To
provide grants to State Education Agencies (SEAs) on a formula basis
to increase student academic achievement through strategies such
as improving teacher and principal quality and increasing the number
of highly qualified teachers in the classroom and highly qualified
principals and assistant principals in schools and hold local educational
agencies and schools accountable for improvements in student academic
achievement.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Formula Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
At
least 95 percent of awards to SEAs must be used to make subgrants
to LEAs for the following purposes; to assist schools in effectively
recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers; to afford to
LEAs the means of recruiting, hiring, and retaining teachers; to
make available professional development activities that address
subject matter knowledge and other activities as set forth in Section
2123. These funds supplement, but do not supplant, nonfederal funds
used for these activities.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: States with approved Consolidated
State Plans.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Elementary and secondary schools,
principals, students, parents, pupil services personnel and teachers
will benefit.
Pre-application
Coordination: None. This program is excluded
from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: An SEA is eligible for funding
if it submits an application that includes statewide activities
based on scientifically based research and an explanation of why
the activities will improve student academic achievement. The
plan must: (1) assure compliance by LEA; (2) assure that the activities
are aligned with challenging State academic content, student academic
achievement standards, State assessments and State and local curricula;
and (3) use of the funds to improve the quality of the State's
teachers and principals. The State Education Agency for Higher
Education to make grants, on a competitive basis to eligible partnerships
to carry out as activities listed above.
Award
Procedure: The Department will allocate funds
to any State whose application the Secretary has "deemed approved"
under conditions set forth in Section 2112 (c).
Deadlines:
To ensure receipt of funds (based on approved plan) on or about
July 1, 2002, States must submit consolidated plan applications
no later than March 15, 2002 (estimate). Contact the Program Office
for additional information.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Consolidated
State Plans due March 15, 2002 (estimate), amended State plans
received by May 1, 2002 (estimate) will be approved in time for
allocations to be made on or about July 1, 2002.
Appeals:
The procedure of an appeal is described in ESEA section: 2112
(c), (d), and (e). Contact the program office for more information.
Renewals:
None.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Funds are distributed
to each State based on an amount that bears the same relationship
to 35 percent of the excess amount as the number of individuals
age 5 through 17 in the State, as determined by the Secretary on
the basis most recent satisfactory data (census 1997). 65 percent
of the excess funds must be distributed to States based on the relative
numbers of individuals age five through 17 from families with incomes
below the poverty line, as determined by the Secretary based on
the most recent satisfactory data (census 1997).
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Generally,
awards to States are made from July 1 to September 30 of the following
year. In addition, funds remain available to States for an additional
fiscal year for obligation and expenditure.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
As required by the Education Department General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR) of State-administered programs (34 CFR part 76). Generally,
SEA's are subject to the reporting requirements contained in Title
IX of the ESEA, Consolidated State Performance Report Section 9303
(b).
Audits:
The State will correct deficiencies in program operations that
are identified through audits, monitoring, or evaluation. In accordance
with the Education Department General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR) in the Appendix to 34 CFR 80, State and local governments
that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more within the
State's fiscal year shall have an audit made for that year. State
and local governments that receive between $25,000 and $300,000
within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made in accordance
with the Appendix to Part 80, or in accordance with Federal laws
and regulations governing the programs in which they participate.
Records:
The State will maintain such records, provide such information
to the Secretary, and afford such access to the records as the
Secretary may find necessary to carry out the Secretary's duties.
In accordance with the General Education Provisions Act, and the
Education Department General Administrative Regulations, States
must maintain certain program records for 3 years.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 91-1000-0-1-501.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $0; FY 02 est $2,850,000,000; and FY 03 est $2,850,000,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
The average award for FY 2002 is expected to be $53,988,000.
The Department is in the process of developing guidance for this
program. Contact the Program Office for additional information.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters
Office: Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20202, Daniel F. Bonner. Telephone: (202) 260-2517.
E-mail: daniel.bonner@ed.gov.
Web
Site Address: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
None.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
After consultation with the governor, an SEA submits a consolidated
application and is not required to submit separate applications.
The Secretary shall require only descriptions, information, assurances
(including assurances of compliance with applicable provisions regarding
participation by private school children and teachers), and other
materials that are absolutely necessary for the consideration of
a consolidated State application. Contact the Program Office for
additional information.
