| CFDA Number: | 84.203 - Star Schools |
| Goal 8: To improve student learning and teaching through the use of distance learning technologies. |
| Objective 8.1 of 1: Promote the delivery of challenging content in core subjects. |
| Indicator 8.1.1 of 2: The percentage of students participating in Star Schools courses and modules who demonstrate improved achievement in reading, math, or science. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Targets and Performance Data | Assessment of Progress | Sources and Data Quality | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Progress: This was a new indicator in 2003. Insufficient data was reported in 2003 to establish baseline. Explanation: Therefore, baseline will be set on 2004 data; 2005 target is 5% over the 2004 baseline. |
Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2003 - 2004 Data Available: October 2004 Based on program review of the data reported by the grantee(s). ] Limitations: Data is difficult to aggregate because the grantees use various forms of measures to determine improved achievement. Improvements: The indicator has been modified to measure student achievement data rather than numbers of courses and modules offered. |
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| Indicator 8.1.2 of 2: Challenging content: Challenging content aligned with standards at all academic levels (including high school credit, advanced placement, adult education, and Graduate Equivalency Diploma courses) through distance education. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Additional Source Information: FY 2003 annual performance and evaluation reports. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2002 - 2003 Data Available: October 2003 Based on program review of the data reported by the grantee(s). The program evaluation liaison and the program officers' review includes: examining the procedures that grantees use to align the standards with all academic levels; reviewing the sources of standards, strategies and procedures utilized for alignment; and verifying the evidence provided for alignment. Limitations: Data are self-reported by the projects. Evidence of alignment with standards has been particularly difficult to assess in previous years. Improvements: Planned validation improvements on evidence of course alignment with standards include verifying whether projects utilize content experts to review and validate the extent to which: a) content is challenging, or b) standards are appropriate for the content delivered. In addition, the indicator has been modified as follows: a) expand data collection to include elementary and secondary courses and modules offered, and b) focus specifically on projects offering reading, math, or science courses or modules. |
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