FY2008Program Performance Report(System Print Out)
Strategic Goal1
Formula
HEA, 1998 Amendments, Title VIII, Part D
Document Year2008Appropriation: $22,372
CFDA / 84.331A: Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders
Program Goal: / Contribute to the reduction of recidivism by providing incarcerated youth offenders with educational services
Objective1of1: / Improve the vocational and academic achievement of students served through State Grants for Incarcerated Youth Offenders.
Measure1.1of1: The percentage of students in the facility participating in the program completing a postsecondary education certificate, associate of arts or bachelor's degree during the program year. (Desired direction: increase)1390
Year / Target / Actual
(or date expected) / Status
2002 / 50 / 54.69 / Target Exceeded
2003 / 50 / 44.12 / Did Not Meet Target
2004 / 50 / 50 / Target Met
2005 / 50 / 23.5 / Did Not Meet Target
2006 / 23.5 / 38.49 / Target Exceeded
2007 / 25.5 / 41.66 / Target Exceeded
2008 / 26.5 / (June 2009) / Pending
2009 / 27.5 / (June 2010) / Pending
2010 / 28.5 / (June 2011) / Pending
2011 / 29.5 / (June 2012) / Pending
Source.The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, State Grants for Incarcerated Youth Offenders Program, receives annual performance reports from grantees that includes this data.
Frequency of Data Collection.Annual
Data Quality.Each state provides a count of participants and of program completers. The completers haveearned degrees (BA or AA) or have completed postsecondary certificate programs. Most postsecondary certificate programs are occupational, and most often represent completion of a one-year course sequence. However, grantees have sometimes claimed certificate completions for less intensive programs of study. Program staff attempts to assure that there is consistency in this reporting, but concerns remain that there might be less substantial outcomes included in the counts provided by the states. Also, these programs are ongoing programs, with enrollees overlapping performance periods. There is not a simple relationship between annual enrollment and annual completions.
Target Context.The targets were collaboatively established for the period of FY 2002 through FY 2011.
Explanation.The targets were exceed for FY 2006 and FY 2007. An examination of the performance reports indicates that states are increasingly offering shorter term occupational training programs, resulting in higher than expected completion rates. Of individuals involved in BA and AA degree programs and individuals involved with one year certificate programs, rates of completion do not seem to have changed. As proportionally more students are in short term occupational certificate programs, the completion rates have proportionally risen.
U.S. Department of EducationDraft / 1 / 12/03/2008