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Certified Work Ready Communities: Goals, Measurements, and Allowable Expenses

Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334. Certified Work Ready Communities: Goals, Measurements, and Allowable Expenses. Kate Russell Chief Financial Officer February 16 th 2012. Governor Nathan Deal .

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Certified Work Ready Communities: Goals, Measurements, and Allowable Expenses

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  1. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Certified Work Ready Communities: Goals, Measurements, and Allowable Expenses Kate Russell Chief Financial Officer February 16th 2012 Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  2. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 • General Information • All CWRC grants are cost-reimbursementgrants. There are very few exceptions to this policy. • The fiscal agent will provide the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development with monthly Reimbursement Requests whereby the reimbursement expenses are directly associated with the Work Plan and associated budget and the request for reimbursement is signed by both the CWRC team leader and the fiscal agent. The grant recipient must provide invoice information that documents the expenditure to receive reimbursement. • All fiscal agents are subject to the applicable OMB Circulars. • All recipients of training, funds or other items funded with the GOWD generated grant MUST be at least 14. This is FEDERAL regulation. Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  3. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 • Overview of Grant Award Paperwork • Form 1: Statement of Grant Award • Please fill out Fiscal Recipient, Local Workforce Area and Region (We are Region 3 - Atlanta) • Fiscal Agent needs to provide FEI number (aka EIN) • Requires CWRC team leader and authorized fiscal agent representative Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  4. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 • Overview of Grant Award Paperwork • Form 2: Liability Waiver • Need name of fiscal agent and local workforce area • Please contact our office for local workforce area information (EMAIL) • Form 3: Statement of Assurances • Requires no signatures, but please read and review as you are liable for the contents • Form 4: Statement of Assurances • Requires no signatures, but please read and review Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  5. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 • Overview of Grant Award Paperwork • Form 5: Drug-free Workplace Requirements • Please read and review; you are held liable for the certifications found within Form 5. • Form 6: Certification regarding grant transactions • Please read and review; you are held liable to these terms. • Form 7: Certification for Lobbying • Please read and review Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  6. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 • Overview of Grant Award Paperwork • Form 8: Instructions for Completing Reimbursement Requests • Please read and review: This document provides the most comprehensive information relative to GOWD allowed costs, disallowed costs, and basic reimbursement process Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  7. One to three business days Two business days One/Two business days 30 days One day Invoice Received by GOWD Stamped with date received Delivered to Kate for processing Approved RFE/supporting docs delivered to T Pridemore for signature Approved Returned to Kate for final processing for payment OPB stamp with date received, process RFE and cut/mail check Payment received by fiscal agent Problem Problem Resolution Kate contacts fiscal agent Problems encountered usually three or more business days to process Fiscal agent resolves issue Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 General Information: Continued State Accounting has a net30 policy: All payments are made 30 days after they are received by the requesting agency Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  8. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 What does GOWD need to process your invoices? - Signed letter of request (Form 9 of grant packet) Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  9. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 What does GOWD need to process your invoices?Form 10: Monthly Reimbursement Template Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  10. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 • Required Back-up Documentation • For Career Days, Career Fairs, or Career-related Field Trips • -- List of all participating students • --Invoice for any and all transportation costs • --Agenda from trip, or list of participating entities for career days/career fairs • For Tutoring or Mentoring Programs • -- Copy of contractual agreement or understanding for all paid tutors/mentors • -- Copy of time sheets signed by an authorized supervisor • -- Documentation of payment amount for each pay period • Career-based training opportunities for youth • - Signed agreement between student and business • - Documentation of costs, proof of purchase AND proof of receipt by individual • Credit Recovery Software/Other study software • - Proof of purchase • - Proof of dates of software license (if any) Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  11. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 • Required Back-up Documentation • Books or supplies for dual-enrollment opportunities • -- Documentation of need for item (syllabi, teacher request, etc) • -- Proof of purchase • -- Proof of receipt of items by individuals • (name, ID number, signature and list of items received) • -GED Scholarships for students between the ages of 18 and 24 • -- Application completed by student • -- Proof of review by committee/team leader • -- Proof of receipt of funds by individual • (name, ID number, signature of receipt) • Other activities • -If GOWD approves other activities, please request IN ADVANCE a list of backup documentation necessary. Failure to request this documentation will DELAY your reimbursement. Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  12. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Introduction of New Performance Measurements Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  13. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 • Three Performance Measures for CWRC • These will be the measures both for current grantees and those working towards their CWRC status. Once these numbers have been compiled from various reporting agencies, counties currently working towards certification will be given notice of their new goals and current progress. • High School Absentee Rates • Baseline measures obtained from DOE/GOSA • Measurements will need to be reported Quarterly from all public high schools in your county and reported to GOWD • We need both raw numbers and percentage reports • This should not be a time-consuming effort. • Postsecondary attendance rates • Provided by USG & TCSG • Provided for the end of the first semester after high school graduation • High School Graduation Rate • Provided by DOE/GOSA • Reported twice annually Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  14. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Best Practices Presentation by Pickens Co CWRC Team: Gerry Nechvatal & Jonathan Warner Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  15. Certified Work Ready Community Grant ProjectImproving the Graduation Rate at Pickens County High Gerry Nechvatal Community Economic Development Director Pickens County Chamber of Commerce Jonathan Warner Director Economic Development Chattahoochee Technical College

  16. Post Certification Community Decision Process • We worked hard to achieve certification • We were happy • We celebrated with cool tee-shirts • What? Another Initiative and More Money? • We were unsure about pursuing the grant

  17. Thou shalt pursueith the grant or suffer mightily

  18. Hooray!! $$$

  19. Now What?

  20. Our Objective The objective of our Work Ready Continuation Team is to improve the High School Graduation Rate in Pickens County. Key goals of our initiative include using the grant funds to create a program that will make a measurable positive impact and can be used as a model and replicated in other communities in Georgia.

  21. Our Team • Gerry Nechvatal- CWRC County Team Leader • Jonathan Warner- Economic Development, Chattahoochee Technical College • Denise Duncan- Executive President, Pickens County Chamber of Commerce • Ron Hunter- Site Administrator, Pickens Mountain Education High School • Susan Taylor, OJT Youth Apprenticeship, Pickens High

  22. The Process • Relied on first hand experience of Team Members • Used correlation between high absenteeism and low graduation rates as the starting point • Evaluated numerous actions plans • Plan elements that did not meet previous WR grant criteria were revised

  23. The Plan • Include all, but focus on the at risk group of freshman for impact and measurement • Utilize resources at Chattahoochee Technical College to create a realistic career goal based on actual program • Enlist area business and industries to provide further job insight and opportunity • Create a mechanism for student outreach and support to help insure goal attainment

  24. The Path Forward • Create an outreach and support program that can be implemented and sustained • Continually make adjustments and improvements • Track and measure results based on individual student achievement and overall graduation rate improvement • Document • Share Success

  25. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Disallowed Costs Sections 20 CFR 667.260 through 20 CFR 667.269 describes costs that are generally not acceptable as WIA expenditures. - WIA funds may not be expended for the following activities: - Public service employment, except to provide disaster relief employment, as specifically authorized in 20 CFR 667.264 - Relocation of a business or part of a business that results in the loss of employment at the original location - Employment generating and similar activities if not related to training for eligible individuals - Sectarian activities Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  26. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Summary of Disallowed Costs (Continued)- Foreign travel- Political activities- Duplication of facilities/services available in the area- Employment or training of participants in sectarian activities- Participants cannot be charged a fee for placement or referral into a training or other WIA funded program- Wages of incumbent employees during participation in economic development activities as addressed in 20 CFR 667.262- Displacement of employees by any WIA participants- The promotion or deterrence of union organizing- The construction or purchase of facilities or buildings- All those unallowable activities in the applicable OMB Circular A-87 and/or OMB Circular A-122- For direct non-formula recipients only, consultant fees in excess of $450.00 per day. Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  27. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 • It is CRITICAL to understand the OMB Circular for your fiscal agent • Circulars: State and Local Governments • OMB Circular A-87 - Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments  • OMB Circular A-97 - Provisions of Specialized and Technical Services to State and Local Governments • OMB Circular A-102 - Grants and Cooperative Agreements With State and Local Governments (10/07/1994) (further amended 08/29/1997) • OMB Circular A-133 -, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations (06/24/1997, includes revisions published in Federal Register 06/27/03) Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  28. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 • Summary of GOWD Disallowed Costs • No conference registration, travel, lodging or per diem costs for any extra-curricular clubs or organizations • No promotional or outreach items. • Including but not limited to: pens, shirts, hats, flash drives • No individual incentives, awards, or prizes as results of drawings or other lottery-style process. - No Work Ready Assessments for high school students • No job profiles Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  29. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 • CWRC Work Plan Requirements • In order to spend further grant monies, you must have an approved work plan on file with GOWD • Work plans are reviewed and approved by a committee at GOWD • Questionable expenses or activities will require further information and explanation • Your expenditures will be cross-referenced against your work plan Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  30. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 • CWRC Chamber Memberships • GOWD will pay for a one-year chamber membership for the CWRC team for your community. The membership should be made in the name of the team and cannot be made in an individual’s name • For reimbursement, the fiscal agent should pay for the chamber membership and request reimbursement from GOWD. The membership does not count against your grant award. • For counties where the fiscal agent is the local chamber of commerce, GOWD must be notified in advance to allow for direct payment of chamber membership Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  31. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 • CWRC Expirations • Given GOWD’s available budget, certification of counties as “Work Ready” will not have an expiration date. • If this is to change at any time in the future, GOWD will make every effort to contact the team leaders for all counties at the time of their certification. Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  32. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Contact Information: Kate Russell Email: Krussell@georgia.gov Phone: 404-317-8840 Physical Address: 2 Martin Luther King Jr Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta GA 30334 Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

  33. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 1104 West Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Questions? Governor Nathan Deal Executive Director Tricia Pridemore

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