37682 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 116 / Thursday, June 15, 2000 / Notices

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.

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_thomas@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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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.297A]

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education-School Improvement

Programs; The Native Hawaiian

Curriculum Development, Teacher

Training and Recruitment Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for

new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2000.

Purposes of Program: The Native

Hawaiian Curriculum Development,

Teacher Training and Recruitment

Program supports—

(1) Curricula Development—the

development of curricula to address the

needs of Native Hawaiian students,

particularly elementary and secondary

students, which may include programs

of instruction conducted in the Native

Hawaiian language and mathematics

and science curricula incorporating the

relevant application of Native Hawaiian

culture and traditions;

(2) Preteacher Training—the

development and implementation of

preservice teacher training to ensure