CFDA Number: | 84.184B - Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Mentoring Program |
Program Goal: To support mentoring programs and activities for children who are at risk of educational failure, dropping out of school, or involvement in criminal or delinquent activities, or who lack strong positive role models. |
Objective 1 of 1: Provide grants to community-based organizations and local school districts to support mentoring programs for high-risk youth. |
Indicator 1.1 of 3: Sustained mentoring matches: Proportion of student-mentor matches that are sustained for over one year. |
Source: Annual Grantee Performance Report Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: October 2006 Data Validated By: On-Site Monitoring By ED. Explanation: No target is established for a cohort in the first year after award because grant sites will need to have operated for a minimum of 12 months in order to produce any student-mentor matches that meet the criteria established for this measure. The FY 2006 target is to establish the baseline for the 2004 cohort, and the FY 2007 target is to establish the baseline for the 2005 cohort. |
Indicator 1.2 of 3: Improved academic achievement: The proportion of mentored students demonstrating improved academic competencies. |
Source: Annual Grantee Performance Report Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: October 2006 Explanation: The FY 2006 target is to establish a baseline for the 2004 cohort, and the FY 2007 target is to establish a baseline for the 2005 cohort. |
Indicator 1.3 of 3: Unexcused absences: Proportion of mentored students with unexcused absences. |
Source: Annual Grantee Performance Report Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: December 2005 Data Validated By: On-Site Monitoring By ED. This measure was stated as a unified measure for FY 2005, but has now been disaggregated by cohort. Explanation: The FY 2005 target is to establish a baseline for the 2004 cohort. The FY 2006 target is to establish a baseline for the 2005 cohort. The FY 2007 target is to establish a baseline for the 2006 cohort. |