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9A HIGH SCHOOL from page 4..... .. . . . ENVIRONMENTAL from page 1. . . . . . page 5 How City Officials Can Help Released on June 29, the document provides an overview of the review process and offers Research by NLC's Institute for Youth, Educa- guidance in process management. It also fea~ tion, and Families shows that mayors and council tures five appendices, including the text of the members can be engaged in local efforts to statutory provision, sample invitation letters for improve public high schools by; participating or cooperating agencies, interagency guidance on transportation funding, guidance on . Promoting a portfolio of options available integration of planning and NEPA processes, and for young people, including small schools, and guidance on issuing statute of limitations notices. being willing to allocate funding or facility re- sources to support these efforts; FHWA is seeking comments on the issues of: flexibility in requirements, adequacy of guidance, · Highlighting dropout and graduation rates lead agency responsibilities, project analysis and engaging the public on potential solutions methodologies and coordination of participating through focused community conversations; agencies. . Using their leadership roles to recognize. FTA is also asking for input on whether it successful schools and students in their cities; should require a development schedule for all FTA projects that require an environmental impact . Partnering with school leaders to promote statement, and whether the FTA should continue best practices and models that have proven allowing New Starts Alternatives Analysis to be successful; and developed as a non federal planning document or be merged with the NEPA document. . Convening school, college and university leaders to develop strategies that bridge high The agencies will issue a Federal Register school and college and ease the transition for notice announcing the issuance of the final guid- students entering postsecondary education. ance, complete with changes made based on the comments received. The comment period will Leaders Expand Options end July 31, until which time the agencies will interpret the law as set forth in the proposal. Phoenix Is one of five cities engaged in the To access the guidance language, visit "Helping Municipal Leaders Expand Options and Alternatives for High School" technical assistance www.fta.dot.gov/Section6002.doc. initiative, sponsored by NLC's Institute for Youth, Comments (which must be identified by the Education, and Families with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. docket number FTA-2006-24905) may be submit~ ted by any of the following methods: Other cities participating in the initiative in- . Online: Visit http://dms.dot.gov and follow elude: Corpus Christi, Texas; Hartford, Conn.; San Antonio; and San Jose, Calif. the instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site. Details: For more information, contact Audrey . Fax: Fax comments to (202) 493-2251. M. Hutchinson at (202) 626-3053 or . U.S. Mail: Mail comments to: hutchinson@nlc.org or contact Lucinda Dugger at (202) 626-3052 or dugger@nlc.org. Continued on Page 6 Visit the league's Official Website--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS - PAGE 5 July 7, 2006 . Issue #27 "_._.