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—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 4. A. Assessment of Core Programs
Describe how the core programs will be assessed each year based on State performance accountability measures described in section 116(b) of WIOA. This State assessment must include the quality, effectiveness, and improvement of programs broken down by local area or provider. Such state assessments should take into account local and regional planning goals.
Current Narrative:
During its regularly scheduled Quarterly Meeting, the KWSB is provided performance outcome reports from each of the Core Partner programs for review, questions and discussion. Because each of the Core Programs are represented on the State Board, appropriate board members are able to explain any report items needing verification or to answer any questions.
For the federal WIOA performance accountability measures and State measures determined by the KWSB, each Core Program has a monitoring and corrective action process at the state level that assures identified deficiencies, to the extent they occur, are addressed. This process is intended to be based primarily on Local area and Statewide data analysis, but may also include other monitoring tools at the discretion of the Core Program. If annual performance targets are not met by any Core Program, in any Local Workforce Development Area, the KWSB may request that the Core Program submit a corrective action plan. In the event of a corrective action plan being implemented, the Partner will provide regular progress reports to the KWSB and other partners.
In the following information, each Core Partner describes its assessment process.
Assessment of Core Programs Titles I and III
The KWSB will be provided reports reflecting the Accountability Measures established by Section 116 of WIOA. The KWSB and Core Program state agency staff will provide both best practices and outcome improvement plans during each state board meeting as required. If performance of any Core Program or any Local Workforce Development Area fails to meet performance for more than one program year, a Corrective Action Plan will be required. The Commerce Legal Division, Oversight and Monitoring Unit will conduct on-site reviews as needed to assess the improvements made by the Local Area. The results of those reviews will be submitted to the KWSB.
Assessment of Core Programs Title II:
Kansas adult education programs’ performance will be assessed each year using statewide quality measures, individual student outcomes, and validation of data quality. Eligible applicants negotiate performance targets as part of the application process. Providers lose a portion of funding if the program fails to meet performance targets and objectives. Programs whose funding is reduced as a result of declining performance are provided with technical assistance and are encouraged to participate in appropriate professional development.
Assessment of Core Programs Title IV:
VR will participate in the workforce system’s reporting, assessment and continuous improvement processes for the required common accountability measures. In addition, VR will report on specific state-level indicators as identified in the Performance Indicators section. VR goals and priorities, and related metrics, will be overseen by the management of Rehabilitation Services and under the direction of the Department for Children and Families. Performance information willalso be evaluated by the State Rehabilitation Council.