ALLYOUTH PERFORMANCE MEASURES August 23, 2006

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ALL-YOUTH PERFORMANCE MEASURESAugust 23, 2006

• CONTACTS
• Nancy Bryan [phone]
• nancy.bryan_at_dwd.state.wi.us
• Scott Fromader [phone]
• scott.fromader_at_dwd.state.wi.us

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How Many Measures?

• 3 All-Youth measures.
• Also referred to as Youth Common Measures in
  accordance with U.S. DOLs common measures
  policy.
• Apply to youth ages 14 21.

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What Are the Measures?

• Placement in Employment or Education Rate
• Attainment of Degree or Certificate Rate
• Literacy and Numeracy Gains (out-of-school, basic
  skills deficient youth only)

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Placement in Employment or Education

• Of those who are not in post-secondary education
  or employment (including military) at the date of
  participation
• Number of youth who are in employment or enrolled
  in PSE and/or advanced training/occupational
  skills training in the first quarter after exit
  divided by number of youth who exit during the
  quarter.

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Placement in Employment or Education

• Who is included?
• Youth ages 14 21.
• Youth who are not in PSE and/or advanced
  training/occupational skills training, employment
  (inc. military) at date of participation.
• Youth who remain in secondary school at exit.

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Placement in Employment or Education (continued)

• Who is excluded?
• Youth who are in PSE and/or adv.
  training/occupational skills training, employment
  (inc. military) at date of participation.
• Youth who are not in PSE and/or adv.
  training/occupational skills training, employment
  (inc. military) in Q1 after exit.
• Youth who have a documented exclusion.

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Placement in Employment or Education (continued)

• Exit based measure.
• Effective July 1, 2005.
• Different from OY/YY measures because remaining
  in secondary school at exit does not exempt
  participant from measure.
• Demonstrates programs success in helping youth
  gain employment or go on to post-high school
  education.

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Placement in Employment or Education (continued)
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Attainment of a Degree or Certificate

• Of those enrolled in education at the date of
  participation or at any time during participation
  in the program
• Number of youth who attain a diploma, GED or
  certificate by the end of the third quarter after
  exit divided by the number of youth who exit
  during the quarter.

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Attainment of a Degree or Certificate (continued)

• Who is included?
• Youth who enroll in education at date of
  participation or at any time during the program.
• Youth who are in secondary school at exit.

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Attainment of a Degree or Certificate (continued)

• Who is excluded?
• Youth who are not enrolled in education at date
  of participation or during program participation.
• Youth who have a documented exclusion.

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Attainment of a Degree or Certificate (continued)

• Exit based measure.
• Effective July 1, 2006 for new participants only.
• Different from OY/YY measures because it includes
  youth who remain in secondary education at exit.
• Demonstrates programs success in helping youth
  obtain educational credentials required for
  employment.

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Attainment of a Degree or Certificate (continued)
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Literacy and Numeracy Gain

• Of those out-of-school youth who are basic skills
  deficient
• Number of youth who increase one or more
  educational functioning levels divided by number
  of youth who complete a year in the program plus
  the number of youth who exit before completing a
  year in the program.

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Literacy and Numeracy Gain (continued)

• Who is included?
• Out-of-school, basic skills deficient youth.
• Youth who complete a full year from the date of
  first youth service.
• Youth who exit before completing a full year from
  the date of first youth service.

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Literacy and Numeracy Gain (continued)

• Who is excluded?
• In-school youth.
• Youth in design framework activities only.
• Out-of-school youth who are not basic skills
  deficient.
• Youth who have a documented exclusion.
• Youth who exit before completing the first,
  second or third full year of participation.

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Literacy and Numeracy Gain (continued)

• Real time measure.
• Youth must be tested within 6 months prior to
  date of first youth service or 60 days of first
  youth service.
• Date of first service may be different from
  participation date if youth is co-enrolled in
  Adult or DW programs.
• Youth who are deficient in both reading and math
  skills only need to achieve a gain in one of
  these areas to be counted in the numerator.

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Literacy and Numeracy Gain (continued)

• Only DOL-approved assessment instruments can be
  used unless youth is disabled.
• Pre- and post- test must use the same instrument.
• Youth with disabilities may be granted reasonable
  accommodations for testing. Alternative,
  State-approved instruments may be used if
  approved by DWS and DPI.

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Literacy and Numeracy Gain (continued)

• Results are expected to be very low. WDBs should
  not attempt to control the measure by only
  enrolling youth who are guaranteed to succeed.
• Demonstrates program success in helping youth
  achieve measurable improvements in reading and
  math skills in accordance with Presidents No
  Child Left Behind program.

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Literacy and Numeracy Gain (continued)
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All Youth Measures

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