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Texas Even Start Administrative Manual

June 2004, (Revised January 2008, September 2008)

Texas Definition of Sufficient Progress

“Sufficient progress” is defined against the indicators of program quality and adult education performance measures. Based on state performance, Texas LEARNS defines sufficient progress as attaining a minimum of 80% of the target performance goal on at least 60% of program performance indicators. There are 16 indicators for the 2007-2008 program year. Sixty percent is 10 indicators. If a program falls below the benchmark, the program would be placed on a formal improvement plan. Those programs near the benchmark, but not falling below it, will be notified and technical support will be initiated specific to their program challenges. Programs need to meet or exceed the aforementioned benchmark in order to exit an improvement plan.

Even Start Indicators of Program Quality and
Adult Education Performance Measures
for 2007-08
Indicator Description	Performance Goal	80% of Performance Goal
Attendance	85%	68%
Promotion	90%	72%
Developmental Screening	85%	68%
HOME Inventory	70%	56%
Reading Assessment	75%	60%
PPVT	70%	56%
Parent Retention: Baseline + 12 hrs.	75%	60%
Parent Retention: Baseline + Progress	66%	53%
Parent Language Gains	55%	44%
Parent Math Gains	57%	46%
Parent Reading Gains	57%	46%
Parent English Oral Gains	68%	54%
Parent English Literacy Gains	55%	44%
Parent ABE Completions	41%	33%
Parent ESL Completions	50%	40%
Parent ASE Completions	54%	43%

Programs must maintain at least 80% of the performance target on 10 of the Indicators and Performance Measures to be considered to have made “Sufficient Progress.”

The 2007-08 targets are listed as an example. Targets may change annually.

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