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Promise Neighborhood Target Setting Guidance

Author: Sarah Gillespie Ellis and Peter Tatian | Year of Publication: 2014

Promise Neighborhood implementation grantees are required to set and submit baselines, actual performance data, and targets for each Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) indicator and for all 5 years of the grant program. While grantees were required to address targets in their applications, these targets were set before complete baseline data were available at each site and before the following publication was released: “Measuring Performance: A Guidance Document for Promise Neighborhoods on Collecting Data and Reporting Results.” This continuing guidance identifies several data sources, considerations, and methods sites may consider when setting targets. While targets are required for each GPRA indicator in program years 2–5, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) acknowledges target setting will be an iterative process throughout implementation. ED expects sites will analyze and review the established targets each year as more performance data become available. The Urban Institute is working with ED to deliver this guidance on target setting and provide technical assistance to grantees as they finalize baselines and targets. The submission of final baselines and targets is the first part of the Promise Neighborhoods Data Plan required of all implementation grantees.

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