OPERATIONALIZING PERKINS IV ACCOUNTABILITY DRAFT

Section 113 Purpose Establish and support state & local performance accountability systems Assess the effectiveness of state & eligible recipients achieving progress Optimize the return of investment of Federal funds.

Secondary Student Definitions Participant: –A secondary student who has earned one (1) or more credits in any CTE program area.

Secondary Student Definitions CTE Concentrator: -A secondary student who has earned three (3) or more credits in a single (CTE) program area (e.g., health care, or business services) or two (2) credits in a single CTE program area, but only in those program areas where 2 credit sequences at the secondary level are recognized by the State and/or its local eligible recipients.

Secondary Student Definitions Participants primarily used for enrollment Some questions might be: What is a credit? What is a “program area”? What is a “course sequence”?

Postsecondary/Adult Student Definition Participant –A postsecondary/adult student who has earned one (1) or more credits in any CTE program area.

Postsecondary/Adult Student Definition CTE Concentrator: A postsecondary/adult student who: (1) completes at least 12 academic or CTE credits within a single CTE program area sequence that is comprised of 12 or more academic and technical credits and terminates in the award of an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or a degree; or (2) completes a short-term CTE program sequence of less than 12 credit units that terminates in an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or a degree.

Postsecondary/Adult Student Definition Concentrators primarily used for accountability Some questions might be: What is a “single program area sequence”? What is an “industry recognized credential”? What is an “industry recognized certificate”?

Academic 1S1 & 1S2 DefinitionSet MeasurementState & Local Records PerformanceState AMO NCLB Unit of MeasureConcentrators IssuesID & Tracking Timing

Skill Attainment 2S1 DefinitionAssessment Measurement3 rd Party Assessment PerformanceState/Nat’l. Standard Unit of MeasureConcentrators IssuesAssessments Timing, Cost Foundation Skills, Pathways Phase-in process, accrediting

Completion 3S1 Definition3 Components MeasurementState & Local Records PerformanceState Standards Unit of MeasureConcentrators IssuesTracking Timing Coverage

Completion 3S1 Total DiplomaGED Other Equivalent NegotiateCollect

Graduation Rates 4S1 DefinitionSet MeasurementState Formula PerformanceState Standard NCLB Unit of MeasureConcentrator IssuesStarting Grade Tracking, 3S1-4S1 similarity

Placement 5S1 Definition4 Components MeasurementNational/State/Local PerformanceOther Standards Unit of MeasureConcentrators IssuesTracking Cost

Placement 5S1 Total P/S Education Advanced Training MilitaryEmployment NegotiateCollect

Nontraditional Definition Nontraditional fields means occupations or fields of work, including careers in computer sciences, technology, and other current and emerging high skill occupations, for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work.

Nontraditional Participation 6S1 DefinitionParticipation MeasurementNational/State/Local PerformanceNational/State Unit of MeasureParticipants IssuesTracking students & programs, National Cost

Nontraditional Process Locate national NT/CIPs (PCRN, NAPE) Identify NT fields (M & F) Collect data on NT M & F Benchmark your programs Negotiate participation and completion Compare to state or national Check either PCRN or NAPE sites

Nontraditional Participation 6S1 All Under Represented Males Participating Under Represented Females Participating 25% NTO All 25% NTO

Nontraditional Completion 6S2 DefinitionCompletion MeasurementNational/State/Local PerformanceNational/State Unit of MeasureConcentrators IssuesTracking students & programs Cost

Nontraditional Completion 6S1 All Under Represented Females Completing Under Represented Males Completing 25% NTO All 25% NTO

Skill Attainment 1P1 DefinitionAssessment Measurement3 rd Party Assessment PerformanceIndustry Standards Unit of MeasureConcentrators IssuesTracking, Availability, Cost

Credential 2P1 Definition3 Components MeasurementIndustry Recognized Performance State/Industry Standard Unit of MeasureConcentrators IssuesTracking Cost

Credential 2P1 Issues Expand the numerator to include students who are ‘eligible’ to receive a credential or ‘accepted’ because they may not want to pay fees or start immediately We can also use an entry cohort Use time specific 3 year period

Credential 2P1 Total CredentialCertificateDegree Negotiated Collect

Retention/Transfer 3P1 Definition2 Components MeasurementState/Local Records Performance State/National Standards Unit of MeasureConcentrators IssuesTracking Clearinghouse Cost

Retention/Transfer 3P1 Total 4 Year Another 2 Year Original Negotiate Collect

Placement 4P1 Definition3 Components MeasurementNational/State/Local PerformanceOther Standards Unit of MeasureConcentrators IssuesTracking Cost High Skill/Wage/Demand

Placement 4P1 Issues May want to use exit cohort 2 nd Q from end of program year

Placement 4P1 Total Military Advanced TrainingEmployment Negotiated Collect

Nontraditional Participation 5P1 DefinitionParticipation MeasurementNational/State/Local PerformanceNational/State Unit of MeasureParticipants IssuesTracking students & programs, National Cost

Nontraditional Completion 5P2 DefinitionCompletion MeasurementNational/State/Local PerformanceNational/State Unit of MeasureConcentrators IssuesTracking Cost

Nontraditional 5P2 Total Females Completing Males Completing Females Participating Males Participating NegotiateCollect

Adults Negotiate Postsecondary Negotiate Secondary Negotiate Adult Negotiate Secondary Negotiate Postsecondary & Adult OR