20 U.S.C. § 1207a
Section 1207a · Evaluation
Amended 2 times on record
In order to assist grant recipients receiving funds under this chapter to plan and operate the best possible programs of adult education, each State agency during the 4-year period of the State plan shall—
(1) annually submit to the Secretary and make public within the State data with respect to grant recipients, including—
(A) the number and percentage of local educational agencies, community-based organizations, volunteer groups, and other organizations that are grant recipients; and
(B) results of the evaluations carried out as required by paragraph (2) in the year preceding the year for which the data is submitted;
(2) evaluate 20 percent of the grant recipients each year so that at the end of such period 80 percent of all grant recipients shall have been evaluated once and such evaluations shall consider, at a minimum—
(A) the projected goals of the grant recipient as described in its application pursuant to section 1203a(a)(3) of this title;
(B) the planning and content of the program;
(C) the curriculum, instructional materials, equipment, and qualifications of all personnel;
(D) the success of the grant recipient in meeting the State's indicators of program quality after such indicators are developed as required by section 1205(a)(2) of this title; and
(E) other factors determined to affect program operation;1
(3) gather and analyze data (including standardized test data) to determine the extent to which the adult programs are achieving the goals set forth in the plan including the goal of serving educationally disadvantaged adults, and the extent to which grant recipients have improved their capacity to achieve the purposes of this chapter as set forth in section 1201 of this title.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1207a, Pub. L. 89 750, title III, §309, as added Pub. L. 95 561, title XIII, §1307(b), Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2360; amended Pub. L. 98 511, title I, §§102(f)(1), 108, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2366, 2368; Pub. L. 100 77, title VII, §701(b), July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 524, related to research, development, demonstration, dissemination, and evaluation activities, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 100 297.
Amendments
1991—Par. (1). Pub. L. 102 73, §301(f)(1), substituted “to the Secretary and make public within the State data” for “data to the Secretary” and inserted before semicolon “, including—” and subpars. (A) and (B).
Par. (2). Pub. L. 102 73, §301(f)(2)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “evaluate 20 percent of the grant recipients each year so that at the end of such period 80 percent of all grant recipients shall have been evaluated once and such evaluations shall consider, at a minimum” for “before the end of such period evaluate at least one-third of grant recipients (which are representative of all grant recipients in the State) and such evaluations shall consider”.
Par. (2)(A) to (C). Pub. L. 102 73, §301(f)(2)(B), (C), added subpar. (A) and redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as (B) and (C), respectively. Former subpar. (C) redesignated (D).
Par. (2)(D). Pub. L. 102 73, §301(f)(2)(B), (D), redesignated subpar. (C) as (D) and amended it generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. read as follows: “the effect of the program on the subsequent work experience of graduates; and”. Former subpar. (D) redesignated (E).
Par. (2)(E). Pub. L. 102 73, §301(f)(2)(B), (E), redesignated subpar. (D) as (E) and struck out “and” at end.