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Compensatory Education for the Disadvantaged

3. Migrant education: a. High school equivalency program; b. College assistance migrant program

for the State-operated Adult Education program will serve almost 2.8 mil-
lion students per year with a Federal contribution of roughly $38 per
student. In addition, 1985 State data from the Adult Education program
indicate that more than 200,000 of the participants passed the GED exami-
nation and over 55,000 participants obtained jobs. HEP will serve only
2,860 students in the 1987-88 school year at a cost of $2,203 per student.
At the higher education level, Special Programs for the Disadvantaged
(Student Support Services) provide similar services to those provided by
CAMP. Under the 1987 appropriation of $71 million, the Student Support
Services Projects activity will serve almost 152,000 students in the
1987-88 school year with a Federal contribution of $467 per student. CAMP
will serve only 250 students during the 1987-88 school year with a Federal
contribution of $4,800 per student.

1/ For 1987 and 1988, 1 percent of the amount available to the States is
set aside for the Outlying Areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The
amounts appropriated for the LEA Grant program and the State agency
programs are distributed based on the number of eligible students and
each State's per pupil expenditure. The amount set aside for State
administration is distributed based on each State's proportion of its
total State Chapter 1 allocation but not less than $225,000.
Outlying Areas receive a minimum of $50,000 each.

The

2/ A total of $4,566,065,000 is proposed for Chapter 1 activities. data will be provided upon enactment of pending legislation.

State

3/ Amounts allocated to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Marshall Islands may be reduced in accordance with section 105(1)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (P.L. 99-239); amounts not obligated to FSM and the Marshall Islands will be reallocated among other eligible recipients.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1988.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

WITNESSES

BERYL DORSETT, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

BRUNO V. MANNO, CHIEF OF STAFF AND ACTING DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT DANIEL F. BONNER, ACTING DIRECTOR, STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

SALLY H. CHRISTENSEN, DIRECTOR, BUDGET SERVICE, OFFICE OF PLANNING, BUDGET AND EVALUATION

THOMAS M. CORWIN, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND VOCATIONAL ANALYSIS, OFFICE OF PLANNING, BUDGET AND EVALUATION

CAROL A. CICHOWSKI, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, REHABILITATION AND RESEARCH ANALYSIS, OFFICE OF PLANNING, BUDGET AND EVALUATION

BUDGET REQUEST

Mr. NATCHER. We take up next the School Improvement Programs. We have before the committee the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Ms. Dorsett. Before you give us your statement, if you would, please, tell us who you have with you at the table.

Ms. DORSETT. Good morning, Mr. Chairman.

To my far left, there is Bruno Manno, Chief of Staff and Acting Director of Operations, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. To my immediate left, Daniel Bonner, Acting Director of State and Local Education Programs, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

To my immediate right is Sally Christensen, Director of the Budget Service, Office of Planning, Budget and Evaluation. To her right, Tom Corwin, Director, Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Analysis, Office of Planning, Budget and Evaluation; and to my far right, Carol Cichowski, Director, Division of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Research Analysis, Office of Planning, Budget and Evaluation.

Mr. NATCHER. Thank you, and we will be pleased to hear from you at this time.

Ms. DORSETT. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you to present the budget request for the School Improvement Pro