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OUTCOME: Documented effect or impact of a service or intervention on an individual. Outcomes are what the program efforts are designed to achieve. Proposed outcomes must be stated in terms of measurable indicators. OUT -OF- SCHOOL YOUTH: An eligible youth, 16 -21 years of age, who is a school dropout; or an eligible youth who has received a secondary school diploma or its equivalent but is basic skills deficient, unemployed, or underemployed. Alternative school youth are not considered out -of- school youth. OUTREACH (RECRUITMENT): Activity involves the collection, publication and dissemination of information on program services directed toward economically disadvantaged and other individuals eligible to receive WIOA training and support services. PLACEMENT: A client securing employment while participating in the WIOA program with wages equal to or greater than the state or federal minimum wage per hour and is an unsubsidized position. PARTICIPANT: An individual who has registered and has been determined eligible to participate in and who is receiving services under a program authorized by WIOA. Participation shall be deemed to commence on the first day, following eligibility, on which the participant begins receiving core, intensive training, or other services provided under WIOA Title 1. PERFORMANCE BASED CONTRACT: Method of contracting with successful completions of certain benchmarks by the enrolled population obligates the awarding agency to make certain predetermined payments. PERFORMANCE MEASURES: • Placement in employment or education • Attainment of a degree or certificate • Literacy and Numeracy gains POTENTIAL DROPOUT (AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT): A youth who is experiencing a lack of academic success as evidenced by basic skills deficiency, by at least one school year in school credit as determined by school records, failing grades, or below GPA. PREGNANT /PARENTING YOUTH: A youth who is under 22 years of age and is either pregnant or providing custodial care for one or more dependents that are under 18 years old. PROGRAM COMPLETION: Refers to the successful achievement of the pre- specified, overall training objective(s). The term maybe used, as appropriate, to describe a subcontractor's performance under a financial agreement or a participant's performance in a training activity. Completion of a training program will be included in the calculation of the appropriate performance measurement. PROGRAM ELEMENTS: Local programs must include each of the ten program elements as options available to youth participants. PROJECT -BASED LEARNING: Learning experiences which engage students in complex, real -world projects through which they develop and apply skills and knowledge which take effort and persistence over time, result in the creation of something that matters to them and has an external audience. Employment and community partners provide students with ongoing coaching 44 19D-48