priate supportive services available for project participants;

(6) Engage a project director with demonstrated professional qualifications, administrative skills and a clear commitment to serve in a full-time capacity. This full-time requirement may be waived: (i) In the event the individual is selected under § 159.15(a) to coordinate two or more programs, or (ii) if the individual must teach a minimum number of hours at the host institution to retain faculty status.

(7) Engage a staff that has adequate professional qualifications and commitment to carry out the proposed activities and services.

(8) Provide necessary training to the project staff;

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(9) Determine (i) whether each participant admitted to a secondary or postsecondary institution actually enrolled in that institution and (ii) whether participants enrolled in postsecondary institutions received adequate financial assistance;

(10) Evaluate the effects of project services on (i) increasing the rates of secondary school completion, postsecondary admissions and secondary and postsecondary dropouts' re admission to secondary and postsecondary educational programs and (ii) decreasing the rates of secondary and postsecondary school dropouts; and

(11) Ensure that the project is not used as an exclusive recruitment mechanism by the grantee.

(20 U.S.C. 1070d-1)

§ 159.10 National demonstration projects. (a) The Commissioner may reserve funds to conduct national demonstration projects.

(b) National demonstration projects shall:

(1) Be national or inter-regional in scope, or present a clearly new or experimental technique or design for the provision of Talent Search services to eligible participants;

(2) Neither duplicate nor compete with existing regional or national programs, nor consolidate existing regional or inter-regional educational activities under the aegis of a single agency or institution;

(3) Be readily replicable and utilized by other educational programs concerned with the provision of services for similar youth;

(4) Provide services not readily available on a local or regional basis for such youth; and

(5) Provide disadvantaged youth a variety of educational opportunities and options for postsecondary education.

(20 U.S.C. 1070d-1)

§ 159.11 Allowable costs.

(a) The Commissioner will pay those costs that are reasonably related to carrying out the project. Such costs may include:

(1) Transportation costs for students and staff to postsecondary educational institutions in the area;

(2) Transportation costs for student participation in "College Days" activities;

(3) Transportation costs for career development field trips;

(4) Purchase of testing materials; (5) Purchase of college catalogs; and (6) In-service training of project staff.

(b) Costs that may not be charged against the project include:

(1) Tutoring or any instructional costs;

(2) Tuition, fees, stipends or other forms of direct financial support for youths participating in project activities;

(3) Application fees for enrollment or financial aid;

(4) Duplication of services that are otherwise provided by the institution or agency sponsoring the project or by such local agencies as vocational rehabilitation centers and social service organizations;

(5) Construction, major remodeling or major repair; and

(6) Meals and lodging for project participants.

(c) Grantees under this part will be allowed indirect costs as authorized in accordance with item 4c, Appendix A, parts 100 thru 100d of this title (General Provisions for Office of Education Programs).

(20 U.S.C. 1070d-1)

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§ 159.12 Salary and wage rates.

(a) The salaries paid to project staff under this part shall be comparable to the salaries paid to persons with similar positions within the sponsoring institution or agency.

(b) The minimum rate of compensation that may be paid to project employees, including students, shall be the minimum wage required under any applicable Federal, State, or local law. (20 U.S.C. 1070d-1)

§ 159.13 Participant records.

(a) Projects shall develop and utilize a data collection system which allows the project to establish accurate participant records for all clients served. A client is a youth who has received project services through personal contact on two or more occasions. Such records shall include, but are not limited to the following:

(1) The method used to select the participant;

(2) The participant's high school transcripts and all available aptitude and achievement test scores;

(3) Documentation of the participant's eligibility to receive services under the project;

(4) Documentation of counseling services received by the student;

(5) Documentation of visits made to postsecondary institutions;

(6) Documentation of assistance provided the participant in applying for admission to postsecondary institutions and for student financial aid;

(7) The postsecondary institutions which accepted the participant for admission and the one in which he or she enrolled;

(8) The amount and type of student financial aid received by the participant; and

(9) The participant's age, sex, race, family income, grade level and permanent address.

(b) Projects shall maintain records which document services to persons served on a one- or two-time basis (contact). Such records shall include, but are not limited to, the individual's name, address, age, and service received.

(20 U.S.C. 1070d-1)

§ 159.14 Travel.

In accordance with the cost principles set forth in Appendix C to parts 100 through 100d of this title, the following travel is authorized:

(a) Travel to enable youths (i) to visit campuses of postsecondary institutions which are in reasonable proximity to the project's target area, (ii) to participate in "College Days" or their equivalent or (iii) to observe and meet with persons who are employed in various career fields and who work within reasonable proximity to the target area;

(b) Project staff travel to professional and educational conferences specifically related to project development and to Office of Education sponsored meetings, when approved in writing by the Commissioner; and

(c) Other travel specifically approved by the Commissioner in writing and in advance of such travel.

(20 U.S.C. 1070d-1)

§ 159.15 Coordination of administration with other programs authorized by Title IV-A-4 of the Act.

In addition to the requirements set forth in CFR 100a.275 and 159.9, when an applicant under this part requests funds to carry out one or more of the programs authorized by Title IV-A-4 of the Act, the application must reflect the following:

(a) Provision for a single, unified administrative program operation. In the event a Project Director of one of the projects subject to this provision is selected to coordinate two or more projects authorized by Title IV-A-4 of the Act, the salary of that individual must be prorated among the projects;

(b) Provision for separate program identities, activities, and budget; and

(c) Consolidation of personnel and program functions to the fullest extent possible while still maintaining separate program identity.

(20 U.S.C. 1070d-1; 1232c(b)(i))

(a) This part governs the award of projects with funds appropriated to carry out the Special Projects Act, as enacted by section 402(a)(1) of Pub. L. 93-380.

(b) Projects awarded with funds appropriated to carry out the Special Projects Act are also subject to the following parts, as applicable:

(1) Part 160a-programs to encourage educational agencies and institutions to prepare students to use the metric system of measurement, as provided in section 403 of Pub. L. 93-380; (2) Part 160b-programs to educate gifted and talented children, as provided in Section 404 of Pub. L. 93-380 (except subsection (f) thereof);

(3) Part 160c-programs to establish, expand, improve, maintain, and provide training for community education programs, as provided in Section 405 of Pub. L. 93-380;

(4) Part 160d-programs to assess and encourage establishment and operation of career education programs, as provided in section 406 of Pub. L. 93-380;

(5) Part 160e-programs to provide consumers' education to the public, as provided in section 811 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended;

(6) Part 160f-programs to provide educational equity for women, as proIvided in section 408 of Pub. L. 93-380;

(7) Part 160g-programs to encourage and assist the use of arts in elementary and secondary school programs, as provided in section 409 of Pub. L. 93-380.

(20 U.S.C. 1851-53, 1861-67, 887d)

§ 160.2 Purposes.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the purposes of the

program carried out pursuant to this part are to:

(1) Experiment with new educational and administrative methods, techniques, and practices;

(2) Meet special or unique educational needs or problems; and

(3) Place special emphasis on national educational priorities.

(b) With respect to funds reserved pursuant to § 160.4(a), the purposes of each of the priority programs for which the funds are reserved are set forth in Parts 160a through 160g of this chapter, as applicable.

(20 U.S.C. 1851)

§ 160.3 Definitions.

As used in this part and in Parts 160a through 160g of this chapter, except as otherwise defined by Parts 160a through 160g of this chapter:

"Act" means the Special Projects Act, enacted by section 402(a)(1) of the Education Amendments of 1974, Pub. L. 93-380 (20 U.S.C. 1851-53).

"Institution of higher education" means an educational institution in any State which:

(a) Admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate,

(b) Is legally authorized within the State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education,

(c) Provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree or provides not less than a twoyear program which is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree,

(d) Is a public or other nonprofit institution, and

(e) Is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association listed by the Commissioner or, if not so accredited:

(1) Is an institution with respect to which the Commissioner has determined that there is satisfactory assurance (considering the resources available to the institution, the period of time, if any, during which it has operated, the effort it is making to meet accreditation standards, and the purpose for which this determination is being made) that the institution will

meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time, or

(2) Is an institution whose credits are accepted for credit, on transfer, by not less than three accredited institutions, on the same basis as if transferred from an accredited institution.

Such an institution also means any school which provides not less than a one year training program to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation and meets the provisions of paragraphs (a), (b), (d), and (e) of this section.

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"Local educational agency" means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a State or such combination of school districts or counties as are recognized in a State as an administrative agency for its public

elementary or secondary schools. The term also includes any other public institution or agency having administrative control and direction of a public elementary or secondary school.

"State" means, in addition to 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.

"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.

(20 U.S.C. 1851-53)

§ 160.4 Types of projects.

(a) Section 4(b) of the Act provides that not less than 50 percent of the funds appropriated pursuant to the Act shall be reserved for the following priority programs:

(1) The metric education program authorized by section 403 of Pub. L.

93-380, as described in Part 160a of this chapter;

(2) The program for education of gifted and talented children authorized by section 404 of Pub. L. 93-380, as described in Part 160b of this chapter;

(3) The community education program authorized by section 405 of Pub. L. 93-380, as described in Part 160c of this chapter;

(4) The career education program authorized by section 406 of Pub. L. 93-380, as described in Part 160d of this chapter;

(5) The consumers' education program authorized by section 811 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, as described in Part 160e of this chapter;

(6) The women's educational equity program authorized by section 408 of Pub. L. 93-380, as described in Part 160f of this chapter; and

(7) The arts in education program authorized by section 409 of Pub. L. 93-380, as described in Part 160g of this chapter.

(b) Funds reserved pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section will be apportioned for each priority program in paragraphs (a) (1) through (7) of this section in the same ratio as the total amount authorized for sections 403, 404, 405, 406, 408 and 409 of Pub. L. 93-380 and section 811 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended, bears to the individual amount authorized for each program in those sections except that not less than $750,000 of the funds reserved pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section will be available for purposes of the program of arts education described in paragraph (a)(7) of this section.

(c)(1) Funds appropriated to carry out the Act which are not reserved pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section will be available for activities described in the appendix to this part.

(2) It is expected that the funding activities described in the appendix to this part will be modified from time to time (with appropriate amendments to the appendix to this part) in accordance with spending plans prepared by

the Commissioner pursuant to section 4(b)(1) of the Act.

(20 U.S.C. 1851-53, 1861-67, 887d; Sen. Rep. No. 1026, 93rd Cong., 2d Sess., 172 (1974))

§ 160.5 Use of grants or contracts.

(a) With respect to funds which are reserved for priority programs pursuant to § 160.4(a), the Commissioner will select between grant and contract procedures and instruments in accordance with the provisions of Parts 160a through 160g of this chapter, as applicable.

(b) With respect to funds appropriated to carry out the Act which are not reserved pursuant to § 160.4(a), the Commissioner will utilize contract procedures and instruments, subject

to:

(1) The restriction that unsolicited proposals for contract awards will not be accepted and

(2) Any requirements and criteria described in the appendix to this part.

(c) Contracts under paragraph (b) of this section may be made by the Commissioner with public and private agencies, organizations, associations, institutions, and individuals.

(20 U.S.C. 1851-53, 1861-67, 887d)

APPENDIX

DISCRETIONARY ACTIVITIES

Funds appropriated to carry out the Special Projects Act which are not reserved pursuant to § 160.4(a) for priority programs will be expended for contracts to carry out the following activities:

I. Packaging and testing of successful educational approaches and products. 1. General. The purpose of this activity is to accelerate the replication of successful approaches and products developed and demonstrated in both formula and discretionary grant programs supported by the U.S. Commissioner of Education.

State departments of education, local school districts, and parent advisory councils have requested information from the Commissioner on successful programs for the teaching of children, particularly the disadvantaged. This activity is therefore designed to enable local educational agencies to replicate those practices and projects that have been developed with a Federal investment and which have been validated as successful.

Six distinct steps have been defined to accomplish the goals of this activity:

(1) The systematic search for and identification of effective projects supported by the Commissioner;

(2) Final validation of the apparent success of these projects or components based on learning outcome measures, such as student test scores, and input measures, such as the resource requirements, needed to achieve these measurable results;

(3) The physical accumulation of information on the validated approaches into "project information packages" which include descriptions of the management, instructional, and supplementary resources and strategies deemed essential for achieving success by developers at the original site;

(4) The trial replication of the approaches through the installation of each packaged model in several school sites;

(5) A final revision of the packages based on an evaluation of the replication effort at these school sites; and

(6) The development and implementation in conjunction with State educational agencies of a dissemination strategy whereby packaged programs which are successfully replicated will become available for wider distribution.

2. First set of packages. With funds made available in fiscal years 1974 and 1975 under other statutory authorizations, such as the Cooperative Research Act, six project information packages have been identified, validated, packaged, and field tested in a limited number of school districts. These packages focus on compensatory reading and math instructional programs for educationally disadvantaged children. With FY 1976 funds under the Special Projects Act, the six packages were revised on the basis of the field test results and are being disseminated. In addition, an evaluation of the dissemination process and implementation of the revised packages will be conducted.

3. Second set of packages. With FY 1975 Cooperative Research Act funds and funds under other statutory authorizations, a second set of ten effective projects will be identified, packaged, field tested, revised, and disseminated. Six of these involve successful educational approaches to teaching basic skills to educationally disadvantaged children; the other four involve successful bilingual education approaches to teaching children of limited English-speaking ability. 4. FY 1976 field tests. It is expected that several contracts will be awarded with FY 1976 funds available under this part to develop, carry out, and/or evaluate field tests of the first and second sets of project information packages described in paragraphs 2 and 3 above.

5. Technical assistance. It is expected that one contract will be awarded with FY 1976 funds under this part to provide technical assistance to school districts which will be