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  **HEA: Byrd Honors         
  Scholarships**             

  **FY 2007 Program          
  Performance Report**       

  Strategic Goal 5           

  Formula                    

  HEA, Title IV, Part A-6    

  Document                   
  Year 2007 Appropriation:   
  \$40,590                   

  CFDA                       84.185: Byrd Honors Scholarships

                             84.185A: Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program
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  **Program      **To promote student excellence and to recognize
  Goal:**        exceptionally able students who show promise of
                 continued excellence**

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  ***Objective 1 of 3:***   *Byrd Honor Scholars will successfully complete
                            postsecondary education programs at high rates.*

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  **Measure 1.1 of 1:**                                      
  The percentage of Byrd                                     
  scholars graduating                                        
  within 4 years.                                            
    (Desired direction:                                      
  increase)   1226                                           

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

  2002                    90               98                Target Exceeded

  2003                    26               98                Target Exceeded

  2004                    26               92                Target Exceeded

  2005                    95               90                Did Not Meet Target

  2006                    93               (December 2007)   Pending

  2007                    93               (December 2008)   Pending

  2008                    93               (December 2009)   Pending

  2009                    94               (December 2010)   Pending

  2010                    94               (December 2011)   Pending

  2011                    94               (December 2012)   Pending

  2012                    95               (December 2013)   Pending
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**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, Robert C. Bryd Honors Scholarship Program Performance Report.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are based on state reports of varying quality and
accuracy. The program office is revising the grantee report forms to
improve the quality and comprehensiveness of data.

**Explanation**. Beginning in 2004, this calculation was revised to
include all Byrd scholars. The previous calculation included those who
received funds for four consecutive years and was deemed to generate an
artificially high rate. Therefore, the 92 percent four-year graduation
rate in FY 2004 for all Byrd scholars does not necessarily represent a
real decline in performance. The reduction in the rate is likely due to
the new calculation. The FY 2005 value reflects reporting from only 50
states and entities.

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  ***Objective 2 of 3:***   *Byrd Scholars will successfully persist from one school
                            year to the next at high rates.*

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  **Measure 2.1 of 1:**                                      
  The percentage of Byrd                                     
  Scholars remaining in                                      
  school after 3 years of                                    
  study.   (Desired                                          
  direction: increase)                                       
    1228                                                     

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

  2004                                     98                Measure not in place

  2005                                     98                Measure not in place

  2006                    98               (December 2007)   Pending

  2007                    98               (December 2008)   Pending

  2008                    98               (December 2009)   Pending

  2009                    98               (December 2010)   Pending

  2010                    98               (December 2011)   Pending

  2011                    98               (December 2012)   Pending

  2012                    98               (December 2013)   Pending
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**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, Robert C. Bryd Honors Scholarship Program Annual Performance
Report.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are based on state reports of varying quality and
accuracy. The program office is revising the grantee report forms to
improve the quality and comprehensiveness of data.

**Explanation**. The calculation for this measure is the number of
scholars in their first three years of study who are enrolled at the end
of the academic year divided by the total number of scholars enrolled at
the beginning of their first three years of study.

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  ***Objective 3 of 3:***   *The Byrd Honors Scholarships Program will increase its
                            efficiency*

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  **Measure 3.1 of 1:**                                      
  The cost per successful                                    
  outcome: the federal                                       
  cost per Byrd recipient                                    
  student who                                                
  successfully persists                                      
  or graduates.                                              
    (Desired direction:                                      
  decrease)   1230                                           

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

  2004                                     1,866             Measure not in place

  2005                                     2,121             Measure not in place

  2006                    999              (December 2007)   Pending

  2007                    999              (December 2008)   Pending

  2008                    999              (December 2009)   Pending

  2009                    999              (December 2010)   Pending
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**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, Robert C. Bryd Honors Scholarship Program Annual Performance
Report.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Data are based on state reports of varying quality and
accuracy. The program office is revising the grantee report forms to
improve the quality and comprehensiveness of data.

**Explanation**. The efficiency measure for Byrd Honors Scholarships for
FY 2004 was calculated by dividing the appropriation for FY 2003 by the
number of students persisting and completing during the 2003-04 school
year based on results from 53 states and entities. \$40,734,493/21,830 =
\$1,886. The FY 2005 value reflects the FY 2004 appropriation divided by
results from only 50 states and entities (\$40,758,100 / 19,214). For FY
2006-09, this is a measure without targets.