What will the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (WIOA) mean for
Local Adult Education Programs?
FY 15 Transition Plan
Barry Kelly, WV Department of Education
Pat Johnson, WV Department of Education
10/15/2015
WIOA Changes for Title II
 Significant impact on WV Adult Education
(ABE) programs
 Focus on Career Pathways to serve
education and workforce participants and
employers.
 Changes in requirements for Eligible Training
Providers, including significantly increased
reporting responsibilities
WIOA Changes for Title II
 Increased expectations of required OneStop partners, including Adult Basic
Education and Carl Perkins/Career &
Technical Education (CTE)
 Shared planning and performance
accountability across all four core
program providers, including ABE.
General Overview of WIOA
 WIOA Timeline
 WIOA Core Program Partners
 WIOA Required One-Stop Partners
 Overarching Changes in WIOA
 Shared Planning
 Shared Performance Measures
WIOA Timeline
7/22/14
Spring,
2015
April,
2015
• WIOA Signed by President
• Department of Labor and Department of Education
initiate conversations with States/seek feedback for
guidance
• Proposed Regulations expected March 23, 2015
• Federal Partners (DOL, HHS and DOE) are developing
separately, but will coordinate
• Comment period will follow
• Title II Transition Plan Due
• Transition plan will identify how Title II programs are
preparing to meet new WIOA requirements
WIOA Timeline
Winter
2015 to ?
• WV WIOA Combined State Plan
committee is meeting. Lead by
WorkForce WV.
7/1/15
• WIOA Begins
• Unclear what “begins” will mean at local
program level -- seeking program input
today
Fall, 2015
• Per Dept. of Education OCTAE (Fall,
2014), expect template for State Plan
around September/October 2015.
WIOA Timeline
7/22/15
1/22/16
3/3/2016
• DOL and ED Develop Reporting
Template
• New Eligible Training Provider
Provisions Implemented
• Final Regulations from
DOL, ED and HHS
• WV Combined State Plan Due
• Performance Levels for new
indicators negotiated as part of
approval of State Plans.
WIOA Timeline
Unknown
•Procurement for Title II – Adult Education and
Family Literacy Providers (aka RFP)
•Spring 2016?
7/1/16
•New Performance Indicators Take Effect
•One-Stop Infrastructure Cost Sharing Takes Effect
Unknown
•To what extent will WIOA State Planning Process
and Local Planning Process be Consecutive or
Concurrent?
•When will Local Plans be due to State?
WIOA Core Program Partners
 WIOA Title I: Adult, Dislocated Worker, and
Youth (WIBs, One Stops, subgrantees e.g. Community Based
Organizations, Urban League, Community Services Agency, etc.)
 WIOA Title II: Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act
 WIOA Title III: Wagner-Peyser (DETR
Employment Security Division– JobConnect)
 WIOA Title IV: Vocational Rehabilitation
WIOA Required One-Stop Partners
Participating in the Operation of a One-Stop Delivery System
Core Programs: WIOA Adult, DW, Youth;
Wagner-Peyser; Adult Education & Family Literacy;
Vocational Rehabilitation
DHHR
Carl Perkins – Career &
Technical Education
Veterans
Housing and Urban
Development
Job Corps
YouthBuild
TANF & SNAP
Native American
Programs
TAACCCT
Other programs may
be added
Overarching Changes in WIOA
Program Silos are Diminished
 All Core Programs funded under WIOA share planning at
the state and local levels.
 All Core Programs funded under WIOA primarily share the
same Performance Indicators and Reporting Requirements
 All Core Programs funded under WIOA share some
infrastructure costs for the One-Stop System.
(Maximum 1.5% of overall allocation for Adult Education)
 Workforce programs under WIA focused on Job outcomes;
WIOA is focused on Jobs and Credentials as outcomes.
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Overarching Changes in WIOA
Jobs to Careers
 Targets high demand, high wage jobs available in West
Virginia
 Focus on Career Pathways as an important vehicle to move
individuals from a starting job to a sustainable
wage job.
 Recognition of the value of credentials across all core
programs
 Focus on “Earn and Learn” strategies, including
apprenticeships, work-based training, etc.
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Overarching Changes in WIOA
Consistent and Coordinated “Intake” and
“Exit” Information
 All Core Programs will have “enrollment” information
that must be consistent across the programs in order to
track progress on shared performance outcomes.
 All Core Programs will likely have additional
“enrollment” information specific to federal, state
and/or institutional requirements and program needs.
 “Exit” date is critical/linked to performance indicators.
Exit dates for students may need to be coordinated
across Core Programs in many cases.
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WIOA – Shared Planning
 Four-year Combined State Plan involves shared planning
among Core State Partners and additional partner(s) added
at Governor’s discretion (e.g. DHHR).
 Combined State Plan may add Carl Perkins, Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Veterans Employment
and Training Services, Employment & Training programs
through HUD, food & nutrition, Community Services Block
Grant and others. (11 federal options)
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WIOA – Shared Planning
 Combined State Plan must include goals,
objectives, and strategies for preparing an
educated and skilled workforce.
 State Plan must be informed by:
An analysis of the current workforce
Descriptions of the state’s delivery system
Perspectives on economic conditions in the
state
Analysis of employer needs, including what is
required in key sectors
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WIOA Shared Planning
 Assumes a local planning process that mirrors the
State Plan requirements and product.
 State negotiates performance indicator targets
with local entities.
 Unknown to what degree state and local planning
processes may be consecutive or concurrent.
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WIOA Shared Performance
Measures
 ALL Core Programs share these measures:
 Employment rate in 2nd and 4th quarters after exit
 Median Earnings in 2nd quarter after exit
 Percentage of participants (not only exiters) who,
 Are in a program leading to either:
 A postsecondary credential, or employment
 Percentage of participants who, during participation or
within 1 year after exit, either:
 Obtained postsecondary credential
 Obtained High School diploma/High School Equivalency (HSE)
AND were employed 2nd quarter after exit OR enrolled in a
postsecondary credential program leading to a certificate
within one year.
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WIOA Shared Performance
Measures
 An Effectiveness Indicator(s) for employer services will
be developed by DOL/DOE by 2016 – final shared
measure
 All measures required and formal target negotiation for:
 Adult, Dislocated Worker, Vocational Rehabilitation, and
Adult Basic Education
 Youth, except employment measures also count further
education and training participation
 Wagner-Peyser, except not subject to credential nor skill
gain measures
 The measures, but not target setting, apply to: Migrant &
Seasonal Farmworker, Job Corps, Native American
Programs and YouthBuild.
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WIOA Shared Performance
Measures
 States will negotiate two years of state
targets in each even-numbered year,
starting in 2016.
 States will negotiate local targets with
local Workforce Development Boards
based on state targets.
 WIOA codifies use of federal statistical
regression models in target setting.
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WIOA Shared Performance
Measures
 At State level, failure to meet targets for one year
triggers technical assistance requirement.
 At State level, failure to meet targets on a continuing
basis results in a reduction of Governor’s
discretionary and administrative funds from 15% to
10%
 Unknown how failure to meet performance targets
may impact local areas that do not meet their
negotiated targets.
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Local Provider Transition
Plans and WIOA
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Timeline WIOA Compliance
Implement
11 required
components
per
FY 16
application
7/1/16
FY16 Grant
Application
with 11 of 11
required
components
• April 2016
Submit
FY15
Transition
Plan
• 12/1/15
Implement 3
of 11 required
components
• Nov/15Jun/16
Updated
Career
Pathway Plan
due to State
• 6/1/16
FY15 TRANSITION PLAN EXPECTATIONS
 It is not feasible to expect all programs to be in alignment
with all WIOA requirements as of July 1, 2015
 Programs are expected to lay the groundwork for full
implementation by July 1, 2016. This groundwork is to be
outlined in the FY15 Transition Plan.
 Action Steps toward compliance with WIOA requirements
should be noted in the FY16 Grant Application and results of
implementation reflected appropriately in the timeline
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MEETING WIOA REQUIREMENTS
ALIGNMENT OF LOCAL PROGRAMS
 In order to align local programs with the requirements of
WIOA, the West Virginia Office of Adult Education requires
that WV Adult Education Programs implement the following
educational programing changes:
West Virginia Adult Education programs must transition to
providing career pathways programs, integrated education
and training, and basic skills needed for college and career
readiness (not simply high school equivalency) by July 1
2016.
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FY15 TRANSITION PLAN EXPECTATIONS
 Because they are critical to all other elements of successful
WIOA integration and implementation, for FY15, programs
should focus on the following required components:
 Component #1 Partnerships and Alignment
 Component #6 Instruction
 Component #11 Educational Programming

Determine if local program definitions of educational programming
agree with WIOA Career Pathways definitions
 Determine if local program meets the 13 considerations for
determination of eligible providers
 Fully implement at least three of the Educational Programing Models in
FY16
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FY 16 TRANSITION PLAN TEMPLATE
Incorporates the WIOA requirements.
Local programs are asked to clearly outline both
their process and appropriate action steps for
implementation of required Educational Programing
models to ensure federal and state career pathways
alignment.
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CAREER PATHWAYS DEFINITION
THE OFFICE OF CAREER, TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
(OCTAE) DEFINES CAREER PATHWAYS AS
”A series of connected education and training
strategies and support services that enable
individuals to secure employment within a specific
occupational sector and to advance over time to
successively higher levels of education and
employment in that sector.”
Every Student in WVAdultEd is a
Career Pathways Student!
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WIOA CAREER PATHWAYS DEFINITIONS
Career Pathways – a combination of rigorous and highquality education, training and other services that:
 align with the skill needs of industries in the
economy of the State or regional economy
involved;
 prepare an individual to be successful in any of
a full range of secondary or postsecondary
education options, including registered
apprenticeships;
 include counseling to support an individual in
achieving the individual’s education and career
goals;
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WIOA CAREER PATHWAYS DEFINITION (CONT)
 includes, as appropriate, education offered concurrently
with and in the same context as workforce preparation
activities and training for a specific occupation or
occupational cluster;
 organizes education, training, and other services to meet
the particular needs of an individual in a manner that
accelerates the educational and career advancement of
the individual to the extent possible;
 enables an individual to attain a secondary high school
diploma or its recognized equivalent and at least 1
recognized postsecondary credential; and
 helps an individual enter or advance within a specific
occupation or occupational cluster.
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THREE ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF CAREER PATHWAYS
2. Multiple entry points – for
both well-prepared students
and targeted populations
1. Well-connected
and transparent
education, training,
credentials, and
support services
3. Multiple exit points
MEETING WIOA REQUIREMENTS
CAREER PATHWAYS AND SERVICE SYSTEM FOR WVADULTED
 This requirement will be provided through a career pathways
and service system and that includes the following:
 intake
 assessment
 advising
 instruction
 individual learning plans
 exit to next step in career pathway or employment
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MEETING WIOA REQUIREMENTS
 This implementation will
 be guided by data management and analysis
 include annual monitoring
 require annual professional development plans
 prioritize appropriately certified staff
 The Transition plan will be designed to
 meet identified local needs of employers
 And make use of partnerships and alignment with
 workforce development
 postsecondary institutions
 And support services
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MEETING WIOA REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING MODELS
 Programs must provide evidence of the provision of at least three of
the following educational programs:
 Basic literacy instruction and/or instruction in English as a Second
Language;
 High School Equivalency Fast TRACK (TASC)
 Contextualized Career Cluster Fast TRACK
 College Transition Fast TRACK
 Career Pathways Program (Application and approval by state needed)
 Integrated Education and Training (IET)with Adult Career and Technical
Education (Application and approval by state needed)
 Adult workforce training and retraining with Workforce Job Centers (One
Stops) (Application and approval by state needed)
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CONTEXTUALIZED CURRICULUM REPOSITORY
LINKS WILL CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED
CHECK BACK FOR ADDITIONAL CURRICULUM MATERIALS
Link to Repository
https://wvk12my.sharepoint.com/personal/pejohnson_k12_wv_us/Documents
/Curriculum%20Resources
COMPLETING THE FY15 TRANSITION PLAN
Review the template carefully
Refer to the WIOA and WV Adult Education Guidance
document for clarification of terms and expectations
Meet with staff, partner organizations, students and all other
appropriate parties to gather input on how to align local
program activities with WIOA requirements
Review Current Activities for those that already meet WIOA
requirements or may need only slight adjustments
Current Activities – This section of the plan can be
completed by cutting and pasting relevant activities from
prior approved Plans (Grant Applications)
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FY15 TRANSITION PLAN REQUIRED COMPONENTS
 Because they are critical to all other elements of successful
WIOA integration and implementation, for FY15, programs
should focus on the following required components:
 Component #1 Partnerships and Alignment
 Component #6 Instruction
 Component #11 Educational Programming

Determine if local program definitions of educational programming
agree with WIOA Career Pathways definitions
 Determine if local program meets the 13 considerations for
determination of eligible providers
 Fully Implement at least three of the Educational Programing Models in
FY16
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SAMPLE FY15 PLAN: PARTNERSHIPS AND
ALIGNMENT: CURRENT ACTIVITIES SECTION
 Lewis County Adult Learning Center provides 6 hrs/wk for
TASC prep and TABE testing
 Northern Community College provides information about
adult education to students with low ACCUPLACER scores
and/or makes referrals to the WVAdultEd program.
 XYZ Nursing Home provides clinical site for 2 CNA classes per
year.
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SAMPLE FY15 PLANNED NEW ACTIVITIES FOR
PARTNERSHIPS AND ALIGNMENT
1. Offer programs that, wherever possible,
align with LWIB plan priorities
1. Action Steps – Meet with LWIB to develop
understanding of each organizations roles and
responsibilities to incorporate into an MOU.
2. Review current adult education offerings to
determine where changes may need to be
made to satisfy employer needs.
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SAMPLE FY15 PLANNED NEW ACTIVITIES FOR
PARTNERSHIPS AND ALIGNMENT
1. Offer programs that, wherever possible,
align with LWIB plan priorities
• Action Steps -Meet with neighboring adult
education programs to discuss how we might
benefit from collaborating to fulfill Career
Pathway requirements and identify efficiencies.
a. Where might increased technology help?
b. How can we work together to meet the LWIB
plan priorities?
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Timeline WIOA Compliance
Implement
11 required
components
per
FY 16
application
7/1/16
FY16 Grant
Application
with 11 of 11
required
components
• April 2016
Submit
FY15
Transition
Plan
• 12/1/15
Implement 3
of 11 required
components
• Nov/15Jun/16
Updated
Career
Pathway Plan
due to State
• 6/1/16
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOPICS
SPRING-FALL OF 2016
 Contextualized Instruction
 Integrated Employability Skills
 Integrated Education and Training (IET)
 Team Teaching
 Flipped Classrooms
 Accelerating Learning
 Recruitment and Retention
 Motivational Interviewing
 Core Values Training for Advising
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NEXT STEPS
 The FY15 Plan is due to the State Office by 5 pm on
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
 Acknowledgement letters of Plan approval will be
sent out
Please email any questions to bkelly@k12.wv.us
Or pejohnson@k12.wv.us
Subject line: Transition Plans and WIOA
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