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Every year as part of our grant requirements, METS is required to report back to the US Department of Education progress towards meeting our Project Objectives. For this year, the objectives were changed from previous years to a mandatory set of objectives that are followed by all Talent search programs.

Project Year 2006-2007 Annual Report

Objectives
Outcome

Total Number Served

1604

Objective 1:
Secondary School Promotion: 98% of non-senior secondary school participants during each project period will be promoted to the next grade level at the end of each academic school year.

99.6%

Objective 2:
Secondary School Graduation: 98% of high school seniors (and their equivalents in alternative education programs) will graduate from secondary school or receive a certificate of high school equivalency during each project period.

99.1 %

Objective 3: Student Financial Aid: 90% of "college ready" project participants will apply for financial aid during each project period.
93.4 %

Objective 4:
Postsecondary education admissions: 90% of "college ready" project participants will apply for postsecondary school admission during each project period.

92.1%

Objective 5:
Postsecondary education enrollment: 80% of "college ready" participants will enroll in a program of postsecondary education during each project period (or during the next fall term).

88.5 %

The Maine Educational Talent Search Project is funded entirely by the US Department of Education. The grant awards for 2004-2005 are $699,393.

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