 
 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION
 
            Part A--Technology for Education of All Students
 
   subpart 2--state and local programs for school technology resources
 
Sec. 6845. Local applications


(a) Application requirements \1\
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    \1\ Designation ``(a)'' and heading editorially supplied.
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    Each local educational agency desiring assistance from a State 
educational agency under section 6842(a)(2) of this title shall submit 
an application, consistent with the objectives of the systemic statewide 
plan, to the State educational agency at such time, in such manner and 
accompanied by such information as the State educational agency may 
reasonably require. Such application, at a minimum, shall--
        (1) include a strategic, long-range (three- to five-year), plan 
    that includes--
            (A) a description of the type of technologies to be 
        acquired, including specific provisions for interoperability 
        among components of such technologies and, to the extent 
        practicable, with existing technologies;
            (B) an explanation of how the acquired technologies will be 
        integrated into the curriculum to help the local educational 
        agency enhance teaching, training, and student achievement;
            (C) an explanation of how programs will be developed in 
        collaboration with existing adult literacy services providers to 
        maximize the use of such technologies;
            (D)(i) a description of how the local educational agency 
        will ensure ongoing, sustained professional development for 
        teachers, administrators, and school library media personnel 
        served by the local educational agency to further the use of 
        technology in the classroom or library media center; and
            (ii) a list of the source or sources of ongoing training and 
        technical assistance available to schools, teachers and 
        administrators served by the local educational agency, such as 
        State technology offices, intermediate educational support 
        units, regional educational laboratories or institutions of 
        higher education;
            (E) a description of the supporting resources, such as 
        services, software and print resources, which will be acquired 
        to ensure successful and effective use of technologies acquired 
        under this section;
            (F) the projected timetable for implementing such plan in 
        schools;
            (G) the projected cost of technologies to be acquired and 
        related expenses needed to implement such plan; and
            (H) a description of how the local educational agency will 
        coordinate the technology provided pursuant to this subpart with 
        other grant funds available for technology from State and local 
        sources;

        (2) describe how the local educational agency will involve 
    parents, public libraries, business leaders and community leaders in 
    the development of such plan;
        (3) describe how the acquired instructionally based technologies 
    will help the local educational agency--
            (A) promote equity in education in order to support State 
        content standards and State student performance standards that 
        may be developed; and
            (B) provide access for teachers, parents and students to the 
        best teaching practices and curriculum resources through 
        technology; and

        (4) describe a process for the ongoing evaluation of how 
    technologies acquired under this section--
            (A) will be integrated into the school curriculum; and
            (B) will affect student achievement and progress toward 
        meeting the National Education Goals and any challenging State 
        content standards and State student performance standards that 
        may be developed.

(d) \2\ Formation of consortia
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    \2\ So in original. Probably should be ``(b)''.
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    A local educational agency for any fiscal year may apply for 
financial assistance as part of a consortium with other local 
educational agencies, institutions of higher education, intermediate 
educational units, libraries, or other educational entities appropriate 
to provide local programs. The State educational agency may assist in 
the formation of consortia among local educational agencies, providers 
of educational services for adults and families, institutions of higher 
education, intermediate educational units, libraries, or other 
appropriate educational entities to provide services for the teachers 
and students in a local educational agency at the request of such local 
educational agency.

(e) \3\ Coordination of application requirements
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    \3\ So in original. Probably should be ``(c)''.
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    If a local educational agency submitting an application for 
assistance under this section has developed a comprehensive education 
improvement plan, in conjunction with requirements under this chapter or 
the Goals 2000: Educate America Act [20 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.], the State 
educational agency may approve such plan, or a component of such plan, 
notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (e) \4\ if the State 
educational agency determines that such approval would further the 
purposes of this subpart.
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    \4\ So in original. Probably should be subsection ``(a)''.
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(Pub. L. 89-10, title III, Sec. 3135, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3647.)

                       References in Text

    The Goals 2000: Educate America Act, referred to in subsec. (e), is 
Pub. L. 103-227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 125 (except titles V and IX), 
as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 68 (Sec. 5801 et 
seq.) of this title (except subchapters V (Sec. 5931 et seq.) and IX 
(Sec. 6001 et seq.)). For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5801 of this title and 
Tables.
