Federal Register: July 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 140)
DOCID: fr23jy09-26 FR Doc E9-17554
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Education Department
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr23jy09-26
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities--Leadership Preparation in Sensory Disabilities; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009
DATES:
Applications Available: July 23, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 24, 2009.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 1, 2009. Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purposes of this program are to (1) help address Stateidentified needs for highly qualified personnelin special education, related services, early intervention, and regular educationto work with infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research and experience, to be successful in serving those children.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority is from allowable activities specified in the statute or otherwise authorized in the statute (see sections 662 and 681 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.)).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2009 and any subsequent year in which we make awards based on the list of unfunded applicants from this competition, this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with DisabilitiesLeadership Preparation in Sensory Disabilities (84.325V).
Background: During the tenyear period between 1996 and 2006 there was little change in the number of doctorates awarded annually in special education. The numbers ranged from a high of 288 doctorates awarded in 2004 to a low of 213 doctorates awarded in 2002; 237 doctorates were awarded in special education in 2006, the most recent year reported (Hoffer, Hess, Welch, & Williams, 2007). As a general matter, this number of doctoral graduates is insufficient to fill current and anticipated future vacancies for special education faculty at institutions of higher education (IHEs), special education teachers, and special education leaders at State and local public agencies. (Smith, Pion, & Tyler, 2004; Smith, Pion, Tyler, Sindelar, & Rosenberg, 2001; WasburnMoses & Therrien, 2008).
The lack of doctoral graduates in special education is even more acute in the area of sensory disabilities (e.g., deaf and hardof hearing, visual impairments and blindness, and deafblindness). These specialties have an immediate and critical need for doctorallevel personnel (Dilka, Haydon, & Mertens, 2007; Huebner, MerkAdam, Stryker, & Wolfe, 2004; Johnson, 2003). ``The Study of Special Education Leadership Personnel: With Particular Attention to the Professoriate'' (Smith, Pion, Tyler, Sindelar, & Rosenberg, 2001) reports that one third of higher education faculty positions available in special education go unfilled every year, including many in sensory disability areas. For doctoral training programs in sensory disabilities that have only one fulltime faculty on staff, the inability to fill a vacant position often results in the termination of the program. Because doctorallevel faculty also provide training for teachers and related services providers (e.g., orientation and mobility training) who work with children with sensory disabilities, faculty shortages at IHEs mean that there are fewer resources to train critical direct service staff.
In 2004, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) awarded a fiveyear cooperative agreement for the establishment of a National Center on Leadership in Visual Impairment (NCLVI) to address the ongoing shortage of doctorallevel leaders in the field of visual impairment and blindness. The 14 universities participating in the NCLVI each offer doctoral degrees with an emphasis on doctoral leadership training in the areas of visual impairment, blindness, or deafblindness. The NCLVI, with OSEP input, established the terms of the student awards, offering full tuition awards and a stipend for living expenses for a maximum of four years to offset additional costs related to fulltime studies and general living expenses. Scholars were required to be fulltime so as to ensure that they completed their doctoral studies as expeditiously as possible to address the immediate and critical need for doctoral professionals in the field.
According to a recently published National Center of Education
Statistics (NCES) report, ``The Condition of Education 2007,'' the
200304 average annual costs for a doctorate in education were $10,700
for tuition and $17,200 for living expenses, for a total of $27,900.
According to NCES, the 20032004 average annual costs for all other
Ph.D. programs, excluding those in education, totaled $33,600,
including an average annual tuition amount of $14,900 and living
expenses of approximately $18,700. Without adjusting for inflation, the
comparable average NCLVI annual tuition amount for 200708 was $10,673,
and the average stipend was $20,535, for a total average NCLVI annual
award of $31,208. Thus, based on the most recent NCES data available, [[Page 36475]]
with no adjustments for inflation, the average costs for tuition and
living expenses for NCLVI program fellows are slightly above the
average annual costs for doctoral programs in education and slightly
below the average annual costs for all other doctoral programs.
Of the 19 NCLVI scholars, six completed their doctoral degrees in
their third year of enrollment, three completed in their fourth year,
and NCLVI faculty report that the remaining ten students are on
schedule to complete their doctorates in their fourth year of
enrollment. Assuming that these projections are accurate, the NCLVI
average completion time is shorter than the national median time to
completion of 7.9 years for Ph.D.s, Ed.D.s, and D.Sc.s. (Hoffer, Hess,
Welch, & Williams, 2007). NCLVI graduates have also successfully secured positions in the field of visual impairment.\1\
\1\ The students who completed their doctorates found employment
in leadership positions in the field of visual impairment, including
five in university faculty positions. One graduate secured a highly
competitive twoyear postdoctoral internship at the Centers for
Disease Control, and the three most recent graduates are actively
interviewing for positions in IHEs, SEAs and research organizations.
The consortium design and curriculum used by NCLVI have facilitated the pooling of resources and expertise to provide highquality training opportunities for NCLVI scholars, including structured research and learning opportunities that extend beyond those available at any of the individual NCLVI partner institutions. NCLVI students have the additional benefit of interacting with professionals and other students outside their home universities.
This priority builds on OSEP's previous investment in a consortium model that is focused on the preparation of doctoral leaders in visual impairment and blindness.
Priority: The purpose of this priority is to fund a consortium (Consortium) that will prepare leaders at the doctoral level to work in the special education field with a specialty in the following sensory disabilities: (1) Visual impairment and blindness; (2) deafblindness; and (3) deafness and hardofhearing.
To be considered for funding under this absolute priority, applicants must meet the application requirements contained in this priority. All projects funded under this absolute priority also must meet the programmatic and administrative requirements specified in the priority.
All scholars receiving support through this project must satisfy the service obligation requirement in 34 CFR Part 304, which requires 2 years of work for every year of scholarship support. The service obligation requirement, however, does not create an incentive for scholars to obtain employment in postsecondary institutions, which is one of the main objectives of this priority, over other kinds of employment. Thus, the service obligation may indirectly be deterring doctorallevel graduates under this project from seeking and obtaining employment as higher education faculty in postsecondary institutions with low incidence training programs. As a result, under the authority of section 662(h)(2) of IDEA, which authorizes the Secretary to reduce or waive the service obligation in this situation, the Secretary has determined that scholars who complete doctorallevel degrees under this project and go on to obtain employment as higher education faculty at postsecondary institutions in the area for which they received training will only be required to complete 1 year of work for every year of scholarship support instead of 2 years of work for every year of scholarship support.
Application Requirements. An applicant must include in its application
(a) A logic model that depicts, at a minimum, the goals,
activities, outputs, and outcomes of the proposed project. A logic
model communicates how a project will achieve its outcome and provides
a framework for both the formative and summative evaluations of the project;
Note: The following Web site provides more information on logic
models and lists multiple online resources: http://www.cdc.gov/ eval/resources.htm.
(b) A plan to implement the activities described in the Project Activities section of this priority;
(c) A plan, linked to the proposed project's logic model, for a
formative evaluation of the proposed project's activities. The plan
must describe how the formative evaluation will use clear performance
objectives to ensure continuous improvement in the operation of the
proposed project, including objective measures of progress in
implementing the project and ensuring the quality of products and services;
(d) A budget that ensures that at least 70 percent of the total
requested budget is used for student support, with a minimum of 30 fulltime students to be supported;
(e) A budget for a summative evaluation to be conducted by an independent third party;
(f) A budget for attendance at the following:
(1) A oneandonehalfday kickoff meeting to be held in
Washington, DC, within four weeks after receipt of the award, and an
annual planning meeting held in Washington, DC, with the OSEP Project Officer during each subsequent year of the project period.
(2) A threeday Project Director's Conference in Washington, DC, during each year of the project period.
(3) Three twoday trips annually to attend Department briefings,
Departmentsponsored conferences, and other meetings, as requested by OSEP; and
(g) A line item in the proposed budget for an annual setaside of
five percent of the grant amount to support emerging needs that are
consistent with the proposed project's activities, as those needs are identified in consultation with OSEP.
Note: With approval from the OSEP Project Officer, the Consortium must reallocate any remaining funds from this annual set aside no later than the end of the third quarter of each budget period.
Project Activities. To meet the requirements of this priority, the
project, at a minimum, must conduct the following activities:
(a) Establish a Consortium comprised of IHEs that prepares students
to work as doctoral leaders in all of the following sensory disability
areas: Visual impairment and blindness, deafblindness, and deafness
and hardofhearing. The project must include at least two established
IHE programs in each of the sensory disability areas. The application
must include the following information from each proposed Consortium
member: The name of the IHE, the specific sensory disability program or
programs at each IHE, and a letter of commitment from each IHE. OSEP
will approve the Consortium members within eight weeks after making the award.
(b) Establish policies and procedures for the work of the
Consortium in areas such as: Decisionmaking, recruitment, and
selection of students who will be supported by the Consortium,
distribution of tuition and stipends among participating students,
measurement and reporting of student progress, and contingency planning
in case of Consortium faculty losses. The Consortium must create
standard guidelines for awarding tuition and stipends to all
Consortiumsupported students and must submit those proposed guidelines
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(c) Develop and implement a single, common researchbased
curriculum for all Consortium students that aligns with each IHE
Consortium member's course of study and that reflects scientifically based practices in course syllabi.
(d) Maintain a Web site that meets government or industry
recognized standards for accessibility and that links to the Web site
operated by the Technical Assistance Coordination Center (TACC).
(e) Establish and maintain an advisory committee to review the
activities and outcomes of the Consortium and to provide programmatic
support and advice throughout the project period. At a minimum, the
advisory committee must meet on an annual basis in Washington, DC, and
consist of at least one representative from each of the following:
(1) Organizations, agencies, and associations that represent the
interests of persons with sensory disabilities, specifically the disability areas addressed by the Consortium.
(2) Persons with sensory disabilities.
(3) Professional organizations representing the interests and work of faculty and administrators of IHEs; and
(4) Students enrolled in Consortiummember universities' sensory
disabilities doctoral leadership preparation programs. The Consortium
must submit the names of proposed advisory committee members to OSEP
for approval within eight weeks after receipt of the award.
(f) Communicate and collaborate, on an ongoing basis, with other
OSEPfunded projects, and the Technical Assistance and Dissemination
(TA&D) Network Centers. This collaboration could include the joint
development and implementation of curriculum activities, accessing and
using researchbased strategies and promising practices that are
disseminated by personnel preparation centers and TA&D Network Centers,
and planning and carrying out joint meetings and events with other OSEPfunded projects.
(g) Maintain ongoing communication with the OSEP Project Officer
through monthly phone conversations with the grantee and Consortium members and email communication.
Fourth and Fifth Years of the Project: In deciding whether to
continue funding the Consortium for the fourth and fifth years, the
Secretary will consider the requirements of 34 CFR 75.253(a), and in addition
(a) The recommendation of a review team consisting of experts
selected by the Secretary. This review will be conducted during a one
day intensive meeting in Washington, DC, that will be held during the
last half of the second year of the project period. The Consortium must
budget for travel expenses associated with this oneday intensive review;
(b) The timeliness and effectiveness with which all requirements of
the negotiated cooperative agreement have been or are being met by the Consortium; and
(c) The quality, relevance, and usefulness of the Consortium's
activities and products and the degree to which the Consortium's
activities will contribute to increasing the supply of doctoral
leadership personnel in visual impairment and blindness, deaf blindness, and deafness and hardofhearing.
References
Dilka, K., Haydon, D., & Mertens, D. M. (2007). Program faculty
demographics of deaf and hard of hearing teacher preparation
programs. Paper presented at the Association of College Educators Dear HardofHearing.
Hoffer, T.B., Hess, M., Welch, V. Jr., & Williams, K. (2007).
Doctorate recipients from United States universities: Summary report 2006. Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.
Huebner, M. K., MerkAdam, B., Stryker, D., & Wolfe, K. E. (2004).
The national agenda for the education of children and youths with
visual impairments, including those with multiple disabilities revised. New York: American Foundation for the Blind.
Johnson, H.A. (2003). U.S. deaf education teacher preparation
programs: A look at the present and a vision for the future (COPSSE
Document No. IB9). Gainesville, FL: University of Florida, Center of Personnel Studies in Special Education.
National Center for Education Statistics: (2007). The condition of
education 2007 (EDNCES 2007064). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Sindelar (Eds.), Critical Issues in Special Education: Access,
Diversity, and Accountability (pp. 258276). New York: Pearson Allyn and Bacon.
Smith, D.S., Pion, G., Tyler, N.C., Sindelar, P., & Rosenberg, M.
(2001). The study of special education leadership personnel: With
particular attention to the professoriate. Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, TN, University of Florida at Gainesville, Gainesville, FL, and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Smith, D.D., Pion, G.M., Tyler, N.C. (2004) Leadership personnel in
special education: Can persistent shortage be resolved? In A. McCray Sorrells, H.J. Rieth, & P.T.
Smith, D.D. (March, 2009). Special Education Faculty Needs
Assessment Brief: A comparison of doctoral funding levels across
Federal programs. Claremont Graduate University: Claremont, CA.
WasburnMoses, L. & Therrien, W.J. (2008). The impact of Leadership
Personnel Grants on the doctoral student population in special
education. Teacher Education in Special Education. 31(2), 6576.
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally offers interested
parties the opportunity to comment on proposed priorities and
requirements. Section 681(d) of the IDEA, however, makes the public
comment requirements of the APA inapplicable to the priorities in this notice.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1462 and 1481.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 304.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Awards: Cooperative agreements.
Estimated Available Funds: $1,000,000.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2010 from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $1,000,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $1,000,000 for a single budget period of 12 months.
The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost sharing or matching.
3. Other: General Requirements(a) The projects funded under this
competition must make positive efforts to employ and advance in
employment qualified individuals with disabilities (see section 606 of the IDEA).
(b) Applicants and grant recipients funded under this competition
must involve individuals with disabilities or parents of individuals
with disabilities ages birth through 26 in planning, implementing, and
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IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 207941398. Telephone, toll free: 18774337827. Fax: (301) 4701244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1877 5767734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: http://www.ed.gov/ pubs/edpubs.html or at its email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify the competition as follows: CFDA number 84.325V.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the person or team listed under Accessible Format in section VIII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this competition.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application) is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 50 pages using the following standards:
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; or the onepage abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, the references, or the letters of support. However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit; or if you apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: July 23, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 24, 2009.
Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e Application) accessible through the Department's eGrants system, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV.6. Other Submission Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the application process, the individual's application remains subject to all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 1, 2009.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by mail or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
If you choose to submit your application to us electronically, you must use eApplication, accessible through the Department's eGrants portal page at: http://egrants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
(1) Print SF 424 from eApplication.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form. (3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the Application Control Center at (202) 2456272.
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Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because eApplication
is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of one business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically, by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this extension if
(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2) (a) EApplication is unavailable for 60 minutes or more between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date; or
(b) EApplication is unavailable for any period of time between
3:30 p.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, you may contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e Grants help desk at 18883368930. If eApplication is unavailable due to technical problems with the system and, therefore, the application deadline is extended, an email will be sent to all registered users who have initiated an eApplication.
Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the
unavailability of eApplication. If eApplication is available, and, for any reason, you are unable to submit your application
electronically or you do not receive an automatic acknowledgment of
your submission, you may submit your application in paper format by
mail or hand delivery in accordance with the instructions in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.325V), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202 4260.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following: (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 of the U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your 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.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you submit your application in paper format by hand delivery, you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.325V), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 202024260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department
(1) You must indicate on the envelope andif not provided by
the Departmentin Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not
receive this notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 2456288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: In the past, the Department has had difficulty finding peer reviewers for certain competitions, because so many individuals who are eligible to serve as peer reviewers have conflicts of interest. The Standing Panel requirements under the IDEA also have placed additional constraints on the availability of reviewers. Therefore, the Department has determined that, for some discretionary grant competitions, applications may be separated into two or more groups and ranked and selected for funding within specific groups. This procedure will make it easier for the Department to find peer reviewers, by ensuring that greater numbers of individuals who are eligible to serve as reviewers for any particular group of applicants will not have conflicts of interest. It also will increase the quality, independence, and fairness of the review process, while permitting panel members to review applications under discretionary grant competitions for which they also have submitted applications. However, if the Department decides to select an equal number of applications in each group for funding, this may result in different cutoff points for fundable applications in each group.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notification (GAN). We may notify you informally, also.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the application package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also incorporates your approved application as part of your binding commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multiyear award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/ appforms.html.
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4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has established a set of performance measures, including longterm measures, that are designed to yield information on various aspects of the effectiveness and quality of the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program. These measures include: (1) The percentage of projects that incorporate scientifically based practices into the curriculum; (2) the percentage of scholars who exit training programs prior to completion due to poor academic performance; (3) the percentage of degree or certification recipients who are working in the area(s) for which they were trained upon program completion; (4) the percentage of degree or certification recipients who are working in the area(s) for which they were trained upon program completion and are fully qualified under the IDEA; (5) the percentage of scholars completing the IDEAfunded training programs who are knowledgeable and skilled in scientifically based practices for infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities; (6) the percentage of low incidence positions that are filled by personnel who are fully qualified under the IDEA; and (7) the percentage of program graduates who maintain employment for three or more years in the area(s) for which they were trained.
Grantees may be asked to participate in assessing and providing information on these aspects of program quality.
VII. Agency Contact
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.325V.
SUMMARY:
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009:
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.325V.