I don't know if you have gone on the SkyDrive website to look lately, but Dr. Grandgenett posted the results of the flip charts regarding the nine (9) outcomes of Project IMPACT. I would appreciate any feedback on the comments.
I'm scheduling site visits to the five community colleges in December to solidify the data collection processes, including data sharing agreements, types of data and the format, collection protocol, and other logistical issues (data storing, coding, and transmission). If you have any suggestions for any of the processes, please let me know. We will be scheduling a phone conference for January 2014 to update all of you on the status of the project.
Results from Sept 24-25 Evaluation Trainings
1. Total Unique
Participants Served
Cumulative total
number of individuals entering any of the grant-funded programs offered
Year 1:
0
Year 2:
365
Year 3: 473
Total:
838
Comments:
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Seems
small, is entire regions for the 5 community colleges represented?
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A
library of definitions for acronyms be available and understood by the
consortium.
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How
does this number compare to state need?
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We
will track all our participants but what if only a subset or our participants
receive coaching? Do we report these
groups together or separately?
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Will
employers have a path for employers to be part of it?
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Why
can’t existing curriculum by used rather than redeveloping what already exists?
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How
will students be selected?
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Do
we count the comparison group as participants if they are taking the courses we
create, but not receiving other services?
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Will
this also be broken down into specific programs?
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Need
to define “participant”. Is this someone
who takes any class offered? (assume
yes)
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Can
a institution count training such as
safety 10 hour, although the current employers are not enrolled in a
certificate or degree?
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I’m
discussing ROI the assumption is a pay increase. What is it going to take to convince industry
the KSA’s are worth the investment?
2. Total Number
of Participants Completing a TAACCCT-Funded Program of Study
Number of unique
participants having earned all of the credit hours needed for the award of a
degree or certificate in any grant-funded program
Year 1: 0
Year 2: 280
Year 3: 310
Total: 590
- Question: Earned all credit hours or actually applied
for/received an award? Within a specific
period of time?
- From a numbers
perspective, defining TAACCCT funded program of study is key to capturing
appropriate data.
- We can count
certificate level completers, correct?
X2
- Any effort to
promote life long learning from certificate to diploma to AAS.
- Are we taking participants or
completers? (Perkins Terminology)
3. Total Number
of Participants Still Retained in Their Program of Study or Other
TAACCCT-Funded Program
Number of unique
participants enrolled who did not complete and are still enrolled in a
grant-funded program of study
Year 1:
0
Year 2:
90
Year 3:
77
Total:
167
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How
long does the retention period last? When
are the participants no longer in the program?
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Do
we count students who completed certificate and are still working toward
associates?
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Is
there a time frame for these participants?
What if a funding for program isn’t continued?
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Can
we track to determine why and encourage reinvolvement ? Soft skill help.
4. Total Number
of Participants Completing Credit Hours
Total number of
students enrolled that have completed any number of credit hours to date.
Year 1:
0
Year 2:
308
Year 3:
420
Total:
728
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How
does the KSAO testing take into consideration disabilities (ADA), results,
disclosure of information to students, coaches / instructors?
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Who,
what, when, where, and why on workshops.
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Is
number of completed credit hours important?
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Big
jump between year 1 and 2 – maybe slower start up.
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Why
is DOL asking for this? What is the big
question being addressed here?
5. Total Number
of Participants Earning Credentials
Aggregate number
of degrees and certificates completed by participants in grant-funded programs
of study
Year 1:
0
Year 2:
337
Year 3:
452
Total:
789
-
Differentiate
between degrees and certificate.
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Does
this have to be unique users?
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Is
the CSHA 10 hour a credential or simply a participant?
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We
presumed we would count multiple credentials earned per student. Ok?
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At
Topeka TAACCCT conference, one grant recipient said they could only count each
participant once.
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How
will credentials be defined? How will
industry certifications be tracked?
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Defining
credentials is key – keeping a database of base information might be important
in case the definition changes.
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At
Topeka TAACCCT conference, one grant recipient said they could only count each
participant once.
6. Total Number
of Participants Enrolled in Further Education After TAACCCT-funded Program of
Study Completion
Total number of
students who complete a grant-funded program of study and enter another program
of study
Year 1:
0
Year 2:
46
Year 3:
46
Year 4
(follow-up only): 51
Total:
143
-
Colleges
can request data through the national clearing house.
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Of
those tracked, how many choose higher level education.
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Does
this apply only to students transferring for a BS, or can it be another program
such as welding once they’ve achieved a certificate?
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Does
the student have to declare their degree or does it count if the student
completes a certificate, then continues on for a diploma?
7. Total
Participants Employed After TAACCCT-funded Program of Study Completion
Total number of
students (non-incumbent workers) who completed a grant-funded program of study
entering employment in the quarter after the program exit
Year 1:
0
Year 2:
159
Year 3:
177
Year 4 (follow-up only): 111
Total:
447
- What effort can
be carried out to assess future promotibility?
- How does low
Nebraska unemployment impact this?
- Can we include
individuals employed following non-credit study leading to MSSC credentials?
8. Total Number
of Participants Retained in Employment After Program of Study Completion
Total number of
students (non-incumbent) who completed a grant-funded program of study and who
entered employment in the quarter after the quarter of program exit who retain
employment in the second and third quarters after program exit
Year 1:
0
Year 2:
145
Year 3:
158
Year 4 (follow-up only): 99
Total: 402
-
DOL
track for employees still employed?
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How
will program be sustainable once put into a program that already exists?
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Is
this employment with the same employer or is it the same job with multiple
employers?
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How
would you schedule students at different institutions to get the use of the
physical machine that will be purchased?
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How
will employment / wage information be tracked?
Access to data?
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Does
DOL have a tracking program after the first quarter? They have in the past.
-
DOL
MOU’s
9. Total Number
of Those Participants Employed at Enrollment Who Received a Wage Increase
Post-Enrollment
Total number of
students who are incumbent workers and enrolled in a grant funded program who
received an increase in wages after enrollment
Year 1:
0
Year 2:
107
Year 3:
121
Year 4 (follow-up only): 52
Total:
280
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Does
this information absolutely need to be validated?
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Important
to consult employers.
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Can
the wage increase be simply an annual increase or does it have to be specific
to the skills learned thru the grant or certifications?
