(c) Relate the subject matter of the curricula of schools to the needs of persons to function fully in society;

(d) Extend the concept of the education process beyond the school into the area of employment and the community;

(e) Foster flexibility in attitudes, skills, and knowledge in order to enable persons to cope with accelerating change and obsolescence;

(f) Make education more relevant to employment and functioning in society; and

(g) Eliminate any distinction between education for vocational purposes and general or academic education.

cation in such settings as the senior high school, the community college, adult and community education agencies, or in institutions of higher education;

(c) Demonstrate the most effective methods and techniques in career education for such special segments of the population as handicapped, gifted and talented, minority or low income youth, or to reduce sex stereotyping in career choices;

(d) Demonstrate the most effective methods and techniques for the training and retraining of persons for conducting career education programs; and

(e) Communicate career education philosophy, methods, program activities, and evaluation results to career education practitioners and to the general public.

(20 U.S.C. 1865)

§ 160d.6 Required application data.

Each application for assistance under this subpart must set forth a detailed plan which includes:

(a) Identification of the purpose in § 160d.5(a)-(e) to which the application is addressed. If the applicant chooses to participate in more than one of these listed purposes, a separate application must be submitted for each purpose. For the purpose in § 160d.5(b), a single application shall address no more than one special setting. For the purpose in § 160d.5(c), a single application shall address no more than one special population;

(b) An operational plan describing, in detail, exactly how the applicant proposes to achieve the specific purpose addressed in the application and explaining the exemplary nature of the proposed procedures. This operational plan shall include, as a minimum:

(1) The process and learner outcome objectives of the proposed project stated in measurable terms;

(2) Evidence that each objective is based on documented needs of:

(i) Participants to be served in the specific geographic location of the proposed project; and

(ii) Similar participants in other locations across the nation;

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(3) The tasks and strategies to be used to accomplish the stated objectives, including a description of career education processes, techniques, and materials developed in previous projects supported under the Office of Career Education, under the National Institute of Education, under Parts C, D, and I of the Vocational Education Act, and under other appropriate sources, which the applicant proposes to utilize in this proposed project; and a description of the measures to be undertaken to insure a high level of interaction between the world of education and the world of work in implementing the project;

(4) Description of the manner in which the proposed objectives, tasks, and strategies will comprise a comprehensive approach to career education for the participants to be involved; and

(5) A set of milestones and dates by which to monitor accomplishment of the proposed tasks;

(c) Specification of prior career education activities, if any, which the applicant has carried out, including data bearing on evaluation of the effectiveness of such prior activities;

(d) A specific plan to be utilized in evaluating the accomplishment of each of the process and learner outcome objectives listed pursuant to § 160d.6(b)(1), including:

(1) The criteria of success for evaluating each objective;

(2) The evaluation design to be used for each objective;

(3) The data collection instruments or other techniques to be used for each objective;

(4) The data analysis to be conducted for each objective;

(5) The dates by which data on the various objectives will be available; and

(6) The evaluation resources of personnel and budget that will be utilized;

(e) A description of applicant or other additional resources, if any, to be contributed to the proposed activities to supplement funds received under this subpart;

(f) A plan for disseminating information to others during the course of the

project and at the conclusion of the project funding period;

(g) Identification of all proposed staff, their duties, and a description of the qualifications possessed by all proposed professional staff; and

(h) Evidence of any commitment already received from outside organizations, groups, or individuals to cooperate in the implementation of the proposed activities;

(1) Each application for assistance under this subpart must contain on a single page, as the first page of the narrative, the following information:

(i) Identification of the purpose from § 160d.5(a)-(e) to which the application is addressed;

(ii) A brief abstract of the proposed project; and

(iii) A statement that a copy of the application has been submitted to the State Career Education Coordinator of the State within which the application originated.

(20 U.S.C. 1865)

§ 160d.7 Application review criteria.

Criteria will be utilized by the reviewers in reviewing formally transmitted applications. Segments or a segment of the application must address each criterion area. Each criterion is weighted and includes the maximum score that can be given to a segment of an application in relation to the criteria. Criteria weights total 100 points. The criteria and maximum weight for each criterion are as follows:

Criteria

(a) Evidence of need. The application clearly demonstrates the need for its proposed activities in terms of the purpose it seeks to attain and the population(s) it seeks to serve.....

(b) Objectives. The objectives of the proposed project are sharply defined, clearly stated, capable of being attained by the proposed procedures, and capable of being measured.

(c) Operational plan. (1) Utilization of prior activities of applicant and others: The application clearly describes the prior career education activities which the applicant has

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10

Criteria

carried out, if any, and presents evidence describing the effectiveness of these activities. The application describes relevant career education processes, techniques, and materials developed in previous projects supported by the Office of Career Education, the National Institute of Education and other agencies and sources, and explains how this prior work will be utilized in implementing the proposed project.......... (2) Proposed activities: A specific description is provided of the activities proposed for each major step in the project. The time required for each activity, and the period of the project it covers, is clearly charted in the operational plan....... (d) Interaction and involvement.

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Specific measures are described for achieving a high level of interaction between the world of education and the world of work in implementing the proposed project .... (e) Evaluation plan. Provision is made for adequate evaluation of the effectiveness of the project and for determining the extent to which the objectives are accomplished...........

(f) Exemplary nature of project. The plan clearly calls for a comprehensive career education model that, if successfully attained, holds high promise of serving as one that others could profit by emulating. The activities hold promise of being useful in other career education projects or programs for similar educational purposes.. (g) Personnel. The personnel with committed major responsibilities for the proposed activities have the necessary qualifications and experience to assure successful completion of the activities. Evidence presented shows the commitment necessary from individuals and groups whose assistance is needed to accomplish the proposed objectives.....

(h) Budget. The size, scope, and duration of the project are reasonable and the estimated cost is reasonable in relation to anticipated results......

(20 U.S.C. 1865)

§ 160d.8 Allowable costs.

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10

20

15

10

5

(a) Allowable costs under grants and assistance contracts awarded under this subpart shall be determined in accordance with cost principles set forth in Appendix B, C, or D (as applicable) to Subchapter A of Title 45 Code of

Federal Regulations (the Office of Education's General Provisions Regulations).

(b) It is expected that grants and assistance contracts under this subpart will generally not exceed $200,000, although each application will be judged on the basis of the proposed activities. (20 U.S.C. 1865)

§ 160d.9 Project duration.

(a) Projects will normally be one year in duration. However, applicants should make a realistic estimate of the amount of time needed to implement the proposed project activities. Where this estimate indicates that more or less than one year is necessary, the operational plan and budget should reflect this.

(b) With respect to applications requesting more than one year of funding, it is anticipated that generally an initial grant or assistance contract will be awarded for the first year of the project. In order to be considered for funding for any remaining time period, the grantee or assistance contractor will be required to submit a new application upon announcement of subsequent competition for funding. This new application will be judged on the basis of the published evaluation criteria in competition with other applications received in such subsequent competition.

(20 U.S.C. 1865)

§ 160d.10 State review and comment.

States may submit advice and comment on any application originating within their States. In order to allow for this, an applicant must provide a copy of its application to the State educational agency of the State within which the applicant is located. This copy must be submitted to the State Coordinator of Career Education, as designated by the Chief State School Officer, concurrently with the submission of the application to the Commis.sioner.

(20 U.S.C. 1865)

Projects funded under this subpart must be designed to develop a comprehensive State plan for implementing career education in the elementary and secondary schools of the State. This plan (which must be submitted upon completion of activities funded pursuant to this subpart) must set forth at least the following:

(a) The State educational agency's definition of career education and the conceptual base upon which career education within the State rests;

(b) The need for career education within the State;

(c) Career education efforts and accomplishments to date to meet identified needs within the State, including an assessment of existing programs, practices, and materials;

(d) The objectives for the short range (one year) and long range (five years) implementation of career education within the State (the one year objectives and plan must cover school year 1977-1978 and the five year objectives and plan must cover school year 1977-1978 through school year 19811982 inclusive);

(e) The strategies, activities, and resources to be utilized in implementing

the short- and long-range plan in the following areas:

(1) Curriculum changes, including experiential learning outside of the school building and changes in vocational education;

(2) Career counseling, career guidance, career placement and follow-up;

(3) Meeting the career education needs of special groups, including the handicapped and other educationally disadvantaged students, and eliminating the stereotyping of career opportunities by race or by sex;

(4) Involving the business-labor-industry-professional-government munity in career education;

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(5) Involving the home and family structure in career education; and

(6) Training and retraining, both pre- and in-service, for personnel to enable them to implement career education;

(f) Plans for evaluating the effectiveness of career education inputs processes, and outcomes in local educational agencies and personnel training programs;

(g) Plans for disseminating information about career education, career education practices and products, and the results of career education efforts to interested persons within the State;

(h) The funding that will be needed to implement the various components of the one year and five year plans and the sources of the necessary funding, where these sources are available;

(i) The relationship of the State plan for career education to career education activities being carried out and contemplated in postsecondary and adult education settings; and

(j) The manner in which the plan is to be implemented and administered by the State educational agency, including allocation of resources, management of activities, provision of assistance to others within the State, staffing for career education within the State educational agency, and the relationship of the career education plan to other planning efforts at the State level (e.g. Vocational Education State Plan, Title III State Plan, etc.). (20 U.S.C. 1865)