CFDA Number: | 84.116 - Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education |
Goal 8: To improve postsecondary education by making grants to institutions in support of reform and innovation. |
Objective 8.1 of 2: Promote reforms that improve the quality of teaching and learning and Postsecondary institutions. |
Indicator 8.1.1 of 1: Replication of projects: The number of projects that are adapted in full or in part, or whose materials are used by other institutions, will increase over the number in previous years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status: Target not met
Explanation: FIPSE considers itself successful on this measure if 8 of every 10 projects result in project models being adapted on other campuses. |
Additional Source Information: Final Report Scorecard. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2003 - 2004 Data Available: January 2004 Validated By: No Formal Verification. Similar results from site visit scorecard. Limitations: Data supplied by project directors in response to survey instruments. Have revised form to match indicators more closely. Planning an external evaluation of the Comprehensive Program through PES around these indicators. |
Objective 8.2 of 2: Institutionalization of FIPSE Programs |
Indicator 8.2.1 of 1: Projects sustained: The number of projects sustained at least 2 years beyond Federal funding will be maintained or increased beyond current level. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status: Target met
Explanation: FIPSE's emphasis on institutional contributions to projects and development of long-term continuation plans are designed to embed projects within campus structures. Expect the rate of institutionalization to be in the 90-100% range, but not 100% each year. |
Additional Source Information: Final Report Scorecard. Assessment of projects based on review of final reports sent in at the completion of projects. Based on this assessment, 95 percent demonstrate partial or complete institutionalization by the end of the grant. Frequency: Annually. Collection Period: 2003 - 2004 Data Available: January 2004 Validated By: No Formal Verification. Similar Data from Site Visit Scorecard. Assessment of project drawn from on-site visitation and evaluation or projects. 100 percent of projects have shown attention devoted to dissemination planning before the end of the project date. Limitations: Data supplied as a result of the assessment of project final reports submitted by project directors. Improvements: Planning modification of assessment to work with planned on-line assessment for 2003. External evaluation of the Comprehensive Program is currently underway. |