ESEA: School Dropout Prevention

FY 2006 Program Performance Report

Strategic Goal 2
Discretionary
ESEA, Title I, Part H
Document Year 2006 Appropriation: $4,851

Program Goal: To support effective, sustainable, and coordinated statewide

school dropout prevention and reentry programs.
Objective 1 of 3: Support effective programs designed to prevent at-risk students from
dropping out of high school.
Measure 1.1 of 1: The dropout rate of at-risk students who entered the Dropout Prevention
Program. (Desired direction: decrease)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2006 16 Pending

Source. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, School Dropout
Prevention Program, grantee performance report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Explanation. FY 2006 reports SEA level data, which is the result of a change in the focus of the program.
The dropout rate is an average of the twenty-four grantees as reported in their initial applications. The
grantees use the NCES definition for dropout rates. The performance targets for dropout rates are based
on data from the first cohort of grantees.

Objective 2 of 3: Support statewide school dropout prevention programs, collaborations with

other agencies, and individual performance plans for at-risk incoming ninth
grade students.
Measure 2.1 of 1: The state event dropout rate of SEAs. (Desired direction: decrease)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2006 Set a Baseline Pending
2007 BL+1% Pending

Source. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, School Dropout
Prevention Program, grantee performance report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Data are self-reported.

Objective 3 of 3: Support effective programs that identify youth who have dropped out of
school and encourage them to reenter school and complete their secondary
education.
Measure 3.1 of 1: The percentage of students reentering schools who complete their secondary
education. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)

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 2006 5 Pending
2007 5 Pending

Source. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, School Dropout
Prevention Program, grantee performance report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Data are self-reported by grantee through a Performance Report
Explanation. FY 2006 reports SEA level data, which is the result of a change in the focus of the program.
The dropout rate is an average of the two grantees as reported in their initial applications. The grantees
use the NCES definition for dropout rates. The performance targets for dropout rates are based on data
from the first cohort of grantees.

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