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Understanding the NRSUnderstanding the NRS
Rosemary Matt
NYS Director of Accountability
NRS?NRS?
National
Reporting
System
From where did it come?From where did it come?
1998 Federal LegislationWorkforce Investment ActTitle II = Adult EducationImplemented in 1999NYS began in 2001First NRS Report in 2003
AccountabilityAccountability
All states must report on common reporting measures
All states must use US DOE approved standardized (normed) assessments– GAIN has not yet been approved for NYS
All states must report performance annually
New York State DecisionNew York State Decision
All funding sources, in addition to WIA, both state and Federal will be reported under the same guidelines as the NRS
EPE – Employment Preparation Education
WEP – Welfare Education ProgramALE – Adult Literacy Education
Educational GainEducational Gain
Students must meet THRESHOLD CRITERIA
– Have a valid pre assessment– 12 Contact Hours
Measuring Educational GainMeasuring Educational Gain
Students are assessed in BOTH Reading and Math
Their LOWER skill level determines their placement in NRS
Educational Gain is measured and counted ONLY in the LOWER skill level
NRS Level National Reporting System (NRS)Levels
Grade Level Equivalents
1 Beginning ABELiteracy
0 – 1.9
2 Beginning BasicEducation
2 – 3.9
3 Low Intermediate Basic Education 4 – 5.9
4 High Intermediate Basic Education 6 – 8.9
5 Low Adult Secondary Education 9 – 10.9
6 High Adult Secondary Education
11 – 12.9
Program Evaluation ReportProgram Evaluation Report
Enrollment includes students meeting the NRS threshold criteria:
•12 Hours of contact time + Key Demographics
•Valid Pre Test
NYS Policy under NRSNYS Policy under NRS All 5 key demographics must be complete
– Name, birth date, ethnicity, gender, employment status
Student has a VALID pre test Must match Instructional Code
– TABE = BE, GE, or Ma– BEST Plus/BEST Literacy = ES (Spanish GED)
Student is enrolled in a BE, GE, Ma or ES Instructional Activity in current fiscal year
Student must have at minimum of 12 contact hours (this includes any INTAKE hours)
What is a valid pre-test?What is a valid pre-test?
Must be within the scoring range on the NYS Validity Tables
Must match the Instructional Offering Code– ESL Code = BEST + or BEST + and BEST Literacy– BE or GE Code = TABE
Must have a valid date range. A pre test in FY11/12 must be dated between January 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012
NYS Validity Tables (sample)NYS Validity Tables (sample)
Invalid TestsInvalid Tests
Educational GainEducational Gain
Number Making Gain includes students who have a valid pre test and valid post test showing improvement of at least one Educational Functioning Level.
What’s a valid post test? What’s a valid post test?
Must be within the scoring range on the NYS Validity Table
If using the TABE, must be the opposite form (Pre on a 9, then Post on a 10)
Must always move levels contiguously (Pre on one level, then post on the same level or one higher, never backward)
Must have a valid date range. A post test in FY11/12 must be dated between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012
Educational GainEducational Gain
Post Test Rate represents the number of students who have a valid post test score divided by the number of students enrolled at each Educational Functioning Level. The Post Test must meet all the requirements of a valid test but it does not necessarily need to show gain to be counted in the post test rate.
65%
Educational GainEducational Gain
Average Contact Hours is a simple average of all cumulative contact hours in a fiscal year divided by the number of students enrolled at each Educational Functioning Level.
Primary Goals:Primary Goals:
Primary Goals: 1. Improve Basic Literacy Skills 2. Improve English Literacy Skills 3. Obtain a job 4. Retain current job 5. Improve current job 6. Earn GED Certificate 7. Earn a Secondary School Diploma 8 Enter Post Secondary Education 9. Enter Training
Secondary Goals:Secondary Goals:
10. Obtain Citizenship Skills 11. Reduce Public Assistance 12. Get involved in Community Activities 13. Get involved in Children’s Education 14. Get involved in Children’s Literacy
Activities 15. Vote or Register to vote
Follow Up OutcomesFollow Up Outcomes
Number of Exiters with Goal:
For Enter Employment this column will include those students having the goal of “Obtain Employment” and exited in Quarters 2, 3, and 4 of FY10/11 AND students exiting in Quarter 1 of FY11/12.
For Retain Employment this column will include those students having the goal of “Retain Employment” and exited in Quarter 4 of FY09/10 AND students exiting in Quarters 1, 2, and 3 of FY10/11.
For Enter Postsecondary Education or Training AND Obtain GED, this column includes students with these goals who have exited in any Quarter of FY11/12.
Follow Up OutcomesFollow Up Outcomes
Percentage Achieving Outcome:
This column represents those students who have responded in a positive way to the required program Survey
Follow Up OutcomesFollow Up Outcomes
NYS FY11/12 Averages:
This is the Benchmark for Follow Up Outcomes in NYS. To arrive at this number, all students achieving the outcome from any of the 4 Goal areas are combined and divided by the sum of all students enrolled with goals who have exited.
Goal Setting Goal Setting
Goal Setting:
Special attention should be given to the determination of a students Employment Status
•Unemployed and Available for Work
•Unemployed and Not Available for Work
Goal SettingGoal Setting
Goal Setting:
NYS Target must be met to earn any points in the category
Goal Setting Goal Setting
Goal Setting:
NYS Target must be met to earn any points in the category
Survey Response RateSurvey Response Rate
Survey Response Rate:
Includes students from:
•Enter Employment
•Retain Employment
•GED Goal
•Postsecondary Education
Remember:
Even a Negative Response is counted as a Response!
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NRS ChangesNRS Changes
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Change Effective Change Effective July 1, 2012July 1, 2012
OVAE has accepted major change to NRS OVAE has accepted major change to NRS GuidelinesGuidelines
All proposed changes begin July 1, 2012All proposed changes begin July 1, 2012
ASISTS will make changes in data system ASISTS will make changes in data system to begin July 1, 2012to begin July 1, 2012
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11stst Major Change Major Change
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Current System:Students are assessed at IntakeDetermination is made:
Is student employed __yes __noIs student available for work?__yes __no
If YES, then assign the goal of “Obtain Employment” (70% Target)If NO – then student status is coded as “Not in the workforce”
Changes to System:Students are assessed at IntakeDetermination is made:
Is student employed __yes __noIs student available for work?__yes __no
If YES, then ASISTS will automatically assign the goal of “Obtain a Job” to all students in this cohortIf NO – then student status is coded as “Not in
the workforce”
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Current System:Students are assessed at IntakeDetermination is made:
Is student employed __yes __no
If YES – is student enrolled in literacy to Retain his/her employment?
If YES – code student with goal of “Retain Employment”
Changes to System:Students are assessed at IntakeDetermination is made:
Is student employed __yes __no
If YES, then ASISTS will automatically assign the goal of “Retain Employment” to all students in this cohort. Program must conduct Follow Up Survey on each student 3 Quarters after student exits the program.
Let’s compareLet’s compare
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22ndnd Major Change Major Change
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Current System:Students are assessed at IntakeDetermination is made:
Does student have the goal of attaining a High School Equivalency Diploma __yes __no
If YES, then assign the goal of “Obtain GED”
Changes to System:Students are assessed at IntakeDetermination is made:
Programs must report the total number of enrolled students who take all the GED tests during the year and the number who pass them to calculate a pass rate.
All GED test data will now be recorded in ASISTS and a pass rate will be calculated for each program.
Let’s compareLet’s compare
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33rdrd Major Change Major Change
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Current System:Students are assessed at IntakeDetermination is made:
Does student have the goal of attaining a High School Equivalency Diploma __yes __no
If YES, then assign the goal of “Obtain GED” Second Question – Does the student also have the goal of entering Postsecondary Education or Training? If YES, assign goal (50% target)
Changes to System:Students are assessed at IntakeDetermination is made:All learners who have a GED, a secondary credential, or are enrolled in a class specifically designed for transitioning to postsecondary education (e.g., bridge program, college readiness), as the cohort for which “Entry into Postsecondary Education” must be tracked. Students included in the cohort are those who passed the GED tests or earned a secondary credential while enrolled in adult education, enter with these credentials, or are enrolled in a class specifically designed for transitioning to postsecondary education.
Let’s compareLet’s compare
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Additional ChangeAdditional Change
Entry into Postsecondary Education or Training can occur any time from the time of exit until the end of the following program
year.
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2 Minor Changes2 Minor Changes
Students’ Highest Educational Level or
Degree Attained
&
Teacher Experience and Certification
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