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U -- INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF SCHOOL REFORM MODEL DEVELOPERS POC Contact Helen Chang, 202 708-9740 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING -- THIS IS NOT AN ANNOUNCMENT OF A SOLICITATION. -- The United States Department of Education will hold a public meeting regarding a proposed procurement to significantly increase the capacity of school reform model developers to serve districts and schools (including rural schools) seeking to implement comprehensive reform models. The Department believes that an effective way to increase this capacity is to contract directly with organizations capable of providing a broad and innovative range of services and financing options to reform model developers. These services may include planning, management, financial management, marketing, training and technology-related assistance. Through this procurement, the Department seeks to identify and support organizations that will provide developers with high-quality, enhanced capacity to directly serve schools and districts. This meeting will take place on Thursday, March 4, 1999, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., in the Board Room of the National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board, 80 F Street NW, Washington, DC (Room 100). This meeting will include a brief presentation by Department staff, followed by the opportunity for audience members to engage in a discussion of this proposed procurement. An electronic summary will later be placed on the Department's Website for the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program http://www.ed.gov/OESE/compreform. All interested parties are invited to attend. Posted 02/23/99 (I-SN301207). (0054)

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