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ESEA: Educational Technology State Grants - 2005

CFDA Number: 84.318X - Enhancing Education Through Technology


Program Goal: To facilitate the comprehensive and integrated use of educational technology into instruction and curricula to improve teaching and student achievement.
Objective 8.1 of 3: Fully integrate technology into the curricula and instruction in all schools by December 31, 2006 (FY 2007) to enhance teaching and learning. .
Indicator 8.1.1 of 1: Curriculum Integration: The percentage of districts receiving Educational Technology State Grants (EETT) funds that have effectively and fully integrated technology, as identified by states, will increase.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of districts receiving sufficient EETT funds that have integrated technology.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2004
 
999
2005
 
999


Explanation: The FY 2004 target is to establish a baseline. The target for FY 2005 is the baseline plus 5%.  
Additional Source Information: State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), Consolidated Performance Report; Program Monitoring.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2003 - 2004
Data Available: November 2005
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

 

Objective 8.2 of 3: To help ensure that students and teachers in high-poverty, high-need schools have access to educational technology comparable to that of students and teachers in other schools.
Indicator 8.2.1 of 1: Internet access in high poverty classrooms: Internet access in high-poverty school classrooms will be comparable to that in other schools.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of classrooms with internet access.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
Low-poverty classrooms High-poverty classrooms
Low-poverty classrooms High-poverty classrooms
2004
   
100 100
2005
   
100 100


Explanation: The number of high-poverty schools with Internet access continues to rise. As high-poverty schools increasingly obtain access to the Internet, it is likely that their classroom connections will subsequently increase.  
Source 1: NCES Survey/Assessment
Survey/Assessment: Fast Response Survey System.
References: National Center for Education Statistics Study - Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms.

Source 2: Other
Other: National Evaluation.
Sponsor: Policy and Program Studies Service- National Educational Technology Trends Study (NETTS).
Date Sponsored: 06/06/2003.

Additional Source Information: Consolidated Performance Report, Program Monitoring

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2003 - 2004
Data Available: October 2005
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: Poverty measures are based on data on free and reduced-price lunches, which may underestimate school poverty levels, particularly for older students and immigrant students.

 

Objective 8.3 of 3: To provide professional development opportunities for teachers, principals and school administrators to develop capacity to effectively integrate technology into teaching and learning.
Indicator 8.3.1 of 1: Professional Development: In districts that receive funding from the State Grant program, the percentage of teachers that meet their state technology standards will increase.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of teachers that meet state technology standards
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2004
 
999
2005
 
999


Explanation: The FY 2004 target is to establish a baseline. The target for FY 2005 is the baseline plus 5%.  
Additional Source Information: Consolidated Performance Report, Program Monitoring, State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA).

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2003 - 2004
Data Available: November 2005
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

 

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