ESEA: Charter Schools Grants - FY 2007 Program Performance Plan

ESEA: Charter Schools Grants - FY 2007

CFDA Number:

84.282 - Charter Schools

Program Goal: To support the creation of a large number of high-quality charter schools.

Objective 1 of 1: Encourage the development of a large number of high-quality charter schools that are free from state or local rules that inhibit flexible operation, are held accountable for enabling students to reach challenging state performance standards, and are open to all students.

Indicator 1.1 of 4: State legislation: The number of states that have charter school legislation.

Measure 1.1.1 of 1: The number of states with charter school legislation (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico).
Year	Actual Performance	Performance Targets
1997	27
1998	31
1999	38
2000	38	40
2001	39	42
2002	40	42
2003	41	43
2004	41	44
2005	41	44
2006	41	44
2007		44

Source: State educational agencies (SEA); state legislatures.

Frequency: Annually.

Next Data Available: November 2006

Data Validated By: On-Site Monitoring By ED.

Limitations: The definition of charter school and of authorizing agency varies across state charter school legislation.

Indicator 1.2 of 4: Charter operations: The number of charter schools in operation around the nation.

Measure 1.2.1 of 1: The number of charter schools in operation.

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

1997

428

1998

790

1999

1,100

2000

1,700

2,060

2001

2,110

2,667

2002

2,431

3,000

2003

2,700

3,000

2004

2,996

3,000

2005

3,344

3,300

2006

3,625

3,600

2007

3,900

Source: Center for Education Reform Annual Survey: state education agencies (SEAs).

Frequency: Annually.

Next Data Available: January 2007

Data Validated By: On-Site Monitoring By ED.
and data from the Center for Education Reform.

Limitations: Differences in the definition of charter schools (i.e., some states count multiple sites as single charters, while others count them as multiple charters) cause variability in the counts among SEAs.

Indicator 1.3 of 4: Student Achievement: The percentage of charter school students who are achieving at or above proficient on state assessments in mathematics and reading.

Measure 1.3.1 of 2: The percentage of students in charter schools who are achieving at or above proficient on state assessments in mathematics.

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

Fourth Grade

Eighth Grade

Fourth Grade

Eighth Grade

2006

999

2007

999

Measure 1.3.2 of 2: The percentage of charter school students who are achieving at or above proficient on state assessments in reading.

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

Fourth Grade

Eighth Grade

Fourth Grade

Eighth Grade

2006

999

2007

999

Source: ED Facts

Frequency: Annually.

Next Data Available: January 2007

Explanation: The FY 2006 targets are to establish baselines. The FY 2007 targets are baseline plus 1 percentage point.

Indicator 1.4 of 4: Efficiency measure: The cost efficiency of the Charter School Program and the State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant Progam.

Measure 1.4.1 of 2: (a) The federal cost per student in a ''succesful'' charter school (defined as a school in operation for three or more years).

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

2006

999

2007

999

Measure 1.4.2 of 2: (b) The ratio of funds leveraged by states for charter facilities to funds awarded by the Department under the State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant Program.

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

2004

1.82

2005

2.52

2006

2.70

2007

3.10

Source: Charter Schools Grantee Performance Report

Next Data Available: November 2006

Explanation: Explanation: (a) The FY 2006 target is to establish a baseline. The FY 2007 target is to maintain the FY 2006 actual level. (b) FY 2004 data were used to establish the baseline. The leveraging ratio is the total funds available (the federal grant and the state match) divided by the federal grant for a specific year.

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Last Modified: 01/27/2006