§ 5985. — Applications.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC5985]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 68--NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM
SUBCHAPTER VIII--MINORITY-FOCUSED CIVICS EDUCATION
Sec. 5985. Applications
(a) Application required
Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this subchapter shall
submit an application to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner and
containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
reasonably require.
(b) Contents of application
Each application submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section shall--
(1) define the learning objectives and course content of each
seminar to be held and describe the manner in which seminar
participants shall receive substantive academic instruction in the
principles, institutions and processes of American government;
(2) provide assurances that educators successfully participating
in each seminar will qualify for either graduate credit or
professional development or advancement credit according to the
criteria established by a State or local educational agency;
(3) describe the manner in which seminar participants shall
receive exposure to a broad array of individuals who are actively
involved in the political process, including political party
representatives drawn equally from the major political parties, as
well as representatives of other organizations involved in the
political process;
(4) provide assurances that the seminars will be conducted on a
nonpartisan basis;
(5) describe the manner in which the seminars will address the
role of minorities or Native Americans in the American political
process, including such topics as--
(A) the history and current political state of minorities or
Native Americans;
(B) recent research on minority or Native American political
socialization patterns and cognitive learning styles; and
(C) studies of political participation patterns of
minorities or Native Americans;
(6) describe the pedagogical elements for teachers that will
enable teachers to develop effective strategies and lesson plans for
teaching minorities or Native American students at the elementary
and secondary school levels;
(7) identify the eligible entities which will conduct the
seminars for which assistance is sought;
(8) in the case that the eligible entity is an institution of
higher education, describe the plans for collaborating with national
organizations in American government and civics education;
(9) provide assurances that during the academic year educators
participating in the summer seminars will provide inservice training
programs based upon what such educators have learned and the
curricular materials such educators have developed or acquired for
their peers in their school systems with the approval and support of
their school administrators; and
(10) describe the activities or services for which assistance is
sought, including activities and services such as--
(A) development of seminar curricula;
(B) development and distribution of instructional materials;
(C) scholarships for participating teachers; and
(D) program assessment and evaluation.
(c) Priority
The Secretary, in approving applications for assistance under this
subchapter, shall give priority to applications which demonstrate that--
(1) the applicant will serve teachers who teach in schools with
a large number or concentration of economically disadvantaged
students;
(2) the applicant has demonstrated national experience in
conducting or coordinating accredited summer seminars in American
government or civics education for elementary and secondary school
teachers;
(3) the applicant will coordinate or conduct seminars on a
national or multistate basis through a collaboration with an
institution of higher education, State higher education agency or a
public or private nonprofit organization, with experience in
coordinating or conducting teacher training programs in American
government and civics education;
(4) the applicant will coordinate or conduct seminars designed
for more than one minority student population and for Native
Americans; and
(5) the applicant will coordinate or conduct seminars that offer
a combination of academic instruction in American government,
exposure to the practical workings of the political system, and
training in appropriate pedagogical techniques for working with
minority and Native American students.
(Pub. L. 103-227, title VIII, Sec. 805, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 210.)
