Northeast Region CDC/SPC  The ACT WorkKeys  Marchelle S. Horner  October 3, 2013

Session Outcomes  Understand NC WorkKeys Initiative  Understand your role as CDCs & SPCs  Understand the benefits for all stakeholders

What is WorkKeys  ACT WorkKeys is a job skills assessment system that helps employers select, hire, train, develop, and retain a high- performance workforce. This series of tests measures foundational and soft skills and offers specialized assessments to target institutional needs.

What is WorkKeys con’t  designed to measure students' career readiness as they prepare to enter the workforce by assessing their abilities in three core areas: Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for Information. These are high stakes test used to get a job, keep a job or job promotion.

Why WorkKeys  In addition, the North Carolina State Board of Education voted in December 2011 to include results from the ACT and WorkKeys in the READY school accountability model.

Graduates who are Career and Technical Education Completers Graduates who are on-track or may be a Completer by Graduation EligibleStudents Eligible Students Accountability Determination 1.Graduates 2.CTE Completer 3.WorkKeys Score

The WorkKeys Business Rule  Identify all public school students who are projected to graduate in the school year as Career and Technical Education (CTE) concentrators or expected to be concentrators. These students are required to complete the WorkKeys assessments.

Impact of Not Testing If graduates who are CTE Concentrators are not tested, the participation rate may be impacted If 95 % Participation is not met… Year 1: Letters to parents with the participation rate Year 2: Action plan Year 3: Difference between participation and 95 % = percent of scores flipped to non-Silver

CRC Certificate Levels  There are four certification levels:  Platinum-score 6  Gold- score 5  Silver- score 4  Bronze-score 3

WorkKeys Data Final Accountability data is pending for

State/National Comparison Final Accountability data is pending for

Job Qualifications of Certificate Holders

NCRC Median Annual Salaries Bronze Silver Gold Auto Body Repairers Butchers & Meat Cutters Cooks, Cafeteria Workers Furniture Finishers Home Health Aides Housekeeping Janitorial Supervisors Painting & Coating Workers Refuse Material Collectors Accounting Clerks Auto Master Mechanics Billing Clerks Licensed Practical Nurses Machine Operators Machinists Medical Laboratory Technicians Payroll Clerks Pipe Fitters Production Inspectors Computer Programmers Electricians Environmental Engineering Techs Instrumentation Technicians Librarians Semiconductor Processors Training & Development Specialists Vocational Education Teachers Wholesale & Retail Buyers $26,000 $34,000 $49,000 Certification

Data: Go for the Gold

PNP/WKIV WorkKeysN=State % WKIV90,75986% PNP14,64614% Total Assessments105,405

Power School Number Replaces NC WISE December Testing Early graduates Early Colleges Specific western schools What’s New - WorkKeys

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Meet deadlines Meet deadlines Establishment Establishment Ordering Ordering Returning materials Returning materials Call if you have questions Call if you have questions WORKKEYS WORKKEYS Order appropriately Order appropriately Improvements for WorkKeys

Roles  Concentrator Identification and  accommodations  Errors report

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