### Question
Can you define what performance indicators means?


### Answer
**Performance indicators** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 6702*:

> measures of specific outcomes that the State or local educational agency identifies as assessing progress toward the goal of ensuring that all teachers have the knowledge and skills necessary to assist their students to meet challenging State content standards and challenging State student performance standards in the core academic subjects, such as—


(A) the degree to which licensure requirements are tied to challenging State content standards and challenging State student performance standards

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6702*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 69-SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES > SUBCHAPTER II-DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM > Part D-General Provisions**

