Texas Register, Volume 34, Number 4, Pages 393-490, January 23, 2009 Page: 453
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effective integration of technology resources and systems with teacher
training and curriculum development to establish research-based in-
structional methods that can be widely implemented as best practices
by state and local educational agencies.
Dates of Project. The Vision 2020, Cycle 2, grant will be implemented
during the 2009 - 2010 and 2010 - 2011 school years. Applicants should
plan for a starting date of no earlier than September 1, 2009, and an
ending date of no later than June 30, 2011.
Project Amount. Funding will be provided for approximately 50
projects. Each project will receive a maximum of $500,000 for the
entire 2009 - 2010 and 2010 - 2011 project period. This project is
funded 100 percent from federal funds under the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001, Title II, Part D, Subpart 1.
Selection Criteria. Applications will be selected based on the ability
of each applicant to carry out all requirements contained in the RFA.
Reviewers will evaluate applications based on the overall quality and
validity of the proposed grant programs and the extent to which the
applications address the primary objectives and intent of the project.
Applications must address each requirement as specified in the RFA to
be considered for funding. TEA reserves the right to select from the
highest-ranking applications those that address all requirements in the
RFA.
TEA is not obligated to approve an application, provide funds, or en-
dorse any application submitted in response to this RFA. This RFA does
not commit TEA to pay any costs before an application is approved.
The issuance of this RFA does not obligate TEA to award a grant or
pay any costs incurred in preparing a response.
Requesting the Application. Due to the high cost of printing and
mailing RFAs, they are no longer available in print. The announce-
ment letter and complete RFA will be posted on the TEA website at
http://burleson.tea.state.tx.us/GrantOpportunities/forms for viewing
and downloading. In the "Select Search Options" box, select the name
of the RFA from the drop-down list. Scroll down to the "Application
and Support Information" section to view all documents that pertain
to this RFA.
Further Information. For clarifying information about the RFA, con-
tact Rebecca Schroeder, Division of Discretionary Grants, Texas Edu-
cation Agency, (512) 463-9269. In order to assure that no prospective
applicant may obtain a competitive advantage because of acquisition
of information unknown to other prospective applicants, any informa-
tion that is different from or in addition to information provided in the
RFA will be provided only in response to written inquiries. Copies of
all such inquiries and the written answers thereto will be posted on the
TEA website in the format of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) at
http://burleson.tea.state.tx.us/GrantOpportunities/forms. In the "Select
Search Options" box, select the name of the RFA from the drop-down
list. Scroll down to the "Application and Support Information" section
to view all documents that pertain to this RFA.
Deadline for Receipt of Applications. Applications must be received
in the TEA Document Control Center by 5:00 p.m. (Central Time),
Thursday, April 30, 2009, to be eligible to be considered for funding.
TRD-200900177
Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Policy Coordination
Texas Education Agency
Filed: January 14, 2009
Education Service Center, Region XIVLearn and Serve Texas Grant
Request for Applications (RFA) Concerning Learn and Serve Texas
Grant Program
Filing Authority. This Request for Applications (RFA) is authorized
under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, 42 USC 12521
et seq. (Learn and Serve America School-based Programs)
Eligible Applicants. The Texas Center for Service-Learning, a
statewide initiative of Region 14 Education Service Center (ESC)
in collaboration with the Texas Education Agency, is requesting
applications from public school districts, open enrollment charter
schools, and shared services arrangements (SSAs) of public school
districts and education service centers in Texas. Applicants must have
at least two partners, one of which must include a private nonprofit
community-based organization or government agency that has demon-
strated expertise in meeting educational, environmental, public safety,
or health and human needs. (If such an organization or agency does
not exist in the community, applicants may partner with a nonprofit,
not-for-profit, religious, or community organization.) In addition, the
community-based organization must have been in existence for at
least one year before the start of the program and must make service
opportunities available to student participants. Subgrantee programs
may also include partnerships with private for-profit businesses,
private nonprofit schools, institutions of higher education, government
agencies, individuals, and other organizations.
Description. Learn and Serve America: School-Based program grants
are designed to assist in developing high-quality service-learning pro-
grams in elementary and secondary schools. Learn and Serve America
supports school-based programs, composed of Local Education Agen-
cies (LEAs) and their community partners, that provide youth with op-
portunities to learn and develop their capabilities through service-learn-
ing. Service-learning is an educational method which engages young
people in service to their communities as a means of developing a life-
long ethic of service, enriching their academic learning, promoting per-
sonal growth, and helping them to develop the skills needed for pro-
ductive citizenship. The goals of these grants are to fund programs
that: (a) Encourage elementary and secondary school teachers to cre-
ate, develop, and offer service-learning opportunities for all school-age
youth; (b) Educate teachers about service-learning and incorporate ser-
vice-learning opportunities into classrooms to enhance academic learn-
ing; (c) Coordinate the work of adult volunteers in school; (d) Introduce
young people to a broad range of careers and expose them to further
education and training; (e) Hire service-learning coordinators to assist
with identifying community partners and implementing school-based
service-learning programs; (f) Provide the technical assistance and in-
formation to facilitate the training of teachers who want to use ser-
vice-learning in their classrooms; and (g) Assist local partnerships in
the planning, development, and execution of service-learning projects.
The Learn and Serve Texas grant will continue to invest in programs
that implement, expand, and sustain high-quality service-learning in
Texas public school districts as part of a larger strategy to make ser-
vice-learning a common experience for all Texas students. Subgrantees
under this program are expected to: (1) Expand high-quality service-
learning - a form of instruction in which students design projects to ad-
dress community needs as part of their academic studies - into more K-
12 schools, particularly those with large numbers of youth in disadvan-
taged circumstances, as a strategy to improve retention and graduation
through increased civic and academic engagement; (2) Engage young
people in service-learning activities that directly address community
needs in order to build healthier communities; (3) Develop and main-
tain community partnerships that provide opportunities for student ser-
vice-learning activities and student civic and academic engagement; (4)
Engage young people in service-learning activities related to the Mar-IN ADDITION January 23, 2009 34 TexReg 453
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