Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 1.djvu/318

 102 STAT. 280

PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

"(F) the number of children who are to receive instruction through the proposed program and the extent of their educational needs; "(G) a statement of the applicant's ability to serve children of limited English proficiency, including an assessment of the qualifications of personnel who will participate in the proposed project and of the need for further training of such personnel; "(H) the resources needed to develop and operate or improve the proposed program; "(I) the activities which would be undertaken under the grant, including training of educational personnel and parents, and how these activities will improve the educational attainment of students and expand the capacity of the applicant to operate programs such as those assisted under this Act when Federal assistance under this section is no longer available; and "(J) the specific educational goals of the proposed program and how achievement of these goals will be measured. "(3) An application for a grant under subsection (a)(3) of this section shall receive priority if the application— "(A) describes the administrative impracticability of establishing a bilingual education program due to the presence of a small number of students of a particular native language, "(B) describes the unavailability of personnel qualified to provide bilingual instructional services, or "(C) is made on behalf of a local educational agency having a small number of limited English proficient students in the schools of such agency that because of isolation or regional location is unable to obtain a native language teacher. "(4) Applications for grants authorized under subsection (aK4) shall contain information regarding— "(A) the number of children served by the existing bilingual education program and evidence of their educational condition prior to enrollment in the program; "(B) a description of the existing program as well as the educational background and linguistic competencies of program personnel; "(C) the extent to which the program has promoted student academic achievement as indicated by objective evidence, such as improvements in language, mathematics, and subject matter test scores; grade retention rates; student dropout rates; and, where appropriate, postsecondary education and employment experiences of students; "(D) the extent of parent involvement in and satisfaction with the existing bilingual education program; and "(E) how the activities carried out under the grant would utilize and promote programs of academic excellence which employ bilingual education practices, techniques, and methods. "(5) Applications for grants authorized under subsection (a)(5) shall contain information regarding— "(A) the number of limited English proficient parents and outof-school family members of limited English proficient students who would be served by the English literacy program; "(B) the activities which would be undertaken under the grant and how these activities will promote English literacy and enable parents and family members to assist in the education of limited English proficient children;

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