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 PUBLIC LAW 98-558—OCT. 30, 1984

98 STAT. 2903

school administrators with particular emphasis upon increasing access for minorities and women to administrative positions. (c) It is the intention of Congress that contractors seeking to establish technical assistance and training centers should design programs which upgrade the skills of elementary and secondary school administrators in— (1) enhancing the schoolwide learning environment by assessing the school climate, setting clear goals for improvement, and devising strategies for completing manageable projects with measurable objectives; (2) evaluating the school curriculum in order to assess its effectiveness in meeting academic goals; (3) developing skills in instructional analysis to improve the quality of teaching through classroom observation and supervision; (4) mastering and implementing objective techniques for evaluating teacher performance; and (5) improving communication, problem-solving, student discipline, time-management, and budgetary skills. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 902. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title for fiscal year 1985 and each succeeding fiscal year ending prior to October 1, 1990, such sums as may be necessary but not to exceed $20,000,000 in any fiscal year. O> Of the amount appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for any t) fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available such amount, not less than $150,000 for each State, as may be necessary for establishing and operating a technical assistance center in each State.

20 USC 4202.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS

SEC. 903. (a) The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of 20 USC 4203. funds pursuant to section 902, enter into contracts with local educational agencies, intermediate school districts, State educational agencies, institutions of higher education, private management organizations, or nonprofit organizations (or consortium of such entities) for the establishment and operation of training centers in each State in accordance with the requirements of this section and section 904. (b) Each contract entered into under subsection (a) shall require the contractor— (1) to make the services of the technical assistance center available to school administrators from any of the local educational agencies located within the State served by that contractor; (2) to collect information on school leadership skills; (3) to assess the leadership skills of individual participants based on established effective leadership criteria; (4) to conduct training programs on leadership skills for new school administrators and to conduct training seminars on leadership skills for practicing school administrators, with particular emphasis on women and minority administrators; (5) to operate consulting programs to provide within school districts advice and guidance on leadership skills;

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