Title I, Part D State Plans Katie Deal, NDTAC State Liaison

2 Agenda Plan components and panel discussion –Needs assessment –Goals and objectives –Performance measures –Provisions and assurances Discussion Closing

3 Panelists James Lovett TIPD Coordinator, Arizona Kathleen Sande TIPD Coordinator, Washington Stacy Wojdak-Goodman TIPD Coordinator, Colorado

4 Needs Assessment Process by which programs identify and address needs or gaps between current and desired conditions Should guide development of a comprehensive plan and help establish benchmarks for evaluating a program

5 Needs Assessment SEAs and SAs should assess the educational needs of children and youth being served under Title I, Part D: –When developing the State plan –When developing the SA application –When implementing an institution-wide project –At any time by any agency or facility for program planning and improvement purposes (not limited to Subpart 1) programAdminPlanningToolkit.pdf

6 Needs Assessment “Title I, Part D Program Administration Planning Toolkit (NDTAC)” Administrators and assessment teams use tools throughout the needs assessment process to: 1.Identify assessment scope and develop a team 2.Develop questions and summarize data for program overview 3.Identify and use data 4.Identify needs and set priorities programAdminPlanningToolkit.pdf

7 Needs Assessment What do your data say? What are the gaps between how things are and how things should be? What actions should be taken to meet needs? programAdminPlanningToolkit.pdf

8 Goals and Objectives Goal: Aim or desired result –Example: To improve the transition of children and youth from the juvenile justice system to locally operated programs in their communities Objective: More specific, realistic, and measurable than the goal; includes timeframes –Example: By SY 2017–18, some 75 percent of students will have their academic credits transferred when they are released from a facility.

9 Goals and Objectives Reflecting on your needs and your mission: –What are your priorities (long-term/short-term)? –What can you realistically achieve? –What can be measured?

10 Performance Measures Quantifiable indicators to assess how well you are achieving your outcomes –What was achieved? –Are you meeting your goals? –Are improvements necessary?

11 Performance Measures Consolidated State Performance Report (CSPR) –Transition data and services –Number of students who earned high school course credits, enrolled in GED program, earned GED, and obtained high school diploma –Number of students who accepted/enrolled in postsecondary education, enrolled in job training, and obtained employment –Pretests/posttests for long-term students (reading/math) GPRAMA –High school course credits; high school diploma or GED –Improvement in reading and math

12 Performance Measures Current leading indicators (ED) –Percent of long-term students* with pretest/posttest scores in reading –Percent of long-term students* with pretest/posttest scores in mathematics –Percent of students who enrolled in a school after exit –Percent of students who earned HS course credits Future potential leading indicators (ED) –Average attendance rate –Calculation of your own annual targets and measures or performance on GPRAMA measures *Served for more than 90 consecutive calendar days

13 Provisions and Assurances “ Each such State plan shall…provide that, to the extent feasible, such children will have the same opportunities to achieve as such children would have if such children were in the schools of local educational agencies in the State” —TIPD Statute, Subpart 1, Sec State Plan and SA Applications

14 Provisions and Assurances “Each such State plan shall… contain an assurance that the [SEA] will: i.ensure that programs assisted under this subpart will be carried out in accordance with the State plan described in this subsection; ii.carry out the evaluation requirements of section 1431; iii.ensure that [SAs] receiving subgrants under this subpart comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; and iv.provide such other information as the Secretary may reasonably require.” —TIPD Statute, Subpart 1, Sec State Plan and SA Applications

15 Discussion

16 Breakout Session Objectives: Contribute to the development of a State plan template. Draft targets and action steps for SY 2015–16 after reviewing leading indicators and data. Discuss State plans and goal-setting with fellow coordinators.

17 Breakout Session Breakout Group A: AK, AL, DC, IA, ID, MT, NE, ND, NM, NV, OK, PA, RI, VT Breakout Group B: CO, CT, KY, MD, MI, MN, MS, NC, OH, OR, VA, WY Breakout Group C: AZ, CA, FL, GA, MA, MO, NJ, SC, TX, WA, WI