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Plan: Arkansas 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:

For the federal WIOA performance accountability measures and state measures determined by Arkansas Workforce Development Board (AWDB), each core partner will have 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 data analysis, but shall also include monitoring tools at the discretion of the core program. If annual performance targets are not met by any core program, AWDB 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 ADWS and other parties.

The AWDB will evaluate its core programs through on–going continuous improvement strategies including:

  • Program performance effectiveness utilizing the State’s Information Management System at the state and local level
  • Review of state and local level data presented on a performance dashboard
  • Core Program Monitoring and Compliance reviews annually
  • Local Workforce Development Area annual reports
  • State and local risk assessment evaluations to review:

o Governance

o Administrative, program/grant, and financial management systems

o Program services, delivery systems, and documentation, and

o Performance accountability.

o Statewide core partner meetings held bi–annually to discuss and review program effectiveness, best practices and provide technical assistance.