Technical Assistance Workshop
Office of Adult Education
January 16, 2013
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Agenda
Overview of PY 2011-12 Performance
Federal Perspective on Post-Testing & Performance
Policy Review
MAERS Review & Helpful Hints
Best Practice Strategies & Panel Discussion
Table Discussion of Challenges & Solutions
Performance Improvement Plans
Next Steps
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Program Year 2011-12 Performance
Begin
ning
ABE
Liter
acy
Begin
ning
Bas
ic E
duca
tion
Low In
term
edia
te B
asic
Ed.
High
Inte
rmed
iate
Bas
ic Ed
.
Low A
dult
Seco
ndar
y Ed
.
Begin
ning
ESL
Lite
racy
Low B
egin
ning
ESL
High
Begin
ning
ESL
Low In
term
edia
te E
SL
High
Inte
rmed
iate
ESL
Advan
ced
ESL
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
ActualBenchmark
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PY 2011-12 NRS Table 4
Entering EducationalFunctioning Level
TotalNumber
Registered
TotalAttendance
Hours
NumberCompleted
a Level
NumberCompleted
Two or MoreLevels
NumberSeparated
BeforeCompletion
NumberRemaining
WithinLevel
PercentageCompleting
Level
USDOE Benchmark
Beginning ABE Literacy 1,611 203,043 550 230 510 551 34.14% 36%
Beginning Basic Education 4,918 595,524 1,424 562 1,924 1,570 28.95% 37%
Low Intermediate Basic Ed. 5,832 636,567 1,753 441 2,801 1,278 30.06% 39%
High Intermediate Basic Ed. 4,974 473,691 1,234 413 3,104 636 24.81% 30%
Low Adult Secondary Ed. 1,756 172,581 544 0 1,158 54 30.98% 31%
Beginning ESL Literacy 775 81,275 376 246 393 6 48.52% 58%
Low Beginning ESL 829 97,992 493 225 324 12 59.47% 68%
High Beginning ESL 1,786 210,309 971 304 793 22 54.37% 59%
Low Intermediate ESL 2,255 269,710 1,020 333 1,161 74 45.23% 52%
High Intermediate ESL 1,590 202,609 744 0 782 64 46.79% 52%
Advanced ESL 1,347 159,574 714 0 414 219 53.01% 55%
Total 28,614 3,190,852 9,823 2,754 14,273 4,518 34.33%
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PY 2011-12 NRS Table 5
Core Follow-up Outcome Measure
Number of Participants
with Goal
Response Rate
Number of Participants
Achieving Outcome
Weighted Average Percent
Achieving Outcome
USDOE Benchmark
Entered Employment 7,478 43% 647 20% 20%
Retained Employment 1,453 28% 310 76% 55%
Obtained GED or HSD 3,648 70% 1,913 75% 51%
Entered Postsec. Ed 1,319 46% 288 48% 42%
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NRS Table 4B Comparison
Entering EducationalFunctioning Level
Total NumberRegistered
PRE andPOST Tested
NumberCompleted
Level
PercentageCompleting
Level
USDOE Benchmark
Percentage Completing
Level on Table 4
Beginning ABE Literacy 771 550 71.34% 36% 34.14%Beginning Basic Education 2,543 1,424 56.00% 37% 28.95%Low Intermediate Basic Ed. 3,077 1,753 56.97% 39% 30.06%High Intermediate Basic Ed. 2,787 1,234 44.28% 30% 24.81%Low Adult Secondary Education
1,140 544 47.72%31% 30.98%
Beginning ESL Literacy 489 376 76.89% 58% 48.52%Low Beginning ESL 605 493 81.49% 68% 59.47%High Beginning ESL 1,318 971 73.67% 59% 54.37%Low Intermediate ESL 1,657 1,020 61.56% 52% 45.23%High Intermediate ESL 1,188 744 62.63% 52% 46.79%Advanced ESL 988 714 72.27% 55% 53.01%Total 17,213 9,823 57.07% 34.33%
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Comparison of PY2011-12 & PY2010-11
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Entering Educational Functioning Level 2010-11 2011-12 Change
Beginning ABE Literacy 41.2% 34.1% -7.1%Beginning Basic Education 36.9% 29.0% -8.0%Low Intermediate Basic Ed. 36.7% 30.1% -6.6%High Intermediate Basic Ed. 30.4% 24.8% -5.6%Low Adult Secondary Education 29.5% 31.0% 1.5%Beginning ESL Literacy 58.7% 48.5% -10.2%Low Beginning ESL 66.9% 59.5% -7.4%High Beginning ESL 58.9% 54.4% -4.6%Low Intermediate ESL 52.7% 45.2% -7.4%High Intermediate ESL 53.1% 46.8% -6.3%Advanced ESL 54.4% 53.0% -1.4%Total 40.0% 34.3% -5.6%
Comparison of PY2011-12 & PY2010-11 Served 2,869 more participants in 2011-12 Average attendance hours increased from 108
to 112 EFL gains decreased by 466 or 4.5% 2,537 (16.5%) more participants separated
before completion 978 (21.6%) more participants remained in
the same EFL at exit as entry Performance overall dropped by just over 5
percent
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Performance Benchmarks
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Outcome Measure 2010-11 2011-12 Change % ChangeBeginning ABE Literacy 41% 36% -5%Beginning Basic Education 37% 37% 0%Low Intermediate Basic Ed. 39% 39% 0%High Intermediate Basic Ed. 30% 30% 0%Low Adult Secondary Ed. 31% 31% 0%
Beginning ESL Literacy 58% 58% 0%Low Beginning ESL 66% 68% 2%High Beginning ESL 62% 59% -3%Low Intermediate ESL 53% 52% -1%High Intermediate ESL 52% 52% 0%Advanced ESL 58% 55% -3%
Entered Employment 55% 20% -35%Retained Employment 54% 55% 1%Obtained GED or HSD 48% 51% 3%Entered Postsec. Ed 61% 42% -19%
Legend: Performance benchmark was reduced Performance benchmark was increased Performance benchmark unchanged
Federal Perspective
Lennox McLendon
1
Assessment Policy
Brian Frazier
11
Data Entry Policy
Erica Luce
12
MAERS Review & Helpful Hints
Sue Johnson
13
Table Discussion: Challenges & Solutions
Sue Muzillo
14
Next Steps
Kate Wolinski
15
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