Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/926

 92 STAT. 2206

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Grants.

Ante, p. 2171. Assistance applications. School level programs.

PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978

"(6) provides for the coordination and evaluation of programs assisted under this part; "(6) provides for technical assistance and support services for local educational agencies participating in the program; "(7) makes provision for the dissemination to the educational community and the general public of information about the objectives of the program and results achieved in the course of its implementation; "(8) provides for making a report, ut least once every three years, and such other reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Secretary may reasonably require to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and to carry out his other functions under this part; "(9) provides that not more than 5 per centum of the amount allotted to the State under this part for any fiscal year may be retained by the State educational agency for purposes of administering the agreement; "(10) provides that programs assisted under this part shall be of sufficient size, scope, and quality so as to give reasonable promise of substantial progress toward achieving the purposes of this part; and " (11) provides that Federal funds expended under the program will supplement the level of State and local funds that would be available for such programs in the absence of Federal assistance, and in no event will supplant such State and local funds. "(b) Grants for projects to carry out the purposes of this part may be made to local educational agencies (subject to the provision of subsection (c) relating to the participation of private elementary and secondary school pupils), institutions of higher education, and other public and nonprofit agencies and institutions. Not less than 70 per centum of the amount allotted to a State under this part for any fiscal year shall be made available by the State for grants to local educational agencies within that State. " (c) The provisions of section 130(a)(1) of this Act relating to the participation of children enrolled in private elementary and secondary schools shall apply to programs assisted under this part. "(d) Each application by a local educational agency within a State for assistance under this part shall be developed in conjunction with teachers and building administrators in such district. The application shall set forth a systematic strategy for improving basic skills instruction in the local district which provides for the planning and implementation of comprehensive basic skills instructional programs at the school building level. The school level programs shall address the needs of all students and shall utilize, in a coordinated fashion, resources available from all Federal, State, and local sources. Teachers, administrators, and parents shall be involved in the development of the comprehensive school level programs. Such programs shall include— "(1) diagnostic assessment to identify the needs of all of the children in the school; "(2) the establishment of learning goals and objectives for the school; "(3) to the extent practicable, preservice training and inservice training and development programs for teaching and administrative personnel, including teacher-aides and other ancillary . educational personnel, designed to enable such personnel to '<' improve their ability to teach students the basic skills;

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