20 U.S.C. § 1135e-5
Section 1135e-5 · Evaluation
Amended 1 time on record
The Secretary shall provide for the annual independent evaluation of activities assisted under this part to determine their effectiveness in providing—
(1) the operation and administration of outreach programs to elementary and secondary school students;
(2) faculty development programs in support of outreach programs;
(3) curriculum development in support of the outreach programs;
(4) disseminating information about the outreach programs to elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education;
(5) supporting cooperative efforts with elementary and secondary schools, community groups, business and industry, and other education-related groups, to expand the scope of outreach programs; and
(6) establishing infrastructure necessary to operate programs, specifically including telecommunications equipment providing distance learning capabilities.
(1) Conduct and criteria
Each evaluation described in subsection (a) of this section shall be conducted by individuals not directly involved in the administration of the activities assisted under this part. Such independent evaluators and the program administrators shall jointly develop evaluation criteria which provide for appropriate analysis of the factors described in subsection (a) of this section. When possible, each evaluation shall include comparisons with appropriate control groups.
(2) Program effectiveness
In order to determine the effectiveness of assistance provided under this part in achieving the goals stated in the application described in section 1135e 4 of this title, each evaluation described in subsection (a) of this section shall contain objective measures of such goals and, where feasible, shall obtain the specific views of participants about the activities assisted under this part.
The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress a review and summary of the results of the evaluations described in subsection (a) of this section not later than September 30, 1997.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 2 of Pub. L. 102 325, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment note under section 1001 of this title.