1. ASISTS Program Manager’s Training
Rosemary Matt
NRS Liaison for NYS
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2. Use Data to Inform Your Program
Review all data reports from FY08/09
What does the data tell you
About your intake process?
Persistence
About your assessment practices?
About your student population?
About your program performance?
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Intake Process…
How many students were enrolled in your program?
How many students counted for NRS purposes (ie. met the threshold criteria of 12 contact hours and a valid pre test)
What does this tell you about the population you serve?
What may it be telling you about your intake process?
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4. Assessment practices:
How many students were not pre tested?
How many students were not post tested?
How many invalid tests were recorded?
When did your staff last attend training?
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Student population:
In what level were the most students served?
Is this the level where you dedicate the most resources?
Which level showed the most gain?
Is your program consistent with the NYS?
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Program performance:
In what areas is your program the strongest?
Where does your program need to show improvement?
What have you done/are doing to make this happen?
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7. Program Evaluation Report
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9. More about Assessment Practices:
How frequently are post tests given?
Who decides when a post test is appropriate?
In the case of the TABE, who decides which form and level are appropriate?
How are students prepared for the post test?
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Invalid Tests:
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13. R. Matt/NRS Liaison/Literacy Assistance Center
Look Closely!
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14. Post Test Rate: WILL Count in FY09/10 –
Educational Gain
65%
Post Test Rate: WILL Count in FY09/10 –
meet the benchmark and then Quartile ranked.
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15. New Educational Gain Target for FY09/10 is 46%
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16. Follow Up Outcomes
For Enter Employment: this column will include those students having the goal of “Obtain Employment” and exited in Quarters 2, 3, and 4 of FY08/09
AND
students exiting in Quarter 1 of FY09/10.
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17. students exiting in Quarters 1, 2, and 3 of FY08/09.
Follow Up Outcomes
For FY09/10 Retain Employment: this column will include those students having the goal of “Retain Employment” and exited in
Quarter 4 of FY07/08 AND
students exiting in Quarters 1, 2, and 3 of FY08/09.
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Follow Up Outcomes
For FY09/10 exiters with either goal of Enter Postsecondary Education or Training ___ OR ___ Obtain GED/Secondary School Diploma: They include students exiting in FY09/10 between
July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.
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Goal Setting
Goal Setting:
Special attention should be given to the determination of a students Employment Status
Unemployed and Available for Work
Unemployed and Not Available for Work
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Survey Response Rate
Survey Response Rate:
Number of Exiters with Follow Up Goals
Includes students from:
Enter Employment
Retain Employment
GED Goal
Postsecondary Education
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21. R. Matt/NRS Liaison/Literacy Assistance Center
CIRCLE of DATA
Data Collection
(Intake)
Data Input
Reports & Review
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TASK MASTER
Data Team Assignments (enter the names of the staff assigned to each task):
Intake & Assessment: ________________________
Data Input: _________________________________
Data Maintenance (Preparation for new fiscal year, electronic record match paper record):
__________________________________
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TASK MASTER
Management Reports (Generate Class Rosters, Attendance Reports, Turnaround Documents):
___________________________________________
Funding Reports (NRS, EPE, Program Evaluation, Data Checks):
____________________________________________
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TASK MASTER
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