related service, serves
deaf persons throughout the world. In addition, NTID conducts research
to better understand the role of deafness in education and employment,
and to develop innovative teaching techniques. It develops training
activities for its faculty and staff, as well as for other professionals
working with deaf persons across the country.
One of the major reasons for NTID's success in helping deaf students
join the mainstream of American life is its close working relationship
with other RIT colleges in developing career-oriented programs of study.
One of RIT's main strengths over the years has been its ability to adapt
its educational programs to technological and social change. NTID helps
keep that RIT tradition alive and has served more than 5,362 deaf
students since 1968.
Deaf graduates from RIT have found employment throughout the Nation
or have moved on to advanced academic studies. Of those who pursued
employment, more than 90 percent have been placed in jobs; 93 percent in
jobs commensurate with their educational preparation. Of those employed,
80 percent work in business and industry, more than 11 percent in
government, and the remainder in education.
An applicant for NTID at RIT must be a U.S. resident. An overall
eighth grade achievement level or above is required, and, except under
special circumstances, an applicant must have completed a secondary
program. An applicant also must show evidence of need for special
services because of hearing loss and have an unaided better ear average
of 70dB ISO. References are requested.
Both Institutes are accredited by the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools. RIT also has been accredited by the
Engineers' Council for Professional Development; National Association of
Schools of Art; Committee on Professional Training of American Chemical
Society; Council on Social Work Education; and the National Accrediting
Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.
For further information, contact the Public Information Office, National
Technical Institute for the Deaf, 2 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY
14623. Phone, 716-475-6283.
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Sources of Information
Office of the Secretary
Inquiries on the following information may be directed to the specified
office, Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20202.
Contracts and Small Business Activities Call or write the Office of
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Phone, 202-708-9820.
Employment Inquiries and applications for employment, and inquiries
regarding the college recruitment program, should be directed to the
Human Resources Group. Phone, 202-401-0553.
Organization and Internal Procedures Call or write the Director,
Strategy and Management Consulting Group. Phone, 202-260-0875.
For further information concerning the Department of Education, contact
the Information Center, Department of Education, Room 4608 (ROB3), 600
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. Phone, 202-708-5366.