FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Request for Application (RFA Entitlement)
Bureau/Office
Bureau of Family and Community Outreach
Program Name
Title V, Part A- Innovative Programs
Specific Funding Authority (ies)
Federal, No Child Left Behind Act, 2001, P. L. 107-110, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
number 84.298A. Title V, Part A- Innovative Programs, Section 5111(a)
Funding Purpose/Priorities
The Florida Department of Education’s mission is to increase the proficiency of all students within one
seamless, efficient system, their knowledge and skills through learning opportunities and research valued by
students, parents and communities. The purpose of the program is to establish:
•
Highest Student Achievement
•
Seamless Articulation and Maximum Access
•
Skilled Workforce and Economic Development
•
Quality Efficient Services
The general purposes of these funds are:
•
To support local education reform efforts that are consistent with and support statewide education
reform efforts. An appropriate use of the funds consistent with the purpose supporting statewide
education reform efforts is to provide professional development on the components and
implementation of Florida’s Continuous Improvement Model.
•
To provide funding to enable State educational agencies and local educational agencies to
implement promising educational reform programs and school improvement programs based on
scientifically based research.
•
To provide a continuing source of innovation and educational improvement, including support
programs to provide library services and instructional and media materials.
•
To meet the educational needs of all students, including at-risk youth.
•
To develop and implement education programs to improve school, student, and teacher
performance, including professional development activities and class size reduction programs.
Type of Award
Entitlement
Total Funding Amount
$4,446,203(preliminary)
Budget Period
July 1, 2007 -June 30, 2008
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Program Performance Period
July 1, 2007 -June 30, 2008
Target Population
Target populations include students (K-12), educators, administrators and staff
Eligible Applicant(s)
Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
Application Due Date
June 30
th
, 2007
The
due date refers to
the date of receipt in Grants Management. For Federal programs, the project
effective date will be the date that the application is received within DOE meeting conditions for
acceptance, or the date of receipt of the Federal Award Notification, whichever is later. For State
programs, the project effective date will be no earlier than the effective date of the legislative
appropriation, usually July 1. The ending date can be no later than June 30, of the fiscal year unless
otherwise specified in statute or proviso.
Contact Persons
Tameka Thomas
Title V Coordinator
Phone: 850-245-0845
Fax: 850-245-0849
Email: Tameka.Thomas@fldoe.org
Kynder Crossner
Office of Grant Management
Phone: 850-245-0722
Fax: 850-245-0737
Email: Kynder.Crossner@fldoe.org
Assurances
The Department of Education has developed and implemented a document entitled, General Terms,
Assurances and Conditions for Participation in Federal and State Programs, to comply with:
•
34 CFR 76.301 of the Education Department General Administration Regulations (EDGAR) which
requires local educational agencies to submit a common assurance for participation in federal
programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education;
•
applicable regulations of other Federal agencies; and
•
State regulations and laws pertaining to the expenditure of state funds.
In order to receive funding, applicants must have on file with the Department of Education, Office of the
Comptroller, a signed statement by the agency head certifying applicant adherence to these General
Assurances for Participation in State or Federal Programs. The complete text may be found at
http://fldoe.org/comptroller/doc/gbsectiond.doc.
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School Districts, Community Colleges, Universities and State Agencies
The certification of adherence filed with the Department of Education Comptroller’s Office shall remain in
effect indefinitely unless a change occurs in federal or state law, or there are other changes in circumstances
affecting a term, assurance, or condition; and does not need to be resubmitted with this application.
No Child Left Behind Assurances (Applicable to All Funded Programs)
By my signature on this application, I hereby certify that the ___________ District will comply with the
following requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:
The LEA assures that, under Sec. 9528, it will comply with a request by a military recruiter or an institution of
higher education for secondary students' names, addresses, and telephone numbers, unless a parent has "opted
out" of providing such information.
The LEA assures that, under Sec. 9528, it will provide military recruiters the same access to secondary school
students as it generally provides to postsecondary institutions or prospective employers.
The LEA hereby certifies that, under Sec. 9524, it has no policy that prevents, or otherwise denies participation
in, constitutionally protected prayer in public schools. The LEA further certifies that ``among other things,
students may read their Bibles or other scriptures, say grace before meals, and pray or study religious materials
with fellow students during recess, the lunch hour, or other noninstructional time to the same extent that they
may engage in nonreligious activities.'' The LEA certifies that its public schools will not be hostile to the
religious rights of their students and their families.
The LEA hereby assures that, under Sec. 9532, if the State of Florida identifies any school within the LEA as
“persistently dangerous,” it will offer students attending that school, as well as students who are victims of a
violent criminal offense while on school property, the opportunity to transfer to a safe school.
The LEA hereby certifies that, under Sec. 4141, it will expel from school for a period of not less than one year a
student who is determined to have brought a weapon to school.
The LEA hereby certifies that, under Sec. 4141, it has a policy requiring referral to the criminal justice or
juvenile delinquency system of any student who brings a firearm to a school under the control and supervision
of the LEA.
Funding Method
Federal Cash Advance –On-Line Reporting required monthly to record expenditures.
Federal cash advances will be made by state warrant or electronic funds transfer (EFT) to a recipient for
disbursements. For federally funded projects, requests for federal cash advance must be made on the Electronic
Federal Cash Advance Request System. If at times it is determined that disbursements are going to exceed the
amount of cash on hand plus cash in transit, an on-line amendment can be made prior to the due date of the next
Federal Cash Advance distribution on the Electronic Federal Cash Advance Request System.
Fiscal Requirements
Supporting documentation for expenditures is required for all funding methods. Examples of such
documentation include: invoices with check numbers verifying payment, and/or bank statements; all or
any of which must be available upon request.
Example of Non-allowable Expenditures
:
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District-Level Expenses
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Entertainment, Refreshments, Snacks
•
Incentives for Students (e.g., plaques, trophies, stickers, t-shirts, etc.)
•
Promotional or Marketing Items (e.g., flags, banners, etc.)
•
Decorative Items
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•
Purchase of Facilities or vehicles (e.g., Buses, Vans, or Cars)
•
Land Acquisition
•
Furniture
•
Capital Improvements, Permanent Renovations
•
Supplanting federal, state, or local funds (e.g., using grant dollars to fund summer school classes previously
offered and paid for by district or other funds)
•
Proposal Development or Planning Costs
•
Direct Charges for items/services that the indirect cost rate covers
•
Any costs not allowable for federal programs per EDGAR, which may be accessed at
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCFO/grants/edgar.html
NOTE:
This is
NOT
an all-inclusive list of non-allowable expenses. If you have questions about non-allowable expenses
please call Tameka Thomas at 850-245-0845 or e-mail at Tameka.Thomas@fldoe.org.
NARRATIVE SECTION
Project Design-Narrative
Allowable activities under Title V, Part A are on pages four and five. These activities are chosen based
on a needs assessment described on page six of the LEA application.
The description of planned program activities, based on the above stated needs assessment, are within
pages six through eight of the LEA application form.
*Activities to Choose From:
The LEA shall have complete discretion in determining how funds made available will be divided
among programs described [Section 5133 (c)(1)] so long as such programs support the identified
goals for the use of such funds. Funds made available to LEAs shall be used for innovative
assistance programs, which may include any of the following:
1.
Programs to
recruit, train, and hire highly qualified teachers to reduce class size
, especially in the early
grades, and professional development activities carried out in accordance with Title II, that give teachers,
principals, and administrators the knowledge and skills to provide students with the opportunity to meet
challenging State or local academic content standards and student academic achievement standards.
2.
Technology activities related to the implementation of school-based reform efforts
, including
professional development to assist teachers and other school personnel (including school library media
personnel) regarding how to use technology effectively in the classrooms and the school library media
centers involved.
3.
Programs for the
development or acquisition and use of instructional and educational materials
,
including library services and materials (including media materials), academic assessments, reference
materials, computer software and hardware for instructional use, and other curricular materials that are tied
to high academic standards, that will be used to improve student academic achievement, and that are part of
an overall education reform program.
4.
Promising education
reform projects
, including magnet schools.
5.
Programs to
improve the academic achievement of educationally disadvantaged
elementary school and
secondary school students, including activities to prevent students from dropping out of school.
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6.
Programs to improve the
literacy skills of adults, especially the parents of children served
by the local
educational agency, including adult education and family literacy programs.
7.
Programs to provide for the educational needs of
gifted and talented
children.
8.
The planning, design, and initial implementation of
charter schools
as described in part B.
9.
School improvement
programs or activities under sections 1116 and 1117 (Title I).
10.
Community service programs
that use qualified school personnel to train and mobilize young people to
measurably strengthen their communities through nonviolence, responsibility, compassion, respect, and
moral courage.
11.
Activities to promote
consumer, economic, and personal finance education
, such as disseminating
information on and encouraging use of the best practices for teaching the basic principles of economics and
promoting the concept of achieving financial literacy through the teaching of personal financial management
skills (including the basic principles involved with earning, spending, saving, and investing).
12.
Activities to promote, implement, or expand public
school choice
.
13.
Programs to
hire and support school nurses
.
14.
Expansion and improvement of
school-based mental health services
, including early identification of drug
use and violence, assessment, and direct individual or group counseling services provided to students,
parents, and school personnel by qualified school-based mental health services personnel.
15.
Alternative educational
programs for those students who have been expelled or suspended from their
regular educational setting, including programs to assist students to re-enter the regular educational setting
upon return from treatment or alternative educational programs.
16.
Programs to
establish or enhance pre-kindergarten
programs for children.
17.
Academic intervention
programs that are operated jointly with community-based organizations and that
support academic enrichment, and counseling programs conducted during the school day (including during
extended school day or extended school year programs), for students most at risk of not meeting challenging
State academic achievement standards or not completing secondary school.
18.
Programs for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR)
training in schools.
19.
Programs to establish
smaller learning communities
.
20.
Activities that encourage and expand improvements throughout the area served by the local educational
agency that are designed to
advance student academic achievement
.
21.
Initiatives to generate, maintain, and
strengthen parental and community
involvement.
22.
Programs and activities that expand learning opportunities through
best-practice models
designed to
improve classroom learning and teaching.
23.
Programs to provide
same-gender schools and classrooms
(consistent with applicable law).
24.
Service learning activities
.
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25.
School safety programs
, including programs to implement the policy described in section 9507 and which
may include payment of reasonable transportation costs and tuition costs for such students.
26.
Programs that employ
research-based cognitive and perceptual development
approaches and rely on a
diagnostic-prescriptive model to improve students’ learning of academic content at the preschool,
elementary, and secondary levels.
27.
Supplemental educational services
, as defined in section 1116(e), Academic Assessments.
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Title V, Part A Innovative Programs
2007-2008 LEA Application
Program Descriptions:
1.
Briefly describe the local and private school (if applicable) needs relative to the purposes of these
funds and to the innovative assistance programs that the LEA plans to implement [Section 5133
(b)(1)].
2.
Based on the needs identified in item 1 describe the planned allocation of funds, among innovative
assistance programs that the LEA plans to implement.
3.
Describe the information set forth for equitable services required for implementing private school
participation [Section 5133 (b)(3)].
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Title V, Part A Innovative Programs
2007-2008 LEA Application
4.
Describe how these program funds will contribute to improving student academic achievement or
improving the quality of education for students [Section 5133 (b)(4)].
5.
Describe how the activities in this project will support Florida’s reading initiative.
6.
Describe how information about the project(s) will be disseminated and marketed to appropriate
populations.
7.
Describe proposed steps to ensure equitable access to, and participation in, federally assisted
program(s) included in this application for students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries with
special needs as listed in the instructions, GEPA, Section 427.
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Title V, Part A Innovative Programs
2007-2008 LEA Application
Summary
2007 - 2008 Innovative Programs
K/Elem Mid High Train
FTE
Funding
Amounts
1.
Recruit, train, and hire highly qualified teachers to reduce
class size.
2.
Technology activities related to the implementation of
school-based reform efforts.
3.
The
development or acquisition and use of instructional
and educational materials.
4.
Promising education
reform projects
, including magnet
schools.
5.
Improve the academic achievement of educationally
disadvantaged.
6.
Literacy skills of adults, especially the parents of children
served.
7.
Programs to provide for the educational needs of
gifted and
talented children.
8.
The planning, design, and initial implementation of
charter
schools
as described in part B.
9.
School improvement
programs or activities under sections
1116 and 1117(Title I).
10.
Community service programs
that use qualified school
personnel to train and mobilize young people.
11.
Promotion of
consumer, economic, and personal finance
education
.
12.
Activities to promote, implement, or expand public
school
choice
.
13.
Programs to
hire and support school nurses
.
14.
Expansion and improvement of
school-based mental health
services
.
15.
Alternative educational
programs for those students who have
been expelled or suspended.
16.
Programs to
establish or enhance pre-kindergarten
programs
for children.
17.
Academic intervention
programs that are operated jointly with
community-based organizations.
18.
Programs for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR)
training in
schools.
19.
Programs to establish
smaller learning communities
.
20.
Activities that encourage and expand
advance student
academic achievement
.
21.
Initiatives to generate, maintain, and
strengthen parental and
community
involvement.
22.
Programs and activities that expand learning opportunities
through
best-practice models
.
23.
Programs to provide
same-gender schools and classrooms
(consistent with applicable law).
24.
Service learning activities
.
25.
School safety programs
.
26.
Programs that employ
research-based cognitive and
perceptual development
.
27.
Supplemental educational services
, as defined in section
1116(e), Academic Assessments.
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Use a Separate Page for Non-Public
Schools
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Support for Reading/Strategic Imperatives
Innovative assistance programs shall be tied to promoting challenging academic achievement standards;
used to improve student academic achievement; and be part of the eight education Strategic Imperatives.
Strategic Imperatives:
1.
Increase the Supply of Highly Effective Teachers.
Every public school classroom is led by a highly effective teacher.
2.
Set, Align and Apply Academic Curricular and Testing Standards.
Every student progresses and advances to the next educational level based on proficiency.
3.
Improve Student Rates of Learning.
Every student is proficient on grade level in reading, writing, and mathematics.
4.
Improve the Quality of Instructional Leadership.
Every educational institution is led by a quality instructional leader.
5.
Increase the Quantity and Improve the Quality of Education Options.
Every student and parent has reasonable access to a choice of quality public or private education.
6.
Align Workforce Education Programs with Skill Requirements of the New Economy.
Every workforce education program graduate has competencies required to succeed in his or her
field.
7.
Align Financial Resources with Performance.
All resources are allocated and used solely to improve student and institutional performance.
8.
Coordinate Efforts to Improve Higher Student Learning.
The State Board of Education and Board of Governors collaborate to provide world-class higher
education opportunities.
Describe how the proposed project will incorporate reading initiatives and one or more of the Florida
State Board of Education (SBE) strategic imperatives.
URL:
http://www.fldoe.org/meetings/2005_01_18/StratPlanDetails.pdf
Dissemination/Marketing
Each applicant will provide a marketing plan that describes how information about the project(s) will be
disseminated and marketed to appropriate populations.
Describe methods /strategies you will use to disseminate and market information about the project to
appropriate populations.
Reporting Outcomes
Each applicant assures that programs will be evaluated annually. The evaluation will be used to make decisions
about appropriate changes in programs for the subsequent year. The evaluation will describe how program(s)
affected student academic achievement and will include, at a minimum, information and data on the use of
funds, the types of services furnished, and the students served; and the evaluation will be submitted to the state
annually (assurances).
For Federal Programs - General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)
Provide a concise description of the process to ensure equitable access to, and participation of students, teachers,
and other program beneficiaries with special needs
.
For details refer to URL:
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/gepa427.pdf.
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Equitable Services for Private School Participation
In accordance with P.L. 107-110, Title IX, Part E Uniform Provisions, Subpart 1, Section 9501, the
applicant must provide a detailed plan of action for providing consultation for equitable services to
private school children and teachers with the local education agency(ies) service area. For details,
refer to URL: http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg111.html.
Conditions for Acceptance
The requirements listed below must be met for applications to be considered for review:
1)
Application is received in DOE within the timeframe specified by the RFA
2)
Application includes required forms: DOE 100A Project Application Form and DOE 101 -
Budget Narrative Form
3)
All required forms must have the assigned TAPS Number included on the form
4)
All required forms have original signatures by an authorized entity
5)
Application must be submitted to:
Office of Grants Management
Florida Department of Education
325 W. Gaines Street, (Room 332)
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
*NOTE: Applications signed by officials other than the appropriate agency head identified above must
have a letter signed by the agency head, or documentation citing action of the governing body delegating
authority to the person to sign on behalf of said official. Attach the letter or documentation to the DOE
100A when the application is submitted.
Method of Review
Project applications will be reviewed by program staff members to ensure that programs are making adequate
progress toward program objectives and to ensure that programs are upholding state and federal requirements.
Staff members will evaluate each sub-grantee’s yearly progress which will include the Continuation RFA, site
visits, evaluation data and evaluation and technical assistance reports to determine continued funding.
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Title V Part A, Innovative Programs
FY: 2007-2008
District 2007 -2008
Alachua
$ 48,538
Baker
$ 7,431
Bay
$ 42,370
Bradford
$ 6,103
Brevard
$ 122,473
Broward
$ 443,127
Calhoun
$ 3,389
Charlotte
$ 28,134
Citrus
$ 25,290
Clay
$ 55,053
Collier
$ 68,405
Columbia
$ 16,412
Dade
$ 633,311
DeSoto
$ 7,944
Dixie
$ 3,570
Duval
$ 224,266
Escambia
$ 74,691
Flagler
$ 18,518
Franklin
$ 2,162
Gadsden
$ 11,575
Gilchrist
$ 4,548
Glades
$ 2,001
Gulf
$ 3,612
Hamilton
$ 3,344
Hardee
$ 7,910
Hendry
$ 11,716
Hernando
$ 35,475
Highlands
$ 20,367
Hillsborough
$ 320,927
Holmes
$ 5,351
Indian River
$ 28,612
Jackson
$ 11,568
Jefferson
$ 2,570
Lafayette
$ 1,786
Lake
$ 63,832
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District
2007-2008
Lee
$ 128,132
Leon
$ 54,968
Levy
$ 9,815
Liberty
$ 2,232
Madison
$ 5,139
Manatee
$ 68,907
Marion
$ 71,776
Martin
$ 29,273
Monroe
$ 12,687
Nassau
$ 17,034
Okaloosa
$ 47,106
Okeechobee
$ 11,261
Orange
$ 295,181
Osceola
$ 85,752
Palm Beach
$ 288,890
Pasco
$ 100,939
Pinellas
$ 187,034
Polk
$ 153,546
Putnam
$ 19,895
St. Johns
$ 40,994
St. Lucie
$ 65,130
Santa Rosa
$ 37,750
Sarasota
$ 68,992
Seminole
$ 109,339
Sumter
$ 11,459
Suwannee
$ 9,731
Taylor
$ 5,448
Union
$ 3,419
Volusia
$ 106,022
Wakulla
$ 7,498
Walton
$ 10,193
Washington
$ 5,663
Correctional
$ 531
Dozier
$ 444
Eckerd
$ 195
FAMU
$ 617
FAU **
$ 948
FSU **
$ 3,109
UF
$ 1,599
School D & B
$ 1,174
TOTALS
$ 4,446,203
DRAFT 5/2/07
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Title V, Part A Innovative Programs
2007-2008 LEA Application
A)
TAPS Number
N
ame of Eligible Recipient:
B)
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
BUDGET NARRATIVE FORM
(1)
FUNCTION
(2)
OBJECT
(3)
Project Number:
(DOE USE ONLY)
(4)
FTE POSITION
(5)
AMOUNT
ACCOUNT TITLE AND NARRATIVE
C)
TOTAL
$
Jeanine Blomberg, Commissioner
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Title V, Part A Program Assurances
2007-2008 LEA Application
By my signature on this application, I hereby certify that __________District will comply with ALL the
following requirements:
1.
The LEA assures that the innovative programs described in this application are tied to promoting
challenging academic achievement standards; used to improve student academic achievement; and are a
part of an overall education reform strategy [Section 5131(b)(1-3)].
2.
The LEA assures that, after consultation with appropriate private school officials, the LEA shall provide
for the benefit of the children secular, neutral, and non-ideological services, materials and equipment,
including participation of teachers (and other personnel serving such children) in training programs
[Section 5142(a)(1)(A-B)].
3.
The LEA will involve, through systematic consultation, the parents of children attending the school
district's elementary and secondary schools, teachers and administrators of these schools, and other
groups involved in the planning, design, and implementation (such as librarians, school counselors, and
other pupil services personnel) as may be considered appropriate [Section 5133(b)(7)].
4.
The LEA assures that children enrolled in private, nonprofit schools, and the educational personnel of
such schools will be provided the opportunity for equitable participation in the activities and services
funded by this application and the schools of these children have been so notified [Section 5142(a)].
5.
The LEA assures that expenditures for programs shall be equal (consistent with the number of children
to be served) to expenditures for programs under Title V, Part A for children enrolled in the public
schools of the local education agency. [Section 5142(b)(1-2)].
6.
The LEA assures that the provision of services from these programs shall be provided by employees
of a public agency and is independent of private schools and of any religious organizations, and the
funds provided under this title shall not be commingled with state or local funds [Section 5142(c)(2)].
7.
The control of funds provided under this part, and title to materials, equipment, and property repaired,
remodeled, or constructed with such funds, shall be in a public agency for the uses and purposes
provided in this part, and a public agency shall administer such funds and property [Section 5142(c)(1)].
8.
Funds received will be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the level of funds that
would be made available from nonfederal sources; and not supplant, any other federal, state, or local
education funds. [Section 5144].
9.
The LEA assures that accurate records will be kept and provide such information to the state, as may be
reasonably required for fiscal audit and program evaluation and shall demonstrate compliance with all
state, federal, and program requirements [Section 5133(b)(6)].
10.
The LEA assures that programs will be evaluated annually. The evaluation will be used to make
decisions about appropriate changes in programs for the subsequent year. The evaluation will describe
how program(s) affected student academic achievement and will include, at a minimum, information
and data on the use of funds, the types of services furnished, and the students served; and the evaluation
will be submitted to the state annually [Section 5133(b)(8)(A-D)].
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11.
The LEA assures that a needs assessment be conducted and that funds be allocated among the
innovative assistance program areas based on those identified needs. [Section 5133(b)(1) and (2).
12.
The LEA ensures equitable access to, and participation, in federally assisted program(s) included in this
application for students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries with special needs. Section 427 of
GEPA, enacted as part of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (Public Law (P.L.) 103-382).
Signature of Fiscal Agency:_________________________________ Date:___________
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