Located in:
- III. Operational Planning Elements
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that supports the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II(c) above. Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs. This section must include—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the State operating systems and policies that will support the implementation of the State strategy described in section II Strategic Elements. This includes—
- 6. Program Data
- A. Data Alignment and Integration
Describe the plans of the lead State agencies with responsibility for the administration of the core programs, along with the State Board, to align and integrate available workforce and education data systems for the core programs, unemployment insurance programs, and education through postsecondary education, and to the extent possible, the Combined State Plan partner programs included in this plan. The description of the State’s plan for integrating data systems should include the State’s goals for achieving integration and any progress to date.
- A. Data Alignment and Integration
- 6. Program Data
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 6. A. i. Describe the State’s plans to make the management information systems for the core programs interoperable to maximize the efficient exchange of common data elements to support assessment and evaluation
Current Narrative:
Michigan’s One Stop Management Information System (OSMIS) collects data and produces performance reports for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Titles I and III, as well as the Trade Adjustment Assistance program. The Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS) collects data and produces reports for WIOA Title II. The OSMIS and MAERS systems are designed to connect information from co-enrolled participants to assist case managers in providing services to those individuals. A case manager can easily identify if an individual is participating in multiple programs and connect with those providers to provide more comprehensive services. In addition, the OSMIS and MAERS systems are able to share assessment information to enhance performance and outcome information.
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) – Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) and Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP)
MRS and BSBP anticipate significant strides toward data alignment and integration as both agencies are under a single designated state agency with all core WIOA programs.