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Plan: West Virginia PYs 2016-2017
Unified Plan U

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: III. b. 6. A. i.

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Located in:
  • III. Operational Planning Elements
    The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that support 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.

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:

The State board is fully committed to the goal of aligning technology and data systems across required one–stop partner programs. The board will continue to make this a priority at its quarterly meetings to ensure progress is being made toward the governor’s vision for data alignment.

West Virginia has an integrated data collection and performance management system

(MACC) that covers the following programs:

• WIOA Adult, Dislocated Workers, Youth

• National Dislocated Worker Grants

• Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

• Wagner–Peyser

• Trade Adjustment Assistance

• Jobs for Veterans State Grants

• West Virginia’s Unemployment Compensation MIS interfaces with MACC.

All other partners have management information systems that are customized to meet the needs of their programs. WorkForce West Virginia, Rehabilitation Services, and Adult Education will each make the necessary changes to their systems to collect the required data elements.

Initially, common data elements will be shared among the partners through a regular file exchange; ultimately linkages will be put in place to allow partners to access the information in real time. Employment and wage data will be shared with partners to the extent allowed by the WRIS/WRIS2 agreement.