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  **HEA: Fund for the        
  Improvement of             
  Postsecondary Education**  

  **FY 2007 Program          
  Performance Report**       

  Strategic Goal 5           

  Discretionary              

  HEA, Title VII, Part B     

  Document                   
  Year 2007 Appropriation:   
  \$12,610                   

  CFDA                       84.116: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
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  **Program      **To improve postsecondary education by making grants to
  Goal:**        institutions in support of reform and innovation.**

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  ***Objective 1 of 2:***   *Promote reforms that improve the quality of teaching
                            and learning and postsecondary institutions.*

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  **Measure 1.1 of 1:**                                      
  The percentage of FIPSE                                    
  grantees reporting                                         
  project dissemination                                      
  to others.   (Desired                                      
  direction: increase)                                       
    1212                                                     

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

  1998                                     92                Measure not in place

  1999                                     100               Measure not in place

  2000                    100              83                Did Not Meet Target

  2001                    85               96                Target Exceeded

  2002                    95               95                Target Met

  2003                    95               88                Did Not Meet Target

  2004                    95               88                Did Not Meet Target

  2005                    95               96                Target Exceeded

  2006                    90               98                Target Exceeded

  2007                    90               (January 2008)    Pending

  2008                    91               (January 2009)    Pending

  2009                    91               (January 2010)    Pending

  2010                    92               (January 2011)    Pending

  2011                    92               (January 2012)    Pending

  2012                    93               (January 2013)    Pending
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**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, FIPSE Final Report Scorecard.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Explanation**. In 2005 FIPSE shifted to a new online data collection
instrument that allows for more accurate calculation of the measure.
FIPSE has revised the targets for this measure beginning with 2006 to
reflect the changes in data collection.

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  ***Objective 2 of 2:***   *The institutionalization of FIPSE programs.*

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  **Measure 2.1 of 1:**                                      
  The percentage of FIPSE                                    
  projects reporting                                         
  institutionalization on                                    
  their home campuses.                                       
    (Desired direction:                                      
  increase)   1214                                           

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

  1998                                     93                Measure not in place

  1999                                     96                Measure not in place

  2000                    100              94                Did Not Meet Target

  2001                    95               100               Target Exceeded

  2002                    95               96                Target Exceeded

  2003                    95               96                Target Exceeded

  2004                    95               90                Did Not Meet Target

  2005                    95               94                Made Progress From Prior Year

  2006                    91               93                Target Exceeded

  2007                    92               (January 2008)    Pending

  2008                    92               (January 2009)    Pending

  2009                    93               (January 2010)    Pending

  2010                    93               (January 2011)    Pending

  2011                    94               (January 2012)    Pending

  2012                    94               (January 2013)    Pending
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**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, Final
Report Scorecard.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Explanation**. FIPSE\'s emphasis on institutional contributions to
projects and development of long-term continuation plans are designed to
embed projects within campus structures. In 2005 FIPSE changed the way
that it collects data through a new on-line data collection and scoring
system, and has reset its targets for institutionalization, beginning
with 2006, accordingly. Assessment of projects is based on onsite
visits, evaluation of projects, and review of final reports sent within
90 days after the completion of projects.