TEXAS LIBRARIANS

[Gloria McClanahan <mcclan@TENET.EDU>]

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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 15:25:09 -0600 (CST)
From: Gloria McClanahan <mcclan@tenet.edu>
To: LM_NET@suvm.syr.edu
Subject: TEXAS LIBRARIANS



A grant opportunity exits for school libraries in Texas. Please read the
following:


> The PROJECTS FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY - DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS Request
> for Applications (RFA) is now available.  The RFA number is 701-96-002.
> An announcement letter from Dr. Felipe Alanis, TEA Deputy Commissioner
> for Programs and Instruction, is being sent to superintendents and ESC
> executive directors today.  A copy of this letter is below.
>
> The complete RFA will be sent through regular mail to each ESC
> technology coordinator.  Additional copies of the RFA #701-96-002 may be
> obtained by writing the:  Document Control Center, Room 6-108, Texas
> Education Agency, William B. Travis Building, 1701 N. Congress Avenue,
> Austin, Texas 78701-1494, or by calling (512) 463-9304.
>
>
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>
>
> January 12, 1996
>
>
> To the Administrator Addressed:
>
> The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is requesting applications from school
> districts or cooperatives of school districts in Texas to apply to become
> technology demonstration programs.  Senate Bill 1, passed by the 74th
> Texas Legislature and codified as Texas Education Code, Section 32.035
> (a), calls for the agency to establish these demonstration programs to:
> (1) investigate the uses, effectiveness, and feasibility of technologies
> for education; and (2) provide models for effective education using
> technology.  A focus of these programs, as authorized in Section 32.035
> (b), is "to encourage participation by and collaboration among school
> campuses, school districts, regional education service centers, the
> private sector, state and federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and
> institutions of higher education."  A Texas public school district must be
> the applicant and the fiscal agent.
>
> Schools are at varying stages of technology planning/implementation,
> therefore this Request for Applications (RFA) has been designed to offer
> flexibility by providing several options depending on the needs of the
> individual or groups of school districts.  In this RFA districts may apply
> for either a technology planning grant or an implementation grant.  School
> districts may apply for both options using separate applications.  In all
> applications districts shall describe how the proposed project will align
> with their overall goals and/or district improvement plans.
>
> The planning option for the RFA is designed to provide districts/campuses
> with resources to conduct proper and efficient planning for the innovative
> and creative uses of technology.  The implementation option has four
> categories that have been designated so that demonstration programs may
> have a variety of focuses.  These categories include:  Staff Development;
> Integration of Technology into the Curriculum; Library Media Services; and
> Other.  Implementation applications may address one or more of these
> categories.  Districts should design or focus on approaches and
> technologies that meet the needs of their students and of their
> communities.
>
> The demonstration programs will be implemented during the fiscal years
> (FY) 1996 and 1997.  Applicants should plan for a starting date of no
> earlier than May 1, 1996, and an ending date of no later than August 31,
> 1997.
>
> Approximately $1,500,000 is available for grants.  Awards will be based on
> district needs, project potential, and possible replication.  It is
> anticipated that the technology planning grants will not exceed $25,000
> per grant and that the implementation grants will not exceed $250,000 per
> grant.  Applications for demonstration programs are competitive.  The
> technology planning grants and implementation grants will be evaluated
> independently.  The TEA intends to award multiple grants in these two
> areas.  Funding is contingent on approval by the commissioner of
> education.
>
> Each application will be reviewed to determine the capability of the
> applicant to implement its proposed program.  Applicants that have
> previously received grants from TEA to conduct special projects must have
> a positive record in successfully managing the programs to be considered
> for funding.  All required components of the RFA must be addressed.
>
> The TEA is not obligated to approve an application, provide funds, or
> endorse 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.
>
> Copies of the complete request for application (RFA # 701-96-002) may be
> obtained by writing the:  Document Control Center, Room 6-108, Texas
> Education Agency, William B. Travis Building, 1701 N. Congress Avenue,
> Austin, Texas 78701-1494, or by calling (512) 463-9304.  Please refer to
> the RFA number in your request.  For clarifying information about the
> request for application, contact Karen Kahan, Instructional Technology
> Division, Texas Education Agency, (512) 463-9401, or kkahan@tenet.edu.
> The deadline for receiving an application in the Document Control Center
> of the Texas Education Agency is 5:00 pm. (Central Standard Time), Friday,
> March 15, 1996.
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
>
> Felipe Alanis
> Deputy Commissioner for
> Programs and Instruction
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Anita Givens                                    e-mail agivens@tenet.edu
> Senior Director, Instructional Technology       phone   512-463-9401
> Texas Education Agency                          fax     512-463-9090
> 1701 North Congress
> Austin, Tx  78701
>
>
>