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2 Year Modification

Plan: Colorado PYs 2018-2019
Combined Plan C

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: III. b. 6. B.

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—
    • 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—

III. b. 6. B. Assessment of Participants’ Post-program Success

Describe how lead State agencies will use the workforce development system to assess the progress of participants who are exiting from core programs in entering, persisting in, and completing postsecondary education, or entering or remaining in employment. States may choose to set additional indicators of performance.
View corresponding narrative from PYs 2016-2017

Current Narrative:

Colorado will use UI wage data to track job retention and wages across the core programs and Colorado Works through interagency agreements. For Colorado Works, the information is utilized to corroborate data collected through CBMS, and to inform any gaps between what is reported in the CBMS system and formal earnings records. Alignment projects between CBMS and Connecting Colorado are currently underway, and it is expected that upon completion, local areas as well as the state will be able to better understand the outcomes associated with Colorado Works customers served through the workforce system through comparison to other program codes already available. Further strategies between UI reports and CBMS integration will be pursued to eliminate manual data entry and reduce errors on human service programs.

Case management follow-up services will be used to assess the progress of participants exiting to jobs and post-secondary education. These approaches will be enhanced through the local MOU service agreements that are being developed with the required one-stop partners. At the state level Colorado will also work with its state partners to share data and develop methods to evaluate outcomes for participants served through their respective programs. DVR, specifically, will explore opportunities to work with core, combined plan and other partners to collect and share data, including Annual Performance Report Indicator (APR) data required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. DVR will also work closely with its electronic case management system vendor as the vendor develops and modifies their program in order to collect WIOA-mandated post-secondary and employment outcome data.

In addition, Colorado will incorporate evaluation strategies into all of its programs and initiatives, and develop additional outcome measures, such as wage progression, to help determine the effectiveness of strategies such as sectors and career pathways.

For Adult Education and Family Literacy programs, data about the progress of participants exiting the adult education and family literacy program into post-secondary education and training and employment will be analyzed annually as part of the program annual performance report process and the grant continuation application process. Data about advancement will be used by AEI in development of targeted technical assistance and promotion of best practices. Overall state assessment of participants’ post-program success will be included in the statewide annual performance report submitted to the Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education.