37 46 42 51 48 56 51 56 Beginning Basic Education 37 45 40 43 48 48 44 48 Low Intermediate Basic Education 35 36 31 37 37 38 38 38 High Intermediate Basic Education 30 35 30 38 36 39 39 39 Low Adult Secondary 46 51 44 52 53 54 53 54 Beginning ESL Literacy 37 59 50 59 61 66 59 66 *Beginning ESL(Low) 37 51 46 53 53 55 53 55 Beginning ESL High 43 44 42 44 46 47 46 47 Low Intermediate ESL 42 42 42 44 43 45 44 45 High Intermediate ESL 23 21 22 22 21 24 23 24 Low Advanced ESL (Advanced) 65 60 64 57 61 42 57 50 Entered Employment 75 73 77 71 74 68 71 65 Retained Employment Receipt of Secondary Diploma or 61 67 66 61 68 68 62 68 GED Placement in Postsecondary 38 59 53 65 61 65 65 65 Education or Training *Submitted FY 2012 NRS Targets to USDOE-DAEL for approval March 2011 EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONING LEVEL DESCRIPTORS Outcome Measures Definitions Educational Functioning Level Descriptors—Adult Basic Education Levels
Beginning Basic Education 37 46 42 51 48 56 51 56 Low Intermediate Basic Education 37 45 40 43 48 48 44 48 High Intermediate Basic Education 35 36 31 37 37 38 38 38 Low Adult Secondary 30 35 30 38 36 39 39 39 Beginning ESL Literacy 46 51 44 52 53 54 53 54 *Beginning ESL(Low) 37 59 50 59 61 66 59 66 Beginning ESL High 37 51 46 53 53 55 53 55 Low Intermediate ESL 43 44 42 44 46 47 46 47 High Intermediate ESL 42 42 42 44 43 45 44 45 Low Advanced ESL (Advanced) 23 21 22 22 21 24 23 24 Entered Employment 65 60 64 57 61 42 57 50 Retained Employment 75 73 77 71 74 68 71 65 Receipt of Secondary Diploma or GED 61 67 66 61 68 68 62 68 Placement in Postsecondary Education or Training 38 59 53 65 61 65 65 65 *Submitted FY 2012 NRS Targets to USDOE-DAEL for approval March 2011 EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONING LEVEL DESCRIPTORS Outcome Measures Definitions Educational Functioning Level Descriptors—Adult Basic Education Levels