Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 941122-4322]

RIN 0648-ZA12

Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment

(GLOBE)

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, COMMERCE

(DOC).

ACTION: Notice of program and availability of Federal assistance.

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SUMMARY: This is an invitation for U.S. K-12 schools to participate in

a new international environmental science and education program known

as Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE).

U.S. schools can participate in the GLOBE Program if they meet the

``basic requirements'' described below by simply completing the

registration form included below. If a U.S. school does not have the

resources necessary to meet these ``basic requirements,'' it can apply

for Federal assistance to enable it to participate in the GLOBE Program

using the Application for Federal Assistance included below. GLOBE is

managed by an interagency team that includes the National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Departments of Education

and State. GLOBE leadership also includes the White House Office on

Environmental Policy and the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

NOAA is the lead agency for GLOBE. As lead agency, NOAA invites U.S. K-

12 schools to participate in the GLOBE Program as described below.

The GLOBE Program is a hands-on program that joins students,

educators, and scientists from around the world in studying the global

environment. GLOBE will be a worldwide network of students who will

work under the guidance of GLOBE-trained teachers to make environmental

observations at or near their schools, report their data to a GLOBE

processing facility, receive and use global images created from their

data, and study environmental topics in their classrooms.

DATES: Requests for Federal assistance must be received by December 28,

1994.

ADDRESSES: Requests for the registration form or the Application for

Federal Assistance form and completed forms should be sent by mail to

Thomas N. Pyke, Jr., Director, The GLOBE Program, 744 Jackson Place,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503 or delivered by express or courier service

to Director, The GLOBE Program, The White House, New Executive Office

Building, 725 17th Street, N.W., Room G-1, Washington, D.C. 20006.

Facsimile copies are not acceptable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested applicants should contact

Thomas N. Pyke, Jr., Director, The GLOBE Program, at (202) 395-6500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

1. Program Description

GLOBE is a hands-on, school-based program that will:

--Enhance environmental awareness of individuals throughout the world,

--Enable students to make environmental observations that will

contribute to improving the health of planet Earth,

--Give students the opportunity to work with world class scientists,

collaborating together through a worldwide network,

--Involve students, teachers, and scientists in sharing information

about the global environment,

--Enrich and supplement existing school curricula in science and

mathematics, and

Help all students reach higher standards in science and mathematics.

The program consists of a worldwide network of students who will

make environmental observations at or near their schools under the

guidance of GLOBE-trained teachers. The students will report their data

to a GLOBE processing center, receive and use global images created

from their data, and study environmental topics in their classrooms.

The data acquired by students will be used worldwide by environmental

scientists in their research to improve our understanding of the global

environment. The GLOBE concept was announced by Vice President Al Gore

on Earth Day, April 22, 1994. Since then, over ninety nations have

expressed interest in joining the U.S. in the GLOBE Program. GLOBE will

begin operation on the 25th Earth Day, April 22, 1995, and schools in

the U.S. and throughout the world are invited to join in this exciting

new venture.

``Basic Requirements''

A school satisfies the ``basic requirements'' to become a GLOBE

school if the school agrees to :

--Have its students acquire environmental data using scientific

instruments at their schools,

--Have its students transmit these data to a GLOBE processing center as

often as required for each measurement,

--Have its students study the global environmental images that will be

generated based on GLOBE data taken by students around the world,

--Have its students participate in GLOBE guided by one or more teachers

trained through the GLOBE Program, who will use GLOBE-provided

educational materials,

--Send at least one teacher to a GLOBE-provided 3-day training workshop

at a location in the school's general part of the country,

--Have the necessary GLOBE scientific measurement instruments, as

identified below, for use by students, and

--Have a suitable school computer configuration, as described below, to

be used at least 20% of each school day to support participation in

GLOBE, i.e., to be used for data entry and transmission to a GLOBE

processing center and for viewing of global environmental images and

related information generated from GLOBE data by a GLOBE processing

center.

Scientific Measurement Instruments

GLOBE environmental measurements are in the following study areas:

Atmosphere/Climate, Hydrology/Water Chemistry, and Biology/Geology.

The GLOBE measurements to be made initially by students in grades

K-5 are:

Atmosphere/Climate: Maximum and minimum air temperature, precipitation,

and cloud cover

Hydrology/Water: Water temperature, pH of precipitation

Biology/Geology: Biometrics, species identification, and land cover

The scientific instruments needed to make these measurements are a

max/min thermometer, a rain gauge, a tape measure, a clinometer, Litmus

paper, and a ``cloud kit'' and simple species identification keys to be

provided as part of the GLOBE educational materials. The functional and

performance specifications for these GLOBE scientific instruments will

be provided to each school that registers to participate in the GLOBE

Program. The total cost of these scientific instruments, if they are

not already available at the school, is estimated to be between $150

and $250. After the initial year of GLOBE operation, additional

measurements will be added at the K-5 level, such as measurement of

barometric pressure and soil moisture. The additional cost of the

instruments necessary at that time to make these additional

measurements is estimated to be about $100.

The measurements to be made by students in grades 6-12, in addition

to all of the above measurements made by K-5 students, are:

Hydrology/Water: pH of precipitation taken with more advanced

measurement devices, soil moisture

Biology/Geology: phenology (seasonal change), location of the site at

which physical measurements are taken

The scientific instruments necessary to make these measurements

include all of the above instruments for grades K-5, in addition to a

digital readout pH pen for grades 6-8 and a research quality pH meter

for grades 9-12, an oven, a balance, and a camera with film. The

functional and performance specifications for these GLOBE scientific

instruments will be provided to each school that registers to

participate in the GLOBE Program. A Global Positioning System (GPS)

receiver, to be used to determine the location of the site at which

physical measurements are taken, will be made available for use at the

school measurement sites by the GLOBE Program, as needed. The total

cost of these scientific instruments, if they are not already available

at the school, is estimated to be between $300 and $400 for grades 6-8

and between $800 and $1000 for grades 9-12. After the initial year of

GLOBE operation, additional measurements will be added at the 6-12

level, such as measurement of dew point, soil temperature, and of trace

gases. The additional cost of the instruments necessary at that time to

make these additional measurements is estimated to be between $300 and

$400 for grades 6-8 and between $300 and $500 for grades 9-12.

School Computer Configuration

Either an IBM-compatible PC or an Apple Macintosh computer can be

used:

An IBM-compatible PC with at least a 386, 20 Mhz processor, 4 MB of

RAM memory, and 60 MB of available hard disk. It must have either a

direct Internet connection or a dial-up capability using a 14.4 kbps

modem, preferably employing V.42 bis data compression, that is now

being used to access the Internet on a dial-in basis or can be used to

do so if the school is provided with a suitable 800 telephone number.

An Apple Macintosh computer with at least a 68030, 20 Mhz

processor, 4 MB of RAM memory, and 60 MB of available hard disk. It

must have either a direct Internet connection or a dial-up capability

using a 14.4 kbps modem, preferably employing V.42 bis data

compression, that is now being used to access the Internet on a dial-in

basis or can be used to do so if the school is provided with a suitable

800 telephone number.

Registering as a GLOBE School

Schools that meet the ``basic requirements'' stated above are

invited to complete the registration form included below. The form must

be signed by the school's principal, its designated GLOBE lead teacher,

and by an official authorized to make the necessary certification on

behalf of the school. The form should be mailed to The GLOBE Program,

744 Jackson Place, Washington, D.C. 20503.

For each registered school, the Federal Government will provide:

--Daily access through the Internet to global environmental images

based on the measurement data taken by GLOBE students around the world

and a broad range of other information relevant to the study of the

global environment,

--An opportunity for students and teachers to work interactively

through the Internet with world class scientists, collaborating in the

study of the environment,

--An opportunity for students, teachers, and scientists to share

information about the global environment through the Internet with each

other,

--Training for one teacher (the GLOBE lead teacher for the school) at a

3-day workshop to be held at a location in the school's general part of

the country (but not including the cost of travel or per diem for the

teacher to attend the training or the cost of a substitute teacher if

one is necessary),

--A set of GLOBE educational materials for use by teachers and students

in the school to enrich and supplement existing school curricula,

--If the school is not already connected to the Internet, connectivity

will be provided to the Internet through a dial-up telephone connection

to an 800 number,

--Access to GLOBE school computer software for use of the World Wide

Web information access system through the Internet, if the school does

not already have software that can be used for this purpose (This is

the software necessary to transmit GLOBE data and access GLOBE global

environmental visualizations and other information.), and

--Dial-up telephone access to a GLOBE help desk to an 800 number.

Teacher training will be available for some GLOBE lead teachers for

3-day sessions offered during the period February through May 1995.

Training for additional GLOBE lead teachers will be available from June

through August 1995. It is expected that only a relatively small

percentage of initial GLOBE lead teachers will be able to be trained

during the February-May period, and each school's indication for when

its GLOBE lead teacher would prefer to participate in training is

requested on the registration form.

GLOBE will begin operation on April 22, 1995. Schools that

initially register can expect to begin their involvement on a phased-in

basis beginning as early as April, but, in some cases, not beginning

until later in 1995. Schools for which registration forms are received

by the GLOBE Program earliest can generally expect to receive training

for their GLOBE lead teachers at an early date, and thus begin GLOBE

participation earlier in the year, subject to the magnitude of response

to this invitation and the overall process for scheduling teacher

training workshops across the country.

Federal Assistance

Some Federal assistance will be available on a competitive basis to

assist selected domestic schools in meeting some of these ``basic

requirements.'' GLOBE encourages schools which do not meet all of the

``basic requirements'' identified above to complete the Application for

Federal Assistance form included below to compete to acquire from the

Federal Government the necessary resources to enable the school to

participate in the GLOBE Program. It is expected that available U.S.

Government resources to help individual schools to participate in GLOBE

will be limited compared to the total need. Schools desiring to

participate in GLOBE are encouraged to seek alternative resources.

However, no matching is required.

The application form for applying for Federal assistance under this

solicitation is contained within this announcement. Schools applying

for Federal assistance may be required to complete additional Federal

assistance forms as required by DOC.

2. Authority and Type of Funding Instrument

GLOBE may enter into Joint Project Agreements (JPA), contracts and/

or cooperative agreements to carry out the objectives of this program.

NOAA intends to use JPAs pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1525 with those

educational institutions that do not require funds to acquire the

resources necessary to meet the ``basic requirements'' identified

above. The duration of the agreements will be for three year periods.

For those educational institutions that require and are selected to

receive Federal assistance, NOAA intends to use cooperative agreements

pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1540 to assist educational institutions that are

not profit making entities. Procurement contracts may be used to fund

for-profit educational organizations that may need resources for the

``basic requirements'' to participate in the GLOBE Program. NOAA will

determine the appropriate funding instrument to use for each applicant

in accordance with the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act, 31

U.S.C. 6301-6308.

3. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

CFDA No. 11.449, Independent Education and Science Projects and

Programs.

4. Funding Availability

Funds appropriated for use by the NOAA in support of the GLOBE

Program, together with GLOBE funding transferred to NOAA from NASA and

EPA, will be employed to make awards in response to this solicitation.

II. Program Requirements for Participation and Funding

The selection of schools to receive Federal assistance to enable

them to participate in the GLOBE Program will be guided by the

program's goals: (1) To enhance environmental awareness of individuals

throughout the world, (2) to increase scientific understanding of the

Earth, and (3) to help all students reach higher standards in science

and mathematics.

The following general rating factors that will be considered in the

selection of schools that will receive Federal assistance as a result

of this solicitation:

Schools will be selected so as to achieve geographic and

socio-economic diversity in the participation in the GLOBE Program,

with an objective of being inclusive in the opportunity for the

Nation's young people to participate.

Schools will be selected so as to provide coverage of the

United States where the current availability of the kinds of

environmental data to be acquired by schools participating in GLOBE is

relatively sparse, and where a significant contribution to global

environmental research would be made by having GLOBE schools located

there.

Schools will be selected that intend to make GLOBE

measurements and transmit the data for GLOBE processing as often as

necessary for each measurement for at least the next 3 years.

The following programmatic rating factors will be rated and given

equal weight:

Schools will receive credit if they propose to involve a

large percentage of their students in GLOBE.

Schools will receive credit if they propose to arrange to

have students make GLOBE measurements on days in addition to regular

school days.

Schools will receive credit if they are part of or plan to

collaborate in GLOBE with other nearby participating schools, where

this cluster of schools includes one or more proposed elementary

schools that feed into a proposed intermediate school that feeds into a

proposed high school.

Schools will receive credit if they propose to involve

their local community in the school's GLOBE activities.

Schools will receive credit if they propose to build on

the schools' participation in existing environmental science or related

education programs that have some of the characteristics of GLOBE.

Schools will receive credit if they require partial rather

than full Federal Government support of the resources necessary to

participate in GLOBE, because they already have part of the required

``infrastructure,'' e.g. a suitably configured PC or Macintosh

computer, a connection to the Internet, and all or some of the required

scientific instruments.

Schools will receive credit for ``infrastructure'' if a

school does not yet have, but is willing to commit to obtain, needed

resources from alternative sources as a form of ``matching'' the

resources being requested.

3.0 Selection Procedures

GLOBE will convene an interagency review team that includes NOAA,

NASA, NSF, EPA, and the Department of Education. The review team will

rate the applications, and consider other relevant information

available to the Government about each school, in accordance with the

GLOBE Program goals and factors identified above. After the

applications have been evaluated, the review team will develop

recommendations for selection. The recommendations will be submitted to

the GLOBE Director, who will determine which applicants will be funded

by NOAA or other Federal organizations, and that the applicants

selected are those that best meet the goals of the GLOBE program.

The exact amount of assistance or Government resources awarded to

an applicant will be determined in pre-award negotiations between the

applicant and GLOBE Program representatives. All applicants will be

notified of their selection or non-selection. Unsuccessful applicants

will be encouraged to seek alternative resources that will enable them

to participate in GLOBE.

Schools that are selected to receive Federal assistance to make

possible their participation in GLOBE will also receive the same four

kinds of Government support listed above for schools that do not need

assistance and are simply registering to participate.

At any given time, especially as the GLOBE Program begins during

1995, there may be a constraint on the rate at which GLOBE teacher

training and educational materials can be made available, and in which

new GLOBE schools can be supported by the GLOBE processing center(s)

and required network connections. Every reasonable effort will be made

to respond in a timely way to the expected heavy demand, but schools

should expect to become ``operational'' GLOBE schools on a phased-in

basis over several months, beginning in March 1995.

III. Other Requirements

1. Federal Policies and Procedures

Recipients and subrecipients are subject to all Federal laws and

Federal and DOC policies, regulations, and procedures applicable to

Federal financial assistance awards.

2. Past Performance

Unsatisfactory performance under prior Federal awards may result in

an application not being considered for funding.

3. Pre-Award Activities

If applicants incur any costs prior to an award being made, they do

so solely at their own risk of not being reimbursed by the Government.

Notwithstanding any verbal or written assurance that may have been

received, there is no obligation on the part of DOC to cover pre-award

costs.

4. No Obligation for Future Funding

If an application is selected for funding, DOC has no obligation to

provide any additional future funding in connection with that award.

Renewal of an award to increase funding or extend the period of

performance is at the total discretion of DOC.

5. Delinquent Federal Debts

No award of Federal assistance shall be made to an applicant who

has an outstanding delinquent Federal debt until either:

i. The delinquent account is paid in full,

ii. A negotiated repayment schedule is established and at least one

payment is received, or

iii. Other arrangements satisfactory to DOC are made.

6. Name Check Review

All non-profit and for-profit applicants are subject to a name

check review process. Name checks are intended to reveal if any key

individuals associated with the applicant have been convicted of or are

presently facing criminal charges such as fraud, theft, perjury, or

other matters which significantly reflect on the applicant's management

honesty or financial integrity.

7. Primary Applicant Certifications

All primary applicants must submit a completed Form CD-511,

``Certifications Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other

Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free Workplace Requirements and

Lobbying,'' and the following explanations are hereby provided:

i. Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension. Prospective

participants (as defined at 15 CFR part 26, section 105) are subject to

15 CFR part 26, ``Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension'' and the

related section of the certification form prescribed above applies;

ii. Drug-Free Workplace. Grantees (as defined at 15 CFR part 28,

section 605) are subject to 15 CFR Part 26, Subpart F, ``Government-

wide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)'' and the related

section of the certification form prescribed above applies;

iii. Anti-Lobbying. Persons (as defined at 15 CFR part 28, section

105) are subject to the lobbying provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1352,

``Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal

contracting and financial transactions,'' and the lobbying section of

the certification form prescribed above applies to applications/bids

for grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts for more than

$100,000, and loans and loan guarantees for more than $150,000, or the

single family maximum mortgage limit for affected programs, whichever

is greater; and

iv. Anti-Lobbying Disclosures. Any applicant that has paid or will

pay for lobbying using any funds must submit an SF-LLL, ``Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities,'' as required under 15 CFR part 28, appendix B.

8. Lower Tier Certifications

Recipients shall require applicants/bidders for subgrants,

contracts, subcontracts, or other lower tier covered transactions at

any tier under the award to submit, if applicable, a completed form CD-

512, ``Certifications Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility

and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transactions and Lobbying''

and disclosure form, SF-LLL, ``Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.''

Form CD-512 is intended for the use of recipients and should not be

transmitted to DOC. SF-LLL submitted by any tier recipient or

subrecipient should be submitted to DOC in accordance with the

instructions contained in the award document.

9. False Statements

A false statement on an application is grounds for denial or

termination of funds and grounds for possible punishment by a fine or

imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

10. Intergovernmental Review

This action has been determined not to require intergovernmental

review.

11. Buy American-Made Equipment or Products

Applicants are hereby notified that they are encouraged, to the

extent feasible, to purchase American-made equipment and products with

funding provided under this program in accordance with Congressional

intent as set forth in the resolution contained in Public Law 103-317,

Sections 607 (a) and (b). This provision applies only to Federal

appropriations provided under Public Law 103-317.

12. Classification

This action has been determined to be not significant for purposes

of E.O. 12866.

This notice contains a collection-of-information requirement

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. The collection of this

information has been approved by OMB, OMB Control Number 0648-0287,

with collection approval through 11/30/97. Public reporting burden for

this collection of information is estimated to average .5 hours per

response for a Registration and 1 hour for an Application for

Assistance, including time for reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and maintaining data needed, and

completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments

regarding this reporting burden estimate or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the

burden, to Thomas N. Pyke, Jr. (see ADDRESSES), and to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503 (Attention: NOAA Desk Officer). The required forms

for registration and application for Federal assistance are appended.

Dated: November 18, 1994.

Thomas N. Pyke, Jr.,

Director, The GLOBE Program.

[Copies of this form may be reproduced so that a completed form can

be submitted for each school.]

Registration for a School To Participate in the Globe Program

Name of School---------------------------------------------------------

Street Address---------------------------------------------------------

City-------------------------------------------------------------------

State------------------------------------------------------------------

ZIP--------------------------------------------------------------------

Type of school: elementary __________ intermediate/middle junior

high __________ high school __________

Name of Globe Lead Teacher for the School------------------------------

Name of School Principal-----------------------------------------------

Phone numbers to reach the Teacher and Principal (with area code)

Voice ( ) =

FAX ( ) =

Internet address for Teacher, if available __________

Preferred teacher training period:

February to May 1995---------------------------------------------------

June to August 1995----------------------------------------------------

Certification

I certify that this school meets the ``basic requirements'' to

become a GLOBE school, as described in Part I of this Announcement,

and that the school intends to participate in the GLOBE Program for

a period of at least 3 years.

Signature of GLOBE Lead Teacher----------------------------------------

Signature of Principal-------------------------------------------------

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Identification of Local Educational Agency (e.g. school district) if

this school is part of such an Agency

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Name, title, and signature of official authorized to sign this

certification on behalf of the registered school (e.g. authorized

L.E.A. official)

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Date

All communications, materials, or other resources under this

agreement are administered as a joint project between the registered

school and the Federal Government through the authority of the U.S.

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic, and Atmospheric

Administration under 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1525.

[Copies of this form may be reproduced so that a completed form can

be submitted for each school.]

Application for Federal Assistance To Become a Globe School

About Your School

Name of school---------------------------------------------------------

Street address---------------------------------------------------------

City-------------------------------------------------------------------

State------------------------------------------------------------------

ZIP--------------------------------------------------------------------

Type of school: elementary ______ intermediate/middle/junior high

______ high school ______

About Involving Students in GLOBE

How many students are in your school? ______

How would you plan to involve many of your school's students in

GLOBE?

--Would you have the computer and measurement instruments used for

GLOBE shared at different times during the school day by two or more

classes?

Yes ______ No ______

--Would you create a GLOBE bulletin board in a place where many

students could see it?

Yes ______ No ______

--Would you hold one or more school assemblies to share information

about the school's participation in GLOBE?

Yes ______ No ______

--Other----------------------------------------------------------------

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What percentage of the students in your school would be directly

involved in GLOBE, making daily measurements and studying the data

and the global environmental images created with worldwide GLOBE

student data?

Percent of students----------------------------------------------------

About Making GLOBE Measurements

Recognizing the fundamental importance for the GLOBE Program of

continuing, long-term, worldwide environmental observations, does

your school intend to make GLOBE measurements and transmit the data

for GLOBE processing for at least the next 3 years?

Yes ______ No ______

Would your school be able to arrange to have students make GLOBE

measurements at times outside the regular school day?

--On weekends? Yes ______ No ______

--During school vacations during the school year? Yes ______ No

______

--Over the summer? Yes ______ No ______

--Would you involve school or community volunteers to help students

make these measurements on other than regular school days? Yes

______ No ______

--Other ways of providing coverage on other than regular school days

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Do you have funding available to acquire the scientific

measurement instruments needed, as identified in this solicitation,

which are estimated to cost approximately $150-200 for an elementary

school, $300-400 for an intermediate school, and $800-1000 for a

high school?

Yes ______ No ______

If No, are you applying for Federal assistance to provide a set

of such instruments for use at your school?

Yes ______ No ______

About Working With Other Nearby Schools

Are you planning to collaborate with other nearby schools as you

participate in GLOBE?

--With one or more schools that feed your school?

Yes ______ No ______

--With one more schools that your school feeds?

Yes ______ No ______

If Yes, provide the names of the collaborating schools:

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Principals of collaborating schools------------------------------------

Principals' phone number(s) ( ) - -------------------------

Have these collaborating schools registered as GLOBE Schools or

are they applying for Federal assistance to participate?

Yes ______ No ______

About Involving Your Local Community in GLOBE

How are you planning to involve the local community outside your

school in your school's GLOBE activities?

--Invite the public to visit for open houses to see what your

students are doing in GLOBE?

Yes ______ No ______

--Invite parents and others to visit after school hours or on

weekends to participate hands-on themselves in GLOBE?

Yes ______ No ______

--Prepare articles on your school's GLOBE participation for your

school newspaper?

Yes ______ No ______

--Prepare articles on your school's GLOBE participation for local

newspapers in your area?

Yes ______ No ______

--Other

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About Your School's Involvement in Other Environmental Science or

Related Education Programs

Are students in your school already involved in an environmental

science or education program that has some of the characteristics of

GLOBE?

--Are you making weather or other environmental measurements

regularly through the school year?

Yes ______ No ______

--Are you sharing these measurement results with others outside your

school?

Yes ______ No ______

--Does your school have an ``automated'' weather station that

records temperature and other measurements all of the time?

Yes ______ No ______

--If Yes, is your weather station part of a community-wide organized

effort on the part of a local TV station or other organization?

Yes ______ No ______

--If Yes, please identify the local organization

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--Does your school participate in a regional, national, or

international environmental education program involving hands-on

science?

Yes ______ No ______

If Yes, please identify the program------------------------------------

--Does your school participate in a distance education program

involving partner schools communicating regularly through the

Internet or other means?

Yes ______ No ______

If Yes, please identify the program------------------------------------

--Other kinds of involvement?

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About Your School's Currently Available Computer and Communications

Capabilities to Support GLOBE Participation

Does your school have or are you able to obtain an IBM-

compatible or Apple Macintosh computer that meets the minimum GLOBE

requirements (see introductory information) and that you would be

willing to make available at least 20% of every school day to

support GLOBE data entry and related viewing of global

visualizations and other related materials?

Yes ______ No______

If No, are you applying for Federal assistance to provide your

school such a computer, including a suitable modem, with the

understanding that the school will provide a telephone line for use

with this computer that can be used to dial outside telephone

numbers, including 800 numbers?

Yes ______ No ______

If Yes, does this computer have a modem that can operate at 9600

bps or faster connected to a telephone line that can be used to dial

outside telephone numbers, including 800 numbers?

Yes ______ No ______

If No, are you applying for Federal assistance to provide your

school with such a modem, with the understanding that the school

will provide a telephone line for use with this computer that can be

used to dial outside telephone numbers, including 800 numbers?

Yes ______ No ______

If Yes, is this computer being used by students to access

information on the Internet?

Yes ______ No ______

If Yes, are students able to use one of the information access tools

that support access to the World Wide Web on the Internet (such as

the one called Mosaic)?

Yes______ No______

About GLOBE Teacher Training

Are you willing to send a teacher to a workshop to be trained in

GLOBE environmental measurements and in the use of associated

educational resource materials, for a period of 3 days, at a

location in your general part of the country?

Yes______ No______

Do you have or can you obtain funding to pay for this teacher's

travel expenses to attend such a workshop?

Yes______ No______

If No, are you applying for Federal assistance to pay for this

teacher's travel expenses to attend such a workshop?

Yes______ No______

Are you willing to provide a substitute for this teacher if he

or she needs to miss up to 3 school days to receive this training?

Yes______ No______

Would you prefer that this teacher be trained in the period

February through May 1995, so your school could begin participation

in GLOBE this Spring, or would you prefer that this teacher receive

training during June through August 1995, so your school could begin

participation next Fall?

February through May ____ June through August____

Matching Resources

Does your school propose to commit to obtain some of the needed

resources that it needs, but does not yet have, from alternative

sources as a form of ``matching'' the resources requested in this

application?

Yes______ No______

If Yes, please explain-------------------------------------------------

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Any Additional Information Your School Would Like To Provide in

Support of This Application

Would you like to provide any additional information that would

assist in the evaluation of your school's application relative to

the GLOBE goals and rating factors?

Yes______ No______

If Yes, please do so here:---------------------------------------------

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If your school is not selected to receive Federal assistance to

enable it to participate in GLOBE, would you like this application

made public by the GLOBE Program to support your school's continuing

effort to obtain the necessary resources to participate in the

program?

Yes______ No______

More Information About Your School and Signatures Necessary to

Consider Your Application for Federal Assistance

Is your school currently identified as a Chapter 1 school? Yes

______ No ______

Name of GLOBE Lead Teacher for the School------------------------------

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Signature of GLOBE Lead Teacher----------------------------------------

Name of School Principal-----------------------------------------------

Signature of Principal-------------------------------------------------

Phone number to reach the Teacher or Principal ( )

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Identification of Local Educational Agency (e.g. school district) if

this school is part of such an Agency

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Name, title, and signature of official authorized to Date sign this

application on behalf of this school (e.g. authorized L.E.A.

official)

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[FR Doc. 94-28947 Filed 22-18-94; 8:45 am]

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