subpart 3—general provisions
§6471. Program evaluations
(a) 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 sex, and if feasible, by race, ethnicity, and age, not less than once every three years to determine the program's impact on the ability of participants to—
(1) maintain and improve educational achievement;
(2) accrue school credits that meet State requirements for grade promotion and secondary school graduation;
(3) make the transition to a regular program or other education program operated by a local educational agency; and
(4) complete secondary school (or secondary school equivalency requirements) and obtain employment after leaving the institution.
(b) Evaluation measures
In conducting each evaluation under subsection (a) of this section, a State agency or local educational agency shall use multiple and appropriate measures of student progress.
(c) Evaluation results
Each State agency and local educational agency shall—
(1) submit evaluation results to the State educational agency; and
(2) use the results of evaluations under this section to plan and improve subsequent programs for participating children and youth.
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§6472. Definitions
For the purpose of this part:
(1) The term "adult correctional institution" means a facility in which persons are confined as a result of a conviction for a criminal offense, including persons under 21 years of age.
(2) The term "at-risk youth" means school aged youth who are at risk of academic failure, have drug or alcohol problems, are pregnant or are parents, have come into contact with the juvenile justice system in the past, are at least one year behind the expected grade level for the age of the youth, have limited-English proficiency, are gang members, have dropped out of school in the past, or have high absenteeism rates at school.
(3) The term "community day program" means a regular program of instruction provided by a State agency at a community day school operated specifically for neglected or delinquent children.
(4) The term "institution for delinquent children and youth" means a public or private residential facility for the care of children who have been adjudicated to be delinquent or in need of supervision.
(5) The term "institution for neglected children" means a public or private residential facility, other than a foster home, that is operated for the care of children who have been committed to the institution or voluntarily placed in the institution under applicable State law, due to abandonment, neglect, or death of their parents or guardians.
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