**Enabled Activities and ED Role**

**Table A-VII-1**

**MSAP Projects That Included a Planning Year (1998-99)**

  ---------------------------------------- ---------- ---------------------
  **Inclusion of planning year**           **freq**   **%**

  Yes                                      20         35.1%

  No                                       37         64.9%

  Total                                    57         100.0%
  ---------------------------------------- ---------- ---------------------

Source: Project Director Interview 1999-2000, Item 22

###### Table A-VII-2 

**Groups Involved in Planning Activities in 20 MSAP Projects (1998-99)**

+----------------------------------------+-------+---------------------+
| ###### Group                           | **f   | **%**               |
|                                        | req** |                     |
+----------------------------------------+-------+---------------------+
| Community members                      | 3     | 15.0%               |
+----------------------------------------+-------+---------------------+
| District staff                         | 3     | 15.0                |
+----------------------------------------+-------+---------------------+
| Parents                                | 12    | 60.0                |
+----------------------------------------+-------+---------------------+
| Principals                             | 5     | 25.0                |
+----------------------------------------+-------+---------------------+
| Students                               | 9     | 45.0                |
+----------------------------------------+-------+---------------------+
| Teachers                               | 14    | 70.0                |
+----------------------------------------+-------+---------------------+
| Other                                  | 10    | 50.0                |
+----------------------------------------+-------+---------------------+
| Not specified                          | 3     | 15.0                |
+----------------------------------------+-------+---------------------+

n=20 projects

Source: Project Director Interview 1999-2000, Item 22

**Table A-VII-3**

**Activities Undertaken During Planning Year in 20 MSAP Projects
(1998-99)**

+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| ######                                      | *       | **%**       |
|                                             | *freq** |             |
| ###### Activity                             |         |             |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Acquire materials, equipment                | 1       | 5.0         |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Create community links                      | 2       | 10.0        |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Communicate goals                           | 1       | 5.0         |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Design curriculum                           | 9       | 45.0        |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Develop advisory boards                     | 1       | 5.0         |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Develop instruction                         | 1       | 5.0         |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Find/prepare site                           | 2       | 10.0        |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Inform, involve parents                     | 2       | 10.0        |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Learn from outsiders (e.g., visit schools)  | 6       | 30.0        |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Plan, conduct recruitment of students       | 4       | 20.0        |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Provide professional development            | 11      | 55.0        |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Pursue other funding sources                | 1       | 5.0         |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Recruit, hire, organize staff               | 4       | 20.0        |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Refine goals, objectives                    | 3       | 15.0        |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
| Unspecified or Conduct general planning     | 5       | 25.0        |
| activities                                  |         |             |
+---------------------------------------------+---------+-------------+

n=20 projects

Source: Project Director Interview 1999-2000, Item 22

**Table A-VII-4**

**MSAP District Strategies for Continuing Projects after Three-year MSAP
Grant Ends**

  --------------------------------------------- ---------- --------------
  **Strategy**                                  **freq**   **%**

  District\--support committed                  18         31.6%

  District\--support sought                     12         21.1

  MSAP grant\--reapplication                    10         17.5

  Other federal, state grants                   15         26.3

  Self-sustaining project                       10         17.5

  School reputation                             2          3.5

  Business support                              7          12.2

  Other---unspecified                           11         19.3

  Not clear/No response                         5\*        8.8
  --------------------------------------------- ---------- --------------

\* Includes 3 projects with no other strategy

n=57 projects

Note: 33 projects cited only one strategy; 24 cited 2-4 strategies.
Average: 1.6 strategies per project.

Source: Project Director Interview, 1999-2000, Item 23

**Table A-VII-5**

**Results of Reduced Budgets for MSAP Projects**

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| ##                                        | > **freq** | > **%**    |
|                                           |            |            |
| ## Result                                 |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| ######### No major changes                | > 15       | 26%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| ######                                    | > 27       | 47         |
| ### Staff positions reduced or eliminated |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| #########                                 | > 20       | 35         |
| Equipment and materials purchased reduced |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| ######### Activities o                    | > 15       | 26         |
| r programs either delayed or cut in scope |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| ######### Deficien                        | > 9        | 16         |
| cy filled or partially filled by district |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| ####                                      | > 9        | 16         |
| ##### Grants from other sources obtained  |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| #                                         | > 6        | 11         |
| ######## Professional development reduced |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| ######### All budget                      | > 3        | 5          |
| categories reduced by the same percentage |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

n=57 projects

Note: Some respondents reported multiple results.

Source: MSAP Project Director Interview 1999-2000, Item 1

###### Table A-VII-6

**Percentage of Direct Costs by Budget Category and Year, for 50 MSAP
Projects**

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<colgroup>
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 5%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td><strong>Year</strong></td>
<td><strong>Staff &amp; Fringe</strong></td>
<td><strong>Travel</strong></td>
<td><strong>Equipment</strong></td>
<td><strong>Supplies</strong></td>
<td><strong>Contract-ual</strong></td>
<td><p><strong>Construc-</strong></p>
<p><strong>tion</strong></p></td>
<td><strong>Other Direct</strong></td>
<td><strong>Training Stipends</strong></td>
<td><strong>Indirect Costs</strong></td>
<td><strong>Total</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1998-1999</td>
<td>41.0%</td>
<td>0.8%</td>
<td>22.4%</td>
<td>18.4%</td>
<td>7.8%</td>
<td>0.2%</td>
<td>4.1%</td>
<td>2.0%</td>
<td>3.3</td>
<td>100.0%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1999-2000</td>
<td>46.2</td>
<td>0.7</td>
<td>19.1</td>
<td>19.0</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>3.0</td>
<td>1.6</td>
<td>3.3</td>
<td>100.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2000-2001</td>
<td>49.1</td>
<td>0.7</td>
<td>18.0</td>
<td>18.0</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>2.8</td>
<td>1.4</td>
<td>3.2</td>
<td>100.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Total, 3 yrs</td>
<td>45.5</td>
<td>0.7</td>
<td>19.8</td>
<td>18.5</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>3.3</td>
<td>1.7</td>
<td>3.3</td>
<td>100.0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

n=50 projects

Source: U.S. Department of Education

# Table A-VII-7

Budget Means and Percentages for 233 MSAP-supported Schools, by Budget
Category and Year, Based on Total Direct Funds

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<colgroup>
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 11%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td><strong>Year</strong></td>
<td><strong>Staff &amp; Fringe</strong></td>
<td><strong>Travel</strong></td>
<td><strong>Equipment</strong></td>
<td><strong>Supplies</strong></td>
<td><p><strong>Contract-</strong></p>
<p><strong>ual</strong></p></td>
<td><p><strong>Construc-</strong></p>
<p><strong>tion</strong></p></td>
<td><strong>Other Direct</strong></td>
<td><strong>Training Stipends</strong></td>
<td><strong>Indirect Costs</strong></td>
<td><strong>Total</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1998-1999</td>
<td>$124,227</td>
<td>$2,162</td>
<td>$79,422</td>
<td>$63,611</td>
<td>$21,511</td>
<td>$603</td>
<td>$12,460</td>
<td>$6,483</td>
<td>$3,431</td>
<td>$313,910</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1999-2000</td>
<td>139,552</td>
<td>1,760</td>
<td>67,795</td>
<td>65,346</td>
<td>18,413</td>
<td>359</td>
<td>8,114</td>
<td>4,769</td>
<td>3,392</td>
<td>309,500</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2000-2001</td>
<td>143,687</td>
<td>1,505</td>
<td>61,698</td>
<td>59,534</td>
<td>16,494</td>
<td>344</td>
<td>7,437</td>
<td>3,105</td>
<td>3,236</td>
<td>297,040</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

N=233 schools in 50 projects

Source: U.S. Department of Education

**Table A-VII-8**

**Sources and Amounts of Other Funds Augmenting MSAP Grants**

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 2%" />
<col style="width: 11%" />
<col style="width: 2%" />
<col style="width: 11%" />
<col style="width: 3%" />
<col style="width: 11%" />
<col style="width: 4%" />
<col style="width: 11%" />
<col style="width: 2%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 5%" />
<col style="width: 12%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><p><strong>Federal Programs</strong></p>
<p><strong>(non- MSAP)</strong></p></td>
<td colspan="2"><h1 id="section-2"></h1>
<h1 id="state-programs">State Programs</h1></td>
<td colspan="2"><h2 id="district-programs">District Programs</h2></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Business and Foundations</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>In-Kind and Other</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Total</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>f</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>f</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>f</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>f</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>f</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>f</td>
<td>$</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Projects able to augment MSAP grant</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>3,360,000</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>6,646,231</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2,120,000</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>1,177,565</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>Not pro-vided</td>
<td>28*</td>
<td>13,303,796</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Average, each category</td>
<td></td>
<td>672,000</td>
<td></td>
<td>1,329,246</td>
<td></td>
<td>2,120,000</td>
<td></td>
<td>98,130</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>665,190</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Range</td>
<td></td>
<td><p>$5,000 to</p>
<p>3,000,000</p></td>
<td></td>
<td><p>$47,626 to</p>
<p>6,000,000</p></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>$6,000 to 403,200</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>$5,000 to 6,000,000</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

\*Includes three projects receiving funds in two categories

n=25 projects

Source: 1999-2000 MSAP Project Survey, Item 23

**Table A-VII-9**

#### Activities and Resources Enabled by MSAP Grant and Otherwise Not Possible, from School Principal Perspective

  ------------------ ------------- ------------- ------------- ----------- -----------
  **Using funds      **Most        **2nd Most    **3rd Most    **Blank/    **Total**
  for:**             Important**   Important**   Important**   Missing**   

  Additional staff   32.4          18.3          12            37.3        100.0

  Professional       15.8          24.5          16.2          43.5        100.0
  development                                                              

  Acquisition/use of 27.4          13.7          14.1          44.8        100.0
  computers                                                                

  Specialized        8.3           7.1           5.4           79.2        100.0
  learning centers                                                         

  Books, supplies,   11.6          17.8          25.3          45.2        99.9
  materials                                                                

  Design, plan of    7.1           7.9           11.2          73.8        100.0
  magnet                                                                   

  Teacher            4.1           6.2           4.1           85.5        99.9
  collaboration                                                            

  Student activities 7.1           9.5           7.1           76.3        100.0
  beyond school day                                                        

  Other              1.7           0.8           2.5           95          100.0
  ------------------ ------------- ------------- ------------- ----------- -----------

n=241 principals

Source: Principal Survey, 1999-2000, Item 33

**Table A-VII-10**

**Frequency and Usefulness of Assistance Requested from MSAP and Other
Agencies and Organizations**

+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| **Organization and    | *  |     | ** |     | ** |     | *  |    |
| Frequency of Request  | *N |     | So |     | Ve |     | *B |    |
| for Assistance**      | ot |     | me |     | ry |     | la |    |
|                       | ve |     | wh |     | us |     | nk |    |
|                       | ry |     | at |     | ef |     | or |    |
|                       | us |     | us |     | ul |     | N  |    |
|                       | ef |     | ef |     | ** |     | /A |    |
|                       | ul |     | ul |     |    |     | ** |    |
|                       | ** |     | ** |     |    |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
|                       | *  | **  | #  | **  | #  | #   | *  | *  |
|                       | *f | %** |  f | %** |  f |  %  | *f | *% |
|                       | ** |     |    |     |    | {#s | ** | ** |
|                       |    |     |    |     |    | ect |    |    |
|                       |    |     |    |     |    | ion |    |    |
|                       |    |     |    |     |    | -3} |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| # MSAP Office:        |    |     | #  |     | #  | #   |    |    |
|                       |    |     |    |     |    | {#s |    |    |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | {# | ect |    |    |
|                       |    |     | se |     | se | ion |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ct |     | ct | -6} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | io |     | io |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | n- |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 4} |     | 5} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assis              | 0  | 0   | #  | 0   | #  | #   | 0  | 0. |
| tance often requested |    | .0% | 0  | .0% |  1 | 34. |    | 0% |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | 8  | 6%  |    |    |
|                       |    |     | se |     | {# | {#s |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ct |     | se | ect |    |    |
|                       |    |     | io |     | ct | ion |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | io | -9} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 7} |     | n- |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     |    |     | 8} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assistanc          | 0  | 0.0 | #  | 3.8 | #  | #   | 1  | 1  |
| e sometimes requested |    |     |  2 |     | 30 | 57. |    | .8 |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | 7 { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 12} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -1 |     | -1 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 0} |     | 1} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assist             | 0  | 0.0 | #  | 0.0 | #  | #   | 0  | 0  |
| ance rarely requested |    |     |  0 |     |  1 |  1. |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | 9 { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 15} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -1 |     | -1 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 3} |     | 4} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #                     | \  | \-- | #  | \-- | #  | #   | 1  | 1  |
|   Frequency not noted | -- |     |  \ |     |  \ |  \- |    | .8 |
|                       |    |     | -- |     | -- | - { |    |    |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | 18} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -1 |     | -1 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 6} |     | 7} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Ass                | \  | \-- | #  | \-- | #  | #   | #  | #  |
| istance not requested | -- |     |  \ |     |  \ |  \- |  1 |  1 |
|                       |    |     | -- |     | -- | - { |  { | .8 |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | #se | #s |  { |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | cti | ec | #s |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | on- | ti | ec |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | 21} | on | ti |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on |     | -2 | on |
|                       |    |     | -1 |     | -2 |     | 2} | -2 |
|                       |    |     | 9} |     | 0} |     |    | 3} |
|                       |    |     |    |     |    |     | \  |    |
|                       |    |     |    |     |    |     | (1 | (  |
|                       |    |     |    |     |    |     | \) | 1. |
|                       |    |     |    |     |    |     |    | 8) |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| # *Total*             | *  | *0  | #  | *3  | #  | #   | *  | *  |
|                       | 0* | .0* |  * | .8* | *4 |  *9 | 4* | 7. |
|                       |    |     | 2* |     | 9* | 4.2 |    | 2* |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | * { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 26} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -2 |     | -2 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 4} |     | 5} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| **Office for Civil    |    |     | #  |     | #  | #   |    |    |
| Rights**:             |    |     |  { |     |  { |   { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 29} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -2 |     | -2 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 7} |     | 8} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assis              | 0  | 0.0 | #  | 1.9 | #  | #   | 0  | 0  |
| tance often requested |    |     |  1 |     |  9 | 17. |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | 3 { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 32} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -3 |     | -3 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 0} |     | 1} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assistanc          | 0  | 0.0 | #  | 9.6 | #  | #   | 0  | 0  |
| e sometimes requested |    |     |  5 |     | 15 | 28. |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | 8 { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 35} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -3 |     | -3 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 3} |     | 4} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assist             | 0  | 0.0 | #  | 1.9 | #  | #   | 0  | 0  |
| ance rarely requested |    |     |  1 |     |  4 |  7. |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | 7 { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 38} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -3 |     | -3 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 6} |     | 7} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #                     | \  | \-- | #  | \-- | #  | #   | 2  | 3  |
|   Frequency not noted | -- |     |  \ |     |  \ |  \- |    | .6 |
|                       |    |     | -- |     | -- | - { | \  |    |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | #se | (2 | (  |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | cti | \) | 3. |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | on- |    | 6) |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | 41} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -3 |     | -4 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 9} |     | 0} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Ass                | \  | \-- | #  | \-- | #  | #   | 17 | 30 |
| istance not requested | -- |     |  \ |     |  \ |  \- |    | .3 |
|                       |    |     | -- |     | -- | - { |    |    |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | 44} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -4 |     | -4 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 2} |     | 3} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| # *Total*             | *  | *0  | #  | *13 | #  | #   | *2 | *3 |
|                       | 0* | .0* |  * | .4* | *2 |  *5 | 1* | 7. |
|                       |    |     | 7* |     | 8* | 3.8 |    | 5* |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | * { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 47} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -4 |     | -4 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 5} |     | 6} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| **Equity Assistance   |    |     | #  |     | #  | #   |    |    |
| Centers**:            |    |     |  { |     |  { |   { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 50} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -4 |     | -4 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 8} |     | 9} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assis              | #  | #   | #  | #   | #  | #   | #  | #  |
| tance often requested |  0 |  0. |  0 |  0. |  0 |  0. |  0 |  0 |
|                       |  { | 0 { |  { | 0 { |  { | 0 { |  { | .0 |
|                       | #s | #se | #s | #se | #s | #se | #s |  { |
|                       | ec | cti | ec | cti | ec | cti | ec | #s |
|                       | ti | on- | ti | on- | ti | on- | ti | ec |
|                       | on | 52} | on | 54} | on | 56} | on | ti |
|                       | -5 |     | -5 |     | -5 |     | -5 | on |
|                       | 1} |     | 3} |     | 5} |     | 7} | -5 |
|                       |    |     |    |     |    |     |    | 8} |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assistanc          | 0  | 0.0 | #  | 7.7 | #  | #   | 0  | 0  |
| e sometimes requested |    |     |  4 |     | 10 | 19. |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | 2 { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 61} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -5 |     | -6 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 9} |     | 0} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assist             | 2  | 3.8 | #  | 1.9 | #  | #   | 1  | 1  |
| ance rarely requested |    |     |  1 |     |  4 |  7. |    | .8 |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | 7 { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 64} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -6 |     | -6 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 2} |     | 3} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #                     | \  | \-- | #  | \-- | #  | #   | 0  | 0  |
|   Frequency not noted | -- |     |  \ |     |  \ |  \- |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     | -- |     | -- | - { | \  |    |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | #se | (3 | (  |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | cti | \) | 5. |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | on- |    | 4) |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | 67} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -6 |     | -6 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 5} |     | 6} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Ass                | \  | \-- | #  | \-- | #  | #   | 31 | 55 |
| istance not requested | -- |     |  \ |     |  \ |  \- |    | .4 |
|                       |    |     | -- |     | -- | - { |    |    |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | 70} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -6 |     | -6 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 8} |     | 9} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| # *Total*             | *  | *3  | #  | *8  | #  | #   | *3 | *6 |
|                       | 2* | .6* |  * | .9* | *1 |  *2 | 5* | 2. |
|                       |    |     | 5* |     | 4* | 5.0 |    | 5* |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | * { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 73} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -7 |     | -7 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 1} |     | 2} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| **Other ED            |    |     | #  |     | #  | #   |    |    |
| Agencies**:           |    |     |  { |     |  { |   { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 76} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -7 |     | -7 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 4} |     | 5} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assis              | 0  | 0.0 | #  | 0.0 | #  | #   | 0  | 0  |
| tance often requested |    |     |  0 |     |  1 |  2. |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | 9 { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 79} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -7 |     | -7 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 7} |     | 8} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assistanc          | 0  | 0.0 | #  | 0.0 | #  | #   | 0  | 0  |
| e sometimes requested |    |     |  0 |     |  2 |  5. |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | 7 { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 82} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -8 |     | -8 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 0} |     | 1} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assist             | 1  | 2.9 | #  | 0.0 | #  | #   | 0  | 0  |
| ance rarely requested |    |     |  0 |     |  0 |  0. |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | 0 { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 85} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -8 |     | -8 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 3} |     | 4} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #                     | \  | \-- | #  | \-- | #  | #   | 0  | (  |
|   Frequency not noted | -- |     |  \ |     |  \ |  \- |    | 0. |
|                       |    |     | -- |     | -- | - { | \( | 0) |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | #se | 21 |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | cti | \) | (3 |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | on- |    | 7. |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | 88} |    | 5) |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -8 |     | -8 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 6} |     | 7} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Ass                | \  | \-- | #  | \-- | #  | #   | 32 | 57 |
| istance not requested | -- |     |  \ |     |  \ |  \- |    | .1 |
|                       |    |     | -- |     | -- | - { |    |    |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | 91} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -8 |     | -9 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 9} |     | 0} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| # *Total*             | *  | *2  | #  | *0  | #  | # * | *5 | *9 |
|                       | 1* | .9* |  * | .0* |  * | 8.6 | 3* | 4. |
|                       |    |     | 0* |     | 3* | * { |    | 6* |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | 94} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -9 |     | -9 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 2} |     | 3} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| **Magnet Schools of   |    |     | #  |     | #  | #   |    |    |
| America:**            |    |     |  { |     |  { |   { |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | #se |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | cti |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | on- |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 97} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -9 |     | -9 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 5} |     | 6} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assis              | 0  | 0.0 | #  | 0.0 | #  | # 1 | 0  | 0  |
| tance often requested |    |     |  0 |     |  7 | 3.7 |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     |  { |     |  { |  {# |    |    |
|                       |    |     | #s |     | #s | sec |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ec |     | ec | tio |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ti |     | ti | n-1 |    |    |
|                       |    |     | on |     | on | 00} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | -9 |     | -9 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 8} |     | 9} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assistanc          | 1  | 2.0 | #  | 2   | #  | #   | 1  | 1  |
| e sometimes requested |    |     |  1 | 3.5 | 4  | 7.8 |    | .8 |
|                       |    |     | 2  |     | {# |  {# |    |    |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | se | sec |    |    |
|                       |    |     | se |     | ct | tio |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ct |     | io | n-1 |    |    |
|                       |    |     | io |     | n- | 03} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | 10 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 10 |     | 2} |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 1} |     |    |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assist             | 0  | 0.0 | #  | 9.8 | #  | #   | 0  | 0  |
| ance rarely requested |    |     | 5  |     | 2  | 3.9 |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | {# |  {# |    |    |
|                       |    |     | se |     | se | sec |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ct |     | ct | tio |    |    |
|                       |    |     | io |     | io | n-1 |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | n- | 06} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 10 |     | 10 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 4} |     | 5} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #                     | \  | \-- | #  | \-- | #  | #   | 2  | 3  |
|   Frequency not noted | -- |     | \- |     | \- | \-- |    | .6 |
|                       |    |     | -  |     | -  |  {# | \  |    |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | {# | sec | (2 | (  |
|                       |    |     | se |     | se | tio | \) | 3. |
|                       |    |     | ct |     | ct | n-1 |    | 6) |
|                       |    |     | io |     | io | 09} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | n- |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 10 |     | 10 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 7} |     | 8} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Ass                | \  | \-- | #  | \-- | #  | #   | 20 | 35 |
| istance not requested | -- |     | \- |     | \- | \-- |    | .7 |
|                       |    |     | -  |     | -  |  {# |    |    |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | {# | sec |    |    |
|                       |    |     | se |     | se | tio |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ct |     | ct | n-1 |    |    |
|                       |    |     | io |     | io | 12} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | n- |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 11 |     | 11 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 0} |     | 1} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| # *Total*             | *  | *2  | #  | *30 | #  | #   | *2 | *4 |
|                       | 1* | .0* |  * | .3* |  * | *25 | 5* | 4. |
|                       |    |     | 17 |     | 13 | .4* |    | 7* |
|                       |    |     | *  |     | *  |  {# |    |    |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | {# | sec |    |    |
|                       |    |     | se |     | se | tio |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ct |     | ct | n-1 |    |    |
|                       |    |     | io |     | io | 15} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | n- |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 11 |     | 11 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 3} |     | 4} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
|                       |    |     | #  |     | #  | #   |    |    |
|                       |    |     |    |     |    |  {# |    |    |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | {# | sec |    |    |
|                       |    |     | se |     | se | tio |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ct |     | ct | n-1 |    |    |
|                       |    |     | io |     | io | 18} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | n- |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 11 |     | 11 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 6} |     | 7} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+

**Table A-VII-10** (continued)

**Frequency and Usefulness of Assistance Requested from MSAP and Other
Agencies and Organizations**

+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| **Organization and    | *  |     | ** |     | ** |     | *  |    |
| Frequency of Request  | *N |     | So |     | Ve |     | *B |    |
| for Assistance**      | ot |     | me |     | ry |     | la |    |
|                       | ve |     | wh |     | us |     | nk |    |
|                       | ry |     | at |     | ef |     | or |    |
|                       | us |     | us |     | ul |     | N  |    |
|                       | ef |     | ef |     | ** |     | /A |    |
|                       | ul |     | ul |     |    |     | ** |    |
|                       | ** |     | ** |     |    |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
|                       | *  | **  | #  | **  | #  | # % | *  | *  |
|                       | *f | %** |  f | %** |  f |  {# | *f | *% |
|                       | ** |     |    |     |    | sec | ** | ** |
|                       |    |     |    |     |    | tio |    |    |
|                       |    |     |    |     |    | n-1 |    |    |
|                       |    |     |    |     |    | 19} |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #                     | 0  | 0.0 | #  | 2.0 | #  | # 1 | 0  | 0  |
|  State Organizations: |    |     | 1  |     | 6  | 1.8 |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | {# |  {# |    |    |
| #  Assis              |    |     | se |     | se | sec |    |    |
| tance often requested |    |     | ct |     | ct | tio |    |    |
|                       |    |     | io |     | io | n-1 |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | n- | 22} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 12 |     | 12 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 0} |     | 1} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assistanc          | 0  | 0.0 | #  | 2.0 | #  | # 1 | 0  | 0  |
| e sometimes requested |    |     | 1  |     | 6  | 1.8 |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | {# |  {# |    |    |
|                       |    |     | se |     | se | sec |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ct |     | ct | tio |    |    |
|                       |    |     | io |     | io | n-1 |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | n- | 25} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 12 |     | 12 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 3} |     | 4} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Assist             | 0  | 0.0 | #  | 2.0 | #  | 0.0 | 0  | 0  |
| ance rarely requested |    |     | 1  |     | 0  |     |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | {# |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | se |     | se |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ct |     | ct |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | io |     | io |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | n- |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 12 |     | 12 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 6} |     | 7} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #                     | \  | \-- | #  | \-- | #  | #   | 1  | 1  |
|   Frequency not noted | -- |     | \- |     | \- | \-- |    | .8 |
|                       |    |     | -  |     | -  |  {# | \( |    |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | {# | sec | 36 | (6 |
|                       |    |     | se |     | se | tio | \) | 4. |
|                       |    |     | ct |     | ct | n-1 |    | 3) |
|                       |    |     | io |     | io | 30} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | n- |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 12 |     | 12 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 8} |     | 9} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| #  Ass                | \  | \-- | #  | \-- | #  | #   | 14 | 25 |
| istance not requested | -- |     | \- |     | \- | \-- |    | .0 |
|                       |    |     | -  |     | -  |  {# |    |    |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | {# | sec |    |    |
|                       |    |     | se |     | se | tio |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ct |     | ct | n-1 |    |    |
|                       |    |     | io |     | io | 33} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | n- |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 13 |     | 13 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 1} |     | 2} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+
| # *Total*             | *  | *0  | #  | *6  | #  | #   | *4 | *7 |
|                       | 0* | .0* | *3 | .0* |  * | *23 | 1* | 3. |
|                       |    |     | *  |     | 12 | .6* |    | 2* |
|                       |    |     | {# |     | *  |  {# |    |    |
|                       |    |     | se |     | {# | sec |    |    |
|                       |    |     | ct |     | se | tio |    |    |
|                       |    |     | io |     | ct | n-1 |    |    |
|                       |    |     | n- |     | io | 36} |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 13 |     | n- |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     | 4} |     | 13 |     |    |    |
|                       |    |     |    |     | 5} |     |    |    |
+-----------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+

n=56 projects

Source: MSAP Project Survey, Item 25

**Table A-VII-11**

**Purpose of Technical Assistance Requested from MSAP and Other Agencies
and Other Organizations**

+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
|                                  | ** |     | *  |     | # |       |
|                                  | So |     | *N |     |   |       |
|                                  | ug |     | ot |     | T |       |
|                                  | ht |     | So |     | o |       |
|                                  | ** |     | ug |     | t |       |
|                                  |    |     | ht |     | a |       |
|                                  |    |     | ** |     | l |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| **Purpose and Organization**     | *  | **  | *  | **  | * | **%** |
|                                  | *f | %** | *f | %** | * |       |
|                                  | ** |     | ** |     | f |       |
|                                  |    |     |    |     | * |       |
|                                  |    |     |    |     | * |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| # MSAP Office                    |    |     |    |     |   |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Preparing an MSAP application    | 41 | 73  | 15 | 26  | 5 | 1     |
|                                  |    | .2% |    | .8% | 6 | 00.0% |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Developing a desegregation plan  | 14 | 2   | 42 | 7   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    | 5.0 |    | 5.0 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Designing a selection process    | 19 | 3   | 37 | 6   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    | 3.9 |    | 6.1 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Choosing magnet theme/approach   | 12 | 2   | 44 | 7   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    | 1.4 |    | 8.6 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Planning district supports       | 9  | 1   | 47 | 8   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    | 6.1 |    | 3.9 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Dealing with implementation      | 38 | 6   | 18 | 3   | 5 | 100.0 |
| problems                         |    | 7.9 |    | 2.1 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Completing MSAP reports          | 42 | 7   | 14 | 2   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    | 5.0 |    | 5.0 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Identifying other sources of     | 14 | 2   | 42 | 7   | 5 | 100.0 |
| assistance                       |    | 5.0 |    | 5.0 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| # Office for Civil Rights        |    |     |    |     |   |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Preparing an MSAP application    | 12 | 2   | 44 | 7   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    | 1.4 |    | 8.6 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Developing a desegregation plan  | 28 | 5   | 28 | 5   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    | 0.0 |    | 0.0 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Designing a selection process    | 23 | 4   | 33 | 5   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    | 1.1 |    | 8.9 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Choosing magnet theme/approach   | 0  | 0.0 | 56 | 10  | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    |     |    | 0.0 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Planning district supports       | 2  | 3.6 | 54 | 9   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    |     |    | 6.4 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Dealing with implementation      | 12 | 2   | 44 | 7   | 5 | 100.0 |
| problems                         |    | 1.4 |    | 8.6 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Completing MSAP reports          | 9  | 1   | 47 | 8   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    | 6.1 |    | 3.9 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Identifying other sources of     | 2  | 3.6 | 54 | 9   | 5 | 100.0 |
| assistance                       |    |     |    | 6.4 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| # Equity Assistance Centers      |    |     |    |     |   |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Preparing an MSAP application    | 9  | 1   | 47 | 8   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    | 6.1 |    | 3.9 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Developing a desegregation plan  | 8  | 1   | 48 | 8   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    | 4.3 |    | 5.7 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Designing a selection process    | 13 | 2   | 43 | 7   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    | 3.2 |    | 6.8 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Choosing magnet theme/approach   | 1  | 1.8 | 55 | 9   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    |     |    | 8.2 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Planning district supports       | 8  | 1   | 48 | 8   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    | 4.3 |    | 5.7 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Dealing with implementation      | 8  | 1   | 48 | 8   | 5 | 100.0 |
| problems                         |    | 4.3 |    | 5.7 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Completing MSAP reports          | 4  | 7.1 | 52 | 9   | 5 | 100.0 |
|                                  |    |     |    | 2.9 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+
| Identifying other sources of     | 4  | 7.1 | 52 | 9   | 5 | 100.0 |
| assistance                       |    |     |    | 2.9 | 6 |       |
+----------------------------------+----+-----+----+-----+---+-------+

**Table A-VII-11** (continued)

**Purpose of Technical Assistance Requested from MSAP and Other Agencies
and Other Organizations**

+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
|                                   | ** |    | *  |    | #  |    |
|                                   | So |    | *N |    |  T |    |
|                                   | ug |    | ot |    | ot |    |
|                                   | ht |    | So |    | al |    |
|                                   | ** |    | ug |    |    |    |
|                                   |    |    | ht |    |    |    |
|                                   |    |    | ** |    |    |    |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| **Purpose and Organization**      | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  |
|                                   | *f | *% | *f | *% | *f | *% |
|                                   | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| # Other Education Agencies        |    |    |    |    |    |    |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Preparing an MSAP application     | 1  | 1  | 55 | 98 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .8 |    | .2 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Developing a desegregation plan   | 2  | 3  | 54 | 96 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .6 |    | .4 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Designing a selection process     | 1  | 1  | 55 | 98 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .8 |    | .2 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Choosing magnet theme/approach    | 1  | 1  | 55 | 98 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .8 |    | .2 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Planning district supports        | 0  | 0  | 56 | 1  | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .0 |    | 00 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    | .0 |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Dealing with implementation       | 1  | 1  | 55 | 98 | 56 | 1  |
| problems                          |    | .8 |    | .2 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Completing MSAP reports           | 1  | 1  | 55 | 98 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .8 |    | .2 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Identifying other sources of      | 1  | 1  | 55 | 98 | 56 | 1  |
| assistance                        |    | .8 |    | .2 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| # Magnet Schools of America       |    |    |    |    |    |    |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Preparing an MSAP application     | 17 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .4 |    | .6 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Developing a desegregation plan   | 7  | 12 | 49 | 87 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .5 |    | .5 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Designing a selection process     | 6  | 10 | 50 | 89 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .7 |    | .3 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Choosing magnet theme/approach    | 18 | 32 | 38 | 67 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .1 |    | .9 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Planning district supports        | 5  | 8  | 51 | 91 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .9 |    | .1 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Dealing with implementation       | 17 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 56 | 1  |
| problems                          |    | .4 |    | .6 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Completing MSAP reports           | 5  | 8  | 51 | 91 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .9 |    | .1 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Identifying other sources of      | 12 | 21 | 44 | 78 | 56 | 1  |
| assistance                        |    | .4 |    | .6 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| # State Agencies                  |    |    |    |    |    |    |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Preparing an MSAP application     | 6  | 10 | 50 | 89 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .7 |    | .3 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Developing a desegregation plan   | 4  | 7  | 52 | 92 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .1 |    | .9 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Designing a selection process     | 5  | 8  | 51 | 91 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .9 |    | .1 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Choosing magnet theme/approach    | 4  | 7  | 52 | 92 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .1 |    | .9 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Planning district supports        | 6  | 10 | 50 | 89 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .7 |    | .3 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Dealing with implementation       | 7  | 12 | 49 | 87 | 56 | 1  |
| problems                          |    | .5 |    | .5 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Completing MSAP reports           | 2  | 3  | 54 | 96 | 56 | 1  |
|                                   |    | .6 |    | .4 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| Identifying other sources of      | 5  | 8  | 51 | 91 | 56 | 1  |
| assistance                        |    | .9 |    | .1 |    | 00 |
|                                   |    |    |    |    |    | .0 |
+-----------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+

n=56 projects

Source: MSAP Project Survey, Item 26

**How MSAP Grants Are Awarded**

When Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) awards are made for a new
grant cycle, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) publishes a notice in
the Federal Register inviting MSAP applications. The notice establishes
the date by which applications must be submitted; provides information
about the estimated funds available, program priorities, desegregation
plan requirements; and tells how copies of the MSAP application package
can be obtained. Available to applicants in either print form or
electronically through ED's website, the application package has
detailed information on how to apply and what information must be
included in the application.

Prior to the date that applications are due, ED staff are involved in
two types of activities: (1) providing technical assistance to
applicants in response to their questions about the program and
application requirements; and (2) preparing for the panel review of
applications. Prospective panel members are recruited by ED by
soliciting volunteers through small-scale promotion at conferences and
other magnet-related events. In addition, prospective reviewers may be
referred to the magnet program by staff who administer other ED
discretionary grant programs, and persons who are interested in serving
as application reviewers may volunteer their services without
solicitation. Additionally, ED staff directly solicit prospective
reviewers with strong backgrounds and experience directly related to the
planning and implementation of magnet schools.

# Application Screening

The review process begins with application screening. During this phase
of the review, applications are screened to identify any applications
that should not be included in the panel review process. Applications
are checked against the "Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal
Procurement or Nonprocurement Programs." Any applicant on those lists is
considered ineligible and eliminated from further consideration.
Additionally, each application is checked to determine that it has been
submitted by a local educational agency. Any application submitted by an
agency other than a local educational agency is eliminated from further
consideration. Applications are checked for completeness to determine
that the application contains an application face page, a budget, a
program narrative, and desegregation plan information. Any application
missing one or more of these components is also eliminated from further
consideration.

# Selection of Panel Reviewers

Three-person panels, consisting of people who are not Federal employees,
are used. Each three-person panel is expected to review eight or nine
applications. The number of reviewers used thus depends on the number of
applications received. Once the number of panels that will be needed has
been determined, ED selects reviewers from among the pool of prospective
panel members that has been recruited.

Each reviewer is expected to have an educational background or
experience in one or more of the following areas: elementary education;
secondary education; educational administration; curriculum development;
staff development; school desegregation; magnet school planning and
implementation; school finance; parent, business or community
involvement; vocational programs; minority education; and the use of
technology in education. To the extent possible, panelists are selected
so that each review panel will have at least one person with a strong
background in desegregation and magnet schools strategies, one person
with a strong background in curriculum development or educational
reform, and one person with a strong background in educational
administration. ED also seeks reviewers who represent the nation's
diversity and all of its levels of education. Anyone who has served as a
reviewer for the MSAP for three consecutive application review cycles is
ineligible.

Reviewers are required to sign a conflict of interest certification
prior to reviewing applications. This certification describes the types
of relationships which create a conflict of interest. The certification
also requires the reviewer to maintain confidentiality regarding the
reviewer's work as an application reviewer for the program.

# Responsibilities of Panelists

Panelists have the following responsibilities:

-   To read each application assigned to their panel

-   To be adequately prepared for and participate in discussions of the
    strengths and weaknesses of each application in relation to the
    criteria and priorities

-   To provide a numerical score for each criterion and priority

-   To provide statements of strengths and weaknesses that (1) justify
    the score awarded for the criterion or priority; and (2) are
    consistent with the criterion or priority being rated. If a panelist
    finds that there are no strengths (or no weaknesses) for a selection
    criterion or statutory priority, the panelist may simply indicate
    \"None\" in the appropriate space; however, a panelist may not leave
    a strengths or weaknesses section blank.

-   To complete and submit review forms in a timely manner

-   To participate in the panel's scheduled meetings, including review
    sessions

# Panel Review of Applications

Once three-person review panels have been formed and applications have
been assigned to panels, the applications, instructions, orientation
materials and application review worksheets are mailed to each panelist.
During this time, approximately two weeks before the panel review, each
panelist reads the applications assigned to him or her; and, using the
application review worksheets, make a preliminary identification of
strengths and weaknesses for each application. Panelists return the
applications to ED but and keep the review worksheets they have
completed and bring them to the panel meetings in Washington, DC.

When panels convene in Washington, panelists evaluate each application
on the basis of the selection criteria and statutory priorities. Panel
discussion meetings are convened to review the strengths and weaknesses
that each panel member has identified, before each panel member scores
the application and completes a Panelist Evaluation Form. The panel
meeting is conducted by a neutral facilitator (who is not a panel
member). Panelists are not asked to reach consensus; however, a panelist
may refine or modify his or her views on the basis of the panel
discussion.

Following the panel review, program staff check the accuracy of panel
comments against actual application contents to ensure that no factual
misunderstanding of an application has occurred that results in an
improper and indefensible evaluation of that application. In the event
that such a factual misunderstanding is found, the reader (or, if
appropriate, review panel) is contacted by a staff member to revise
affected comments or scores, or both, as necessary.

Each of the selection criteria and priorities used in the panel review
has a weighted value that determines the maximum number of points that
can be awarded for providing a complete and high-quality response to
that criterion or priority. A panelist's score for an application is
determined by adding together the score provided for each criterion and
each priority. The maximum score that an application may receive from a
panelist is 145 points.

> **[Selection Criterion]{.underline}** **[Maximum Points]{.underline}**
>
> Plan of Operation 25 Points
>
> Quality of Personnel 10 Points
>
> Quality of Project Design 35 Points
>
> Budget and Resources 5 Points
>
> Evaluation Plan 15 Points
>
> Commitment and Capacity 10 Points
>
> **[Priority]{.underline}** **[Maximum Points]{.underline}**
>
> Need for Assistance 5 Points
>
> New or Revised Magnet Schools 10 Points
>
> Selection of Students 15 Points
>
> Innovative Approaches and 10 Points
>
> Systemic Reforms
>
> Collaborative Efforts 5 Points

The Panelist Review Form also provides panelists with general guidance
to help them determine whether the scores they are providing are
consistent with their overall assessment of the quality of an
application. The guidance breaks applications into four general
categories based on score.

> **140-145 Points**

Applications that are characterized by \"overall excellence\" and that
you would recommend for funding without reservation.

> **130-139 Points**
>
> Applications that are of generally very good quality that are worthy
> of consideration for funding, are likely to demonstrate excellence in
> many aspects of their program but fall short of demonstrating
> [overall]{.underline} excellence.
>
> **115-129 Points**

Applications with good ideas, perhaps fairly strong in some areas, but
with substantial deficiencies or areas of weakness that need to be
resolved before the proposed project is considered for an award.

> **0-114 Points**

Applications that need substantial redesign or improvement in many or
most areas of the project and therefore should not be considered for
funding at this time.

As soon as the application review has been completed, applications are
ranked so that a preliminary assessment of which applications are most
likely to receive awards can be made. Applications identified as most
likely to receive awards based on their ranking then receive concurrent
reviews by MSAP program staff and by ED's Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

## Application Ranking and Selection of Application for Awards

The score used to rank an application is determined by averaging the
scores provided by each of the three panel reviewers who evaluated the
application. A separate rank order list is created for each review
panel. If two applications have an identical average score, an
application that proposes to use a significant portion of the program
funds it would receive to address substantial problems in an Empowerment
Zone (including a Supplemental Empowerment Zone or an Enterprise
Community) is ranked over an application that did not meet this
competitive priority.

For the first \$75 million in funds available for grants in the FY 1998
competition, applications were selected in the following manner: First,
the highest ranking application from each panel was recommended for an
award. Additional applications were then recommended beginning with the
highest ranking remaining application from among all panels and
continuing until the first \$75 million was allocated, subject to the
following limitations: (a) no more than six applications from any one
panel were recommended for awards from the first \$75 million; and (b)
no application that receives an average score of less than 115 points
would be recommended for an award.

After the first \$75 million in appropriated funds was allocated, 10
special priority points were added to the score of each applicant that
(a) did not receive an MSAP award in the FY 1995 cycle, and (b) was not
recommended for an award from the first \$75 million in this grant
competition. Using the scores that take these priority points into
consideration, all applications not recommended for funding in
competition for the first \$75 million were re-ranked. For funds in
excess of \$75 million, applications were then recommended for funding
beginning with the highest ranking application from any panel that had
less than two of its applications recommended for an award from the
first \$75 million. Additional applications were then recommended on the
basis of score (including special priority points), regardless of panel,
and continuing until all remaining funds were allocated, except that no
more than six applications from any one panel were recommended for
awards (including those recommended in competition for the first \$75
million).

## ED Program Staff Review

Since 1998 grants under the MSAP averaged more than \$1 million per
year, ED grant review policies required program staff to review the
project plan and analyze the proposed project to identify program and
budget issues, including areas where clarifications are necessary, for
each project to be funded. Staff considered the results of the panel
reviews, program regulations, information in the Federal Register notice
announcing the grant competition regarding funding, and Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Cost Principles for State and Local
Governments (OMB Circular A-87) in the development of funding
recommendations for each of the three years of each projects. Three
two-person teams conducted these reviews. These teams were made up of
program office staff, with more experienced staff members teamed with
staff who had less experience with the MSAP. Several of the team members
had grants management experience from previous work in the grants
management office.

Differences in grant award amounts were attributable to a variety of
factors, including the amount that an applicant requested, the size and
scope of the proposed project, and individual project and school
budgets. In arriving at a recommended funding level for each project,
review teams exercised professional judgement in relation to application
information based on the requirements of the program regulations, OMB
Circular A-87 and other relevant guidelines.

The statute limits the amount that a school district may receive to no
more than \$4 million per year. Further, in the Federal Register notice
announcing the MSAP grant competition, ED indicated that it intended to
make awards that ranged in size between \$200,000 and \$3,000,000 per
year. All grants were approved at funding levels that fell within these
established limits.

## OCR Review

ED's Office for Civil Rights conducted a review with two components:
certification that civil rights assurances are being met; and
determination that the applicant's desegregation plan meets eligibility
standards contained in MSAP regulations.

As soon as it was available, a list of all 1998 applicants was forwarded
to OCR. OCR used this list to check with other agencies (e.g., Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Justice) regarding
whether or not there are findings of civil rights violations against any
applicant.

OCR also reviewed the desegregation plans of likely grant recipients
based on the rank-order list to determine whether the desegregation plan
met eligibility standards. In the case of required plans, such as
Federal court orders, OCR must determine that the approving authority
for the plan had approved the magnet schools for which the applicant was
seeking assistance. In the case of voluntary plans, OCR must determine
that the plan is adequate under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964. To make this determination, OCR reviewed each plan to see that it
proposed to reduce, eliminate, or prevent minority group isolation in
targeted schools, and that the use of race in the student selection
process for the magnet schools was narrowly tailored.

# Making MSAP Awards

Awards were made to eligible applicants based on their ranking, as
above, and the amount recommended for their award, until all available
funds were obligated. Consistent with the statutory requirement in
§5106(c), no award under the MSAP is made if the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights is unable to determine that an applicant will meet the
non-discrimination assurances in the MSAP statute, regardless of how
high that applicant might rank based the quality of its proposed
project. Additionally, if a determination was made that one or more of
the schools in the proposed project were not part of the approved
desegregation plan, the amount recommended for the award was adjusted to
reflect the elimination of the school(s) from the project that was
finally approved

##   {#section-137}

## Performance Indicators

Performance indicators for the Magnet Schools Assistance Program were
developed just prior to the application period for 1998 awards. To
assist with the performance indicators, ED provided a guidebook for MSAP
applicants and grantees and included information about them in the
Federal Register announcement. ED staff state that performance
indicators were not intended to cause a radical shift in the application
process. The 1998 applications were not evaluated on the extent to which
performance indicators were incorporated, and no points were given or
taken away on the basis of performance indicators. ED staff report that
performance indicators did assist applicants in writing more concise and
consistent applications in terms of the results grantees should try to
achieve and the information that they should be providing.