CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT (CAR)

FOR THE CARL D. PERKINS

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT OF 2006 (Perkins IV) (as reauthorized
by P. L. 109-270)

State Basic Grant (Title I) -- CFDA 084.048A

Tech Prep Grant (Title II) -- CFDA 084.243A

Program Years (PY) -- 2006-2007

OMB NO: [1830-0569]{.underline}

EXPIRES: [05/31/2011]{.underline}

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the status of your individual submission of this form, write or e-mail
directly to: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and
Technical Education, Division of Academic and Technical Education, 550
12^th^ Street, SW, Potomac Center Plaza, Room 11023, Washington, DC
20202-7241 or john.haigh@ed.gov.

**[TABLE OF CONTENTS]{.underline}**

INTRODUCTION 4

I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 6

A.  Submission Deadline 6

B.  Submission Information 6

C.  Requests for Extensions 6

D.  Amended Final Financial Status Report Submissions 7

E.  Amended Performance Data Submissions 7

F.  Performance Data Reporting Requirements for Program Year One for
    States that Submitted a One-Year Transition Plan 8

G.  Further Information and Questions 9

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II. CHECKLIST OF REQUIRED REPORT FORMS 10

III\. CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT (CAR) INSTRUMENT AND

INSTRUCTIONS 13

A. Cover Page 14

B. Narrative Performance Information 16

> 1\. Implementation of State Leadership Activities 16
>
> 2\. Progress in Developing and Implementing Technical Skill
>
> Assessments 17

3.  Implementation of State Program Improvement Plans 18

4.  Implementation of Local Program Improvement Plans 18

5.  Tech Prep Grant Award Information 19

C. Financial Status Reports (FSRs) 20

> 1\. Basic Reporting Requirements 20
>
> 2\. Instructions for Completing the FSR 20
>
> 3\. Required FSR Forms 26

-   Interim Financial Status Report Form

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-   Final Status Report Form

D. Performance Report 27

> 1\. Basic Reporting Instructions 27
>
> 2\. Definition of Terms 29
>
> 3\. Required Performance Report Forms 33

-   Student Enrollment Forms

-   Student Accountability Forms for the Core Indicators of Performance
    under Section 113 of Title I of the Act

-   Student Accountability Forms for the Indicators of Performance under
    Section 203 of Title II of the Act

# INTRODUCTION

This document contains the U.S. Department of Education (Department),
Office of Vocational and Adult Education's (OVAE's) Consolidated Annual
Report (CAR) for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
of 2006, 20 U.S.C. §§ 2301 et seq. as amended by P.L. 109-270 (Perkins
IV or the Act). Section 113(c) of Perkins IV requires each eligible
agency that receives an allotment under section 111 of Title I of the
Act (State basic grant) to annually prepare and submit to the Secretary
a report regarding the progress of the State in achieving the State
adjusted levels of performance on the core indicators of performance and
additional indicators of performance, including the levels of
performance for special population categories described in section 3(29)
of Perkins IV and other student categories described in section
1111(h)(1)C)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001. Finally,
section 205 of Perkins IV requires each eligible agency that receives a
tech prep allotment under section 201 of Title II of the Act (tech prep
grant) to annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report on the
effectiveness of these programs, including a description of how tech
prep grants were awarded within the State. The enclosed CAR is a single
reporting instrument that combines the requirements referenced above
with the required annual interim and final financial status reports
pursuant to the Education Department General Education Regulations
(EDGAR) in 34 CFR §80.41.

Perkins IV, signed into law on August 12, 2006, represents nearly three
years of work on the part of Congress and the Department, in cooperation
with other Federal agencies and the State and local agencies affected by
its policies, to provide continuing Federal support for rigorous career
and technical education (CTE) programs that provide students with
knowledge and skills to keep the United States competitive. The
Department distributes approximately one billion dollars annually in
Perkins funding to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
and the outlying areas, such as Guam, Palau, and the Virgin Islands,
collectively referred to as the "States". Each State distributes funds
to eligible recipients, such as local educational agencies (LEAs) and
postsecondary institutions, to develop more fully the academic and
career and technical education knowledge and skills of secondary and
postsecondary education students who elect to enroll in career and
technical education programs. Perkins IV indicates that one of its
purposes is to build on the work of States to assist CTE students to
achieve challenging academic and technical standards, and be prepared
for high skill, high wage, or high demand occupations in current or
emerging professions. Perkins IV provides increased focus on: the
academic achievement of CTE students, improvement in State and local
accountability, and strengthened connections between secondary and
postsecondary education delivery systems. These themes serve as the
general framework for the enclosed CAR instrument.

This document is organized into three sections. Section I contains
general instructions and reporting requirements for each State's CAR
submission, which is divided into seven parts addressing the following
topics: (1) submission deadlines; (2) submission information; (3)
requests for extensions; (4) amended final financial status report
submissions; (5) amended performance data submissions; (6) performance
data reporting requirements for program year-one for States that
submitted a one-year transition plan; and (7) further information and
questions. Section II provides a checklist of required report forms that
must be included in each State's CAR submission. Section III contains
the CAR instrument and instructions, which is divided into four parts
addressing the following topics: (1) the cover page format that must be
signed and certified as complete and accurate by the State's CTE
director in order for a State to submit its CAR to the Department; (2)
the information that must be provided in narrative form; (3) the
requirements related to the interim and final Financial Status Report
(FSR) forms; and (4) the requirements related to the performance report
forms, consisting of student enrollment forms, student accountability
forms for the core indicators of performance under section 113 of Title
I of the Act and student accountability forms for the indicators of
performance under section 203 of Title II of the Act. Each part contains
detailed instructions necessary to assist each eligible agency prepare
and submit a complete, accurate, and timely report on its Perkins IV
grants to the Department each year.

**I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS**

**A. Submission Deadline**

The due date for each State's CAR submission is December 31 of each
year. This date corresponds with Department regulations that require the
submission of annual financial status reports by the 90^th^ day
following the grant period or expiration of the grant. See 34 CFR
§80.40(b)(1) and §80.41(b)(4) of EDGAR. Perkins funds, similar to funds
under most state-administered programs, are generally available for
obligation (at the Federal and State levels) from July 1 in the fiscal
year through September 30 of the following fiscal year (15 months). The
Perkins IV funds are then covered by the so-called "Tydings Amendment,"
under section 421(b) of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), 20.
U.S.C. 1225(b), which allows States to carryover for one additional year
funds that were not obligated in the 15-month period for which they were
appropriated. Therefore, States have up to 27 months to obligate
appropriated funds beginning July 1 of the Federal fiscal year in which
they were allocated. Unless an extension is approved, grantees must
liquidate obligations within 90 days of the end of the funding period.

**B. Submission Information**

Each State has several options in submitting its CAR report. A State may
submit its report electronically via the Department's CAR Web site at
[www.PerkinsCAR.com](http://www.PerkinsCAR.com/). This Web site allows a
State to complete its CAR report using Web-based or Excel forms and to
certify to the accuracy and completeness of its submission using
electronic Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) supplied to the State
by the Department. The State CTE director must use one PIN to certify
and sign the entire CAR submission. The authorized State official
responsible to certify and sign Financial Status Reports (FSR) must use
another PIN. It is important to note that the use of the PINs to certify
and sign the CAR and FSRs is the same as certifying the documents with a
hand-written signature by the responsible State official. State
officials are responsible for protecting the confidentiality of their
PIN and for any use of their PIN by another individual.

Alternatively, a State may submit its report via an e-mail attachment to
a Perkins CAR mailbox at [PerkinsCAR\[insert
year\]@ed.gov](mailto:PerkinsCAR2007@ed.gov). A State that chooses this
option must e-mail a signed pdf version of the report to the mailbox and
send paper copies of any pages requiring a certification and signature
to the address below.

Finally, a State may opt to make a paper copy submission. A State that
chooses this option must send a certified and signed original and one
copy of the report to the following address:

> Chief
>
> Performance and Accountability Branch
>
> Division of Academic and Technical Education
>
> Office of Vocational and Adult Education
>
> U.S. Department of Education
>
> Potomac Center Plaza
>
> 550 12^th^ Street, SW, Room 11023
>
> Washington, DC 20202-7241

**C. Requests for Extensions**

The Department may grant to a State a brief extension to the submission
deadline for one or more sections of the CAR upon receipt of a justified
request. The request must indicate the specific factors necessitating
the State's extension and the reasons the State did not become aware of
these factors to ensure that its submission was timely. An extension
must be requested in writing to the Performance and Accountability
Branch Chief at the address provided in section B or via e-mail to the
State's Perkins Regional Accountability Specialist as indicated on page
nine.

**D. Amended Final Financial Status Report Submissions**

The Department may permit a State to file an amended final Financial
Status Report (FSR) upon receipt of a justified request, indicating the
specific factors necessitating the State's revision of its FSR and the
reasons the State did not become aware of these factors in time to
ensure its original submission was complete, accurate, and timely. An
extension must be requested in writing to the Performance and
Accountability Branch Chief at the address provided on page six or via
e-mail to the State's Perkins Regional Accountability Specialist as
indicated on page nine.

Once a State has received OVAE approval, a State has two options in
submitting an amended final FSR. A State may submit its amended FSR
electronically via the Department's CAR Web site at
[www.PerkinsCAR.com](http://www.PerkinsCAR.com/). The State must place a
check in Block XI of the final FSR form and enter the date of filing the
amended FSR. The authorized State official must use their PIN to certify
and sign the amended FSR.

# Alternatively, a State may make a paper copy submission. A State that chooses this option should send a certified and signed original and one copy of the amended FSR to the Performance and Accountability Branch Chief at the address provided in section B. The State must place a check in Block XI of the final FSR form and enter the date of filing the amended FSR. 

The Perkins CAR mailbox will not be available to States to submit
amended final FSRs.

**E. Amended Performance Data Submissions**

The Department may permit a State to submit amended performance data
upon receipt of a justified request, indicating the specific factors
necessitating the State's revision of its performance data and the
reason the State did not become aware of these factors in time to ensure
its original data submission was complete, accurate, and timely. An
extension must be requested in writing to the Performance and
Accountability Branch Chief at the address provided in section B or via
e-mail to the State's Perkins Regional Accountability Specialist as
indicated on page nine.

It is important to note that, although a State may be permitted to
submit amended performance data, the Department must use **only** the
performance data that it receives by the December 31 submission deadline
each year to determine whether a State has met at least 90 percent of
its agreed upon State adjusted performance levels for each of the core
indicators of performance under section 113 of Title I of the Act or
whether the State must submit a program improvement plan as required in
section 123(a)(1) of Perkins IV.

Once a State has received OVAE approval, a State has two options in
submitting amended performance data. A State may submit its amended
performance data electronically via the Department's CAR Web site at
[www.PerkinsCAR.com](http://www.PerkinsCAR.com/) or make a paper copy
submission. The State must place a check in the box next to "Amended
Performance Data" on the applicable performance data forms and enter the
date of filing the amended performance data.

Alternatively, a State may make a paper copy submission. A State that
chooses this option must send the amended performance data to the
Performance and Accountability Branch Chief at the address provided on
page six. The State must place a check in the box next to "Amended
Performance Data" on the applicable performance data forms and enter the
date of filing the amended performance data.

The Perkins CAR mailbox will not be available to States to submit
amended final FSRs.

**F. Performance Data Reporting Requirements for Program Year One for
States that Submitted a One-Year Transition Plan**

The Secretary used the authority in section 4 of Perkins IV to allow a
State to submit a one-year transition plan for the first program year
(July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008) to ease State's transition to the
provision of this new legislation. A State that submitted a one-year
transition plan was not required to: (1) negotiate performance levels
with the Department for the first program year for the core indicators
of performance under section 113 of Title I of the Act, except for the
three core indicators tied to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(ESEA) of 1965 as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of
2001\-- academic attainment in reading/language arts; academic
attainment in mathematics; and student graduation rates (see section
113(b)(3)(iii) of Perkins IV); or (2) negotiate performance levels with
its local consortia for the first program year for the indicators of
performance under section 203 of Title II (see section 204(e)(1) of the
Act). [A State that submitted a one-year transition plan, therefore, is
required to complete and submit only the following performance data
forms in its CAR submission for the first program year (July 1, 2007
through June 30, 2008), which is due to the Department on December 31,
2008]{.underline}:

-   Student Enrollment Forms

    -   Enrollment of CTE Participants

    -   Enrollment of CTE Concentrators

-   Student Accountability Forms for the Section 113 Core Indicators of
    Performance (Title I) -- Secondary Level

    -   1S1 -- Academic Attainment in Reading/Language Arts

    -   1S2 -- Academic Attainment in Mathematics

    -   4S1 -- Student Graduation Rates

Each of these forms requires a State to provide data for all students
(aggregate data), as well as disaggregated data for students by special
population categories described in section 3(29) of Perkins IV and other
student categories as described in section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of NCLB.

Each State is required to complete and submit all performance data forms
in subsequent CAR submissions, beginning for the second program year
(July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009), which is due to the Department on
December 31, 2009.

**G. Further Information and Questions**

Requests for further information and questions regarding the CAR
instrument and reporting requirements should be directed to your State's
Perkins Regional Accountability Specialist (RAS) as indicated below.

+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **States**                         | **Regional Accountability       |
|                                    | Specialist (RAS)/ Contact       |
|                                    | Information**                   |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > Alabama, Arkansas, California,   | > Marie Buker                   |
| > Colorado, Guam, Idaho, Montana,  | >                               |
| > New Mexico, Ohio, Texas and      | > \(202\) 245-6720              |
| > Wyoming                          | >                               |
|                                    | > <marie.buker@ed.gov>          |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > Arizona, Alaska, Nevada, New     | > Jose Figueroa                 |
| > Hampshire, New York, Oregon,     | >                               |
| > Puerto Rico, Utah, Vermont and   | > \(202\) 245-6054              |
| > Washington                       | >                               |
|                                    | > <jose.figueroa@ed.gov>        |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, | > Denise Garland                |
| > North Dakota, Oklahoma, South    | >                               |
| > Dakota and Tennessee             | > \(202\) 245-7730              |
|                                    | >                               |
|                                    | > <denise.garland@ed.gov>       |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois,   | > Sharon Head                   |
| > Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan   | >                               |
| > and Minnesota                    | > \(202\) 245-6131              |
|                                    | >                               |
|                                    | > <sharon.head@ed.gov>          |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, | > Clara Lawson-Holmes           |
| > Nebraska, Rhode Island, Virgin   | >                               |
| > Islands and Wisconsin            | > \(202\) 245-7762              |
|                                    | >                               |
|                                    | > <clara.Lawson-holmes@ed.gov>  |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > Delaware, District of Columbia,  | > Jay Savage                    |
| > Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, New | >                               |
| > Jersey, North Carolina,          | > \(202\) 245-6612              |
| > Pennsylvania, South Carolina,    | >                               |
| > Virginia and West Virginia       | > <jay.savage@ed.gov>           |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+

**II. CHECKLIST OF REQUIRED REPORT FORMS**

+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| **Form Name or Items Required**                  | **(For State Use) |
|                                                  | Check When        |
|                                                  | Completed**       |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| **PART A: COVER PAGE**                           |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| -   Cover Page                                   |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| **PART B: NARRATIVE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION**    |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| -   Implementation of State Leadership           |                   |
|     Activities                                   |                   |
|                                                  |                   |
| -   Progress in Developing and Implementing      |                   |
|     Technical Skills Assessments                 |                   |
|                                                  |                   |
| -   Implementation of State Program Improvement  |                   |
|     Plans                                        |                   |
|                                                  |                   |
| -   Implementation of Local Program Improvement  |                   |
|     Plans                                        |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| **PART C: FINANCIAL STATUS REPORTS (FSRs)**      |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| -   Interim Financial Status Report Form         |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| -   Final Financial Status Report Form           |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| **PART D: PERFORMANCE REPORTS**                  |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| > **a. Student Enrollment Forms**                |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| -   Enrollment of CTE Participants               |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| -   Enrollment of CTE Concentrators              |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| > **b. Student Accountability Forms for the Core |                   |
| > Indicators of Performance under Section 113 of |                   |
| > Title I of the Act**                           |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| > **1. Secondary Level**                         |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 1S1: Attainment of Academic   |                   |
|     Skills -- Reading/Language Arts              |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 1S2: Attainment of Academic   |                   |
|     Skills -- Mathematics                        |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 2S1: Technical Skill          |                   |
|     Attainment                                   |                   |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------+

+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| **Form Name or Items Required**                | **(For State Use)   |
|                                                | Check When          |
|                                                | Completed**         |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| **b. Student Accountability Forms for the Core |                     |
| Indicators of Performance under Section 113 of |                     |
| Title I of the Act (cont'd)**                  |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| > **1. Secondary Level (cont'd)**              |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 3S1: School Completion      |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 4S1: Student Graduation     |                     |
|     Rates                                      |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 5S1: Placement              |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 6S1: Nontraditional         |                     |
|     Participation                              |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 6S2: Nontraditional         |                     |
|     Completion                                 |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| > **2. Postsecondary Level**                   |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 1P1: Technical Skill        |                     |
|     Attainment                                 |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 2P1: Credential,            |                     |
|     Certificate, or Degree                     |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 3P1: Student Retention of   |                     |
|     Transfer                                   |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 4P1: Student Placement      |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 5P1: Nontraditional         |                     |
|     Participation                              |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 5P2: Nontraditional         |                     |
|     Completion                                 |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| > **3. Adult Level**                           |                     |
| >                                              |                     |
| > *\*Note:* *These forms are applicable only   |                     |
| > to States that chose to negotiate with the   |                     |
| > Department on separate student definitions   |                     |
| > and performance levels for their adult CTE   |                     |
| > programs.*                                   |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 1A1: Technical Skill        |                     |
|     Attainment                                 |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 2A1: Credential,            |                     |
|     Certificate, or Degree                     |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+

+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| **Form Name or Items Required**                | **(For State Use)   |
|                                                | Check When          |
|                                                | Completed**         |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| > **3. Adult Level (cont.)**                   |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 3A1: Student Retention of   |                     |
|     Transfer                                   |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 4A1: Student Placement      |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 5A1: Nontraditional         |                     |
|     Participation                              |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Core Indicator 5A2: Nontraditional         |                     |
|     Completion                                 |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| > **4. Additional Indicators of Performance**  |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Additional Indicator: \[Insert Title of    |                     |
|     Indicator\]                                |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Additional Indicator: \[Insert Title of    |                     |
|     Indicator}                                 |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| **d. Student Accountability Forms for the      |                     |
| Indicators of Performance under Section 203 of |                     |
| Title II of the Act**                          |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| > ***\*Note:*** *These forms are applicable    |                     |
| > only to States that used all, or a portion   |                     |
| > of, their tech prep grant award (Title II)   |                     |
| > to carry out the purposes described in Title |                     |
| > II of Perkins IV.*                           |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Secondary Level                            |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
| -   Postsecondary Level                        |                     |
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+

**III.**

**CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT (CAR) INSTRUMENT AND INSTRUCTIONS**

**PART A: COVER PAGE FOR THE CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT**

**UNDER THE CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND**

**TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT OF 2006 (PERKINS IV)**

**State Name:**

**Program Year Covered by this Report:**

From (MM/DD/YY) To (MM/DD/YY)

**PR/Award Numbers:**

Title I (State Basic Grant):

Title II (Tech Prep Grant):

**Title II Consolidation (check one):**

> **** The State [has not consolidated any]{.underline} of its Title II
> grant with its Title I grant during the program year covered by this
> report.
>
> **** The State [has consolidated all, or a portion]{.underline}, its
> Title II grant with its Title I grant during the program year covered
> by this report.

**State Career and Technical Education (CTE) Director Information:**

Name:

Title/Agency:

Telephone: [( )]{.underline} E-mail:

**[CERTIFICATION]{.underline}**: I certify to the best of my knowledge
and belief that this report, consisting of narrative performance
information, financial status reports (FSRs)\*, and performance data, is
accurate and complete. I understand that the U.S. Department of
Education will use [only]{.underline} the performance data that it
receives by the December 31 submission deadline each year to determine
whether my State has met at least 90 percent of its agreed upon State
adjusted performance levels for each of the core indicators of
performance under section 113 of Title I of the Act or whether the State
must submit a program improvement plan as required in section 123(a)(1)
of Perkins IV. I further understand that the use of the Personal
Identification Number (PIN) supplied to me by the Department to certify
and submit the CAR is the same as certifying and signing the document
with a hand-written signature.

State CTE Director Signature or PIN Date

> \****Note***: The FSRs contained in this report must be separately
> certified and signed by the State official authorized by State law to
> perform these functions on behalf of the State. This official may use
> a separate PIN supplied to the State by the Department to certify and
> submit the FSRs.

.

**Lead Individuals Completing This Report**

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  **Sections of the                               
  Report**                                        

  **Narrative Performance **Financial Status      **Performance Report**
  Information**           Reports**               

  Place a check () in                            
  the box for any section                         
  where the lead                                  
  individual is the same                          
  as the State CTE                                
  director listed on the                          
  previous page.                                  

  ****                   ****                   ****

  Provide the following                           
  information for any                             
  section where the lead                          
  individual is different                         
  than the State CTE                              
  director listed on the                          
  previous page.                                  

  **Name**                **Name**                **Name**

  **Title**               **Title**               **Title**

  **Agency**              **Agency**              **Agency**
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

**Lead Individual Who May Be Contacted to Answer Questions about this
Report**

**** Check () this box if the lead contact for this report is the same
as the State CTE director listed on the previous page.

Provide the following information if the lead contact for this report is
different than the State CTE director listed on the previous page.

**Name:**

**Title/Agency:**

**Telephone:** [( )]{.underline}

**E-mail:**

**PART B: NARRATIVE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION**

Each State must address all the items below and, to the extent possible,
use bullets, tables, and charts to summarize key points of its
performance in the past program year. The entire narrative report must
not exceed 20 pages.

**1. Implementation of State Leadership Activities**

Section 124(b) and (c) of Perkins IV describe the required and
permissible uses of State leadership funds, respectively. Provide a
summary of your State's major initiatives and activities in each of the
required areas, as well as any of the permissible areas that your State
has chosen to undertake during the program year.

a.  **Required Uses of Funds**

-   Conducting an assessment of the vocational and technical education
    programs funded under Perkins IV.

-   Developing, improving, or expanding the use of technology in career
    and technical education.

-   Offering professional development programs, including providing
    comprehensive professional development (including initial teacher
    preparation) for career and technical education teachers, faculty,
    administrators, and career guidance and academic counselors at the
    secondary and postsecondary levels.

-   Providing support for career and technical education programs that
    improve the academic and career and technical skills of students
    through the integration of academics with career and technical
    education.

-   Providing preparation for non-traditional fields in current and
    emerging professions, and other activities that expose students,
    including special populations, to high skill, high wage occupations,
    except that one-day or short-term workshops or conferences are not
    allowable.

-   Supporting partnerships among local education al agencies,
    institutions of higher education, adult education providers, and, as
    appropriate, other entities, such as employers, labor organizations,
    intermediaries, parents, and local partnerships, to enable students
    to achieve State academic standards, and career and technical
    skills, or complete career and technical programs of study.

-   Serving individuals in State institutions.

-   Providing support for programs for special populations that lead to
    high skill, high wage and high demand occupations.

-   Offering technical assistance for eligible recipients.

b.  **Permissible Activities**

-   Improving career guidance and academic counseling programs.

-   Establishing agreements, including articulation agreements, between
    secondary school and postsecondary career and technical education
    programs to provide postsecondary education and training
    opportunities for students.

-   Supporting initiatives to facilitate the transition of
    subbaccalaureate career and technical education students into
    baccalaureate programs.

-   Supporting career and technical student organizations.

-   Supporting public charter schools operating career and technical
    education programs.

-   Supporting career and technical education programs that offer
    experience in, and understanding of, all aspects of an industry for
    which students are preparing to enter.

-   Supporting family and consumer sciences programs.

-   Supporting partnerships between education and business or business
    intermediaries, including cooperative education and adjunct faculty
    arrangements at the secondary and postsecondary levels.

-   Supporting the improvement or development of new career and
    technical education courses and initiatives, including career
    clusters, career academies, and distance education.

-   Awarding incentive grants to eligible recipients for exemplary
    performance or for use for innovative initiatives under section
    135(c)(19) of Perkins IV.

-   Providing activities to support entrepreneurship education and
    training.

-   Providing career and technical education programs for adults and
    school dropouts to complete their secondary school education.

-   Providing assistance to individuals who have participated in
    Perkins-assisted services and activities in continuing their
    education or training or finding appropriate jobs.

-   Developing valid and reliable assessments of technical skills.

-   Developing or enhancing data systems to collect and analyze data on
    secondary and postsecondary academic and employment outcomes.

-   Improving the recruitment and retention of career and technical
    education teachers, faculty, administrators, or career guidance and
    academic counselors, and the transition to teaching from business
    and industry, including small business.

-   Supporting occupational and employment information resources.

2.  **Progress in Developing and Implementing Technical Skill
    Assessments**

> Section 113(b) of Perkins IV describes the core indicators of
> performance for career and technical education students for which each
> State is required to gather data and report annually to the
> Department. Among the core indicators is student attainment of career
> and technical skill proficiencies, including student achievement on
> technical assessments aligned with industry-recognized standards, if
> available and appropriate. \[See section 113(b)(2)(A)(ii) of Perkins
> IV.\] While the Department recognizes that a State may not have
> technical skill assessments aligned with industry-recognized standards
> in every career and technical education program area and for every
> career and technical education student, the Department asked each
> State to identify, in Part A, Section VI (Accountability and
> Evaluation) of its new Perkins IV State Plan: (1) the program areas
> for which the State had technical skill assessments; (2) the estimated
> percentage of students who would be reported in the State's
> calculation of career and technical education concentrators who took
> assessments; and (3) the State's plan and timeframe for increasing the
> coverage of programs and students reported in this indicator in the
> future. Please provide an update, using the chart below,
> <http://www.ed.gov/policy/sectech/guid/cte/perkinsiv/studentdef.doc>
> on your State's progress and plan for implementing technical skill
> assessments with respect to items one through three above.

3.  **Implementation of State Program Improvement Plans**

> Section 123(a)(1) of Perkins IV requires each State, that fails to
> meet at least 90 percent of an agreed upon State adjusted level of
> performance for any of the core indicators of performance described in
> section 113(b)(3) of Perkins IV, to develop and implement a program
> improvement plan, with special consideration given to performance gaps
> identified under section 113(c)(2) of Perkins IV. The plan must be
> developed and implemented in consultation with appropriate agencies,
> individuals, and organizations. It must be implemented during the
> first program year succeeding the program year for which the State
> failed to meet its State adjusted levels of performance for any of the
> core indicators of performance.
>
> Please review your State's accountability data in Part D of this
> report. If your State failed to meet at least 90 percent of a
> State-adjusted level of performance for any of the core indicators of
> performance under section 113 of Title I of the Act, please provide a
> State program improvement plan that addresses, at a minimum, the
> following items:

-   The core indicator(s) that your State failed to meet at the 90
    percent threshold.

-   The disaggregated categories of students for which there were
    quantifiable disparities or gaps in performance compared to all
    students or any other category of students.

-   The action steps which will be implemented, beginning in the current
    program year, to improve the State's performance on the core
    indicator(s) and for the categories of students for which
    disparities or gaps in performance were identified.

-   The staff member(s) in the State who are responsible for each action
    step.

-   The timeline for completing each action step.

4.  **Implementation of Local Program Improvement Plans**

> Section 123(b)(1) of Perkins IV requires each State to evaluate
> annually, using the local adjusted levels of performance described in
> section 113(b)(4) of Perkins IV, the career and technical education
> activities of each eligible recipient receiving funds under the basic
> grant program (Title I of the Act). Section 123(b)(2) of Perkins IV
> further requires that if the State, after completing its evaluation,
> determines that an eligible recipient failed to meet at least 90
> percent of an agreed upon local adjusted level of performance for any
> of the core indicators of performance described in section 113(b)(4)
> of Perkins IV, the eligible recipient shall develop and implement a
> program improvement plan with special consideration given to
> performance gaps identified under section 113(b)(4)(C)(ii)(II) of
> Perkins IV. The local improvement plan must be developed and
> implemented in consultation with appropriate agencies, individuals,
> and organizations. It must be implemented during the first program
> year succeeding the program year for which the eligible recipient
> failed to meet its local adjusted levels of performance for any of the
> core indicators of performance.
>
> Review the accountability data submitted by your State's eligible
> recipients. Indicate the total number of eligible recipients that
> failed to meet at least 90 percent of an agreed upon local adjusted
> level of performance and that will be required to implement a local
> program improvement plan for the succeeding program year. Note trends,
> if any, in the performance of these eligible recipients (i.e., core
> indicators that were most commonly missed, including those for which
> less than 90 percent was commonly achieved; disaggregated categories
> of students for whom there were disparities or gaps in performance
> compared to all students).

5.  **Tech Prep Grant Award Information**

> Section 205 of Perkins IV requires each eligible agency that receives
> a tech prep allotment to annually prepare and submit to the Secretary
> a report on the effectiveness of the tech prep programs that were
> assisted, including a description of how grants were awarded in the
> State. Please provide a description of how grants were awarded during
> the program year, including a listing of the consortia that were
> funded and their funding amounts.
>
> Review the accountability data submitted by your State's consortia as
> described in section 203(e) of Perkins IV. Indicate the total number
> of consortia that failed to meet an agreed upon minimum level of
> performance for any of the indicators of performance. Note trends, if
> any, in the performance of these consortia (i.e., the indicators that
> were most commonly missed, number of years the consortia missed the
> indicators).

**PART C: FINANCIAL STATUS REPORTS (FSR)**

**1. Basic Reporting Requirements**

Federal funds under Perkins IV, similar to most state-administered
programs, are available for obligation in the State for a 15-month
period from July in the fiscal year for which the funds were
appropriated through September 30 of the following fiscal year (referred
to as the "funding period"). Any unobligated Perkins IV funds (referred
to as "carryover funds") are then covered by the so-called "Tydings
Amendment," which gives States an additional 12 months to obligate those
funds. As a result, a State has up to 27 months to obligate funds
awarded in any fiscal year. A State cannot make additional obligations
against the grant award after the end of the Tydings period. A State has
three months following the 27-month period in which to liquidate its
obligations.

A State must complete two separate forms to meet the requirement for the
submission of annual financial status reports (FSRs) to the Department:
an interim FSR and a final FSR. The interim report covers the first
15-month period for which the grant was awarded, while the final report
covers the entire 27-month period for which the grant was awarded. A
State must liquidate all existing obligations at the time it files its
final FSR.

States report on their Perkins IV Title I (State basic) and Title II
(tech prep) grants for the same fiscal year on the same form. States
that use the Perkins CAR Website will be able to take advantage of the
automatic calculations built into the system to add and subtract the
rows and columns as denoted below.

**2. Instructions for Completing the FSR Forms**

# Grant Information -- Blocks I through XII

> Above the FSR matrix are the following items, which must be completed:

-   **Block I -- State Name** **--** the name of the State submitting
    the FSR.

-   **Block II -- Federal Funding Period** -- the 15-month funding
    period for the Title I and Title II grant awards (i.e., July 1, 2007
    through September 30, 2008).

-   **Block III -- FSR Report Period** -- the dates covered by the FSR.
    The dates for the interim FSR report may span up to a 15-month
    period (i.e., July 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008) and the final
    report may span up to a 27-month period (i.e., July 1, 2007 through
    September 30, 2009).

-   **Block IV -- Accounting Basis** -- the accounting method used by
    the State to track program expenditures (e.g., cash or accrual).

-   **Block V -- Grant Award Numbers** **--** the grant award numbers
    for the Title I and Title II grants.

-   **Block VI -- Title I Grant Award Amount** **--** the amount of the
    Title I grant award as indicated on the grant award notification
    (GAN).

-   **Block VII -- Title II Grant Award Amount --** the amount of the
    Title II grant award as indicated on the grant award notification
    (GAN).

-   **Block VIII -- Title II Funds Consolidated with Title I Funds --**
    the amount of Title II funds that the State consolidated with its
    Title I funds during the funding period.

-   **Block IX -- Total Title I Funds** **--** the sum of the Title I
    grant award and Title II consolidated funds. **(Block VI plus Block
    VIII)**

-   **Block X -- Total Title II Funds** -- the amount of Title II funds
    remaining after the consolidation of any Title II funds with Title I
    funds. **(Block VII minus Block VIII)**

-   **Block XI** -- **Amended Final FSR** -- a check () in the box
    indicates that the State is filing an amended final FSR as of the
    date indicated on the accompanying line. See Section I, Item D for
    further instructions on submitting an amended final FSR.

> Below the FSR matrix is the following item, which must be completed:

-   **Block XII --** the report must be certified and signed by the
    State official authorized by State law to perform these functions on
    behalf of the State. This authorized individual may use the PIN
    supplied to the State by the Department per the instructions listed
    in Section I, item B. The use of the PIN to certify and submit the
    CAR is the same as certifying and signing the document.

a.  **Line Items -- Rows A through W**

> Below are row headings that appear on the FSR matrix. Headings are
> listed in the order in which they appear (top to bottom) on the FSR.
> Unless otherwise specified, a State must provide information
> pertaining to each of these rows on the columns of the FSR as
> indicated below.

-   **Row A -- Total Title I Funds --** the total amount of the grant
    award made to the eligible agency under section 111 of Title I of
    the Act for the funding period covered by the FSR. This amount
    includes any Title II funds that the eligible agency has chosen to
    consolidate with its Title I funds to meet the purposes of Title I
    of Perkins IV as indicated in Block IX. ***No information needs to
    be entered for this row on the FSR.***

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-   **Row B -- Local Uses of Funds** -- the total amount of funds under
    Title I of Perkins IV that the eligible agency distributes to
    eligible recipients. This amount shall not be less than 85 percent
    of the total Title I allocation. ***No information needs to be
    entered for this row on the FSR.***

    -   **Row C -- Reserve --** the total amount of funds under Title I
        of Perkins IV that the eligible agency makes available as a
        reserve for eligible recipients under section 112(c) of
        Perkins IV. This amount shall not be more than 10 percent of the
        funds made available for distribution to eligible recipients.
        ***No information needs to be entered for this row on the
        FSR.***

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    -   **Row D --** **Funds for Secondary Recipients --** enter
        information pertaining to the amount of reserve funds made
        available to secondary recipients.

    -   **Row E --** **Funds for Postsecondary Recipients --** enter
        information pertaining to the amount of reserve funds made
        available to postsecondary recipients.

    -   **Row F -- Total --** enter information pertaining to the total
        amount of reserve funds made available to eligible recipients.
        **(Row D plus Row E)**

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    -   **Row G -- Formula Distribution --** the total amount of funds
        under Title I of Perkins IV that the eligible agency distributes
        by formula under sections 131 and 132 of Perkins IV to eligible
        secondary and postsecondary recipients, respectively, after
        subtracting any funds to be distributed under a reserve. ***No
        information needs to be entered for this row on the FSR.***

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    -   **Row H -- Funds for Secondary Recipients** -- enter information
        pertaining to the amount of funds distributed by formula to
        secondary recipients.

    -   **Row I -- Funds for Postsecondary Recipients** -- enter
        information pertaining to the amount of funds distributed by
        formula to postsecondary recipients.

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    -   **Row J -- Total --** enter information pertaining to the total
        amount of funds distributed by formula to eligible recipients.
        **(Row H plus Row I)**

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    -   **Row K -- Total Local Uses of Funds --** enter information
        pertaining to the total amount of Title I funds that the
        eligible agency distributes under the reserve and by formula to
        eligible recipients. **(Row F plus Row J)**

    -   **Row L -- State Leadership --** the total amount of funds under
        Title I of Perkins IV that the eligible agency uses to carry out
        the State leadership activities described in section 124 of
        Perkins IV. This amount shall not be more than 10 percent of the
        eligible agency's total Title I funds. ***No information needs
        to be entered for this row on the FSR.***

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    -   **Row M -- Nontraditional Training and Employment --** enter
        information pertaining to the total amount of State leadership
        funds made available for services that prepare individuals for
        non-traditional fields. This amount shall not be less than
        \$60,000 and not be more than \$150,000.

    -   **Row N -- State Institutions --** enter information pertaining
        to the total amount of State leadership funds made available to
        serve individuals in State institutions, such as State
        correctional institutions and institutions that serve
        individuals with disabilities. This amount shall not be more
        than one percent of the eligible agency's total Title I funds.

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    -   **Row O -- Other Leadership Activities --** enter information
        pertaining to the amount of other State leadership funds made
        available.

    -   **Row P -- Total State Leadership --** enter information
        pertaining to the total amount of Title I funds for State
        leadership activities**. (Row M plus Row N plus Row O)**

        -   **Row Q -- State Administration --** the total amount of
            Title I funds that the eligible agency uses to carry out the
            State administration activities described in section 121 of
            Perkins IV. This amount shall not be more than 5 percent, or
            \$250,000, whichever is greater, of the eligible agency's
            total Title I funds. ***No information needs to be entered
            for this row on the FSR.***

            -   **Row R -- Total State Administration --** enter
                information pertaining to the total amount of Title I
                funds for State administration activities.

        -   **Row S -- Total Title I Funds --** enter information
            pertaining to the total amount of funds that the eligible
            agency uses to carry out activities under Title I of
            Perkins IV. This amount includes funds for local uses, State
            leadership, and State administration. **(Row K plus Row P
            plus Row R)**

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-   **Row T -- Total Title II Funds --** the total amount of the grant
    award funds made to the eligible agency under Title II, section 201
    of Perkins IV from the grant covered by the FSR less any Title II
    funds that the eligible agency chooses to consolidate with its Title
    I funds during the program year as indicated in Block IX. ***No
    information needs to be entered for this row on the FSR.***

    -   **Row U -- Funds for State Administration --** enter information
        pertaining to the total amount of Title II funds used by the
        eligible agency for the administration of tech prep programs in
        the State.

    -   **Row V -- Funds for Local Consortia --** enter information
        pertaining to the total amount of Title II funds awarded to
        local consortia that meet the requirements of section 203(a) of
        Perkins IV.

    -   **Row W -- Total Title II Funds --** enter information
        pertaining to the total amount of funds that the eligible agency
        uses to carry out activities under Title II of Perkins IV.
        **(Row U plus Row V)**

    a.  **Line items - Columns 1 through 11**

> The column headings on the FSR matrix are used to track expenditures
> for each of the rows noted above and are generally self-explanatory.
> Notes are provided below to further assist you in completing the FSR.

-   **Column 1 -- Net Outlays Previously Reported** **--** this column
    will be blank for the interim report; for the final report, this
    column should reflect column 7 of the interim report.

-   **Column 2 -- Total Outlays This Report Period --** this column
    reports first-year expenditures for the interim report and
    carry-over year expenditures on the final report. It includes any
    program income and non-Federal outlays made during the reporting
    period.

-   **Column 3** -- **Program Income Credits --** this column reports
    program income, which is discussed in detail in EDGAR at 34 CFR
    80.25. This column will be blank in most instances.

-   **Column 4 -- Net Outlays This Report Period --** this column
    eliminates program income from total outlays. **(Column 2 minus
    Column 3)**

-   **Column 5** -- **Net Outlays To Date --** this column reports net
    outlays to date. This column is the same as column 4 on the interim
    report; for the final report, this column is the sum of column 1 and
    column 4 **(Column 1 plus Column 4)**

-   **Column 6** -- **Non-Federal Share of Outlays --** this column
    reports non-Federal outlays, including the State expenditures to
    meet the matching and hold-harmless requirements of sections 112(b)
    and 323(a) of Perkins IV.

-   **Column 7** -- **Total Federal Share of Outlays --** this column
    establishes the total level of Federal outlays by eliminating
    non-Federal outlays. **(Column 5 minus Column 6)**

-   **Column 8** -- **Federal Share of Unliquidated Obligations --**
    this column establishes the Federal level of unliquidated
    obligations.

-   **Column 9 -- Federal Share of Outlays and Unliquidated
    Obligations** **--** this column represents the total outlays made
    and the level of unliquidated obligations outstanding. **(Column 7
    plus Column 8)**

-   **Column 10 -- Federal Funds Authorized** **--** this column should
    reflect the available resources from the total Title I and the total
    Title II grant funds (Blocks IX and X, respectively) earmarked for
    the specific row purpose.

-   **Column 11** -- **Balance of Federal Funds --** this column should
    reflect only unobligated funds available for the carry-over year for
    the interim report; for the final report, this column must reflect
    the amount of lapsed funds that the State is returning to the
    Federal Treasury. **(Column 10 minus Column 9)**

    3.  **Required Financial Status Report (FSR) Forms**

**\[See attached Excel file\]**

**PART D: PERFORMANCE REPORT**

To meet the requirement for the submission of annual performance data to
the Department, a State must complete the following forms: student
enrollment forms, accountability data forms for the core indicators of
performance under section 113 of Title I of the Act, and accountability
data forms for the indicators of performance under section 203 of Title
II of the Act, as required in the instructions below. In completing the
forms, each State must use the basic reporting instructions and
definitions as described below.

1.  **Basic Reporting Instructions**

    a.  **All Forms**

-   A State must report performance data for the preceding program year.
    For example, in its December 31, 2008, CAR submission, a State must
    report performance data for program year covering July 1, 2007,
    through June 30, 2008.

-   A State must report on all students participating in public career
    and technical education in the State, meaning that a State must
    report on both its Perkins-funded and non-Perkins funded public
    career and technical education programs, including those at public
    charter schools. Further, a State also must report on all students
    participating in career and technical education at private agencies
    or institutions that receive Perkins funds in the State.

-   A State must use its definitions for a "CTE participant" and "CTE
    concentrator" at the secondary, postsecondary, and, if applicable,
    adult levels as described in its Final Agreed Upon Performance
    Levels (FAUPL) form incorporated into its approved Perkins IV State
    Plan.

    a.  **Student Enrollment Form for CTE Participants and
        Accountability Data Forms for Section 113 of Perkins IV:
        Disaggregating Data**

-   A State must provide disaggregated data on: (1) the Student
    Enrollment Form on CTE Participants; and (2) the Accountability Data
    Forms for the Perkins IV Section 113 Core Indicators of Performance
    (Title I -- State Basic Grant). Definitions for the race, ethnicity,
    special populations, and other student categories are provided in
    Section 2 below.

-   Consistent with the "Final Guidance on Maintaining, Collecting, and
    Reporting Racial and Ethnic Data," issued by the Department on
    October 19, 2007, a State may choose to report the required data
    disaggregated by race and ethnicity using the categories and
    definitions based on:

    -   "The Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race
        and Ethnicity (Statistical Policy Directive No. 15)" issued by
        the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 1977;

    -   The "Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of
        Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity" issued by OMB in 1997: or

    -   Any additional or combined categories that a State uses for NCLB
        as approved in its Consolidated State Accountability Worksheet.

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-   "Final Guidance on Maintaining, Collecting, and Reporting Racial and
    Ethnic Data," is available at 72 FR 59266 (October 19, 2007):
    <http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/other/2007-4/101907c.pdf>.
    A State should note in particular the discussion of the differences
    in how a local recipient collects data and how a State reports the
    aggregate data to the Department. A State will be required to
    implement this final guidance no later than the fall of 2010 for the
    2010-2011 school year and is encouraged to do so before then.

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-   A State must provide disaggregated data for each of the special
    populations, as defined in section 3(29) of Perkins IV. Definitions
    for the special population categories are provided in Section 2
    below.

-   A State also must provide disaggregated data for each of the
    categories of students described in section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as
    reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), except
    that the Department must ensure that a State does not report
    duplicative disaggregated data. Based on this, a State must provide
    disaggregated data by gender, race, ethnicity, disability status as
    required by NCLB, and migrant status. Definitions for these
    categories of students are provided in Section 2 below.

-   Disaggregated data by special populations and other student
    categories may be duplicative counts; for example, a student may be
    both "limited English proficient" and "economically disadvantaged."

-   A State that retains all, or a portion, of its tech prep grant
    (Title II) for purposes authorized under Title II of Perkins IV must
    report its tech prep students as a disaggregated population.

    a.  **Student Enrollment Forms**

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-   A State must provide an unduplicated count of its "CTE participants"
    and must disaggregate data for its "CTE participants" by gender,
    race, ethnicity, special populations, and other student categories
    as required by NCLB.

-   A State must provide an unduplicated count of its "CTE
    concentrators" using the 16 career cluster categories recognized by
    OVAE and the National Association for State Directors for Career and
    Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc). If a program area or
    sequence of courses recognized by the State is broader than one of
    the sixteen career cluster areas or cuts across more than one career
    cluster area, then the State must select the most appropriate
    cluster in which to place the student. If the State does not provide
    one or more of the 16 career clusters, please indicate a PNO
    (program not offered) in that column. If the State has a different
    name for a cluster, the State should find the closest applicable of
    the 16 clusters in which to place the student.

-   Each cell on the student enrollment forms must contain a digit, a
    "0" (zero), PNO (program not offered), or NP (not provided). A "0"
    indicates that there are no students in the cell. An NP means that
    the State attempted, but was unable, to obtain data from its
    eligible recipients. Please note that an NP will be counted as a "0"
    in aggregated totals.

> **d. Accountability Data Forms for the Core Indicators of Performance
> under Section 113 of Title I of the Act (Title I -- State Basic
> Grant)**

-   Separate forms are provided for any State that has submitted and
    received approval for student definitions and measurement approaches
    for adult postsecondary career and technical education programs as
    part of its Perkins IV State Plan.

-   Separate forms are provided for any State that has identified
    additional indicators of performance as described in section
    113(b)(2)(C) of Perkins IV.

> **e. Accountability Data Forms for the Indicators of Performance under
> Section 203 of Title II of the Act (Title II -- Tech Prep Grant)**

-   A State that retains all, or a portion, of its tech prep grant
    (Title II) for purposes authorized under Title II of Perkins IV must
    report data for each of the section 203 indicators of performance.

**2. Definition of Terms**

a.  **Race and Ethnicity Categories in the 1977 Standards**

> A State may report disaggregated data by race and ethnicity using the
> following categories and definitions based on the "The Standards for
> the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (Statistical
> Policy Directive No. 15)" that was issued by the Office of Management
> and Budget (OMB) in 1977:

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

-   **Asian or Pacific Islander --** A person having origins in any of
    the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Pacific
    Islands, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, China,
    India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa.

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-   **Black (not Hispanic) --** A person having origins in any of the
    Black racial groups of Africa.

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

-   **White (not Hispanic) --** A person having origins in any of the
    original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.

-   **Race and/or Ethnicity Unknown --** A postsecondary student
    **only** who does not self-identify a race and/or ethnicity on a
    local information collection.

b.  **Race and Ethnicity Categories in the 1997 Revised Standards**

> A State may report disaggregated data by race and ethnicity using the
> following categories and definitions based on the Revisions to the
> Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity
> that was issued by OMB in 1997:

-   **American Indian or Alaskan Native --** A person having origins in
    any of the original peoples of North and South America (including
    Central America), and who maintains a tribal affiliation or
    community attachment.

-   **Asian --** A person having origins in any of the original peoples
    of the Far East, East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent
    including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea,
    Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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

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

-   **Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander** -- A person having
    origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or
    other Pacific Islands.

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

-   **Two or More Races** -- A person belonging to two or more racial
    groups.

-   **Race and/or Ethnicity Unknown --** A postsecondary student
    [only]{.underline} who does not self-identify a race and/or
    ethnicity on a local information collection.

c.  **Race and Ethnicity Categories Approved under NCLB**

> A State may report disaggregated data by race and ethnicity using any
> additional or combined categories as approved under NCLB as discussed
> above. In such a case, the State must report these categories in the
> "additional information" section on each form.

d.  **Special Populations and Other Student Categories Described in
    NCLB**

> Unless otherwise noted, the following categories and definitions are
> described in section 3 of Perkins IV.

-   **Disability Status:** The term "disability status" as used in
    section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the ESEA refers to a "child with a
    disability," which under section 9101 of the ESEA has the same
    meaning as the term in section 602 of the Individuals with
    Disabilities Education Act. Under section 602(3) of the IDEA, the
    term "child with a disability" means a child "(i) with mental
    retardation, hearing impairments (including deafness), speech or
    language impairments, visual impairments (including blindness),
    serious emotional disturbance (referred to in this title as
    \`emotional disturbance\'), orthopedic impairments, autism,
    traumatic brain injury, other health impairments, or specific
    learning disabilities; and (ii) who, by reason thereof, needs
    special education and related services."

-   **Displaced Homemaker:** An individual who---

> \(A\) (i) has worked primarily without remuneration to care for a home
> and family and for that reason has diminished marketable skills; (ii)
> has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no
> longer supported by that income; or (iii) is a parent whose youngest
> dependent child will become ineligible to receive assistance under
> part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
> not later than 2 years after the date on which the parent applies for
> assistance under this title; and
>
> \(B\) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in
> obtaining or upgrading employment.

-   **Economically Disadvantaged:** Individuals from economically
    disadvantaged families, including foster children.

-   **Individual with Limited English Proficiency:** A secondary school
    student, an adult, or an out-of-school youth, who has limited
    ability in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English
    language, and---

> \(A\) whose native language is a language other than English; or
>
> \(B\) who lives in a family or community environment in which a
> language other than English is the dominant language.

-   **Individual with a Disability:** The term \"individual with a
    disability\" means an individual with any disability (as defined in
    section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)).
    Under section 3(2) of the ADA, the term \"disability\" means, with
    respect to an individual, (A) a physical or mental impairment that
    substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of
    such individual; (B) a record of such an impairment; or (C) being
    regarded as having such impairment.

-   **Migrant Status:** The term "migrant status" as used in section
    1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the ESEA is not defined; however, the Department
    strongly encourages a State to use the same definition of "migrant
    status" as a State uses in its annual State report card and as
    approved in its Consolidated State Accountability Workbook.

    -   **Nontraditional Fields:** Occupations or fields of work,
        including careers in computer science, technology, and other
        current and emerging high skill occupations, for which
        individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 percent of the
        individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work.

        -   **Single parents:** The term \"single parents\" includes
            single pregnant women.

        -   **Special populations:** The term "special populations"
            means---

        A.  individuals with disabilities;

        B.  individuals from economically disadvantaged families,
            including foster children;

        C.  individuals preparing for non-traditional fields;

        D.  single parents, including single pregnant women;

        E.  displaced homemakers; and

        F.  individuals with limited English proficiency.

3.  **Required Performance Report Forms**

**\[See attached Excel file\]**