| Goal 8: Increase access to and imporve programs at the high school, and community and technical college levels tht raise academic achievement, strengthen workforce preparation, promote economic development and lifelong learning. |
| Objective 8.1 of 2: Increase the use of rigorous research findings to inform program direction and improve state and local practices, through the identification of research-based education practices and communicating what works to practitioners, parents and policy makers. |
| Indicator 8.1.1 of 3: Conduct quality research: By 2004, all research studeies conducted by the National Center for Research in Career and Technical education will represent rigorous design as defined by the Department's definition of evidence based research. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Explanation: Baseline and targets estblished in 2002, progress toward future targets likely. Studies of the center are being disgined in alignment with the Department's increased emphasis on rigorous methodology and scientifically-based approaches. The center will be judged successful when the results of its research are rapidly and readily available and feed, as appropriate, into educational practice, policy development or use by the private sector, and judged by an independent, external peer review panel. |
Additional Source Information: Independent review panel assessments. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: - 2003 Data Available: January 2004 Validated By: No Formal Verification. |
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| Indicator 8.1.2 of 3: Disseminate quality research: BY 2004, increasing numbers of customers will be using the products and services of the National Centers for Research and Dissimination in Career and Technical Education. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Explanation: Baseline established; progress toward future target likely. Actual performance for 2001 includes only information disseminated through the Center's web site since studies begun under the current Center will not yield publishable results in print from until 2001. Progress has been substantial given the Department's increased emphasis on disseminating high quality research products and related services through the newly funded National Research Centers. |
Additional Source Information: National Centers Peformance Report. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2003 - Data Available: January 2004 Validated By: No Formal Verification. Limitations: The number of customers does not represent an unduplicated count of individuals receiving information through the Centers. |
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| Indicator 8.1.3 of 3: Promote quality research: By 2004, the percentage of customers who are ''very satisfied'' with products and services received from the National Center for Research and Dissemination in Career and Technical Education will be at least 85%. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Explanation: The Center has a program improvement and quality assurance process that enable it to address the needs of the field, and results in high customer satisfaction. |
Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2002 - 2003 Data Available: January 2004 Validated By: No Formal Verification. |
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| Objective 8.2 of 2: Improve and expand the use of accountability systems and effective program stategies at the high school and postsecondary levels that promotes student achievement, performance and successful transition. |
| Indicator 8.2.1 of 1: By fall, 2004, all states will have improved, high quality data systems that include inforamtion from all school systems, school districts and community colleges. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Explanation: Approximately 40% of states currently have full data collection capability for high school and postsecondary reporting. Performance reporting relies on state accountability reports, as specified in the 1998 Perkins Act. States started using new measures, negotiated in 1999-2000 to report 2000-01. Although state data is collected annually, local data are not received by the states until 4-6 months after completion of the school year, resulting in a substantial lag in receiving and being able to use data for performance. States are at different levels of expertise and capacity in their ability to address data and reporting requirements, and to use data for program improvement. The Data quality Initiative will streamline data collection and verification, and promote greater consistency in measurement and reporting approaches. |
Additional Source Information: State Combined Annual Performance Reports - Data and Narrative Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2002 - 2003 Data Available: January 2004 Validated By: On-Site Monitoring By ED. OVAE verified data by internal electronic consistency via instrumentation checks, experts staff analysis, and requiring data by state directors. State data is also checked independently by ED/OVAE during on-site monitoring and state audit reviews. |
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