Exhibit 5-3 Reporting Format 3: Actual Values versus Targets Current Period Outcome indicator
Cumulative for Year
Target
Actual
Target
Actual
Year’s target
75
70
70
65
70
50
65
50
60
50
Percentage of parents reporting knowledge or awareness of local parental resources center activities Percentage of parents reporting that parental resource centers led to their taking a more active role in their child ’s development or education
Note: This format shows cumulative values for a year rather than for previous reporting periods. It will only be useful for outcome measurement systems that provide data more than once a year. Source: Performance Measurement: Getting Results. 2nd Edition, Washington, DC: The Urban Institute Press, 2006, p. 181.
Exhibit 5-4 Reporting Format 3: Outcomes by Geographical Location Geographical Location Outcome indicator Percent of schools participating in the program Number of students enrolled in courses that had not been available previously Percentage of students reporting increased interest in school because of distance-learning activities in their classes
Eastern
Central
Mountain
Pacific
United States
30%
15%
20%
35%
29%
1,500,000
600,000
850,000
1,950,000
4,900,000
65%
90%
85%
75%
77%
Note: The format makes comparisons across any breakout categories identified by the program, such as managerial units, individual projects, schools, school districts, or particular student characteristics. Source: Adapted from Performance Measurement: Getting Results. 2nd Edition, Washington, DC: The Urban Institute Press, 2006, p. 182.
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