demonstration projects to prevent dropouts

demonstration projects to prevent dropouts Sec. 172. Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting at the end thereof a new section as follows: “dropout prevention projects “Sec. 707. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to arrange by contract grant, or otherwise, with local educational agencies for the carrying out by such agencies in schools which (1) are located in urban or rural areas, (2) have a high percentage of children from families with an income not exceeding the low-income factor, as defined in section 103(c), and (3) have a nigh percentage of such children who do not complete their education in elementary or secondary school, of demonstration projects involving the use of innovative methods, systems, materials, or programs which show promise of reducing the number of such children who do not complete their education in elementary and secondary schools. “(b) The Commissioner shall approve arrangements pursuant to this section only on application by a local educational agency and upon his finding: “(1) that the project will be carried out in one or more schools described in subsection (a); “(2) that the applicant has analyzed the reasons for such children not completing their education and has designed a program to meet this problem; “(3) that effective procedures, including objective measurements of educational achievements, will be adopted for evaluating at least annually the effectiveness of the project; and “(4) that the project has been approved by the appropriate State educational agency. “(c) There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $30,000,000 for the period ending June 30, 1969, and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, for the purpose of this section.”