Primary Indicators of Performance
Sec. 116 (b)
Changes from Current
NRS/WIA Requirements
First quarter entered
employment and third quarter
retained employment are
replaced with second and fourth
quarter employment retention
I.
Employment, second quarter after exit
II.
Employment, fourth quarter after exit
III.
Median earnings of employed in second quarter after exit
New measure
IV.
Obtain a postsecondary or secondary credential, or it’s
recognized equivalent, within one year of exit
New measure; entry into
postsecondary measure is
eliminated
V.
Achieve measurable skills gains while enrolled in an
education program leading to a postsecondary credential
or employment
Educational gain methodology to
be determined
VI.
Effectiveness in serving employers
New measure
Important Change #1
IV. Obtain a postsecondary or secondary credential, or it’s recognized
equivalent, within one year of exit
Secondary diploma or its recognized equivalent counts only if participants
have obtained or retained employment or are in an education or training
program leading to a recognized postsecondary credential within 1 year
after exit from the program.
Important Change #2
V. Achieve measurable skills gains while enrolled in an education
program leading to a postsecondary credential or employment
The term “measureable skills gains” is intended to encourage eligible
providers under title II to serve all undereducated, low-level, and under
prepared adults.”
Source: Statement of the Managers to Accompany the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act. May 21, 2014
Project
Integrated Child Development
① Associate Credential and Adult
Education and Literacy Grant
Texas Adult Completion and
②
Skills Initiative
Amount
Information
$2,000,000
Accelerate Texas model for Childcare
Development Associate Credential
Childcare funds
$2,000,000
WIA II State Leadership and
WIA I funds
$2,862,893
③ Accelerate Texas
Work-Based Integrated
④ Education and Training Projects
with Texas Employers
WIA II State Leadership and
WIA Incentive Grant
$2,751,460
WIA II State Leadership and
WIA Incentive Grant
For integrated dropout recovery models
with technical training.
Colleges will be eligible recipients with
ISDs, AEL providers, and Workforce
Boards
Consortia of AEL providers, colleges
and Workforce Boards
Consortia of AEL providers, colleges
and Workforce Boards
Project
Professional development
⑤ support for community-based
literacy network
Amount
Information
$250,000
Support the integration with federal
programs through organizational
development and tutor training and
support
WIA II State
Leadership
Statewide Licensing for Distance $300,000
⑥
WIA II State
Learning Curriculum
Leadership
Distance Learning Mentor
⑦
Initiative
Local Performance Incentive
⑧
Award Funding
$650,000
WIA II State
Leadership
$255,000
WIA II State
Leadership
To reduce costs of commercial distance
learning (DL) licenses for local programs,
TWC will negotiate one-year, statewide,
reduced pricing with vendors in approved
DL programs.
Mentor site(s) will support state on DL
initiatives, coordinate other DL pilots;
manage DL adoptions; develop statewide
inventory of DL programs, etc.
Three awards:
1) Employer partnership
2) Board integration
3) College integration
Project
Assessment and
⑨
Standards Project
Amount
Information
$215,006
Research, evaluate, and report on
recommendations for selection of AEL assessments.
WIA II State
Leadership
Revision of standards and development
Facilitation of training for trainers
Focus on the Basics:
⑩ Reading and Math
Project
⑪
Leadership
Excellence Academy
$515,020
Coordinate task groups to research best practices
and develop curriculum
WIA II State
Leadership
Provide trainer/trainee stipends and local program
mentoring, including follow-up and classroom
observation.
$147,200
Continue National Adult Education Professional
Development Consortium quality programimprovement credential for each new grantee, with
travel stipends.
WIA II State
Leadership