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ESEA:Special Programs for Indian Children
FY2006Program Performance Report
Strategic Goal2
Discretionary
ESEA, Title VII, Part A-2
Document Year2006Appropriation: $19,339
CFDA / 84.299A: Indian Education Special Programs for Indian Children
84.299B: Indian Education--Professional Development Grants
Program Goal: / To improve the educational opportunities and achievement of preschool, elementary, and secondary school Indian children by developing, testing, and demonstrating effective services and programs.
Objective1of2: / Discretionary programs will focus on improving educational opportunities and services for American Indian and Alaska Native children and adults.
Measure1.1of3: The percentage of program participants who become principals/vice principals/school administrators of schools with 25 percent or more American Indian and Alaska Native students. (Desired direction: increase)
Year / Target / Actual
(or date expected) / Status
2005 / 20 / (December 2006) / Pending
2007 / 20 / Pending

Source.U.S.Department of Education,Office of Indian Education, project performance reports; U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey; U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Longitudinal Survey of Schools.

Frequency of Data Collection.Biennial

Data Quality.Sample size is small and it is costly to add supplemental samples to data collection programs. National sample results in an under-representation in sample count. Program staff plans to monitor the number of American Indian and Alaska Native students through LEAs' reporting on program effectiveness in their Annual Performance Report.

Measure1.2of3: The percentage of program participants who become teachers in schools with 25 percent or more American Indian and Alaska Native students. (Desired direction: increase)
Year / Target / Actual
(or date expected) / Status
2005 / 23 / (December 2006) / Pending
2007 / 23 / Pending

Source.U.S. Department of Education, Office of Indian Education, project performance reports; U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey and National Longitudinal Survey of Schools.

Frequency of Data Collection.Biennial

Measure1.3of3: The percentage of program participants who receive full state licensure. (Desired direction: increase)
Year / Target / Actual
(or date expected) / Status
2005 / 75 / (December 2006) / Pending
2007 / 75 / Pending

Source.U.S. Department of Education, Office of Indian Education, project performance reports.

Frequency of Data Collection.Annual

Data Quality.Sample size is small and it is costly to add supplemental samples to data collection programs. National sample results in an under-representation in sample count. The program plans to monitor the number of American Indian and Alaska Native students through LEAs' reporting on program effectiveness in their Annual Performance Report.

Objective2of2: / Discretionary programs will focus on improving educational opportunities and services for Indian children and adults.
Measure2.1of5: The percentage of 3- to 4-year-old American Indian and Alaska Native children achieving educationally significant gains on a measure of language and communication development based on curriculum benchmarks. (Desired direction: increase)
Year / Target / Actual
(or date expected) / Status
2005 / 46 / (December 2006) / Pending
2006 / 46 / (December 2007) / Pending
2007 / 46 / (December 2008) / Pending

Source.U.S. Department of Education, Office of Indian Education, project performance report.

Frequency of Data Collection.Annual

Data Quality.Office of Indian Education performance report data are supplied by grantees. Substantial variation will exist in curriculum benchmarks and assessments.

Measure2.2of5: The percentage of 3- to 4-year-old American Indian and Alaska Native children achieving educationally significant gains on prescribed measure of cognitive skills and conceptual knowledge, including mathematics, science, and early reading based on curriculum benchmarks. (Desired direction: increase)
Year / Target / Actual
(or date expected) / Status
2005 / 46 / (December 2006) / Pending
2006 / 46 / (December 2007) / Pending
2007 / 46 / (December 2008) / Pending

Source.U.S. Department of Education, Office of Indian Education, project performance report.

Frequency of Data Collection.Annual

Data Quality.Office of Indian Education performance report data are supplied by grantees. Substantial variation will exist in curriculum benchmarks and assessments.

Measure2.3of5: The percentage of 3- to 4-year-old American Indian and Alaska Native children achieving educationally significant gains on prescribed measure of social development that facilitates self-regulation of attention, behavior, and emotion based on curriculum benchmarks. (Desired direction: increase)
Year / Target / Actual
(or date expected) / Status
2005 / 46 / (December 2006) / Pending
2006 / 46 / (December 2007) / Pending
2007 / 46 / (December 2008) / Pending

Source.U.S. Department of Education, Office of Indian Education, project performance report.

Frequency of Data Collection.Annual

Data Quality.Office of Indian Education performance report data are supplied by grantees. Substantial variation will exist in curriculum benchmarks and assessments.

Measure2.4of5: The percentage of high school American Indian and Alaska Native students successfully completing (as defined by a passing grade) challenging core courses, (English, mathematics, science and social studies). (Desired direction: increase)
Year / Target / Actual
(or date expected) / Status
2005 / 46 / (December 2006) / Pending
2006 / 46 / (December 2007) / Pending
2007 / 46 / (December 2008) / Pending

Source.U.S. Department of Education, Office of Indian Education, project performance report.

Frequency of Data Collection.Annual

Data Quality.Office of Indian Education performance report data are supplied by grantees. Substantial variation may exist in methods used to assess student performance.

Explanation.Data collection for this program began in FY 2004.

Measure2.5of5: The percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native students participating in the program that have college assessment scores (ACT, SAT, PSAT) as high or higher than the district average. (Desired direction: increase)
Year / Target / Actual
(or date expected) / Status
2005 / 46 / (December 2006) / Pending
2006 / 46 / (December 2007) / Pending
2007 / 46 / (December 2008) / Pending

Source.U.S. Department of Education, Office of Indian Education, project performance report.

Frequency of Data Collection.Annual

Data Quality.Office of Indian Education performance report data are supplied by grantees. Substantial variation may exist in methods used to assess student performance.

Explanation.Data collection for this program began in FY 2004.

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