Workshops for Grant Applicants
U.S. Department of Education FY 1999 Initiatives
Revised February 25, 1999
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Class Size Reduction/ Technical assistance workshops for State and school staff working to implement programs will be held in six cities. For more information, visit http://www.ed.gov/inits/FY99/ or call (202) 260-8228. March 8 Dallas, TX March 11 San Francisco, CA March 15 Washington, D.C. March 19 New York, NY March 25 Chicago, IL March 29 Charlotte, NC |
Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Technical assistance workshops for prospective applicants for Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants will be held in six cities. Registration forms are available on the Teacher Quality Web site at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/heatqp/. For more information, contact Vicki Payne at (202) 260-3291. February 17 Washington, DC February 19 San Diego, CA February 22 Seattle, WA February 25 St. Louis, MO February 26 Dallas, TX March 2 Atlanta, GA |
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21st Century Community Learning Centers The C.S. Mott Foundation sponsored technical assistance conferences which were completed in early February 1999. If you were unable to attend a conference, but would like videotaped highlights, call the National Community Education Association at (703) 359-8973. For materials that can help in planning an after-school program, visit the Mott Foundation Web site at http://www.mott.org/21stcentury/21cclc/index.html. |
Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships Technical assistance workshops for potential applicants to the LAAP program will be held in three cities. If you have questions, please call Beverly Baker at (202) 708-5750 or visit the LAAP Web site at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE/LAAP/. March 1 Atlanta, GA March 3 Denver, CO March 9 Washington, DC |
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GEAR UP The Ford Foundation will sponsor 11 workshops to aid prospective applicants in developing Partnership and State applications for GEAR UP. For more information, call Johnson Niba at (202) 708-8596 or visit the GEAR UP Web site at http://www.thenationalcenter.org/. March 1 Miami, FL March 3 Atlanta, GA March 4 Albuquerque, NM March 5 San Juan, PR March 8 Seattle, WA March 9 Houston, TX March 10 St. Louis, MO March 11 Philadelphia, PA March 12 Boston, MA March 12 Los Angeles, CA March 15 Denver, CO If you are unable to attend a workshop, you can participate in an interactive satellite teleconference on March 30 at 2:00 EST broadcast from Columbus, OH, either by acquiring a location that can host a satellite downlink or by watching the workshop as it is broadcast over the Internet. The web address will soon be posted on the Department's homepage at http://www.ed.gov. Participants are strongly encouraged to register before March 19th.
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Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers Application workshops for grants under the Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology initiative are scheduled in seven cities For more information, visit the initiatives Web site at http://www.ed.gov/inits/FY99/ or contact Ray Myers at (202) 205-9942. March 24 Baltimore, MD March 30 Boston, MA April 6 Milwaukee, WI April 6 Portland, OR April 8 Los Angeles, CA April 9 Denver, CO April 9 Atlanta, GA |
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Community Technology Centers Application workshops are tentatively scheduled in the cities listed below. The final schedule will be posted online ( http://www.ed.gov/inits/FY99/) by March 15, 1999. For more information, contact Ronald S. Pugsley at (202) 205-8270. April 26 St. Louis, MO April 28 Denver, CO April 30 San Francisco, CA May 3 New York, NY May 5 Atlanta, GA May 7 Dallas, TX |
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Safe and Drug-Free Schools Initiatives Approximately four workshops will be held in various locations across the country. Dates and locations will be posted, when available, at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSDFS/. For more information, contact Ethel Jackson at (202) 260-3954. |
Bilingual Education Professional Development Workshops for grant applicants were held at the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs Professional Development Institute in January. For more information about the programs, visit the initiatives Web site at http://www.ed.gov/inits/FY99/ or contact Cindy Ryan or Rafael Ramirez at (202) 205-5463. |