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MVHAA: Education for Homeless Children and Youths - FY 2005


CFDA Number: 84.196 - Education for Homeless Children and Youth

Program Goal: To ensure access of homeless children and youth to the same free, appropriate public education as is provided to other children and youth.

Objective 1 of 1: Homeless children and youth will have greater access to a free and appropriate public education.
Indicator 1.1 of 2: State assessment participation: Percentage of homeless students that participate annually in the state assessments in reading and mathematics will increase.
 
Measure 1.1.1 of 1: Percentage of homeless children and youth, grades 3-8, included in statewide assessments in reading and mathematics as reported by LEA subgrantees.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
Reading Math
Reading Math
2004
16 15
   
2005
   
17 16

Source: The data to be collected from states are from LEAs that have subgrantees and are capable of reporting such data. However, approximately only 10% of all school districts receive subgrant funds.

Frequency: Annually.

Next Data Available: November 2005
Data collected by state assessments are validated by the individual state's data quality standards procedures. Data will reflect information principally from LEAs with McKinney-Vento subgrants.

Limitations: Collecting these data is not a statutory requirement; at this time, states will be required to provide program improvement data by 2006.
 
Explanation: Baseline data were from a one-time collection from 2002. The 2002 results could not be disaggregated by subject matter. In 2004, the FY 2002 data were incorrectly reported (20%). The performance was actually 24%, the aggregate figure for reading and math. Data were not collected in 2003. Beginning with 2004, data were disaggregated by subject. For 2004, Reading N=55,752; Math=53,177.
 
Indicator 1.2 of 2: State assessment achievement: Percentage of homeless students meeting or exceeding state's proficiency level or standard in reading and mathematics.
 
Measure 1.2.1 of 1: Percentage of homeless students, grades 3-8, meeting or exceeding state proficiency standards in reading/language arts and mathematics.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
Reading Math
Reading Math
2002
30 24
   
2004
36 36
   
2005
   
34 26

Frequency: Annually.

Next Data Available: November 2005
Data collected by state assessments are validated by the individual state's data quality standards procedures. Data will reflect information principally from LEAs with McKinney-Vento subgrants.

Limitations: There is no statutory requirement for annual data collections to determine year to year progress.
 
Explanation: FY 2002 baseline data were from a one-time collection. Data were not collected in 2003. Data were collected for 2004. Reading N= 21,001; Math N=19,706.
 

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