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 106 STAT. 664 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 concentrations of disadvantaged students. "(E) efforts to be undertaken to disseminate information about the Academy; "(F) selection criteria to be used in identifying teachers to participate in the Academy; "(G) steps to be taken to assure that the programs offered by the Academy shall be of sufficient length and comprehensiveness to significantly improve participants* knowledge; and "(H) efforts to be undertaken to evaluate the impact of the Academy on participants. "(c) USE OF ALLOTTED FUNDS. — "(1) GRANTS. — Each State educational agency receiving an allotment under this part shall use the funds reserved pursuant to section 501(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) to award one or more competitive grants to eligible entities to enable such eligible entities to operate an Academy in accordance with the provisions of this section. "(2) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—TO the extent practicable, such academies shall coordinate efforts with teacher inservice activities of local educational agencies. "(3) COMBINATION OF RESOURCES. —Each State edticational agency receiving an allotment under this part may combine the fluids reserved pursuant to section 501(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) with such funds reserved by another State educational agency to operate academies assisted under this part on a multistate or regional basis. "(4) COSTS.—Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall use such funds to meet the operating costs of carrying out the activities described in subsection (d), which may include reasonable startup and initial operating costs, and costs associated with release time, stipends, travel, and living expenses for teachers who participate in the Academy's program if no other funds are available to pay such costs. "(a) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. —Each eligible entity receiving a grant to operate an Academy under this section may use such grant funds for— "(1) renewal and enhancement of participants' knowledge in key academic subjects; "(2) skills and strategies to improve academic achievement of students, especially students who are educationally disadvantaged, are limited-EngUsh proficient, are drug- or alcoholesposed, or have disabilities; (3) improved teaching and classroom management skills; "(4) techniques for the mtegration of academic and vocational subject matter, including the application of such techniques in tech/prep education programs; "(5) me use of educational technologies in teaching the key academic subjects; "(6) training needed to participate in curriculum development in a key academic subject; "(7) Gaining in the development and use of assessment tools; "(8) review of existing teacher enhancement programs to identify the most promising approaches; (9) development of a curriculum for use by the Academy; "(10) follow-up activities for previous participcints;
 * (iii) individuals from areas with large numbers or

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