National Reporting System for Adult Education

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National Reporting System for Adult Education

• Reporting Requirements
• 2007-2008
• Mario Zuniga, ARM Division/FLDOE
• Joan Roddenberry, ARM Division/FLDOE

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Workshop Overview

• Welcome and Introductions
• NRS Overview
• NRS Performance Measures
• Core Outcome
• Educational Functioning Levels
• Assessments
• Participation
• Descriptive
• NRS Tables
• NRS Reporting in Florida
• NRS Contact Information

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NRS Overview

• Annual federal report used to evaluate
  state-level adult education program
  effectiveness
• Uniform reporting system with common definitions
  and terminology across the nation
• Established Educational Functioning Levels (EFLs)
• Educational Gain became effectiveness measure
• Tied performance to continued federal funding

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NRS Core Outcome Measures

• Educational Gains (advance to next EFL)
• Entered Employment
• Retained Employment
• Placement in postsecondary education or training
• Receipt of a secondary school diploma or GED
• Student must have entered program with goal
  related to the
• measure and the goal is achievable in the
  program year.

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Educational Functioning Levels
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Educational Functioning Levels (continued)
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NRS Approved Assessments

• Approved assessments to be used in a pre- and
  post-test design required for educational gain
  determination
• ABE TABE or CASAS
• ESOL CASAS or BEST/BEST Plus
• GED Completion of GED Test or Sub-test
• AHS Diploma or course completions
• Assessments Tech Assistance Paper at
• http//www.fldoe.org/workforce/pdf/TAP_Assessment2
  008.pdf

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NRS Descriptive Measures

• Demographics
• Race/Ethnicity
• Gender
• Age

• Status and Goals
• Labor force status
• Public Assistance status
• Rural residence
• Disability Status
• Learner Goals

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NRS Participation Measures

• Contact hours
• Program enrollment type
• ABE/ASE/ESL
• Family Literacy
• Workplace Programs
• Homeless Programs
• Correctional Facilities
• Community Corrections Programs

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NRS Tables - Summary

• Table 1 Participants by Lowest EFL, Ethnicity,
  Sex
• Table 2 Participants by Age, Ethnicity, and
  Sex
• Table 3 Participants by Program Type and Age
• Table 4 Educational Gains/Attendance by EFL
• Table 4b Educ Gains/Attend for Pre- and
  Post-tested
• Table 4c Educ Gains/Attend for Distance
  Education

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NRS Table 4
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NRS Tables - Summary

• Table 5 Core Follow-up Outcome Achievement
• Table 5a Core Follow-up Outcomes for Distance
  Education
• Table 6 Participant Status and Program
  Enrollment
• Table 7 Personnel by Function and Job Status
• Table 10 Outcomes for Correctional Education
  Prog
• Table 14 Local Grantees by Funding Source

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NRS Reporting in Florida

• Who?
• Any agency receiving federal funds for adult
  education programs must complete NRS Report
• Includes School Districts, Community Colleges,
  Community Based Organizations
• When?
• The NRS is an annual requirement
• Submitted in Sept/Oct for prior program year
• First business day of Sept (9/2/08) to
• Second Wednesday in Oct (10/8/08)

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NRS Reporting in Florida

• How?
• Web-based reporting system available at
  http//www.fldoe.org/arm/cctcmis/pubs/nrs/nrs.asp
• Requires User ID/Password from CCTMIS
• Debbie Fitzpatrick, [phone],
  debbie.fitzpatrick_at_fldoe.org
• Districts report Table 7 only through the
  web-based system
• Tables 4b and 4c submitted on supplemental files
  thru WDIS
• Comm Colleges report Tables 1-4 7 on the
  web-based system
• Tables 4b and 4c submitted on supplemental files
  thru CCSDB
• Some of the colleges are now accepting DOE
  generated Tables 1-4
• CBOs report all required tables

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• National Reporting System (NRS) - Florida

FLDOE NRS WEB SITE
Most current local data
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FLDOE NRS WEB SITE (cont)

• About Reporting NRS Data
• The NRS is a Federal accountability system
  measuring student outcomes and literacy gains in
  adult education and literacy programs. As
  required by this project, states have the primary
  responsibility of implementing the procedures
  most applicable, and ensuring that Local
  Education Agencies (LEAs) follow uniform data
  collection policies and procedures.
• New for all LEAs this year is Table 4B and 5A.
  These new tables report those participants that
  were distance learners. The chart below indicates
  how the data for these tables (as well as Table
  4A) will be collected depending on your LEA Type.
  
• NOTE FDOE collects Asian, Native Hawaiian, and
  all Other Pacific Islanders in one ethnicity
  category, therefore Tables 1 and 2 will allow the
  recording of Unknown and/or Multi-Racial entries.
  
• When FDOE compilies these data into the final NRS
  report, the Columns D and E are placed into the
  NRS column titled, "Asian" and the data in
  columns J and K are reported in the NRS column
  titled, "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
  Islander." The situation has been negotiated with
  the USDOE and they understand that Florida, and
  other state have NOT converted to these new
  ethnicity categories since that has not yet been
  fully approved and mandated at the Federal level.
  
• The table below shows what tables each LEA type
  must report via the NRS Online Web Application.
• Districts
• Table 7.
• The data which DOE collects during the year will
  be used to complete the other tables (1-4 and
  5-6). Tables 4A, 4B, and 5A will be collected
  using supplemental files. Community
  CollegesTables 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 The data which
  DOE collects during the year will be used to
  complete the other tables (5-6). Tables 4A, 4B,
  and 5A will be collected using supplemental
  files. Community Based Organizations (CBO)All
  tables
• Begin Submission
• Click on the link below to begin the submission
  process.
• Enter the NRS Application
• In order to begin the NRS data submission, Local
  Education Agencies (LEA) must have a user ID and
  password, which are supplied by DOE via e-mail
  prior to the beginning of the submission period.
  If you have not received your login information,
  debbie.fitzpatrick_at_fldoe.org. Only one user ID
  and password will be issued for each LEA.
• DOE Contacts
• For assistance, click on the DOE contact name
  below to send an e-mail.
• NRS requirements and training -
  mario.zuniga_at_fldoe.orgNRS web application -
  debbie.fitzpatrick_at_fldoe.org
• DOE Home      Commissioner      Board of
  Education      Contact Us      DOE Paperless
       Open Government      Site Index

Click to Submit NRS Report
http//www.fldoe.org/arm/cctcmis/pubs/nrs/nrs.asp
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FLDOE NRS WEB SITE - Reports Library/2006-2007
link

• Community College and Technical Center MIS
• 2006-07 NRS Reports
• State Level and Aggregate Reports (Drop-Down
  Menu) 
• Florida State-Wide (See Hand-Outs)
• School Districts
• Community Colleges
• CBO
• Public School Districts Reports (Drop-Down Menu)
• Baker County School District
• Etc.
• Community Colleges Reports (Drop-Down Menu)
• Central Florida Community College
• Etc.
• Community Based Organizations Reports (Drop-Down
  Menu)
• Adult Literacy League
• Etc.

http//www.fldoe.org/arm/cctcmis/pubs/nrs/nrs0607r
pt.asp
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Contact and Web Information

• Program NRS Contact
• Craig Winger, [phone]craig.winger_at_fldoe.or
  g
• MIS NRS Contact
• Debbie Fitzpatrick, [phone]
• debbie.fitzpatrick_at_fldoe.org
• April Card, [phone] for WDIS Data
• april.card_at_fldoe.org
• Joan Roddenberry [phone] for CC Data
• joan.roddenberry_at_fldoe.org
• Florida NRS Web Site http//www.fldoe.org/arm/cct
  cmis/pubs/nrs/nrs.asp
• USDOE NRS Web Site http//www.nrsweb.org