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OMB Approval No.: 1840- 

Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX

Talent Search (TS) Program

Form for Annual Performance Report

for Program Year 2014-15

Section I: Project Identification, Certification and Warning 

A. Project Identification

1. PR/Award Number [pre-populated]: __________________________________________________________

2. Name of Grantee [pre-populated]: ___________________________________________________________

3. Address (City, State, Zip) [pre-populated]: _____________________________________________________

4. Name of Project Director [pre-populated]: ____________________________________________________

5. Phone Number [pre-populated]: ________________ Fax Number [pre-populated]:____________________

E-mail Address [pre-populated]: _____________________________________________________________

6. Report Period [pre-populated]: ____________________________ to _______________________________

 MM/DD/YYYY MM/DD/YYYY

7. Name of Data Entry Person: ________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: __________________________ E-mail Address: __________________________________

B. Certification: We certify that the performance report information reported and submitted electronically on 

_________ is readily verifiable. The information reported is accurate and complete to the best of our knowledge.

__________________________________ ___________________________________

 Name of Project Director (Print) Name of Certifying Official (Print)

__________________________________ ___________________________________

 Signature and Date Signature and Date

C. Warning: Any person who knowingly makes a false statement or misrepresentation on this report is subject to penalties 

which may include fines, imprisonment, or both, under the United States Criminal Code and 20 U.S. C. 1097. Further Federal 

funds or other benefits may be withheld under this program unless this report is completed and filed as required by existing 

law (20 U.S.C. 1231a) and regulations (34 CFR 75.591 and 75.720)

Authority: Public Law 102-325, as amended.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB 

control number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 16 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions, 

searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The obligation to respond 

to this collection is required to obtain or retain benefit (Education General Administrative Regulations, 34 CFR 75.591 and 75.720; program regulations, 34 CFR Part 

643 and Title IV, Section 402A and 402B of Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (Public Law 102-325). Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any 

other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., 

Washington, DC 20202-4536 or e-mail ICDocketMgr@ed.gov and reference the OMB Control Number 1840-XXXX. Note: Please do not return the completed annual 

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Section II: Demographic Profile of Project Participants and Listing of Target Schools

Number

Participants Funded to Serve [pre-populated]

A. Types of Participants Assisted

1. New Participants

2. Continuing Participants

3. Total Participants

B. Participant Distribution by Eligibility

1. Low-income and potential first-generation college students

2. Low-income only

3. Potential first-generation college students only

4. Other

5. Total (must equal A3)

C. Participant Distribution by Race and Ethnicity

1. Hispanic/Latino of any race

2. American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino

3. Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino

4. Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino 

5. White, non-Hispanic/Latino

6. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

7. Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino

8. Race or Ethnicity Unknown

9. Total (must equal A3)

D. Participant Distribution by Gender

1. Male

2. Female

3. Total (must equal A3)

E. Participant Distribution by Age (age of participant at time of first service in 

budget period)

1. 10 – 13

2. 14 – 18 

3. 19 – 27 

4. 28 and above

5. Unknown

6. Total (must equal A3)

F. Veterans Served

G. Participants with Limited English Proficiency
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H. Participants in dual enrollment1programs

I. Participants enrolled in rigorous courses that are not offered at target schools

1. Participants whose costs of rigorous courses are paid for with TS grant funds (see 

34 CFR 643.30(h))

2. Participants who attend schools in school districts that provide rigorous courses at 

no cost to the TS project

3. Participants in target schools whose partner institutions provide rigorous courses

at no cost to the TS project

4. Participants who receive third party tuition waivers

5. Other

J. TS participants also served during reporting year by another federally funded 

program (see 34 CFR 643.32(c)(5))

1. _-Upward Bound (UB)

2. _-Upward Bound Math-Science (UBMS)

3. Veterans Upward Bound (VUB)

4. _-Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC)

5. GEAR UP

6. Other

7. Served by more than one other federally funded program 

K. FAFSA completion (see instructions)

1. Seniors who completed the FAFSA

2. Seniors who completed the FAFSA and also enrolled in postsecondary education

L. TARGET SCHOOLS 

 Number of participants served who did not attend a target school ______________

Please list all the target schools served during this budget period. For each target school, include the school’s 

identification number listed in the Common Core of Data (CCD) of the National Center for Education Statistics

(NCES), the name of the school, its city, state, zip code, and the number of participants served during the 

reporting period. A Web link to the CCD data will appear on the Web application to assist you in finding the 

NCES school identification numbers for your target schools.

This section will be pre-populated for projects that had grants in 2010-11. Please enter the requested 

information for each of the target schools served by the project and/or update or correct the data in the prepopulated list of target schools. Also, please check pre-populated NCES identification numbers for accuracy.

NCES School ID # School name City State Zip Code Number served

 

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Please see APR instructions for the definition of dual enrollment. Include both seniors and non-seniors in this field.
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Section III: Educational Status of Talent Search Participants (at the time of first service in the reporting year)

Number

A. Educational Status of Talent Search Participants (at time of first service in reporting 

period)

1. Middle school (6th-8

th grade)

2. High school non-senior (9th-11th grade)

3. Senior in high school or in alternative education organized by grade (12th grade only) 

4. Student in high school equivalency program, or in alternative education

not organized by grade (see instructions)

5. Secondary school dropout

6. Other participants (see instructions)

7. Unknown

8. Total (should equal Section II, A3)

Section IV: Educational Status of Talent Search Participants (at end of reporting period or the following fall)

In this section, all the standard objectives are listed for your Talent Search project. The percentage for each of these 

standard objectives will be pre-populated in the online Web application for all grantees. The pre-populated numbers are 

based on the information provided on the Program Profile sheet submitted with your approved FY 2011 application. No 

changes may be made to these percentages on this form. However, if the pre-populated number reflects a data entry 

error, you must contact your assigned program specialist to resolve the problem. So as to allow the Department to 

report aggregated data gathered in a uniform manner, all TS grantees must report outcomes based on the standard 

objectives identified in the FY 2011 application. 

To better facilitate data collection, please enter a positive numeric value in each field. For fields not applicable to your 

project, please enter zero (0). If more than one response is possible for a given participant, choose the most recent 

status. Also, please refer to the “Definitions that Apply” section in the APR instructions for additional information on 

commonly used terms (e.g., rigorous program of study, regular high school diploma, graduation within standard number 

of years) that are new in this APR.

A. OBJECTIVE : Secondary School Persistence

____% of non-senior participants served each project year will complete the current academic year and 

continue in school for the next academic year, at the next grade level 

Educational Status of Middle and Non-Senior High School Participants Number

A1. Persisted in school for next academic year at next grade level or graduated high school

A2. Persisted in school for next academic year at same grade level 

A3. Dropped out of school 

A4. Deceased

___________________

A5. Other

A6. Unknown

A7. Total (must equal sum of Section III, A1 and A2) 

Calculation Rules for the Secondary School Persistence Objective:
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 The denominator is the number of participants, at time of first service in the reporting period, who were in 

middle school and high school but were not seniors (sum of Section III, A1 and A2) minus participants who are 

deceased (Section IV, A4).

 The numerator is the number of participants in the denominator who persisted in school for the next academic 

year at the next grade level, or who graduated high school (Section IV, A1).

B. OBJECTIVE: Secondary School Graduation

i. Secondary School Graduation (regular secondary school diploma)

_____% of seniors served during the project year will graduate during the project year with a regular secondary 

school diploma within the standard number of years. 

ii. Secondary School Graduation (rigorous program of study)

____% of seniors served during the project year will complete a rigorous secondary school program of study and 

will graduate during the project year with a regular secondary school diploma within the standard number of 

years.

Educational Status of High School Seniors (Include below only those participants that were 

reported as high school seniors (or in grade 12 in an alternative education program) at the 

time of first service in the reporting year (Section III, A3).

Number

B1. Received regular secondary school diploma within standard number of years but did 

not complete a rigorous program of study

B2. Received regular secondary school diploma and completed a rigorous program of study 

within standard number of years

B3. Received a regular secondary school diploma but not within the standard number of 

years.

B4. Received an alternative award (e.g., certificate of attendance or a high school 

equivalency certificate).

B5. Neither graduated high school nor received an alternative award

B6. Deceased

B7. Other

____________________

B8. Unknown

B9. Total (must equal sum of Section III, A3)

B10. Secondary school dropouts (III.A5) and relevant “Other” participants (III.A6) who

completed secondary education

Calculation Rules for the Secondary School Graduation (regular diploma) Objective:

 The denominator is the number of participants, at time of first service in the reporting period, who were seniors 

(Section III, A3) minus participants who are deceased (Section IV, B6).
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 The numerator is the sum of number of participants who graduated high school with regular secondary school 

diploma within standard number of years and those that received a regular secondary school diploma and

completed a rigorous program of study within the standard number of years (Section IV, B1 and B2).

Calculation Rules for the Secondary School Graduation (rigorous program of study) Objective:

 The denominator is the number of participants, at time of first service in the reporting period, who were seniors 

(Section III, A3) minus participants who are deceased (Section IV, B6).

 The numerator is the number of participants who graduated high school with regular secondary school diploma 

and completed rigorous program of study within standard number of years (Section IV, B2).

C. OBJECTIVE: Postsecondary Education Enrollment

____% of participants, who have graduated with a regular secondary school diploma, during the project year, 

will enroll in an institution of higher education by the fall term immediately following high school graduation or 

will have received notification, by the fall term immediately following high school, from an institution of higher 

education, of acceptance but deferred enrollment until the next academic term (e.g., spring term).

In line 1, please indicate, by type of high school credential, the number of participants who enrolled in postsecondary 

education by the fall term immediately following high school graduation or by the next academic term if the institution 

deferred the participant’s enrollment. Also indicate in line 2 the number of participants who, within the same 

timeframe, did not enroll (or did not receive notification of deferred enrollment) in PSE. Listed below the table are the 

types of credentials to which the columns refer.

(a)

Enrollment status

(b) 

IV.C1

(c) 

IV.C2

(d)

ST of 

IV.C1 + 

C2

(e) 

IV.C3

(f)

IV.C4

(g) 

IV.C5

(h)

ST of 

IV.C3, C4, 

and C5

(i)

TL of cols. 

(d) + (h)

1.Enrolled in PSE 

or notified of 

deferred 

enrollment

 *

2.No evidence of 

enrollment or 

deferred 

enrollment; or 

unknown status

Totals ** ***

*Total of line 1 should equal grand total of placement table in section IV.D.

**Subtotal of col. d should equal IV.B1 + B2.

***Subtotal of col. h should equal IV.B3 + B4 + B5 + B7.
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IV.C1: Received regular diploma within standard number of years, and did not complete a rigorous program of study

IV.C2: Received regular diploma within standard number of years, and completed a rigorous program of study

IV.C3: Received a regular diploma but not within the standard number of years

IV.C4: Received an alternative award (e.g., certificate of attendance or high school equivalency certificate)

IV.C5: Neither graduated high school nor received an alternative award; or was included in IV.B7, “Other.”

Calculation Rules for the Postsecondary Enrollment Objective:

 The denominator is the number of participants that graduated high school with a regular secondary school 

diploma within the standard number of years (includes both those who completed, and those who did not 

complete, a rigorous program of study [Section IV, B1 and B2]).

 The numerator is those enrolled in cell 1(d).

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D. POSTSECONDARY PLACEMENTS 

Please indicate the number of participants enrolled in a program of postsecondary education, as reported in Section 

IV.C, by type and control of the postsecondary institution and by the type of high school credential received. The types 

of credentials referred to in the columns are found in Section IV.C. The total number of participants enrolled in all 

types of postsecondary institutions should equal the sum of those listed as enrolled in Section IV.C, cell 1(i).

(a)

Type of institution

(b) 

IV.C1

(c) 

IV.C2

(d)

ST of IV.C1 + 

C2

(e) 

IV.C3

(f)

IV.C4

(g) 

IV.C5

(h)

ST of 

IV.C3, 

C4, and 

C5

(i)

TL of cols. 

(d) + (h)

1.Public 2-yr institution

2.Private 2-yr institution

3.Public 4-yr institution 

4.Private 4-yr institution

5.Vocational/trade 

institution

6.Proprietary school

7.Unknown institution

8.Totals *

*Grand total should equal the sum of those listed as enrolled in IV.C, cell 1(i).
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E. OBJECTIVE: Postsecondary Attainment

____% of participants served during the project year who enrolled in an institution of higher education by the 

fall term immediately following high school graduation or by the next academic term (e.g., spring term) as a 

result of acceptance but deferred enrollment will complete a program of postsecondary education within six 

years. 

Please indicate which interpretation of the objective’s wording was followed when the project established the objective 

rate for postsecondary attainment. Note that the only distinction between the two choices is item 4 in the second 

interpretation.

 The target population, or denominator, of this objective would include postsecondary enrollees that 1) 

received regular high school diplomas without completing a rigorous program of study, 2) received regular 

high school diplomas and completed a rigorous program of study, and 3) received a regular secondary 

diploma but not within standard number of years (the sum of the number of students in Section IV, C1, C2, 

and C3), or

 The target population, or denominator, of this objective would include postsecondary enrollees that 1) 

received regular high school diplomas without completing a rigorous program of study, 2) received regular 

high school diplomas and completed a rigorous program of study, 3) received a regular secondary school 

diploma but not within standard number of years, AND 4) received an alternative award (e.g., certificate of 

attendance or high school equivalency certificate). This second interpretation uses the sum of the number of 

students in Section IV, C1, C2, C3, and C4.

Note: Once an interpretation has been selected in the 2011-12 APR, it cannot be changed for the remainder of the 

current grant cycle to maintain consistent PE calculations across all PE assessment years. 

To help projects keep track of the students’ progression to postsecondary attainment, projects are required to report 

the first and last names of the students who enrolled in postsecondary education during the 2011-12 project year. 

Projects may choose to track all students listed or a randomly selected group using the method stated in the appendix of 

the instructions. 

So that projects need not manually enter the names of each postsecondary enrollee, the online Web application will be 

designed so that a project can upload an Excel file with the list of postsecondary enrollees. The Excel file must include 

the first and last name of each enrollee. For a project that will be tracking a random sample, the spreadsheet must also 

include a column that indicates whether the student is part of the sample. The project may add additional columns to 

the Excel spreadsheet, such as the student’s middle initial and/or an identifying number, provided this number is not the 

student’s social security number or date of birth.

Please indicate the method your project will be implementing to track the postsecondary attainment status of 

postsecondary enrollees:

 My project will be tracking the postsecondary attainment status of ALL postsecondary enrollees for the 

entirety of the grant cycle.

 My project will be tracking the postsecondary attainment status of a random sample of postsecondary 

enrollees using the methodology stated in the APR instructions for the entirety of the grant cycle.
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Note: Once a tracking selection has been made in the 2011-12 APR, it cannot be changed for the remainder of the 

current grant cycle to maintain consistent tracking methodology.