Programs for Persons with Disabilities aim to bring about needed change in academic and professional climates. Its goals are to develop new teaching methods, to increase the awareness of the needs and capabilities of students with disabilities, to promote accessibility and appropriateness of instructional materials and technologies and to increase the availability of mentoring resources. Preliminary proposals due July 15,1998. Formal proposals due October 1,1998. The Division of Systemic Reform The Division of Systemic Reform supports the state systemic initiatives, both urban and rural, to improve science, mathematics, engineering and technology education for pre-kindergarten through 1 2th grade students.
Community colleges are most involved in the Rural Systemic Initiative.
This division provides research, data and analysis to the directorate for program monitoring, evaluation, management for use in formulating policy options for providing national leadership in the reform of science, mathematics and engineering education. Preliminary proposals due September 15 and March 15. Formal proposals due December 1 and June 1. LIS seeks to integrate and foster synergy among basic research in numerous disciplines that study natural and artificial learning. Preliminary proposals are due February 7.