**STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM**

**ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT FORM**

**PROGRAM YEAR 2005-2006**

# Table of Contents

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-   Summary of the Public
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-   Names of
    Commenters....................................................................................
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Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended

-   SSS Program
    Regulations................................................................................
    17

-   Annual Performance Report

> Instructions................................................................................................
> 27

-   Annual Performance Report
    Form.....................................................................
    46

Student Support Services

Summary of Public Comments on

Proposed Changes to the Annual Performance Report Form (2006-2007)

# Burden Hours \-- Services/Activities

Forty (40) commenters expressed concern regarding the increase in the
time required for recording services/activities for each participant.
Some of these (eight) also indicated that they do not have the funds to
update databases to add the new fields in Section III of the annual
performance report form (APR) for reporting.

Fourteen (14) commenters indicated that the fields designed to report
services received by each participant, concentrated too much on counting
contact hours. While some suggested modifications on reporting contact
hours and combining a number of the choices/options, others recommended
that the Department not add any fields requiring grantees to report on
individualized services in Section III.

Nearly all of the comments on this topic included a request/suggestion
that any changes regarding the collection of services/activities be
implemented in 2006-07 so that grantees have sufficient time to setup
their systems.

Because of the concerns raised, we have decided to delete all fields
pertaining to services/activities.

# Section II -- Prior Experience

We received 49 comments on the proposed changes to the prior experience
summary sheet. None of the commenters opposed the format for collecting
the data. However, several offered recommendations/suggestions on
changing the definition of cohort, while others recommended extending
the measurement period relative to graduation and transfer.

For the purpose of reporting outcomes (persistence and
graduation/transfer), cohort is defined as:

> The group of students who started being served by the project in a
> given project year. An individual student is a member of the same
> cohort for reporting purposes even if that student leaves the project
> and returns. Further, a student remains in the same cohort group for
> each successive year.

Two of the commenters indicated that as proposed, the definition
contains too many variables to provide meaningful results (full-time,
part-time, freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors). Commenters advocate
that SSS projects should follow the example of institutions and
calculate graduation rates based on their first-time, full-time only
freshmen (not part-time students or students who enter beyond the
freshmen year).

We acknowledge that institutions collect data differently and hence, the
baseline data presented in the "Need" section of the application may not
be compatible. However, the goal relative to prior experience is for
projects to measure outcomes for all participants and not subsets.

One commenter suggested that we change the time span for measuring
graduation and transfer noting that the three-year measurement period
for two-year institutions and six-year measurement for four-year
institutions is too ambitious.

The time span for measuring graduation and transfer were established in
the application package for grants funded under the fiscal year 2005
competition. Therefore, we believe that the point of measurement for the
purposes of prior experience should remain as established. The success
of projects in graduating students in the out years will be reported in
profile reports on the SSS program.

# Section III -- Record Structure for Participant List

Thirty-one commenters submitted 99 comments on the different fields in
Section III, Record Structure for Participants List. We have accepted
many of the editorial suggestions for clarifying the instructions and
providing additional guidance so that grantees are clear about what they
are being asked to report. In addition, we agreed with commenters'
suggestions to more clearly define program success as the attainment of
the bachelor's degree (projects at four-year institutions ) or the
associate's degree and/or transfer to four-year institutions (projects
at two-year institutions). This change has reduced the reporting burden
for grantees since once the undergraduate degree and/or transfer has
been reported on the APR, the participant record can be dropped from
subsequent APRs. Further, as indicated earlier, the fields (29-57) that
proposed gathering information on the activities/services provided to
each participant have been eliminated.

SSS APR Summary Log-08/03/06

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| #        | ## Name of Commenters                                     |
| # Number |                                                           |
|          |                                                           |
| ## Of    |                                                           |
|          |                                                           |
| ## Co    |                                                           |
| mmenters |                                                           |
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| 1        | Kathleen Greene, Director, ESS/McNair Scholars Program    |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 201 Holton Hall, Kansas State University                  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Manhattan, Kansas 66506                                   |
|          |                                                           |
|          | \(785\) 532-5642, Fax: (785) 532-6457                     |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 2        | Jennifer Martinez, Secretary Senior, TRIO SSS             |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Pierce College Ft. Steilacoom                             |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 253-912-3644                                              |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 3        | Diane Munson, Asst. Dean, Undergraduate Studies/SSS       |
|          | Director                                                  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Academic Success Center, Kent State University            |
|          |                                                           |
|          | PO Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001                          |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 330-672-3190, FAX: 330-672-2073                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 4        | Kelly Ketcham, M.A., Director of TRiO/Student Support     |
|          | Services                                                  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Blue Mountain Community College, 2411 NW Carden Ave       |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Pendleton, OR 97801                                       |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 541-278-5852, 541-278-5975 fax                            |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 5        | Rogenna Provenzano, Program Director                      |
|          |                                                           |
|          | TRiO Student Support Services/ASPIRE, University of       |
|          | Texas-Brownsville                                         |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Phone: 956.882.7119, Fax: 956.882.7967                    |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 6        | Meredyth L. Goodwin, Director                             |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Student Support Services, Tutoring and Academic           |
|          | Assistance Programs                                       |
|          |                                                           |
|          | University of Idaho, 312 Idaho Commons                    |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 875 Line Street, P.O. Box 442537, Moscow, ID 83844-2537   |
|          |                                                           |
|          | phone:208-885-6307, fax: 208-885-9404, goodwin@uidaho.edu |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 7        | Fraleigh, Marion \[mailto:marion.fraleigh@marquette.edu\] |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 8        | Magda Martinez-Baca, Program Manager, Student Support     |
|          | Services                                                  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Central New Mexico Community College, (Formerly           |
|          | Albuquerque TVI)                                          |
|          |                                                           |
|          | TRIO Department- South Building 120, 525 Buena Vista SE   |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Albuquerque, NM 87106                                     |
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| 9        | Arnold. L. Mitchem, President, Council for Opportunity in |
|          | Education                                                 |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 10       | Deborah Binkley-Jackson, Director                         |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Project Threshold (Student Support Services), University  |
|          | of Oklahoma                                               |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 601 Elm Avenue, Rm. 517, Norman, Oklahoma 73019-3104      |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Phone: (405) 325-6261, Fax: (405) 325-7772                |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 11       | Cindy Nutter, Director of TRIO Programs, Anoka-Ramsey     |
|          | Community College                                         |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Coon Rapids, MN 55433                                     |
|          |                                                           |
|          | New Phone Number 763-433-1148                             |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 12       | Susan Hupp, Director, Student Support Services, Unit 9510 |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD 57799-9510,   |
|          | (605) 642-6824                                            |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 13       | Holly Moore McKee, Director of Support Services, Kellogg  |
|          | Community College                                         |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 450 North Avenue, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3397             |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 269.965.4150, fax: 269.965.8850, mckeeh@kellogg.edu       |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 14       | Ginna Bearden, Director of TRIO Programs, Fresno City     |
|          | College                                                   |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 1101 E. University Avenue, Fresno, CA 93741               |
|          |                                                           |
|          | \(559\) 442-4600 x8145                                    |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 15       | Kay Landrum, Director, Student Support Services,          |
|          | Weatherford College                                       |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 225 College Park Dr., Weatherford, TX 76086               |
|          |                                                           |
|          | \(817\) 598-6499                                          |
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| 16       | Diana G. Fisher, Program Director, Student Support        |
|          | Services (SSS)                                            |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 119 Sisson Hall, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY 13676-2204\    |
|          | Phone: (315) 267-2745, Fax: (315) 267-3265,               |
|          |                                                           |
|          | URL: http://www.potsdam.edu/SSS/                          |
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| 17       | [Kathryn Felker]{.underline}, Student Support Services    |
|          | Director, University of Utah                              |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 1901 E South Campus Drive Room 2075, Salt Lake City, Utah |
|          | 84112                                                     |
|          |                                                           |
|          | \(801\) 581-7188; kfelker@sa.utah.edu                     |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **and**                                                   |
|          |                                                           |
|          | [Barbara Burkart]{.underline}, Student Support Services   |
|          | Director,                                                 |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Salt Lake Community College, 4600 S Redwood Road, Box     |
|          | 30808                                                     |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Salt Lake City, Utah 54123, (801) 957-4334;               |
|          | Barbara.burkart@slcc.edu                                  |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 18       | Sherry A. Warren, Director, SAGE TRIO, Laramie County     |
|          | Community College                                         |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 1400 East College Drive, Cheyenne, WY  82007              |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 307/778-4314 -- voice, 307/778-1344 - fax                 |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
|          | # Comments from Larry's e-mail unduplicated               |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 19       | Carla Peters, Transfer Advisor, Student Support Services  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | McLennan Community College, 254-299-8451                  |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 20       | Meredith L. Funkhouser, Administrative Support Specialist |
|          |                                                           |
|          | TRIO Student Support Services Program, Lord Fairfax       |
|          | Community College                                         |
|          |                                                           |
|          | \(540\) 868-7085, (540)868-7100 (Fax),                    |
|          | <mfunkhouser@lfcc.edu>                                    |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 21       | Sara Skiles du Toit, Counseling Specialist III, SOAR \~   |
|          | Student Support Services\                                 |
|          | UT Arlington,                                             |
|          |                                                           |
|          | \(817\) 272-3684                                          |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 22       | Valerie Wallingford, MBA, Director, TRIO Programs         |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Student Support Services/Upward Bound                     |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 23       | Thomas E. Tie, Director of TRIO - Student Support         |
|          | Services                                                  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Ridgewater College, PO Box 1097, Room B162                |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 2101 15th Ave NW, Willmar, MN 56201                       |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 24       | Susan M. Martin, Director, TRIO Student Support           |
|          | Services Program                                          |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Lord Fairfax Community College, 172 Skirmisher Lane,      |
|          | Middletown, VA  22645                                     |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 540.868.7085,                                             |
|          | [smartin@lfcc.edu](blocked::mailto:smartin@lfcc.edu)      |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 25       | Greg Reigstad, Student Support Services, St. Cloud        |
|          | Technical College                                         |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 320-308-0977, greigstad@sctc.edu                          |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 26       | Joanne Martin, Director, TRIO Student Support Services    |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Green River Community College, 12401 SE 320th Street      |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Auburn, WA 98092                                          |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 27       | Yolie Kernes, Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, SD    |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 28       | Rita S Escher \[mailto:escher@unr.edu\]                   |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 29       | Lisa M. Ely, Program Officer, Data Analysis & Systems     |
|          | Management                                                |
|          |                                                           |
|          | University of Nevada, Reno, TRIO & McNair Scholars        |
|          | Programs                                                  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Thompson Building, Suite #101M, MS 075, Reno, NV  89557   |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 775.784.6044 Phone, 775.784.1353 Fax                      |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 30       | Bidya Ranjeet, Ph.D., Director, Student Support Services  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 368 Fairfield Rd., Unit 2170, University of Connecticut,  |
|          | Storrs, CT 06269-2170                                     |
|          |                                                           |
|          |  Phone: 860-486-4040, Fax: 860-486-4024                   |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 31       | Cynthia Kabat King, Director, Academic Advancement Center |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Ohio University, 101 Alden Library, Athens, OH 45701      |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 740-593-2650                                              |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 32       | Tracy Lyons, Director, TRIO Academic Services,\           |
|          | The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue  |
|          | South, HUC 540\                                           |
|          | Birmingham, AL 35294-1150                                 |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Phone: 205.934.2729, Fax: 205.975.0369, Email:            |
|          | tlyons@uab.edu                                            |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 33       | Alyson C. J. Olson, M.A., Director, TRIO/Student Support  |
|          | Services                                                  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Augsburg College, Ph: 612-330-1313, Appts:                |
|          | 612-330-1311,Fax: 612-330-1360                            |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 34       | Scott Guebert, Associate Professor/Counselor, Patrick     |
|          | Henry Community College                                   |
|          |                                                           |
|          | P.O. Box 5311, Martinsville, VA 24115-5311                |
|          |                                                           |
|          | \(276\) 656-0257, sguebert@ph.vccs.edu                    |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 35       | Annette Horvat, Project Director,                         |
|          |                                                           |
|          | TRiO Student Support Services, Regional Grant Office:     |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Vermilion Community College, 1900 East Camp Street, Ely,  |
|          | MN 55731                                                  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | t 218-365-2249, f 218-365-7218                            |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 36       | E. Joyce Schulte, Director, Student Support Services,     |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Southwestern Community College, Iowa                      |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 37       | Michele Carpentier, SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street    |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Plattsburgh, NY 12901, 518-564-2810                       |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 38       | Tom Huber, Director, TRIO - Student Support Services,     |
|          | Paul Smith\'s College                                     |
|          |                                                           |
|          | P.O. Box 265, Paul Smiths, NY  12970                      |
|          |                                                           |
|          | \(518\) 327-6330 (phone) - (518) 327-6350 (fax)           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 39       | Jonathan Morrell \[mailto:morrell@dixie.edu\]             |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 40       | Bomani Spell, Director of Student Support Services        |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Shawnee Community College, 8364 Shawnee College Rd.,      |
|          | Ullin, Illinois 62959                                     |
|          |                                                           |
|          | \(618\) 634-3236 -direct line                             |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 41       | Nancy Wyatt, McLennan Community College, SC 302           |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 254-299-8485                                              |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 42       | Linda Taylor, Director, Student Support Services, Murray  |
|          | State College                                             |
|          |                                                           |
|          | One Murray Campus, Tishomingo, OK 73460                   |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 580-371-2371 ext. 202, fax: 580-371-3472                  |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 43       | Powers, Monica \[mailto:MPowers@msubillings.edu\]         |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 44       | Jill Emigh, Director Student Support Services/TRIO        |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Walla Walla Community College, Walla Walla, WA  99362     |
|          |                                                           |
|          | 509-524-5191                                              |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 45       | Alan Glotzer, Director of TRIO Programs, Keene State      |
|          | College\                                                  |
|          | Keene, NH   03435-2609, Phone: 603 358-2322, Fax: 603     |
|          | 358-2458                                                  |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 46       | Hernandez, Marcy \[mailto:Hernandezm@bhc.edu              |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 47       | Sherie Etges, Director, Tech Opportunities Program\       |
|          | Oregon Institute of Technology, 3201 Campus Drive,        |
|          | Klamath Falls, OR 97601\                                  |
|          | 541.885.1129, Sherie.Etges@oit.edu                        |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 48       | Ruben Saenz, TRIO Director, SMCC, 7050 South 24th Street  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Phoenix, AZ  85042, (602) 305-5677                        |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 49       | Jean Beringer, OSF, Director of Student Support Services, |
|          | Briar Cliff University                                    |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Sioux City, IA                                            |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 50-A&B   | Jeffrey M. Gladstone, Student Support Services Director   |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Universidad del Este, Apartado 2010, Carolina, PR         |
|          | 00984-2010                                                |
|          |                                                           |
|          | voice: 787) 257-7373 ext. 3800 fax: ext. 3807, Also:      |
|          | <gladjeff@hotmail.com>                                    |
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| 51 A&B   | Linda Cooper, M.Ed.,L.M.S.W., Director, Office Of Special |
|          | Services                                                  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601                    |
|          |                                                           |
|          | \(845\) 575-3274, Linda.Cooper@marist.edu                 |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 52       | Len Lamberti, Director                                    |
|          |                                                           |
|          | Center for Academic Resources & (TRIO) Student Support    |
|          | Services                                                  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | University of New Hampshire, Wolff House, Durham NH 03824 |
|          |                                                           |
|          | tel. 603 862-3698,fax. 603 862-0840,                      |
|          | [www.cfar.unh.edu](http://www.cfar.unh.edu/)              |
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| 53       | Rita Escher, SSS APR Task Force Chair & Lydia Perez,      |
|          | WESTOP President                                          |
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| 54       | AIR                                                       |
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| 55       | Susan M. Mospens, Director, Northern Kentucky University  |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 56       | Jan Halsne, Director, Luther College, Iowa                |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 57       | Joan Jorde, Assist. Dir, Univer.of North Dakota           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| 58       | Susan Boissoneault, Assist. Dir, Bristol Community        |
|          | College, Fall River, MA                                   |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+

October 2006

Dear Student Support Services Project Director:

This letter is to remind you that you must complete and submit your
annual performance report (APR) for program year 2005--­06 via the Web by
**November 30, 2006**. For most projects funded under the Student
Support Services (SSS) program, 2005-06 is the beginning of a new
four-year grant cycle, and as such, the Federal TRIO Programs decided to
modify the APR to address data collection and analysis issues, address
overall design and formatting issues, and standardize project objectives
so that the APR data can be used to calculate prior experience points.
Following two public comment periods, the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approved the revised annual performance report (APR) for
the SSS Program on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

You will [not]{.underline} receive a hard copy of the report form and
instructions because these documents can be downloaded from our Web site
at: <http://www.ed.gov/programs/triostudsupp/report.html>. All SSS
projects must use the new form in reporting on project year 2005-06.
Please review the new instructions carefully; the participant data file
you submit for 2005-06 must conform to the specifications of the new
record structure (Section III of the APR). [Participant data files using
the previous record structure will not be accepted.]{.underline}

You must use your PR Award Number and assigned password to access the
SSS online performance report application. Included in this letter is
the temporary password assigned to you. Please keep this letter in a
safe place, as you will need the password to log into the Web
application.

**[Submission via the Web]{.underline}:** We expect all SSS projects to
use the Web reporting feature to submit the 2005--06 performance report.
The instructions for submitting the performance report and the links to
the secured Web site will be available on October 23, 2006, at the
following Web address:

<http://www.ed.gov/programs/triostudsupp/report.html>.

From the link provided above:

1.  Click on the following URL: <https://webprod.cbmiweb.com/sss/>

2.  In the top box on the right side of the page entitled "SSS Online
    Annual Performance Report for Project Year 2005--­2006," enter the
    last six digits of your PR number (PR#). Then enter your temporary
    password in the space provided and click the Login button.

3.  Your PR# and temporary password are:

> PR#: (To be inserted)
>
> Note: The PR# is the last six digits of your PR Award Number for the
> 2005-06 project year.
>
> Password: (To be inserted)
>
> Be sure to type your PR# and password exactly as shown above.
> Immediately upon login, you will be required to change your password
> and log in again using your new password. Your new password must be at
> least eight characters, but no longer than 12 characters, and include
> any combination of the following:

-   English uppercase (A-Z)

-   English lowercase (a-z)

-   Arabic numerals (0-9)

-   Non-alphanumeric special characters (!, @, #, \$, &, \*)

> After three failed attempts to access the Web site, you will be locked
> out and must call the Help Desk to obtain access. If you forget your
> password, a \"forgot password\" link is available or you may call or
> e-mail the Help Desk for assistance (see telephone number and e-mail
> address for Help Desk below).

4.  Follow the instructions for completing and submitting the report via
    the World Wide Web.

We have pre-populated most of the data fields in Section I of the report
to reduce your reporting burden. Please review the pre-populated fields,
including the project director's e-mail address, and revise and update
these fields as needed. You may change the data in all fields except for
the project's PR Award Number, the Grantee Name, and the Report Period.

**[Faxing Section I]{.underline}:** You [must]{.underline} submit, via
fax, a signed copy of Section I of the report form that certifies that
the information submitted electronically is readily verifiable and the
information reported is accurate and complete. After completing the
entire report on the Web, you will be able to print a copy of the
completed form. Section I of the printed report form will include
signature lines for the project director and the certifying official for
the grantee institution. Once the form has been signed, [please fax a
signed copy of Section I only]{.underline} of the report form to the
following fax number: (703) 995-4493. [Please do not fax a copy of the
entire report]{.underline}.

**[Help Desk]{.underline}:** If you encounter technical problems
accessing the Web site, downloading the SSS Tool, or using the Web
application, please contact the Help Desk by either telephone (703)
846-8248 or e-mail at <SSSWEB@cbmiweb.com>. Please note that the Help
Desk will try to contact projects within 24 hours of receiving the
telephone call or e-mail. The Help Desk will be available to respond to
your questions from October 23 through November 30, 2006. During peak
times, from November 20-30, 2006, it may take longer for you to receive
a response. Thus, I encourage you to prepare and submit your performance
report as soon as you have collected complete data. If for any reason
you need to revise your performance report data after it has been
submitted, please do not fax the corrections. You should contact the
Help Desk for assistance in re-submitting your APR electronically.

Thank you for the time and effort you dedicate to performance reporting
each year and your commitment to providing complete and accurate data.
Please retain the source documents in a readily accessible form so that
they can be verified during an on-site visit. If you have questions
regarding the performance report requirements, please contact your
program specialist directly. For your convenience, we have included a
state listing with the program specialists\' names, telephone numbers,
and e-mail addresses.

Sincerely,

Linda Byrd-Johnson, Ph.D.

Team Leader

College and University Support Team

Federal TRIO Programs

Enclosure \-- State Listing of Program Specialists

**Authorizing Statute**

**Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2 of the Higher Education Act of 1965,**

**as amended**

**CHAPTER 1---FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS SEC. 402A.**

# 20 U.S.C. 1070a--11

PROGRAM AUTHORITY; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED.---The Secretary shall, in
    accordance with the provisions of this chapter, carry out a program
    of making grants and contracts designed to identify qualified
    individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, to prepare them for a
    program of postsecondary education, to provide support services for
    such students who are pursuing programs of postsecondary education,
    to motivate and prepare students for doctoral programs, and to train
    individuals serving or preparing for service in programs and
    projects so designed.

(b) RECIPIENTS, DURATION, AND SIZE. ---

    1.  RECIPIENTS.---For the purposes described in subsection(a), the
        Secretary is authorized, without regard to section 3709of the
        Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5), to make grants to, and contracts
        with, institutions of higher education, public and private
        agencies and organizations, combinations of such institutions,
        agencies and organizations, and in exceptional circumstances,
        secondary schools, for planning, developing, or carrying out one
        or more of the services assisted under this chapter.

    2.  DURATION.---Grants or contracts made under this chapter shall be
        awarded for a period of 4 years, except that---(A) the Secretary
        shall award such grants or contracts for 5 years to applicants
        whose peer review scores were in the highest 10 percent of
        scores of all applicants receiving grants or contracts in each
        program competition for the same award year;(B) grants made
        under section 402G shall be awarded for a period of 2 years;
        and(C) grants under section 402H shall be awarded for a period
        determined by the Secretary.

    3.  MINIMUM GRANTS.---Unless the institution or agency requests a
        smaller amount, individual grants under this chapter shall be no
        less than---

        A.  \$170,000 for programs authorized by sections 402D and 402G;

        B.  \$180,000 for programs authorized by sections 402B and 402F;
            and

        C.  \$190,000 for programs authorized by sections 402C and 402E

(c) PROCEDURES FOR AWARDING GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.---

> \(1\) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.---An eligible entity that desires to
> receive a grant or contract under this chapter shall submit an
> application to the Secretary in such manner and form, and containing
> such information and assurances, as the Secretary may reasonably
> require.
>
> \(2\) PRIOR EXPERIENCE.---In making grants under this chapter, the
> Secretary shall consider each applicant's prior experience of service
> delivery under the particular program for which funds are sought. The
> level of consideration given the factor of prior experience shall not
> vary from the level of consideration given such factor during fiscal
> years 1994 through 1997, except that grants made under section 402H
> shall not be given prior experience consideration.
>
> \(3\) ORDER OF AWARDS; PROGRAM FRAUD.---

(A) Except with respect to grants made under sections 402G and 402H and
    as provided in subparagraph the Secretary shall award grants and
    contracts under this chapter in the

> order of the scores received by the application for such grant or
> contract in the peer review process required under paragraph (4) and
> adjusted for prior experience in accordance with paragraph (2) of this
> subsection.

(B) The Secretary is not required to provide assistance to a program
    otherwise eligible for assistance under this chapter, if the
    Secretary has determined that such program has involved the
    fraudulent use of funds under this chapter.

> \(4\) PEER REVIEW PROCESS.---

(A) The Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, members
    of groups underrepresented in higher education, including African
    Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Asian
    Americans, and Native American Pacific Islanders (including Native
    Hawaiians), are represented as readers of applications submitted
    under this chapter. The Secretary shall also ensure that persons
    from urban and rural backgrounds are represented as readers.

(B) The Secretary shall ensure that each application submitted under
    this chapter is read by at least three readers who are not employees
    of the Federal Government (other than as readers of applications)

> \(5\) NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.---The Secretary
> shall not limit the number of applications submitted by an entity
> under any program authorized under this chapter if the additional
> applications describe programs serving different populations or
> campuses.
>
> \(6\) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS FOR DISADVANTAGED

STUDENTS.---

> The Secretary shall encourage coordination of programs assisted under
> this chapter with other programs for disadvantaged students operated
> by the sponsoring institution or agency, regardless of the funding
> source of such programs. The Secretary shall not limit an entity's
> eligibility to receive funds under this chapter because such entity
> sponsors a program similar to the program to be assisted under this
> chapter, regardless of the funding source of such program. The
> Secretary shall permit the Director of a program receiving funds under
> this chapter to administer one or more additional programs for
> disadvantaged students operated by the sponsoring institution or
> agency, regardless of the funding sources of such programs.

\(7\) APPLICATION STATUS.---The Secretary shall inform each entity
operating programs under this chapter regarding the status of their
application for continued funding at least 8months prior to the
expiration of the grant or contract. The Secretary, in the case of an
entity that is continuing to operate a successful program under this
chapter, shall ensure that the startup date for a new grant or contract
for such program immediately follows the termination of the preceding
grant or contract so that no interruption of funding occurs for such
successful re-applicants. The Secretary shall inform each entity
requesting assistance under this chapter for a new program regarding the
status of their application at least 8 months prior to the proposed
startup date of such program.

\(d\) OUTREACH.---

> \(1\) IN GENERAL.--- The Secretary shall conduct outreach activities
> to ensure that entities eligible for assistance under this chapter
> submit applications proposing programs that serve geographic areas and
> eligible populations which have been underserved by the programs
> assisted under this chapter.
>
> \(2\) NOTICE.---In carrying out the provisions of paragraph(1), the
> Secretary shall notify the entities described in subsection(b) of the
> availability of assistance under this subsection not less than 120
> days prior to the deadline for submission of applications under this
> chapter and shall consult national, State, and regional organizations
> about candidates for notification.
>
> \(3\) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.---The Secretary shall provide technical
> training to applicants for projects and programs authorized under this
> chapter. The Secretary shall give priority to serving programs and
> projects that serve geographic areas and eligible populations which
> have been underserved by the programs assisted under this chapter.
> Technical training activities shall include the provision of
> information on authorizing legislation, goals and objectives of the
> program, required activities, eligibility requirements, the
> application process and application deadlines, and assistance in the
> development of program proposals and the completion of program
> applications. Such training shall be furnished at conferences,
> seminars, and workshops to be conducted at not less than 10 sites
> throughout the United States to ensure that all areas of the United
> States with large concentrations of eligible participants are served.
>
> \(4\) SPECIAL RULE.---The Secretary may contract with eligible
> entities to conduct the outreach activities described in this
> subsection.

(e)DOCUMENTATION OF STATUS AS A LOWINCOME INDIVIDUAL.---

> \(1\) Except in the case of an independent student, as defined in
> section 480(d), documentation of an individual's status pursuant to
> subsection (g)

\(2\) shall be made by providing the Secretary with---

> \(A\) A signed statement from the individual's parent or legal
> guardian;
>
> \(B\) Verification from another governmental source;
>
> \(C\) A signed financial aid application; or
>
> \(D\) A signed United States or Puerto Rico income tax return.
>
> \(2\) In the case of an independent student, as defined in section
> 480(d), documentation of an individual's status pursuant to
> subsection(g)(2) shall be made by providing the Secretary with---
>
> \(A\) A signed statement from the individual;
>
> \(B\) Verification from another governmental source;
>
> \(C\) A signed financial aid application; or
>
> \(D\) A signed United States or Puerto Rico income tax return.
>
> \(e\) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.---For the purpose of making
> grants and contracts under this chapter, there are authorized to be
> appropriated \$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may
> be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. Of the amount
> appropriated under this chapter, the Secretary may use no more than
> one half of 1 percent of such amount to obtain additional qualified
> readers and additional staff to review applications, to increase the
> level of oversight monitoring, to support impact studies, program
> assessments and reviews, and to provide technical assistance to
> potential applicants and current grantees. In expending these funds,
> the Secretary shall give priority to the additional administrative
> requirements provided in the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, to
> outreach activities, and to obtaining additional readers. The
> Secretary shall report to Congress by October1, 1994, on the use of
> these funds.

\(f\) DEFINITIONS.---For the purpose of this chapter:

> \(1\) FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT.---The term ''first-generation
> college student'' means---
>
> \(A\) An individual both of whose parents did not complete a
> baccalaureate degree;
>
> or
>
> \(B\) In the case of any individual who regularly resided with and
> received support from only one parent, an individual whose only such
> parent did not complete a baccalaureate degree.
>
> \(2\) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.---The term ''low-income individual''
> means an individual from a family whose taxable income for the
> preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of an amount equal to the
> poverty level determined by using criteria of poverty established by
> the Bureau of the Census.

\(3\) VETERAN ELIGIBILITY.---No veteran shall be deemed ineligible to
participate in

any program under this chapter by reason of such individual's age who---

> \(A\) served on active duty for a period of more than 180days, any
> part of which occurred after January 31, 1955,and was discharged or
> released there from under conditions other than dishonorable; or
>
> \(B\) served on active duty after January 31, 1955, and was discharged
> or released there from because of a service connected disability.

\(4\) WAIVER.---The Secretary may waive the service requirements in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of

paragraph (3) if the Secretary determines the application of the service
requirements to a

veteran will defeat the purpose of a program under this chapter.

**Sec. 402D HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 SEC. 402D. 20 U.S.C.
1070a--14**

**STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.**

\(a\) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.---The Secretary shall carry out a program to be
known as student

support services which shall be designed---

\(1\) To increase college retention and graduation rates for eligible
students;

\(2\) To increase the transfer rates of eligible students from2year to
4year institutions; and

> \(3\) To foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of
> low-income and first generation college students and individuals with
> disabilities.

\(b\) PERMISSIBLE SERVICES.---A student support services project
assisted under this chapter may provide services such as---

> \(1\) Instruction in reading, writing, study skills, mathematics, and
> other subjects necessary for success beyond secondary school;

\(2\) Personal counseling;

\(3\) Academic advice and assistance in course selection;

\(4\) Tutorial services and counseling and peer counseling;

> 5\) Exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually
> available to disadvantaged students;
>
> \(6\) Activities designed to acquaint students participating in the
> project with the range of career options available to them;
>
> \(7\) Activities designed to assist students participating in the
> project in securing admission and financial assistance for enrollment
> in graduate and professional programs;
>
> \(8\) Activities designed to assist students currently enrolled in
> 2year institutions in securing admission and financial assistance for
> enrollment in a four-year program of postsecondary education;

\(9\) Mentoring programs involving faculty or upper class students, or a
combination thereof; and

> \(10\) Programs and activities as described in paragraphs (1)through
> (9) which are specially designed for students of limited English
> proficiency.

\(c\) SPECIAL RULE.---

> \(1\) USE FOR STUDENT AID.---A recipient of a grant that undertakes
> any of the permissible services identified in subsection
>
> \(b\) may, in addition, use such funds to provide grant aid to
> students. A grant provided under this paragraph shall not exceed the
> maximum appropriated Pell Grant or, be less than the minimum
> appropriated Pell Grant, for the current academic year. In making
> grants to students under this subsection, an institution shall ensure
> that adequate consultation takes place between the student support
> service program office and the institution's financial aid office.
>
> \(2\) ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.---For purposes of receiving grant aid under
> this subsection, eligible students shall be current participants in
> the student support services program offered by the institution and
> be---
>
> \(A\) students who are in their first 2 years of postsecondary
> education and who are receiving Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1;
> or
>
> \(B\) students who have completed their first 2 years of postsecondary
> education and who are receiving Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1 if
> the institution demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary
> that---
>
> \(i\) these students are at high risk of dropping out; and
>
> \(ii\) it will first meet the needs of all its eligible first- and
> second-year students for services under this paragraph.
>
> \(3\) DETERMINATION OF NEED.---A grant provided to a student under
> paragraph (1) shall not be considered in determining that student's
> need for grant or work assistance under this title, except that in no
> case shall the total amount of student financial assistance awarded to
> a student under this title exceed that student's cost of attendance,
> as defined in section 472.
>
> \(4\) MATCHING REQUIRED.---A recipient of a grant who uses such funds
> for the purpose described in paragraph (1) shall match the funds used
> for such purpose, in cash, from non-Federal funds, in an amount that
> is not less than 33 percent of the total amount of funds used for that
> purpose. This paragraph shall not apply to any grant recipient that is
> an institution of higher education eligible to receive funds under
> part A or B of title III or title V.
>
> \(5\) RESERVATION.---In no event may a recipient use more than 20
> percent of the funds received under this section for grant aid.
>
> \(6\) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.---Funds received by a grant recipient
> that are used under this subsection shall be used to supplement, and
> not supplant, non-Federal funds expended for student support services
> programs.

\(c\) REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.---In approving
applications for student support services projects under this chapter
for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall---

> \(1\) Require an assurance that not less than two-thirds of the
> persons participating in the project proposed to be carried out under
> any application---
>
> \(A\) be individuals with disabilities; or
>
> \(B\) be low-income individuals who are first generation college
> students;
>
> \(2\) Require an assurance that the remaining students participating
> in the project proposed to be carried out under any application be
> low-income individuals, first generation college students, or
> individuals with disabilities;
>
> \(3\) Require an assurance that not less than one-third of the
> individuals with disabilities participating in the project be
> low-income individuals;
>
> \(4\) Require that there be a determination by the institution, with
> respect to each participant in such project, that the participant has
> a need for academic support in order to pursue successfully a program
> of education beyond secondary school;
>
> \(5\) Require that such participants be enrolled or accepted for
> enrollment at the institution which is the recipient of the grant or
> contract; and
>
> \(6\) Consider, in addition to such other criteria as the Secretary
> may prescribe, the institution's effort, and where applicable past
> history, in---
>
> \(A\) Providing sufficient financial assistance to meet the full
> financial need of each

student in the project; and

> \(B\) Maintaining the loan burden of each such student at a manageable
> level.

**Student Support Services Program Regulations**

\[Code of Federal Regulations\]

\[Title 34, Volume 3\]

\[Revised as of July 1, 2003\]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

\[CITE: 34 CFR 646\]

**TITLE 34\--EDUCATION**

**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**PART 646\--STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM**

# Subpart A\--General

Sec.

646.1 What is the Student Support Services Program?

646.2 Who is eligible to receive a grant?

646.3 Who is eligible to participate in a Student Support Services

project?

646.4 What activities and services may a project provide?

646.5 How long is a project period?

646.6 What regulations apply?

646.7 What definitions apply?

# Subpart B\--How Does One Apply for an Award?

646.10 How many applications for a Student Support Services award may an
eligible applicant submit?

646.11 What assurances must an applicant include in an application?

**Subpart C\--How Does the Secretary Make a Grant?**

646.20 How does the Secretary decide which new grants to make?

646.21 What selection criteria does the Secretary use to evaluate an
application?

646.22 How does the Secretary evaluate prior experience?

646.23 How does the Secretary set the amount of a grant?

# Subpart D\--What Conditions Must Be Met by a Grantee?

646.30 What are allowable costs?

646.31 What are unallowable costs?

646.32 What other requirements must a grantee meet?

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14, unless otherwise noted.

Source: 61 FR 38537, July 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

# Subpart A\--General

# Sec. 646.1 What is the Student Support Services Program?

The Student Support Services Program provides grants for projects

designed to\--

\(a\) Increase the retention and graduation rates of eligible students;

\(b\) Increase the transfer rate of eligible students from two-year to
four-year institutions; and

\(c\) Foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of
low-income and first generation college students and individuals with
disabilities through services such as those described in Sec. 646.4.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14)

# Sec. 646.2 Who is eligible to receive a grant?

An institution of higher education or a combination of institutions of
higher education is eligible to receive a grant to carry out a Student
Support Services project.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14)

# Sec. 646.3 Who is eligible to participate in a Student Support Services project?

A student is eligible to participate in a Student Support Services

project if the student meets all of the following requirements:

\(a\) Is a citizen or national of the United States or meets the
residency requirements for Federal student financial assistance.

\(b\) Is enrolled at the grantee institution or accepted for enrollment
in the next academic term at that institution.

\(c\) Has a need for academic support, as determined by the grantee, in
order to pursue successfully a postsecondary educational program.

\(d\) Is\--

\(1\) A low-income individual;

\(2\) A first generation college student; or

\(3\) An individual with disabilities.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14)

# Sec. 646.4 What activities and services may a project provide?

A Student Support Services project may provide services such as:

\(a\) Instruction in reading, writing, study skills, mathematics, and
other subjects necessary for success beyond secondary school.

\(b\) Personal counseling.

\(c\) Academic advice and assistance in course selection.

\(d\) Tutorial services and counseling and peer counseling.

\(e\) Exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually
available to disadvantaged students.

\(f\) Activities designed to acquaint students participating in the
project with the range of career options available.

\(g\) Activities designed to secure admission and financial assistance
for enrollment in graduate and professional programs.

\(h\) Activities designed to assist students currently enrolled in
two-year institutions in securing admission and financial assistance for
enrollment in a four-year program of postsecondary education.

\(i\) Mentoring programs involving faculty or upper class students, or
any combination of faculty members and upper class students.

\(j\) Programs and activities as described in paragraphs (a) through (i)
of this section that are specifically designed for students of limited
English proficiency.

\(k\) Other activities designed to meet the purposes of the Student
Support Services Program stated in Sec. 646.1.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14)

# Sec. 646.5 How long is a project period?

\(a\) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a project
period under the Student Support Services Program is four years.

\(b\) The Secretary approves a project period of five years for
applicants that score in the highest ten percent of all applicants
approved for new grants under the criteria in Sec. 646.21.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11)

# Sec. 646.6 What regulations apply?

The following regulations apply to the Student Support Services Program:

\(a\) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 85 and 86.

\(b\) The regulations in this part 646.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14)

# Sec. 646.7 What definitions apply?

\(a\) *Definitions in the Act*. The following terms used in this part
are defined in sections 402(A)(g), 481, or 1201(a) of the Higher
Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended:

First generation college student

Institution of higher education

Low-income individual

\(b\) *Definitions in EDGAR*. The following terms used in this part are
defined in 34 CFR 77.1:

Applicant

Application

Award

Budget

Budget Period

Department

EDGAR

Equipment

Facilities

Fiscal year

Grant

Grant Period

Grantee

Project

Project period

Public

Secretary

Supplies

\(c\) *Other definitions*. The following definitions also apply to this
part:

*Academic need* with reference to a student means a student whom the
grantee determines needs one or more of the services stated under Sec.
646.4 to succeed in a postsecondary educational program.

*Combination of institutions* of higher education means two or more
institutions of higher education that have entered into a cooperative
agreement for the purpose of carrying out a common objective, or an
entity designated or created by a group of institutions of higher
education for the purpose of carrying out a common objective on their
behalf.

*Different Campus* means an institutional site that is geographically
apart from and independent of the main campus of the institution. The
Secretary considers a location of an institution to be independent of
the main campus if the location\--

\(1\) Is permanent in nature;

\(2\) Offers courses in educational programs leading to a degree,
certificate, or other recognized educational credential;

\(3\) Has its own faculty and administrative or supervisory
organization; and

\(4\) Has its own budgetary and hiring authority.

Different population of participants means a group of\--

\(1\) Low-income, first-generation college students; or

\(2\) Disabled students.

*Individual with disabilities* means a person who has a diagnosed
physical or mental impairment that substantially limits that person\'s
ability to participate in the educational experiences and opportunities
offered by the grantee institution.

*Limited English proficiency* with reference to an individual, means a
person whose native language is other than English and who has
sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the
English language to deny that individual the opportunity to learn
successfully in classrooms in which English is the language of
instruction.

*Participant* means an individual who\--

\(1\) Is determined to be eligible to participate in the project under
Sec. 646.3; and

\(2\) Receives project services that the grantee has determined to be
sufficient to increase the individual\'s chances for success in a
postsecondary educational program.

*Sufficient financial* assistance means the amount of financial aid
offered a Student Support Services student, inclusive of Federal, State,
local, private, and institutional aid which, together with parent or
student contributions, is equal to the cost of attendance as determined
by a financial aid officer at the institution.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14)

**Subpart B\--How Does One Apply for an Award?**

**Sec. 646.10 How many applications for a Student Support Services award
may an eligible applicant submit?**

The Secretary accepts more than one application from an eligible
applicant so long as each additional application describes a project
that serves a different campus, or a different population of
participants who cannot readily be served by a single project.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14)

# Sec. 646.11 What assurances must an applicant include in an application?

An applicant shall assure in its application that\--

\(a\) At least two-thirds of the students it will serve in its Student
Support Services project will be\--

\(1\) Low-income individuals who are first generation college students;
or

\(2\) Individuals with disabilities;

\(b\) The remaining students it will serve will be low-income
individuals, first generation college students, or individuals with
disabilities;

\(c\) Not less than one-third of the individuals with disabilities will
be low\-- income individuals; and

\(d\) Each student participating in the project will be offered
sufficient financial assistance to meet that student\'s full financial
need.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number

1840-0017)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14)

# Subpart C\--How Does the Secretary Make a Grant?

**Sec. 646.20 How does the Secretary decide which new grants to make?**

\(a\) The Secretary evaluates an application for a new grant as follows:

(1)(i) The Secretary evaluates the application on the basis of the
selection criteria in Sec. 646.21.

\(ii\) The maximum score for all the criteria in Sec. 646.21 is 100
points. The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses
with the criterion.

(2)(i) If an application for a new grant proposes to continue to serve
substantially the same population or campus that the applicant is
serving under an expiring grant, the Secretary evaluates the
applicant\'s

prior experience in delivering services under the expiring grant on the
basis of the criteria in Sec. 646.22.

\(ii\) The maximum score for all the criteria in Sec. 646.22 is 15
points. The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses
with the criterion.

\(b\) The Secretary makes new grants in rank order on the basis of the
applications\' total scores under paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this
section.

\(c\) If the total scores of two or more applications are the same and
there is insufficient money available to fully fund them both after
funding the higher-ranked applications, the Secretary chooses among the
tied applications so as to serve geographic areas that have been
underserved by the Student Support Services Program.

\(d\) The Secretary does not make grants to applicants that carried out
a Federal TRIO program project that involved the fraudulent use of
funds.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14)

# Sec. 646.21 What selection criteria does the Secretary use to evaluate an application?

The Secretary uses the following criteria to evaluate an application for
a new grant:

\(a\) *Need for the project* (24 points). The Secretary evaluates the
need for a Student Support Services project proposed at the applicant
institution on the basis of the extent to which the application contains
clear evidence of\--

\(1\) (8 points) A high number or percentage, or both, of students
enrolled or accepted for enrollment at the applicant institution who
meet the eligibility requirements of Sec. 646.3;

\(2\) (8 points) The academic and other problems that eligible students
encounter at the applicant institution; and

\(3\) (8 points) The differences between eligible Student Support
Services students compared to an appropriate group, based on the
following indicators:

\(i\) Retention and graduation rates.

\(ii\) Grade point averages.

\(iii\) Graduate and professional school enrollment rates (four-year

colleges only).

\(iv\) Transfer rates from two-year to four-year institutions (two-year
colleges only).

\(b\) *Objectives* (8 points). The Secretary evaluates the quality of
the applicant\'s proposed project objectives on the basis of the extent
to which they\--

\(1\) (2 points) Include performance, process and outcome objectives
relating to each of the purposes of the Student Support Services Program
stated in Sec. 646.1;

\(2\) (2 points) Address the identified needs of the proposed
participants;

\(3\) (2 points) Are clearly described, specific, and measurable; and

\(4\) (2 points) Are ambitious but attainable within each budget period
and the project period given the project budget and other resources.

\(c\) *Plan of operation* (30 points). The Secretary evaluates the
quality of the applicant\'s plan of operation on the basis of the
following:

\(1\) (3 points) The plan to inform the institutional community
(students, faculty, and staff) of the goals, objectives, and services of
the project and the eligibility requirements for participation in the
project.

\(2\) (3 points) The plan to identify, select, and retain project
participants with academic need.

\(3\) (4 points) The plan for assessing each individual participant\'s
need for specific services and monitoring his or her academic progress
at the institution to ensure satisfactory academic progress.

\(4\) (10 points) The plan to provide services that address the goals
and objectives of the project.

\(5\) (10 points) The applicant\'s plan to ensure proper and efficient
administration of the project, including the organizational placement of
the project; the time commitment of key project staff; the specific
plans for financial management, student records management, and
personnel management; and, where appropriate, its plan for coordination
with other programs for disadvantaged students.

\(d\) *Institutional commitment* (16 points). The Secretary evaluates
the institutional commitment to the proposed project on the basis of the
extent to which the applicant has\--

\(1\) (6 points) Committed facilities, equipment, supplies, personnel,
and other resources to supplement the grant and enhance project
services;

\(2\) (6 points) Established administrative and academic policies that
enhance participants\' retention at the institution and improve their
chances of graduating from the institution;

\(3\) (2 points) Demonstrated a commitment to minimize the dependence on
student loans in developing financial aid packages for project
participants by committing institutional resources to the extent
possible; and

\(4\) (2 points) Assured the full cooperation and support of the
Admissions, Student Aid, Registrar and data collection and analysis
components of the institution.

\(e\) *Quality of personnel* (9 points). To determine the quality of
personnel the applicant plans to use, the Secretary looks for
information that shows\--

\(1\) (3 points) The qualifications required of the project director,
including formal education and training in fields related to the
objectives of the project, and experience in designing, managing, or
implementing Student Support Services or similar projects;

\(2\) (3 points) The qualifications required of other personnel to be
used in the project, including formal education, training, and work
experience in fields related to the objectives of the project; and

\(3\) (3 points) The quality of the applicant\'s plan for employing
personnel who have succeeded in overcoming barriers similar to those
confronting the project\'s target population.

\(f\) *Budget* (5 points). The Secretary evaluates the extent to which
the project budget is reasonable, cost-effective, and adequate to
support the project.

\(g\) *Evaluation plan* (8 points). The Secretary evaluates the quality
of the evaluation plan for the project on the basis of the extent to
which\--

\(1\) The applicant\'s methods for evaluation\--

\(i\) (2 points) Are appropriate to the project and include both
quantitative and qualitative evaluation measures; and

\(ii\) (2 points) Examine in specific and measurable ways, using
appropriate baseline data, the success of the project in improving
academic achievement, retention and graduation of project participants;

and

\(2\) (4 points) The applicant intends to use the results of an
evaluation to make programmatic changes based upon the results of
project evaluation.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number
1840-0017)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14)

# Sec. 646.22 How does the Secretary evaluate prior experience?

\(a\) In the case of an application described in Sec. 646.20(a)(2)(i),
the Secretary reviews information relating to an applicant\'s
performance under its expiring Student Support Services project. This
information may come from performance reports, site visit reports,
project evaluation reports, and any other verifiable information
submitted by the applicant.

\(b\) The Secretary evaluates the applicant\'s prior experience in
achieving the goals of the Student Support Services Program on the basis
of the following criteria:

(1) (4 points) The extent to which project participants persisted toward
    completion of the academic programs in which they were enrolled.

(2) (4 points) The extent to which project participants met academic
    performance levels required to stay in good academic standing at the
    grantee institution.

\(3\) (4 points) (i) For four-year institutions, the extent to which
project participants graduated; and

\(ii\) For two-year institutions, the extent to which project
participants either graduated or transferred to four-year institutions.

\(4\) (3 points) The extent to which the applicant has met the
administrative requirements\--including recordkeeping, reporting, and
financial accountability\--under the terms of the previously funded
award.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number

1840-0017)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14)

# Sec. 646.23 How does the Secretary set the amount of a grant?

\(a\) The Secretary sets the amount of a grant on the basis of\--

\(1\) 34 CFR 75.232 and 75.233, for new grants; and

\(2\) 34 CFR 75.253, for the second and subsequent years of a project
period.

\(b\) If the circumstances described in section 402A(b)(3) of the HEA
exist, the Secretary uses the available funds to set the amount of the
grant at the lesser of\--

\(1\) \$170,000; or

\(2\) The amount requested by the applicant.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11)

# Subpart D\--What Conditions Must Be Met by a Grantee?

# Sec. 646.30 What are allowable costs?

The cost principles that apply to the Student Support Services Program
are in 34 CFR part 74, subpart Q. Allowable costs include the following
if they are reasonably related to the objectives of the project:

\(a\) Cost of remedial and special classes if\--

\(1\) These classes are not otherwise available at the grantee
institution;

\(2\) Are limited to eligible project participants; and

\(3\) Project participants are not charged tuition for classes paid for
by the project.

\(b\) Courses in English language instruction for students of limited
English proficiency if these classes are limited to eligible project
participants and not otherwise available at the grantee institution.

\(c\) In-service training of project staff.

\(d\) Activities of an academic or cultural nature, such as field trips,
special lectures, and symposiums, that have as their purpose the
improvement of the participants\' academic progress and personal
development.

\(e\) Transportation of participants and staff to and from approved
educational and cultural activities sponsored by the project.

\(f\) Purchase of computer hardware, computer software, or other
equipment to be used for student development, student records and
project administration if the applicant demonstrates to the Secretary\'s
satisfaction that the equipment is required to meet the objectives of
the project more economically or efficiently.

\(g\) Professional development travel for staff if directly related to
the project\'s overall purpose and activities, except that these costs
may not exceed four percent of total project salaries. The Secretary may
adjust this percentage if the applicant demonstrates to the Secretary\'s
satisfaction that a higher percentage is necessary and reasonable.

\(h\) Project evaluation that is directly related to assessing the
project\'s impact on student achievement and improving the delivery of
services.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14)

# Sec. 646.31 What are unallowable costs?

Costs that may not be charged against a grant under the Student Support
Services Program include, but are not limited to, the following:

\(a\) Costs involved in recruiting students for enrollment at the
institution.

\(b\) Tuition, fees, stipends, and other forms of direct financial
support for staff or participants.

\(c\) Research not directly related to the evaluation or improvement of
the project.

\(d\) Construction, renovation, or remodeling of any facilities.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14)

# Sec. 646.32 What other requirements must a grantee meet?

\(a\) *Eligibility of participants*. (1) A grantee shall determine the
eligibility of each participant in the project when the individual is
selected to participate. The grantee does not have to revalidate a
participant\'s eligibility after the participant\'s initial selection.

\(2\) A grantee shall determine the low-income status of an individual
on the basis of the documentation described in section 402A(e) of the
Higher Education Act.

\(3\) A grantee may not serve any individual who is receiving the same
services from another Federal TRIO program.

\(b\) *Recordkeeping.* A grantee shall maintain participant records that
show\--

\(1\) The basis for the grantee\'s determination that each participant
is eligible to participate in the project under Sec. 646.3;

\(2\) The grantee\'s basis for determining the academic need for each
participant;

\(3\) The services that are provided to each participant; and

\(4\) The performance and progress of each participant by cohort for the
duration of the participant\'s attendance at the grantee institution.

\(c\) *Project director*. (1) A grantee shall employ a full-time project
director unless paragraph (c)(3) of this section applies.

\(2\) The grantee shall give the project director sufficient authority
to administer the project effectively.

\(3\) The Secretary waives the requirement in paragraph (c)(1) of this
section if the applicant demonstrates that the requirement will hinder
coordination\--

\(i\) Among the Federal TRIO programs; or

\(ii\) Between the programs funded under sections 404A through 410 of
the Higher Education Act and similar programs funded through other
sources.

\(d\) *Project coordination*. (1) The Secretary encourages grantees to
coordinate project services with other programs for disadvantaged
students operated by the grantee institution provided the Student
Support Services grant funds are not used to support activities
reasonably available to the general student population

. (2) To the extent practical, the grantee may share staff with programs
serving similar populations provided the grantee maintains appropriate
records of staff time and effort and does not commingle grant funds.

\(3\) Costs for special classes and events that would benefit Student
Support Services students and participants in other programs for
disadvantaged students must be proportionately divided among the
benefiting projects.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number

1840-0017)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a)

**OMB Approval No: 1840-0525**

**Expiration Date: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**Student Support Services Program**

**Annual Performance Report**

**2005--2006**

1.  **WHAT IS THIS PACKAGE?**

This package contains the instructions needed to prepare the annual
performance report for the Student Support Services (SSS) Program. The
Department of Education (Department) uses the information provided in
the performance report to assess a grantee's progress in meeting its
approved goals and objectives and to determine a grantee's prior
experience points in accordance with the SSS program regulations (34 CFR
Part 646).

**2. WHAT ARE THE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AUTHORITIES TO COLLECT THIS
INFORMATION?**

Title IV, Section 402D, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended;
the program regulations in 34 CFR Part 646; and 34 CFR Sections 75.590
and 75.720 of the Education Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR).

**3. WHO MUST FILE THIS REPORT?**

All grantees funded under the SSS Program must submit an annual
performance report as a condition of the grant award.

**4. WHAT PERIOD OF TIME IS COVERED IN THE REPORT?**

> The report covers the 12-month budget period -- the period for which
> the grant was awarded. This information can be found in Block 6 of the
> Grant Award Notification.

**5. WHAT INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED?**

The report consists of four sections. All grantees must complete Section
I (Project Identification, Certification and Warning information) and
submit individual participant data in accordance with Section III
-Record Structure for Participants. In addition, a grantee must complete
either Section II or Section IV related to the grantee's Prior
Experience Objectives.

**6. WHEN MUST THE REPORT BE FILED?**

The annual performance report (APR) must be submitted via the Web within
90 days after the end of each 12-month budget period. For the 2005--2006
project year, the due date for submitting the report has been extended
to (Insert Due Date) to provide grantees sufficient time to respond to
the revised APR approved by OMB on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

7.  **HOW MAY THE REPORT BE SUBMITTED?**

> All SSS grantees must complete the APR online using the new Web
> application. [In addition, a grantee must fax a signed copy of Section
> I of the report form that certifies that the information submitted
> electronically is accurate, complete, and readily
> verifiable]{.underline}.

Because the APR requests personal and confidential information on
project participants, the secured Web site meets the Department of
Education's data security standards for sensitive data, including
improved password and site access procedures. Further, to ensure that
the data is accessible only to authorized individuals and protected from
unauthorized uses, a grantee must submit the participant level data via
the Web application; under no circumstances should a grantee transmit
the data to the Department or the APR Help Desk via e-mail.

> The new Web application and instructions for completing and submitting
> the report online will be available by\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_2006, at the
> following web address:
>
> <http://www.ed.gov/programs/triostudsupp/report.html>
>
> The new Web application that SSS grantees must use to submit the
> annual performance report has the following features:

-   A Web form for completing Sections I, II, and IV online.

-   Access to the grantee's previous year's APR data. A grantee may
    choose to download from the secured Web site its prior year's APR
    data as a comma-delimited file (CSV) or as an Excel (XLS)
    spreadsheet.

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-   Functionality to view/delete/add participant data online.

-   Online data field validations and error checks. In order for a
    grantee to be able to submit the APR, all sections of the APR must
    pass the first level of data field validations. Following the
    initial submission of the participant data, additional data quality
    checks will be run. If any errors or data inconsistencies are found,
    the grantee will be informed of needed corrections and the due date
    for resubmitting the Section III data.

-   A print button to make a hard copy of the information entered online
    for Sections I, II, and/or IV.

-   Functionality to download an electronic file with the individual
    participant records (Section III).

-   A submit button to send the entire report to the Department of
    Education.

-   An e-mail confirmation that the report has been submitted (an e-mail
    address must be provided in Section I).

A project will receive confirmation that the report has been
successfully submitted, if the person entering the performance report
data provided an e-mail address in Section I. After the report has been
submitted, a confirmation will be automatically e-mailed to the e-mail
address provided. If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation, contact
the APR Help Desk.

If for any reason, and [prior to the deadline date,]{.underline} you
need to revise your performance report data after it has been submitted,
please contact the APR Help Desk.

8**. WHO MAY BE CONTACTED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE
SUBMISSION OF THE PERFORMANCE REPORT?**

Please contact your program specialist directly if you have questions
regarding the performance report requirements. A state listing of
program specialists and contact information is available at the Web
address provided above.

If you have technical problems accessing the Web site or using the Web
application, please contact the APR Help Desk at 703-846-8248 or via
e-mail at: sssweb@cbmiweb.com

### **GETTING STARTED**

1.  To begin completing this report on-line, from the Department's Web
    page click on this URL: <https://webprod.cbmiweb.com/sss/>.

2.  The index/welcome page will be titled "Student Support Services
    Online Annual Performance Report for Project Year 2005--2006." Prior
    to obtaining the username and temporary password for the
    application, grantees will be required to register online. You must
    have your PR/Award number (this number can be found in Block 5 of
    the Grant Award Notification) and the director's first and last
    name.

3.  Click on "First time user? Register here." The online registration
    process will verify the project information you entered against the
    information on file and upon successful verification, login
    instructions will be sent to the director's email on file. If you do
    not have your project's information, or have problems with the
    registration process, instructions will be provided on the Web site.
    You can also contact the Help Desk at 703-846-8248 or via email at:
    <sssweb@cbmiweb.com>. Please note: written email requests are
    required to obtain login information.

4.  On the left side of the page, enter the issued username and
    temporary password you received when you registered online. Click
    Login. You will be guided to select a new password, then to log in
    again using the newly created password.

5.  Upon accessing the Web site, you will be asked to confirm that the
    PR/Award number is correct, and that the grantee's name is correct.
    Section I will appear and your PR/Award number will be automatically
    inserted into line 1 of Section I of the report form.

**Student Support Services Program**

**Specific Instructions for Completing the Performance Report**

**For 2005-06**

**SECTION I \-- PROJECT IDENTIFICATION, CERTIFICATION, AND WARNING**

A.  **Identification**

> 1\. Many of the data fields in this Section are pre-filled. Please
> review these fields, including the project director's e-mail address,
> and update them as needed. You may change the data in all fields
> except for the project's PR/Award Number, the Grantee Name, and the
> Project Year.
>
> 2\. Please provide information for any fields that are not filled-in.

A.  **Certification**

> You must fax a signed copy of Section I of the report form that
> certifies that the information submitted electronically is accurate,
> complete, and readily verifiable to the best of your knowledge.
> Section I must be signed by both the project director and the
> certifying representative at the grantee institution and faxed
> to\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
>
> With the exception of Section I of the report, do [not]{.underline}
> fax a paper copy of the performance report.

C.  **Warnings**

> **[Any person who knowingly makes a false statement or
> misrepresentation on this report is subject to penalties, which may
> include fines, imprisonment, or both, under the United States Criminal
> Code and 20 U.S.C. 1097.]{.underline}**

Further, Federal funds or other benefits may be withheld under these
programs unless this report is completed and filed as required by
existing law (20 U.S.C. 1231a) and regulations (34 CFR 75.590 and
75.720).

**SECTION II -- VERIFICATION OF NUMBER FUNDED TO SERVE AND PRIOR
EXPERIENCE STANDARD OBJECTIVES**

For the 2005-06 reporting year, this section must be completed by all
SSS projects that began their new grant/project period in 2005. Grantees
whose 2005-06 budget year is part of a grant/project period that began
prior to 2005 do not need to complete this section for 2005-06.

[Please note that all SSS projects whose 2005-06-budget year is part of
a grant/project period that began prior to 2005 must complete Section IV
of the APR.]{.underline}

The information on this form has been pre-populated with the approved
number of participants to be served and the percentages for each of the
prior experience objectives as stated in your approved application
and/or revised and approved by your program specialist. Please note that
all grantees that are two-year institutions must complete item #2
(graduation/transfer rate) and all four-year institutions except as
noted below must complete \# 4 (graduation rate). Four-year institutions
may complete item #5 (graduation rate for four-year institutions with
two-year degree programs) **only** if the following conditions are met:
(1) the four-year institution includes a two-year degree college; (2)
the SSS project serves students enrolled in two-year degree and/or
transfer programs, and four-year degree programs; [and]{.underline} (3)
the approved application submitted under the FY 2005 competition for new
grants includes project objectives for both two-year degree and/or
transfer rates for students in the two-year college, and four-year
degree graduation rates for students in four-year programs. If your
approved application does not contain both types of objectives, you must
complete item #4 only.

Please carefully review the pre-populated information and verify if the
pre-populated information is correct by checking either the "yes" or
"no" box. If you check any of the "no" boxes, please enter the revised
number/rate in the space provided. Your program specialist will review
and approve the proposed changes. If additional information is needed
regarding any of your proposed changes, your program specialist will
contact you.

**SECTION III: RECORD STRUCTURE FOR PARTICIPANTS**

#### General Instructions for the Participant List

**(1) Who should be included on the annual data file?**

Each grantee is required to submit **annually** detailed information on
each student served by the project during the project year (PY) being
reported and provide updated information on prior-year participants
still enrolled at the grantee institution who have not attained the
bachelor's degree (four-year institutions) or who have not attained the
associate's degree and/or transferred to a four-year institution
(two-year institutions). Once the undergraduate degree and/or transfer
has been reported on the APR (fields 27, 28, and 23, as applicable), the
participant record may be dropped from subsequent APRs. A grantee is not
expected to report on the academic progress of prior-year participants
pursuing a second and/or advanced degree at the grantee institution.

A project should use the SSS Program's regulatory definition of a
project participant in 34 CFR 646.7(c) to determine which *current-year
project participants* should be included on the data file.

**Participant** means an individual who --

(1) Is determined to be eligible to participate in the project under 34
    CFR 646.3; and

(2) Received project services the grantee has determined to be
    sufficient to increase the individual's chances for success in a
    postsecondary educational program.

Since the Department of Education needs to be able to track the academic
progress of Student Support Services (SSS) participants from one
academic year to the next, this performance report needs to follow the
12-month academic year of the grantee institution instead of the
12-month budget/project year for the grant. For example, the 2005-2006
academic year is generally August/September 2005 through August 2006
while the budget/project year for SSS grants is September 1, 2005,
through August 31, 2006. As such, three possible scenarios are described
below:

Scenario #1: The grantee institution's fall term begins in
August/September 2006 and the new participants for the 2006-07 academic
year were enrolled during the summer of 2006, but significant project
services began at the beginning of the fall term 2006. These SSS
participants should not be included on the 2005-06 APR; they should be
reported as "new" participants on the 2006-07 APR.

Scenario #2: The SSS student was enrolled at the grantee institution for
the first time during the 2006 summer term and/or participated in a
formal summer academic program offered by the SSS project for new SSS
participants. These individuals should be included on the 2005-06 APR
and reported as a "new participant (summer only)". Refer to the
instructions below for field #16 (student cohort year) and field #15
(participant status).

Scenario #3: The SSS student was accepted for enrollment at the grantee
institution and received significant pre-enrollment services (i.e.,
academic advising, assistance with class selection and registration,
orientation workshops, financial aid advising) from the project during
the summer prior to enrolling at the institution. This may include
transfer students. These individuals should be included on the 2005-06
APR and reported as "New Participant (for summer session only)"; these
students are part of the subsequent year's cohort (i.e., 2006-07).

**A project must track the progress of prior-year participants who have
not yet attained the an undergraduate degree as noted above for as long
as they are enrolled at the grantee-institution, even though they may no
longer be enrolled in the SSS project.** To ensure that the data
collected on prior-year participants is accurate and complete, there are
two categories of prior-year participants:

-   Prior-year participants still enrolled at the grantee institution;
    and

-   Prior-year participants not enrolled at the grantee institution.

Definitions for prior-year participants are included in the section
"Definitions that Apply."

For the prior-year participants not enrolled, the grantee should provide
updated information on these prior-year participants for one reporting
year after a participant's last enrollment at the grantee institution.
Specifically, the grantee must update the following data fields (#14 --
Date of Last Project Service; #17 -- Enrollment Status at the end of the
reporting period; #22 -- Reason for Withdrawal; #27 -- Undergraduate
Degree/Certificate Completed; and #28 -- Date of Degree). In field #15
-- Participant Status, select option #4.

For the next reporting year, the grantee should drop from the data file
all participants previously reported as a "prior year participant not
enrolled at grantee institution" (field #15, option 4), unless the
participant has re-enrolled at the grantee institution. For individuals
who re-enroll at the grantee institution in a subsequent reporting year,
the individual would be added to the data file as either a continuing
participant (field #15, option 2) or as a prior-year participant still
enrolled at grantee institution (field #15, option 3).

**(2) What are the data fields?**

The SSS APR contains 32 data fields. Two of the fields are file
identifiers; the remaining fields are of two types: those data fields
that, except in unusual situations, will not need to be updated
annually; and those data fields that must be reviewed annually and
updated, as needed. They are:

[File Identifiers:]{.underline}

#1 PR/Award Number

#2 Batch Year

[Fields that do not need to be updated annually]{.underline}

#3 Social Security Number

#4 Student's Last Name

#5 Student's First Name

#6 Student's Middle Initial

#7 Student's Date of Birth

#8 Gender

#9 Race/Ethnicity

#10 Eligibility

#11 First Enrollment Date (at grantee institution)

#12 Date of First Service

#13 Academic Need (at initial selection)

#16 Student Cohort Year

#18 College Grade Level (entry into project)

#24 GPA Scale

[Fields that annually need to be reviewed and updated, as
needed.]{.underline}

[The asterisk (\*) indicates fields for which a grantee may select the
default (Not applicable) for the prior-year participant
records]{.underline}

#14 Date of Last Project Service

#15 Participant Status

#17 Enrollment Status (at end of reporting year) \*

#19 College Grade Level (Current at end of the current reporting year)

#20 Persistence/Graduation Status (at end of reporting year)

#21 Persistence Status (at the beginning of the 2006-07 academic year)

#22 Reasons for Withdrawal

#23 Transfers

#25 Cumulative GPA \*

#26 Academic Standing \*

#27 Undergraduate Degree/Certificate Completed

#28 Date of Degree

#29 Amount of Financial Aid Needed \*

#30 Amount of Financial Aid Package \*

#31 Amount of SSS Grant Aid Awarded \*

#32 Summer Bridge (new participants only) \*

Further, to ensure consistency in the data reporting, for each of the
following fields, the information provided should be [as of the end of
the academic year being reported]{.underline} (i.e., as of the end of
the summer term 2006 for the 2005-06 academic year).

> #19 College grade level (Current at end of the current reporting year)

#20 Persistence/graduation status (at end of reporting year)

#22 Reasons for withdrawal

> #23 Transfers
>
> #25 Cumulative GPA
>
> #26 Academic standing
>
> #27 Undergraduate Degree/Certificate Completed

#28 Date of Degree

**(3) How should the Date Fields be Formatted (Fields #7, #11, #12, #14
and 28)?**

Please review carefully the [Valid Field Content]{.underline} column to
ensure that the data submitted is in the correct format. All date fields
should be formatted as follows: 2 digits for month; 2 digits for day; 2
digits for century; and 2 digits for year. Also, please include slashes
between the month, day and year. For example, a participant's birth date
of January 1, 1982, would be formatted as follows: 01/01/1982. To ensure
that the date is properly imported, always use the zero before one-digit
months and days and insert slashes.

### **Specific Instructions for Participant List**

#### Field #1 PR/Award Number (pre-populated)

Once the grantee has successfully logged in to the SSS APR Web
application, this field will be pre-populated for each participant
record.

**Field #2 Batch Year (pre-populated)**

The four-digit year will be pre-populated. The Batch Year designates the
budget period that is the subject of this report. The Batch Year changes
with each annual submission of individual participant records. The
Department designates the Batch Year as the beginning year of the
12-month budget period. This may or may not be the same as the school
year or academic year designations for some institutions. The Batch Year
was chosen because TRIO projects are current-year funded, (*e.g*.,
Federal Fiscal Year 2005 funds were used to support PY 2005-2006). Thus,
the data file for Batch Year 2005 would include information on both
project participants served and prior participants tracked during PY
2005-2006.

#### Field \# 3-9 Student Identifying Information

These fields are self-explanatory. For definitions of the race/ethnicity
categories, refer to the "Definitions that Apply" section of these
instructions. Please pay special attention to the required formatting
for each field.

#### Field #10 Eligibility

#### The authorizing statute and regulations governing the SSS Program require that an individual, at the time of initial selection in the project, must be a "low-income individual," a "first-generation college student," or "an individual with disabilities." (These terms are defined in the section on "Definitions that Apply".) Two-thirds of each year's project participants must be both low-income and first-generation, or be individuals with disabilities; the remaining one-third can be either low-income, first-generation, or individuals with disabilities, or a combination of these. At least one-third of the individuals with disabilities must also be low-income individuals. Students must be counted only once in this breakdown.

#### Field #11 First Enrollment Date (at grantee institution)

Provide the date the individual first enrolled at the grantee
institution. The enrollment date is the date when the participant has
completed the registration requirements (except for the payment of
tuition and fees) at the grantee institution. If you do not know the
exact date, use 15 for the day and use your best estimate for the month.

Since a student accepted for enrollment at the grantee institution may
receive services from the SSS project, the school enrollment date may be
after the project entry date and/or the date of first service.

Field #12 Date of First Service (previously Project Entry Date)

Beginning with students served for the first time in 2005-06 (new
participants only), the grantee should provide the date of first
service, instead of the project entry date. For continuing and
prior-year participants, the grantee does not need to change the date
previously reported (i.e., project entry date).

If you do not know the exact date, use 15 for the day and use your best
estimate for the month.

#### Field #13 Academic Need (at initial selection)

#### In accordance with 34 CFR 646.3 (c), a project, in selecting individuals to participate in a SSS project, must determine the individual's need for academic support in order to pursue successfully a postsecondary educational program. This field contains a list of criteria commonly used by projects to determine an individual's need for services. For each participant on the data file, [you must select, from the list]{.underline}, the academic need type that best describes the participant's need for academic support [at the time of initial selection into the project]{.underline}. Do not update this field in subsequent reporting years. To reduce the need to use the "Other" category, additional criteria have been added to this field. Options "2", "3", and "4" in the previous version of the APR have been consolidated into one option called "low admission test scores" and is now option 2. If you used options 3 and 4 in previous APRs, you should select option 2. To ensure that these data are reported correctly, options 3 and 4 will no longer be used. Although many students may qualify for project services based on more than one of the listed categories, please select from the list the main category used to determine the individual's need for academic support. 

#### 

#### Field #14 Date of Last Project Service

Provide the date of last project service for all prior-year participants
no longer served by the SSS project and for current year participants
who have graduated or withdrawn from the institution. It would be best
to use the date the participant last attended a SSS activity or received
a service from the project. If the date is not available, you may use
the date the project dropped the student from its list of active
participants. For those students who stay in the program until
graduation, the date of last project service would be the college
graduation date. For prior year participants, please use the date
reported in the previous APR (i.e., reporting year 2004-05) unless the
date reported previously was incorrect.

Insert "88/88/8888" (Not applicable) in this field for an individual
still participating in the SSS project at the end of the reporting year
(or the beginning of the next academic year).

**\
Field #15 Participant Status**

Please note that for the 2005-06 reporting year, three new options have
been added to the four options previously available for this field. In
addition, the definitions for prior-year participant still enrolled and
prior-year participant not enrolled have been revised (refer to the
section on "Definitions that Apply" for definitions of all seven
participant status options).

For each participant record, the grantee must review the options
available and select or update this field as appropriate. The
participant status options include:

-   New participant

-   Continuing participant

-   Prior-year participant still enrolled at grantee institution

-   Prior-year participant not enrolled at grantee institution

-   New participant (for summer session only)

-   Hurricane participant (officially enrolled at grantee institution
    during the 2005-06 academic year)

-   Hurricane participant (attended classes at grantee institution
    during 2005-06 academic year but not officially enrolled)

#### The first new category (option "5", new participant --summer session only) has been added to the APR for an individual served by the SSS project for the first time during the summer session preceding the participant's first academic year at the grantee institution (i.e., served during summer 2006 prior to the 2006-07 academic year). A participant who is a "new participant---summer session only" (option "5") on the 2005-06 APR should be coded as a "new participant" (option "1") on the 2006-07 APR. Also, for field #16 (student cohort year), the grantee should select option "8" (2006-07) on both the 2005-06 and 2006-07 APRs.

The two categories for "hurricane" participants are applicable only to
the 2005-06 reporting year. "Hurricane" participants enrolled at the
grantee institution during the 2005-06-academic year (option "6") should
be included on APR for 2006-07 reporting year and their status updated
as appropriate (i.e., continuing, prior-year still enrolled, or
prior-year not enrolled). "Hurricane" participants that were not
enrolled at the grantee institution in 2005-06 (option "7") should be
dropped from the APR for the 2006-07 reporting year unless the student
enrolled at the grantee institution for the 2006-07. These students, if
served by the project in 2006-07 would be reported as "new" participants
(option #1) on the APR for 2006-07.

Field \# 16 Student Cohort Year

Select, from the list provided, the cohort year that coincides with the
academic year the student entered the SSS project. This is a new field
that was added to the student record structure to replace the data
previously collected in Section II: Demographic Profile of Project
Participants of the previous version of the APR.

Beginning with the 2005-06 APR, a "new" participant served only during
the 2006 summer session and not previously enrolled in postsecondary
education would be in the 2006-07-cohort (option "8"). Option "8" should
only be used for an individual served by the project for the first time
in the 2006 summer session preceding the participant's first academic
year (i.e., 2006-07) at the grantee institution.

A student enrolled at the grantee institution prior to the summer 2006
but who received services from the SSS project for the first time during
the summer 2006 would be in the 2005-06 cohort (option "7").

All other new participants served for the first time in the 2005-06
reporting period would be in the 2005-06 cohort (option "7"). Options
"9-11" will be used in future APRs. You should not use these options for
the 2005-06 APR.

#### Field #17 Enrollment Status (at end of the reporting year)

#### 

#### This field provides information on a participant's annual progress toward graduation and can also be used to identify groups of full-time and less than full-time students. ED has revised how to report the enrollment status of participants. Instead of calculating and reporting enrollment status based on the participant's enrollment status for each term, a grantee should now report the enrollment status equivalent for the academic year based on credits or clock hours enrolled in for the full academic year (fall through summer terms). For example, a student would be classified as a full-time student if he/she enrolled in 24 semester credits during the academic year being reported even if the student did not earn 12 credits each semester. This change eliminates the need for a "varied enrollment status" option and more accurately reflects the academic progress of the participants.

#### 

To determine a participant's enrollment status, use the sum of the
credit or clock hours a student was enrolled in at the end of each
academic term during the reporting year (i.e., sum of credits or clock
hours enrolled in at the end of the fall, spring, and summer terms). Do
not count the credit or clock hours dropped during any of the terms in
the calculation of enrollment status.

Three examples follow:

Scenario 1: A student is enrolled for 9 credit hours (three-quarter
time) for 3 semesters (fall, spring, and summer) accumulating a total of
27 credit hours for the academic year. Since full-time status is 24
credits for the academic year, the student would be reported as a
full-time student.

Scenario 2: A student is enrolled for 9 credit hours in the fall
semester and 15 credits in the spring semester accumulating a total of
24 credits. Since full-time status is 24 credits for the academic year,
the student would be reported as a full-time student.

Scenario 3: A student is enrolled for 9 credits in both the fall and
spring semesters accumulating a total of 18 credits. Since 18 credits
equals three-quarters of the full-time equivalent, the student would be
reported as a three-quarter time students for the reporting year.

#### 

#### If you do not know the enrollment status of a current-year participant, use "0-Unknown/No response." If the individual is a prior-year participant, use "9" for "Not applicable."

#### Field \# 18 College Grade Level (Entry into project)

In determining the student's postsecondary grade level, use the criteria
of the grantee institution regarding grade level classifications and
academic standing. Most postsecondary institutions use credits earned
and grade point average to determine the college grade level. Use codes
3, 4, 5, and 6 only for students who have the required number of credits
and GPA to be classified at the institution as sophomore, junior,
senior, and other undergraduate, respectively. For students who have
earned college credits during high school or through placement testing
but have not previously been enrolled in college, use 1 for 1^st^ year,
never attended. However, in determining these students college grade
level at the end of the reporting year (field #19), count the earned
credits in determining the end of the reporting year grade level.

#### Field #19 College Grade Level (Current at the end of the current reporting year)

For the Current College Grade Level (Field #19**),** provide information
on the individual's grade level at the end of the 2005-2006 academic
year for all new, continuing, and prior-year participants still enrolled
at the grantee institution. For prior-year participants not enrolled at
the institution during 2005-2006 use "99" for "Not Enrolled"

To ensure uniformity in reporting, two-year institutions should use
first-year (freshman) and second-year (sophomores) to designate the
college grade levels of their participants in fields #18 and #19.

### **Field #20 Persistence/Graduation Status (at end of the reporting year)**

Please provide the participant's enrollment status as of the end of the
2005-2006 reporting year. Select "received certificate/diploma" only for
students who enrolled in a certificate/diploma program and left after
completing the program. For students who received a certificate/diploma
but continued to enroll in a degree program, please select "still
enrolled at grantee institution."

**Field #21 Persistence Status (at the beginning of the 2006-07 academic
year)**

Field #21 provides the data needed to determine, on an annual basis, the
extent to which the grantee has met its approved persistence objective
for the reporting period. Since the persistence objective measures the
persistence of SSS participants from one academic year to the next at
the grantee institution, it is necessary to know whether participants
served in the current reporting year (i.e., 2005-06) enrolled at the
grantee institution for the first term in the next academic year (i.e.,
fall 2006). The addition of field #21 to the student record structure
may require grantees to collect data on the enrollment status of project
participants after the end of the budget period (i.e., August 31, 2006)
but before the due date for submitting the APR (i.e., November 2006).

#### Field #22 Reason for Withdrawal

Please use the code that best describes the reason the participant
withdrew from the grantee institution. Provide the requested information
for all participants who withdrew during or at the end of the academic
year being reported (i.e., 2005-06).. Use "8" for participants still
enrolled, completed certificate/diploma program, graduated or
transferred.

**Field \# 23 Transfers**

### Select the appropriate option for participants who have transferred to another institution. Use option "8" (Not applicable -- still enrolled or graduated) if the participant is still enrolled at the grantee-institution, completed certificate program, or graduated with an associate's or bachelor's degree, use option "9" (Not applicable -- not enrolled at grantee institution) if the participant withdrew, was called for military service or is deceased.

#### Field \# 24 GPA Scale

Please indicate the scale used by the grantee institution to calculate
grade point average. For institutions that do not use a numeric scale,
please use "3" for "Other."

#### Field \# 25 Cumulative GPA

In Field #25, please provide information on the cumulative grade point
average of all current year SSS participants at the end of the
2005--2006 academic year. Use "9.9999" (Not applicable) for prior-year
participants.

For students who participated in a summer bridge program and where no
GPA was calculated, leave this field blank.

#### Field #26 Academic Standing

Use your institution's criteria for determining good academic standing.
Provide information on the academic standing of all current year SSS
participants at the end of the 2005-2006 academic year. Select "9" (Not
applicable) for prior-year participants.

#### Field #27 Undergraduate Degree/Certificate Completed

For Field #27, indicate the degree completed during the 2005-2006
academic year.

For students still enrolled at the grantee institution but who have not
yet completed their undergraduate program of study, use option "8". For
a student enrolled in a dual degree program who has completed four-years
of instruction, use option"10" to indicate the student has obtained the
equivalent of a bachelor's degree, even though a bachelor's degree was
not awarded. Use option "9" for current or prior-year participants who
withdrew from grantee institution prior to obtaining degree/certificate;
use option "0" No response/Unknown only for those students for which the
degree status is unknown.

Once the undergraduate degree and degree date has been reported on the
APR (fields #27 and #28), the participant record may be dropped from
subsequent APRs. A grantee is not expected to report on the academic
progress of prior-year participants pursuing a second and/or advanced
degree at the grantee institution.

The participant record for a student who has received a certificate or
diploma from a program that is less than two years should not be dropped
if the participant continues to be enrolled in a degree program at the
grantee institution.

**Field \# 28 Date of Degree**

For current and prior-year participants who obtained a certificate or
degree during the reporting period, provide the date the certificate or
degree was awarded. If you do not know the exact date, use 15 for the
day and use your best estimate for the month.

Once the undergraduate degree and degree date has been reported on the
APR (fields #27 and #28), the participant record may be dropped from
subsequent APRs. A grantee is not expected to report on the academic
progress of prior-year participants pursuing a second and/or advanced
degree at the grantee institution.

The participant record for a participant that has received a certificate
or diploma from a program that is less than two years should not be
dropped if the participant continues to be enrolled in a degree program
at the grantee institution.

**Fields #29-31 Financial Aid and Grant Aid Awarded**

Complete these fields only for those project participants who were new
or continuing participants during PY 2005-2006. Leave these fields blank
for prior-year participants. Please do not enter a range of values or
negative values.

In field #29, enter the amount of financial aid needed as determined by
the financial aid office. Do not include the amount of the expected
family contribution.

In field #30, indicate the amount of the financial aid package offered
to the SSS participant inclusive of Federal, state, local, private,
institutional aid. Do not include the amount of SSS grant aid in this
field, as you will be asked to provide this information in field #31.

In field #31, provide the amount of SSS grand aid awarded for the PY
2005-2006**.** (This term is defined in the section on "Definitions that
Apply".)

Note: By subtracting the sum of fields #30 and #31 from the amount of
financial aid needed in field #29, the amount of unmet need can/will be
calculated.

**Field #32 Summer Bridge Program**

Consistent with research findings regarding the benefits of summer
bridge programs for students transitioning from high school to
postsecondary education, many SSS projects offer a structured summer
academic and enrichment program for entering students. These programs
may be funded with the SSS grant funds, with non-federal funds, or a
combination of both.

If your project offered a summer bridge program, for all new
participants served in 2005-06 indicate whether or not the student
participated in the summer bridge program (select "1" for participated;
select option "2" for activity offered but student did not participate).
Select option "7" for activity not offered by the project; option "8"
for continuing participant; and option "9" for prior-year participant.

**SECTION IV: PROJECT PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES**

[Only those SSS projects whose 2005-06-budget year is part of a
grant/project period that began prior to 2005 must complete Section IV
of the APR]{.underline}. All other SSS grantees must complete Section
II. This section is similar to the previous version of the SSS APR and
will only be used by SSS grantees until they begin their new
grant/funding period either in 2006-07 or 2007-08.

This form has been pre-populated with the approved number of
participants to be served. Please carefully review the pre-populated
information and verify if the pre-populated information is correct by
checking either the "yes" or "no" box. If you check any of the "no"
boxes, you must enter the approved number in the space provided.

This section of the APR is your opportunity to respond to each of the
prior experience criteria. Provide your approved objectives (proposed
percent and proposed number of participants) for persistence, good
academic standing, graduation, and, if applicable, transfer. Then report
your actual achievement level (percent and number). For the prior
experience criterion for Administration, TRIO staff will use the
student-level data from Section III of the APR to determine if your
project met its approved funded to serve number and the requirement that
at least two-thirds of the students served during the reporting year
were low-income and first-generation college students and/or individuals
with disabilities. The denominator for calculating whether the grantee
met the two-thirds requirement is the [greater]{.underline} of the
approved number of participants to be served or the actual number
served.

**DEFINITIONS THAT APPLY**

**Race/Ethnicity categories (field #9)**

**American Indian or Alaska Native** - A person having origins in any of
the original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural
identification through tribal affiliations or community recognition.

**Asian** - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of
the Far East, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. This area
includes, for example, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the Philippine
Islands.

**Black or African American** - A person having origins in any of the
black racial groups of Africa.

**Hispanic or Latino** - A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban,
Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless
of race.

**White** - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of
Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.

**Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander** -- A person having origins
in any of the original peoples of Hawaii or other Pacific islands such
as Samoa and Guam.

**More than one race reported --** A person of a multi-racial
background.

**Participant Eligibility (field #10)**

[Low-income individual]{.underline} means an individual whose family
taxable income did not exceed 150 percent of the poverty level amount in
the calendar year preceding the year in which the individual initially
participated in the project. The poverty level amount is determined
using 29-criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the Census of
the U.S. Department of Commerce.

[First-generation college student]{.underline} means an individual
neither of whose natural or adoptive parents received a baccalaureate
degree; or a student who, prior to the age of 18, regularly resided with
and received support from only one natural or adoptive parent and whose
supporting parent did not receive a baccalaureate degree.

[Individual with disabilities]{.underline} means a person who has a
diagnosed physical or mental impairment that substantially limits that
person's ability to participate in the educational experiences and
opportunities offered by the grantee institution.

**Academic Need (field #13)**

[Predictive indicator]{.underline} is a composite variable for
estimating the potential success of a student in college using a variety
of factors that may include indicators such as high school GPA, SAT or
ACT test scores, high school preparedness, etc.

[Diagnostic tests]{.underline} include tests used for clinical purposes
such as to determine learning disabilities as well as placement tests
and study skills inventories.

**Participant Status (field #15)**

A **new participant** is an individual who was served by the SSS project
for the **first time** in this reporting period (PY 2005-2006) and meets
the definition of participant in 34 CFR 646.7(c) of the SSS program
regulations.

A new participant\--summer session only is an individual served by the
SSS project for the first time during the summer session preceding the
participant's first academic year at the grantee institution (i.e.,
served during summer 2006 prior to the 2006-07 academic year). This
student is thus part of the subsequent year's cohort (i.e.,
2006-07-option "8", field #16). This definition does not include a
student enrolled at the grantee institution prior to the summer session
but who received services from the SSS project for the first time during
the summer 2006. This individual would meet the definition of "new
participant" (field #15, option "1", and would be in the 2005-06 cohort
(field #16, option "7").

Note: A participant who is a "new participant---summer session only"
(option "5") on the 2005-06 APR should be coded as a "new participant"
(option "1") on the 2006-07 APR.

A continuing participant is an individual who was served by the SSS
project in a prior reporting period and also received services in the
2005-06 reporting period.

**Note:** The sum of the number of new, new summer session only, and
continuing participants should equal the total number of participants
the project served during the 2005-2006 reporting period. "Hurricane"
participants served with supplemental grant funds are not included in
the count for the number of participants the project was funded to serve
and thus are not included when comparing the total number of
participants the project served to the number of participants that
project was funded to serve.

**A prior-year participant still enrolled at grantee institution** is an
individual served by the SSS project in a prior reporting period that
was enrolled at the grantee institution during the current reporting
period but did not receive project services on a continual basis during
the reporting period. This definition include a prior-year participant
who received a certificate/diploma from a program that is less than two
years and is pursuing an associate's degree at the grantee institution.
However, a prior-year participant that is pursuing a second or graduate
degree at the grantee institution after attaining the first bachelor's
degree (grantees who are four-year institutions) or attained the
associate's degree and/or transferred to four-year institution (grantees
who are two-year institutions) are not included in this definition.

**A prior-year participant not enrolled at the grantee institution** is
an individual served by the SSS project in a prior reporting period who
was enrolled at the grantee institution during the previous reporting
period (2004-2005) but who was not enrolled at the grantee institution
during current reporting period (2005-2006).

**A hurricane participant** **enrolled at grantee institution during the
2005-06 academic year** is an individual who was served by the SSS
project in the 2005-06 reporting period because the individual was not
able to enroll at one of the institutions of higher education impacted
by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This definition includes only an
individual displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita who was admitted and
enrolled at the grantee institution during the 2005-06 academic year and
who does not plan to return to one of the institutions impacted by the
hurricanes.

**A hurricane participant not accepted but enrolled at grantee
institution during the 2005-06 academic year** is an individual who was
served by the SSS project in the 2005-06 reporting period because the
individual was not able to take classes at one of the institutions of
higher education impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This
definition includes only those individuals who were served by the SSS
project during the 2005-06 academic year and who were not formally
enrolled at the grantee institutions.

The two categories for "hurricane" participants are applicable only to
the 2005-06 reporting year. "Hurricane" participants enrolled at the
grantee institution during the 2005-06-academic year (option "6") should
be included on APR for 2006-07 reporting year and their status updated
as appropriate (i.e., continuing, prior-year still enrolled, or
prior-year not enrolled). "Hurricane" participants that were not
enrolled at the grantee institution in 2005-06 (option "7") should be
dropped from the APR for the 2006-07 reporting year unless the student
enrolled at the grantee institution for the 2006-07. These students, if
served by the project in 2006-07 would be reported as "new" participants
(option #1) on the APR for 2006-07.

**Student Cohort Year (field #16)**

For this field, the cohort is a group of students who started in the
same project year. Please use the 12-month academic year as a guide for
determining a participant's cohort. An individual student is a member of
the same cohort for reporting purposes even if that student leaves the
program and returns. Further, a student remains in the same cohort group
for each successive year

#### College Grade Level (at end of reporting year) (field #19)

[Dual degree program]{.underline} is a program of study that awards an
individual both the bachelor's and a graduate degree upon successful
completion of the program of study.

**Undergraduate Degree/Certificate (field #27)**

[Equivalent of bachelor's degree]{.underline} is to be used only for SSS
participants enrolled in dual degree program that have completed four
years of undergraduate study.

**SSS Grant Aid (field #31)**

[SSS grant aid]{.underline} is financial grant aid that a SSS project
may award to current year participants in the project who are in their
first two years of postsecondary education and who are receiving Federal
Pell Grants. Grant aid may be awarded to students who have completed
their first two years of postsecondary education and are receiving
Federal Pell Grants, if the institution demonstrates that these students
are at high-risk of dropping out and the financial needs of all its
eligible first and second-year students have been met. The amount of
grant aid awarded to a student may not exceed the maximum appropriated
Pell Grant or be less than the minimum appropriated Pell Grant for the
academic year being reported.

> **OMB Approval No: 1840-0525**

**Expiration Date: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**Student Support Services Program**

**Annual Performance Report -- Project Year (PY) 2005-2006**

**Section I \-- Project Identification, Certification and Warning**

**A. Identification**

1\. PR/Award Number: \[will be
pre-populated\]\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

2\. Name of Grantee Institution: \[will be
pre-populated\]\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

3\. Address:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

4\. Name of Project Director: \[will be
pre-populated\]\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

5\. Telephone Number:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

6.  Fax and E-mail:
    \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

7.  Report Period: \[will be pre-populated\]

8.  Project Characteristics

    a.  Has a Summer Bridge Program

\_\_\_\_\_Yes \_\_\_\_\_No

b.  Uses Federal Grant Funds to Provide Grant Aid

> \_\_\_\_\_Yes \_\_\_\_\_No

c.  Receives institutional or other non-federal funds

> \_\_\_\_\_Yes \_\_\_\_\_No
>
> If yes, indicate the dollar amount for reporting period:
> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

9.  Name of Data Entry Person:
    \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

10\. Phone Number: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Email Address: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**B. Certification:** We certify that the performance report information
reported and submitted electronically on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is readily
verifiable. The information reported is accurate and complete to the
best of our knowledge.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Name of Project Director (Print) Name of Certifying Official (Print)

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Signature and Date Signature and Date

**C. Warnings:** [Any person who knowingly makes a false statement or
misrepresentation on this report is subject to penalties which may
include fines, imprisonment, or both, under the United States Criminal
Code and 20 U.S.C. 1097.]{.underline} Further Federal funds or other
benefits may be withheld under this program unless this report is
completed and filed as required by existing law (20 U.S.C.) 1231a) and
regulations (34 CFR 75.590 and 75.720).

**Authority: Public Law 102-325, as amended.**

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this
information collection is 1840-0525. The time required to complete this
information collection is estimated to average 6 hours per response,
including the time to review instructions, search existing data sources,
gather the data needed, and complete and review the information
collection. **If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the
time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write
to:** U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651. If
**you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual
submission of the form, write directly to:** Federal TRIO Programs, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW, Suite 7000, Washington, D.C.
20006-8510.

**PR Award Number: P042A0\_\_\_\_\_\[will be pre-populated\]**

#### Institution Name: \[will be pre-populated\]

**SECTION II: Verification of Number Funded to Serve and Prior
Experience Standard Objectives**

[TO BE COMPLETED [ONLY]{.underline} BY THOSE SSS PROJECTS THAT BEGAN
THEIR NEW GRANT PROJECT PERIOD IN 2005-06]{.mark}

In this section, the approved number of participants to be served and
the approved percentage for each of the project objectives are provided.
This information was provided in the objective section of your approved
application, and this section is pre-populated with the data by the
program office. For each of the objectives below, you are required to
verify if the pre-populated information is correct by either indicating
"Yes" or "No". In addition, if you answered "No" to an objective below,
you must enter the approved objective number/rate in the space provided.

**Number Funded to Serve:** In 2005-06, this project is funded to serve
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ participants.

Please indicate if this number is correct:  Yes No

If you answered "No", enter your approved participant number.
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Sector of Grantee Institution**: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (pre-populated with
either 2-year public or private or 4-year public or private)

Please indicate if this sector type is correct:  Yes No

**[Prior Experience Objective(s)]{.underline}**

**1. 2005-06 Persistence Rate**: \_\_\_\_% of all participants served by
the SSS project will persist from the 2005-06 to the 2006-07 academic
year or graduate and/or transfer from a 2-year to a 4-year institution
during the 2005-06 academic year.

Please indicate if this percent is correct:  Yes No

If you answered "No", enter your approved 2005-06 persistence rate.
\_\_\_\_\_\_

**2. 2005-06 Good Academic Standing Rate:** \_\_\_\_% of all
participants served by the SSS project will meet the performance level
required to stay in good academic standing at the grantee institution.

Please indicate if this percent is correct:  Yes No

If you answered "No", enter your approved 2005-06 good academic standing
rate. \_\_\_\_\_\_

**3. Graduation/Transfer Rate** (2-year institutions only): \_\_\_\_% of
2003-04 New participants **[only]{.underline}** will graduate with
associate's degree or transfer to a four-year institution by 2005-06.

Please indicate if this percent is correct:  Yes No

If you answered "No", enter your approved 2005-06 graduation/transfer
rate. \_\_\_\_\_\_

**4. Graduation Rate** (4-year institutions only): \_\_\_\_% of 2000-01
New participants **[only]{.underline}** will graduate by 2005-06.

> Please indicate if this percent is correct:  Yes No
>
> If you answered "No", enter your approved 2005-06 graduation rate.
> \_\_\_\_\_\_

5.  **Graduation and/or transfer rates** for four-year institutions that
    have approved objectives for both a 4-year program as well as a
    2-year program.

-   **2-year program graduation/transfer rate**: \_\_\_\_% of 2003-04
    New participants **[only]{.underline}** will graduate with
    associate's degree or transfer to a four-year institution by
    2005-06.

> Please indicate if this percent is correct:  Yes No
>
> If you answered "No", enter your approved 2005-06 graduation/transfer
> rate. \_\_\_\_\_\_

-   **4-year program graduation** **rate**: \_\_\_\_% of 2000-01 New
    participants **[only]{.underline}** will graduate by 2005-06.

> Please indicate if this percent is correct:  Yes No
>
> If you answered "No", enter your approved 2005-06 graduation/transfer
> rate. \_\_\_\_\_\_

**OMB Approval No: 1840-0525**

**Expiration Date: 00/00/0000**

**STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM**

**2005-06 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT**

**SECTION III \-- RECORD STRUCTURE FOR PARTICIPANT LIST**

+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| **  | **Field  | **D     | **Valid Field Content**                  |
| Fie | Name**   | atabase |                                          |
| ldN |          | Column  |                                          |
| o** |          | Name**  |                                          |
+=====+==========+=========+==========================================+
| 1   | PR/Award | PR      | The eleven digit PR/Award Number can be  |
|     | Number   |         | found in Block 5 of the project's Grant  |
|     |          |         | Award Notification for the reporting     |
|     |          |         | year.                                    |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 2   | Batch    | BatchAY | 2005 for Project Year 2005-2006          |
|     | Year     |         |                                          |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 3   | Social   | SSN     | 001010001 to 999999999                   |
|     | Security |         |                                          |
|     | Number   |         | Blank = No response                      |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTE**: Please format the SSN in nine  |
|     |          |         | digits greater than 0 without using any  |
|     |          |         | characters (letters, dashes) in the      |
|     |          |         | number (e.g., 123456789)                 |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 4   | S        | LastNM  | 0 to 9                                   |
|     | tudent's |         |                                          |
|     | Last     |         | Uppercase A to Z                         |
|     | Name     |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | . (period)                               |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | ' (apostrophe)                           |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | \- (dash)                                |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | Blank = No response                      |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | If non-blank, will be justified with an  |
|     |          |         | uppercase A-Z in first position.         |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 5   | S        | FirstNM | 0 to 9                                   |
|     | tudent's |         |                                          |
|     | First    |         | Uppercase A to Z                         |
|     | Name     |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | . (period)                               |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | ' (apostrophe)                           |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | \- (dash)                                |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | Blank = No response                      |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | If non-blank, will be justified with an  |
|     |          |         | uppercase A-Z in first position.         |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 6   | S        | MI      | Uppercase A to Z                         |
|     | tudent's |         |                                          |
|     | Middle   |         | Blank = No response                      |
|     | Initial  |         |                                          |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 7   | S        | DOB     | Format is MM/DD/CCYY                     |
|     | tudent's |         |                                          |
|     | Date of  |         | MM = 01-- 12                             |
|     | Birth    |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | DD = 01 -- 31                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | CC = 19 -- 20                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | YY = 00 -- 99                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 00/00/0000 = No response/Unknown         |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 8   | Gender   | G       | 1 = Male                                 |
|     |          | enderCD |                                          |
|     |          |         | 2 = Female                               |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 9   | Race/E   | Ethn    | 1 = American Indian or Alaska Native     |
|     | thnicity | icityCD |                                          |
|     |          |         | 2 = Asian                                |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 3 = Black or African-American            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 4 = Hispanic or Latino                   |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 5 = White                                |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 6 = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific     |
|     |          |         | Islander                                 |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 7 = More than one race reported          |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTE:** The race/ethnicity categories  |
|     |          |         | used here are the only categories        |
|     |          |         | officially approved by OMB for this data |
|     |          |         | collection. For those students where     |
|     |          |         | more than one race has been reported,    |
|     |          |         | you may use "7".                         |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 10  | Eli      | Eligib  | 1 = Low-Income and First-Generation      |
|     | gibility | ilityCD |                                          |
|     |          |         | 2 = Low Income only                      |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 3 = First-Generation only                |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 4 = Disabled                             |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 5 = Disabled & Low Income                |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 11  | First    | FirstE  | Format is MM/DD/CCYY                     |
|     |          | nrollDT |                                          |
|     | En       |         | MM = 01-- 12                             |
|     | rollment |         |                                          |
|     | Date     |         | DD = 01 -- 31                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     | (at      |         | CC = 19 -- 20                            |
|     | grantee  |         |                                          |
|     | inst     |         | YY = 00 -- 99                            |
|     | itution) |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 00/00/0000= No response/Unknown          |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 12  | Date of  | First   | Format is MM/DD/CCYY                     |
|     | First    | Se      |                                          |
|     | Service  | rviceDT | MM = 01-- 12                             |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | DD = 01 -- 31                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | CC = 19 -- 20                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | YY = 00 -- 99                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 00/00/0000= No response/Unknown          |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 13  | Academic | NeedCD  | 1 = Low high school grades               |
|     | Need     |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 2 = Low admission test scores            |
|     | (at      |         |                                          |
|     | initial  |         | 3 = No longer used                       |
|     | se       |         |                                          |
|     | lection) |         | 4 = No longer used                       |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 5 = Predictive indicator                 |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 6 = Diagnostic tests                     |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 7 = Low college grades                   |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 8 = High school equivalency              |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 9 = Failing grades                       |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 10 = Out of the academic pipeline for 5  |
|     |          |         | or more years                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 11 = Other                               |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 12 = Limited English proficiency         |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 13 = Lack of educational and/or career   |
|     |          |         | goals                                    |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 14 = Lack of academic preparedness for   |
|     |          |         | college level course work                |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 15 = Need for academic support to raise  |
|     |          |         | grade(s) in required course(s)/academic  |
|     |          |         | major                                    |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTES**: Beginning with the 2005-06,   |
|     |          |         | select from the options provided the one |
|     |          |         | that best describes the participant's    |
|     |          |         | academic need. Since many students may   |
|     |          |         | qualify for project services based on    |
|     |          |         | more than one category, please select    |
|     |          |         | from the list provided only the main     |
|     |          |         | category used to determine the           |
|     |          |         | individual's need for project services.  |
|     |          |         | Please use the "other" category          |
|     |          |         | sparingly.                               |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **Predictive indicator** is a composite  |
|     |          |         | variable for estimating the potential    |
|     |          |         | success of a student in college using a  |
|     |          |         | variety of factors that may include      |
|     |          |         | indicators such as high school GPA, SAT  |
|     |          |         | or ACT test scores, high school          |
|     |          |         | preparedness, etc.                       |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **[Diagnostic tests]{.underline}**       |
|     |          |         | include tests used for clinical purposes |
|     |          |         | such as to determine learning            |
|     |          |         | disabilities as well as placement tests  |
|     |          |         | and study skills inventories.            |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 14  | Date of  | La      | Format is MM/DD/CCYY                     |
|     | Last     | stSerDT |                                          |
|     | Project  |         | MM = 01-- 12                             |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     | Service  |         | DD = 01 -- 31                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | CC = 19 -- 20                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | YY = 00 -- 99                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 88/88/8888 = Not applicable, still       |
|     |          |         | enrolled in project                      |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 00/00/0000 = No response/Unknown         |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTE:** Please use 88/88/8888 for      |
|     |          |         | participants still enrolled in the       |
|     |          |         | project.                                 |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 15  | Par      | PartCD  | 1 = New participant (for this reporting  |
|     | ticipant |         | period is part of 2005-06 cohort)        |
|     | Status   |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 2 = Continuing participant               |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 3 = Prior-year participant (still        |
|     |          |         | enrolled but not receiving SSS services) |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 4 = Prior-year participant (no longer    |
|     |          |         | enrolled at grantee institution)         |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 5 = New participant (2006 summer session |
|     |          |         | only; part of 2006-07 cohort)            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 6 = Hurricane participant (enrolled at   |
|     |          |         | grantee institution during 2005-06       |
|     |          |         | academic year)                           |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 7 = Hurricane participant (not accepted  |
|     |          |         | but enrolled at grantee institution      |
|     |          |         | during the 2005-06 academic year)        |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | A **new participant** is an individual   |
|     |          |         | who was served by the SSS project for    |
|     |          |         | the **first time** in this reporting     |
|     |          |         | period (PY 2005-2006) and meets the      |
|     |          |         | definition of participant in 34 CFR      |
|     |          |         | 646.7(c) of the SSS program regulations. |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | A new participant\--summer session only  |
|     |          |         | is an individual served by the SSS       |
|     |          |         | project for the first time during the    |
|     |          |         | summer session preceding the             |
|     |          |         | participant's first academic year at the |
|     |          |         | grantee institution (i.e., served during |
|     |          |         | summer 2006 prior to the 2006-07         |
|     |          |         | academic year). This student is thus     |
|     |          |         | part of the subsequent year's cohort     |
|     |          |         | (i.e., 2006-07-option "8", field #16).   |
|     |          |         | This definition does not include a       |
|     |          |         | student enrolled at the grantee          |
|     |          |         | institution prior to the summer session  |
|     |          |         | but who received services from the SSS   |
|     |          |         | project for the first time during the    |
|     |          |         | summer 2006. This individual would meet  |
|     |          |         | the definition of "new participant"      |
|     |          |         | (option "1", field #15 and would be in   |
|     |          |         | the 2005-06 cohort (option "7", field    |
|     |          |         | #16).                                    |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | Note: A participant who is a "new        |
|     |          |         | participant---summer session only"       |
|     |          |         | (option "5") on the 2005-06 APR should   |
|     |          |         | be coded as a "new participant" (option  |
|     |          |         | "1") on the 2006-07 APR.                 |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | A continuing participant is an           |
|     |          |         | individual who was served by the SSS     |
|     |          |         | project for the first time in a prior    |
|     |          |         | reporting period and also received       |
|     |          |         | services in the 2005-06 reporting        |
|     |          |         | period.                                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **Note:** The sum of the number of new,  |
|     |          |         | new summer session only, and continuing  |
|     |          |         | participants should equal the total      |
|     |          |         | number of participants the project       |
|     |          |         | served during the 2005-2006 reporting    |
|     |          |         | period. "Hurricane" participants served  |
|     |          |         | with supplemental grant funds are not    |
|     |          |         | included in the count of the number of   |
|     |          |         | participants the project was funded to   |
|     |          |         | serve and thus are not included when     |
|     |          |         | comparing the total number of            |
|     |          |         | participants the project served to the   |
|     |          |         | number of participants that project was  |
|     |          |         | funded to serve.                         |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **A prior-year participant still         |
|     |          |         | enrolled at grantee institution** is an  |
|     |          |         | individual served by the SSS project in  |
|     |          |         | a prior reporting period that was        |
|     |          |         | enrolled at the grantee institution      |
|     |          |         | during the current reporting period but  |
|     |          |         | did not receive project services on a    |
|     |          |         | continual basis during the reporting     |
|     |          |         | period. This definition includes a       |
|     |          |         | prior-year participant who received a    |
|     |          |         | certificate/diploma from a program that  |
|     |          |         | is less than two years and is pursuing   |
|     |          |         | an associate's degree at the grantee     |
|     |          |         | institution. However, a prior-year       |
|     |          |         | participant that is pursuing a second or |
|     |          |         | graduate degree at the grantee           |
|     |          |         | institution after attaining the first    |
|     |          |         | bachelor's degree (grantees who are      |
|     |          |         | four-year institutions) or attained the  |
|     |          |         | associate's degree and/or transferred to |
|     |          |         | four-year institution (grantees who are  |
|     |          |         | two-year institutions) is not included   |
|     |          |         | in this definition.                      |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **A prior-year participant not enrolled  |
|     |          |         | at the grantee institution** is an       |
|     |          |         | individual served by the SSS project in  |
|     |          |         | a prior reporting period who was         |
|     |          |         | enrolled at the grantee institution      |
|     |          |         | during the previous reporting period     |
|     |          |         | (2004-2005) but who was not enrolled at  |
|     |          |         | the grantee institution during current   |
|     |          |         | reporting period (2005-2006).            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **A hurricane participant** **enrolled   |
|     |          |         | at grantee institution during the        |
|     |          |         | 2005-06 academic year** is an individual |
|     |          |         | who was served by the SSS project in the |
|     |          |         | 2005-06 reporting period because the     |
|     |          |         | individual was not able to enroll at one |
|     |          |         | of the institutions of higher education  |
|     |          |         | impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. |
|     |          |         | This definition includes only an         |
|     |          |         | individual displaced by Hurricanes       |
|     |          |         | Katrina and Rita who was admitted and    |
|     |          |         | enrolled at the grantee institution      |
|     |          |         | during the 2005-06 academic year and who |
|     |          |         | does not plan to return to one of the    |
|     |          |         | institutions impacted by the hurricanes. |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **A hurricane participant not accepted   |
|     |          |         | but enrolled at grantee institution      |
|     |          |         | during the 2005-06 academic year** is an |
|     |          |         | individual who was served by the SSS     |
|     |          |         | project in the 2005-06 reporting period  |
|     |          |         | because the individual was not able to   |
|     |          |         | take classes at one of the institutions  |
|     |          |         | of higher education impacted by          |
|     |          |         | Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This        |
|     |          |         | definition includes only those           |
|     |          |         | individuals who were served by the SSS   |
|     |          |         | project during the 2005-06 academic year |
|     |          |         | and who were not formally enrolled at    |
|     |          |         | the grantee institutions.                |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | The two categories for "hurricane"       |
|     |          |         | participants are applicable only to the  |
|     |          |         | 2005-06 reporting year. "Hurricane"      |
|     |          |         | participants enrolled at the grantee     |
|     |          |         | institution during the 2005-06-academic  |
|     |          |         | year (option "6") should be included on  |
|     |          |         | the APR for 2006-07 reporting year and   |
|     |          |         | their status updated as appropriate      |
|     |          |         | (i.e., continuing, prior-year still      |
|     |          |         | enrolled, or prior-year not enrolled).   |
|     |          |         | "Hurricane" participants that were not   |
|     |          |         | enrolled at the grantee institution in   |
|     |          |         | 2005-06 (option "7") should be dropped   |
|     |          |         | from the APR for the 2006-07 reporting   |
|     |          |         | year unless the student enrolled at the  |
|     |          |         | grantee institution for the 2006-07.     |
|     |          |         | These students, if served by the project |
|     |          |         | in 2006-07 would be reported as "new"    |
|     |          |         | participants (option #1) on the APR for  |
|     |          |         | 2006-07.                                 |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 16  | Student  | StuC    | Student Cohort Year                      |
|     | Cohort   | ohortYR |                                          |
|     | Year     |         | 1 = Other (prior to 2000-01)             |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 2 = 2000-01                              |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 3 = 2001-02                              |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 4 = 2002-03                              |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 5 = 2003-04                              |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 6 = 2004-05                              |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 7.  = 2005-06                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 8.  = 2006-07                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 9.  = 2007-08                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 10. = 2008-09                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 11 = 2009-10                             |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **Note:** New participants served only   |
|     |          |         | during the 2006 summer session would be  |
|     |          |         | in the 2006-07 cohort (option "8"). All  |
|     |          |         | other new participants served for the    |
|     |          |         | first time in the 2005-06 reporting      |
|     |          |         | period would be in the 2005-06 cohort    |
|     |          |         | (option "7").                            |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
|     |          |         |                                          |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 17  | En       | ### E   | 1 = Full-time (at least 24 credit hours  |
|     | rollment | nrollCD | or 36 clock hours in an academic year).  |
|     | Status   |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 2 = 3/4 time (at least 18 credits hours  |
|     | ([at end |         | or 27 clock hours in an academic year)   |
|     | of the   |         |                                          |
|     | r        |         | 3 = 1/2 time (at least 12 credit hours   |
|     | eporting |         | or 18 clock hours in an academic year)   |
|     | ye       |         |                                          |
|     | ar)]{.un |         | 4 = Less than 1/2 time (fewer than 12    |
|     | derline} |         | credit hours or less than 18 clock hours |
|     |          |         | in an academic term)                     |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 5 = No longer used                       |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 6 = No longer used                       |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 9 = Not applicable (prior year           |
|     |          |         | participant)                             |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | #### NOTES: If you do not know the       |
|     |          |         | enrollment status of a current-year part |
|     |          |         | icipant, use "0 = No response/Unknown."  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | Use "9", Not applicable for prior-year   |
|     |          |         | participants                             |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | To determine a participant's enrollment  |
|     |          |         | status, use the **[total]{.underline}**  |
|     |          |         | number of credit or clock hours a        |
|     |          |         | student was enrolled in at the end of    |
|     |          |         | the academic year. For example, a        |
|     |          |         | student who carried 12 credits hours in  |
|     |          |         | the first semester/term, 6 credit hours  |
|     |          |         | in the second semester/term, and 6       |
|     |          |         | credit hours in the summer term would be |
|     |          |         | considered full-time.                    |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 18  | College  | Enter   | 1 = 1st yr., never attended              |
|     | Grade    | GradeLV |                                          |
|     | Level    |         | 2 = 1st yr., attended before             |
|     | (Entry   |         |                                          |
|     | into     |         | 3 = 2^nd^ yr./sophomore                  |
|     | project) |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 4 = 3^rd^ yr./junior                     |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 5 = 4th yr./senior                       |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 6 = 5th yr./other undergraduate          |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTE:** Use codes 3, 4, 5, and 6       |
|     |          |         | **only for students who have the         |
|     |          |         | required number of credits and GPA** to  |
|     |          |         | be classified at the institution as      |
|     |          |         | sophomore, junior, senior, and other     |
|     |          |         | undergraduate respectively.              |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 19  | College  | Current | 1 = No longer used                       |
|     | Grade    | GradeLV |                                          |
|     | Level    |         | 2 = 1st yr.                              |
|     | (Current |         |                                          |
|     | -- at    |         | 3 = 2nd yr./sophomore                    |
|     | the end  |         |                                          |
|     | of the   |         | 4 = 3rd yr./junior                       |
|     | current  |         |                                          |
|     | r        |         | 5 = 4th yr./senior                       |
|     | eporting |         |                                          |
|     | year)    |         | 6 = 5th yr./other undergraduate          |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 7 --12 = No longer used                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 13 = Continuing graduate/professional    |
|     |          |         | student                                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 14 = Dual degree program                 |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 15 = Graduated or transferred            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | Use grade level codes 3, 4, 5, and 6     |
|     |          |         | **only for students who have the         |
|     |          |         | required number of credits and GPA** to  |
|     |          |         | be classified by the participant's       |
|     |          |         | postsecondary institution as a           |
|     |          |         | sophomore, junior, senior, and other     |
|     |          |         | undergraduate respectively**.**          |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | Use "13" for a student that graduated    |
|     |          |         | with a bachelor's and then entered       |
|     |          |         | graduate/professional school during the  |
|     |          |         | reporting year.                          |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | Use "14" for an individual enrolled in a |
|     |          |         | program that awards both the bachelor's  |
|     |          |         | and a graduate degree upon successful    |
|     |          |         | completion of the program of study.      |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 20  | Pers     | PersGra | 1 = Received certificate/diploma from a  |
|     | istence/ | dStatus | program that is less than 2 years        |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     | Gr       |         | 2 = Graduated with a associate's         |
|     | aduation |         | (without transferring to a 4-year        |
|     | Status   |         | institution) or a bachelor's degree)     |
|     | (end of  |         |                                          |
|     | the      |         | 3 = Graduated with an associate's degree |
|     | r        |         | and transferred to a four-year           |
|     | eporting |         | institution                              |
|     | year)    |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 4 = Transferred to another institution   |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 5 = Withdrew                             |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 6 = Deceased                             |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 7 = Called to military service           |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 8 = Still enrolled at grantee            |
|     |          |         | institution                              |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 9 = Completed program requirements but   |
|     |          |         | did not receive certificate, diploma, or |
|     |          |         | degree                                   |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTE:** Use option "1" (received       |
|     |          |         | certificate or diploma) only for         |
|     |          |         | students who enrolled in a               |
|     |          |         | certificate/diploma program and left     |
|     |          |         | after completing the program. Students   |
|     |          |         | who completed a certificate/diploma      |
|     |          |         | program but continued to enroll in a     |
|     |          |         | degree program should be reported as "1" |
|     |          |         | (still enrolled at grantee institution)  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | Use option "3" for students who          |
|     |          |         | graduated with an associate degree from  |
|     |          |         | a two-year institution and transferred   |
|     |          |         | to a four-year institution. For all      |
|     |          |         | other transfers, use option "5". Report  |
|     |          |         | the type of institution transferred to   |
|     |          |         | in field #23 and report the type of      |
|     |          |         | degree completed in field #27.           |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 21  | Per      | CurE    | 1 = Enrolled at grantee institution      |
|     | sistence | nrlStat |                                          |
|     | Status   |         | 2 = Not enrolled at grantee institution  |
|     | (at the  |         |                                          |
|     | b        |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
|     | eginning |         |                                          |
|     | of the   |         |                                          |
|     | 2006-07  |         |                                          |
|     | academic |         |                                          |
|     | year)    |         |                                          |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+

+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 22  | Reasons  | Rea     | 1 = Academic dismissal                   |
|     | for      | forWith |                                          |
|     | Wi       |         | 2 = Dismissal for non-academic reasons   |
|     | thdrawal |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 3 = Withdrew for financial reasons       |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 4 = Withdrew for health reasons          |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 5 = Withdrew for academic reasons        |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 6 = Withdrew for personal reasons        |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 7 = Not applicable (called for military  |
|     |          |         | service or deceased)                     |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 8 = Not applicable (student still        |
|     |          |         | enrolled, completed certificate program, |
|     |          |         | graduated or transferred)                |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 23  | #### T   | Tr      | 1 = Transferred from a 2-year            |
|     | ransfers | ansfers | institution to another 2-year            |
|     |          |         | institution                              |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 2 = Transferred from a 2-year            |
|     |          |         | institution to a 4-year institution      |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 3 = Transferred from a 4-year            |
|     |          |         | institution to another 4-year            |
|     |          |         | institution                              |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 4 = Transferred from a 4-year            |
|     |          |         | institution to a 2-year institution      |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 8 = Not applicable -- still enrolled or  |
|     |          |         | graduated (participant is still enrolled |
|     |          |         | at the grantee-institution, completed    |
|     |          |         | certificate/diploma program, or          |
|     |          |         | graduated with an associate's or         |
|     |          |         | bachelor's degree)                       |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 9 = Not applicable \-- not enrolled at   |
|     |          |         | grantee institution (participant         |
|     |          |         | withdrew, was called for military        |
|     |          |         | service or is deceased).                 |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 24  | GPA      | G       | 1 = 4 point scale                        |
|     | Scale    | PAScale |                                          |
|     |          |         | 2 = 5 point scale                        |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 3 = Other                                |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTE:** Valid one digit grade point    |
|     |          |         | average scale code. Complete for all     |
|     |          |         | new, continuing, and prior year          |
|     |          |         | participants still enrolled at grantee   |
|     |          |         | institution.                             |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 25  | Cu       | CumGPA  | 0.000 to 5.000                           |
|     | mulative |         |                                          |
|     | GPA      |         | 9.999 = Not applicable (prior-year       |
|     |          |         | participant)                             |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | Blank = No response/Unknown              |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTES:** Complete for all new and      |
|     |          |         | continuing, participants. Use "9.9999"   |
|     |          |         | Not applicable for prior-year            |
|     |          |         | participants. For students who           |
|     |          |         | participated in a summer bridge program  |
|     |          |         | and where no GPA was calculated, leave   |
|     |          |         | this field blank.                        |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | ####                                     |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 26  | Academic | Acam    | 1 = Good standing                        |
|     | Standing | StandCD |                                          |
|     |          |         | 2 = Not in good standing                 |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 9 = Not applicable (prior-year           |
|     |          |         | participant)                             |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTE**: Use your institution's         |
|     |          |         | definition of good academic standing.    |
|     |          |         | Complete for all new and continuing      |
|     |          |         | participants. Use "9", Not applicable    |
|     |          |         | for prior-year participants.             |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 27  | Under    | D       | 1 = Certificate/diploma for              |
|     | graduate | egreeCD | occupational, educational program (less  |
|     | De       |         | than two-year program)                   |
|     | gree/Cer |         |                                          |
|     | tificate |         | 2 = Certificate/diploma for occupational |
|     | C        |         | technical, or educational program (at    |
|     | ompleted |         | least two-year program)                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 3 = Associate's degree (two years)       |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 4 = Bachelor's degree                    |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 8 = Still enrolled at grantee            |
|     |          |         | institution                              |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 9 = Withdrew from grantee institution    |
|     |          |         | prior to obtaining degree/certificate    |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 10 = Equivalent of Bachelor's Degree     |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTES**: For students still enrolled   |
|     |          |         | at grantee institution but who have not  |
|     |          |         | yet completed their undergraduate        |
|     |          |         | program of study, use "8". For a student |
|     |          |         | enrolled in a dual degree program who    |
|     |          |         | has completed four-years of instruction, |
|     |          |         | use "10" to indicate the student has     |
|     |          |         | obtained the equivalent of a bachelor's  |
|     |          |         | degree, even though a bachelor's degree  |
|     |          |         | was not awarded.                         |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | Once the undergraduate degree and degree |
|     |          |         | date has been reported on the APR        |
|     |          |         | (fields #27 and #28), the participant    |
|     |          |         | record may be dropped from subsequent    |
|     |          |         | APRs. A grantee is not expected to       |
|     |          |         | report on the academic progress of       |
|     |          |         | prior-year participants pursuing a       |
|     |          |         | second and/or advanced degree at the     |
|     |          |         | grantee institution.                     |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | The participant record for a participant |
|     |          |         | that has received a certificate or       |
|     |          |         | diploma from a program that is less than |
|     |          |         | two years should not be dropped if the   |
|     |          |         | participant continues to be enrolled in  |
|     |          |         | a degree program at the grantee          |
|     |          |         | institution.                             |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 28  | Date of  | DOHD    | Format is MM/DD/CCYY, e.g., 05/23/2002   |
|     | degree   |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | MM = 01- 12                              |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | ### DD = 01 - 31                         |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | CC = 20                                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | YY = 00 - 99 (e.g., 00 = 2000)           |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 88/88/8888 = No degree earned yet        |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 00/00/0000 = No response/Unknown         |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTE**: This date must be the date of  |
|     |          |         | the degree noted in field #27. If you do |
|     |          |         | not know the exact date, use 15 for the  |
|     |          |         | day and use your best estimate for the   |
|     |          |         | month.                                   |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | Once the undergraduate degree and degree |
|     |          |         | date has been reported on the APR        |
|     |          |         | (fields 27 and 28), the participant      |
|     |          |         | record may be dropped from subsequent    |
|     |          |         | APRs. A grantee is not expected to       |
|     |          |         | report on the academic progress of       |
|     |          |         | prior-year participants pursuing a       |
|     |          |         | second and/or advanced degree at the     |
|     |          |         | grantee institution.                     |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | The participant record for a participant |
|     |          |         | that has received a certificate or       |
|     |          |         | diploma from a program, that is less     |
|     |          |         | than two years should not be dropped if  |
|     |          |         | the participant continues to be enrolled |
|     |          |         | in a degree program at the grantee       |
|     |          |         | institution.                             |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 29  | Amount   | FinAi   | 00000 to 99999 (e.g. 05000 for \$5,000)  |
|     | of       | dReqAMT |                                          |
|     | F        |         | Blank = No response/Unknown              |
|     | inancial |         |                                          |
|     | Aid      |         | Leave this field blank for prior-year    |
|     | Needed   |         | participants.                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTE**: Provide the dollar amount      |
|     |          |         | (whole dollars only) of the financial    |
|     |          |         | need of each participant as determined   |
|     |          |         | by the financial aid office. Do not      |
|     |          |         | include the amount of the expected       |
|     |          |         | family contribution.                     |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 30  | Amount   | FinAidO | 00000 to 99999 (e.g. 05000 for \$5,000)  |
|     | of       | fferAMT |                                          |
|     | F        |         | Blank = No response/Unknown              |
|     | inancial |         |                                          |
|     | Aid      |         | Leave this field blank for prior-year    |
|     | Package  |         | participants.                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTE**: Provide the dollar amount of   |
|     |          |         | aid (whole dollars only) offered each    |
|     |          |         | participant inclusive of Federal, State, |
|     |          |         | local, private, and institutional aid.   |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 31  | Amount   | SSSG    | 00000 to 99999 (e.g. 05000 for \$5,000)  |
|     | of SSS   | rantAid |                                          |
|     | Grant    |         | Blank = No response/Unknown              |
|     | Aid      |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | Leave this field blank for prior-year    |
|     | Awarded  |         | participants.                            |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTE**: Provide the amount of SSS      |
|     |          |         | grand aid awarded (whole dollars only)   |
|     |          |         | for the academic year.                   |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+
| 32  | Summer   | Su      | 1 = Participated in summer bridge        |
|     | Bridge   | mBridge | program offered by the project           |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     | (new     |         | 2 = Activity offered by the project but  |
|     | part     |         | student did not participate              |
|     | icipants |         |                                          |
|     | only)    |         | 7 = Activity not offered by the project  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 8 = Not applicable (continuing           |
|     |          |         | participant)                             |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 9 = Not applicable (prior-year           |
|     |          |         | participant)                             |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | 0 = No response/Unknown                  |
|     |          |         |                                          |
|     |          |         | **NOTE:** Select "8" for continuing      |
|     |          |         | participant and "9" for prior-year       |
|     |          |         | participant.                             |
+-----+----------+---------+------------------------------------------+

**[Privacy Act]{.smallcaps}**

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law No. 93-579, 5
U.S.C. 552a), you are hereby notified that the Department of Education
is authorized to collect information to implement the Student Support
Services Program under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (Pub. Law 102-325, Sec. 402D). In accordance with this
authority, the Department receives and maintains personal information on
participants in the Student Support Services program. The principal
purpose for collecting this information is to administer the program,
including tracking and evaluating participant progress. Providing the
information on this form, including a social security number (SSN) is
voluntary; failure to disclose a SSN will not result in the denial of
any right, benefit or privilege to which the participant is entitled.
The information that is collected on this form will be retained in the
program files and may be released to other Department officials in the
performance of their official duties.

**PR Award Number: P042A0\_\_\_\_\_\[will be pre-populated\]**

# Institution Name: \[will be pre-populated\]

**SECTION IV: Project Performance Outcomes**

[[Only those SSS projects whose 2005-06-budget year is part of a
grant/project period that began prior to 2005 must complete Section IV
of the APR]{.mark}.]{.underline}

In this section, the approved number of participants to be served is
provided. You are required to verify if the pre-populated information is
correct by either indicating "Yes" or "No". If you answered "No", you
must enter the correct number in the space provided.

This section of the APR is your opportunity to respond to each of the
prior experience criteria. Insert in the form your approved objectives
(proposed percent and proposed number of participants) for persistence,
good academic standing, graduation, and, if applicable, transfer. Then
report your actual achievement level (percent and number). Each of these
objectives responds to the prior experience criteria contained in the
SSS program regulations (34 CFR 646.22) and appears on your approved
Partnership Agreement or as described in your approved application.

For the prior experience criterion for Administration, TRIO staff will
use the student-level data from Section III of the APR to determine if
your project met its approved funded to serve number and the requirement
that at least 2/3rds of the students served during the reporting year
were low-income and first-generation college students and/or individuals
with disabilities. The denominator for calculating whether the grantee
has met the 2/3rds requirement is the [greater]{.underline} of the
approved number of participants to be served or the actual number
served.

**Number Funded to Serve:** In 2005-06, this project is funded to serve
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ participants.

Please indicate if this number is correct:  Yes No

If you answered "No", enter your approved participant number.
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Sector of Grantee Institution**: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (pre-populated with
either 2-year public or private or 4-year public or private)

Please indicate if this sector type is correct:  Yes No

+--------+---------+---------+---------+-------+----------------------+
| **CRIT | **PRO   | **P     | **A     | **ACT | **OBJECTIVES**       |
| ERIA** | POSED** | ROPOSED | CTUAL** | UAL** |                      |
|        |         | N       |         |       |                      |
|        | **PE    | UMBER** | **PE    | **NUM |                      |
|        | RCENT** |         | RCENT** | BER** |                      |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+-------+----------------------+
| Persi  |         |         |         |       | of eligible          |
| stence |         |         |         |       | participants will    |
|        |         |         |         |       | persist toward       |
|        |         |         |         |       | completion of the    |
|        |         |         |         |       | academic programs in |
|        |         |         |         |       | which they were      |
|        |         |         |         |       | enrolled.            |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+-------+----------------------+
| Good   |         |         |         |       | of eligible          |
| Ac     |         |         |         |       | participants met     |
| ademic |         |         |         |       | academic performance |
| St     |         |         |         |       | levels required to   |
| anding |         |         |         |       | stay in good         |
|        |         |         |         |       | academic standing at |
|        |         |         |         |       | the grantee          |
|        |         |         |         |       | institution.         |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+-------+----------------------+
| Grad   |         |         |         |       | of eligible          |
| uation |         |         |         |       | participants will    |
|        |         |         |         |       | graduate each year.  |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+-------+----------------------+
| Tr     |         |         |         |       | of eligible          |
| ansfer |         |         |         |       | participants will    |
|        |         |         |         |       | transfer each year   |
+--------+---------+---------+---------+-------+----------------------+

####