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  **IDEA: Special     
  Education Personnel 
  Preparation**       

  **FY 2008 Program   
  Performance Plan**  

  Strategic Goal 1    

  Discretionary       

  IDEA, Part D-2,     
  Sections 662        

  CFDA                84.325: Special Education_Personnel Preparation to Improve
                      Services and Results for Children with Disabilities
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  **Program      **To prepare service providers and leadership personnel
  Goal:**        in areas of critical need who are highly qualified to
                 improve outcomes for children with disabilities.**

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  ***Objective 1 of 3:***   *Improve the curricula of IDEA training programs to
                            ensure that personnel preparing to serve children with
                            disabilities are knowledgeable and skilled in practices
                            that reflect the current knowledge base.*

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  **Measure 1.1 of 2:**                                        
  The percentage of                                            
  Special Education                                            
  Personnel Preparation                                        
  projects that                                                
  incorporate                                                  
  evidence-based                                               
  curriculum.   (Desired                                       
  direction: increase)                                         
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  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\          **Status**
                                            (or date           
                                            expected)**        

  2005                                      68                 Measure not in place

  2006                    Set a Baseline    41.5               Target Met

  2007                    BL+1%             (October 2008)     Pending

  2008                    BL+2%             (October 2009)     Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

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  **Measure 1.2 of 2:**                                         
  The percentage of                                             
  scholars completing                                           
  Special Education                                             
  Personnel Preparation                                         
  funded training                                               
  programs who are                                              
  knowledgeable and                                             
  skilled in                                                    
  evidence-based                                                
  practices for infants,                                        
  toddlers, children, and                                       
  youth with                                                    
  disabilities.                                                 
    (Desired direction:                                         
  increase)   1945                                              

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

  2006                    Set a Baseline    91                  Target Met

  2007                    BL+1%             (October 2008)      Pending

  2008                    BL+2%             (October 2009)      Pending
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  ***Objective 2 of 3:***   *Increase the supply of teachers and service providers
                            who are highly qualified for and serve in positions for
                            which they are trained.*

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  **Measure 2.1 of 5:**                                        
  The percentage of                                            
  Special Education                                            
  Personnel Preparation                                        
  funded scholars who                                          
  exit training programs                                       
  prior to completion due                                      
  to poor academic                                             
  performance.   (Desired                                      
  direction: decrease)                                         
    1783                                                       

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

  2005                    Set a Baseline    1.3                Target Met

  2006                    0.99              1.7                Did Not Meet Target

  2007                    0.99              Undefined          Pending

  2008                    0.99              Undefined          Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

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  **Measure 2.2 of 5:**                                       
  The percentage of low                                       
  incidence positions                                         
  that are filled by                                          
  personnel who are fully                                     
  qualified under IDEA.                                       
    (Desired direction:                                       
  increase)   2084                                            

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

  2007                    BL+1             (October 2008)     Pending

  2008                    BL+2             (October 2009)     Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Other

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  **Measure 2.3 of 5:**                                        
  The percentage of                                            
  Special Education                                            
  Personnel Preparation                                        
  funded                                                       
  degree/certification                                         
  program recipients who                                       
  are working in the                                           
  area(s) in which they                                        
  were trained upon                                            
  program completion.                                          
    (Desired direction:                                        
  increase)   000100                                           

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

  2005                                     63.1                Measure not in place

  2006                                     59.1                Measure not in place

  2007                    69               (October 2008)      Pending

  2008                    72               (October 2009)      Pending

  2009                    75               (October 2010)      Pending

  2010                    78               (October 2011)      Pending
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  **Measure 2.4 of 5:**                                         
  The percentage of                                             
  Special Education                                             
  Personnel Preparation                                         
  funded                                                        
  degree/certification                                          
  recipients who are                                            
  working in the area(s)                                        
  for which they were                                           
  trained upon program                                          
  completion and who are                                        
  fully qualified under                                         
  IDEA.   (Desired                                              
  direction: increase)                                          
    000101                                                      

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

  2007                    Set a Baseline    (October 2008)      Pending

  2008                    BL+1%             (October 2009)      Pending
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**Source**. For 2007, 14 grantees submitted data and reported a figure
of 94%.  Because the anticipated data source in 2008 will not be
comparable, the 94%\^ was not officially entered.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

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  **Measure 2.5 of 5:**                                         
  The percentage of                                             
  degree/certification                                          
  recipients who maintain                                       
  employment in the                                             
  area(s) for which they                                        
  were trained for 3 or                                         
  more years and who are                                        
  fully qualified under                                         
  IDEA and who meet                                             
  additional state                                              
  requirements that may                                         
  exist.   (Desired                                             
  direction: increase)                                          
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  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\           **Status**
                                            (or date            
                                            expected)**         

  2007                    Set a Baseline    (October 2008)      Pending

  2008                    BL+1%             (October 2009)      Pending
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**Source**. For 2007, 9 grantees submitted data and reported a figure of
90.1%. Because the anticipated data source in 2008 will not be
comparable, the 90.1%\^ was not officially entered.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

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  ***Objective 3 of 3:***   *Enhance the efficiency of the expenditure of Federal
                            dollars under this program.*

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  **Measure 3.1 of 1:**                                        
  The percentage of funds                                      
  expended on scholars                                         
  who drop out of                                              
  programs because of: 1)                                      
  poor academic                                                
  performance; and 2)                                          
  scholarship support                                          
  being terminted when                                         
  the Federal grant to                                         
  their institution ends.                                      
    (Desired direction:                                        
  decrease)                                                    
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  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\          **Status**
                                            (or date           
                                            expected)**        

  2006                                      0.29               Measure not in place

  2007                    Set a Baseline    Not Collected      Not Collected

  2008                    BL+1              Not Collected      Not Collected

  2009                    BL+2              Not Collected      Not Collected
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual