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  **ESEA: Advanced    
  Placement**         

  **FY 2008 Program   
  Performance Plan**  

  Strategic Goal 2    

  Discretionary       

  ESEA, Title I, Part 
  G                   

  CFDA                84.330B: Advanced Placement Test Fee Program

                      84.330C: Advanced Placement Incentives Program
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  **Program      **To increase the number of low-income high school
  Goal:**        students prepared to pursue higher education.**

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  ***Objective 1 of 1:***   *Encourage a greater number of low-income students to
                            participate in the AP and IB programs and pass the
                            exams.*

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  **Measure 1.1 of 6:**                                       
  The number of Advanced                                      
  Placement tests taken                                       
  by low-income public                                        
  school students                                             
  nationally.   (Desired                                      
  direction: increase)                                        
    1149                                                      

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

  1999                                     87,149             Measure not in place

  2000                                     92,083             Measure not in place

  2001                                     105,138            Measure not in place

  2002                                     132,459            Measure not in place

  2003                                     157,334            Measure not in place

  2004                                     187,691            Measure not in place

  2005                                     223,263            Measure not in place

  2006                    209,411          267,286            Target Exceeded

  2007                    230,352          (January 2008)     Pending

  2008                    253,387          (January 2009)     Pending

  2009                    278,726          (January 2010)     Pending

  2010                    306,599          (January 2011)     Pending

  2011                    337,258          (January 2012)     Pending

  2012                    370,984          (January 2013)     Pending

  2013                    408,083          Undefined          Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

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  **Measure 1.2 of 6:**                                       
  The number of Advanced                                      
  Placement tests taken                                       
  by minority (Hispanic,                                      
  Black, Native American)                                     
  public school students                                      
  nationally.   (Desired                                      
  direction: increase)                                        
    1150                                                      

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

  2004                                     267,608            Measure not in place

  2005                                     315,203            Measure not in place

  2006                    336,000          359,372            Target Exceeded

  2007                    376,000          (August 2007)      Pending

  2008                    421,000          (August 2008)      Pending

  2009                    472,000          (August 2009)      Pending

  2010                    528,000          (August 2010)      Pending

  2011                    575,520          (August 2008)      Pending

  2012                    621,562          (August 2009)      Pending

  2013                    671,287          (August 2010)      Pending

  2014                    724,989          (August 2011)      Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

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  **Measure 1.3 of 6:**                                       
  The percentage of                                           
  Advanced Placement                                          
  tests passed (tests                                         
  receiving scores of                                         
  3-5) by low-income                                          
  public school students                                      
  nationally.   (Desired                                      
  direction: increase)                                        
    1737                                                      

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

  2005                                     37.5               Measure not in place

  2006                    38.5             38.1               Made Progress From Prior
                                                              Year

  2007                    38.6             (August 2007)      Pending

  2008                    39.2             (August 2008)      Pending

  2009                    39.8             (August 2009)      Pending

  2010                    40.2             (August 2010)      Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

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  **Measure 1.4 of 6:**                                       
  The number of Advanced                                      
  Placement tests passed                                      
  (tests receiving scores                                     
  of 3-5) by low-income                                       
  public school students                                      
  nationally.   (Desired                                      
  direction: increase)                                        
    1738                                                      

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

  2005                                     79,800             Measure not in place

  2006                    90,009           95,350             Target Exceeded

  2007                    99,000           (August 2007)      Pending

  2008                    103,728          (August 2008)      Pending

  2009                    113,194          (August 2009)      Pending

  2010                    126,660          (August 2010)      Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

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  **Measure 1.5 of 6:**                                         
  The ratio of Advanced                                         
  Placement and                                                 
  International                                                 
  Baccalaureate tests                                           
  taken in public high                                          
  schools served by API                                         
  grants to the number                                          
  of seniors enrolled at                                        
  those schools.                                                
    (Desired direction:                                         
  increase)   1875                                              

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

  2006                    Set a Baseline    0.6                 Target Met

  2007                    BL+1%             (September 2008)    Pending

  2008                    BL+1              (September 2009)    Pending

  2009                    BL+1              (September 2010)    Pending

  2010                    BL+1              (September 2011)    Pending
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**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Advanced Placement, Grantee Performance Report.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Explanation**. The calculation is the number of Advanced Placement and
International Baccalaureate tests taken in public high schools served by
API grants, divided by the total number of seniors enrolled at those
schools. This was a new measure in 2006. The FY 2006 data will be used
as the baseline.

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  **Measure 1.6 of 6:**                                       
  Cost per passage of                                         
  Advanced Placement test                                     
  by a low income public                                      
  school student.                                             
    (Desired direction:                                       
  decrease)   2066                                            

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

  2007                    BL-1             (December 2007)    Pending

  2008                    BL-1             (November 2007)    Pending

  2009                    BL-1             (November 2008)    Pending

  2010                    BL-1             (November 2009)    Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual