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  **ESEA: Ready-to-Learn   
  Television**             

  **FY 2009 Program        
  Performance Plan**       

  Strategic Goal 1         

  Discretionary            

  ESEA, Title II, Part D-3 

  CFDA                     84.295: Ready-To-Learn Television
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  **Program      **The Ready-To-Learn television program will enhance the
  Goal:**        learning strategies of preschool and early elementary
                 school children.**

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  ***Objective 1 of 3:***   *Develop, produce, and distribute high-quality televised
                            educational programming for preschool and early
                            elementary school children.*

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  **Measure 1.1 of 1:**                                        
  The percentage of                                            
  Ready-To-Learn                                               
  children\'s television                                       
  programming deemed to                                        
  be of high quality.                                          
    (Desired direction:                                        
  increase)   1847                                             

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

  2006                    Set a Baseline    80                 Target Met

  2007                    BL+1%             (October 2008)     Pending

  2008                    BL+1%             (October 2009)     Pending

  2009                    BL+1%             (October 2010)     Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

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  ***Objective 2 of 3:***   *Develop and implement high-quality targeted outreach
                            strategies (including Ready To Learn products and
                            services).*

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  **Measure 2.1 of 1:**                                        
  The percentage of                                            
  Ready-To-Learn targeted                                      
  outreach products and                                        
  services deemed to be                                        
  of high quality.                                             
    (Desired direction:                                        
  increase)   1849                                             

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

  2006                    Set a Baseline    56                 Target Met

  2007                    BL+1%             (October 2008)     Pending

  2008                    BL+1%             (October 2009)     Pending

  2009                    BL+1%             (October 2010)     Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

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  ***Objective 3 of 3:***   *Enhance the efficiency of the Ready to Learn grant
                            program as reflected by dollars leveraged from
                            non-Federal sources for program activities.*

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  **Measure 3.1 of 1:**                                        
  Dollars leveraged from                                       
  non-Federal sources                                          
  over 5 years per                                             
  Federal dollar                                               
  dedicated to core                                            
  non-outreach RTL                                             
  program activities.                                          
    (Desired direction:                                        
  increase)   89a0mw                                           

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

  2010                    Set a Baseline   (September 2010)    Pending
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**Frequency of Data Collection**. Other