Performance Measures

Under the Government Performance Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Federal departments and agencies must clearly describe the goals and objectives of programs, identify resources and actions needed to accomplish goals and objectives, develop a means of measuring progress made, and regularly report on achievement. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) collects GPRA performance measures data to demonstrate program performance to Congress. This information supports ED’s budget request for programs, ensures program implementation is focused on results, aids the Department in planning technical assistance activities, and ensures that performance is measured by outcomes achieved.

In addition to reporting on the GPRA measures, grantees are expected to report on project measures and progress in achieving project objectives in the data report. Grantees are expected to provide targets for project measures and GPRA measures in the Annual Performance Report due in the spring and in the Actual Data Performance Report due in the fall.

NAM GPRA Performance Objective

There is one GPRA performance objective for the NAM:

To improve English language proficiency and academic achievement of English learners (ELs) served by the Native American and Alaska Native Children in School program.

NAM GPRA Performance Measures

ED developed the following GPRA performance measures for evaluating the outcomes of NAM:

Measure 1.1: The percentage of ELs served by the Native American and Alaska Native Children in School program who score proficient or above on the State reading assessment.
Measure 1.2: The percentage of ELs served by the Native American and Alaska Native Children in School program who are making progress in English as measured by the State English language proficiency assessment.
Measure 1.3: The percentage of ELs served by the Native American and Alaska Native Children in School program who are attaining proficiency in English as measured by the State English language proficiency assessment.

Assessment Instruments

The assessment instruments used to measure performance for these three measures are the State reading assessment and the State English language proficiency (ELP) assessment. The State reading assessment and the State ELP assessment are already used by States to report student progress under the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA) as reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). Projects do not have to conduct additional testing to report on the GPRA measures.

GPRA Guidance for the Native American and Alaska Native Children in Schools program This document is intended to assist Native Americn and Alask Native Children in Schools program (NAM) grantees in reporting on their Government Performance Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) performance measures in the Grant Performance Report, ED 524B, Section A.