| (a) Applications for grant funding through the Adult
Career Education (ACE) Grant Program will be evaluated based on the
criteria established by the Grant Administrator. This includes demonstrating
to the satisfaction of the Program Advisory Board that the organization's
program has achieved or will achieve the following key measures:
(1) above average completion of developmental education
among participating Public Junior College, Public State College, or
Public Technical Institute students;
(2) above average persistence rates among participating
Public Junior College, Public State Colleges, or Public Technical
Institute students;
(3) above average certificate or degree completion
rates by participating students within a three-year period compared
to demographically comparable Public Junior College, Public State
College, and Public Technical Institute students; and
(4) entry into careers with significantly higher earnings
for program participants than previously achieved.
(b) For the purpose of this application, organizations
should use the Community College Performance data published by the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), Statewide--Community Colleges, as a baseline
for comparison purposes. Program results must be demonstrated by comparing
the program's actual or projected measures to the most recent success
measures published by the THECB.
(c) Applicants should be thorough in describing how
grant funds will be administered and monitored. Applicants will be
evaluated, in part, on the delivery of program services of the following
types:
(1) outreach;
(2) assessment;
(3) case management;
(4) support services;
(5) developmental education;
(6) job training; and
(7) career placement services.
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