CAEP Outcomes Resources Customized for One Consortium
Submitted By: Bethany Ely
Capital Adult Education Regional Consortium
Type of Practice: Program Evaluation
Program Area(s): ABE / ASE, ESL / EL Civics / Citizenship, CTE / Workforce Prep / Pre-apprenticeship, Adults with Disabilities, K12 Success
Region: Northern California
Consortia Involved: Capital Adult Education Regional Consortium
Program Overview
CAERC staff develop customized resources to help consortium members understand and meet the student outcomes data collection and submission requirements.
The Challenge
The Capital Adult Education Regional Consortium found inconsistent reporting of student outcomes across the consortium and needed to find a way to address the issue.
The Solution
To address the issue, an CAEP outcomes reference sheet was developed specifically for CAERC members. The document lists only the "update record" options that apply to CAERC members. The reference sheet lists each of the CAEP outcomes, along with the possible update record selections by program area. Detailed instructions for completing update records also were developed for each program area. The instructions list possible update record items, criteria for marking each item and the AEP outcome each item triggers. To confirm whether correct update record items have been selected, CAERC members run the CAEP summary and drill down to the outcomes monitor for each program area and outcome. Incorrectly marked update record items are corrected for each student.
The Outcome
As a result of using the outcomes reference sheet, CAERC has seen more accurate outcomes data in TE.
The Data
CAERC has seen improved accuracy of outcomes data on the CAEP summary for each member.