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Plan: Utah PYs 2016-2017
Unified Plan U

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: III. b. 4. D.

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  • 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—

III. b. 4. D. Evaluation

Describe how the state will conduct evaluations and research projects on activities under WIOA core programs; how such projects will be coordinated with, and designed in conjunction with, State and local boards and with State agencies responsible for the administration of all respective core programs; and, further, how the projects will be coordinated with the evaluations provided for by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education under WIOA.

Current Narrative:

(D) Evaluation

The Operations Committee will engage a workgroup in making recommendations regarding evaluations and research projects on activities under WIOA core programs. The recommendations will include how the projects will be coordinated and designed in conjunction with the SWDB and core partners, and how the projects will be coordinated with the evaluations provided for by federal liaisons under WIOA. As required and determined by the core partners, data will be made available for effectiveness analyses as defined by both Labor, Rehabilitation, and Education guidance for program improvement and compliance purposes.

The Operations Committee will convene a workgroup by January 2017 and prepare recommendations for the SWDB by July 2017. The workgroup will establish defined outcomes with appropriate time frames, identify measurement methods, utilize data from LMI, MIS and other data resources. Topics relevant to Utah will be defined by core partners in partnership with the Operations work group. These topics will likely become apparent once SWDB recommendations are implemented and assessed. Examples of topics may include whether Utah strategies are successfully meeting the needs of key demographics, the effectiveness of implemented policies and procedures, and the impact of service delivery methods.

The SWDB committees will assess and report to the SWDB on the effectiveness of every goal in the plan and our ability to successfully meet negotiated performance levels each year. The SWDB will provide direction as needed to ensure that Utah’s plan is implemented and meeting the needs of the state.