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

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21st Century Community Learning Centers - 2002

CFDA Number: 84.287 - Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers


Goal 8: To enable public elementary and secondary schools to plan, implement, or expand extended learning opportunities for the benefit of the educational, health, social service, cultural, and recreational needs of their communities.
Objective 8.1 of 2: Participants in 21st Century Community Learning Center Programs will demonstrate educational and social benefits and exhibit positive behavioral changes.
Indicator 8.1.1 of 2: Achievement: Students regularly participating in the program will show continuous improvement in achievement through measures such as test scores, grades, and/or teacher reports.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of regular program participants whose Math/English grades increased from fall to spring.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
Elementary Math Elementary English Middle or High School Math Middle or High School English Overall Math Overall English
Elementary Math Elementary English Middle or High School Math Middle or High School English Overall Math Overall English
2000
43 45 36 37 39 41
           
2001
43 46 37 39 40 43
45 45 45 45 45 45

Percentage of regular program participants whose achievement test scores improved from below grade level to at or above grade level.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
Elementary Math Elementary English Middle or High School Math Middle or High School English Overall Math Overall English
Elementary Math Elementary English Middle or High School Math Middle or High School English Overall Math Overall English
2000
5.80 5.10 3.90 3.90 4.80 4.50
           
2001
5 4.10 8.10 5.50 6.60 6
6 6 6 6 6 6

Percentage of regular program participants with teacher-reported improvement in homework completion and class participation.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
Elementary Middle or High School Math Overall
Elementary Middle or High School Math Overall
2000
76 64 69
     
2001
74 71 73
75 75 75
Status: Unable to judge

Explanation: Performance data are pending and expected in March 2003.   		Additional Source Information: Grantee and performance reports.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available: 2004
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: Data are supplied by grantees.

Improvements: The Web-based system for collecting data from grantees is continually subject to modification on the request of grantees in order to improve the quality of performance reporting.

 
Indicator 8.1.2 of 2: Behavior: Students participating in the program will show improvements on measures such as school attendance, classroom performance, and decreased disciplinary actions or other adverse behaviors.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of students with teacher-reported improvements in student behavior
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
Elementary Middle or High School Overall
Elementary Middle or High School Overall
2000
62 57 59
70 70 70
2001
73 75 74
75 75 75
Status: Unable to judge

Explanation: Performance data are pending and expected in March 2003.   		Additional Source Information: Grantee reports.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available: March 2004
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: Data supplied by grantees. Teacher reports are subjective and thus subject to variation over time and across sites.

Improvements: The Web-based system for collecting data from grantees is continually subject to modification on the request of grantees in order to improve the quality of performance reporting.

 

Objective 8.2 of 2: 21st Century Community Learning Centers will offer a range of high-quality educational, developmental, and recreational services.
Indicator 8.2.1 of 2: Core educational services: More than 85 percent of centers will offer high-quality services in at least one core academic area, such as reading and literacy, mathematics, and science.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of 21st Century Centers reporting emphasis in at least one core academic area
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2000
97
85
2001
96
85
2002
95
85
Status: Target exceeded

Explanation: Nearly all of the grantees (95%) provided at least one core educational service (e.g. supplementary help in reading, mathematics, or science).   		Additional Source Information: Grantee performance reports.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available: January 2004
Validated By: No Formal Verification.
Data supplied by grantees.

Limitations: There is no objective measure of service quality.

Improvements: The Web-based system for collecting data from grantees is continually subject to modification on the request of grantees in order to improve the quality of performance reporting.

 
Indicator 8.2.2 of 2: Enrichment and support activities: More than 85 percent of centers will offer enrichment and support activities such as nutrition and health, art, music, technology, and recreation.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of 21st Century Centers offering enrichment and support activities in technology
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2000 70 85
2001 79 85
2002 81 85

Percentage of 21st Century Centers offering enrichment and support activities in other areas.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2000 97 85
2001 95 85
2002 96 85
Status: Target exceeded

Progress: Target for enrichment and support activities in other areas exceeded. Positive movement toward target for technology services.

Explanation: The vast majority of the centers (96%) offer enrichment and support services with a significant proportion (81%) offering computer- or technology-related activities. This is up from 79% in 2001.   		Additional Source Information: Grantee performance reports.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available: January 2004
Validated By: No Formal Verification.

Limitations: Data supplied by grantees.

Improvements: The Web-based system for collecting data from grantees is continually subject to modification on the request of grantees in order to improve the quality of performance reporting.

 

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