Application Procedure State education agencies submit State plans or amendments there to to the U.S. Commissioner of Education who approves plans when they are in compliance with the law and the regulations. Descriptions of projected activities with related requests for funds are submitted annually to the Office of Education. Nonpublic schools not covered in the State plan may submit applications for testing services direct to the U.S. Commissioner of Education. Developments During the Past Year Participating in the program in fiscal year 1965 were 54 of the 55 major political subdivisions of the Nation with American Samoa being the exception. The Canal Zone also did not participate. Nine million aptitude and achievement tests were given to public school students and 370,000 to students in nonpublic schools. Under Office of Education contracts, testing agencies administered 210,300 tests to more than 179,500 nonpublic school students in 39 major political subdivisions of the Nation (including 37 States of the Union, the District of Columbia, and Guam). The full-time equivalent number of public secondary school counselors increased to 33,000 from 29,000 the previous year (compared with 12,000 at the end of the first year of the federally assisted program; namely, fiscal year 1959). The ratio of full-time counselors to secondary students in public schools was reduced to 1 to every 460 in the school year from 1 to every 528 the previous year (compared with 1 to 960 for fiscal year 1959). Professional guidance staff members in State education agencies increased to 340 from 300 the previous year (compared with 99 for fiscal year 1959). The equivalent of 1,500 full-time counselors were employed in elementary schools and over 200 in other public institutions and agencies in fiscal year 1965. The counselor-student ratio in elementary schools was 1 to 12,000. Legal Basis Public Law 85-864 (National Defense Education Act of 1958), September 2, 1958, title V, part A and title X, section 1008 (72 Stat. 1592 and 1605) as amended by Public Laws 87-344, October 3, 1961, section 204 (75 Stat. 760); 88-210, December 13, 1963, part B, sections 21 and 25 (77 Stat. 415 and 417); and 88-665 (National Defense Education Act Amendments, 1964), Cctober 16, 1964, sections 501-504 (78 Stat. 1105)--20 U.S.C. 481-485 and 588. Additional information may be obtained from: Division of Plans and Supplementary Centers, Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Education, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. 20202. COMMUNITY SERVICE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION Purpose 1. To use the special resources of institutions of higher education to assist the people of the United States in the solution of community problems such as "housing, poverty, government, recreation, employment, youth opportunities, transportation, health, and land use," with special emphasis on urban and suburban problems. 2. To strengthen college and university community service programs. The Higher Education Act of 1965 is the enabling legislation. It defines a community service program as an educational program, activity, or service, including a research program and a university extension or continuing education offering. In addition, such a program (a) is designed to assist in the solution of community problems, and (b) is one which the institution offering the program determines (1) is not otherwise available, and (2) is consistent with its overall educational program and appropriate to effective utilization of its special resources and the competence of its faculty. When course offerings are involved, they must be university extension or continuing education courses which are "fully acceptable" toward an academic degree, or are of college level. The legislation specifies that the term "State" means any of the several States of the Union, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. From the annual appropriation, the U.S. Commissioner of Education allots $100,000 to each State of the Union and the District of Columbia, and $25,000 each to Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. Any remaining funds are allotted in proportion to the population of the particular State compared with that of the Nation as a whole. A State may request that a portion of its allotment be added to that of another State. Any portion of an allotment which is unused may be reallotted by the Commissioner. No State may receive Federal funds in any fiscal year in excess of $25,000 or 5 percent of allowable expenditures, whichever is greater. Source of Data: Population figures: The most recent "satisfactory data" available from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Regulations: 31 F.R. 5562, April 8, 1966--45 C.F.R. 173 (with authorization extending through fiscal year 1970). Matching Requirements Federal financial participation is limited to 75 percent for fiscal years 1966 and 1967, and 50 percent for fiscal years 1968, 1969, and 1970. Who May Receive Federal Aid States having approved State plans. Application Procedure A State desiring to participate in the program, designates or creates a State agency or institution to administer or supervise administration of the State plan. This agency or institution submits to the Commissioner of Education a State plan with (a) required statements of policy and procedure relating to fiscal and administrative matters, and (b) a comprehensive, coordinated, and statewide system of community service programs. The State plan is amended annually to reflect proposed operations during the particular fiscal year for which funds are requested. (When approved, the State plan constitutes the basis for payments to the State. The State agency or institution has sole responsibility for selection of or has particular institutions to participate under the plan.) Developments During the Past Year The enabling legislation was enacted in fiscal year 1966. Legal Basis Public Law 89-329 (Higher Education Act of 1961), November 8, 1965, title I (79 Stat. 1219)--20 U.S.C. 1001. Bureau of Adult and Additional information may be obtained from: Vocational Education, Office of Education, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D. C. 20202. DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION Purpose To assist in raising the academic quality of colleges and universities which have the desire and potential to make a substantial contribution to higher education, but which for financial or other reasons are struggling for survival and are isolated from the main currents of academic life; namely: a. To augment the teaching resources of developing institutions through National Teaching Fellowships awarded by the U.S. Commissioner of Education to highly-qualified graduate students or junior faculty members from established colleges and universities. b. To provide partial support for cooperative arrangements which enable developing institutions to draw on capabilities and experience of established colleges and universities and on educational resources of business and industry. The Higher Education Act of 1965, which authorizes the program, uses the term "developing institutions" to designate colleges and universities eligible for assistance under the program. Fellowships for not more than two academic years, carry a maximum stipend from Federal funds of $6,500 a year plus $400 for each eligible dependent. Cooperative programs encompass such activities as (a) exchange of faculty or students, including arrangements for bringing visiting scholars to developing institutions; (b) faculty and administration improvement projects utilizing training, education, internships, research participation, and other means; (c) introduction of new curriculums and curricular materials; (d) joint use of facilities such as libraries or laboratories; (e) development and operation of cooperative education programs involving alternate periods of academic study and business or public employment; (f) and other arrangements offering promise of strengthening academic programs and administration of developing institutions. Of the annual appropriation, 78 percent ($3.9 million for fiscal year 1966) is for grants to 4-year colleges confering bachelor's degrees. The remaining 22 percent ($1.1 million for fiscal year 1966) is for institutions having not less than a 2-year program. The Advisory Council on Developing Institutions established under the law advises the Commissioner on priorities for approving applications for assistance. On notification by the Commissioner that a grant for a teaching fellowship or cooperative program is approved for a developing institution, the disbursing officer of the U.S. Department of the Treasury forwards the funds to the institution. When more than one developing institution is a participant in a cooperative arrangement, one is designated as the responsible fiscal agent for the group. Cooperative Programs: Although no percentage is stipulated, the developing institution is required to contribute to such extent as to warrant Federal supplementation in the judgment of the Advisory Council. on Developing Institutions and the Commissioner. The law states that the amount required is based on effort. The application must provide assurance that Federal funds are used to "supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the level of funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available for purposes which meet the requirements ...and in no case supplant such funds. Who May Receive Federal Aid Developing institutions of higher education in the Nation; namely, those which (a) are public or nonprofit colleges or universities; (b) admit as regular students only persons who have graduated from secondary school; (c) are legally authorized to provide a higher education program, (d) offer a bachelor's degree or a 2-year program acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor's degree or as preparation for work as a technician; (e) are accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or, according to such agency, are making reasonable progress toward accreditation; (f) have been in existence for five years; (g) are making a reasonable effort to improve the quality of their teaching and administrative staffs and their student services; and (h) for financial or other reasons, are struggling for survival and isolated from the main currents of academic life. Application Procedure Developing institutions apply to the Commissioner of Education using application forms obtainable from the Office of Education. Developments During the Past Year The enabling legislation was enacted in fiscal year 1966. Legal Basis Public Law 89-329 (Higher Education Act of 1965), November 8, 1965, title III (79 Stat. 1229)--20 U.S.C. 1051. Division of College Additional information may be obtained from: Support, Bureau of Higher Education, Office of Education, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. 20202. |