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Plan: Missouri PYs 2016-2017
Combined Plan C

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: III. b. 4. D.

Published
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—

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:

The citation for WIOA at Section 169(a)—Evaluations at subsection (2) is clarified in the previous Section 169(a)(1)(A) in which: “…..the Secretary (of Labor), through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, shall provide for the continuing evaluation of the programs and activities under this title.

The periodic assessment of program performance will be performed in Missouri jointly among all WIOA program partners. In addition, if grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements are available from the Secretary of Labor for evaluations, the joint participation among WIOA partners will be deployed and serve to staff and conduct evaluations.

These evaluations will be organized, developed and approved through a process of formalizing an evaluation proposal by presenting or directing an evaluation proposal to the state agency Steering Committee. The Steering Committee will provide leadership to staff the evaluation with primary contacts and research subject matter experts and they will serve to coordinate evaluations. Steering Committee approved evaluations will be presented to the State Workforce Board and subject to the Boards’ dedicated participation and input. In addition, any evaluations will be subject to coordination and design in collaboration with local workforce boards.

In Missouri, we are readily equipped with research experts from every partner that are experienced and capable of coordinating and participating in evaluation research whether at the federal level with the Secretary of Labor or Federal Education leadership.