department of education

Office of the Secretary

GENERAL NOTICE

Notice Of Submission Of Special Education Grant Application And Public Comment Period

Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Education Group

The Secretary of Education has submitted an “Application Packet for Receiving Federal Fiscal Year 2006 Grant Award under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)” to the United States Department of Education. Beginning Tuesday, February 21, 2006, the Application Packet may be viewed on the Delaware Departmentof Education’s web site at http://www.doe.state.de.us/exceptional_child/forms.htm, by accessing the document titled “2006 Part B Application.” The Application Packet will also be available for public review at the Department of Education’s Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Education (Special Education) offices at the Townsend Building, 401 Federal Street, Suite 2, Dover, Delaware, 19901. Copies of the Application Packet will also be placed in the New Castle Public Library, Wilmington Public Library, Kent County Public Library, and Lewis Public Library by Tuesday, February 21, 2006.

The Application Packet will be available for public review for 60 days. Written public comments about the Application Packet will be accepted until April 2, 2006. Persons wishing to present their views may do so in writing to Martha Toomey, Director, Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Work Group, Department of Education, 401 Federal Street, Suite 2, Dover, DE 19901.