WIA PERFORMANCE AND DATA VALIDATION

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WIA PERFORMANCE AND DATA VALIDATION

• Ohios Experience with Performance and Data
  Validation

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OHIOS INITIAL STRUGGLES

• Ohio initially struggled making WIA Performance
  Measures
• Initially, data reported was not consistent or
  reliable

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Change in Ohios Performance
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CREATED NEW MIS SYSTEM

• Created new Management Information System SCOTI
  (Sharing Career Opportunities and Training
  Information)
• Reflects WIASRD and Labor Exchange federal
  reporting requirements in layout and reporting
• Use Data Validation Software to produce federal
  Quarterly and Annual Reports

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PERFORMANCE REMINDERS

• Created Performance Reminders that go to Case
  Managers if they have not entered Performance
  information into Ohio MIS (SCOTI) system
• If information continues to be left blank the
  performance reminders go to the supervisor
• Performance Reminder reports available for
  administrators

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TRAINING ABOUT PERFORMANCE

• Worked with SPRA to provide WIA Performance
  training to Administrators
• State staff provided Regional and Local training
  on WIA Performance to Administrators,
  Supervisors, Staff and Providers

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PROVIDED DATA ON PERFORMANCE TO LOCAL AREAS

• Provide Participant level data created for
  federal USDOL reports to local area staff
• Provide state designed Performance Measure
  Reports via Ohio SCOTI reporting system
• Provide training on use of Data Validation
  Software to Local Areas
• Provided additional software to convert Outcome
  Groups to Numerators/Denominators
• Provided Local Area WIASRD files

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EVALUATED NUMERATOR/DENOMINATOR DATA TO LOOK FOR
ERRORS

• Contacted Local Areas to fix incorrect data
  gleaned from data validation software
• Was able to adjust SCOTI system to properly
  report performance information
• Changed system to update Youth Retention
  reporting data to reflect employment information
  from UI Wage data
• Became aware this data was not being included
  after evaluating data validation denominators.

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Contacts and Questions

• Robert J. Haas WIA Performance
• Ohio Department of Job Family Services
• 145 South Front Street - 4th Floor
• Columbus, OH 43215
• 614-995-7478
• haasr_at_odjfs.state.oh.us
• Jackie Rhoads Data Validation
• Ohio Department of Job Family Services
• 4300 Kimberly Parkway
• Columbus, OH 43232
• 614-995-9050
• rhoadsj_at_odjfs.state.oh.us