| Goal 9: Help students reach the national education objective of mastering one or more foreign languages. |
| Objective 1 of 2: IMPROVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OF STUDENTS SERVED BY THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FLAP). |
| Indicator 9.1.1 of 1: Increased student achievement: The percentage of students participating in Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP)-supported instruction who demonstrate educationally significant progress toward achieving communicative language proficiency will increase annually. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status: Positive movement toward target.
Analysis of data delayed. Explanation: Due to a combination of grantee and government delay in getting complete data and evaluations to the contractor (accomplished Feb. 8), OELA requested a no-cost explanation to these task orders until September 30, 2002. |
Additional Source Information:
A 2000 draft analysis of annual performance reports and biennial evaluation reports from a sample of grantees first funded in FY 1995 and 1996. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2001. Data Available: Unknown 2002. Validated By: On-Site Monitoring By ED. ED attestation process. Limitations: There are no statutory reporting requirements. Grant reports indicate a multitude of various assessment measurements used to determine and plot student growth in language ability and cultural knowledge. |
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| Objective 2 of 2: BUILD CAPACITY OF SCHOOLS IN FLAP TO TEACH FOREIGN LANGUAGES. |
| Indicator 9.2.1 of 1: The percentage of grantees that use national standards for determining student performance gains will increase annually. | |||||||||||
| Targets and Performance Data | Assessment of Progress | Sources and Data Quality | |||||||||
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Status: Unable to judge.
Explanation: Due to a combination of grantee and government delay in getting complete data and evaluations to the contractor (accomplished Feb. 8), OELA requested a no-cost extension to these task orders until September 30, 2002. |
Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2001. Data Available: Unknown 2002. Validated By: On-Site Monitoring By ED. ED attestation process. |
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