[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR645.32]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 645_UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart D_How Does the Secretary Make a Grant?

 

Sec. 645.32  How does the Secretary evaluate prior experience?



    (a) In the case of an application described in Sec. 645.30(a)(2), 

the Secretary reviews information relating to an applicant's performance 

under its expiring Upward Bound grant. This information includes 

information derived from annual performance reports, audit reports, site 

visit reports, project evaluation reports, and any other verifiable 

information submitted by the applicant.

    (b) The Secretary evaluates the applicant's prior experience in 

delivering services on the basis of the following criteria:

    (1) (3 points) Whether the applicant serves the number of 

participants agreed to under the approved application;

    (2) (3 points) The extent to which project participants have 

demonstrated improvement in academic skills and competencies as measured 

by standardized achievement tests and grade point averages;

    (3) (3 points) The extent to which project participants continue to 

participate in the Upward Bound Program until they complete their 

secondary education program;

    (4) The extent to which participants who complete the project, or 

were scheduled to complete the project, undertake programs of 

postsecondary education; and

    (5) (3 points) The extent to which participants who complete the 

project, or were scheduled to complete the project, succeed in education 

beyond high school, including the extent to which they graduate from 

postsecondary education programs.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

1840-0550)



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-13)