HEA: TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement

FY 2008 Program Performance Plan

Strategic Goal 3
Discretionary
HEA, Title IV, Part A-2, Chapter 1, Section 402E
CFDA 84.217A: TRIO - McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement

Program Goal: Increase the percentage of low-income, first-generation college

students who successfully pursue postsecondary education
opportunities.
Objective 1 of 1: Increase postsecondary persistence and completion rates of low-income, first-
generation individuals in the academic pipeline.
Measure 1.1 of 3: The federal cost of each McNair program baccalaureate recipient that enrolls in
graduate school within three years. (Desired direction: decrease)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
2005 40,623 Measure not in place
2007 999 (October 2008) Pending
2008 999 (October 2009) Pending
Source. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Ronald E. McNair
Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program Annual Performance Report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. The primary data source is the annual performance report that comprises self-reported
data.
Explanation. This measures uses the federal appropriation for the fiscal year in which the cohort of
baccalaureate recipients was established adjusted for those projects, which were not funded in any one of
the subsequent three years. The appropriation is divided by the number of students in the cohort of
baccalaureate recipients that have enrolled in graduate school at anytime during the subsequent three
years. The FY 2006 data will be available in October 2007. FY 2005 data will be based on the FY 2001
funding and the cohort of McNair program participants that earned a baccalaureate degree in PY 2001-
2002 and enrolled in graduate school at least once by August 2005. For FY 2006-2008, this is an
efficiency measure without targets.

Measure 1.2 of 3: The percentages of TRIO McNair participants enrolling in graduate school.
(Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
1999 35 Measure not in place
2000 35 35 Target Met
2001 35 40 Target Exceeded
2002 35 39 Target Exceeded
2003 36 36 Target Met
2004 36 45.3 Target Exceeded
2005 36 56.8 Target Exceeded
2006 37 (December 2007) Pending
2007 39 (December 2008) Pending
2008 39.5 (December 2009) Pending

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 2009 39.5 (December 2010) Pending
2010 40 (December 2011) Pending
2011 40 (December 2012) Pending
Source. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Ronald E. McNair
Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program Annual Performance Report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. The annual performance report is self-reported data; a variety of data quality checks are
used to assess the completeness and reasonableness of the data submitted.
Explanation. Enrollment refers to immediate enrollment in graduate school for bachelor's degree
recipients. The large increase from FY 2004 to 2005 is the result of more complete and timely reporting
(enhanced by additional fields in the Annual Performance Report). It may reflect a shift toward immediate
enrollment.

Measure 1.3 of 3: The percentages of TRIO McNair participants persisting in graduate school.
(Desired direction: increase)
Actual
Year Target Status
(or date expected)
1999 48 Measure not in place
2000 48 75 Target Exceeded
2001 66 Measure not in place
2002 48 65 Target Exceeded
2003 75 78 Target Exceeded
2004 75 77.7 Target Exceeded
2005 70 80 Target Exceeded
2006 79 (December 2007) Pending
2007 79 (December 2008) Pending
2008 79.5 (December 2009) Pending
2009 79.5 (December 2010) Pending
2010 80 (December 2011) Pending
2011 80 (December 2012) Pending
Source. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Ronald E. McNair
Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program Annual Performance Report.
Frequency of Data Collection. Annual
Data Quality. The annual performance report is self-reported data; a variety of data quality checks are
used to assess the completeness and reasonableness of the data submitted.
Explanation. The values represent only students who enrolled in graduate school in the year immediately
following high school graduation.

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