100 STAT. 1504
PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986
•f ' "(1) enhancing the schoolwide learning environment by ^* assessing the school climate, setting clear goals for improvement, and devising strategies for completing manageable projects with measurable objectives; "(2) evaluating the school curriculum in order to assess its effectiveness in meeting academic goals; "(3) developing skills in instructional analysis to improve the quality of teaching through classroom observation and supervision; "(4) mastering and implementing objective techniques for evaluating teacher performance; and "(5) improving communication, problemsolving, student discipline, time-management, and budgetary skills. "(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subpart. "ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
20 USC 1109a.
"SEC. 542. Of the amount appropriated for this subpart for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available an amount as may be necessary for establishing and operating a technical assistance center in each State, but not less than $150,000 for each State. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS
State and local governments. 20 USC 1109b.
Women. Minorities.
"SEC.
543. (a) ELIGIBLE CONTRACTS RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary
shall, subject to the availability of funds pursuant to section 542, enter into contracts with local educational agencies, intermediate school districts. State educational agencies, institutions of higher education, private management organizations, or nonprofit organizations (or consortium of such entities) for the establishment and operation of training centers in each State in accordance with the requirements of this section and section 544. "(h) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.—Each contract entered into under subsection (a) shall require the contractor— "(1) to make the services of the technical assistance center available to school administrators from any of the public and private nonprofit schools within the State served by that contractor; "(2) to collect information on school leadership skills; "(3) to assess the leadership skills of individual participants based on established effective leadership criteria; "(4) to conduct training programs on leadership skills for new school administrators and to conduct training seminars on leadership skills for practicing school administrators, with particular emphasis on women and minority administrators; "(5) to operate consulting programs to provide personnel within school districts with advice and guidance on leadership skills; "(6) to maintain training curricula and materials on leadership skills drawing on expertise in business, academia, civilian and military governmental agencies, and existing effective schools; "(7) to conduct programs which— "(A) make available executives from business, scholars -iMt from various institutions of higher education, and practicing school administrators; and
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