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1. Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Ready to Work (RTW) Logic Model INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS • K-TAP • TANF funding • WPR requirements &sanctioning process • DCBS staff & resources • Monitor & support RTW program • Provide case management services • Provide supportive services • Pay tuition for summer courses • Referrals to RTW • K-TAP participant work plans • Supportive services • Summer tuition payments • Counseling • Class enrollments • Federal student aid for tuition • Work study placements • Work Site Performance Evaluations • Completed K-TAP participation verification forms • Counseling • Class enrollments • Federal student aid for tuition • Work study placements • Work Site Performance Evaluations • Completed K-TAP participation verification forms • Coordinate work study and • unpaid activity placements • Reporting • Provide referrals to support services • Provide case management services • KCTCS Colleges • Ready-to-Work Coordinators • College faculty & staff • Connections to local employers • End of semester reports • Site monitoring reports • Technical assistance to program sites • Corrective action plans • KCTCS Chancellor’s Office • Staff & resources • Monitor & support KCTCS Colleges ULTIMATELY: RTW students are employed in a career pathway that allows them to support their families without public assistance.. • LONG TERM • Students make progress towards academic goals (degrees, certificates, diplomas, transfer to a 4-year degree program) • K-TAP meets or exceeds its Federal WPR requirement • MEDIUM TERM • RTW student retention rate & GPA meets or exceeds that of the KCTCS general student population • Students meet work requirements with core activities, increase knowledge of their chosen profession, and increase income from work study placements • KCTCS meets performance expectations in K-TAP contract & continually improves ability to deliver RTW programming • SHORT TERM • Students increase job readiness & life skills, as well as self-esteem & self-awareness • Students attend school/work as scheduled • RTW coordinators develop understanding of students’ barriers to success & connect them to solutions • More K-TAP participants enroll in KCTCS colleges & join RTW OUTCOMES