ESEA: Striving Readers

FY 2008 Program Performance Plan

Strategic Goal 1
Discretionary
ESEA,

Program Goal: To enhance the overall level of reading achievement in middle and
interventions for struggling readers and improvements in literacy i
a strong scientific research base around adolescent literacy.
Objective 1 of 1: Raise the reading achievement levels of middle and high school-aged student
students reading below grade level.
Measure 1.1 of 2: The percentage of adolescent students reading significantly below grade level who demonstrate
one grade level or its equivalent after participating in an intensive literacy intervention over an academic year. (De
Actual
Year Target
(or date expected)
2007 Set a Baseline (April 2008) Pending
2008 BL+2PP (April 2009) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Striving Readers, Annual Performance Report, grantee
submissions.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Explanation. Striving Readers provides services in grades 6-12 only.

Measure 1.2 of 2: The percentage of students in schools participating in the Striving Readers program who score a
reading/language arts. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target
(or date expected)
2007 Set a Baseline (April 2008) Pending
2008 BL+2PP (April 2009) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Striving Readers, Annual Performance Report, grantee
submissions.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Explanation. Striving Readers provides support services in grades 6-12 only.

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