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ESEA: Improving Teacher Quality State Grants - FY 2007


CFDA Number: 84.367 - Improving Teacher Quality State Grants

Program Goal: To improve teacher and principal quality and increase the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom and highly qualified principals and assistant principals in schools.
Objective 1 of 2: Show an annual increase in the percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers.
Indicator 1.1 of 4: Highly qualified teachers in high-poverty schools: The percentage of core academic classes taught by highly qualified teachers in high-poverty schools.
 
Measure 1.1.1 of 1: The percentage of core academic classes in high-poverty schools taught by highly qualified teachers.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2003
74
 
2004
81
 
2005
 
90
2006
 
95
2007
 
100

Source: Consolidated State Performance Report.

Frequency: Annually.

Next Data Available: December 2006
 
Explanation: FY 2003 data was to establish the baseline. FY 2003 actual performance was estimated from the Consolidated State Performance Report, submitted in September 2003.
 
Indicator 1.2 of 4: Highly qualified teachers in low-poverty schools: Percentage of core academic classes taught by highly qualified teachers in low-poverty schools.
 
Measure 1.2.1 of 1: The percentage of core academic classes taught by highly qualified teachers in low poverty schools
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2004
89
 
2005
 
90
2006
 
95
2007
 
100

Source: Consolidated State Performance Report

Frequency: Annually.

Next Data Available: December 2006
 
Explanation: FY 2004 data were used to establish the baseline. FY 2004 data were estimated from Consolidated State Performance Report submitted in September 2004.
 
Indicator 1.3 of 4: Highly qualified teachers in elementary schools: Percentage of core academic classes taught by highly qualified teachers in elementary schools.
 
Measure 1.3.1 of 1: The percentage of core academic classes in elementary schools taught by highly qualified teachers .
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2003
85
999
2004
89
89
2005
 
90
2006
 
95
2007
 
100

Source: Consolidated State Performance Report

Frequency: Annually.

Next Data Available: December 2006
 
Explanation: FY 2003 data was used to establish the baseline. FY 2003 data were estimated from Consolidated State Performance Report submitted in September 2003.
 
Indicator 1.4 of 4: Highly qualified teachers in secondary schools: Percentage of core academic classes in secondary schools taught by highly qualified teachers.
 
Measure 1.4.1 of 1: The percentage of core academic classes in secondary schools taught by highly qualified teachers.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2003
80
999
2004
84
85
2005
 
85
2006
 
92
2007
 
100

Source: Consolidated State Performance Report

Frequency: Annually.

Next Data Available: December 2006
 
Explanation: FY 2003 data was used to establish the baseline. FY 2003 data were estimated from Consolidated State Performance Report submitted in September 2003.
 
Objective 2 of 2: Improve the operational efficiency of the program
Indicator 2.1 of 1: Program Efficiency: A decrease in the number of days it takes the Department of Education to send a monitoring report to States after monitoring visits.
 
Measure 2.1.1 of 1: Average number of days between monitoring visit and report sent to state.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2006
 
999
2007
 
999

Source: Program office records.

Frequency: Annually.

Next Data Available: December 2006
 
Explanation: The FY 2006 target is to establish a baseline. The FY 2007 target is baseline minus 1 percent.
 


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