PUBLIC LAW 103-382--OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3647 the classroom or in school library media centers, in order to improve student learning by supporting the instructional program offered by such agency to ensure that students in schools will have meaningful access on a regular basis to such linkages, resources and services; "(4) providing ongoing professional development in the integration of quality educational technologies into school curriculum and long-term planning for implementing educational technologies; "(5) acquiring connectivity with wide area networks for purposes of accessing information and educational programming sources, particularly with institutions of higher education and public libraries; and "(6) providing educational services for adults and families. •«EC. 3135. LOCAL APPLICATIONS. 20 USC 6845. "Each local educational agency desiring assistance from a State educational agency under section 3132(a)(2) shall submit an application, consistent with the objectives of the systemic statewide plan, to the State educational agency at such time, in such manner and accompanied by such information as the State educationed agency may reasonably require. Such application, at a minimum, shall— "(1) include a strategic, long-range (three- to five-year), plan that includes— "(A) a description of the type of technologies to be acquired, including specific provisions for interoperability among components of such technologies and, to the extent practicable, with existing technologies; "(B) an explanation of how the acquired technologies will be integrated into the curriculum to help the local educational agency enhance teaching, training, and student achievement; "(C) an explanation of how programs will be developed in collaboration with existing adult literacy services providers to maximize the use of such technologies; "(D)(i) a description of how the local educational agency will ensure ongoing, sustained professional development for teachers, administrators, and school library media personnel served by the local educational agency to further the use of technology in the classroom or library media center; and "(ii) a list of the source or sources of ongoing training "' and technical assistance available to schools, teachers and administrators served by the local educational agency, such as State technology offices, intermediate educational support units, region^ educational laboratories or institutions of higher education; "(E) a description of the supporting resources, such as services, software and print resources, which will be acquired to ensure successful and effective use of technologies acquired under this section; "(F) the projected timetable for implementing such plan in schools; "(G) the projected cost of technologies to be acquired and related expenses needed to implement such plan; and
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