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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Waivers Granted under 

Section 9401 of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act, as Amended 

Summary: In this notice, we 

announce the waivers that the U.S. 

Department of Education (Department) 

has granted, from the date of enactment 

of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 

through December 31, 2006, under the 

waiver authority in section 9401 of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965 (ESEA). The Department 

considered waiver requests in several 

different categories: (1) Waivers related 

to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; (2) 

growth model pilots; (3) waivers 

allowing local educational agencies 

(LEAs) to provide supplemental 

educational services (SES) rather than 

public school choice to eligible students 

attending schools that receive funding 

under Part A of Title I of the ESEA (Title 

I schools) and are in the first year of 

school improvement; (4) waivers 

allowing LEAs in need of improvement 

to be eligible to apply to their State 

educational agency (SEA) to become 

SES providers; (5) general programmatic 

waivers; (6) extensions of the period in 

which funds are available for obligation; 

and (7) waivers allowing recipients of 

funds under the Indian Education 

program to charge additional 

administrative costs to the program. 

Waiver Data 

I. Waivers Related to Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita 

Through December 31, 2006, the 

Department granted the following 

hurricane-related waivers to States 

under the general waiver authority in 

section 9401 of the ESEA: 

1. Waiver Applicant: Alabama 

Department of Education 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1111(b)(2)(C)(v) and 1111(h)(1)(C) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: May 18, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Alabama to create a separate subgroup 

for students displaced by Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita for adequate yearly 

progress (AYP) decisions based on 

assessment data for the 2005–2006 

school year. 

2. Waiver Applicant: Arkansas 

Department of Education 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1111(b)(2)(C)(v) and 1111(h)(1)(C) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: May 19, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Arkansas to create a separate subgroup 

for students displaced by Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita for AYP decisions 

based on assessment data for the 2005–

2006 school year. 

3. Waiver Applicant: Georgia 

Department of Education 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1111(b)(2)(C)(v) and 1111(h)(1)(C) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: April 19, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Georgia to create a separate subgroup for 

students displaced by Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita for AYP decisions 

based on assessment data for the 2005–

2006 school year. 

4. Waiver Applicant: Georgia 

Department of Education 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1116(b)(1)(E) and 1116(b)(5)(B) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: May 5, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: For the 2006–

2007 school year, because of the large 

number of students displaced by 

Hurricane Katrina, permits the Dekalb 

County School District to provide SES, 

rather than public school choice, to 

eligible students attending Title I 

schools in the first year of school 

improvement. 

5. Waiver Applicant: Louisiana 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Section 

2416(a)(1) of the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: September 21, 

2005. 

• Description of waiver: Waived, with 

respect to FY 2004 and FY 2005 Title II, 

Part D, ESEA (Educational Technology) 

funds, the requirement that districts 

spend at least 25 percent of those funds 

on professional development. 

6. Waiver Applicant: Louisiana 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of the 

General Education Provisions Act 

(GEPA). 

• Date waiver granted: September 21, 

2005. 

• Description of waiver: Extended by 

one year the period of availability for all 

ESEA funds that otherwise would have 

expired on September 30, 2005. 

7. Waiver Applicant: Louisiana 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Section 1127 of 

the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: September 21, 

2005. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Louisiana to waive for its districts, more 

than once every three years, the 15 

percent carryover limitation for FY 2003 

Title I, Part A, ESEA funds. 

8. Waiver Applicant: Louisiana 

Department of Education 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1116(b)(1)(E)(i) and 1116(b)(5)(B) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: January 13, 

2006. 

• Description of waiver: For the 2005–

2006 school year, permitted the LEAs of 

three parishes—Orleans, Calcasieu, and 

Jefferson—to provide SES, rather than 

public school choice, to eligible 

students attending Title I schools in 

their first year of school improvement. 

9. Waiver Applicant: Louisiana 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: July 27, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Extended by 

one year the period of availability for all 

ESEA funds that otherwise would have 

expired on September 30, 2006. 

10. Waiver Applicant: Louisiana 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Section 1127 of 

the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: July 27, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Extended to 

FY 2004 and FY 2005 Title I, Part A, 

ESEA funds a previously granted waiver 

allowing Louisiana to waive for its 

districts, more than once every three 

years, the 15 percent Title I, Part A, 

ESEA carryover limitation. 

11. Waiver Applicant: Louisiana 

Department of Education 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1111(b)(2)(C)(v) and 1111(h)(1)(C) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: August 2, 

2006. 


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• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Louisiana to create a separate subgroup 

for students displaced by Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita for AYP decisions 

based on assessment data for the 2005–

2006 school year. 

12. Waiver Applicant: Louisiana 

Department of Education 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1116(b)(1), (5), (7), and (8) of the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: August 2, 

2006. 

• Description of waiver: Provided 

greater flexibility in making 

accountability determinations for 

districts and schools that were closed 

for 18 or more instructional days and 

were located in an area declared a 

disaster area due to Hurricanes Katrina 

or Rita. 

13. Waiver Applicant: Mississippi 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: September 12, 

2005. 

• Description of waiver: Extended by 

one year the period of availability for all 

ESEA funds that otherwise would have 

expired on September 30, 2005. 

14. Waiver Applicant: Mississippi 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Section 

2416(a)(1) of the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: December 14, 

2005. 

• Description of waiver: Waived, with 

respect to FY 2004 and FY 2005 Title II, 

Part D, ESEA (Educational Technology) 

funds, the requirement that districts 

must spend at least 25 percent of those 

funds on professional development. 

15. Waiver Applicant: Mississippi 

Department of Education 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1111(b)(2)(C)(v) and 1111(h)(1)(C) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: June 28, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Mississippi to create a separate 

subgroup for students displaced by 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for AYP 

decisions based on assessment data for 

the 2005–2006 school year. 

16. Waiver Applicant: Tennessee 

Department of Education 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1111(b)(2)(C)(v) and 1111(h)(1)(C) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: May 19, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Tennessee to create a separate subgroup 

for students displaced by Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita for AYP decisions 

based on assessment data for the 2005–

2006 school year. 

17. Waiver Applicant: Texas Education 

Agency 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1111(b)(2)(C)(v) and 1111(h)(1)(C) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: May 23, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Texas to create a separate subgroup for 

students displaced by Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita for AYP decisions 

based on assessment data for the 2005–

2006 school year. 

18. Waiver Applicant: Texas Education 

Agency 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1116(b)(1), (5), (7), and (8) of the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: May 23, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Provided 

greater flexibility in making 

accountability determinations for 

districts and campuses that were closed 

for 7 or more instructional days and 

were located in an area declared a 

disaster area due to Hurricane Rita. 

II. Other Section 9401 Waivers 

In addition to the waivers related to 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the 

Department has granted the following 

waivers to States and districts, through 

December 31, 2006, under the general 

waiver authority in section 9401 of the 

ESEA: 

A. Growth Model Pilots 

1. Waiver Applicant: North Carolina 

Department of Public Instruction 

• Provision waived: Section 

1111(b)(2) of the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: May 17, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Provided 

North Carolina the flexibility to 

implement a growth-based 

accountability model as part of 

determining AYP beginning in the 

2005–2006 school year, conditioned on 

the State’s having received approval of 

its assessment system by July 1, 2006. 

2. Waiver Applicant: Tennessee 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Section 

1111(b)(2) of the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: May 17, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Provided 

Tennessee the flexibility to implement a 

growth-based accountability model as 

part of determining AYP beginning in 

the 2005–2006 school year. 

3. Waiver Applicant: Arkansas 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Section 

1111(b)(2) of the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: November 9, 

2006. 

• Description of waiver: Provided 

Arkansas the flexibility to implement a 

growth-based accountability model as 

part of determining AYP beginning in 

the 2006–2007 school year, conditioned 

on the State’s receiving approval of its 

standards and assessment system by the 

end of the 2006–2007 school year. 

4. Waiver Applicant: Delaware 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Section 

1111(b)(2) of the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: November 9, 

2006. 

• Description of waiver: Provided 

Delaware the flexibility to implement a 

growth-based accountability model as 

part of determining AYP beginning in 

the 2006–2007 school year. 

5. Waiver Applicant: Florida 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Section 

1111(b)(2) of the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: November 9, 

2006. 

• Description of waiver: Provided 

Florida the flexibility to implement a 

growth-based accountability model as 

part of determining AYP beginning in 

the 2006–2007 school year, conditioned 

on the State’s receiving approval of its 

standards and assessment system by the 

end of the 2006–2007 school year. 

B. Allowing Local Educational Agencies 

(LEAs) to Provide SES Rather Than 

Public School Choice to Eligible 

Students in Title I Schools in the First 

Year of School Improvement 

1. Waiver Applicant: Virginia 

Department of Education 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1116(b)(1)(E) and 1116(b)(5)(B) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: August 25, 

2005. 

• Description of waiver: For the 2005–

2006 school year, permitted four school 

districts—Alexandria City Schools, 

Henry County Public Schools, Newport 

News City Schools, and Stafford County 

Public Schools—to offer SES, rather 

than public school choice, to eligible 

students in Title I schools in the first 

year of school improvement. 

2. Waiver Applicant: Alaska Department 

of Education and Early Development 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1116(b)(1)(E) and 1116(b)(5)(B) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: August 14, 

2006. 

• Description of waiver: For the 2006–

2007 school year, permits the 

Anchorage School District to offer SES, 

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eligible students in Title I schools in the 

first year of school improvement. 

3. Waiver Applicant: Delaware 

Department of Education 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1116(b)(1)(E) and 1116(b)(5)(B) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: August 14, 

2006. 

• Description of waiver: For the 2006–

2007 school year, permits the New 

Castle Vocational and Technical School 

District to offer SES, rather than public 

school choice, to eligible students in 

Title I schools in the first year of school 

improvement. 

4. Waiver Applicant: Indiana 

Department of Education 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1116(b)(1)(E) and 1116(b)(5)(B) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: July 25, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: For the 2006–

2007 school year, permits three school 

districts—Metropolitan School District 

of Decatur Township, Monroe County 

Community School Corporation, and 

Muncie Community Schools—to offer 

SES, rather than public school choice, to 

eligible students in Title I schools in the 

first year of school improvement. 

5. Waiver Applicant: North Carolina 

Department of Public Instruction 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1116(b)(1)(E) and 1116(b)(5)(B) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: July 25, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: For the 2006–

2007 school year, permits seven school 

districts—Burke County, Cumberland 

County, Durham County, Guilford 

County, Northampton County, Pitt 

County, and Robeson County—to offer 

SES, rather than public school choice, to 

eligible students in Title I schools in the 

first year of school improvement. 

6. Waiver Applicant: Virginia 

Department of Education 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1116(b)(1)(E) and 1116(b)(5)(B) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: July 25, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: For the 2006–

2007 school year, permits four school 

districts—Alexandria City Schools, 

Henry County Public Schools, Newport 

News City Schools, and Stafford County 

Public Schools—to offer SES, rather 

than public school choice, to eligible 

students in Title I schools in the first 

year of school improvement. 

C. Allowing LEAs in Need of 

Improvement To Be Eligible to Apply to 

their SEA to Become SES Providers 

1. Waiver Applicant: Boston Public 

Schools 

• Provision waived: 34 CFR 

200.47(b)(1)(iv)(B). 

• Date waiver granted: November 3, 

2005. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Boston Public Schools to be eligible to 

apply to its SEA to become a provider 

of SES to eligible students during the 

2005–2006 school year even though the 

district was identified for improvement. 

2. Waiver Applicant: Chicago Public 

Schools 

• Provision waived: 34 CFR 

200.47(b)(1)(iv)(B). 

• Date waiver granted: November 3, 

2005. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Chicago Public Schools to be eligible to 

apply to its SEA to become a provider 

of SES to eligible students during the 

2005–2006 school year even though the 

district was identified for improvement. 

3. Waiver Applicant: Anchorage School 

District 

• Provision waived: 34 CFR 

200.47(b)(1)(iv)(B). 

• Date waiver granted: July 25, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted the 

Anchorage School District to be eligible 

to apply to its SEA to become a provider 

of SES to eligible students during the 

2006–2007 school year even though the 

district has been identified for 

improvement. 

4. Waiver Applicant: Boston Public 

Schools 

• Provision waived: 34 CFR 

200.47(b)(1)(iv)(B). 

• Date waiver granted: July 25, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Boston Public Schools to be eligible to 

apply to its SEA to become a provider 

of SES to eligible students during the 

2006–2007 school year even though the 

district has been identified for 

improvement. 

5. Waiver Applicant: Chicago Public 

Schools 

• Provision waived: 34 CFR 

200.47(b)(1)(iv)(B). 

• Date waiver granted: July 25, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Chicago Public Schools to be eligible to 

apply to its SEA to become a provider 

of SES to eligible students during the 

2006–2007 school year even though the 

district has been identified for 

improvement. 

6. Waiver Applicant: Hillsborough 

County Public Schools 

• Provision waived: 34 CFR 

200.47(b)(1)(iv)(B). 

• Date waiver granted: August 14, 

2006. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Hillsborough County Public Schools to 

be eligible to apply to its SEA to become 

a provider of SES to eligible students 

during the 2006–2007 school year even 

though the district has been identified 

for improvement. 

D. General Programmatic Waivers 

1. Waiver Applicant: San Diego City 

Schools, CA 

• Provision waived: 34 CFR 

200.63(b)(1)(i) (2002). 

• Date waiver granted: August 21, 

2002. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

San Diego to exclude from 

comparability determinations for school 

year 2002–2003 supplemental State and 

local funds that the district spent on a 

particular program (Blueprint for 

Student Success) implemented in 

schools that had less than 50 percent 

students from low-income families. 

2. Waiver Applicant: San Diego City 

Schools, CA 

• Provision waived: 34 CFR 

200.79(b)(1) (2003). 

• Date waiver granted: October 29, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

San Diego to exclude from 

comparability determinations through 

school year 2005–2006 supplemental 

State and local funds that the district 

spent on a particular program (Blueprint 

for Student Success) implemented in 

schools that had less than 40 percent 

students from low-income families. 

3. Waiver Applicant: Belleville 

Township High School District 201, IL 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1113(a)(2) and 1113(c)(2)(A) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: June 3, 2003. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted the 

district to provide, through summer 

2006, Title I, Part A, ESEA funding to 

its second high school, which has a 

poverty rate below the district-wide 

poverty rate, and to allocate an amount 

per poor child to both its high schools 

that is less than 125 percent of the 

amount of funds under Title I, Part A of 

the ESEA that the district received for 

the year. 


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4. Waiver Applicant: DuPage High 

School District 88, IL 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1113(a)(2) and 1113(c)(2)(A) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: August 27, 

2004. 

• Description of waiver: Permits the 

district to provide, through summer 

2008, Title I, Part A, ESEA funding to 

its second high school, which has a 

poverty rate below the district-wide 

poverty rate, and to allocate an amount 

per poor child to both its high schools 

that is less than 125 percent of the 

amount of funds under Title I, Part A of 

the ESEA that the district received for 

the year. 

5. Waiver Applicant: Belleville 

Township High School District 201, IL 

• Provisions waived: Sections 

1113(a)(2) and 1113(c)(2)(A) of the 

ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: April 26, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

Belleville’s previously granted waiver, 

allowing the district to provide Title I, 

Part A, ESEA funding to its second high 

school, which has a poverty rate below 

the district-wide poverty rate, and to 

allocate an amount per poor child to 

both its high schools that is less than 

125 percent of the amount of funds 

under Title I, Part A of the ESEA that 

the district received for the year. 

6. Waiver Applicant: Minnesota 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Section 1127 of 

the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: July 1, 2004. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

Minnesota to waive for its districts, 

more than once every three years, the 15 

percent carryover limitation for FY 2003 

and FY 2004 Title I, Part A, ESEA funds. 

7. Waiver Applicant: New Hampshire 

School Administrative Unit No. 29, NH 

• Provision waived: Section 

1113(a)(1) of the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: June 10, 2004. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through the end of school year 2006–

2007 a previously granted waiver that 

enables three schools that do not meet 

the Title I, Part A, ESEA eligibility 

requirements to continue to receive 

funds under the program. 

8. Waiver Applicant: New York State 

Education Department 

• Provision waived: Section 9201(a) 

of the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: October 27, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

New York to consolidate through the 

2005–2006 school year certain Federal 

funds reserved for State administration 

even though a majority of the SEA’s 

resources were not derived from nonFederal sources. 

9. Waiver Applicant: New York State 

Education Department 

• Provision waived: Section 9201(a) 

of the ESEA. 

• Date waiver granted: June 7, 2006. 

• Description of waiver: Permitted 

New York to consolidate certain FY 

2006 Federal funds (and remaining 

carryover funds) reserved for State 

administration even though a majority 

of the SEA’s resources are not derived 

from non-Federal sources. 

10. Waiver Applicant: Clay County 

Schools, WV 

• Provisions waived: Section 

1113(c)(1) of the ESEA and 34 CFR 

200.78(c). 

• Date waiver granted: July 28, 2004. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through the end of school year 2007–

2008 a previously granted waiver that 

allows the district to allocate more Title 

I, Part A, ESEA funds per poor child to 

several elementary schools than to 

middle schools with a higher percentage 

of children from low-income families. 

E. Extensions of the Obligation Period 

1. Waiver Applicant: Alaska Department 

of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: September 29, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through December 31, 2004 the period 

of availability for funds awarded under 

the School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

2. Waiver Applicant: Colorado 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: November 25, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through December 31, 2004 the period 

of availability for funds awarded under 

the School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

3. Waiver Applicant: District of 

Columbia Public Schools 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: November 24, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through December 31, 2003 the period 

of availability for funds awarded under 

the School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

4. Waiver Applicant: District of 

Columbia Public Schools 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: January 14, 

2004. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through February 29, 2004 the period of 

availability for funds awarded under the 

School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

December 31, 2003. 

5. Waiver Applicant: Florida 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: September 29, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through September 30, 2004 the period 

of availability for funds awarded under 

the School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

6. Waiver Applicant: Illinois State Board 

of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: January 14, 

2004. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through June 30, 2004 the period of 

availability for funds awarded under the 

School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

7. Waiver Applicant: Maryland 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: September 25, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through December 15, 2003 the period 

of availability for funds awarded under 

the School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

8. Waiver Applicant: Massachusetts 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: November 24, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through June 30, 2004 the period of 

availability for funds awarded under the 

School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 


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9. Waiver Applicant: Michigan 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: September 25, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through September 30, 2004 the period 

of availability for funds awarded under 

the School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

10. Waiver Applicant: Nebraska 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: January 14, 

2004. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through June 30, 2004 the period of 

availability for funds awarded under the 

School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

11. Waiver Applicant: Nevada 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: January 14, 

2004. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through June 30, 2004 the period of 

availability for funds awarded under the 

School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

12. Waiver Applicant: New Jersey 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: September 29, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through September 30, 2004 the period 

of availability for funds awarded under 

the School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

13. Waiver Applicant: New Jersey 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: June 17, 2005. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through September 30, 2006 the period 

of availability for Title II, Part D, ESEA 

(Educational Technology) funds that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2005. 

14. Waiver Applicant: New Mexico 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: September 24, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through June 30, 2004 the period of 

availability for funds awarded under the 

School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

15. Waiver Applicant: New York State 

Education Department 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: March 31, 

2005. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through September 30, 2005 the period 

of availability for Title II, Part D, ESEA 

(Educational Technology) funds that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2004. 

16. Waiver Applicant: North Dakota 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: September 29, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through December 31, 2003 the period 

of availability for funds awarded under 

the School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

17. Waiver Applicant: Ohio Department 

of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: November 24, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through August 20, 2004 the period of 

availability for funds awarded under the 

School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

18. Waiver Applicant: Ohio Department 

of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: March 31, 

2005. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through June 1, 2006 the period of 

availability for funds awarded under the 

School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

August 20, 2004. 

19. Waiver Applicant: Pennsylvania 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: September 29, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended by 

six months the period of availability for 

funds awarded under section 6111 of 

the ESEA (Grants for State Assessments 

and Related Activities) that otherwise 

would have expired on September 30, 

2003. 

20. Waiver Applicant: Rhode Island 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: July 29, 2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through September 30, 2004 the period 

of availability for Title I, ESEA 

Accountability funds that otherwise 

would have expired on September 30, 

2003. 

21. Waiver Applicant: South Carolina 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: September 29, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through September 30, 2004 the period 

of availability for funds awarded under 

the School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

22. Waiver Applicant: Tennessee 

Department of Education 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: September 29, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through December 30, 2003 the period 

of availability for funds awarded under 

the School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

23. Waiver Applicant: Washington 

Office of Public Instruction 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: November 24, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through December 31, 2003 the period 

of availability for funds awarded under 

the School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

September 30, 2003. 

24. Waiver Applicant: Washington 

Office of Public Instruction 

• Provision waived: Tydings 

Amendment, section 421(b) of GEPA. 

• Date waiver granted: December 30, 

2003. 

• Description of waiver: Extended 

through February 29, 2004 the period of 

availability for funds awarded under the 

School Renovation program that 

otherwise would have expired on 

December 31, 2003. 


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F. Waivers of Administrative Cost 

Limitation That Applies to Indian 

Education Funds 

As part of their application for funds 

under the Indian Education Formula 

Grant program, LEAs were allowed to 

request, if needed, waivers of the five 

percent administrative cost limitation in 

section 7115(d) of the ESEA. The 

following LEAs received approval of 

budgets that permitted them to expend 

more than five percent of their funds on 

administrative costs for the fiscal year 

grant awards noted: 

• Dillingham City School District, 

AK—FY 2004 and FY 2005. 

• Iditarod Area School District, AK—

FY 2005. 

• Juneau Borough School District, 

AK—FY 2005. 

• Pike County School District, AL—

FY 2004. 

• Alhambra School District 68, AZ—

FY 2003. 

• Cedar Unified School District, AZ—

FY 2003. 

• Kayenta Unified School District, 

AZ—FY 2003. 

• San Carlos Unified School District, 

AZ—FY 2003. 

• Snowflake Unified School District, 

AZ—FY 2003. 

• Whiteriver Unified School District, 

AZ—FY 2004. 

• Clovis Unified School District, 

CA—FY 2004. 

• El Dorado County Office of 

Education, CA—FY 2005. 

• Eureka City Unified School District, 

CA—FY 2004 and FY 2005. 

• Fortuna Union High School District, 

CA—FY 2004 and FY 2005. 

• Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified 

School District, CA—FY 2005. 

• Marysville Joint Unified School 

District, CA—FY 2003 and FY 2005. 

• Oakland Unified School District, 

CA—FY 2004. 

• Palermo Union Elementary School 

District, CA—FY 2003 and FY 2005. 

• San Diego Unified School District, 

CA—FY 2005. 

• San Francisco Unified School 

District, CA—FY 2003. 

• San Lorenzo Unified School 

District, CA—FY 2004 and FY 2005. 

• Shasta Union High School District, 

CA—FY 2003 and FY 2004. 

• Ventura Unified School District, 

CA—FY 2004. 

• Arkansas City Unified School 

District 470, KS—FY 2005. 

• Coffeyville Unified School District 

445, KS—FY 2005. 

• Lawrence Unified School District 

497, KS—FY 2003 and FY 2005. 

• Baraga Area Schools, MI—FY 2003. 

• Carman-Ainsworth Community 

Schools, MI—FY 2003, FY 2004, and FY 

2005. 

• Gladstone Area Schools, MI—FY 

2004 and FY 2005. 

• Grand Rapids Public Schools, MI—

FY 2004. 

• L’Anse Area Schools, MI—FY 2004. 

• Bloomington Public Schools, MN—

FY 2002. 

• Cass Lake-Bena Schools ISD 115, 

MN—FY 2003. 

• East Grand Forks Schools, MN—FY 

2003 and FY 2005. 

• Grand Rapids Schools ISD 318, 

MN—FY 2004. 

• Minneapolis Special School District 

1, MN—FY 2004. 

• Richmond County Schools, NC—FY 

2004. 

• Grand Forks Public Schools, ND—

FY 2005. 

• Farmington Municipal Schools, 

NM—FY 2005. 

• Washoe County School District, 

NV—FY 2003 and FY 2004. 

• Anadarko Public Schools, OK—FY 

2004 and FY 2005. 

• Bartlesville Public Schools ISD 30, 

OK—FY 2003, FY 2004, and FY 2005. 

• Bixby Public Schools, OK—FY 2003 

and FY 2005. 

• Broken Arrow Public Schools, OK—

FY 2003 and FY 2005. 

• Choctaw-Nicoma Park Schools, 

OK—FY 2002. 

• Coalgate Public Schools, OK—FY 

2004. 

• Colbert Public Schools, OK—FY 

2003, FY 2004, and FY 2005. 

• Colcord Public Schools, OK—FY 

2003, FY 2004, and FY 2005. 

• Collinsville Public Schools, OK—

FY 2004. 

• Dickson Independent School 

District, OK—FY 2003. 

• El Reno Public Schools, OK—FY 

2005. 

• Fort Gibson Schools, OK—FY 2003. 

• Haskell Public Schools, OK—FY 

2004 and FY 2005. 

• Jay Public Schools, OK—FY 2003 

and FY 2004. 

• Little Axe Public Schools, OK—FY 

2004. 

• Meeker Public Schools, OK—FY 

2004. 

• Morris Public Schools, OK—FY 

2004. 

• Mounds Public Schools, OK—FY 

2002. 

• Muskogee Public Schools, OK—FY 

2003 and FY 2004. 

• Norman Public Schools, OK—FY 

2004. 

• Oklahoma City Public Schools, 

OK—FY 2003 and FY 2005. 

• Oolagah-Talala Public Schools, 

OK—FY 2005. 

• Pocola Public Schools, OK—FY 

2002. 

• Ponca City Public Schools, OK—FY 

2003, FY 2004, and FY 2005. 

• Poteau Public Schools, OK—FY 

2005. 

• Sand Springs Public Schools, OK—

FY 2004 and FY 2005. 

• Sapulpa Public Schools, OK—FY 

2002 and FY 2003. 

• Sequoyah Public Schools, OK—FY 

2005. 

• Shawnee Public Schools, OK—FY 

2005. 

• Sperry Public Schools, OK—FY 

2005. 

• Sterling Public Schools, OK—FY 

2004. 

• Sulphur Public Schools, OK—FY 

2004. 

• Tishomingo Public Schools, OK—

FY 2003 and FY 2004. 

• Tulsa Public Schools, OK—FY 

2003. 

• Eugene Public Schools, OR—FY 

2004. 

• Lincoln County School District, 

OR—FY 2005. 

• Umatilla Confederated Tribes, OR—

FY 2003. 

• Mitchell School District 17–2, SD—

FY 2002. 

• Mobridge School District 62–3, 

SD—FY 2002. 

• Rapid City Area School District 51–

4, SD—FY 2002. 

• Shannon County School District 

65–1, SD—FY 2002. 

• Sioux Falls School District 49–5, 

SD—FY 2004. 

• Fort Worth Independent School 

District, TX—FY 2004. 

• Edmonds School District 15, WA—

FY 2003. 

• Highline School District 401, WA—

FY 2002, FY 2004, and FY 2005. 

• North Thurston School District 3, 

WA—FY 2003, FY 2004, and FY 2005. 

• Okanogan School District 105, 

WA—FY 2002. 

• Puget Sound Educational Service 

District 121, WA—FY 2003 and FY 

2004. 

• Quinault Lake School District 97, 

WA—FY 2002. 

• Spokane Public Schools (School 

District 81), WA—FY 2004. 

• Milwaukee Public Schools, WI—FY 

2004 and FY 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeanette Lim, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 3W314, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 401–9090 or by e-mail: 

jeanette.lim@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS) 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) 


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on request to the program contact 

person listed in this section. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You may view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

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To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–

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DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

Dated: March 7, 2007. 

Raymond Simon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–1149 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; Overview 

Information; Rehabilitation Short-Term 

Training Program—National 

Rehabilitation Leadership Institute; 

Notice Inviting Applications for New 

Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.246D. 

Dates: Applications Available: March 

12, 2007. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 11, 2007. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: June 11, 2007. 

Eligible Applicants: States and public 

and nonprofit agencies and 

organizations, including Indian tribes 

and institutions of higher education. 

Estimated Available Funds: $250,000. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $250,000 for a single budget 

period of 12 months. The Assistant 

Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services may change the 

maximum amount through a notice 

published in the Federal Register. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$225,000–$250,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Short-Term 

Training program supports special 

seminars, institutes, workshops, and 

other short-term courses in technical 

matters relating to the vocational, 

medical, social, and psychological 

rehabilitation programs, independent 

living services programs, and client 

assistance programs. 

Priority: This priority is from the 

notice of final priority for this program, 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 7, 2001 (66 FR 56422). This 

priority is designed to improve the 

leadership among top-level managers 

and administrators of the State 

Vocational Rehabilitation Services 

Program. This priority supports a 

National Rehabilitation Leadership 

Institute that will address the leadership 

needs in all VR agencies funded under 

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act), and programs funded 

under section 121 of the Act. 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2007, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

National Rehabilitation Leadership 

Institute 

We will fund one project to establish 

a National Rehabilitation Leadership 

Institute that will focus on developing 

the leadership skills of top-level 

managers and administrators in State 

VR agencies. The project must have 

plans for addressing the leadership 

needs in all VR agencies funded under 

the Act and programs funded under 

section 121 of the Act. 

The project must employ a 

curriculum that focuses on the 

development of leadership skills and on 

the application of those skills to current 

challenges and issues in the VR 

program. The project must be capable of 

structuring leadership curricula around 

current VR issues of national 

significance, such as using VR 

evaluation standards and performance 

indicators to assess and improve agency 

performance, coordinating effectively 

with generic employment and training 

programs, and increasing client choice. 

The advisory committee (described later 

in this notice) and the Assistant 

Secretary will determine actual issues. 

The project must employ a 

curriculum that includes several levels 

of training to meet the needs of 

audiences ranging from new State 

administrators and directors to seasoned 

administrators and directors. The 

project’s curriculum must include 

sequential courses that allow for 

repeated practice of newly learned skills 

over time, with performance feedback. 

The project must provide training in a 

peer setting. 

The project must coordinate its 

training activities with activities 

conducted under the State Vocational 

Rehabilitation Unit In-Service Training 

program, the Rehabilitation Continuing 

Education Program, and the National 

Technical Assistance Centers funded by 

the Rehabilitation Services 

Administration (RSA). These programs 

are also charged with improving the 

leadership skills of State agency 

personnel. Therefore, collaboration and 

coordination are necessary. 

The project must establish an 

advisory committee that includes RSA 

central and regional office 

representatives, representatives of State 

VR agency administrators and trainers, 

rehabilitation counselors, VR clients, 

Regional Continuing Education Centers, 

other educators and trainers of VR 

personnel, tribes and tribal agencies, 

and others as determined to be 

appropriate by the grantee and RSA. 

This committee must provide 

substantial input on and direction to the 

training curriculum, including the 

specific VR issues to be incorporated. 

The project must include an 

evaluation component based upon clear, 

specific performance and outcome 

measures. The results must be reported 

in its annual progress report. 

The project must be designed to 

ensure that State agencies will 

contribute to the costs of the 

participant’s training. 

Note: Examples of current challenges and 

issues in the VR program include the new 

approach to monitoring, and how State 

agency leaders should plan to use the system 

and the information it yields for program 

improvement. 

Note: There are no longer RSA regional 

offices. References to regional offices in the 

program priority should be interpreted to 

apply to the RSA central office. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 

709(a)(2) and 772. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 

84, 85, and 86. (b) The regulations in 34 

CFR parts 385 and 390. (c) The notice 

of final priority for this program 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 7, 2001 (66 FR 56422). 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 

apply to all applicants except federally 

recognized Indian tribes. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to institutions of higher education 

only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

agreement. 

Estimated Available Funds: $250,000. 


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