of the physical plant, or general library operations rather than for instructional purposes are not eligible. Specific examples of items not eligible are:

(1) Items such as printing equipment in a centralized printing or duplicating service; Multilith and offset printing presses not used primarily for instructional purposes are ineligible.

(2) Microfilm readers and printers which are for general library use; and general library acquisitions such as books, periodicals and microfilm.

(3) Both analog and digital computers are generally ineligible, however, the Higher Education amendments of 1968 permit the acquisition of "desk-top" computers used solely or partially for regularly scheduled undergraduate instruction in courses in eligible subjects. A "desk-top" computer normally costs less than $10,000, and has a limited storage and operational capacity.

(b) General purpose furniture. Examples of this type are office furniture and files, tables, and desks. Certain items such as files may be eligible if they are clearly for storage of materials directly related to an instructional program. Seating of all types is ineligible.

(c) Glassware. Examples are test tubes, tubing, cover slides and other glass or mirror items consumed in use. However, student glassware lab kits are eligible, but stock replacement parts are not.

(d) Chemicals. All chemicals consumed in use are ineligible.

(e) Supplies. All supplies which are stock operational items, that are consumed in use and no longer usable in their original form. Examples are bolts, tape, paper stock, staples, typewriter ribbons, replacement bulbs, spare parts, etc. Items such as blank film, audio or video tapes (eligible in Category IICCTV only) which are used to produce instructional materials for extended use are eligible.

(f) Public address systems. Examples are school, auditorium or grandstand PA systems comprised of microphones, mounted speakers, amplifiers, etc. Portable lecterns with built-in voice amplification units for instructional use in large classrooms or lecture halls are eligible.

(g) Radio and television broadcast apparatus. Used for the transmission of signals on the standard AM, FM, VHF, or UHF broadcast banks; (except 2500 mHz CCTV installations). This includes broadcast towers, and transmitters.

(h) Items for the maintenance and repair of equipment. Examples are repair or test bench tools, equipment, spare parts and replacement units for other equipment. Items for repair and maintenance of audio-visual materials are eligible.

(i) Textbooks. "Textbook" means a book or workbook, or manual, which is used as a principal source of student material for a given class or group or students, a copy of which is expected to be available for the individual use of each student in such a class or group. While textbooks are ineligible, programmed instruction books (not consumed in use) are eligible where these materials are supplementary to the basic course, or are for reference use.

(j) Athletic and recreational equipment. Athletic and recreational equipment used for recreation, intramural programs, intercollegiate athletics or nonscheduled class activity is not eligible.

(20 U.S.C. 1123)

Part 5-Narrative Description Exhibits

Sec. 5.1 General information. (a) This narrative serves two functions; first, the basic determination that the project is designed for the improvement of instruction, and secondly, the assignment of priority points by the State commission.

(b) The narrative should contain specific documentation as to how a particular item or group of items will benefit an instructional program. Similar types or classes of equipment may be covered in a single subject area narrative. Do not include a written justification for each individual item in a subject category narrative unless the sophistication of the equipment or materials warrants it.

(c) Be brief. Clarity and completeness are the essential ingredients in describing each point.

(20 U.S.C. 1123)

Sec. 5.2 Specific information. In completion of the project description the following basic points should be covered for each subject area:

(a) Deficiencies to be remedied. Describe the specific instructional deficiencies which the project is designed to remedy. A project for a combination of institutions must describe the deficiencies to be remedied of each participating institution.

(b) Plan for improvement. Describe the plan for remedying the deficiencies identified above. For a combination of institutions, describe the joint plan for improvement to remedy the deficiencies indicated above.

(c) Adequacy of resources. Describe the adequacy of the institution's resources for the effective utilization of the acquisitions proposed in this application. For a combination of institutions, indicate the adequacy of each institution's resources for effectively utilizing its share of the proposed acquisitions and the adequacy of the combined group of institutions in meeting its joint

needs. For basic equipment such as microscopes and projectors, only a very brief description is necessary. For highly sophisticated equipment such as studio type television equipment the description must cover the institutional commitment for the continuance of the program.

(20 U.S.C. 1124; 45 CFR 171.3(b))

Sec. 5.3 Detailed listings. The detailed lists of equipment and materials and minor remodeling must be submitted with the application:

(a) Equipment. (1) List the proposed items of laboratory and other special equipment, including television equipment specifically for each subject area. Each such list should be in the following format:

(2) Tentative specifications, including exemplary make, model, or catalog number. Where the component parts are being requested, only the description of the finished item should be shown.

(3) Any items which are to be acquired by trade-in must be so identified and only net costs may be listed. Identify the item to be traded in, and the cost, before trade-in allowance, of the item to be acquired.

(b) Materials. List the proposed "materials" items for each particular subject to be purchased for use in improving instruction. Show only the number of items to be acquired. Actual titles of proposed films, filmstrips, recordings, or publications, should not be shown. Elimination of titles, etc., will necessitate a clear explanation of the materials total need as expressed in the narrative.

(c) Directly associated necessary minor remodeling. Describe in detail the specifications and show the estimated cost for minor alterations in previously completed buildings which are directly related to the installation or effective utilization of the equipment to be installed under this specific project. This includes installation charges which are separately detailed by the equipment supplier.

172.2 Purpose.

172.3 Definitions.

during their term of service with the project.

172.89 Teacher-interns training stipends. 172.90 Teacher-interns and team leader medical insurance.

172.91 Training stipends for teachers and other educational personnel. 172.92 Released time for educational personnel.

172.93 Compensation of volunteers. 172.94 Travel expenses of Teacher Corps members.

Subpart C-Youth Advocacy Projects

172.100 Purpose and project design.

172.101 Other sections in this part apply to youth advocacy projects.

172.102 Youth advocacy project joint participation.

172.103 Project schools.

172.104 Youth advocacy project community council.

Appendix-Part A of Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as AmendedTeacher Corps Program Statement of Purpose and Authorization of Appropriations

AUTHORITY: Title V-A of the Higher Education Act of 1985 (Pub. L. 89-329), as amended by Pub. L. 90-35 in 1967: Pub. L. 90-575 in 1968; Pub. L. 91-230 in 1970; Pub. L. 92-318 in 1972; Pub. L. 93-380 in 1974; and Pub. L. 94-482 in 1976 (20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), unless otherwise noted.

SOURCE: 43 FR 7524, Feb. 23, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart A-General

§ 172.1 Scope

(a) This regulation applies to the Teacher Corps program. The statute that applies to the Teacher Corps program is Title V-A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. A copy of the statute is included as an appendix to this part.

(b) Each grant under this part is subject to the general provisions regulations of the Office of Education (Parts 100 and 100a of this chapter). (Sec. 511 et seq.; 20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.)

§ 172.2 Purpose.

The purpose of the Teacher Corps program is to strengthen the educational opportunities available to children in areas having concentrations of low income families, to encourage colleges and universities to broaden their programs of teacher preparation, and to encourage institutions of higher education and local educational agencies to improve programs of training and retraining for teachers, teacher aides, and other educational personnel.

(Sec. 511(a); 20 U.S.C. 1101(a))

"State" means the several States of the Union, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

(Sec. 513(c)(2); 20 U.S.C. 1103(c)(2); Sec. 1201(b); 20 U.S.C. 1141(b))

"State educational agency" means the State board of education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the State supervision of public elementary and secondary schools, or, if there is no such officer or agency, an officer or agency designated by the Governor or by State law.

(Sec. 1201(h); 20 U.S.C. 1141(h))

"Teacher" means a person who has a teaching certificate valid in the State

in which the Teacher Corps project is located, and who has had full-time paid teaching experience.

(Sec. 513(a)(1), 20 U.S.C. 1103(a)(1))

"Teacher aide" means a person employed as a paraprofessional in a school or correctional facility who assists a teacher in performing educational duties. The term does not include teacher-interns or non-educational personnel. State and local rules determine whether certification is required for a teacher aide.

(Sec. 513(a)(1); 20 U.S.C. 1103(a)(1))

"Teacher-intern" means a person recruited to serve in a Teacher Corps project who has a bachelors degree or its equivalent, with or without a teaching certificate, but who has not had fulltime paid teaching experience. However, a person who has completed two or more years of a program for which credit was given toward a bachelors degree may serve as a teacherintern if there are not enough teacherinterns candidates who have a bachelors degree.

(Sec. 513(a)(1); 20 U.S.C. 1103(a)(1))

Subpart B-Elements of a Teacher Corps Project

PARTICIPANTS

§ 172.10 Joint Participants.

(a) Each project must be carried out jointly by:

(1) One or more institutions of higher education;

(2) One or more local educational agencies; and

(3) A community council established under § 172.14.

(b) A project may also include participation by a State educational agency. The State educational agency may participate by providing training to the Teacher Corps members.

(c) The institutions, agencies and community council which participate in a project shall collaborate in planning, carrying out, and evaluating the project.

(Sec. 513 (a), (e), (g); 20 U.S.C. 1103 (a), (e), (g))

§ 172.11 Institution of higher education.

Each project must include at least one institution of higher education which offers academic course work at the graduate level leading to a graduate degree in the field of education, unless none of the teacher-interns has a bachelors degree.

(Sec. 513(a)(2), (b); 20 U.S.C. 1103 (a)(2), (b))

§ 172.12 Project schools.

(a) Each project must include two to four complete schools which together include all grade levels provided by the local educational agency. This must include at least grades one through twelve. The schools selected must be a feeder system. This means that a majority of pupils enrolled in the elementary school progress to the high school or to the intermediate school, if an intermediate school is included, and that a majority of pupils from the intermediate school progress to the high school. If the applicant local educational agency does not have a feeder system as described in this paragraph, the following are acceptable alternatives.

(1) A single school if that school includes grades one through twelve; or

(2) More than four schools where additional schools are needed to include all grade levels in the feeder system;

or

(3) More than four schools where one or more schools in the feeder system employ twelve or fewer teachers; or

(4) Two to four schools in a feeder system which does not include a high school (grades eight or nine through twelve) if the high school is in a separate local educational agency.

(b) If the alternatives in (a) do not meet the needs of the applicant local educational agency, it may propose another arrangement provided that the entire educational staffs of schools serving a definable low income community are included.

(c) Each school included in the project which includes elementary grades must be eligible for a project under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

(Sec. 513(a)(3), 20 U.S.C. 1103(a)(3))

(c) An existing elected council which is broadly representative of the community in which the project is located may serve as the community council under this part for up to three months after the date of the initial grant award.

(d) A community-wide election must be held to elect a community council for the project within the three months after the date of the initial grant award (community-wide means within the attendance boundaries of the project schools).

(Sec. 513 (e)(1), (g); 20 U.S.C. 1103 (e)(1)(g))

§ 172.15 Policy board.

(a) Each project must be planned and operated under the supervision of a policy board.

(b) The policy board must include the following members:

(1) The dean of the school of education, or other component that offers graduate training, in the institution of higher education;

(2) The superintendent of the local educational agency; and

(3) The chairperson of the community council.

(c) The policy board members listed in paragraph (b) of this section may agree to add members to the board who represent:

(1) Organizations which represent teachers in the local educational

agency;