Title 20 — Education

Part D · Chapter 70 — Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools

§ 6471. Program evaluations

Statutory text

Scope of evaluation

Each State agency or local educational agency that conducts a program under subpart 1 or 2 of this part shall evaluate the program, disaggregating data on participation by gender, race, ethnicity, and age while protecting individual student privacy,,1 not less than once every 3 years, to determine the program’s impact on the ability of participants—

to maintain and improve educational achievement and to graduate from high school in the number of years established by the State under either the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate or the extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, if applicable;

to accrue school credits that meet State requirements for grade promotion and high school graduation;

to make the transition to a regular program or other education program operated by a local educational agency or school operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education;

to complete high school (or high school equivalency requirements) and obtain employment after leaving the correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth; and

as appropriate, to participate in postsecondary education and job training programs.

Exception

The disaggregation required under subsection (a) shall not be required in a case in which the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student.

Evaluation measures

In conducting each evaluation under subsection (a), a State agency or local educational agency shall use multiple and appropriate measures of student progress.

Evaluation results

Each State agency and local educational agency shall—

submit evaluation results to the State educational agency and the Secretary; and

use the results of evaluations under this section to plan and improve subsequent programs for participating children and youth.

Footnotes

1 So in original.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

2002
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Pub. L. 89–10 title I § 1431 · 79 Stat. 27
Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 6471
Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1431, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1591
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1431, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1591
2015
Every Student Succeeds Act
Pub. L. 114–95 § 1401(14)(A) · 129 Stat. 1802
1. Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 6471(a)
  Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(14)(A), (B), inserted “while protecting individual student privacy,” after “age” in introductory provisions
2. Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 6471(a)
  Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(14)(A), (B), substituted “high school” for “secondary school” wherever appearing
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(14)(A), (B), inserted “while protecting individual student privacy,” after “age” in introductory provisions and substituted “high school” for “secondary school” wherever appearing.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “while protecting individual student privacy,” after “age”;
Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
2015
Every Student Succeeds Act
Pub. L. 114–95 § 1401(14)(C) · 129 Stat. 1802
Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 6471(a)(1)
Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(14)(C), inserted “and to graduate from high school in the number of years established by the State under either the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate or the extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, if applicable” after “educational achievement”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(14)(C), inserted “and to graduate from high school in the number of years established by the State under either the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate or the extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, if applicable” after “educational achievement”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(C) in paragraph (1), by inserting “and to graduate from high school in the number of years established by the State under either the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate or the extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, if applicable” after “educational achievement”; and
Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
2015
Every Student Succeeds Act
Pub. L. 114–95 § 1401(14)(D) · 129 Stat. 1802
Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 6471(a)(3)
Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(14)(D), inserted “or school operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education” after “local educational agency”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(14)(D), inserted “or school operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education” after “local educational agency”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(D) in paragraph (3), by inserting “or school operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education” after “local educational agency”; and
Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.

4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6471, Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1431, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3600, related to program evaluations, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

A prior section 1431 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 2831 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382.

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(14)(A), (B), inserted “while protecting individual student privacy,” after “age” in introductory provisions and substituted “high school” for “secondary school” wherever appearing.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(14)(C), inserted “and to graduate from high school in the number of years established by the State under either the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate or the extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, if applicable” after “educational achievement”.

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 114–95, § 1401(14)(D), inserted “or school operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education” after “local educational agency”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.

Credits

2002–2015 · 2 acts

2002Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1431, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1591
2015amended Pub. L. 114–95, title I, § 1401(14), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1905.

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(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1431, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1591; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title I, § 1401(14), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1905.)