| Goal 8: Pre-college-level blind students will receive appropriate educational materials which result in improved educational outcomes |
| Objective 8.1 of 1: APPROPRIATE, TIMELY, HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED TO PRE-COLLEGE-LEVEL BLIND STUDENTS TO ALLOW THEM TO BENEFIT MORE FULLY FROM THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. |
| Indicator 8.1.1 of 2: Customer satisfaction:: The American Printing House's customers/consumers will agree that the educational materials provided through the Act are appropriate, timely, and high quality and allow blind students to benefit more fully from their educational programs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status: Target exceeded
Progress: In FY 2002, 99 percent of ex officio trustees, 100 percent of Advisory Committee members, 96 percent of consumers agreed that the educational materials provided through the Act were appropriate, timely and high quality. In addition, in FY 2002, teachers were surveyed to establish a benchmark regarding their satisfaction with the educational products provided through the Act. Of those surveyed, 96 percent agreed that the educational materials were appropriate, timely, and high quality and allow blind students to benefit more fully from their educational programs. |
Additional Source Information: Survey of Ex Officio Trustees; Input from Research and Publications Advisory Committees; Consumer surveys, and Teacher surveys. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: - 2004 Data Available: October 2004 Validated By: No Formal Verification. Data supplied by the American Printing House for the Blind. No formal verification procedure applied. Improvements: A new Teacher survey was conducted in FY 2002 which provides further satisfaction with APH educational materials. |
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| Indicator 8.1.2 of 2: Student performance and participation: The percentage of American Printing House ex officio trustees who report that the performance of students and their participation in their educational programs improves as a result of the availability of educational materials provided through the Act will be maintained. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status: Target exceeded
Explanation: In FY 2002, 100 percent of the ex officio trustees reported that student performance and participation in their educational programs improved as a result of the availability of educational materials provided through the Act. An initial survey of teachers indicated that 93 percent agreed that student performance and participation in their educational programs improved as a result of the availability of educational materials provided through the Act. |
Additional Source Information: Survey of Ex Officio Trustees: Survey of Teachers. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: - 2004 Data Available: October 2004 Validated By: No Formal Verification. Data supplied by the American Printing House for the Blind. No formal verification procedure applied. Limitations: The survey of Teachers will be refined and expanded in 2003. |
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