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

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High School Equivalency Program and College Assistance Migrant Program

Goal 8: To assist migrant and seasonal farmworker students in obtaining the equivalent of a high school diploma, and subsequently, to begin postsecondary education, enter military service, or obtain employment.
Objective 1 of 4: AN INCREASING PERCENTAGE OF HEP PARTICIPANTS WILL COMPLETE THE PROGRAM AND RECEIVE THEIR GED.
Indicator 8.1.1 of 1: GED completion: The percentage of HEP participants who complete the program and receive the GED will continue to remain high, if not increase.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of HEP participants receiving a GED
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
1996
70
 
1997
66
 
1998
72
 
1999
73
 
2000
58
 
Status: Unable to judge.

Explanation: The percentage of HEP students who received the GED decreased in FY 2000 because the GED requirements changed, grantees had problems with test centers in their States, in particular with GED testing in Spanish, and five of the projects were new projects and had difficulty with late start-up dates.  
Additional Source Information: HEP/CAMP grantee performance reports.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2001.
Data Available: January 2003.
Validated By: No Formal Verification.
Data were supplied by grantees.

 

Objective 2 of 4: AN INCREASING PERCENTAGE OF HEP PARTICIPANTS WILL BEGIN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, ENTER MILITARY SERVICE, OR GET A JOB.
Indicator 8.2.1 of 1: Postsecondary entrance: The percentage of HEP participants with a GED who enroll in postsecondary programs will either equal or exceed the percentage achieved the previous year up to ninety percent.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of HEP participants with a GED who enroll in postsecondary programs
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
- No Data -
Status: Unable to judge. The data for FY 2000-2001 will be available by March 15 when grantees submit their Grant Performance Report, ED Form 525-B for the non-competing continuation awards. These reports cover the period from February 15, 2001 through February 15, 2002 and include the data for the end of the year report for FY 2000-2001.

Explanation: These data have not been available in the past, as grantees have not kept track of former migrant students past completion of the GED. The Office of Migrant Education is working with grantees to start collecting these data. A baseline will be established in 2001.  
Additional Source Information: HEP/CAMP grantee performance reports.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2001.
Data Available: January 2002.
Validated By: No Formal Verification.
Data will be supplied by grantees.

Limitations: Grantees will collect.

 

Objective 3 of 4: ALL CAMP STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THEIR FIRST ACADEMIC YEAR AT A POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION IN GOOD STANDING.
Indicator 8.3.1 of 1: Academic achievement: The percentage of CAMP participants who successfully complete the first year of an academic or postsecondary education program will either equal or exceed that achieved the previous year.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of CAMP participants completing the first year of their academic or postsecondary program
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
1996
84
 
1997
85
 
1998
88
 
1999
78
 
Status: Unable to judge.

Explanation: The first year completion rate of CAMP participants has remained high over the past 4 years, increasing from 84 percent in 1995-96 to 85 percent in 1996-97, and then up again to 88 percent in 1997-98 and 1998-99. The percentage of CAMP students who successfully completed the first year of college decreased in FY 2000 because six of the 12 projects were new projects that year and had problems recruiting students in time for the fall semester of college.  
Additional Source Information: HEP/CAMP grantee performance reports.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002.
Data Available: January 2003.
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: Improvements will be addressed in the Office of Migrant Education's (OME) 2001 Data Improvement Plan.

 

Objective 4 of 4: CAMP STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE FROM 4-YEAR COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES AT HIGHER RATES.
Indicator 8.4.1 of 1: Student graduation: The percentage of former CAMP participants who complete a postsecondary degree program will be as high as that achieved by a comparable group of students.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of former CAMP participants who successfully complete a postsecondary degree
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
- No Data -
Status: Unable to judge. The data for FY 2000-2001 will be available by March 15 when grantees submit their Grant Performance Report, ED Form 524-B for the non-competing continuation awards. These reports cover the period from February 15, 2001 through February 15, 2002, and include the data for the end of the year report for FY 2000-2001.

Explanation: These data have not been available as grantees have not systematically tracked progress made by former migrant students past completion of the 1-year CAMP effort. The Office of Migrant Education is working with grantees to start collecting these data. A baseline will be established in 2001.  
Additional Source Information: HEP/CAMP grantee performance reports

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002.
Data Available: January 2003.
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: OME is working with grantees to provide detailed information within the annual performance reports.

 

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