United States General Accounting Office

GAO Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Budget

Committee, House of Representatives

February 1995 MULTIPLE TEACHER

TRAINING PROGRAMS

Information on Budgets,

Services, and Target

Groups

GAO/HEHS-95-71FS

GAO United States

General Accounting Office

Washington, D.C. 20548

Health, Education, and

Human Services Division

B-259316 

February 22, 1995

The Honorable John R. Kasich

Chairman

Budget Committee

House of Representatives

Dear Mr. Chairman:

As the type of employment in the United States changes from low-skilled

work on assembly lines to work that requires employees to manage

complex tasks and continually learn new technologies, approaches, and

occupations, schools and teachers are increasingly responsible for

teaching students to learn and think critically. In 1993, the Congress

recognized that helping all students reach high standards of performance

would require new forms of professional teacher development in core

academic subjects by enacting the teacher training provision in the Goals

2000: Educate America Act. Specifically, the Congress envisioned a

teaching force that would have access to programs for the continued

improvement of their professional skills and the opportunity to acquire the

knowledge and skills needed to instruct and prepare all American students

for the next century.

Over the years, the Congress has created many teacher training programs

that fund preservice (preparation for teaching) and in-service (continuing

professional training for teachers) educational activities for the nation’s

teachers. Each of these was created to meet a particular need; however,

these programs currently constitute a patchwork of programs. Our

previous work in the employment and training area indicates this

patchwork of programs may not provide the most efficient use of

resources.1

 In light of our previous work and to assist in the current debate

over reducing the federal budget deficit, you requested that we provide

you with information on teacher training programs.

Specifically, you were interested in (1) the total number of federally

funded teacher training programs2

 (excluding student loans and grants

that could be used for teacher training), (2) the budget obligations for

1

Multiple Employment Training Programs: Major Overhaul Needed to Create a More Efficient,

Customer-Driven System (GAO/T-HEHS-95-70, Feb. 6, 1995) and Multiple Employment Programs:

National Employment Training Strategy Needed (GAO/T-HRD-93-27, June 18, 1993).

2

We define program to include all funding streams. For example, funds flow through the National

Diffusion Network for teacher training and therefore this program is included.

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teacher training programs, (3) the number of teachers trained by these

programs, and (4) differences in services across the programs.

To address your request, we reviewed the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance, reviewed previous GAO studies of multiple programs, and

surveyed key program officials. In January 1994, your staff collected the

information from program officials using the questionnaire we developed.

You returned the data to us for verification and analysis. We verified the

data and our analyses with agency officials. Of the 86 programs that we

identified, 42 programs provided detailed data. The others indicated that

teacher training was one of many allowable activities and that separate

data on teacher training activities were not available.

In summary, we found that in fiscal year 1993, the federal government

funded at least 86 programs related to teacher training in nine federal

departments and agencies.3

 Agency officials were able to provide data on

the 42 programs whose primary focus was teacher training. In fiscal year

1993, officials reported that these 42 programs obligated over $280 million

for teacher training activities and trained over 1 million teachers. Although

these 42 programs have some similarities, the mix of services provided to

teachers differs widely. Typically, these programs funded conferences,

trainer salaries, travel, and materials.

At Least 86 Teacher

Training Programs

Funded

In fiscal year 1993, at least 86 teacher training programs in nine federal

agencies and offices were funded by the federal government (see section

1).4

 For example, the Department of Education administered 60 teacher

training programs, while the Department of Agriculture administered 1

teacher training program. Agency officials provided detailed data on 42

programs that they identified as primarily dedicated to teacher training.

Officials indicated that the remaining programs provided teacher training

as one of many allowable activities and that separate teacher training data

on these programs were not collected.

3

In 1994, Congress enacted the Improving America’s School Act, which amends the Elementary and

Secondary School Act of 1965. This legislation authorizes many of these teacher training programs.

This fact sheet includes all programs in federal fiscal year 1993; some of these programs may have

changed as a result of changes in the authorizing legislation in 1994.

4

This fact sheet includes all programs in fiscal year 1993; some of the programs may have changed as a

result of changes in the authorizing legislation in 1994.

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Over $280 Million in

Federal Support for

Teacher Training

The programs responding to our questionnaire reported obligating over

$280 million for teacher training activities in fiscal year 1993. The

Eisenhower Mathematics and Science program could not separate the

exact dollar amount spent on teacher training and, therefore, is not

included in this total. However, most of the $289 million obligated for this

program was spent on teacher training.5

 Of the programs we identified, the

key programs provided data on the budget obligation for teacher training

programs for fiscal year 1993. The remaining programs were unable to

provide such data but some portion of their total budget obligation was

used for teacher training. (See section 2.)

Federal Dollars Funded

Oversight

In fiscal year 1993, over 130 program officers were employed by the nine

federal agencies to oversee the 42 teacher training programs. The 42

programs that responded to the questionnaire indicated that most program

officers work in headquarters. (See section 3.)

Over 1 Million

Teachers Trained

The federal funds obligated in federal fiscal year 1993 provided training for

over 1 million teachers. However, this number may be overstated because

one teacher may have received training from several programs. For

example, a health education teacher may have received training about the

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from the Department of Health and

Human Services’ Cooperative Agreements to Support School Health

Education to Prevent the Spread of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

(AIDS) program as well as training about drug abuse prevention under Drug

Free Schools and Communities—School Personnel Training. (See section

4.)

Similar Types of

Services Funded by

Teacher Training

Funding Streams

In fiscal year 1993, teacher training programs funded five major categories

of services. Of the 42 programs that responded to our questionnaire, 27

funded conferences, 28 funded teacher salaries, 32 funded travel, 32

funded materials, and 30 funded other services, such as master teacher

salaries or college course tuition. (See section 5.)

While the services were similar for many programs, some programs

funded a range of services while others targeted their funding more

narrowly. For example, of the 42 programs that provided data, 10

5

Program officials indicated that most of these funds go to in-service and preservice training; however,

there is no estimate as to the breakout in funds because the money goes to the state for distribution.

The Department of Education does not collect data on the types of services that the states provide.

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programs funded 2 or fewer services, 14 funded 3 or 4 services, and 18

funded 5 or more services.

Target Groups Vary Widely While the services were similar for many teacher training programs, target

groups differed. Of the key programs, some had very general target groups

while others had very specific target groups. For example, programs such

as the Bilingual Education Training Grants program broadly target

“institutions of higher education, and local and state education agencies.”

Other programs (see section 6), such as the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects

Abroad, target

“experienced educators responsible for foreign language studies at elementary and

secondary levels and graduate students or upperclass students who plan teaching careers

in foreign languages.”

Program Purposes Vary The purposes of the teacher training programs also varied widely. For

example, the bilingual education programs supported training in bilingual

education, while the drug-free schools program was designed to enhance

training concerning drugs and alcohol abuse, and the Indian Education

projects were designed to train persons to enter educational careers

serving Indian children and adults. (See section 7.)

We did not request written agency comments on this report. We did,

however, discuss the draft with program officials and ask for written

verification of the data provided by agencies. Program officials generally

agreed with the way in which we characterized the data. They provided

technical comments on the data, which we have incorporated as

appropriate.

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We will send copies of this report to agency officials and to other

interested parties. We will also make copies available to others on request.

If you have any questions about this fact sheet, please call me on

(202) 512-7014. Major contributors are listed in appendix II.

Sincerely yours,

Linda G. Morra

Director, Education and

 Employment Issues

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Letter 1

Section 1 

Teacher Training

Programs in Nine

Federal Agencies

10

Section 2 

Teacher Training

Program Budgets

(Fiscal Year 1993)

14

Section 3 

Program Officers

(Fiscal Year 1993)

17

Section 4 

Teachers Trained

(Fiscal Year 1993)

20

Section 5 

Services Provided by

Teacher Training

Programs (Fiscal Year

1993)

22

Section 6 

Target Groups of

Teacher Training

Programs (Fiscal Year

1993)

26

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Section 7 

Purposes of Teacher

Training Programs

(Fiscal Year 1993)

29

Appendix I 

Teacher Preparation

and In-Service

Training Federal

Funding Streams

Questionnaire

32

Appendix II 

GAO Contacts and

Staff

Acknowledgments

35

Tables Table 1.1: Training Programs, by Agency 10

Table 2.1: Teacher Training Program Budgets 14

Table 3.1: Program Officers 17

Table 4.1: Teachers Trained 20

Table 5.1: Services Provided by Teacher Training Programs 22

Table 6.1: Target Groups of Teacher Training Programs 26

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Abbreviations

AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children

AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act

FY fiscal year

FTE full-time equivalent

HIV human immunodeficiency virus

HHS Department of Health and Human Services

HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NEA National Endowment for the Arts

NEH National Endowment for the Humanities

NET Nutrition Education and Training Program

NFAH National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

NSF National Science Foundation

OMB Office of Management and Budget

SHEPSA Spread of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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Section 1 

Teacher Training Programs in Nine Federal

Agencies

From our review of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance6 and the

literature and our discussions with agency officials, we identified 86

federal programs that funded or provided some type of teacher training

(see table 1.1).7

 Of the 86 programs we identified, 42 responded to our

questionnaire with detailed information. Where applicable, we include the

common name of the program. We also include, where applicable, an

identification number for programs listed in the Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance, which describes all domestic assistance programs.

(For additional detailed information on the programs, see the catalog.)

Table 1.1: Training Programs, by

Agency Agency and program Program number

Department of Agriculture (1 program)

Nutrition Education and Training Programa (NET Program) 10.564

Department of Education (Education) (60 programs)

Bilingual Education 84.003

Bilingual Vocational Materials, Methods, and Techniques 84.100

Bilingual Vocational Instructor Traininga 84.099

Bilingual Education Training Grantsa 84.195

Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance 84.237

Christa McAuliffe Fellowshipsa 84.190

Counselor Training 84.241

Demonstration Projects for the Integration of Vocational and

Academic Learning 84.248

Desegregation Assistance, Civil Rights Training, and Advisory

Services 84.004

Douglas Teacher Scholarshipsa 84.176

Drug-Free Schools and Communities—National Programs 84.184

Drug-Free Schools and Communities—School Personnel Traininga 84.207

Dwight D. Eisenhower National Program for Mathematics and

Science Education 84.168

Early Education for Children with Disabilities (Early Education

Program) 84.024

Education for Homeless Children and Youth—Grants for State and

Local Activities 84.196

Education of Handicapped Children in State Operated or Supported

Schools (Chapter 1, ESEA Handicapped) 84.009

Educational Partnerships 84.228

(continued)

6

Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget (Washington, D.C.: Dec. 1993).

7

This fact sheet includes all programs in fiscal year 1993; some of the programs may have changed as a

result of changes in the authorizing legislation in 1994.

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Teacher Training Programs in Nine Federal

Agencies

Agency and program Program number

Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education—State Grant

programa 84.164

Emergency Immigrant Education 84.162

Even Start—Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations 84.258

Federal, State, and Local Partnerships for Educational Improvement

(Chapter 2, State Block Grants) 84.151

FIRST Schools and Teachers 84.211

Follow Through 84.014

Fulbright-Hays Training Grants—Group Projects Abroada 84.021

Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad—Bilateral Projectsa 84.018

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) 84.116

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) 84.200

Higher Education—Cooperative Education (Cooperative Education

Program) 84.055

Indian Education—Special Programs and Projectsa 84.061

Indian Education—Fellowships for Indian Studentsa

(Indian Education Act, Section 5323 Fellowships) 84.087

Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Grant

Program (Javits Gifted and Talented) 84.206

Language Resource Centersa 84.229

Law-Related Education 84.123

Leadership in Educational Administration Development 84.178

Media and Captioning for Individuals with Disabilities

(Media Materials; Technology for the Disabled) 84.026

Minority Teacher Recruitmenta 84.262

National Vocational Education Research 84.051

National Diffusion Network (NDN) 84.073

National Science Scholars 84.242

National Defense/National Direct/Federal Perkins Loan Cancellations 84.037

National Resource Centers and Fellowships Program for Language

and Area or Language and International Studies 84.015

National Writing Projecta (Not in catalog;

identified by

agency)

Native Hawaiian Gifted and Talented 84.210

Rehabilitation Short-Term Training 84.246

Rehabilitation Training—Continuing Education 84.264

Rehabilitation Training—State Vocational Rehabilitation Unit

In-Service Training 84.265

School Dropout Demonstration Assistance (Dropout Prevention

Program) 84.201

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Teacher Training Programs in Nine Federal

Agencies

Agency and program Program number

Services for Children with Deaf-Blindness (Services for Deaf-Blind

Children and Youth) 84.025

Special Education—Severely Disabled Program (Program for

Children with Severe Disabilities) 84.086

Special Education—Special Education Personnel Development and

Parent Traininga 84.029

Star Schools Program 84.203

Supplementary State Grants for Facilities, Equipment, and Other

Program Improvement Activities (Supplementary State Grants) 84.253

Tech-Prep Education 84.243

Technology Education Demonstration 84.230

Territorial Teacher Training Assistance Programa 84.124

Territories—Freely Associated States Education Grant Program 84.256

The Secretary’s Fund for Innovation in Education 84.215

Training Programs for Educators—Alcohol Abusea 84.238

Training in Early Childhood Education and Violence Counselinga 84.266

Vocational Education—Consumer and Homemaking Education 84.049

Department of Energy (3 programs)

Minority Undergraduate Training for Energy Related Careers

(MUTEC) 81.098

Summer Teacher Institute Programa 81.049

Teacher Research Associates Programa 81.049

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2 programs)

Environmental Education and Training Program (EETP)a 66.950

Environmental Education Grantsa 66.951

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (6 programs)

Child Development Associate Scholarshipsa 93.614

Cooperative Agreements to Support School Health Education to

Prevent the Spread of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromea

(SHEPSA) 93.938

Head Starta 93.600

Minority High School Student Research Apprentice Programa 93.337

NIH Science Education Partnership Awarda

(NIH SEPA) 93.922

Science Enhancement Award Programa (Not in catalog;

identified by

agency)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (3 programs)

Aerospace Education Services Programa

(Spacemobile) 43.001

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Teacher Training Programs in Nine Federal

Agencies

Agency and program Program number

NASA’s Educational Workshop for Elementary Teachersa (Not in catalog;

identified by

agency)

Teacher Training Pre-Service Programa (Not in catalog;

identified by

agency)

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (NFAH) (9 programs)

Challenge Grantsa 45.130

Promotion of the Arts—Arts in Educationa 45.003

Promotion of the Humanities—Elementary and Secondary Education

in the Humanitiesa 45.127

Promotion of the Humanities—Higher Education in the Humanitiesa 45.150

Promotion of the Humanities—Summer Seminars for School

Teachersa 45.151

Promotion of the Humanities—NEH/Reader’s Digest

Teacher-Scholar Programa 45.154

Promotion of the Humanities—Foreign Language Educationa 45.155

Science and Humanitiesa 45.158

State Programsa 45.129

National Science Foundation (1 program)

Education and Human Resourcesa (1 program) 47.076

Department of Transportation (1 program)

Aviation Educationa 20.100

Total 86 programs

aProgram officials responded to GAO questionnaire.

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Section 2 

Teacher Training Program Budgets (Fiscal

Year 1993)

This section lists fiscal year (FY) 1993 budget data, sorted from smallest to

largest. Table 2.1 reflects agency responses to a GAO questionnaire.

Table 2.1: Teacher Training Program

Budgets Dollars in millions

Program title, popular name, and program

number

Obligations for

teacher training 

FY 1993

Obligations

FY 1993

Training in Early Childhood Education and

Violence Counseling 84.266 a 5.00

Training Programs for Educators—Alcohol Abuse

84.238 b 1.00

Eisenhower Mathematics and Science

Education—State Grants 84.164 c 289.10

Promotion of the Arts—Arts in Education 45.003 0.08 7.80

Teacher Training Preservice Program (Not in

catalog; identified by agency) 0.25 0.25

Indian Education—Fellowships for Indian Students

(Indian Education Act, Section 5323 Fellowships)

84.087 0.26 1.70

Science Teacher Enhancement Award Program

(identified by the Department of Health and

Human Services (HHS); no catalog number

available) 0.50d 0.50d

Language Resource Centers 84.229 0.31 1.60

Child Development Associate Scholarships 93.614 0.42d 1.40d

Science and Humanities 45.158 0.43 1.70

Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad—Bilateral

Projects 84.018 e 0.90

Fulbright-Hays Training Grants—Group Projects

Abroad 84.021 e 2.20

Environmental Education Grants 66.951 0.47 2.70

Bilingual Vocational Instructor Training 84.099 0.49 0.50

Promotion of the Humanities—National

Endowment for the Humanities/Reader’s Digest

Teacher-Scholar Program 45.154 0.50 0.50

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Educational Workshop for Elementary Teachers

(Not in catalog; identified by NASA) 0.60 0.60

Promotion of the Humanities—Higher Education in

the Humanities 45.150 0.40 7.20

Environmental Education and Training Program

66.950 0.80 1.70

Challenge Grants 45.130 0.80 14.20

Aviation Education 20.100 0.60 0.60

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Teacher Training Program Budgets (Fiscal

Year 1993)

Dollars in millions

Program title, popular name, and program

number

Obligations for

teacher training 

FY 1993

Obligations

FY 1993

State Programs 45.129 1.30 32.40

Cooperative Agreements to Support School Health

Education to Prevent the Spread of Acquired

Immunodeficiency Syndrome (SHEPSA) 93.938 1.60 23.00

Territorial Teacher Training Assistance Program

84.124 1.70 1.70

National Institute of Health Science Education

Partnership Award (National Institute of Health

SEPA) 93.922 1.70 3.40

Promotion of the Humanities—Foreign Language

Education 45.155 1.90 3.50

Christa McAuliffe Fellowships 84.190 1.90 2.00

Indian Education—Special Programs and Projects

84.061 2.40 8.20

Minority High School Student Research Program

93.337 2.90 9.50

Summer Teacher Institute Program 81.049 3.00 3.00

Teacher Research Associates Program 81.049 2.50 d

National Writing Project (identified by Education;

no catalog number) 3.20 3.20

Nutrition Education and Training Program (NET

Program) 10.564 4.00 10.00

Minority Teacher Recruitment 84.262 2.50 2.50

Promotion of the Humanities—Summer Seminars

for School Teachers 45.151 5.10 5.10

Aerospace Education Services Program

(Spacemobile) 43.001 4.90 6.40

Promotion of the Humanities—Elementary and

Secondary Education in the Humanities 45.127 7.50 7.50

Drug-Free Schools and Communities—School

Personnel Training 84.207 10.00 13.60

Head Start 93.600 11.50 2,776.30

Douglas Teacher Scholarships 84.176 14.70 14.70

Bilingual Education Training Grants 84.195 24.70 24.70

Special Education—Special Education Personnel

Development and Parent Training 84.029 55.20 102.10

Education and Human Resources 47.076 111.60 494.80

Total 283.21 3,892.71

(Table notes on next page)

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Teacher Training Program Budgets (Fiscal

Year 1993)

aFunds were appropriated for the first time in FY 1993. For the first year, funds were used for

capacity building/development of curriculum and recruiting students.

bAll FY 1993 dollars used for training materials; however, entire budget of $2.0 million was used

for teacher training in FY 1992.

cProgram officials are not able to estimate the dollar amount spent on in-service and preservice

teacher training but indicated that most of the funds are spent on these activities.

dData for FY 1992; FY 1993 data not available.

eNo dollar amount provided by agency—most funding provided by Indian Rupees.

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Section 3 

Program Officers (Fiscal Year 1993)

Section 3 lists the number of persons involved in administering each

teacher training program. Table 3.1 reflects agency responses to a GAO

questionnaire.

Table 3.1: Program Officers

Program title, popular

name, and program number

Program

officers

Headquarters full-time

equivalents (FTE)

Regional

FTEs

Training Programs for

Educators—Alcohol Abuse

84.238 a a a

Training in Early Childhood

Education and Violence

Counseling 84.266 b 0.0 0.0

Aviation Education 20.100 0.00 5.00 12.0

Summer Teacher Institute

Program 81.049 b 1.25 0.0

Science and Humanities

45.158 0.01 0.01 0.0

Challenge Grants 45.130 0.20 0.25 0.0

State Programs 45.129 0.25 0.25 0.0

Promotion of the

Humanities—Higher

Education in the Humanities

45.150 0.50 0.70 0.0

Head Start 93.600 1.00 b b

Teacher Training Pre-Service

Program (not in catalog,

identified by agency) 1.00 0.10 0.0

Science Teacher

Enhancement Award

Program (not in catalog,

identified by agency)c 1.00 0.10 b

NASA’s Educational

Workshop for Elementary

Teachers (not in catalog,

identified by agency) 1.00 0.10 0.4

Promotion of the Arts—Arts in

Education 45.003 1.00 0.20 b

Child Development Associate

Scholarships 93.614 1.00 0.25 0.0

NIH Science Education

Partnership Award (NIH

SEPA) 93.922 1.00 0.30 b

Language Resource Centers

84.229 1.00 0.33 b

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Program Officers (Fiscal Year 1993)

Program title, popular

name, and program number

Program

officers

Headquarters full-time

equivalents (FTE)

Regional

FTEs

Aerospace Education

Services Program

(Spacemobile) 43.001 1.00 0.50 0.0

Bilingual Vocational Instructor

Training 84.099 1.00 1.00 b

Christa McAuliffe Fellowships

84.190 1.00 1.00 0.0

Douglas Teacher

Scholarships 84.176 1.00 1.00 b

Minority Teacher Recruitment

84.262 1.00 1.00 b

National Writing Project

(identified by Education; no

catalog number) less than 1.00 less than 1.00 b

Territorial Teacher Training

Assistance Program 84.124 less than 1.00 less than 1.00 b

Minority High School Student

Research Program (93.337) 1.00 1.25 b

Teacher Research

Associates Program 81.049 1.00 1.25 0.0

Promotion of the

Humanities—NEH/Reader’s

Digest Teacher-Scholar

Program 45.154 1.00 2.50 0.0

Indian

Education—Fellowships for

Indian Students (Indian

Education Act, Section 5323

Fellowships) 84.087 1.00 less than 1.00 b

Fulbright-Hays Training

Grants—Group Projects

Abroad 84.021 1.00 0.80 b

Indian Education—Special

Programs and Projects 84.061 2.00 1.00 b

Environmental Education and

Training Program 66.950 2.00 1.00 1.0

Environmental Education

Grants 66.951 2.00 1.00 2.0

Fulbright-Hays Seminars

Abroad—Bilateral Projects

84.018 2.00 1.20 0.0

Drug-Free Schools and

Communities—School

Personnel Training 84.207 2.00 3.00 0.0

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Program Officers (Fiscal Year 1993)

Program title, popular

name, and program number

Program

officers

Headquarters full-time

equivalents (FTE)

Regional

FTEs

Promotion of the

Humanities—Summer

Seminars for School

Teachers 45.151 2.00 3.70 0.0

Promotion of the

Humanities—Foreign

Language Education 45.155 2.00 4.00 0.0

Bilingual Education Training

Grants 84.195 4.00 4.00 0.0

Eisenhower Mathematics and

Science Education program

84.164 4.00 4.00 0.0

Promotion of the

Humanities—Elementary and

Secondary Education in the

Humanities 45.127 4.00 7.00 0.0

Special Education—Special

Education Personnel

Development and Parent

Training 84.029 8.00 10.00 0.0

Education and Human

Resources 47.076 12.00 14.00 0.0

Cooperative Agreements to

Support School Health

Education to Prevent the

Spread of Acquired

Immunodeficiency Syndrome

(SHEPSA) 93.938 15.00 53.50 0.0

Nutrition Education and

Training Program (NET

Program) 10.564 53.00 1.20 0.5

aNo FTE person was involved in administering this funding stream in FY 1993; however, one FTE

person at headquarters and one program officer were involved in administering this program in

FY 1992.

bNot applicable or not available.

cData for FY 1992; FY 1993 data not available.

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Section 4 

Teachers Trained (Fiscal Year 1993)

This section lists the number of teachers trained by federal programs,

sorted from least to most, in fiscal year 1993. Table 4.1 reflects agency

responses to a GAO questionnaire.

Table 4.1: Teachers Trained

Program title, popular name, and program number

Teachers

trained

Christa McAuliffe Fellowships 84.190 a

Drug-Free Schools and Communities—School Personnel Training 84.207 b

Minority Teacher Recruitment 84.262 c

Head Start 93.600 c

Promotion of the Humanities—Higher Education in the Humanities 45.150 d

Science and Humanities 45.158 d

State Programs 45.129 e

Training Programs for Educators—Alcohol Abuse 84.238 f

Science Teacher Enhancement Award Program (identified by HHS; no

catalog number available) 15g

Training in Early Childhood Education and Violence Counseling 84.266 0

Indian Education—Fellowships for Indian Students (Indian Education Act,

Section 5323 Fellowships) 84.087 20

Promotion of the Arts—Arts in Education 45.003 25

Promotion of the Humanities—NEH/Reader’s Digest Teacher-Scholar

Program 45.154 33

Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad—Bilateral Projects 84.018 84

Teacher Training Pre-Service Program (Not in catalog; identified by

agency) 200

Fulbright-Hays Training Grants—Group Projects Abroad 84.021 205

Promotion of the Humanities—Foreign Language Education 45.155 207

NASA’s Educational Workshop for Elementary Teachers (Not in catalog;

identified by NASA) 215

Environmental Education and Training Program 66.950 316

Indian Education—Special Programs and Projects 84.061 371

Teacher Research Associates Program 81.049 400

Summer Teacher Institute Program 81.049 500

Environmental Education Grants 66.951 600

Language Resource Centers 84.229 600h

Bilingual Vocational Instructor Training 84.099 650

Child Development Associate Scholarships 93.614 690i

Minority High School Student Research Program 93.337 593

Promotion of the Humanities—Summer Seminars for School Teachers

45.151 1,026

NIH Science Education Partnership Award (NIH SEPA) 93.922 1,570

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Section 4 

Teachers Trained (Fiscal Year 1993)

Program title, popular name, and program number

Teachers

trained

Challenge Grants 45.130 1,650g

Promotion of the Humanities—Elementary and Secondary Education in the

Humanities 45.127 2,201

Douglas Teacher Scholarships 84.176 2,931

Territorial Teacher Training Assistance Program 84.124 3,047

Bilingual Education Training Grants 84.195 7,100

Special Education—Special Education Personnel Development and

Parent Training 84.029 8,286

Aerospace Education Services Program (Spacemobile) 43.001 19,035

Education and Human Resources 47.076 46,070

Aviation Education 20.100 50,000

Cooperative Agreements to Support School Health Education to Prevent

the Spread of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (SHEPSA) 93.938 110,000

National Writing Project (identified by Education; no catalog number) 131,400

Nutrition Education and Training Program (NET Program) 10.564 145,458

Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education program 84.164 500,000

Total 1,035,498

aNational data has not been collected.

bData has not been collected from grantees.

cData not available.

dSupports collaborative studies and course development involving teacher educators (and some

teachers) for the ultimate benefit of undergraduate education students.

eNEH records do not include information on the number of teachers trained as a result of regrant

awards made by the state humanities councils. In FY 1993, NEH grants totalled 230.

f

The entire FY 1993 appropriations was used for producing classroom materials. However, 67,500

teachers were trained during FY 1992, FY 1993, and early FY 1994. These teachers were trained

using FY 1992 appropriations.

gFY 1993 data not yet available; data are from FY 1992.

hProjected estimate of number of teachers trained.

i

Approximate number of teachers that will be trained each year once fundraising projects have

been completed.

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Section 5 

Services Provided by Teacher Training

Programs (Fiscal Year 1993)

Section 5 lists services provided by teacher training programs. Table 5.1

reflects agency responses to a GAO questionnaire.

Table 5.1: Services Provided by Teacher Training Programs

Federal department

or agency

Program title, popular

name, and program

number Conferences

Trainer

salaries Travel Substitutes Materials Other

Agriculture Nutrition Education and

Training Program (NET

Program) 10.564

Education Bilingual Education

Training Grants 84.195 X X X X

Education Bilingual Vocational

Instructor Training 84.099 X X X X X

Education Christa McAuliffe

Fellowships 84.190 X X X X

Education Douglas Teacher

Scholarships 84.176 X

Education Drug-Free Schools and

Communities—School

Personnel Training 84.207 X X X X X

Education Eisenhower Mathematics

and Science Education

program 84.164 X X X X X X

Education Fulbright-Hays Seminars

Abroad—Bilateral Projects

84.018 X X X X X X

Education Fulbright-Hays Training

Grants—Group Projects

Abroad 84.021 X X X

Education Indian

Education—Fellowships

for Indian Students (Indian

Education Act, Section

5323 Fellowships) 84.087 X

Education Indian Education—Special

Programs and Projects

84.061 X X X X

Education Language Resource

Centers 84.229 X X X X

Education Minority Teacher

Recruitment 84.262 X X X X

Education National Writing Project

(identified by Education;

no catalog number) X X X X X

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Section 5 

Services Provided by Teacher Training

Programs (Fiscal Year 1993)

Federal department

or agency

Program title, popular

name, and program

number Conferences

Trainer

salaries Travel Substitutes Materials Other

Education Special

Education—Special

Education Personnel

Development and Parent

Training 84.029 X X X X X X

Education Territorial Teacher

Training Assistance

Program 84.124 X X X

Education Training in Early

Childhood Education and

Violence Counseling

84.266 X X

Education Training Programs for

Educators—Alcohol

Abuse 84.238

Energy Summer Teacher Institute

Program 81.049 X X X

Energy Teacher Research

Associates Program

81.049 X X

EPA Environmental Education

and Training Program

(EETP) 66.950 X X X X X

Environmental Protection

Agency

Environmental Education

Grants 66.951 X X X X X

HHS Child Development

Associate Scholarships

93.614 X

HHS Cooperative Agreements

to Support School Health

Education to Prevent the

Spread of Acquired

Immunodeficiency

Syndrome (SHEPSA)

93.938 X X X X X

HHS Head Start 93.600 X X X X

HHS Minority High School

Student Research

Apprentice Program

(93.337)

HHS NIH Science Education

Partnership Award (NIH

SEPA) 93.922 X X X X X

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Section 5 

Services Provided by Teacher Training

Programs (Fiscal Year 1993)

Federal department

or agency

Program title, popular

name, and program

number Conferences

Trainer

salaries Travel Substitutes Materials Other

HHS Science Teacher

Enhancement Award

Program (identified by

HHS; no catalog number

available)c X X X X X

NASA Aerospace Education

Services Program

(Spacemobile) 43.001 X X X X

NASA NASA’s Educational

Workshop for Elementary

Teachers X X

NASA Teacher Training

Pre-Service Program X X

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—Elementary

and Secondary Education

in the Humanities 45.127 X X X X X

NFAH State Programs 45.129 X X X X X

NFAH Challenge Grants 45.130 X X X X X

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—NEH/

Reader’s Digest

Teacher-Scholar Program

45.154 X X X X

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—Summer

Seminars for School

Teachers 45.151 X X X X X

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—Higher

Education in the

Humanities 45.150 X X X X

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—Foreign

Language Education

45.155 X X X X X

NFAH Science and Humanities

45.158 X X X

NFAH Promotion of the

Arts—Arts in Education

45.003 X X X X

NSF Education and Human

Resources 47.076 X X X X X X

Transportation Aviation Education 20.100 X X X X X

(Table notes on next page)

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Section 5 

Services Provided by Teacher Training

Programs (Fiscal Year 1993)

Note: X indicates service provided. No X indicates service was not provided or data were not

available.

aFY 1992 data.

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Section 6 

Target Groups of Teacher Training Programs

(Fiscal Year 1993)

Table 6.1: Target Groups of Teacher Training Programs

Federal department

or agency

Program title, popular name,

and program number Target groups

Agriculture Nutrition Education and

Training Program (NET

Program) 10.564

Public and private nonprofit schools, centers providing day-care

services, summer food, and service sponsors

Education Bilingual Education Training

Grants 84.195

Institutions of higher education, local and state educational

agencies

Education Bilingual Vocational Instructor

Training 84.099

Persons selected for training as bilingual vocational program

personnel

Education Christa McAuliffe Fellowships

84.190

Teachers in elementary or secondary schools in a local

educational agency, private school, or private school system

Education Douglas Teacher Scholarships

84.176

Students who rank in the top 10 percent of their graduating class

or have an equivalent General Education Development score and

wish to pursue a teaching career at the preschool, elementary, or

secondary level

Education Drug-Free Schools and

Communities—School

Personnel Training 84.207

Public and private school teachers, local educational

professionals, public and private school administrators, guidance

counselors, and other local school personnel

Education Eisenhower Mathematics and

Science Education program

84.164

Teachers and students

Education Fulbright-Hays Seminars

Abroad—Bilateral Projects

84.018

Supervisors and teachers of elementary (grades 4 through 6) and

secondary social studies and humanities

Education Fulbright-Hays Training

Grants—Group Projects

Abroad 84.021

Experienced educators responsible for foreign language studies at

elementary and secondary levels, graduate students or upperclass

students who plan teaching careers in foreign languages

Education Indian Education—Fellowships

for Indian Students (Indian

Education Act, Section 5323

Fellowships) 84.087

Indian students pursuing selected undergraduate, graduate, or

postbaccalaureate degrees

Education Indian Education—Special

Programs and Projects 84.061

State and local education agencies

Education Language Resource Centers

84.229

Institutions of higher education or combinations of such institutions

Education Minority Teacher Recruitment

84.262

a

Education National Writing Project

(identified by Education; no

catalog number)

a

Education Special Education—Special

Education Personnel

Development and Parent

Training 84.029

State agencies, nonprofit agencies, parent organizations,

institutions of higher education

Education Territorial Teacher Training

Assistance Program 84.124

Teachers, students, and other education professionals

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Section 6 

Target Groups of Teacher Training

Programs (Fiscal Year 1993)

Federal department

or agency

Program title, popular name,

and program number Target groups

Education Training in Early Childhood

Education and Violence

Counseling 84.266

Public and private school children living in disadvantaged areas,

and their parents

Education Training Programs for

Educators—Alcohol Abuse

84.238

Teachers and others employed by a school district serving

children in grades 5 through 8

Energy Summer Teacher Institute

Program 81.049

Institutions of higher education, industry (particularly small and

disadvantaged businesses) and nonprofit institutions.

Energy Teacher Research Associates

Program 81.049

Institutions of higher education, industry (particularly small and

disadvantaged businesses) and nonprofit institutions.

EPA Environmental Education and

Training Program (EETP)

66.950

Educational professionals at elementary, secondary, and college

nonprofit institutions

EPA Environmental Education

Grants 66.951

Educational professionals at elementary, secondary, and college

nonprofit institutions

HHS Child Development Associate

Scholarships 93.614

Individuals who wish to receive a Child Development Associate

credential

HHS Cooperative Agreements to

Support School Health

Education to Prevent the

Spread of Acquired

Immunodeficiency Syndrome

(SHEPSA) 93.938

Official state education agencies, local education agencies, school

personnel including teachers and school administrators

HHS Head Start 93.600 Children from age 3 up to the age when the child enters the school

system

HHS Minority High School Student

Research Apprentice Program

(93.337)

Biomedical scientists at any nonprofit organization, or institution

engaged in biomedical research.

HHS NIH Science Education

Partnership Award (NIH SEPA)

93.922

Educational professionals at the kindergarten through 12th grade

levels

HHS Science Teacher

Enhancement Award Program

(identified by agency; no

catalog number available)

a

NASA Aerospace Education Services

Program (Spacemobile) 43.001

Schools, teacher training institutions, colleges, universities, civic

groups, museums and planetaria

NASA NASA’s Educational Workshop

for Elementary Teachers

(identified by agency; no

catalog number available)

a

NASA Teacher Training Pre-Service

Program (identified by agency;

no catalog number available)

a

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Section 6 

Target Groups of Teacher Training

Programs (Fiscal Year 1993)

Federal department

or agency

Program title, popular name,

and program number Target groups

National Foundation on

the Arts and Humanities

Promotion of the

Humanities—Summer

Seminars for School Teachers

45.151

Primarily teachers of grades kindergarten through 12 in public,

private, or parochial schools

NFAH Science and Humanities 45.158 Any United States incorporated nonprofit organization or institution

with a commitment to the improvement of undergraduate education

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—Elementary and

Secondary Education in the

Humanities 45.127

State and local governments, minority organizations, other

specialized groups

NFAH State Programs 45.129 State and local governments; sponsored organizations; public and

private nonprofit institutions/organizations; federally recognized

Indian tribal governments; Native American organizations; U.S.

territories; nongovernmental general; minority organizations; other

specialized groups; and quasi-public nonprofit institutions which

apply directly to the State Humanities Council

NFAH Challenge Grants 45.130 Any public or private nonprofit institution or organization working

wholly or partly within the humanities

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—Higher Education

in the Humanities 45.150

State and local governments, public and private nonprofit

institutions

NFAH Promotion of the Arts—Arts in

Education 45.003

Nonprofit organizations including state and local arts agencies,

educational institutions, and arts organizations. Also, teachers of

the arts who work in kindergarten through 12th grade public

schools at least 20 hours per week.

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—Foreign

Language Education 45.155

State and local governments, public and private nonprofit

institutions

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—NEH/Reader’s

Digest Teacher-Scholar

Program 45.154

Teachers employed full-time in elementary, middle, or high schools

with responsibilities primarily in the humanities

NSF Education and Human

Resources 47.076

Public and private colleges and universities, state and local

educational agencies, nonprofit and private organizations,

professional societies, science academies and centers, science

museums and zoological parks, research laboratories, and other

institutions with an educational mission

Transportation Aviation Education 20.100 State and local school educators and administrators

aData not available.

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Section 7 

Purposes of Teacher Training Programs

(Fiscal Year 1993)

Federal department or

agency

Program title, popular name,

and program number Purpose of teacher training portion of program

Agriculture Nutrition Education and

Training Program (NET

Program) 10.564

The nutritional training of educational personnel and provisions of learning

experiences for children and parents.

Education Bilingual Education Training

Grants 84.195

Support for projects that are preparing educational personnel to serve

children having limited English proficiency.

Education Bilingual Vocational Instructor

Training 84.099

Preservice training programs to prepare persons for employment in

bilingual vocational training programs; in-service training programs to

improve the skills and qualifications of present Bilingual Vocational

Instructor Training personnel; and fellowships and traineeships for

trainees.

Education Christa McAuliffe Fellowships

84.190

Fellowships to individual teachers who may use them for a sabbatical for

study or research.

Education Douglas Teacher Scholarships

84.176

Grants to states for scholarships that lead to a teaching certificate.

Education Drug-Free Schools and

Communities—School

Personnel Training 84.207

To establish, expand or enhance programs and activities for the training of

school personnel concerning drug and alcohol abuse education and

prevention.

Education Eisenhower Mathematics and

Science Education program

84.164

To improve the skill of teachers.

Education Fulbright-Hays Seminars

Abroad—Bilateral Projects

84.018

Program funds provide round-trip economy airfare, room and board,

tuition and fees for seminars.

Education Fulbright-Hays Training

Grants—Group Projects

Abroad 84.021

Grant funds may be used for these overseas expenses: international

travel; maintenance allowances; purchases of artifacts, books, other

teaching materials; rent for instructional facilities in the country of study;

project-related local travel in the overseas area; clerical and professional

services in the country of study.

Education Indian Education—Fellowships

for Indian Students (Indian

Education Act, Section 5323

Fellowships) 84.087

To pursue a course of study leading to a postbaccalaureate degree in

education and related fields.

Education Indian Education—Special

Programs and Projects 84.061

Support programs that train persons to enter educational careers serving

Indian children and adults.

Education Language Resource Centers

84.229

To improve the teaching of foreign languages and the training of teachers

in the administration and interpretation of foreign language performance

tests, the use of effective teaching strategies and the use of new

technologies.

Education Minority Teacher Recruitment

84.262

Data not available.

Education National Writing Project

(identified by Education; no

catalog number)

Data not available.

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Section 7 

Purposes of Teacher Training Programs

(Fiscal Year 1993)

Federal department or

agency

Program title, popular name,

and program number Purpose of teacher training portion of program

Education Special Education—Special

Education Personnel

Development and Parent

Training 84.029

Undergraduate, graduate, and summer traineeships, special study

institutes and special projects, student stipends, dependency allowances,

and institutional support.

Education Territorial Teacher Training

Assistance Program 84.124

Training of teachers of grades K-12 in public and nonprofit private schools

in the five territorial jurisdictions and the Freely Associated States.

Education Training in Early Childhood

Education and Violence

Counseling 84.266

To recruit and train students for careers in early childhood development.

Education Training Programs for

Educators—Alcohol Abuse

84.238

To train educators working with children in grades five through eight on

the affects of alcoholism and its affects on the family.

Energy Summer Teacher Institute

Program 81.049

To provide financial support for such purposes as training costs and

services required for conducting research, training, related activities, and

advanced technology projects or assessments.

Energy Teacher Research Associates

Program 81.049

To provide financial support for such purposes as training costs and

services required for conducting research, training, related activities, and

advanced technology projects or assessments.

EPA Environmental Education and

Training Program (EETP)

66.950

To establish an education and training program which shall include, at a

minimum: classroom training, sponsorship and management of

international exchanges of teachers and other educational professionals,

sponsorship of conferences, seminars, and related forums for the

advancement and development of environmental education and training

curricula.

EPA Environmental Education

Grants 66.951

To establish an education and training program which shall include, at a

minimum: provision of training or related education for teachers, faculty, or

related personnel to promote environmental education.

HHS Child Development Associate

Scholarships 93.614

To support the cost of training for certification as Child Development

Associates.

HHS Cooperative Agreements to

Support School Health

Education to Prevent the

Spread of Acquired

Immunodeficiency Syndrome

(SHEPSA) 93.938

To support personnel training related to the objectives of this program.

HHS Head Start 93.600 Training and technical assistance grants are available to Head Start

programs and agencies which provide services to Head Start programs.

HHS Minority High School Student

Research Apprentice Program

93.337

To enhance the knowledge of teachers and motivate them in science

education and careers, to enrich the regular curricula, and to assist with

in-service teacher training.

HHS NIH Science Education

Partnership Award (NIH SEPA)

93.922

The development of model programs that join working scientists and

educators in enhancing the precollege science areas.

HHS Science Teacher

Enhancement Award Program

(identified by HHS; no catalog

number available)

Data not available.

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Section 7 

Purposes of Teacher Training Programs

(Fiscal Year 1993)

Federal department or

agency

Program title, popular name,

and program number Purpose of teacher training portion of program

NASA Aerospace Education Services

Program (Spacemobile) 43.001

Information is made available through lecture/demonstrations to

assembled groups and personal contact with classroom teachers.

NASA NASA’s Educational Workshop

for Elementary Teachers;

(identified by NASA; no

catalog number available)

Data not available.

NASA Teacher Training Pre-Service

Program (identified by NASA;

no catalog number available)

Data not available.

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—Summer

Seminars for School Teachers

45.151

Seminars in the humanities for teachers of grades kindergarten through

twelve.

NFAH Science and Humanities 45.158 Workshops, conferences, institutes, faculty study projects, and other

forms of collaboration that promote the objectives of the program.

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—Elementary and

Secondary Education in the

Humanities 45.127

Institutes for teachers and administrators support intensive residential

study focusing on teaching of basic humanities disciplines. Teachers’

knowledge of the humanities is strengthened, fostered, and developed.

Masterwork study grants provide opportunities for small groups of

teachers and administrators to study important texts and topics in the

humanities with scholars from a local college or university. Conferences to

bring together teachers, professors, school administrators, or other

educational leaders to discuss important humanities topics and issues

and to explore ways of improving humanities instruction in the schools are

held.

NFAH State Programs 45.129 To fund local, statewide, and regional humanities projects, subject to

guidelines determined by each state humanities council.

NFAH Challenge Grants 45.130 Project grants to support educational and cultural institutions and

organizations.

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—Higher Education

in the Humanities 45.150

Short-term costs of program improvement, such as faculty development.

Materials may include teachers’ guides.

NFAH Promotion of the Arts—Arts in

Education 45.003

Supports 4 to 8 weeks of independent summer study for teachers so that

they may acquire, strengthen and/or increase their knowledge of and skills

in the arts. The stipend for teachers is: $2,800; with an additional support

($200) for supplies for the teachers’ schools.

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—Foreign

Language Education 45.155

Short-term costs of program improvement, such as faculty study and the

preparation of teaching materials. Materials may include teachers’ guides.

NFAH Promotion of the

Humanities—NEH/Reader’s

Digest Teacher-Scholar

Program 45.154

A year of full-time independent study.

NSF Education and Human

Resources 47.076

Educational activities or studies, such as salaries and expenses.

Transportation Aviation Education 20.100 Educational services. This is “aviation in the classroom” and includes all

aspects of student, teacher, school, instructional materials and activities,

coordination with other national educational programs.

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Appendix I 

Teacher Preparation and In-Service Training

Federal Funding Streams Questionnaire

(1) Department: _________________________________________________

(2) Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Program Number:

(3) Program Name: ________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

(4) Respondent Name (PLEASE PRINT) _____________________________

Title _________________________________________

Phone

(5) In questions 6-11, we are asking about the Obligations for

Fiscal Year 1992, as reported in the Catalog:

Grants $ Salaries and Expenses $

Other $

(6.1) What amount of these 1992 obligations was used

for teacher training activities? $____________

(6.2) How did you determine this amount? __________________________

_____________________________________________________________

(6.3) If estimated, what was the basis of the estimation? _________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

(6.4) In addition to the amount reported above, how much other

obligations, if any, were there from this program for teacher

training activities during fiscal year 1992? $

(7.1) How many teachers were trained in fiscal year 1992? _________

(7.2) If this number cannot be determined, please explain why:

_____________________________________________________________

(8) How many full time equivalent (FTE) persons in headquarters and

regional offices were involved in administering this funding

stream?

(8.1) Headquarters FTEs = ___________

(8.2) Regional FTEs = ___________

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Teacher Preparation and In-Service Training

Federal Funding Streams Questionnaire

(9) How many project officers does this funding stream have? _____

(10) What was the nature of the services provided for teacher

training activities (check all that apply):

(10.1)___ conference/seminar fees

(10.2)___ trainer salaries

(10.3)___ travel (transportation/accommodation)

(10.4)___ substitute teacher salaries

(10.5)___ materials

(10.6)___ other(specify) _____________________________________

(11) How does this funding stream support the national education

goals, if at all?_____________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

(12) Now we would like to ask you about the Obligations for Fiscal

Year 1993, as reported in the Catalog:

Grants $ Salaries and Expenses $

Other $

(13.1) What amount of these obligations was used

for teacher training activities? $____________

(13.2) How did you determine this amount?_________________________

___________________________________________________________

(13.3) If estimated, what was the basis of the estimation?

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

(13.4) In addition to the amount reported above, how much other

obligations, if any, were there from this program for

teacher training activities during fiscal year 1993? $

(14.1) How many teachers were trained in fiscal year 1993?

(14.2) If this number cannot be determined, please explain why:

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Appendix I 

Teacher Preparation and In-Service Training

Federal Funding Streams Questionnaire

(15) How many full time equivalent (FTE) persons in headquarters

and regional offices were involved in administering this

funding stream?

(15.1) Headquarters FTEs = ___________

(15.2) Regional FTEs = ___________

(16) How many project officers does this funding stream have? _____

(17) What was the nature of the services provided for teacher

training activities (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):

(17.1)___ conference/seminar fees

(17.2)___ trainer salaries

(17.3)___ travel (transportation/accommodation)

(17.4)___ substitute teacher salaries

(17.5)___ materials

(17.6)___ other (specify)____________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

(18) How does this funding stream support the national education

goals, if at all? ___________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

(19) To the best of your knowledge, are there any other programs

in your agency that are used for teacher preparation or

in-service training programs for preschool, elementary, and

secondary teachers that we have omitted? (CHECK ONE).

__ NO

__ YES (Please list:__________________________________________

_______________________________________________________)

If you have any questions about completing this form, please call

Eleanor Johnson at 512-7209 or Diane Schilder at 512-7046.

COMMENTS:__________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

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Appendix II 

GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments

GAO Contacts Eleanor L. Johnson, Assistant Director, (202) 512-7209

Diane E. Schilder, Project Manager, (202) 512-7046

Acknowledgments In addition to those named above, the following individuals made

important contributions to this report: Dennis M. Gehley managed the

initial phase of the project, Catherine Baltzell designed the questionnaire

and advised the project on methodology issues, and Lori A. Weiss assisted

with the analysis.

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