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Title 34: Education
Subtitle B: Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education
CHAPTER II: OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PART 225: CREDIT ENHANCEMENT FOR CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAM
Subpart B: How Does the Secretary Award a Grant
225.12 - What funding priority may the Secretary use in making a grant award
(a) The Secretary may award up to 15 additional points under a competitive priority related to the capacity of charter schools to offer public school choice in those communities with the greatest need for this choice based on?
(1) The extent to which the applicant would target services to geographic areas in which a large proportion or number of public schools have been identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001;
(2) The extent to which the applicant would target services to geographic areas in which a large proportion of students perform below proficient on State academic assessments; and
(3) The extent to which the applicant would target services to communities with large proportions of students from low-income families.
(b) The Secretary may elect to?
(1) Use this competitive priority only in certain years; and
(2) Consider the points awarded under this priority only for proposals that exhibit sufficient quality to warrant funding under the selection criteria in ? 225.11. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1855-0007)
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7223; 1232)
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