| CFDA Number: | 84.196 - Education for Homeless Children and Youth |
| Goal 8: To ensure access of homeless children and youth to the same free, appropriate public education as is provided to other children and youth. |
| Objective 8.1 of 1: Homeless children and youth will have greater access to a free and appropriate public education. |
| Indicator 8.1.1 of 3: Public schools: Percentage of homeless children and youth that remain in their school of origin will increase. | |||||||||||||||||
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Progress: This indicator is deleted. Explanation: This indicator was written with the assumption that data would be collected from the States. Upon review of the draft data collection instrument for this program, OGC determined that this item will pose an unreasonable burden for States to collect at this time. Additionally, comments received from States on the McKinney-Vento collection indicated that this item will pose an unreasonable time/effort/cost burden for local school school districts. |
Frequency: Other. Data Available: November 2007 Validated By: No Formal Verification. |
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| Indicator 8.1.2 of 3: State assessment participation: Percentage of homeless students that participate annually in the state assessments in reading and mathematics will increase. | |||||||||||||||||
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Progress: FY 2003 data were not collected. Explanation: There was a one-time collection in 2002 which serves as the baseline. Homeless students are required under NCLB to be included in statewide assessments. The performance targets for outyears are set at a 5% increase to the baseline. |
Additional Source Information: LEAs that are recipients of grant funds will report on the percentage of homeless students who participate in the state assessment in reading and mathematics. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2003 - 2004 Data Available: November 2004 Data collected by state assessments are validated by the individual state's data quality standards procedures. |
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| Indicator 8.1.3 of 3: State assessment achievement: Percentage of homeless students meeting or exceeding state proficiency level or standard in reading and mathematics. | |||||||||||||||||
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Progress: FY 2003 data were not collected. Program determined that 2002 will be used as baseline. Explanation: This indicator reflects a new statutory requirement. Homeless students are required under NCLB to be included in statewide assessments. The performance targets for outyears are set at a 5% increase to the baseline. The validity of outyear targets will be re-examined following the determination of the baseline. |
Additional Source Information: LEAs that are recipients of grant funds will report on the percentage of homeless students who meet or exceed proficiency standards on state assessments. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2003 - 2004 Data Available: November 2004 Limitations: Data from state assessments will be disaggregated at the LEA level by schools that receive McKinney-Vento subgrants. |
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