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1 Continued funding requires evidence of substantial progress towards meeting your activity objectives. From your application, please list your objectives for each activity carried out this reporting period. Activity: Project SSStrong On Schedule Activity Objectives: Increase the percentage of TCCD students making A, B, or C grades in developmental education courses compared with those results from (On schedule-making Increase the percentage of students meeting college readiness requirements within a threeyear tracking period, compared with baseline data. (On schedule-making Increase faculty/staff knowledge of skills in replicating promising and best practices designed to increase student success, persistence, and completion. (On schedule-making Increase Institutional Research Office services and coaching to support faculty/staff engagement in practical research design to increase student achievement. (On schedulemaking Increase persistence rates among TCCD students. (On schedule-making Increase Graduation and Transfer rates among TCCD students. (On schedule-making 1

2 Activity: Narrative Supporting Completed Objectives Please provide brief statements, with data and references to goals stated in your application as appropriate, to document the objectives that were completed during the reporting period. Activity Objective Evidence of Completion N/A-The grant has no completed objectives at this point. 2

3 Activity: Changes to Objective Schedule Please provide brief statements, with data and references to goals stated in your application as appropriate, to support and explain the need for objective schedule changes. Activity Objective Reason(s) for change Expected completion date N/A-The grant has no changes to objective s schedule at this point. 3

4 Activity: Changes to Activity Objectives Please provide brief statements, with data and references to goals stated in your application as appropriate, to support and explain the need for the changes of objectives during the reporting period. Activity Objective Proposed objective change Reason(s) for change Has this change been approved by the ED Program office? N/A-The grant has no changes to objectives at this point. 4

5 Section 4: Budget Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Budget Categories Carryover Balance from Previous FY Actual Budget Expenditures Non- Federal Expenditures Carryover Balance Next Year s Actual Budget Personnel Y Fringe Benefits Y Travel Y Site Visits N Equipment N Supplies N Contractual Y External Evaluator Colum n 8 Chang es? Y/N N F/S Grants N Construction N Professional Development Y Meals N Other N Software N Endowment N Total Costs

6 Section 4: Line Item Budget Narrative Please describe how funds will be expended as a result of your changes in each of the line item categories. Personnel Cost savings from hiring delays during year one of the grant will be used to increase the amount of funding for peer tutors on each of the five Tarrant County College Campuses. The savings from personnel will also be applied to professional development and contracts for presenters of best practice information to Tarrant County College faculty and staff. Fringe Benefits Cost savings from hiring delays also produced a carryover of fringe benefits for the staff supported through the grant. A portion of the cost savings from fringe benefits during year one of the grant, will be used to cover the fringes related to the peer tutors salaries. Travel Carryover from local mileage and site visits for the grant will be allocated to professional development and contribute to sending faculty and staff to grant related conferences and meetings. Contractual As per the recommendation from our Program Officer, an external evaluator was secured to assist the efforts of the Tarrant County College grant. Carryover funds from the savings from the delay in hiring of personnel will be utilized to fund the evaluator for year two and three. Other (Professional Development) A portion of the carryover funds from year one will be utilized to provide professional development opportunities to faculty and staff at Tarrant County College. Conference and meeting s focused on developmental education and student success strategies will be targeted areas for support. Several grant-related conferences and meetings have been identified for year two funding. 6

7 Section 4: Summary Budget Narrative Please explain budget changes, as needed, particularly the use of funds from cost savings, carryover funds and other expanded authorities changes to your budget. Provide an explanation if you are NOT expending funds at the expected rate. Describe any significant changes to your budget resulting from modifications of project activities. In year one of Title III Project SSStrong, Tarrant County College expended funds with no significant issues with our overall grant budget. There were delays in hiring the personnel who are supported by the grant. The Project Coordinator was hired in November, All of the academic advisors and the research analyst were not in place until February, These delays resulted in salary savings that will be carried over to year two of the grant. During year one salary savings were used to secure an external evaluator. This action was recommended and approved by our Program Officer. These funds will continue to fund the services of the external evaluator for years two and three of the grant. An external evaluator enabled TCC to ensure compliance with federal regulations and maintenance of grant related information. Cost savings from year one hiring delays also provided an opportunity to purchase tutor tracking software and server. This purchased was initially budgeted for year three of the grant, and the earlier acquisition was also approved by our Program Officer. The purchase of Tutortrac Software provides a consistent monitoring tool for the peer tutors funded through the grant. Additional uses of the funds that are carried over from year one include increases to salaries for peer tutors, professional development support, and contracts for presenters of best practices in developmental education and student success. 7

2016 Annual Performance Report

Mt. San Antonio College -- Counseling Student Services Grantee Name 2016 Annual Performance Report Submitted: 1100 N GRAND AVE, WALNUT, CA 91789 Grantee Address P382B110011 119164 PR Award Number Unit