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After decisions are made, the Office announces the program about December 1 each year and also issues a brochure on the annual program. Personnel who wish to attend an institute then request application forms from the director of the institute in which they are interested. They submit their applications to the appropriate director who selects participants according to criteria established in the contract by agreement between the institution of higher education and the Office of Education.

Developments During the Past Year

In fiscal year 1965, Federal funds were obligated for 34 summer institutes for 1,013 enrollees and for 24 regular session institutes for 720 enrollees. By grade level, these Federal funds were for advanced study related to counseling and guidance as follows: 12 percent--elementary, 62 percent-secondary, 22 percent--secondary and higher education combined, and 4 percent-higher education level.

Legal Bases

Public Law 85-864 (National Defense Education Act of 1958), September 2, 1958, title V-B (72 Stat. 1593) as amended by Public Laws 87-344, October 3, 1961, section 204 (d) (75 Stat. 760); 88-210, December 18, 1963, section 25 (e) (77 Stat. 418); and 88-665 (National Defense Education Act Amendments, 1964), October 16, 1964, section 505 (78 Stat. 1106)--20 U.S.c. 491.

Additional information may be obtained from the Division of Educational Personnel Training, Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Education, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. 20202.

NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION INSTITUTES: 12 SPECIFIED FIELDS

Purpose

To improve the qualifications of individuals by arranging through specialized short-term or regular-session institutes for advanced study (including study in the use of new materials) for those serving or preparing to serve as:

a. Teachers or supervisors or trainers of teachers of history, geography, economics, civics, reading, English, English for speakers of other languages, modern foreign languages, or industrial arts for elementary or secondary schools.

b. Teachers of disadvantaged youth in elementary or secondary schools enrolling substantial numbers of culturally, economically, socially, and educationally handicapped youth in need of specialized training, in order to assist them in coping with unique and peculiar problems involved in the teaching of such youth.

c. Library personnel in elementary or secondary schools or supervisors of such personnel.

d. Educational media specialists.

When the program was activated in fiscal year 1959 under title VI-B "Language Institutes" in the National Defense Education Act of 1958, it focused only on institutes providing advanced study for individuals serving or preparing to serve as teachers of modern foreign languages in elementary or secondary schools. Public Law 88-210 of December 18, 1963, specified in section 26 (b) that "modern foreign language" as used in connection with the institutes "includes English when taught to persons for whom English is a second language."

With effectiveness retroactive to July 1, 1964, Public Law 88-665 repealed the portion of the legislation which was on "Language Institutes" (namely, title VI-B). It also added title XI on "Institutes" containing authorization for expansion of the program to include the present coverage except for institutes in the fields of economice, civics, and industrial arts. These three fields were authorized as additions on November 8, 1965 by Public Law 89-329. The first 15 institutes in these new fields were scheduled to be conducted in the summer of 1966; namely, 5 in economics, 5 in civics, and 5 in industrial arts.

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1/ For fiscal years 1959 through 1964, the program was limited to language

Institutes.

Since the program was inaugurated, 50.3 percent of available funds has been used to cover the cost of institute operations. The remaining 49.7 percent has been used for payment of stipends to participants who are eligible to receive $75 per week plus $15 per week for each dependent.

Method of Distribution

Proposals for institutes are screened within the Office of Education for conformity with overall policy and regulations. After any necessary additional information is obtained, proposals are referred to the appropriate panel of consultants from outside the Office and from the various levels of education. Each panel consists of members drawn from a particular field or area of specialization.

After the panels have read, evaluated, and rated proposals in their fields, recommendations are made to the U.S. Commissioner of Education by Office specialists who take into account the views of panels and such additional factors as geographic distribution of institutes, and need for balance among subjects to be covered. Contracts for the conduct of the institutes are made by the Office of Education on the basis of the Commissioner's decisions on the recommendations.

Matching Requirements

None.

Who May Receive Federal Aid

Institutions of higher education.

Application Procedure

Institutions of higher education may obtain A Manual for the Preparation of Proposals issued on the program by the Office of Education. Using it as a guide, the institution prepares its proposal or proposals for institutes and then submits the material to the Office.

After decisions are made, the Office announces the program in the fall. Elementary and secondary school teachers then request application forms from the director of the institute in which they are interested. They submit their applications to the appropriate director who selects participants according to criteria established by the institution of higher education in agreement with the Office of Education.

Developments During the Past Year

There were 494 institutes held at 272 colleges and universities in fiscal year 1965. Approximately 20,400 elementary and secondary school teachers enrolled in these institutes.

Legal Basis

Public Law 85-864 (National Defense Education Act of 1958), September 2, 1958, with title VI, part B on "Language Institutes" (72 Stat. 1594) being repealed and title XI on "Institutes" being added by Public Law 88-665 (National Defense Education Act Amendments, 1964), October 16, 1964 (78 Stat. 1107) and title XI then being amended by Public Law 89-329 (Higher Education Act of 1965), November 8, 1965, title IV, part D, section 467 (b) at (79 Stat. 1254)--20 U.S.C. 521 (for repeal of title VI-B) and 591-592.

Additional information may be obtained from the Director, Division of Educational Personnel Training, Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. 20202.

TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTES FOR ADVANCED STUDY: HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS

Purpose

1. To arrange through grants or contracts, with institutions of higher education for the operation by them within the United States of short-term or regular session institutes for advanced study of the humanities and the arts, including study in the use of new materials.

2. To improve the qualification of individuals engaged in or preparing to engage in the teaching or supervising or training of teachers, of such subjects as will, in the judgment of the U.S. Commissioner of Education, after consultation with the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, strengthen the teaching of the humanities and the arts in elementary and secondary schools.

The program is authorized by Public Law 89-209; namely, the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965. That legislation also established the Foundation and included within it a National Endowment for the Arts and a National Endowment for the Humanities with each Endowment headed by a Chairman. It defined the term "State" to include "in addition to the several States of the Union, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands."

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1/ Public Law 89-309 of October 31, 1965, appropriated $1,000,000 (79 Stat. T140) to carry out sections 12 (financial assistance for strengthening instruction in the humanities and the arts) and 13 (teacher training institutes) of Public Law 89-209, which authorized $500,000 for each program.

Method of Distribution

Proposals for institutes are screened within the Office of Education for conformity with the law and related policy and regulations. After any necessary additional information is obtained, proposals are referred to the appropriate panel of consultants from outside the Office and from the pertinent level of education and area of specialization.

After panels have read, evaluated, and rated proposals in their fields, recommendations are made to the U.S. Commissioner of Education by Office specialists who take into account the views of consultants and such additional factors as geographic distribution of institutes, and need for balance among subjects to be covered. Contracts for the conduct of institutes are made by the Office on the basis of the Commissioner's decisions on the recommendations. Federal funds under these contracts cover operating costs of institutes and stipends at the rate of $75 a week plus $15 a week for each dependent while eligible participants are enrolled in the institutes.

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