65FR37681 Office of Elementary and Secondary Education-School Improvement Programs; Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and Recruitment Program
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Posting-number: Volume 65, Issue 116, Page 37681
[Federal Register: June 15, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 116)]
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Part IV
Department of Education
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Elementary and Secondary Education; Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; Native Hawaiian Programs; Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education-School Improvement
Programs; Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and
Recruitment Program
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of Final Priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces final funding priorities for the
Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 grant competition under the Native Hawaiian
Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and Recruitment Program. After
funding continuation awards, the Secretary would use the remaining FY
2000 funds available under the program to award new grants to support
activities in one or more of the following areas: (1) Computer literacy
and technology education, (2) agriculture education partnerships, (3)
astronomy, (4) indigenous health, (5) waste management innovation, (6)
prisoner education, and (7) marine resource management.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 17, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Lynn Thomas, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., FOB6, Room 3C124, Mail Stop 6140,
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone 202-260-1541. The e-mail address for
Mrs. Thomas is: lynn_...@ed.gov. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding
paragraph.
Note: This notice of final priorities does not solicit
applications. A notice inviting applications under this competition
is published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. The
notice inviting applications will specify the deadline date which
applications for an award must be mailed or hand-delivered to the
Department.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary published a notice of proposed
priorities for this competition in the Federal Register on March 21,
2000, (65 FR 15139-15140). There are no differences between the
priorities in the notice of proposed priorities and this notice of
final priorities.
Comment: In the notice of proposed priorities, the Secretary
invited comments on the proposed priorities. The only substantive
comment we received suggested that prisoner education receive the
highest priority and the largest portion of the funding.
Discussion: The Secretary believes that there is a need for
services in each of the priority areas, and will determine the amount
of funding to be awarded under each priority on the basis of the
quality of the applications received.
Changes: None.
Absolute Priorities: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), the Secretary gives
an absolute preference to applications that focus entirely on
activities in one of the following seven areas:
(1) Computer literacy and technology education--to support
curriculum development, teacher training, and model programs designed
to increase computer literacy and access for Native Hawaiian elementary
and secondary school students;
(2) Agriculture education partnerships--to support the integration
of agricultural and businesses practices into high school curriculum
through the expansion of partnerships between community-based
agricultural businesses and high schools with high concentrations of
Native Hawaiian students;
(3) Astronomy--to support the development of educational programs
in astronomy for Native Hawaiian elementary and secondary school
students to assist them in reaching challenging science and mathematics
standards and to encourage them to enter the field of astronomy;
(4) Indigenous health--to support curriculum development, teacher
training, and instruction activities that will foster a better
understanding and knowledge of Native Hawaiian traditional medicine,
particularly among Native Hawaiian elementary and secondary students;
(5) Waste management innovation--to study and document traditional
Hawaiian practices of sustainable waste management and to prepare
teaching materials for educational purposes and for demonstration on
the use of native Hawaiian plants and animals for waste treatment and
environmental remediation;
(6) Prisoner education--to support programs that target juvenile
offenders and/or youth at risk of becoming juvenile offenders.
Comprehensive and culturally sensitive strategies for reaching the
target population will include family counseling, basic education/jobs
skills training, and the involvement of community elders as mentors;
and
(7) Marine resource management--to support programs designed to
teach Native Hawaiian elementary and secondary students about
traditional fishery management techniques used in the Native Hawaiian
culture.
Program Authority: Section 9209 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 7909).
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Dated: June 12, 2000.
Michael Cohen,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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