ABE ABE Foundations 2017 Accountability requirements exist to

ABE & ABE Foundations 2017

Accountability requirements exist to ensure ABE providers are responsible and positive stewards of public funds.

1. Programs enter data in the Student Information Database (Si. D) 2. MN Department of Education aggregates it to report to the feds, and provide results back to the field

• Student information • Student attendance (contact hours) • Student assessment results • Other data that varies by program (volunteers, goals, etc. )

Contact Hour Policy BROAD DEFINITION: ABE Contact Hours are: n Times spent in intake and assessment n Time spent in ABE classroom n Time spent on distance learning (proxy hours) n Time spent with ABE trained volunteers What’s the

Distance Learning Proxy hours: n Time allocated for successful lesson completion for student work outside of class with approved distance learning curricula What’s the

Distance Learning Contact Hours VS. Proxy Hours Do NOT double count hours! Do not count contact hours for time when the student is working in the classroom on a distance learning curriculum if you are also counting proxy hours for that completed work! What’s the

Recording Student Attendance n All ABE consortia must be able to verify the accuracy of daily student contact hours reported to the MN Department of Education n Program staff are responsible for recording accurate student attendance

n Can you count ABE contact hours for: q q Registering a new student? Testing a new student? A student’s homework? Counseling a student?

National Reporting System (NRS) This defines the accountability requirements defined by the U. S. Department of

• ESL 1: Beginning ESL • ABE 1: Beginning ABE Literacy • ESL 2: Low Beginning • ABE 2: Beginning Basic ESL Education • ESL 3: High Beginning • ABE 3: Low Intermediate ESL ABE • ESL 4: Low • ABE 4: High Intermediate ESL ABE • ESL 5: High • ABE 5: Low Adult Intermediate ESL Secondary are 6: also called EFL Educational • These ESL Advanced ESL • s, or ABE 6: High Functioning Adult Levels

ABE Policy Question do we measure success with ABE students?

How do you determine “educational gain” in ABE? = Education al Gain in ABE Achieving a score at a higher NRS Level on an approved assessment

Approved Tests There are 3 NRS-approved assessments for Minnesota ABE programs: 1. CASAS 2. TABE 3. BEST Plus

Pre-Test When to pre-test ABE students? • As soon as possible! (Required to be pre-tested in their first contact hours with the ABE program. )

Post-Test ABE programs cannot post-test a student until they earn their previous test. contact hours since

Enrollee vs. Participant Enrollees are any adult student with contact hours in the program year. Participants are enrollees with at least contact hours in the program year.

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Federal law that governs and funds the workforce development system including adult education.

Improve coordination between the primary federal programs that support employment services, workforce development, adult education and vocational rehabilitation activities n Collaboration and partnerships n Transitions and work n Standards-aligned instruction

Law Title Name (Section) Title I Workforce Development (Subtitle A) Activities (System Alignment) Program/Activities Title I Workforce Development (Subtitle B) Activities (Workforce Activities and Providers) Title II Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) Title III Wagner-Peysar Act Adult, Youth, and DEED Dislocated Worker Programs Adult Basic Education MDE Title IV Rehabilitation Act Title V General Provisions All WIOA Programs Workforce Centers (One-Stops) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) All WIOA Programs Who oversees in Minnesota DEED and MDE DEED and MDE

1. 2. 3. 4. Program participants in unsubsidized employment during second quarter after exit Program participants in unsubsidized employment during fourth quarter after exit Median earnings of program participants employed during second quarter after exit Program participants who obtain a postsecondary credential or high school diploma (and enter employment or postsecondary education or training within 1 year of exit) 5. 6. Program participants who are achieving measurable skill gains toward a credential or employment Effectiveness in serving employers

Minnesota Department of Education – ABE Web Site: www. mnabe. org n National Reporting System (NRS): www. nrsweb. org/ n

Contact: n Your program supervisor n For questions regarding state ABE policy and operations, contact Brad Hasskamp at 651582 -8594 or brad. hasskamp@state. mn. us n For questions regarding assessments and data, contact Todd Wagner at 651 -582 -8466 or todd. wagner@state. mn. us

What are the key lessons learned? 2. How does this impact your work? 3. What questions do you have? 1.