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The National Reporting System: Foundations

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

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  1. The National Reporting System: Foundations Technical College System of Georgia Office of Adult Education

  2. 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

  3. Federal Grant • Workforce Investment Act (WIA), 1998 • Title II: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA)

  4. Federal Grant • DAEL created the NRS • States Submit • Narrative report • Data tables • Statewide Data System • Georgia Adult Learners Information System (GALIS)

  5. State Grant • State Plan • Gov. and USDOE approved

  6. Implementation Guidelines • Guiding document • Overall expectations • Definitions and data tables • Demographic and status measures • Latest edition is available at www.NRSweb.org

  7. Approaching NRS • Step by step • Ask questions • Read NRS materials • NRS trainings • NRSweb.org • OAE technical training

  8. 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

  9. Hitting our Targets • 5 Core Measures • Educational Gain • GED • Postsecondary • Enter Employment • Retain Employment • Negotiated Percentages

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. ESL Level Completion Example 1

  14. ESL Level Completion Example 2

  15. ESL Level Completion Example 3

  16. ABE Level Completion Example 1

  17. ABE Level Completion Example 1 • TABE Reading • Pre-test • ABE 2 • TABE Reading • Post-test • ABE 4

  18. ABE Level Completion Example 2

  19. 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

  20. GED Diploma • Cohort of NRS Students who exit during the program year AND • Take all parts of the GED Test

  21. 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

  22. Entering Employment • Cohort of NRS Students who exit AND who are • Unemployed and looking for work at entry

  23. 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.

  24. 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

  25. GALIS • Produces the NRS Tables • Local data management system • Personnel responsibilities • Collecting, routing, and entering data • Enter all students and all data

  26. Data Training • OAE sponsored training • New User • Online videos • Data Analysis • Local Training • Variety of topics, as needed

  27. Data Review • Local programs • Quarterly review • Correct data errors fast • Office of Adult Education • Review of GALIS reports • Individual records • On-site monitoring

  28. Technical Assistance • Email/Telephone • In Person • Program monitoring follow-up • Data Analysis

  29. Thank You

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