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A -- A BASELINE STUDY TO DETERMINE EXPECTED SCORE GAINS FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENTS SOL RFP-97-033 DUE 070397 POC Yolanda L. Abney, 202-708-6498, Harry Kessler, Contract Specialist, 202-708-9943 The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs, (OBEMLA) proposes to solicit proposals to design, pilot and conduct a study to determine what should be expected yearly gains in English proficiency and content area achievement (English and native language arts, reading and math) for LEP students who are in effective, high quality programs specifically designed to meet their needs. This shall be a four year study divided into 2 phases: Phase ! -- Design and Piloting (12 months), and three 1-year options for Phase II: Implementation _ Data Collection, analysis and Report. Issue date: on or about 05/28/97, Closing Date 07/03/97. (0133)

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