108 STAT. 3816
PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994
"(i) how parents, students, and other members of
the community, including members of private and nonprofit organizations, will be involved in the design
and implementation of the program;
"(ii) curriculum and instructional practices;
"(iii) methods of teacher training and parent education that will be used or developed; and
"(iv) examples of activities that will be carried
out under this part;
"(D) a description of how the State educational agency
will provide technical and professional assistance to its
local educational agency partners in the development and
implementation of character education programs;
"(E) a description of how the State educational agency
will evaluate the success of local programs and how local
educational agencies will evaluate the progress of their
own programs;
(F) a description of how the State educational agency
will assist other interested local educational agencies that
are not members of the original partnership in designing
and establishing programs;
"(G) a description of how the State educational agency
will establish a clearinghouse for information on model
{)rograms, materials, and other information the State and
ocal educational agencies determine to be appropriate;
"(H) an assurance that the State educational agency
will annually provide to the Secretary such information
as may be required to determine the effectiveness of the
program; and
"(I) any other information that the Secretary may
require.
"(4) NQN-PARTNER LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— Any
local educational agency that was not a partner with the State
when the application was submitted may become a partner
by submitting an application for partnership to the State educational agency, containing such information that the State
educational agency may require.
" (c) EVALUATION AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.—
"(1) REQUIREMENT. — Each State educational agency receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary
a comprehensive evaluation of the program assisted under this
part, including the impact on students, teachers, administrators, parents, and others—
"(A) by the mid-term of the program; and
"(B) not later than one year after completion of such
program.
"(2) CONTRACTS FOR EVALUATION. —Each State educational
agency receiving a grant under this section may contract with
outside sources, including institutions of higher education, and
private and nonprofit organizations, for purposes of evaluating
their program and measuring the success of the program toward
fostering in students the elements of character listed in subsection (b).
"(3) FACTORS.—Factors which may be considered in evaluating the success of the program may include—
"(A) discipline problems;
"(B) students' grades;
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