RA: Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants

FY 2006 Program Performance Report

Strategic Goal 5
Formula
RA, Title I, Part A and Sections 110 and 111
Document Year 2006 Appropriation: $2,687,168
CFDA 84.126A: Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants

Program Goal: Individuals with disabilities served by the Vocational

Rehabilitation (VR) State Grant program will achieve high-quality
employment.
Objective 1 of 2: Ensure that individuals with disabilities who are served by the Vocational
Rehabilitation (VR) State Grants program achieve employment consistent
with their particular strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities,
capabilities, interests and informed choice.
Measure 1.1 of 6: The percentage of general and combined state vocational rehabilitation
agencies that assist at least 55.8 percent of individuals receiving services to achieve
employment. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2001 75 Measure not in place
2002 75 Measure not in place
2003 66 Measure not in place
2004 83 66 Did Not Meet Target
2005 75 71.43 Made Progress From Prior Year
2006 70 (April 2007) Pending
2007 71 (April 2008) Pending
2008 73 (April 2009) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, RSA-911 report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Verified by the Department's attestation process and the Department's Standards for
Evaluating Program Performance Data. Accuracy/consistency of reporting is contingent upon counselors'
interpretations of definitions.
Explanation. This indicator is derived from state VR agency performance on Indicator 1.2 in Section 106
of the Rehabilitation Act. For each VR agency, RSA examines the percentage of individuals who achieve
employment of all individuals whose cases were closed after receiving services.

Measure 1.2 of 6: The percentage of state vocational rehabilitation agencies for the blind that
assist at least 68.9 percent of individuals receiving services to achieve employment. (Desired
direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2001 75 Measure not in place
2002 75 Measure not in place
2003 58 Measure not in place
2004 83 63 Made Progress From Prior Year

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 2005 75 54.17 Did Not Meet Target
2006 70 (April 2007) Pending
2007 65 (April 2008) Pending
2008 65 (April 2009) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, RSA-911 report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Verified by the Department's attestation process and the Department's Standards for
Evaluating Program Performance Data. Accuracy/consistency of reporting is contingent upon counselors'
interpretations of definitions.
Explanation. This indicator is derived from state VR agency performance on Indicator 1.2 in Section 106
of the Rehabilitation Act. For each VR agency, RSA examines the percentage of individuals who achieve
employment of all individuals whose cases were closed after receiving services.

Measure 1.3 of 6: The percentage of general and combined state vocational rehabilitation
agencies for which at least 80 percent of the individuals achieving competitive employment have
significant disabilities. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2002 75 Measure not in place
2003 82 Measure not in place
2004 86 Measure not in place
2005 88 Measure not in place
2006 88 (April 2007) Pending
2007 89 (April 2008) Pending
2008 90 (April 2009) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, RSA-911 report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Verified by the Department's attestation process and the Department's Standards for
Evaluating Program Performance Data. Accuracy/consistency of reporting is contingent upon counselors'
interpretations of definitions.
Explanation. This indicator is derived from state VR agency performance on indicator 1.4, in Section 106
of the Rehabilitation Act. For each VR agency, RSA examines the percentage of individuals achieving
competitive employment who have significant disabilities. To pass the Section 106 indicator, a
general/combined agency must achieve a rate of 62.4 percent. For purposes of this measure, beginning
with the FY 2006, RSA decided that the criteria were too low, and therefore has increased the rates to 80
percent for general and combined agencies.

Measure 1.4 of 6: The percentage of state vocational rehabilitation agencies for the blind for
which at least 90 percent of the individuals achieving competitive employment have significant
disabilities. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2002 88 Measure not in place
2003 88 Measure not in place
2004 100 Measure not in place

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 2005 100 Measure not in place
2006 96 (April 2007) Pending
2007 100 (April 2008) Pending
2008 100 (April 2009) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, RSA-911 report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Verified by the Department's attestation process and the Department's Standards for
Evaluating Program Performance Data. Accuracy/consistency of reporting is contingent upon counselors'
interpretations of definitions.
Explanation. This indicator is derived from state VR agency performance on indicator 1.4, in Section 106
of the Rehabilitation Act. For each VR agency, RSA examines the percentage of individuals achieving
competitive employment who have significant disabilities. To pass the Section 106 indicator an agency for
the blind must achieve a rate of 89 percent. For purposes of this measure, beginning with the FY 2006,
RSA decided that the criteria were too low, and therefore has increased the rate to 90 percent for
agencies for the blind.

Measure 1.5 of 6: The percentage of general and combined state vocational rehabilitation
agencies assisting at least 85 percent of individuals with employment outcomes to achieve
competitive employment. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2001 62.5 Measure not in place
2002 88 Measure not in place
2003 93 Measure not in place
2004 67 95 Target Exceeded
2005 89 95 Target Exceeded
2006 96 (April 2007) Pending
2007 98 (April 2008) Pending
2008 98 (April 2009) Pending
2009 98 (April 2010) Pending
2010 98 (April 2011) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, RSA-911 report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Verified by the Department's attestation process and the Department's Standards for
Evaluation Program Performance Data. Accuracy/consistency of reporting is contingent upon counselors'
interpretations of definitions.
Explanation. This long-term indicator is derived from state VR agency performance on indicator 1.3 in
Section 106 of the Rehabilitation Act. For each VR agency, RSA examines the percentage of individuals
who achieve competitive employment of all individuals who achieve employment. To pass the Section 106
indicator, a general/combined agency must achieve a rate of 72.6 percent. For purposes of this measure,
beginning with the FY 2004 plan, RSA decided that the criteria were too low, and therefore increased the
rates to 85 percent for general and combined VR agencies.

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 Measure 1.6 of 6: The percentage of state vocational rehabilitation agencies for the blind that
assist at least 65 percent of individuals with employment outcomes to achieve competitive
employment. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2001 41.7 Measure not in place
2002 50 Measure not in place
2003 54 Measure not in place
2004 48 71 Target Exceeded
2005 54 75 Target Exceeded
2006 71 (April 2007) Pending
2007 75 (April 2008) Pending
2008 75 (April 2009) Pending
2009 79 (April 2010) Pending
2010 79 (April 2011) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, RSA-911 report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Verified by the Department's attestation process and the Department's Standards for
Evaluation Program Performance Data. Accuracy/consistency of reporting is contingent upon counselors'
interpretations of definitions.
Explanation. This long-term indicator is derived from state VR agency performance on indicator 1.3 in
Section 106 of the Rehabilitation Act. For each VR agency, RSA examines the percentage of individuals
who achieve competitive employment of all individuals who achieve employment. To pass the Section 106
indicator an agency for the blind must achieve a rate of 35.4 percent. For purposes of this measure,
beginning with the FY 2004 plan, RSA decided that the criteria were too low, and therefore increased the
rates to 65 percent for agencies for the blind.

Objective 2 of 2: Ensure that state VR agencies demonstrate effective fiscal management.

Measure 2.1 of 4: The percentage of general and combined state vocational rehabilitation
agencies whose cost per employment outcome is between $6,000 and $16,500. (Desired
direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2005 71 Measure not in place
2006 Set a Baseline (April 2007) Pending
2007 73 (April 2008) Pending
2008 75 (April 2009) Pending
2009 77 (April 2010) Pending
2010 79 (April 2011) Pending
2011 80 (April 2012) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, final state agency
allocation tables and RSA-911 report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Explanation. This is a new efficiency measure. Cost per employment outcome is calculated by dividing
the total federal grant funds by the number of individuals achieving employment outcomes in the fiscal

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year. Establishing the baseline includes both specifying the range and determining the percentage of
agencies.

Measure 2.2 of 4: Percentage of State Vocational Rehabilitation agencies for the Blind that
demonstrate an average cost per employment outcome of no more than $38,000. (Desired
direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2005 67 Measure not in place
2006 Set a Baseline (April 2007) Pending
2007 71 (April 2008) Pending
2008 75 (April 2009) Pending
2009 77 (April 2010) Pending
2010 79 (April 2011) Pending
2011 83 (April 2012) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, final state agency
allocation tables and RSA-911 report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Explanation. This is a new efficiency measure. Cost per employment outcome is calculated by dividing
the total federal grant funds by the number of individuals achieving employment outcomes in the fiscaal
year. Establishing the baseline includes both specifying the range and determing the percentage of
agencies.

Measure 2.3 of 4: Percentage of general and combined State VR agencies that demonstrate an
average annual consumer expenditure rate of at least 83 percent. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2005 75 Measure not in place
2006 Set a Baseline (May 2007) Pending
2007 77 (May 2008) Pending
2008 78 (May 2009) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, RSA-2 Cost Report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Explanation. This is a new efficiency measure. Consumer service expenditure rate is calculated by
dividing the state VR agency's total program expenditures by consumer service expenditures.
Establishing the baseline includes both specifying the range and determing the percentage of agencies.

Measure 2.4 of 4:

Percentage of State VR agencies for the Blind that demonstrate an average annual consumer
expenditure rate of at least 70 percent.

(Desired direction: increase)

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 Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2005 67 Measure not in place
2006 Set a Baseline (May 2007) Pending
2007 71 (May 2008) Pending
2008 75 (May 2009) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, RSA-2 Cost Report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Explanation. This is a new efficiency measure. Consumer service expenditure rate is calculated by
dividing the state VR agency's total program expenditures by consumer service expenditures.
Establishing the baseline includes both specifying the range and determing the percentage of agencies.

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