REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND:
IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY HIGH EDUCATION GRANTS
Public Law 107-110
(ESEA, Title II, Part A)

The University of Hawaii at Manoa announces the availability of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for grants under the No Child Left Behind: Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education Grants Program (formerly the Eisenhower Professional Development Program). The grants may begin on September 1, 2006 and continue through August 31, 2007. they are awarded on a competitive basis to partnerships comprised at a minimum of (1) a private or State institution of higher education and its division that prepares teachers and principals; (2) a school of arts and sciences within higher education; and (3) a high-need local educational complex. Grants will be awarded for professional development activities in core academic subject areas, computer-related technology, or to ensure that teachers can use state academic and student achievement standards and assessments to improve instructional practices and student achievement.

The deadline for submitting applications is August 1, 2006. To receive guidelines for the RFP, send a written or e-mail request to: Paul M. Kingery. Associate Dean for Research, College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1776 University Avenue, UHS1-114, Honolulu, HI 96822. Fax: 956-0717; E-mail: pkingery@hawaii.edu.
(SB03509852 7/23/06)