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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.195E]

Bilingual Education: Career Ladder

Program; Notice Inviting Applications

for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)

2001

Note to Applicants

This notice is a complete application

package. Together with the statute

authorizing the program and the

applicable regulations governing this

program, including the Education

Department General Administrative

Regulations (EDGAR), this notice

contains all of the information,

application forms, and instructions

needed to apply for a grant under this

program.

Purpose of Program

This program provides grants to (1)

upgrade the qualifications and skills of

noncertified educational personnel,

especially educational

paraprofessionals, to meet high

professional standards, including

certification and licensure as bilingual

teachers and other educational

personnel who serve limited English

proficient students, and (2) help recruit

and train secondary students as

bilingual education teachers and other

educational personnel to serve limited

English proficient students.

Eligible Applicants: One or more

institutions of higher education (IHEs)

that have entered into consortia

arrangements with local educational

agencies (LEAs) or State educational

agencies (SEAs) to achieve the purposes

of this section. Consortia may include

community-based organizations or

professional education organizations.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: 11/30/2000.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: 1/29/2001.

Available Funds: $5 million.

Estimated Range of Awards:

$150,000–$250,000.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:

$200,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 25.

Note: The Administration has requested $5

million for new awards to this program in

2001. The actual level of funding, if any,

depends upon final congressional action.

Project Period: 60 Months.

Page Limit: The application narrative

(Part III of the application) is where you,

the applicant, address the selection

criteria reviewers use to evaluate your

application. You must limit the

application narrative to the equivalent

of no more than 30 pages, using the

following standards:

• A page is 8.5 × 11′′, on one side

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom,

and both sides.

• Double space (no more than three

lines per vertical inch) all text in the

application narrative, including titles,

headings, footnotes, quotations,

references, and captions, as well as all

text in charts, tables, figures, and

graphs.

• Use a font that is either 12-point or

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch

(characters per inch).

The page limit does not apply to Part

I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget

section, including budget justification

and the cost itemization; Part IV, the

assurances and certifications; or the

table of contents, the one-page abstract,

the resumes, the bibliography, or the

letters of support. However you must

include all of the application narrative

in Part III.

If, to meet the page limit, you use

more than one side of the page, you use

a larger page, or you use a print size,

spacing, or margins smaller than the

standards in this notice, we will reject

your application.

Applicable Regulations

The Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

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

85, 86, 97, 98 and 99.

Description of Program

The statutory authorization for this

program, and the application

requirements that apply to this

competition, are set out in sections 7144

and 7146–7150 of the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as

amended by the Improving America’s

Schools Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103–382,

enacted October 20, 1994) (the Act) (20

U.S.C. 7474 and 7476–7480).

Funds under this program may be

used: to develop bilingual education

career ladder program curricula

appropriate to the needs of consortia

participants; provide assistance for

stipends and costs related to tuition fees

and books for coursework required to

complete degree and certification

requirements for bilingual education

teachers; and for programs to introduce

secondary school students to careers in

bilingual education teaching that are

coordinated with other activities

assisted under this program. Activities

conducted under this program must

assist educational personnel in meeting

State and local certification

requirements for bilingual education

and, wherever possible, must lead to the

awarding of college or university credit.

Priorities

Competitive Priority 1

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and 34

CFR 299.3(b), we award up to 3 points

for an application that meets the

competitive priority. These points are in

addition to any points the application

earns under the selection criteria for the

program.

Projects that will contribute to a

systemic educational reform in an

Empowerment Zone, including a

Supplemental Empowerment Zone, or

an Enterprise Community designated by

the United States Department of

Housing and Urban Development or the

United States Department of

Agriculture, and are made an integral

part of the Zone’s or Community’s

comprehensive community

revitalization strategies.

A list of areas that have been

designated as Empowerment Zones and

Enterprise Communities is provided at

the end of this notice.

Competitive Priority 2

We give preference to an application

that meets the priority over an

application of comparable merit that

does not meet the priority:

Applications that propose to provide

for: participant completion of

baccalaureate and master’s degree

teacher education programs, and

certification requirements and may

include effective employment

placement activities; the development of

teacher proficiency in English as a

second language, including

demonstrating proficiency in the

instructional use of English and, as

appropriate, a second language in

classroom contexts; coordination with

programs for the recruitment and

retention of bilingual students in

secondary and postsecondary programs

training to become bilingual educators;

and the applicant’s contribution of

additional student financial aid to

participating students.

Invitational Priority

The Secretary is particularly

interested in applications that meet the

following invitational priority.

However, an application that meets this

invitational priority receives no

competitive or absolute preference over

other applications (34 CFR 75.105(c)(1)).

Applicants that propose to collaborate

with 2-year institutions of higher

education to develop or improve teacher

preparation programs for bilingual

paraprofessionals.

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Selection Criteria

The Secretary uses the following

selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210 to

evaluate applications for new grants

under this competition.

The maximum score for all of these

criteria is 100 points.

The maximum score for each criterion

is indicated in parentheses.

(a) Need for project. (10 points) (1)

The Secretary considers the need for the

proposed project.

(2) In determining the need for the

proposed project, the Secretary

considers the following factors:

(i) The magnitude or severity of the

problem to be addressed by the

proposed project.

(ii) The extent to which specific gaps

or weaknesses in services,

infrastructure, or opportunities have

been identified and will be addressed by

the proposed project, including the

nature and the magnitude of those gaps

or weaknesses.

(b) Quality of the project design. (50

points) (1) The Secretary considers the

quality of the design of the proposed

project.

(2) In determining the quality of the

design of the proposed project, the

Secretary considers the following

factors:

(i) The extent to which the goals,

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved

by the proposed project are clearly

specified and measurable.

(ii) The extent to which the design of

the proposed project is appropriate to,

and will successfully address, the needs

of the target population or other

identified needs.

(iii) The extent to which the proposed

project is designed to build capacity and

yield results that will extend beyond the

period of Federal financial assistance.

(iv) The extent to which the proposed

activities constitute a coherent,

sustained program of training in the

field.

(v) The extent to which the design of

the proposed project reflects up-to-date

knowledge from research and effective

practice.

(vi) The extent to which the proposed

project will be coordinated with similar

or related efforts, and with other

appropriate community, State, and

Federal resources.

(vii) The extent to which the proposed

project is part of a comprehensive effort

to improve teaching and learning and

support rigorous academic standards for

students.

(viii) The extent to which fellowship

recipients or other project participants

are to be selected on the basis of

academic excellence.

(c) Quality of project services. (10

points) (1) The Secretary considers the

quality of the services to be provided by

the proposed project.

(2) In determining the quality of the

services to be provided by the proposed

project, the Secretary considers the

quality and sufficiency of strategies for

ensuring equal access and treatment for

eligible project participants who are

members of groups that have

traditionally been under-represented

based on race, color, national origin,

gender, age, or disability.

(3) In addition, the Secretary

considers the following factor:

(i) The extent to which the training or

professional development services to be

provided by the proposed project are of

sufficient quality, intensity, and

duration to lead to improvements in

practice among the recipients of those

services.

(d) Quality of project personnel. (5

points) (1) The Secretary considers the

quality of the personnel who will carry

out the proposed project.

(2) In determining the quality of

project personnel, the Secretary

considers the extent to which the

applicant encourages applications for

employment from persons who are

members of groups that have

traditionally been underrepresented

based on race, color, national origin,

gender, age, or disability.

(3) In addition, the Secretary

considers the following factor: the

qualifications, including relevant

training and experience, of key project

personnel.

(e) Quality of the management plan.

(5 points) (1) The Secretary considers

the quality of the management plan for

the proposed project.

(2) In determining the quality of the

management plan for the proposed

project, the Secretary considers the

following factor: the adequacy of the

management plan to achieve the

objectives of the proposed project on

time and within budget, including

clearly defined responsibilities,

timelines, and milestones for

accomplishing project tasks.

(f) Quality of the project evaluation.

(20 points) (1) The Secretary considers

the quality of the evaluation to be

conducted of the proposed project.

(2) In determining the quality of the

evaluation, the Secretary considers the

following factors:

(i) The extent to which the methods

of evaluation provide for examining the

effectiveness of project implementation

strategies.

(ii) The extent to which the methods

of evaluation include the use of

objective performance measures that are

clearly related to the intended outcomes

of the project and will produce

quantitative and qualitative data to the

extent possible.

(iii) The extent to which the methods

of evaluation will provide performance

feedback and permit periodic

assessment of progress toward achieving

intended outcomes.

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs

This program is subject to the

requirements of Executive Order 12372

(Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs) and the regulations in 34 CFR

part 79.

One of the objectives of the Executive

order is to foster an intergovernmental

partnership and a strengthened

federalism. The Executive order relies

on processes developed by State and

local governments for coordination and

review of proposed Federal financial

assistance.

If you are an applicant you must

contact the appropriate State Single

Point of Contact (SPOC) to find out

about, and to comply with, the State’s

process under Executive order 12372.

If you propose to perform activities in

more than one State, you should

immediately contact the SPOC for each

of those States and follow the procedure

established in each State under the

Executive order.

If you want to know the name and

address of any SPOC, see the list in the

appendix to this application notice: or

you may view the latest official SPOC

list on the Web site of the Office of

Management and Budget at the

following address:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants

In States that have not established a

process or chosen a program for review,

State, areawide, regional, and local

entities may submit comments directly

to the Department.

Any State Process Recommendation

and other comments submitted by a

SPOC and any comments from State,

areawide, regional, and local entities

must be mailed or hand-delivered by the

date indicated in this notice to the

following address: The Secretary, E.O.

12372—CFDA# 84.195E, U.S.

Department of Education, Room 7E200

400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20202–0125.

We will determine proof of mailing

under 34 CFR 75.102 (Deadline date for

applications). Recommendations or

comments may be hand-delivered until

4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on

the date indicated in this notice.

Please note that the above address is

not the same address as the one to

which the applicant submits its

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completed application. Do not send

applications to the above address.

Instructions for Transmittal of

Applications

If you want to apply for a grant and

be considered for funding you must

meet the following deadline

requirements:

(a) If you send your application by

mail—

You must mail the original and two

copies of the application on or before

the deadline date to: U.S. Department of

Education, Application Control Center,

Attention: (CFDA# 84.195E),

Washington, D.C. 20202–4725.

You must show one of the following

as proof of mailing.

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service

postmark.

(2) A legible mail receipt with the

date of mailing stamped by the U.S.

Postal Service.

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or

receipt from a commercial carrier.

(4) Any other proof of mailing

acceptable to the Secretary.

If you mail an application through the

U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept

either of the following as proof of

mailing:

(1) A private metered postmark.

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by

the U.S. Postal Service.

(b) Hand-deliver the original and two

copies of the application by 4:30 p.m.

(Washington, D.C. time) on or before the

deadline date to: U.S. Department of

Education, Application Control Center,

Attention: (CFDA# 84.195E), Room

#3633, Regional Office Building #3, 7th

and D Streets, SW., Washington, D.C.

The Application Control Center

accepts application deliveries daily

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

(Washington, DC time), except

Saturdays, Sundays and Federal

holidays. The Center accepts

application deliveries through the D

Street entrance only. A person

delivering an application must show

identification to enter the building.

If you submit your application by

courier—

You must deliver the original and two

copies of your application to the courier

service on or before the deadline date.

You must show as proof of delivery to

the courier service a dated shipping

label, invoice, or receipt from the

courier service.

The courier service must deliver your

application to: U.S. Department of

Education, Application Control Center,

Attn: (84.195E), Room 3633, Regional

Office Building 3, 7th and D Streets,

SW., Washington, DC.

The Application Control Center

accepts application deliveries daily

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

(Washington, DC time), except

Saturdays, Sundays and Federal

holidays. The Center accepts

application deliveries through the D

Street entrance only. A courier

delivering an application must show

identification to enter the building.

Notes: (1) The U.S. Postal Service does not

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before

relying on this method, an applicant should

check with its local post office.

(2) If you send your application by

mail or deliver it by hand or by a courier

service, the Application Control Center

will mail a Grant Application Receipt

Acknowledgment to each applicant. If

an applicant fails to receive the

notification of application receipt

within 15 days from the date of mailing

the application, the applicant should

call the U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center at (202)

708–9495.

(3) You must indicate on the envelope

and—if not provided by the

Department—in Item 3 of the

Application for Federal Assistance

(Standard Form 424) the CFDA number

and suffix letter, if any, of the

competition under which the

application is being submitted.

Application Instructions and Forms

The appendix to this notice contains

the following forms and instructions

plus a statement regarding estimated

public reporting burden, a notice to

applicants regarding compliance with

Section 427 of the General Education

Provisions Act, questions and answers

on this program (located at the end of

the notice) and various assurances,

certifications, and required

documentation:

a. Estimated Public Reporting Burden.

b. Application Instructions.

c. Nonregulatory Guidance: Questions

and Answers.

d. Checklist for Applicants.

e. List of Empowerment Zones and

Enterprise Communities.

f. Application for Federal Education

Assistance (ED 424) and instructions.

g. Group Application Form.

h. Budget Information.

i. Participant Data.

j. Project Documentation.

k. Program Assurances.

l. Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs (Standard Form 424B) and

instructions.

m. Certifications Regarding Lobbying;

Debarment, Suspension, and Other

Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements (ED 80–0013)

and instructions.

n. Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transactions (ED 80–0014) and

instructions. (Note: This form is

intended for the use of grantees and

should not be transmitted to the

Department.)

o. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

(Standard Form LLL) (if applicable) and

instructions. The document has been

marked to reflect statutory changes.

p. Notice to All Applicants (GEPA

Requirement) and Instructions (OMB

No. 1801–0004).

An applicant may submit information

on a photostatic copy of the application

and budget forms, the assurances, and

the certifications. However, the

application form, the assurances, and

the certifications must each have an

original signature. All applicants must

submit ONE original signed application,

including ink signatures on all forms

and assurances, and TWO copies of the

application. Please mark each

application as ‘‘original’’ or ‘‘copy’’. No

grant may be awarded unless a

completed application has been

received.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mahal May or Elizabeth Judd, U.S.

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW., Room 5090, Switzer

Building, Washington, D.C. 20202–6510.

Telephone: Mahal May: (202)205–8727;

Elizabeth Judd: (202)205–9157 E-mail

addresses: Mahal_May@ed.gov

Elizabeth_Judd@ed.gov.

If you use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD) you may call

the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339. Individuals

with disabilities may obtain this notice

in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,

large print, audiotape, or computer

diskette) on request to the contact

persons listed in the preceding

paragraph. Please note, however, that

the Department is not able to reproduce

in an alternative format the standard

forms included in the notice.

Electronic Access to this Document

You may view this document, as well

as all other Department of Education

documents published in the Federal

Register, in text or portable document

format (PFD) on the Internet at either of

the following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use PDF you must have Adobe

Acrobat Reader, which is available free

at either of the preceding sites. If you

have questions about using PDF, call the

U.S. Government Printing Office toll

free at 1–888–293–6498; or in the

Washington, DC area at (202) 512–1530.

Note: The official version of this document

is the document published in the Federal

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Register. Free Internet access to the official

edition of the Federal Register and the Code

of Federal Regulations is available at GPO

access at: http://

www.access.gpo.gov.nara.index.html

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7474.

Art Love,

Acting Director, Office of Bilingual Education

and Minority Languages Affairs.

Appendix

Estimated Burden Statement

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, you are not required to respond to

a collection of information unless it displays

a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB

control number for this information

collection is OMB No. 1885–0542, Exp. Date:

12/31/01. We estimate the time required to

complete this information collection is

estimated to average 120 hours per response,

including the time to review instructions,

search existing data resources, gather the data

needed, and complete and review the

information collection. If you have any

comments concerning the accuracy of the

time estimate or suggestions for improving

this form, please write to: U.S. Department of

Education, Washington, D.C. 20202–4651. If

you have any comments or concerns

regarding the status of your individual

submission of this form, write directly to:

Office of Bilingual Education and Minority

Languages Affairs, U.S. Department of

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20202–6510.

Application Instructions

Abstract

The narrative section should be preceded

by a one-page abstract that includes a short

description of the population to be served by

the project, project objectives, planned

activities, and invitational priorities the

project proposes to address.

Selection Criteria

The narrative should address fully all

aspects of the selection criteria in the order

listed and should give detailed information

regarding each criterion. Do not simply

paraphrase the criteria. Do not include

extensive resumes. Provide position

descriptions for key personnel. Do not

include bibliographies, letters of support, or

appendices in your application. This package

includes questions and answers to assist you

in preparing the narrative portion of your

application.

Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community

Priority

Applicants that wish to be considered

under the competitive priority for

Empowerment Zones and Enterprise

Communities, as specified in a previous

section of this notice, should identify in

Section D of the Project Documentation Form

the Applicable Empowerment Zone or

Enterprise Community. The application

narrative should describe the extent to which

the proposed project will contribute to

systemic educational reform in the particular

Empowerment Zone or Enterprise

Community and be an integral part of the

Zone’s or Community’s comprehensive

revitalization strategies. A list of areas that

have been designated as Empowerment

Zones and Enterprise Communities is

provided at the end of this notice.

Table of Contents

The application should include a table of

contents listing the various parts of the

narrative in the order of the selection criteria.

Be sure that the table includes the page

numbers where the parts of the narrative are

found.

Budget

Budget line items must support the goals

and objectives of the proposed project and be

directly applicable to the program design and

all other project components. A separate

budget summary and cost itemization must

be provided on the Budget Information Form

(ED 524). Prepare an itemized budget for each

year of requested funding. Indirect costs for

institutions of higher education which are

the fiscal agents for Career Ladder Programs

are limited to the lower of either 8% of a

modified total direct cost base or the

institution for higher education’s actual

indirect cost agreement. A modified direct

cost base is defined as total direct costs less

stipends, tuition and related fees and capital

expenditures of $5,000 or more. In describing

student support costs distinguish costs for

tuition and fees from costs for stipends.

Submission Of Application To State

Educational Agency

Section 7146(a)(4) of the Act (Elementary

and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as

amended by the Improving America’s

Schools Act of 1994, Pub. L. 103–382)

requires all applicants except schools funded

by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to submit a

copy of their application to their State

educational agency (SEA) for review and

comment (20 U.S.C. 7476(a)(4)). Section

75.156 of the Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)

requires these applicants to submit their

application to the SEA on or before the

deadline date for submitting their application

to the Department of Education. This section

of EDGAR also requires applicants to attach

to their application a copy of their letter that

requests the SEA to comment on the

application. A copy of this letter should be

attached to the Project Documentation Form

contained in this application package.

Applicants that do not submit a copy of

their application to their SEA will not be

considered for funding. Applicants are

reminded that the requirement for

submission to the SEA and the requirements

for Executive Order 12372 are two separate

requirements.

Final Application Preparation

Use the checklist following the Questions

and Answers to verify that all items are

addressed. Prepare one original with an

original signature, and include two

additional copies. Do not use elaborate

bindings or covers. The application package

must be mailed to the Application Control

Center (ACC) and postmarked by the

deadline date published in the notice.

Questions and Answers

Does the Career Ladder Program have

specific evaluation requirements?

Yes, the evaluation requirements are

described in section 7149 of title VII of ESEA,

20 U.S.C. 7479.

What requirements must grantees meet

related to teacher certification?

The Title VII statute requires grantees to

assist educational personnel in meeting State

and local certification requirements.

However, because certification requirements

vary among States, applicants are given

flexibility in designing activities that lead to

meeting State and local certification

requirements.

May program budgets include costs for items

other than student tuition and fees?

Project budgets should reflect the proposed

program activities. In addition to student

support costs, budget items may include

costs for personnel, supplies or equipment,

and other reasonable and necessary costs to

support developmental activities.

What information may be helpful in

preparing the application narrative for a

Career Ladder Program?

In responding to the selection criteria

applicants may wish to consider the

following questions as a guide for preparing

application narrative.

• What are the specific responsibilities of

districts, schools, institutions of higher

education (IHEs) and other partnership

organizations in planning, implementing and

evaluating the proposed program? How is the

program linked to the school district’s overall

professional development plan?

• What resources and support will each of

the consortia members provide? How will

resources be integrated to ensure maximum

effectiveness of the program resources and to

promote capacity building and long-range

collaboration?

• How will the program collaborate with

other teacher preparation programs within

the institution, including those funded under

the Higher Education Act of 1965, as

amended?

• How does the training curricula reflect

high standards for pedagogy, content, and

proficiency in English and a second language

to ensure that participants are effectively

prepared to provide instruction and support

to LEP students?

• How will the program assist in

systemically reforming policies and practices

in the target schools and in the IHEs related

to the preparation of new teachers, the

induction of new bilingual teachers, clinical

experiences for new bilingual teachers and

other educational personnel, or professional

development opportunities for all teachers?

• What special selection criteria will the

applicant adopt to ensure that individuals

selected to participate in the program hold

promise for successfully completing program

requirements?

• What special support will be provided to

participants by experienced bilingual

teachers, higher education faculty, and

school administrators to guide them during

their period of induction?

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• How will the instructional

responsibilities of participants be balanced

with appropriate professional development,

support and planning time?

• How will clinical experiences for

preservice participants be structured to

ensure that they are well-supervised, of

sufficient duration and in a setting which

provides opportunities for participants to

experience a variety of effective bilingual

education instructional methods and

approaches?

• How is the training curriculum based on

current research related to effective teaching

and learning? What evidence of effectiveness

supports the training model?

• What are the expected outcomes for

participant learning, effectiveness in the

instructional setting, reform and

improvement in the school or the university?

What measures will the proposed program

use to collect data on the effectiveness of the

program in meeting its objectives, such as:

field practice assessments, National or State

benchmark tests, surveys of graduates,

mentor teachers, school administrators, rates

of transfer from 2-year to 4-year institutions,

graduate rates, placement rates? How are

needs, objectives, activities and measures

linked?

• How will the program evaluation

incorporate strategies for assessing the

progress and performance of participants;

communicating meaningful, regular and

timely feedback to participants; improving

the quality of the training program;

documenting and identifying exemplary

program features and successful strategies;

and reporting on specific data related to the

number of participants completing the

program and the number of graduates placed

in the instructional setting?

In addition, applicants may wish to

consider the Department of Education

Professional Development Principles in

planning a Career Ladder Program

The following are the professional

development principles:

• Focuses on teachers as central to student

learning, yet includes all other members of

the school community;

• Focuses on individual, collegial and

organizational improvement;

• Respects and nurtures the intellectual

and leadership capacity of teachers,

principals, and others in the school

community;

• Reflects best available research and

practice in teaching, learning, and

leadership; enables teachers to develop

further expertise in subject content, teaching

strategies, uses of technologies, and other

essential elements in teaching to high

standards;

• Promotes continuous inquiry and

improvement embedded in the daily life of

schools;

• Is planned collaboratively by those who

will participate in and facilitate that

development;

• Requires substantial time and other

resources;

• Is driven by a coherent long-term plan;

• Is evaluated ultimately on the basis of its

impact on teacher effectiveness and student

learning; and uses this assessment to guide

subsequent professional development efforts.

What Other Information May Be Helpful in

Applying for a Career Ladder Program?

For additional technical assistance

information on Title VII programs, visit the

OBEMLA website at: www.ed.gov/offices/

OBEMLA. Select funding opportunities, then

professional development programs.

Applicants are reminded that they must

submit a copy of their application to the SEA

for review and comment. In addition,

applicants must submit a copy of their

application to the State Single Point of

Contact to satisfy the requirements of

Executive order 12372. The SEA review

requirement and the requirements for

Executive order 12372 are two separate

requirements.

Checklist for Applicants

The following forms and other items must

be included in the application:

1. Application for Federal Assistance (SF

424)

2. Group Application Certification (To be

signed by authorized Representative of

LEA in consortia with the applicant)

3. Budget Information (ED Form No. 524)

4. Itemized Budget for each year (attached to

ED Form No. 524)

5. Participant Data—approximate number of

participants to be served each year.

6. Project Documentation

Section A—Copy of Transmittal Letter to

SEA requesting SEA to comment on

application

Section B—Documentation of Empowerment

Zone or Enterprise Community—if

applicable

7. Program Assurances

8. Non-Construction Programs (SF 424B)

9. Certifications Regarding Lobbying;

Debarment, Suspension and Other

Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements (ED 80–0013)

10. Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transactions (ED 80–0014)

11. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF–

LLL)

12. Notice to all Applicants (See form

provided below)

13. Table of Contents

14. One-page single-spaced abstract

15. Application narrative (Not to exceed 30

double-spaced pages, see instructions

below)

16. One original and two copies of the

application to the Department of

Education Application Control Center

17. One copy to the SEA

18. One copy to the State Single Point of

Contact

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