1. New York State’s Report Card Summary

2.  Evaluated in TWO Methods NYS Benchmarks Quartile Ranked Educational Gain = 46% Post Test Rate = 65% Follow Up Outcomes = 69% Employment Retain Employment GED/HS Diploma Postsecondary Ed or Training Educational Gain (Weighted) Post Test Rate Follow Up Outcomes Quartile 1 0 -.99 Unacceptable (if miss one or more benchmarks) Quartile 2 1 – 1.99 Needs Improvement (if miss a benchmark) Quartile 3 2 – 2.99 Proficient Quartile 4 3 – 4.00 Highly Proficient

3.  Placing performance on a quartile Quartile 1Quartile 2Quartile 3Quartile 4 01234 1.19

4. Rubric for 2010/2011 Educational Gain (40%) Follow Up Outcomes (20%) Post Test Rate (20%) Employment & GED Goal Setting (10%) Last year to count! Response Rate (10%)

5.  Maximum rating points to be earned: ◦ Weighted Academic Gain 40 ◦ Follow-up Measures 20 ◦ Post Test Rate 20 ◦ Goal setting 10 ◦ Response Rate 10 ◦ Maximum Total100

6.  Statewide enrollment 122,833  2010 – 129,636  Educational Gain 54% (met targets)  2010 – 51%  Post test rate 75% (met targets)  2010 – 72%  Follow-up Outcomes 82% (missed retention)  2010 – 81%

7. EFLState percentagesWeight ABE159%1.15 ABE255%1.20 ABE352%1.25 ABE448%1.31 ABE556%1.19 ESL149%1.29 ESL269%1.00 ESL367%1.03 ESL461%1.13 ESL552%1.25 ESL648%1.31

8.  173 Programs ranked ◦ 2 programs were excluded from the analyses  Benchmarks for FY2011:  Educational gain 46%  Follow-up Outcomes 69%  Post test percentage 65%  Benchmarks for FY2012:  Educational gain 49%  Follow-up Outcomes 69%  Post test percentage 65%

9.  150 Programs met the NYS Benchmarks  132 in 2010  16 Programs were rated Unacceptable  30 in 2010  5 Programs were rated Needing Improvement  14 in 2010  108 Programs were rated Proficient  91 in 2010  42 Programs were rated Highly Proficient  43 in 2010

10. The NYSED Web Site: http://www.acces.nysed.gov/aepp/ReportCard s-NewYorkCity.htm

12. R. Matt/NYS Director of Accountability Official Practice Test New Policy beginning in FY12/13 Planned for July 1, 2012 All students preparing to sit for the GED MUST have an Official Practice Test The OPT must be recorded in ASISTS 12

13. R. Matt/NYS Director of Accountability Recording the OPT 13

14. R. Matt/NYS Director of Accountability Recording the OPT 14

15. R. Matt/NYS Director of Accountability Recording the OPT Be sure to indicate either: “Actual” for the GED Exam scores OR “Predictor” for the Official Practice Test 15

16. R. Matt/NYS Director of Accountability New OPT Reports! 16

17. R. Matt/NYS Director of Accountability New OPT Reports! 17

18. R. Matt/NYS Director of Accountability Introducing GED Supplement!! 18

19. R. Matt/NYS Director of Accountability19

20. R. Matt/NYS Director of Accountability In ASISTS 20

21. R. Matt/NYS Director of Accountability NRS Data Checks 21

22. R. Matt/NYS Director of Accountability FY12 Data from ASISTS 22

23.  Goal Setting Targets are removed from Report Card and Program Evaluation Reports  Goal Setting will be determined by the student’s Demographic Data  Intake process will be a critical element in determining a student’s demographic placement

24.  Students who are Unemployed and Available for Work ◦ Goal: Obtain a Job  Students who are Employed at time of entry ◦ Goal: Retain Employment  Students who are Not In the Labor Force ◦ Goal: NO Employment Goals

25.  Students who are enrolled in GED® preparation classes (will be coded accordingly) ◦ Goal: Obtain the GED®  Students who take and pass all 5 content areas on the current GED® ◦ Goal: Enter Postsecondary Education or Training  Students who are enrolled in college transition classes or “bridge” classes ◦ Goal: Enter Postsecondary Education or Training

26.  Employment  Data for employment outcomes in FY12/13 Quarter 2 FY12 Quarter 3 FY12 Quarter 4 FY12 Quarter 1 FY13 1 st Full Year Under New Rules

27.  Retention  Data for Retention outcomes in FY12/13 Quarter 4 FY10 Quarter 1 FY11 Quarter 2 FY11 Quarter 3 FY11 1 st Full Year Under New Rules

28.  Reporting will be on the new cohort of students with goals set automatically in ASISTS  OVAE has agreed that we may choose to Randomly Sample our state data  Programs will follow up on less students than they do currently  ASISTS will generate Quarterly Reports with the names of students to be surveyed

29.  Exiting students  New Top Priority  When students have not attended for more than 90 days  They MUST be formally Exited out of ASISTS  Should they return, they can be re-activated by enrolling in a class

30.  Coding GED Prep Classes  Only students who are Eligible to sit for the Current GED®  All student enrolled in these classes will be automatically given the goal of “Obtain the GED®”  OPT score to be recorded for each student in these classes

31.  When Students take the current GED® exam  All 5 content scores must be entered into ASISTS  GED® pass rate will be calculated for the program based on this information  ASISTS will be posting the NYSED Quarterly GED® exam results for each agency

32.  Webinars will be scheduled in every region  Rosemary Matt will provide training webinars  Schedule will be developed and disseminated through the regional RAEN office