[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2006]
[Pages 201-208]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202

Phone, 800-USA-LEARN (toll free). Internet, www.ed.gov.
SECRETARY OF EDUCATION                            Margaret Spellings
    Chief of Staff                                David Dunn
    Assistant Secretary for                       Kevin F. Sullivan
            Communication and Outreach
    Assistant Secretary for Planning,             Tom Luce
            Evaluation and Policy 
            Development
    General Counsel                               Kent Talbert, Acting
    Inspector General                             John P. Higgins, Jr.
    Assistant Secretary for Legislation           Terrell Halaska
            and Congressional Affairs
    Deputy Secretary                              Raymond Simon
        Chief Financial Officer                   (vacancy)
        Chief Information Officer                 Michell Clark, Acting
        Assistant Secretary for                   Michell Clark
                Management
        Assistant Secretary for Civil             Stephanie Johnson 
                Rights                                    Monroe
        Chief Operating Officer for               Theresa A. Shaw
                Federal Student Aid
    Under Secretary                               (vacancy)
        Director, Institute of Education          Grover J. Whitehurst
                Sciences
        Assistant Secretary for                   Henry L. Johnson
                Elementary and Secondary 
                Education
        Assistant Secretary for                   Sally Stroup
                Postsecondary Education
        Assistant Secretary for Special           John Hager
                Education and 
                Rehabilitative Services
        Assistant Secretary for                   Heriberto Gonzalez, 
                Vocational and Adult                      Acting
                Education
        Director, Office of English               Kathleen Leos
                Language Acquisition, 
                Language Enhancement, 
                and Academic Achievement 
                for Limited English 
                Proficient Students
        Deputy Under Secretary, Office            Deborah Price
                of Safe and Drug Free 
                Schools
        Deputy Under Secretary, Office            (vacancy)
                of Innovation and 
                Improvement

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The Department of Education establishes policy for, administers, and 
coordinates most Federal assistance to education. Its mission is to 
ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence 
throughout the Nation.
  
  
  
The Department of Education was created by the Department of Education 
Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3411) and is administered under the 
supervision and direction of the Secretary of Education.
Secretary  The Secretary of Education advises the President on education 
plans, policies, and programs of the Federal 
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Government and serves as the chief executive officer of the          
Department, coordinating and overseeing all Department activities, 
providing support and encouragement to States and localities on matters 
related to education, and focusing the resources of the Department and 
the attention of the country on ensuring equal access to education and 
promoting educational excellence throughout the Nation.

Activities

Institute of Education Sciences  The Institute of Education Sciences was 
formally established by Education Sciences Reform Act 2002. The 
Institute includes national education centers focused on research, 
statistics, and evaluation, and is the mechanism through which the 
Department supports the research activities needed to improve education 
policy and practice.
Elementary and Secondary Education  The Office of Elementary and 
Secondary Education directs, coordinates, and formulates policy for the 
Department's activities relating to early childhood, elementary, and 
secondary education. Included are grants and contracts to State 
educational agencies and local school districts, postsecondary schools, 
and nonprofit organizations for the education of disadvantaged, migrant, 
and Indian children; enhancement of State student achievement assessment 
systems; improvement of reading instruction; impact aid; technology; and 
after-school learning programs. The Office also focuses on providing 
children with the readiness skills and support they need in early 
childhood so they are ready to learn when they enter school, and on 
improving the quality of teachers and other instructional staff.
English Language Acquisition  The Office of English Language 
Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited 
English Proficient Students helps children who are limited in their 
English, including immigrant children and youth, attain English 
proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and 
meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic 
achievement standards that all children are expected to meet.
Federal Student Aid  Federal Student Aid partners with postsecondary 
schools and financial institutions to deliver programs and services that 
help students finance their education beyond high school. This includes 
administering postsecondary student financial assistance programs 
authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act 1965, as amended. 
The Title IV programs collectively represent the Nation's largest source 
of financial aid for postsecondary students, providing $73 billion in 
aid to over 10 million students attending more than 6000 institutions in 
fiscal year 2005.
Innovation and Improvement  The Office of Innovation and Improvement 
(OII) oversees competitive grant programs that support innovations in 
the educational system and disseminates the lessons learned from these 
innovative practices. OII also helps coordinate policies related to 
parental options and choice. OII administers, coordinates, and 
recommends programs and policy for improving the quality of activities 
designed to support and test innovations throughout the K-12 system in 
areas such as parental choice, teacher quality, use of technology in 
education, and arts in education. OII encourages the establishment of 
charter schools through planning, start-up funding, and approaches to 
credit enhancement for charter school facilities. OII also encourages 
the expansion of parental options and information in the public schools 
through magnet schools, public school choice, and supplemental 
educational services, and by working with community organizations to 
inform parents of their school choice options. OII serves as the 
Department's liaison and resource to the nonpublic education community, 
oversees the Family Policy Compliance Office, and manages the Fund for 
the Improvement of Education.
Postsecondary Education  The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) 
formulates Federal postsecondary education policy and administers

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programs that address critical national needs in support of their 
mission to increase access to quality postsecondary education. To 
increase access to postsecondary education, OPE develops policy for 
Federal student financial programs and support programs that reach out 
to low-income, first-generation college students and communities. OPE 
also supports programs that strengthen the capacity of colleges and 
universities serving a high percentage of disadvantaged students and 
improve teacher quality. OPE recognizes accrediting agencies that 
monitor academic quality, promote innovation in higher education, and 
improve and expand American educational resources for international 
studies and services.
Safe and Drug-Free Schools  The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
(OSDFS) administers, coordinates, and recommends policy for improving 
drug and violence prevention programs. OSDFS, in partnership with State 
and local educational agencies and public and private nonprofit 
organizations, supports and provides funding for efforts to create safe 
schools, respond to crises, prevent drug and alcohol abuse, ensure the 
health and well-being of students, and teach students good citizenship 
and character. The Office coordinates Department efforts in these areas 
with other Federal agencies and also leads the Department of Education's 
homeland security efforts. OSDFS also participates in the formulation 
and development of program policy, legislative proposals, and developing 
administration policies related to violence and drug prevention. The 
Office drafts program regulations, advises the Secretary on the 
formulation of comprehensive school health education policy, and 
develops a national research agenda with other Federal agencies. OSDFS 
also administers the Department's character, citizenship, and civic 
education programs; gives guidance on correctional education issues; and 
provides financial assistance to States and local entities implementing 
correctional education programs.
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services  The Office of Special 
Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) provides leadership to 
ensure that people with disabilities have services, resources, and equal 
opportunities to learn, work, and live as fully integrated, contributing 
members of society. OSERS supports programs that serve millions of 
children, youth, and adults with disabilities. It coordinates the 
activities of the Office of Special Education Programs in administering 
IDEA (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), which works to 
help States provide quality early intervention services and educational 
opportunities to help infants, toddlers, children, and youth with 
disabilities achieve their goals. OSERS supports State vocational 
rehabilitation and independent living programs that give people with 
disabilities the education, job training, and job placement services 
they need to gain meaningful employment and independent lives. It 
supports research and technological programs that are crafting 
blueprints for a barrier-free, inclusive society. OSERS supports 
Gallaudet University, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the 
American Printing House for the Blind, and the Helen Keller National 
Center.
Vocational and Adult Education  The Office of Vocational and Adult 
Education administers grant, contract, and technical assistance programs 
for vocational-technical education and for adult education and literacy.
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 educational activities. Offices are located in 
Boston, MA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; 
Dallas, TX; Kansas City, MO; Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; and Seattle, 
WA.

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Federally Aided Corporations

American 
Printing House 
for the Blind

P.O. Box 6085, Louisville, KY 40206

Phone, 502-895-2405. Internet, www.aph.org.
President                                         Tuck Tinsley III
Chairman of the Board                             W. James Lintner, Jr.

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Founded in 1858 as a nonprofit organization, the American Printing House 
for the Blind (APH) received its Federal charter in 1879 when Congress 
passed the Act to promote Education of the Blind. This Act designates 
APH as the official supplier of educational materials adapted for 
students who are legally blind and who are enrolled in formal 
educational programs below the college level. Materials produced and 
distributed by APH include textbooks in Braille and large type, 
educational tools such as Braille typewriters and microcomputer software 
and hardware, teaching aides such as tests and performance measures, and 
other special supplies. The materials are distributed through allotments 
to the States to programs serving individuals who are blind.

For further information, contact the American Printing House for the 
Blind, P.O. Box 6085, Louisville, KY 40206. Phone, 502-895-2405. 
Internet, www.aph.org.

Gallaudet 
University

800 Florida Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20002

Phone, 202-651-5000. Internet, www.gallaudet.edu.
President, Gallaudet University                   I. King Jordan
Chairman, Board of Trustees                       Glenn B. Anderson

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Gallaudet University received its Federal charter in 1864 and is 
currently authorized by the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, as 
amended. Gallaudet is a private, nonprofit education institution 
providing elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and continuing education 
programs for persons who are deaf. The University offers a traditional 
liberal arts curriculum for students who are deaf, and graduate programs 
in fields related to deafness for students who are deaf and students who 
are hearing. Gallaudet also conducts a wide variety of basic and applied 
deafness research and provides public service programs for persons who 
are deaf and for professionals who work with persons who are deaf.
     Gallaudet University is accredited by a number of accrediting 
bodies, among which are the Middle States Association of Colleges and 
Secondary Schools, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher 
Education, and the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools 
and Programs for the Deaf.
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center   Gallaudet's Laurent Clerc 
National Deaf Education Center operates elementary and secondary 
education programs that are federally funded, on the main campus of the 
University--the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and the Model 
Secondary School for the Deaf. These programs are authorized by the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4304, as amended) for the 
primary purpose of developing, evaluating, and disseminating model 
curricula, instructional techniques and strategies,

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and materials that can be used in a variety of educational environments 
serving individuals throughout the Nation who are deaf or hard of 
hearing. The Education of the Deaf Act requires the programs to include 
students preparing for postsecondary opportunities other than college 
and students with a broad spectrum of needs, such as students who are 
lower achieving academically, come from non-English-speaking homes, have 
secondary disabilities, are members of minority groups, or are from 
rural areas.
Model Secondary School for the Deaf  The school was established by act 
of October 15, 1966 (20 U.S.C. 693), which was superseded by the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986. The school provides day and 
residential facilities for secondary-aged students from across the 
United States from grades 9 to 12, inclusively.
Kendall Demonstration Elementary School  The school became the Nation's 
first demonstration elementary school for the deaf by act of December 
24, 1970 (20 U.S.C. 695). This act was superseded by the Education of 
the Deaf Act of 1986. The school is a day program for students from the 
Washington, DC, metropolitan area from the age of onset of deafness to 
age 15, inclusively, but not beyond the eighth grade or its equivalent.

For further information, contact the Public Relations Office, Gallaudet 
University, 800 Florida Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20002. Phone, 202-
651-5505. Internet, www.gallaudet.edu.

Howard 
University

2400 Sixth Street NW., Washington, DC 20059

Phone, 202-806-6100. Internet, www.howard.edu.
President                                         H. Patrick Swygert

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Howard University was established by act of March 2, 1867 (14 Stat. 
438). It offers instruction in 12 schools and colleges, as follows: the 
colleges of arts and sciences; dentistry; engineering, architecture, and 
computer sciences; medicine; pharmacy, nursing, and allied health 
sciences; the graduate school; the schools of business; communications; 
divinity; education; law; and social work. In addition, Howard 
University has research institutes, centers, and special programs in the 
following areas: cancer, child development, computational science and 
engineering, international affairs, sickle cell disease, and the 
national human genome project.

For further information, contact the Office of University 
Communications, Howard University, 2400 Sixth Street NW., Washington, DC 
20059. Phone, 202-806-0970. Internet, www.howard.edu.

National 
Institute for 
Literacy

Suite 730, 1775 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20006

Phone, 202-233-2025
Director                                          Sandra L. Baxter, 
                                                          Acting

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The National Institute for Literacy leads the national effort towards a 
fully literate America. By building and strengthening national, 
regional, and State literacy infrastructures, the Institute fosters 
collaboration and innovation. Its goal is

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to ensure that all Americans with literacy needs receive the high-
quality education and basic skills services necessary to achieve success 
in the workplace, family, and community.

National 
Technical 
Institute for 
the Deaf

Rochester Institute of Technology

52 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623

Phone, 716-475-6853 (voice/TDD). Internet, www.ntid.edu.
President, Rochester Institute of Technology      Albert J. Simone
Vice President, National Technical Institute for  T. Alan Hurwitz
        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) to promote the employment of persons 
who are deaf, by providing technical and professional education. The 
National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act was superseded by the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4431, as amended October 7, 
1998). The U.S. Department of Education maintains a contract with the 
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) for the operation of a 
residential facility for postsecondary technical training and education 
for individuals who are deaf. The purpose of the special relationship 
with the host institution is to give NTID's faculty and students access 
to more facilities, institutional services, and career preparation 
options than could be otherwise provided by a national technical 
institute for the deaf standing alone.
    NTID offers a variety of technical programs at the certificate, 
diploma, and associate degree levels. Degree programs include majors in 
business, engineering, science, and visual communications. In addition, 
NTID students may participate in approximately 200 educational programs 
available through the Rochester Institute of Technology. Students who 
are deaf that enroll in NTID or RIT programs are provided a wide range 
of support services and special programs to assist them in preparing for 
their careers, including tutoring, counseling, notetaking, interpreting, 
specialized educational media, cooperative work experience, and 
specialized job placement. RIT and NTID are both accredited by the 
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
    NTID also conducts applied research in occupational- and employment-
related aspects of deafness, communication assessment, demographics of 
NTID's target population, and learning processes in postsecondary 
education. In addition, NTID conducts training workshops and seminars 
related to deafness. These workshops and seminars are offered to 
professionals throughout the Nation who employ, work with, teach, or 
otherwise serve persons who are deaf.

For further information, contact the Rochester Institute of Technology, 
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Department of Recruitment and 
Admissions, Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, 52 Lomb Memorial Drive, 
Rochester, NY 14623-5604. Phone, 716-475-6700. Internet, www.ntid.edu.

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Sources of 
Information

Inquiries on the following information may be directed to the specified 
office, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20202.
Contracts and Small Business Activities  Call or write the Office of 
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Phone, 202-245-6301.
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  Contact the Executive Office, Office of Management. Phone, 
202-401-0690. TDD, 202-260-8956.

For further information, contact the Information Resources Center, 
Department of Education, Room 5E248 (FB-6), 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20202. Phone, 800-USA-LEARN. Internet, www.ed.gov.