RA: Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights

FY 2008 Program Performance Plan

Strategic Goal 3
Formula
RA, Title V, Section 509

Program Goal: To support the protection and advocacy system in each state to
protect the legal and human rights of individuals with disabilities.
Objective 1 of 1: Identify problem areas requiring systemic change and engage in systemic
activities to address those problems.
Measure 1.1 of 1: The percentage of PAIRs that reported that their systemic advocacy resulted in
a change in policy or practice. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2000 54 Measure not in place
2001 68 Measure not in place
2002 56 81 Target Exceeded
2003 75 Measure not in place
2004 77 86 Target Exceeded
2005 79 89 Target Exceeded
2006 80 (April 2007) Pending
2007 83 (April 2008) Pending
2008 83 (April 2009) Pending
2009 83 (April 2010) Pending
2010 83 (April 2011) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Annual Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR)
Program, Annual Performance Report, RSA Form 509.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Appropriate reviews of annual data are conducted by Department program specialists.
Onsite, a random sample of files is cross-checked with reported data for verification. Of the 57 PAIRs, 39
reported successful systemic change during fiscal year 2001, 46 in fiscal year 2002, 43 in fiscal year
2003, 49 in fiscal year 2004, and 51 reported success on this indicator in fiscal year 2005.
Explanation. Because PAIR programs cannot address all issues facing individuals with disabilities solely
through individual advocacy; they seek to change public and private policies and practices that present
barriers to the rights of individuals with disabilities, utilizing negotiations and class action litigation. The
target for fiscal year 2006 through 2008 has been increased from 81 percent to 83 percent, which was
reached by averaging the actual performance over the past 3 years (fiscal years 2003 though 2005).
Fiscal year 2006 data will be available in April of 2007.

U.S. Department of Education 1 02/05/2007