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- Q.Where can I find more information on Reading First?
- A. More information on the Reading First program can be found at the U.S. Department of Education website (http://www.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst/index.html).
- Q.What are the sources of information for this website?
- A. Information is drawn from a number of sources. Demographics data comes from the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) and the U.S. Census Bureau Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program. Assessment data and information on the status of participating districts and schools are provided by funded states and territories in their Annual Performance Reports (APRs).
- Q.What is an Annual Performance Report (APR)?
- A. The Annual Performance Report (APR) is an annual report required of all funded states and territories under Section 1202 (d)(5) of the Reading First statute. It seeks information from the state/territory about its progress in implementing and evaluating its Reading First program and provides data for the Government Performance Reporting Act (GPRA). Items covered in the APR address those areas that are of central importance to the administration and evaluation of the Reading First program and for which the U.S. Department of Education does not expect to gather information through other aspects of the program’s national evaluation. Items covered by the APR include the following: progress of implementation of scientifically based reading instruction; impact on student achievement; state/territory administration and evaluation of the Reading First program; and the broader impact of Reading First in each state/territory.
- Q.Who must submit an Annual Performance Report (APR)?
- A. All states and territories that receive funding under the Reading First program must submit an APR.
- Q.When is the Annual Performance Report (APR) due?
- A. The report is due within 60 days of the conclusion of the federal grant period for each fiscal year. (See information below.)
Due Date Period Covered
November 30, 2010 School Year 2009-2010/FY 2010
- Q.What reporting period is covered in each Annual Performance Report (APR)?
- A. The reporting period for the grant coincides with the federal grant period. As there is some overlap (occurring between July and September) between federal grant periods, the reporting period is defined as the school year identified in the table above, as well as the preceding summer. For example, for FY 2008, each state/territory should report on activities beginning in July 2008 and continuing through the 2008-2009 school year.
- Q.How does the U.S. Department of Education maintain student confidentiality?
- A. Publicly accessible data are reported at the state/territory and national levels only. If the Department were to receive requests for the APR data through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), no data from a state/territory’s performance report that could potentially violate student confidentiality would be released. Specifically, the Department would redact data under any category that reflects a student enrollment of 3 or less*; or where the number of students reading at grade level or above reflects either 0% or 100% of the enrollment for that category.
*Note: In accordance with California state law, the Department would redact California data under any category that reflects a student enrollment of 10 or less.
- Q.Who is able to access the information on this website?
- A. Much of the information is available to all viewers. Some information, including district- and school-level data and information on core programs, are accessible only by the U.S. Department of Education and Reading First staff at the state level.