Guam) was made to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Subsequently, HEW and DOD developed an action plan designed to improve the quality of public education on Guam. To implement the action plan and to meet short and long term objectives, HEW provided expertise, personnel and funding to aid Guam's schools. Recognized experts were contracted by HEW to provide assistance during school year 1976-77 in following areas: fiscal management and budget development; organization and management; volunteers in education; instructional services center design; team teaching via open space; educational testing program; language arts; reading; mathematics, and social studies. To alleviate classroom shortages caused by Typhoon Pamela in May 1976, Navy provided 40 Butler type buildings for use as classrooms. Further, an individual was assigned from USOE to monitor the technical assistance program on Guam. Reports from Guam indicate that initial and later efforts to improve the schools have generated positive attitudes in both parents and school system personnel. However, DOD has requested that HEW continue to monitor the Guam public school situation closely to insure continued improvement of the total educational system. HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR SUBJECT OF HEARING Section 6 Schools under Impact Aid Program DATE OF HEARING June 23, 1977 Chairman Perkins. Do you think it would be appropriate to make the Ft. Buchanan school a part of the DOD Overseas System? Dr. Smith. It is felt that the individual Services should continue to administer their respective Section 6 schools. In this case, Navy would continue to administer the Antilles Consolidated School System which includes the schools located at Ft. Buchanan. UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Subcommittee Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education 20 June 1977 Statement of Thomas A. Bobo Montgomery Public Schools Box 1991 PL 81-874 and PL 81-815--Piapoint Disaster Assistance Mr. Chairman: I wish to thank you and the Committee for the opportunity of speaking to you concerning Pinpoint Disaster Assistance. The Montgomery Public School System, Montgomery, Alabama, had the unfortunate experience of having 11ghtning strike the Capitol Heights Elementary School, 2007 Winona Avenue, causing a complete loss of the structure and contents of the building. This building consisted of nineteen (19) rooms and it was a structure that was very vital to this school system. Its logs was a major disaster to the Montgomery Public School System; and It is estimated that its replacement would cost approximately 2 million dollars. The Montgomery Public School System made application under the Pinpoint Disaster provision of PL 874 and PL 815 for the replace ment of equipment and materials. I believe that the Regulation in the Federal Register dated November 17, 1976 for PL 81-874 and PL 81-815 should be drastically changed. #112.3(c) Upon approval of the complete application of a local educa tional agency under section 16(a)(1)(B)' of the Act, the Commissioner shall enter into a loan agreement with the local educational agency. Such agreement shall state the amount of the loan; payments, if other than lump sum; rate of interest; duration of loan; and place, medium, and amounts of repayments; description of bonds, if such are to be issued. All loans from the Federal Government to the local educational agency shall be for a period of not more than 5 years at the prevail ing rate of interest established by the Small Business Administration for disaster assistance in major disaster areas. (d) No construction contract exceeding the estimated cost as shown in the project application shall be entered into without prior approval. A major change that I would like to suggest is that a Pinpoint Disaster for a local school system be declared a major disaster. 2 million dollars out of a total local budget of $25,960,000 in the Montgomery Public Schools is a major disaster. If a Pinpoint Disaster cannot be declared a major disaster, it is suggested that the Federal Government loan policy for pinpoint disaster situations be changed so that the laterest level will be much lower than it is presently. The repay ment clause should be much longer than 5 years. Another complicated factor of this law 18 that many states are not permitted to borrow funds, Your cooperation in changing the law so that public school children can receive greater assistance under a pinpoint disaster situation, would be greatly appreciated. Mr. Chairman, again I wish to express my appreciation for this oppor tunity of presenting these views to you and to the Committee. Thomas A. Bobo jmm PART 5: IMPACT AID TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1977 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice at 9:30 a.m., in Room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building, the Hon. Ronald Mottl presiding. Members present: Representatives Mottl, Heftel, Kildee, Miller, Buchanan and Pressler. Staff present: John F. Jenkins, majority counsel; Nancy L. Kober, staff assistant; Christopher T. Cross, minority senior education consultant. Mr. MOTTL. The subcommittee will now come to order. We would like to invite the panel up-Mr. Bobo, Mr. Shipley, Mr. Tallchief, Mr. Swicegood, and Congressman Marlenee, please. I would also like to insert in the record at this point a table showing the numbers of, and payments for, low-rent housing, handicapped, and Indian children under P.L. 874. [Table referred to follows:] NUMBERS IN AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE AND PAYMENTS FOR Low-RENT HOUSING, HANDICAPPED, AND INDIAN CHILDREN (ESTIMATED FOR FY 1976) Listed by Group, Number in ADA and PaymentLow Rent Housing, 662,803,$60,091,007; Handicapped, 19,649, $11,884,733; Indian, 85,511, $57,314,634. PANEL OF THOMAS A. BOBO, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, MONTGOMERY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA; THOMAS R. SHIPLEY, COORDINATOR, EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND; GEORGE TALLCHIEF, SUPERINTENDENT, HAYS-LODGE POLE SCHOOL DISTRICT #50, HAYS, MONTANA; AND JACK SWICEGOOD, SUPERINTENDENT, GALLUP-McKINLEY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, GALLUP NEW MEXICO. Mr. Mottl. Today's hearing is the fourth day in a series of six days of hearings which the subcommittee is holding on the impact aid laws of our country. The focus of today's hearing will be on the provision of the impact aid laws affecting various "special populations." These special popu |