VIRTUAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Work Plan for Strengthening Career Pathways State System
State: Colorado
Agency: Colorado Department of Education
Person(s) Preparing Plan: Jennifer Jirous
Date: August 21, 2015
MPF State Work Plan
The MPF State Work Plan is designed to assist the Moving Pathways Forward project state team in implementing activities to strengthen the state’s career
pathways state system. This document contains information for the MPF state team to use in planning the activities that they will conduct to strengthen the
state’s career pathways state system. The sections of the Work Plan and directions for completing each section are the following:
1. List of MPF State Team State Members. List the names of the state’s MPF team members and their agencies. If the state has a MPF working group or core
team that is a subset of the state’s overall career pathways team, list the working group members.
2. MPF State Priority Components: Each state participating in MPF Virtual Technical Assistance has been asked to identify one of the career pathways state
system components to strengthen during the MPF project. The components include:
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7.
Build Interagency Partnerships
Identify Sector or Industry and Engage Employers
Provide Education and Training Programs
Identify Funding Needs and Sources
Align Policies and Programs
Measure System Change and Evaluate Performance
Conduct Public Relations and Ongoing Communication
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3. Work Plan for Career Pathways State System Strengthening: For the component of a state career pathways system that is a priority for the state, list the:
following information on the table below.
a) Expected outcomes from the state team’s work on the component;
b) Activities that will be conducted to strengthen the state system component and facilitate attainment of the expected outcomes. Use 1 row for each
activity. Add additional rows as needed;
c) Lead person or agency responsible for the activities for each component;
d) Timeline for each activity in terms of month and year each activity is scheduled to begin, and month and year each activity is expected to conclude;
e) Evidence of Success: List the information or data that the state tem will examine to determine if their work on strengthening the career pathways state
system component has been successful; and
f) Underneath the table, list any information, tools, expertise, and/or other resources needed for the activities.
EXAMPLE of One Activity for a Component
State Career
Pathways Component
Expected
Outcomes for
Component
Project
Activities
Lead Person or
Agency for
Each Activity
Timeline
for Each
Activity
Evidence of Success for
All Component Activities
Measure System
Change and
Evaluate
Performance
Data sharing
with higher
education and
workforce
partners is
more effective
1) Plan meeting
with key
agency
partners to
review current
process &
challenges
Dept. of
Education
2/20153/2015
1) Agreements and
procedures for data sharing
are in place.
2) Data sharing for 2015-16
runs smoothly.
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MPF State Work Plan Sections
Complete each section below as indicated.
1. List of MPF State Team Members
Partner’s Name
Jennifer Jirous
Tricia Johnson
Jessica Fuller
JulieMarie Shepherd
Matthew Sweeney
Jessica Davis
Chelsea Stewart
Organization/Agency
Colorado Department of Education (CDE)
CDE
CDE
CDE
CDE
CDE
CDE
2. MPF State Priority Component: Identify the career pathways state systems component(s) that your state team has
identified for focus during the MPF project.
Priority Component for State Career Pathways System Strengthening
Measure System Change and Evaluate Performance
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3. Work Plan for Career Pathways State System Strengthening: For the component that the MPF team has selected to
address, list the activities and related details. Use 1 row for each activity. Add additional rows as needed.
State Career Pathways
Component
Expected Outcomes
for Component
Project Activities for
Each Component
1. Programmatic level adult
education evaluation system based
on common career pathways
model
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Lead Person or Agency
for Each Activity
Timeline for Each
Activity
Evidence of Success
for Comp. Activities
Research and identification of
common metrics within each of the
components of an adult career
pathway
Development of common tools to
collect programmatic level data
Development of protocols and
processes for collecting
programmatic level data
Development of a common
programmatic level progress report
template and submission processes
Release of tools/processes to
individual programs
September – October 2015
Documented metrics for each
component of an adult career
pathways
November-December 2015
Completed templates/tools for
collecting data
Documented processes for collecting
programmatic level data
Identification of the critical
components of a career pathways
system
Awareness to the field of the
components of an adult career
pathways system
August – September 2015
1. Build Interagency
Partnerships
2. Identify Sector or
Industry and Engage
Employers
3.Provide Education and
Training Programs
4. Identify Funding Needs
and Sources
5. Align Policies and
Programs
6. Measure System
Change and Evaluate
Performance
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2. Common understanding of the
role of adult education in the larger
career pathways system
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November – December 2015
January 2016
Completed annual report
template/process
January 2016 - ongoing
Completed and documented
professional development activities
focused on data collection with the
programs
Documented model of the
components of an adult career
pathway
Completed and documented
professional development to
stakeholders focused on the
September – Ongoing
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3. Documented progress in data
systems integration with other
state agencies and partners
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Identification of
differences/commonalities between
programs within the career
pathways model
Connect to other initiatives (state,
regional, sector)
October – December 2015
components of an adult career
pathway
Documented snapshot of the
differences and commonalities
between programs
August 2015 - Ongoing
Documented meeting/activities
Research and identification of data
that is being collected by other state
agencies
Identify processes for data
integration with other agencies
Participate in state level data
advisory group
August 2015 – Ongoing
Documented identification of agencies
and relevant data being collected
August 2015 – Ongoing
Documented process for data
integration
Documented activities connecting to
data advisory group
August 2015 - Ongoing
7. Conduct Public
Relations and Ongoing
Communication
List the information, tools, expertise, and/or other resources that are needed for the activities in the above table:
Information, Tools, Expertise, and/or Other Needed Resources
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