ESEA: State Assessments

FY 2007 Program Performance Report

Strategic Goal 2
Formula
ESEA, Title VI, Part A-1
Document Year 2007 Appropriation: $407,563
CFDA 84.369: Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities

Program Goal: To support states in the development of state assessments.

Objective 1 of 1: All states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will have rigorous assessm
grades three through eight and high school and will have rigorous annual asse
span (three through five, six through nine and high school) in science, all of w
standards.
Measure 1.1 of 1: The number of states (including DC and PR) that have science assessments that align with the
in each grade span (grades 3 through 5, 6 through 9, and high school). (Desired direction: increase) 1203
Actual
Year Target
(or date expected)
2004 Set a Baseline 14 Target Met
2005 18 15 Made Progres
2006 15 25 Target Excee
2007 25 (September 2008) Pending
2008 52 (September 2009) Pending
2009 52 (September 2010) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Standards and assessment external peer review process;
Consolidated State Performance Reports; and State educational agency websites. Council of Chief State
School Officers State Accountability Profiles Website for 2004 and 2005 data.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Explanation. States are required to have science assessments in three gradespans in place by SY 2007-
08. Performance targets of 52 count the 50 states plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.

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