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The National Reporting System: Foundations. Technical College System of Georgia Office of Adult Education. Training Objectives. Introduce adult education funding sources Outline the National Reporting System Convey the importance of program outcomes Detail how level completions are counted
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The National Reporting System: Foundations Technical College System of Georgia Office of Adult Education
Training Objectives • Introduce adult education funding sources • Outline the National Reporting System • Convey the importance of program outcomes • Detail how level completions are counted • Explain each of the core measures • Summarize the functions of GALIS • Emphasize data integrity checks
Federal Grant • Workforce Investment Act (WIA), 1998 • Title II: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA)
Federal Grant • DAEL created the NRS • States Submit • Narrative report • Data tables • Statewide Data System • Georgia Adult Learners Information System (GALIS)
State Grant • State Plan • Gov. and USDOE approved
Implementation Guidelines • Guiding document • Overall expectations • Definitions and data tables • Demographic and status measures • Latest edition is available at www.NRSweb.org
Approaching NRS • Step by step • Ask questions • Read NRS materials • NRS trainings • NRSweb.org • OAE technical training
Data Collection • Local staff on the front lines • Correct, Complete, Timely • Intake Assessment Form • Attendance Records • Sign-in sheets • Assessment Records • Policy & Procedure Manual • http://literacy.myweb.uga.edu
Hitting our Targets • 5 Core Measures • Educational Gain • GED • Postsecondary • Enter Employment • Retain Employment • Negotiated Percentages
Assessment and EFLs • Pre-test students within the first 12 hours of instruction • Educational Functioning Levels • 6 English as a Second Language • 4 Adult Basic Education • 2 Adult Secondary Education
Instructional Periods • BEST Literacy – 60 hrs. • BEST Plus – 60 hrs. • GAIN – 60 hrs. • TABE – 30 or 40 hrs. • TABE CLAS-E – 60 hrs. • WorkKeys – sem. course
Educational Gain • Also called Level Completions • Post-test score may place student into a higher level • Data tables include students with 12 hrs. of instruction and a pre-test
ABE Level Completion Example 1 • TABE Reading • Pre-test • ABE 2 • TABE Reading • Post-test • ABE 4
ABE Level Completion Example 2 • GAIN English • Pre-test • ABE 2 • GAIN Math • Pre-test • ABE 2 • GAIN English • Post-test • ABE 4 • GAIN Math • Post-test • ABE 3
GED Diploma • Cohort of NRS Students who exit during the program year AND • Take all parts of the GED Test
Postsecondary Education • Cohort of NRS Students who exit AND who • Have a HS Diploma/GED or higher at entry, • or • Pass the GED Test during the reporting period, • or • Enroll in a Transition Class
Entering Employment • Cohort of NRS Students who exit AND who are • Unemployed and looking for work at entry
Retaining Employment • Cohort of NRS Students who exit AND who are • Employed at entry • or • Unemployed and looking for work at entry and find a job during their exit quarter or one quarter after exit.
Secondary Measures • Optional • Must be set, entered, tracked, and reported by the local program • Examples include: • Register to vote • Achieve citizenship skills • Increase involvement in children’s literacy
GALIS • Produces the NRS Tables • Local data management system • Personnel responsibilities • Collecting, routing, and entering data • Enter all students and all data
Data Training • OAE sponsored training • New User • Online videos • Data Analysis • Local Training • Variety of topics, as needed
Data Review • Local programs • Quarterly review • Correct data errors fast • Office of Adult Education • Review of GALIS reports • Individual records • On-site monitoring
Technical Assistance • Email/Telephone • In Person • Program monitoring follow-up • Data Analysis