HEA: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

FY 2006 Program Performance Report

Strategic Goal 5
Discretionary
HEA, Title VII, Part B
Document Year 2006 Appropriation: $21,989
CFDA 84.116: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

Program Goal: To improve postsecondary education by making grants to

institutions in support of reform and innovation.
Objective 1 of 2: Promote reforms that improve the quality of teaching and learning and
postsecondary institutions.
Measure 1.1 of 1: The percentage of FIPSE grantees reporting project dissemination to others.
(Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target 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 (January 2007) Pending
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
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, FIPSE Final Report
Scorecard.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. Similar results are reported in annual report and site visit scorecards.
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.

Objective 2 of 2: The institutionalization of FIPSE programs.

Measure 2.1 of 1: The percentage of FIPSE projects reporting institutionalization on their home
campuses. (Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
1998 93 Measure not in place
1999 96 Measure not in place
2000 100 94 Did Not Meet Target

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 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 (January 2007) Pending
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
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
Data Quality. Data is drawn from annual reports and site visit score cards. The assessment of projects is
drawn from on site visits and evaluation of projects.
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.

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