[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42368-42369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20751]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Notice Inviting Individuals To
Serve as Field Readers for the Student Support Services Grant
Application Competition
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education invites
interested individuals to apply to serve as field readers evaluating
grant applications submitted for funding for fiscal year (FY) 1997 for
the Student Support Services Program.
DATES: An individual interested in serving as a field reader should
submit his or her resume to the Division of Student Services no later
than September 30, 1996 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice). Because of the many activities involved with scheduling
the competition, a delay in the receipt of a resume may preclude an
individual from being considered for service during FY 1997.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will base selection on the
resume provided by each potential field reader. Field readers will
review applications according to the applicable published selection
criteria. All reviews of applications will take place in Washington,
D.C. Each field reader will serve for a period of approximately 5 to 10
days and receive compensation for certain travel expenses, a per diem
allowance, and an honorarium. Because of the standards (e.g. conflict
of interest) and needs of the Department, some applicants, although
otherwise qualified, may not be selected to serve as field readers.
However, they will be included in our data base for future
consideration.
A potential field reader who is employed should include in his or
her resume the name of the employer, the potential reader's current
position with that employer, and the mailing address of the employer.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS and FIELD READER QUALIFICATIONS: The Student
Support Services Program awards grants to institutions of higher
education for projects that provide support services to low-income,
first generation, or disabled college students to enhance their
academic skills, increase their retention and college graduation rates,
facilitate their transfer from two-year to four-year colleges, and
foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low-
income, first generation college students and students with
disabilities. Field readers are needed who have experience: (a)
Counseling, mentoring, tutoring, or teaching, in programs for
disadvantaged students at the postsecondary level; (b) planning and
designing other educational support programs on college campuses; (c)
designing, establishing, administering, or coordinating educational
programs at the postsecondary level; and (d) administering, teaching or
counseling in an educational program for disabled students at the
postsecondary level.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia A. Mason, Division of Student
Services, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
The Portals Building, Suite 600D, Washington, D.C. 20202-5249.
Telephone: (202) 708-4804 or by internet to [email protected] Individuals
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8
a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070d, 1070d-1b
Dated: August 9, 1996.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 96-20751 Filed 8-13-96; 8:45 am]
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