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[FR Doc No: 94-4058]


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Part X





Department of Education





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Star Schools Program; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Star Schools Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of final priorities for Fiscal Year 1994.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces priorities for fiscal year 1994 under 
the Star Schools program. The Secretary takes this action to focus the 
services provided by the Star Schools distance education projects on 
assisting participating elementary and secondary students in public and 
private schools and others to work toward achieving the National 
Education Goals, and to focus the Star Schools dissemination projects 
on nationwide services.

EFFECTIVE DATE: These priorities take effect either 45 days after 
publication in the Federal Register or later if the Congress takes 
certain adjournments. If you want to know the effective date of these 
priorities, call or write the Department of Education contact person.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Lallmang or Deborah Williams, U.S. Department of Education, 555 
New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20208-5644. Telephone: (202) 
219-1770. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice contains three absolute 
priorities for distance education projects under the Star Schools 
program. Under the distance education projects competition, the Star 
Schools program provides grants to telecommunications partnerships to 
support the use of distance education technologies.
    The notice also contains one absolute priority for dissemination 
projects under the Star Schools program. Dissemination projects provide 
information and technical assistance concerning distance education 
technologies to local and State education agencies.
    On October 5, 1993 the Secretary published a notice of proposed 
priorities for this competition in the Federal Register (58 FR 51960).

Public Comment

    In the notice of proposed priorities, the Secretary invited 
comments on the proposed priorities. The Secretary received one comment 
in support of the proposed priorities.

    Note: This notice of final priorities does not solicit 
applications. A notice inviting applications under these 
competitions is published in a separate notice in this issue of the 
Federal Register.

Priorities

    Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), the Secretary gives an absolute 
preference for applications that meet the following priorities. The 
Secretary funds under the relevant competition only applications that 
meet one or more of the absolute priorities established for that 
competition.

Star Schools Distance Education Projects

Absolute Priority 1--National Education Goals

    Projects that develop and deliver instructional programming for 
elementary or secondary school students, or both, that supports 
achievement of one or more of the National Education Goals, and that is 
consistent with challenging national or State content standards.

Absolute Priority 2--Preparation for Work

    Projects that develop and deliver instructional programming to 
enhance the workplace and literacy skills of high school students, or 
young adults who are not in school, or both, in order to prepare 
students for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive 
employment, and make the school-to-work transition more successful.

Absolute Priority 3--Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education

    Projects that develop and deliver programming for preservice 
teachers attending colleges and universities, or professional 
development for practicing teachers and other educational personnel, or 
both. In meeting this priority, projects must provide information about 
the National Education Goals, emerging national or State content 
standards, and ways in which standards-driven systemic reform can help 
ensure that all students have opportunities to reach high levels of 
achievement. In addition, projects must provide professional 
development activities that include strong academic content and 
subject-specific pedagogical components to help teachers provide 
challenging learning experiences in the core academic subjects for 
their students.

Star Schools Dissemination Projects

    Absolute Priority: Dissemination projects that will provide 
services nationwide.

Intergovernmental Review

    The program is subject to the requirements of Executive Order 12372 
and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. The objective of the Executive 
Order is to foster an intergovernmental partnership and a strengthened 
federalism by relying on processes developed by State and local 
governments for coordination and review of proposed Federal financial 
assistance.
    In accordance with the order, this document is intended to provide 
early notification of the Department's specific plans and actions for 
this program.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 4081-4086.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.203 Star Schools 
Program)

    Dated: February 17, 1994.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
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