| Goal 8: To provide appropriate financial assistance for federally connected children who present a genuine burden to their school districts.. |
| Objective 1 of 5: MAKE PAYMENTS IN A TIMELY MANNER. |
| Indicator 8.1.1 of 1: Timeliness of payments: At least 90 percent of eligible applicants will receive initial Basic Support and Children With Disabilities payments within 60 days after the enactment of an appropriation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status: Target not met.
Explanation: For FY2000, 96 percent of eligible applicants received their Basic and Disabilities payments within 60 days of the enactment of the appropriation--above the performance target of 90 percent and a substantial increase from 1997 (75 percent) and 1998 (87 percent). For FY 2001, only 73 percent of eligible applicants received their payments within 60 days. |
Additional Source Information: Program office files, 2000. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2001. Data Available: January 2002. Validated By: No Formal Verification. Verified by ED attestation process and ED Standards for Evaluating Program Performance Data. |
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| Objective 2 of 5: IMPROVE CONSULTATION BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE INDIAN COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OF INDIAN CHILDREN. |
| Indicator 8.2.1 of 1: Indian community consultation: At least 75 percent of Title IX (Indian Education) coordinators in school districts that receive Impact Aid will report that the district solicits input from the Indian community on strategies for increasing the achievement of Indian children. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status: Unable to judge.
Explanation: Baseline data were collected in FY 2000 through a question included in the Title IX performance report. Data are not yet available. FY 2001 data will be available in 2002 from a new electronic performance report. |
Additional Source Information: Title IX, Part A Performance Reports. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2001. Validated By: No Formal Verification. Verified by ED attestation. Limitations: Title IX coordinators' survey responses may not accurately reflect the quality of LEAs' parental and tribal consultation. |
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| Objective 3 of 5: MAKE ACCURATE PAYMENTS. |
| Indicator 8.3.1 of 1: Overpayment forgiveness requests: The number of requests to forgive overpayments of Basic Support Payments, and payments for Children With Disabilities will not exceed 10 in a given fiscal year. | |||
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Status: Unable to judge.
Explanation: There were eight requests to forgive overpayments in 2001, below the target maximum of 10 requests, but an increase from the previous three years. |
Additional Source Information: Program office files, 2000. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2002. Data Available: January 2003. Validated By: No Formal Verification. Verified by ED attestation. |
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| Objective 4 of 5: CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN, REPAIR, RENOVATE, AND TRANSFER SCHOOL FACILITIES. |
| Indicator 8.4.1 of 1: Facility transfers: At least 2 school facilities a year will be removed from the inventory of school facilities owned by the Department. | |||
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Status: Unable to judge.
Explanation: Four facilities were removed from the Department's inventory in 2001 exceeding the target of at least two removals. From 1996 to 2001 between two and four facilities have been removed each year, indicating steady progress in transferring school facilities to local educational agencies. |
Additional Source Information: Program office files, 2001. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2002. Data Available: January 2003. Validated By: No Formal Verification. Verified by ED attestation. |
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| Objective 5 of 5: IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES USED TO EDUCATE INDIAN CHILDREN. |
| Indicator 8.5.1 of 1: Construction: By 2004, at least 70 percent of the schools in LEAs that receive these payments will report that the overall condition of their school buildings is adequate. | |||
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Status: Unable to judge.
Explanation: Baseline data for 2000 indicate that 43 percent of the LEAs that receive Construction payments reported that the overall condition of their school buildings was adequate. No trend is yet evident. FY 2001 data have not yet been analyzed. |
Additional Source Information: Impact Aid Applications. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2002. Data Available: January 2003. Validated By: No Formal Verification. Verified by ED attestation process. |
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