The federal and state performance measures required of the Office of Adult Education are organized into the areas of Retention, Gains, Completions, and Transitions. The minimum performance standards for the 2008-2009 program year are listed below.
Minimum Percent Target Goals for Adult Education, English Literacy and Civics Education, Even Start Family Literacy and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Retention
2008-09
Percentage of adult students with at least 12 hours of instruction and baseline assessment.
75%
Percentage of adult students with baseline assessment and progress assessment.
67%
Gains
Language Arts Percentage of adult students who will demonstrate required gains in Language.
56%
Mathematics Percentage of adult students who will demonstrate required gains in Mathematics.
58%
Reading Percentage of adult students who will demonstrate required gains in Reading.
58%
BEST Oral Interview Percentage of adult students who will demonstrate required gains in BEST Oral Interview.
70%
BEST Literacy Skills Percentage of adult students who will demonstrate required gains in BEST Literacy Skills.
58%
Completions
Percentage of students who will complete Beginning Literacy ABE level by end of the program year
48%
Percentage of students who will complete Beginning ABE level by end of the program year.
42%
Percentage of students who will complete Low Intermediate ABE level by end of the program year.
41%
Percentage of students who will complete High Intermediate ABE level by end of the program year.
34%
Percentage of students who will complete Low ASE level by end of the program year.
56%
Percentage of students who will complete Beginning Literacy ESL level by end of the program year.
46%
Percentage of students who will complete Beginning ESL level by end of the program year.
54%
Percentage of students who will complete Low Intermediate ESL level by end of the program year.
52%
Percentage of students who will complete High Intermediate ESL level by end of the program year.
44%
Percentage of students who will complete Low Advanced ESL level by end of the program year.
40%
Transitions
Percentage of all adult students who have a goal of achieving a GED or high school diploma who achieved a GED or high school diploma within the program year.
88%
Percentage of all adult students enrolled in Adult Secondary Education who achieved a GED or high school diploma within the program year.
60%
Percentage of adult students with a goal of entering postsecondary education or training who entered postsecondary education or training during the program year.
25%
Percentage of all adult students who are unemployed at time of enrollment and have goal of obtaining employment, who entered unsubsidized employment by the end of the first quarter after the program exit quarter.
68%
Percentage of all adult students who retained employment in the third quarter after the program exit quarter.
70%
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