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  **CRA: Training and 
  Advisory Services** 

  **FY 2009 Program   
  Performance Plan**  

  Strategic Goal 1    

  Discretionary       

  CRA, Title IV       

  CFDA                84.004: Civil Rights Training and Advisory Services

                      84.004D: Training and Advisory Services
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  **Program      **To support access and equity in public schools and
  Goal:**        help school districts solve equity problems in education
                 related to race, sex, and national origin.**

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  ***Objective 1 of 2:***   *Provide high-quality technical assistance and training
                            to public school districts in addressing equity in
                            education.*

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  **Measure 1.1 of 4:**                                        
  The percentage of                                            
  customers of Equity                                          
  Assistance Centers that                                      
  develop, implement, or                                       
  improve their policies                                       
  and practices in                                             
  eliminating, reducing,                                       
  or preventing                                                
  harassment, conflict,                                        
  and school violence.  \                                      
    (Desired direction:                                        
  increase)   1732                                             

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\          **Status**
                                            (or date           
                                            expected)**        

  2006                    Set a Baseline    66                 Target Met

  2007                    67                50                 Did Not Meet Target

  2008                    68                (July 2008)        Pending

  2009                    69                (July 2009)        Pending

  2010                    70                (July 2010)        Pending
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**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Training and Advisory Services, Client Survey.

**Target Context**. The target levels represent annual increases from
the baseline determined by the 2006 client survey data. The questions on
the 2007 client survey were revised to align more closely with the GPRA
measures. If these revisions in the survey questions yield quite
different findings, it may be advisable to recalculate the baseline and
the annual targets.

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  **Measure 1.2 of 4:**                                        
  The percentage of                                            
  customers of Equity                                          
  Assistance Centers that                                      
  develop, implement, or                                       
  improve their policies                                       
  and practices ensuring                                       
  that students of                                             
  different race, sex,                                         
  and national origin                                          
  have equitable                                               
  opportunity for                                              
  high-quality                                                 
  instruction.   (Desired                                      
  direction: increase)                                         
    1733                                                       

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\          **Status**
                                            (or date           
                                            expected)**        

  2006                    Set a Baseline    71                 Target Met

  2007                    72                82                 Target Exceeded

  2008                    73                (July 2008)        Pending

  2009                    74                (July 2009)        Pending

  2010                    75                (July 2010)        Pending
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**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Training and Advisory Services, Client Survey.

**Target Context**. The target levels represent annual increases from
the baseline determined by the 2006 client survey data. The questions on
the 2007 client survey were revised to align more closely with the GPRA
measures. If these revisions in the survey questions yield quite
different findings, it may be advisable to recalculate the baseline and
the annual targets.

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  **Measure 1.3 of 4:**                                        
  The percentage of                                            
  customers who report                                         
  that the products and                                        
  services they received                                       
  from the Equity                                              
  Assistance Centers are                                       
  of high quality.                                             
    (Desired direction:                                        
  increase)   2064                                             

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\          **Status**
                                            (or date           
                                            expected)**        

  2007                    Set a Baseline    92                 Target Met

  2008                    90                (July 2008)        Pending

  2009                    90                (July 2009)        Pending

  2010                    90                (July 2010)        Pending
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**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Training and Advisory Services, Client Survey.

**Target Context**. The 2007 client survey included a question about the
quality of the Centers' products and services, in alignment with the
GPRA measure. The FY2007 client survey data will be used to establish a
baseline. Target levels will then be set to represent annual increases
from the baseline. 

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  **Measure 1.4 of 4:**                                       
  The percentage of                                           
  customers who report                                        
  that the products and                                       
  services they received                                      
  from the Equity                                             
  Assistance Centers are                                      
  of high usefulness to                                       
  their policies and                                          
  practices.   (Desired                                       
  direction: increase)                                        
    1734                                                      

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  2006                    Set a Baseline   85                 Target Met

  2007                    86               88                 Target Exceeded

  2008                    87               (July 2008)        Pending

  2009                    88               (July 2009)        Pending

  2010                    89               (July 2010)        Pending
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**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Training and Advisory Services, Client Survey.

**Target Context**. The target levels represent annual increases from
the baseline determined by the 2006 client survey data. The questions on
the 2007 client survey were revised to align more closely with the GPRA
measures. If these revisions in the survey questions yield quite
different findings, it may be advisable to recalculate the baseline and
the annual targets.

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  ***Objective 2 of 2:***   *Improve the operational efficiency of the program.*

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  **Measure 2.1 of 1:**                                       
  The percentage of                                           
  Equity Center grant                                         
  funds carried over in                                       
  each year of the                                            
  project.   (Desired                                         
  direction: decrease)                                        
    2065                                                      

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  2006                                     0.624              Measure not in place

  2007                    10               0.138              Did Better Than Target

  2008                    10               (August 2008)      Pending

  2009                    10               (August 2009)      Pending

  2010                    10               (August 2010)      Pending
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**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, grantee submissions.

**Target Context**. The long-range carry-over target for each year is
less than or equal to 10% of the funds awarded. Because the 2006
baseline figure already met this long-range target, all the annual
targets are 10%.