U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

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Training and Advisory Services (Title IV of the Civil Rights Act: Equity Assistance Centers Program)

Goal 8: To support access and equity in public schools and help school districts solve equity problems in education related to race, gender, and national origin.
Objective 1 of 1: PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ADDRESSING EQUITY IN EDUCATION.
Indicator 8.1.1 of 2: Breadth of services: The number of services provided by the EACs will increase each year.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Web site visits
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2000
1,266,975
 

Published materials and Products
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2000
139
 

Conference/seminar/other training events
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2000
919
 

On-site consultations
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2000
732
 

Mailings or individual requests for information
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2000
1,038
 

Consultations by telephone or e-mail
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2000
2,292
 
Status: Unable to judge. 2000 data is baseline data.

Explanation: Equity Assistance Centers (EACs) reported an unduplicated count of events, such that each event is only counted once. Web site visits: Eight of ten EACs reported "Web site visits." Mailings or individual requests for information: EACs reported each mass mailing as a single mailing event, regardless of how many individuals received the mailing. Consultations by telephone or e-mail: Nine of ten EACs reported consultations by telephone or e-mail.  
Additional Source Information: Equity Assistance Center Project Performance Reports, 2000.

Frequency: Other.
Collection Period: 2001.
Validated By: No Formal Verification.


Limitations: Self-reported project-level data have been analyzed with the assistance of an outside contractor. Since EAC directors report that they are operating at full capacity, it is difficult to expect significant growth in activity and output of resources with level-funding of appropriations.

 
Indicator 8.1.2 of 2: Showing impact with customers: As a result of in-depth EAC assistance, an increasing percentage of school districts, States, and schools will develop, implement, and/or improve their policies and practices on the following topics: (Topic 1: eliminating, reducing, or preventing harassment, conflict, and school violence); (Topic 2: addressing the educational needs of students based on race, national origin, and gender); and/or (Topic 3: using equitable assessment and student placement procedures).
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Topic 1
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2000
85
 
2001
 
88

Topic 2
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2000
78
 
2001
 
81

Topic 3
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2000
70
 
2001
 
73
Status: Unable to judge. 2000 data is baseline data.

Explanation: Customer satisfaction surveys were administered for the first time in 2000. The next administration of customer surveys is planned in 2001.  
Additional Source Information: Customer Survey for the period, July 1999 to June 2000.

Frequency: Other.
Collection Period: 1999 - 2000.
Validated By: No Formal Verification.


Limitations: The program faces a challenge in collecting reliable data in that the Equity Assistance Centers were not previously required to use a uniform reporting system to collect data. In the second year of the program a uniform method of collecting and reporting data was established with assistance from the Department. Since EAC directors report that they are operating at full capacity, it is difficult to expect significant growth in activity and output of resources with level-funding of appropriations.

 

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