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 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 671 may be renewed for implementation purposes without further competition annually for 4 additional years, upon submission of an evaluation of the project to the State educational agency and assurances that the recipient— "(1) has achieved the goals set out in its application for the original term; "(2) shows promise of continuing its progress; "(3) will meet its share of the project costs; and "(4) has developed a plan for continuing the Academy after Federal funding is no longer available. "(c) APPLICATION REQUIRED. — " (1) IN GENERAL. — Each eligible entity desiring to operate an Academy under this section shall submit an application to the State educational agency at such time, in such manner, and accompginied by such information as the State educational agency may reasonably require. " (2) CONTENTS. — Each application submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall describe— " (A) what schools within the local educational agency and what institutions of higher education shall participate in the partnership or otherwise participate in the program; "(B) the goals of the Academy and the steps that shall be taJcen to evaluate the extent to which the Academy reaches such goals; "(C) a plan for monitoring progress and evaluating the effectiveness of the Academy in meeting the goals it has developed for teacher and student performance; "(D) a description of the partnership's plan for systemic change in education, and a description of the activities and services for which assistance is sought; "(E) ways in which the professional development programs shall cover course content in key academic subjects, methods of instruction, and classroom and school-based management skilis; "(F) plans to involve prospective and novice teachers in the programs offered by the Academy, including outreach efforts to identify and attract— "(i) minority group members; " (ii) individuals with disabilities; and "(iii) individuals from areas with large numbers or concentrations of disadvantaged students; and "(G) estimates of the number of prospective and beginning teachers to be trained in the Academy in each year of the project and assurances that a significant number of prospective and beginning teachers wili be trained in the Academy in each year of the project. "(3) ASSURANCES. — Each application submitted pursuant to this subsection shall contain assurances that— "(A) professional development programs at the Academy shall be designed and conducted by faculty members from institutions of higher education and teachers from local schools of demonstrated excellence; "(B) in establishing the Academy, the applicant has consulted with teachers, administrators, and parents who will be affected at the teaching school site;

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