ESEA: Reading is Fundamental/Inexpensive Book Distribution

ESEA: Reading is Fundamental/Inexpensive Book Distribution - FY 2007

Program Goal: To motivate low-income children to read.

Objective 1 of 1: To distribute books and to provide reading strategies to low-income children, their families, and service providers.

Indicator 1.1 of 1: Reading is Fundamental (RIF) will provide books and scientifically based reading services to low-income children at risk of educational failure due to delays in reading.

Measure 1.1.1 of 1: The number of low-income children who receive books and reading services through the Reading is Fundamental Program.

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

2003

3,713,541

999

2004

3,704,383

3,899,218

2005

3,626,846

4,089,895

2006

3,759,960

2007

3,769,244

Source: Grantee Performance Report, Inexpensive Book Distribution/Reading Is Fundamental Grantee Performance Report.

Frequency: Annually.

Next Data Available: March 2007

Explanation: The program has had an across the board decrease in funding of .15 percent since the original baseline target was established in FY 2003. In addition, the costs of books have substantially increased. Thus, the grantee can only start a small number of new programs. As a result, this decreases the possibility that the grantee can continue to raise the percentage of students served since there will be too few new programs to substantially impact the book distribution.

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Last Modified: 01/27/2006