1. Youth Common Performance Measures for YouthBuild

2. Background
OMB-led Common Performance Measures Across Employment and Training Programs
Agreed upon by DOL and other agencies
DOL published final policy guidance in TEGL in Feb ’06
YouthBuild grantees will be held accountable to the majority of guidelines in TEGL (can be found on with a few exceptions tailored to YouthBuild

3. Job Training Common Measures for Youth Programs
1) Placement in Employment, Education, or Training
2) Attainment of a Degree/Certificate
3) Literacy/Numeracy Gains

4. Program Enrollment (Participation in TEGL)
An enrollee (participant in TEGL) is an individual who is determined eligible to participate in a program and receives a service funded by the program
The enrollment date (participation date in TEGL) is the date the first service is received after the individual is determined eligible
An individual must be an enrollee in order to count in the performance calculations
How would this apply to YouthBuild programs?
Where does “mental toughness” fit in?

5. Program Exit Two exit concepts:
1) Graduation/completion of YouthBuild program
This concept of exit is not in TEGL and does not apply to WIA programs, but will apply to YouthBuild programs
2) When a participant does not receive a service (funded by program or partner program) for 90 consecutive days (i.e., those that do not complete the program)
The exit date is the date of the last service
The exit quarter is the quarter containing the exit date
One year follow-up requirement begins at exit date

6. Placement in Employment or Education
Number of participants in employment or the military or enrolled in post-secondary education and/or advanced training/occupational skills training in the quarter after exit
Number of exiters
Of those who are not in any of the following at date of participation - post-secondary education, employment, or the military:

7. Placement (cont.)
Measure looks at those who are in any placement (employment, post-sec, occ training) in quarter after exit – more of a long term measure
Individuals in post-sec, employment, military at date of participation are excluded
Status at date of enrollment based on information collected from participant

8. Degree/Certificate Attainment
Of those enrolled in education (which would be all YouthBuild enrollees):
Number attaining a diploma, GED or certificate by the end of the 3rd quarter after exit
Number of exiters

9. Attainment of Degree/Certificate (cont.)
Diplomas/GEDs/certificates can be obtained while person still receiving services or at any point prior to end of the 3rd quarter after exit
Another longer term measure because results are not calculated into three full quarters after an enrollee exits the program

10. Definition of Certificate
Awarded in recognition of an individual’s attainment of measurable technical or occupational skills necessary to gain employment or advance within an occupation.
Technical/occupational skills are based on standards developed/endorsed by employers.
Certificates awarded by WIBs not included
Work Readiness certificates not included

11. Definition of Certificate (cont.)
Awarding Institutions include:
A State educational agency
Institution of higher education
Professional, industry or employer organization or a product manufacturer
Registered apprenticeship program
Public regulatory agency
A program approved by the Dept of Veterans Affairs
Office of Job Corps
Indian Tribe Higher Education Institution

12. Certificate Measure
How will YouthBuild programs fit into this measure?
Do most participants receive a GED/diploma or some type of certificate in the required time period?

13. Definition of Diploma
Diploma, as defined by TEGL means any credential that the state education agency accepts as equivalent to a high school diploma. Also includes post-secondary degrees (AA, AS, BA, BS)
Therefore, IEP diplomas only count if state education agency accepts them

14. Literacy and Numeracy Gains
Number who completed a year of participation
Of those who are basic skills deficient:
Number who increase one or more educational functioning levels in lit or num
Number who exit before completing a year of participation +

15. Literacy and Numeracy Gains (cont.)
Excludes persons who are not basic skills deficient (BSD)
BSD defined as read, write, or perform math below the 9th grade level
Excludes all In-school Youth (measure applies only to Out of School Youth)
OSY = dropout or H.S. graduate who is BSD/unemployed – essentially all enrollees
Includes individuals with learning disabilities
TEGL includes language on testing youth with disabilities including accommodations and use of alternate assessment tools for youth with severe disabilities

16. Literacy and Numeracy Gains (cont.)
Measurement takes place at earliest of two points:
1) one year from date of enrollment
2) exit date, if enrollee exits prior to one year anniversary date
Enrollees are included in the measure at exit regardless of whether they have been post-tested (i.e., if participant drops out prior to post-test automatically a negative in measure)

17. Literacy and Numeracy Gains (cont.)
To be included in the numerator, an individual must advance one or more Adult Basic Education (ABE) or English as a Second Language (ESL) functioning levels
Gain can occur in literacy or numeracy – can pre-test at different levels in each category
Levels consistent with Adult Basic Ed. National Reporting System (NRS)
See TEGL Attachment C for updated Educational Functioning Levels for the NRS

18. Literacy/Numeracy (cont.)
Requires the use of the same standardized test for both pre and post assessments (pre-test must occur w/in 60 days of date of enrollment; can use pre-test from up to six months prior to enrollment date)
Individuals should be post-tested by the end of one year of participation (at latest – pre-test based on rec. of assessment tool) and compared to pre-test results obtained during the initial assessment
If an individual continues to be basic skills deficient after the first 12 months of participation, they should continue to receive training in literacy and/or numeracy skills (most likely not relevant to YouthBuild)
Participants should be post-tested and included in the measure at the completion of the 2nd year if they complete two years in the program

19. Assessment Tool
Must use one of NRS cross-walked tests or equate alternate test to NRS scale (by submitting to DOL for DOL/DOE approval)
Tests cross-walked with ABE and ESL levels include:
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Instrument (CASAS)
Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)
Adult Basic Learning Examination (ABLE)
Student Performance Levels for ESL
Basic English Skills Test (BEST) for ESL
WorkKeys (for the top 3 ABE levels)

20. Contact Information
Evan Rosenberg
Phone: