ACCOUNTABILITY – IOWA STYLE: A REVIEW OF A SYSTEM & ITS LOCAL IMPLICATIONS

1. ACCOUNTABILITY – IOWA STYLE: A REVIEW OF A SYSTEM & ITS LOCAL IMPLICATIONS NACTEI 2011 BY FIDELIS N UBADIGBO, Ph.D.

2. Perkins IV • The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) supports career and technical education (CTE) in high schools and postsecondary institutions, such as community colleges (GAO July 29, 2009)

3. Assignment • ACCOUNTABILITY: • PLEASE WRITE DOWN THREE THINGS THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND

4. ACCOUNTABILITY • SYSTEMS & ASSESSMENT • DATA & DATA COLLECTION • PERFORMANCE MEASURES • PERFORMANCE TARGETS • ANALYSIS AND DISAGGREGATION • REPORTING (CAR) • IMPROVEMENT AND CONTINUOUS REVIEW

5. ACOUNTABILITY TEAMS • DATA TEAM • PERFORMANCE MEASURES • PERFORMANCE INDICATORS • BUDGET SUMMARY • REGIONAL CONSULTANTS (15 REGIONS) • MONITORING, EQUITY & SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT • CAR REPORT, REVIEW & IMPROVEMENT

6. ACCOUNTABILITY (Sec. 113) • Establish and Support State and local performance accountability systems: • To assess the effectiveness of the state and the eligible recipients of the State in achieving statewide progress in career and technical education • Optimize the return of investment of Federal funds in CTE

7. ACCOUNTABILITY • Added Emphasis on Academic Achievement • Emphasizes Accountability and Improved results • It improves monitoring and enforcement • High school, industry and higher education institutions work together

8. PERKINS IV IMPLEMENTATION • STATES HAVE BROAD FLEXIBILITY IN IMPLEMENTING PERKINS IV • (Highlights of GAO-09-683 to Congress)

9. Iowa Data Sources • EASIER • CTE-Plus • MIS • UI

10. PERFORMANCE TARGET NEGOTIATION • States negotiate specific performance targets with Education • State report their performance to Education • Local recipients negotiate performance targets with their States and annually report their progress toward meeting the targets

11. PERKINS IV PERFORMANCE MEASURES

12. FY 2011 Perkins Appl. Approval Form

13. Accountability Issues • Adopted from the Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1S1, 1S2) • Aligned with industry-recognized standards, if available and appropriate (2S1) • As described in Title I of the ESEA (4S1)

14. Perkins IV Implications • Education can withheld all or portion of funds if a state does not implement a program improvement plan • Show improvement in meeting the failing performance measures or • Meet target for the same performance measure for 3 consecutive years

15. IOWA NEGOTIATION PROCESS • Perkins application • Budget summary • Performance targets • Action plan • Improvement plan • Technical assistance

16. Additional Perkins IV Requirements • Action: • Education addresses action(s) to be taken by States that did not meet targets or meet at least 90% of agreed upon targets • States address action(s) on local recipient that did not meet performance targets or meet at least 90% of agreed upon targets

17. Actual Level

18. Secondary Performance Trend

19. POS Grant Award Notification Letter We are pleased to attach your copy of the approved grant agreement between (Recipient) and the Iowa Department of Education (DE) for the (POS) Technical Skill Attainment Assessment Grant. The approval and reimbursement of expenditures incurred conducting the activity of the grant award are contingent upon: 1) the activities being operated in accordance with the plans within the application; 2) the assurances provided via the application; 3) the rules and regulations per the U.S. Department of Education General Administrative Rules, EDGAR, and PL 109-270, and 4) the submittal of a mid-point and final report. The Department’s guidelines for reimbursement of expenditures incurred by the fiscal agent of this grant allow for quarterly reimbursement of up to a maximum of 80% of the Grant Award. Final payment shall be made upon receipt of final report and online expenditure reporting for the remaining funds spent. Final report is due July 1, 2011.

21. LOCAL CTE PROGRAMS

22. DATA INSTRUMENT KEY

23. Budget Summary