83 FR 26040 - Federal Commission on School Safety; Listening Sessions
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 108 (June 5, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 108 (June 5, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 26040-26041] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12171] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Commission on School Safety; Listening Sessions AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of Education. ACTION: Notification of listening session. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is hosting listening sessions to gather information from the public on how schools, districts, institutions of higher education, and other local and State government agencies can improve school safety. In this notice, we announce the details of a listening session on June 6, 2018, at which interested parties may provide input. DATES: The listening sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., local time on June 6, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Bates, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Information Resource Center, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 800-USA-LEARN. Email: [email protected]. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1- 800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 12, 2018, in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, President Donald Trump announced his intent to establish a Federal Commission on School Safety (Commission). The Commission has been charged with quickly providing meaningful and actionable recommendations and best practices to keep students safe at school. The Commission is comprised of department heads whose agencies have jurisdiction over key school safety issues: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos (Commission Chair), Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar II, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen. The members of the Commission are gathering information from students, parents, teachers, school safety personnel, administrators, law enforcement officials, mental health professionals, school counselors, security professionals, and others. On March 28, 2018, the Commission held an organizational meeting to begin planning its work, and decided to host a series of meetings, site visits, and listening sessions over the next several months. Formal Commission meetings will provide a forum for presentations from subject matter experts, individuals affected by school violence, and other key stakeholders. Field visits will involve travel to schools and other sites to observe and learn first-hand about current best practices in school safety. Listening sessions will occur in several regions of the country and provide an opportunity for the general public to be heard and provide recommendations to the Commission. Commission Chair Betsy DeVos hosted a meeting and discussion on May 17, 2018, to learn from survivors and family members affected by the mass shootings at Columbine High School, Virginia Tech University, Sandy Hook Elementary School, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in addition to authors of official reports following incidents of school violence. The first field visit occurred on May 31, 2018, at Frank Hebron- Harman Elementary School in Hanover, MD. Commission members and their representatives heard from administrators, principals, teachers, students, and a national expert about Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), a framework designed to improve social, emotional, and academic outcomes for all students. Generally, as the Commission gathers information, it will focus on different aspects of school safety, including the prevention of school violence, the protection of students and teachers, and the mitigation of threats of school violence. The information received will inform the Commission's recommendations and best practices final report. Further information on meetings, site visits, and listening sessions will be posted on the Commission's website which will be hosted on the Department's website. This notice provides information about the first of four listening sessions. Listening Sessions The Commission will hold four listening sessions. The first will take place on June 6, 2018, at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Building (U.S. Department of Education Headquarters), Barnard Auditorium, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202. The other three listening sessions will be held in other regions of the country, with dates and locations to be determined. See www.ed.gov for further details. The listening sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., local time. Individuals who would like to either speak or listen/observe at the listening sessions must register at the following link: http://www.cvent.com/d/qgqw2w/4W. If you need reasonable accommodations, you will be able to identify those when registering. Speakers will be assigned slots within two blocks of time: Morning session (9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.) and Afternoon session (1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.). We will attempt to accommodate each speaker's preference, but, if we are unable to do so, we will make the determination on a first-come, first-served basis, based on the time and date the registration was received. At least 24 hours prior to the meeting, we will notify you by email of your scheduled speaking session and the required time of arrival. Each speaker will be limited to five minutes. An individual may make no more than one presentation at the listening session. If we receive more registrations than we are able to accommodate, the Commission reserves the right to rescind the registration of an entity or individual that is affiliated with an entity or individual that is already scheduled to speak, and to select among registrants to ensure that a broad range of entities and individuals presents comments. The Commission will accept walk-in registrations for speaking or listening/observing on a first- come, first-served basis, starting at 9:45 a.m. for the morning session and 1:45 p.m. for the afternoon session until capacity is reached. Those who have pre-registered will be given priority over a walk-in registration. For those who would like to submit written comments, please submit them to [email protected]. You may also submit them in person at the Department's on-site registration table. Please limit comments to 50 pages. The Commission will post transcripts of the listening sessions to www.ed.gov. The Commission will live-stream the listening session on June 6, 2018 at the following link: https://edstream.ed.gov/webcast/Play/522e37827d7a4f69a3126f428ba7bba81d. Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) or register to present comments by [[Page 26041]] contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations via the Federal Digital System at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. Dated: June 1, 2018. Mitchell Zais, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-12171 Filed 6-4-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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history of applicants. The DD Forms II, and Secretary of Homeland Security Baines Johnson Building (U.S.
2807–1 and 2807–2 are the method of Kirstjen Nielsen. Department of Education Headquarters),
collecting and verifying medical data on The members of the Commission are Barnard Auditorium, 400 Maryland
applicants applying for entrance, as well gathering information from students, Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202.
as for service members for medical parents, teachers, school safety The other three listening sessions will
evaluation purposes. personnel, administrators, law be held in other regions of the country,
Dated: May 29, 2018.
enforcement officials, mental health with dates and locations to be
professionals, school counselors, determined. See www.ed.gov for further
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security professionals, and others. details.
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Officer, Department of Defense. held an organizational meeting to begin from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., local time.
[FR Doc. 2018–11887 Filed 6–4–18; 8:45 am] planning its work, and decided to host Individuals who would like to either
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listening sessions over the next several sessions must register at the following
months. Formal Commission meetings link: http://www.cvent.com/d/qgqw2w/
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION will provide a forum for presentations 4W. If you need reasonable
from subject matter experts, individuals accommodations, you will be able to
Federal Commission on School Safety; affected by school violence, and other identify those when registering.
Listening Sessions key stakeholders. Field visits will Speakers will be assigned slots within
involve travel to schools and other sites two blocks of time: Morning session
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, to observe and learn first-hand about (9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.) and Afternoon
Department of Education. current best practices in school safety. session (1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.). We will
ACTION: Notification of listening session. Listening sessions will occur in several attempt to accommodate each speaker’s
regions of the country and provide an preference, but, if we are unable to do
SUMMARY: The Department of Education so, we will make the determination on
opportunity for the general public to be
(Department) is hosting listening a first-come, first-served basis, based on
heard and provide recommendations to
sessions to gather information from the the time and date the registration was
the Commission.
public on how schools, districts, Commission Chair Betsy DeVos received. At least 24 hours prior to the
institutions of higher education, and hosted a meeting and discussion on May meeting, we will notify you by email of
other local and State government 17, 2018, to learn from survivors and your scheduled speaking session and
agencies can improve school safety. In family members affected by the mass the required time of arrival. Each
this notice, we announce the details of shootings at Columbine High School, speaker will be limited to five minutes.
a listening session on June 6, 2018, at Virginia Tech University, Sandy Hook An individual may make no more than
which interested parties may provide Elementary School, and Marjory one presentation at the listening session.
input. Stoneman Douglas High School, in If we receive more registrations than we
DATES: The listening sessions will be addition to authors of official reports are able to accommodate, the
held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., local following incidents of school violence. Commission reserves the right to
time on June 6, 2018. The first field visit occurred on May rescind the registration of an entity or
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 31, 2018, at Frank Hebron-Harman individual that is affiliated with an
Monica Bates, U.S. Department of Elementary School in Hanover, MD. entity or individual that is already
Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Commission members and their scheduled to speak, and to select among
Information Resource Center, representatives heard from registrants to ensure that a broad range
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: administrators, principals, teachers, of entities and individuals presents
800–USA–LEARN. Email: safety@ students, and a national expert about comments. The Commission will accept
ed.gov. Positive Behavioral Interventions and walk-in registrations for speaking or
If you use a telecommunications Supports (PBIS), a framework designed listening/observing on a first-come, first-
device for the deaf (TDD) or text to improve social, emotional, and served basis, starting at 9:45 a.m. for the
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay academic outcomes for all students. morning session and 1:45 p.m. for the
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– Generally, as the Commission gathers afternoon session until capacity is
8339. information, it will focus on different reached. Those who have pre-registered
aspects of school safety, including the will be given priority over a walk-in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March prevention of school violence, the registration. For those who would like
12, 2018, in the wake of the shooting at protection of students and teachers, and to submit written comments, please
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School the mitigation of threats of school submit them to safety@ed.gov. You may
in Parkland, Florida, President Donald violence. also submit them in person at the
Trump announced his intent to The information received will inform Department’s on-site registration table.
establish a Federal Commission on the Commission’s recommendations and Please limit comments to 50 pages.
School Safety (Commission). The best practices final report. Further The Commission will post transcripts
Commission has been charged with information on meetings, site visits, and of the listening sessions to www.ed.gov.
quickly providing meaningful and listening sessions will be posted on the The Commission will live-stream the
actionable recommendations and best Commission’s website which will be listening session on June 6, 2018 at the
practices to keep students safe at school. hosted on the Department’s website. following link: https://edstream.ed.gov/
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jurisdiction over key school safety Accessible Format: Individuals with
issues: Secretary of Education Betsy Listening Sessions disabilities can obtain this document in
DeVos (Commission Chair), Attorney The Commission will hold four an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large
General Jeff Sessions, Secretary of listening sessions. The first will take print, audiotape, or compact disc) or
Health and Human Services Alex Azar place on June 6, 2018, at the Lyndon register to present comments by
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contacting the person listed under FOR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Specifically, the priorities require
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Hans Neseth, U.S. Department of eligible applicants to propose to
Electronic Access to This Document: Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, disseminate best practices for
The official version of this document is Room 4W224, Washington, DC 20202– strengthening charter school authorizing
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fdsys. At this site you can view this Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– students with disabilities (as defined in
document, as well as all other 8339. this notice), English learners (as defined
documents of this Department SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: in this notice), and other traditionally
published in the Federal Register, in underserved student groups. We
text or Portable Document Format Full Text of Announcement encourage applicants to propose
(PDF). To use PDF you must have I. Funding Opportunity Description projects that enhance collaboration
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is Purpose of Program: The major among charter schools, traditional
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access documents of the Department opportunities for all students, Priorities: This notice includes two
published in the Federal Register by particularly traditionally underserved absolute priorities and two competitive
using the article search feature at: students, to attend public charter preference priorities—one that is within
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, schools (as defined in this notice) and Absolute Priority 1 and one that applies
through the advanced search feature at meet challenging State academic to both Absolute Priority 1 and Absolute
this site, you can limit your search to standards; provide financial assistance Priority 2. We are establishing the two
documents published by the for the planning, program design, and absolute priorities and the competitive
Department. initial implementation of charter preference priority within Absolute
Dated: June 1, 2018. schools; increase the number of high- Priority 1 for the FY 2018 grant
Mitchell Zais, quality charter schools (as defined in competition and any subsequent year in
this notice) available to students across which we make awards from the list of
Deputy Secretary.
the United States; evaluate the impact of unfunded applications from this
[FR Doc. 2018–12171 Filed 6–4–18; 8:45 am]
charter schools on student achievement, competition, in accordance with section
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 437(d)(1) of GEPA, 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1).
families, and communities; share best
practices between charter schools and The competitive preference priority
other public schools; encourage States applicable to both Absolute Priority 1
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION and Absolute Priority 2 is from the
to provide facilities support to charter
Applications for New Awards; schools; and support efforts to Department’s notice of final
Expanding Opportunity Through strengthen the charter school supplemental priorities and definitions
Quality Charter Schools Program authorizing process. Through CSP for discretionary grant programs,
(CSP)—National Dissemination Grants National Dissemination Grants (CFDA published in the Federal Register on
number 84.282T), the Department March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9096)
AGENCY: Office of Innovation and provides funds on a competitive basis to (Supplemental Priorities).
Improvement, Department of Education. Absolute Priorities: These priorities
support efforts by eligible entities to
ACTION: Notice. are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR
support the charter school sector and
75.105(c)(3), we consider only
increase the number of high-quality
SUMMARY: The Department of Education applications that meet one of these
charter schools available to our Nation’s
is issuing a notice inviting applications priorities. An application must clearly
students by disseminating best practices
for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for CSP— identify the specific absolute priority
regarding charter schools.
National Dissemination Grants, Catalog that the proposed project addresses. An
Background: This notice invites
of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) application must address either
applications from eligible applicants to
number 84.282T. Absolute Priority 1 or Absolute Priority
disseminate best practices regarding
DATES: charter schools consistent with the 2, but not both, in order to be
Applications Available: June 5, 2018. authority in section 4305(a)(3)(B) of the considered for funding.
Date of Pre-Application Webinar: Elementary and Secondary Education of These priorities are:
Thursday, June 7, 2018, 1:00 p.m., 1965, as amended by the Every Student Absolute Priority 1—Strengthening
Washington, DC time. Succeeds Act (ESEA). This notice Charter School Authorizing and
Deadline for Transmittal of contains a priority, definitions, and Oversight
Applications: July 9, 2018. selection criteria from the ESEA and
Deadline for Intergovernmental Department regulations, as well as Background
Review: September 4, 2018. priorities and application requirements One of the primary statutory purposes
ADDRESSES: For the addresses for that we are establishing in accordance of the CSP is to support efforts to
obtaining and submitting an with section 437(d)(1) of the General strengthen the charter school
application, please refer to our Common Education Provisions Act (GEPA), 20 authorizing process to improve
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Instructions for Applicants to U.S.C. 1232(d)(1). performance management, including
Department of Education Discretionary The priorities included in this notice transparency, oversight and monitoring
Grant Programs, published in the are consistent with the statutory (including financial audits) and
Federal Register on February 12, 2018 purposes of the CSP and are intended to evaluation of charter schools. In
(83 FR 6003) and available at ensure that projects funded under CSP addition, the CSP State Entities program
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/ National Dissemination Grants address has a strong focus on authorizing,
pdf/2018-02558.pdf. key national policy issues. including a requirement that grantees
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| Action | Notification of listening session. | |
| Dates | The listening sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., local time on June 6, 2018. | |
| Contact | Monica Bates, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Information Resource Center, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 800-USA-LEARN. Email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 26040 |
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