ESEA: Special Programs for Indian Children

FY 2006 Program Performance Report

Strategic Goal 2
Discretionary
ESEA, Title VII, Part A-2
Document Year 2006 Appropriation: $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.
Objective 1 of 2: Discretionary programs will focus on improving educational opportunities and
services for American Indian and Alaska Native children and adults.
Measure 1.1 of 3: 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)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
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.

Measure 1.2 of 3: The percentage of program participants who become teachers in schools
with 25 percent or more American Indian and Alaska Native students. (Desired direction:
increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
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

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 Measure 1.3 of 3: The percentage of program participants who receive full state licensure.
(Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
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.

Objective 2 of 2: Discretionary programs will focus on improving educational opportunities and

services for Indian children and adults.
Measure 2.1 of 5: 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)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
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.

Measure 2.2 of 5: 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)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
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.

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 Measure 2.3 of 5: 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)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
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.

Measure 2.4 of 5: 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)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
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.

Measure 2.5 of 5: 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)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
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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