ASCA Performance Based Measures System Training

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ASCA Performance Based Measures System Training
ASCA

• Good Morning!
• Management and Specialty Training Center Aurora,
  Colorado
• Hosted by the Federal Bureau of Prisons
• July 25, 2006

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The Training Introductions
ASCA

• Who you are.
• What you do in your jurisdictions.
• Your expectations.

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The Training Introductions
ASCA

• Arkansas
• Dr. Mike Cannon, Research Planning
  Administrator
• Kathy Gattin, Systems Application Supervisor
• Brenda Wilson, Research Assistant

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The Training Introductions
ASCA

• Florida
• Fred Roesel, Chief, Bureau of Classification and
  Central Records
• David Ensley, Chief, Bureau of Research and Data
  Analysis

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The Training Introductions
ASCA

• Mississippi
• Marsha England, Director Policy, Planning,
  Research Evaluation Division
• Audrey McAfee, Director Mgmt. Information
  Systems Division

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The Training Introductions
ASCA

• New York
• Paul Korotkin, Director of Program Planning,
  Research and Evaluation
• Anne Marie McGrath, Manager of Data Processing

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The Training Introductions
ASCA

• Oklahoma
• Mike Connelly, Administrator
• Evaluation Analysis Unit
• Donnie Martin, IT Operations Specialist

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The Training Introductions
ASCA

• Who we are and why we are here.
• Marla Clayton
• Patricia Hardyman
• Camille Camp

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The Training
ASCA

• Overview of Agenda
• and
• Housekeeping Items

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PBMS Overview Definition
What is ASCAs Performance Based Measures
System? The Association of State Correctional
Administrators has developed uniform standards
and measures of correctional performance so that
review and research of its performance data
across jurisdictions can be analyzed with a high
degree of certainty that numbers and rates are
calculated the same way by all participants.
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PBMS Overview Benefits

• What does such a System do for Corrections?
• Promotes performance accountability and
• decision-making capability in jurisdictions
  and
• in the profession nationwide
• Allows administrators to define the standards
  of
• performance for their profession
• Allows access to performance data from sister
• agencies.

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PBMS Overview Benefits

• What does such a System do for Corrections?
• Promotes fair and healthy comparisons with
• sister jurisdictions
• Allows for trend studies for an agency and
• among agencies and
• Promotes accurate national reports of
• correctional performance.

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PBMS Overview History

• Began with an ASCA Committee in the 90s that was
  concerned about how jurisdictions were being
  judged concerning performance and being compared
  unfairly with sister jurisdictions.

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PBMS Overview History Development

• Phase I. Achieved federal funding in 2001 to
  develop standards, measures, key indicators and
  counting rules.
• Phase II. Funded to continue development, to
  launch a website for data collection and to run a
  pilot in six states.

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PBMS Overview History Development

• Phase III. Funded to refine web application,
  develop more standards and measures and
  indicators and counting rules. Also to add 24
  jurisdictions to the participant pool.

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PBMS Overview Development Process

• Select Standards and Measures
• Develop Key Indicators for Each Measure
• Gain consensus on Definitions and Counting Rules
• Add new fields to the data application
• Train new participants
• Monitor performance
• Refine rules and procedures