SESSION TWO: GRANT GUIDELINES WEBINAR/MEETING October 7,

FY Grant Guidelines Webinar/Meeting  Welcome – Valerie Payne, WTCS Grants Coordinator  Agenda –  Newbie Training: New Grant Manager’s Training – 8:45 a.m. –9:45 a.m.  Session One – State Grants – 10:00 a.m. –11:30 a.m.  Session Two – Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins) Grants – 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.  Session Three – Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFL) Grants – 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 2

CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT (PERKINS IV) GRANTS 3

Perkins IV Grants  Due by January 22, 2015  Accountability  Local Perkins Plan  Reserve Fund  Student Success  High School to College Transitions  Strengthening Career and Technical Education Programs  Non-Traditional Occupations (NTO)  Criminal Offenders Program 4

FY Grant Contact: Julie Tyznik Pages 9-28 of Perkins Grant Guidelines Perkins Accountability 5

Accountability  Purpose  The System Board has established and negotiated with the Department of Education the required Core Indicators of Performance for postsecondary eligible recipients, in accordance with Perkins IV guidance from the U.S. Department of Education. The performance levels are to be measurable and are to provide for continuous improvement in the performance of students as measured by the Core Indicators of Performance. career/accountability 6

Accountability Changes from FY :  Accountability  Core Indicator 1P1: Technical Skill Attainment – Clarified State Approved Outcome Assessment and Goal verbiage  Core Indicator 1P2: Academic Skill Attainment – Clarified Measurement Definition and Goals  Core Indicator 5P1: Nontraditional Participation – Clarified WTCS Portal Access instructions  Consequences to the college of Not Meeting Performance Levels – Clarified reference to Local Performance Improvement Plan 7

Accountability Changes from FY :  FY Local Perkins Plan  Accountability / Improvement Plan – Updated Example Table. Clarified f – “If the college does not meet the performance level for an individual indicator (by 5% or more) this plan must be modified…” 8

Perkins Follow-Up WisLine  Program Improvement, Perkins Plan, NTO, and Student Success Grants  October 19, 2015  11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  Toll Free:  Passcode: #  Contacts: Julie Tyznik ( ) Tom Heffron ( ) Karen Showers ( ) 9

FY Grant Contacts: Career Prep and Statewide POS (Invitation Only) Ann Westrich Supporting Student Success (Invitation Only) Tom Heffron Pages of Perkins Grant Guidelines Reserve 10

Reserve  Purpose  Grants in this category will be awarded to colleges only for projects related to Career Prep, Statewide Programs of Study (POS) and Supporting Student Success. Proposals will be accepted from each technical college to support Career Prep activities. Proposals will be solicited from colleges for grants to promote innovative or successful practices in the areas related to the Statewide POS and the student success priorities of the System Board. 11

Perkins – Reserve Funds 12  No changes from FY  Colleges are invited to participate, and there are three (3) main priorities.  Priorities:  Career Prep  Statewide Programs of Study (POS)  Supporting Student Success

Perkins Reserve – Career Prep 13  An allocation of $687,600 will be made available to fund Career Prep. Base funding in the amount of $25,000 for each technical college, plus an additional formula amount will be made available for this priority.

Perkins Reserve– Statewide Programs of Study Funding will be made available in the amount of $58,700 on an invitation only basis to a technical college to support the ongoing development and implementation of the POS website. 14

Perkins Reserve – Supporting Student Success  Funding in the amount of $200,000 will be made available, on an invitation only basis, to four colleges to submit applications for this grant category based upon the number of veterans currently enrolled in a CTE program (reported through Client Reporting) and have completed 12 or more program courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. This component will provide funds to provide direct and collaborative student support services. 15

FY Grant Contacts: Tom Heffron New Education Director to be Named Pages of Perkins Grant Guidelines Student Success 16

Student Success  Purpose  Grants in this category are awarded only to provide direct student and support services designed to meet the needs of designated career and technical education students including students on career pathways. Preference should be given to providing student and support services to students the college determines are “at risk” of not completing a postsecondary career and technical education course/program or obtaining employment upon graduation from a postsecondary career and technical education program. The services funded under this priority should be designed to assist these “at-risk” students to participate and complete career and technical education program courses, graduate from applied associate degree, one- or two-year technical diploma, or apprenticeship programs, and obtain employment in a field related to their career and technical education program.  No Changes from FY other than Grant Contact  Page 42, 6 credit rule 17

Perkins Follow-Up WisLine  Program Improvement, Perkins Plan, NTO, and Student Success Grants  October 19, 2015  11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  Toll Free:  Passcode: #  Contacts: Julie Tyznik ( ) Tom Heffron ( ) Karen Showers ( ) 18

Promoting and Supporting High School to College Transitions for CTE Students 19 FY Grant Contact: Ann Westrich FY Perkins Flex Funding Available, no minimum requirement. This grant must support the work of the Career Prep Grant, and needs to address one or more of the Career Prep outcomes found on pg. 33. This grant is a great way to add to the transition activities from Secondary to Post-Secondary for students. Pages of Perkins Grant Guidelines

 No changes from FY  Purpose Grants in this category are awarded only for enhancing a high school student’s technical and academic skills, providing opportunities for transition to postsecondary education, or the joint development of additional Rigorous Programs of Study (RPOS) by the college with one or more secondary partners. Funded activities should supplement the College’s other existing efforts to improve high school to postsecondary transitions for secondary students as well as complement the districts Career Prep Reserve Grant and its outcomes. Perkins – High School to College Transitions 20

 Reminders:  Always refer back to the Career Prep outcomes when creating the activities, ask yourself where do they fit?  Use this grant to go “above and beyond” while still supporting Career Prep. This is a great way to take on a new initiative!  Any or all of the Career Prep outcomes may be addressed through grant activities. Perkins – High School to College Transitions 21

FY Grant Contact: Julie Tyznik Pages of Perkins Grant Guidelines Strengthening CTE Programs 22

Strengthening CTE Programs Purpose  Grants in this category are awarded only to improve the performance outcomes of WTCS programs of significant size and scope that directly link to maintaining or improving Perkins IV Core Performance Indicators. Changes from FY  Funds Available and Limitations  #7 – Clarified – The first step in the application process is to obtain written approval from the System Office via Julie Tyznik regarding your concept proposal which should include the program name, program number and Perkins indicator(s) targeted, as well as the year if in a multiyear plan. This step should be completed and approved by December 11, 2015 and before you begin planning your grant activities.  Removed #8 – Instruction for requesting funding for any program improvement. 23

Strengthening CTE Programs Changes from FY  Funds Available and Limitations  #9 – Clarified – Applications for funds to implement a multi- year improvement plan for a program and an indicator within that program will be approved based upon acceptable annual project and budget revisions as well as satisfactory prior year performance. Colleges are encouraged to fund the improvement plans for a sufficient timeframe to allow for improvements to impact one or more of the Perkins indicators.  #17 – Added – No food or beverage costs are allowed.  #19 – Clarified – No development of or improvement plans for short-term programs (aid code 30) or WTCS Pathway Certificates (aid code 61) are fundable. 24

Strengthening CTE Programs Changes from FY  Outcomes and Allowable Activities  #1 – Removed “up to three years” reference.  Removed #3 – “Specific emphasis on graduation, retention, NTO enrollment, and NTO retention is strongly encouraged as these performance levels are increasing more than others.”  Application Components  Updated Section 11 Application Abstract and 13.A Statement of Need instructions. Added tables and instructions: Outcome Summary Table and instructions on how to find the data for the Outcome Summary Table; directions for updating the Outcome Summary Table; Perkins Measures Summary by Program Report output table; and instructions for the impact on college level indicator. 25

Strengthening CTE Programs  Funds Available and Limitation s  Reminders: No remedial education allowed No funding for food or beverages  Important Date: December 11, Proposal including the program name, number, Perkins indicator(s) targeted, as well as the year if in a multiyear plan submitted to Julie Tyznik. 26

FY Grant Contact: Karen Showers Pages of Perkins Grant Guidelines Assuring Access and Participation in Nontraditional Occupational Training and Employment (NTO) 27

NTO  Purpose  Grants in this category are awarded only to provide services to retain students in nontraditional career and technical education programs and to provide career awareness, career development, and pre-technical activities to support the enrollment of students in nontraditional postsecondary career and technical education programs (See Definitions). Services may be provided to potential NTO students who are not yet enrolled; however, the expectation of such activities is that the college will see an increase in NTO enrollments. 28

NTO  Changes from FY  Identifying Programs Which are Nontraditional for Males and Females Clarified WTCS Portal as the website to obtain the report listing NTO programs for the college  Reminder  Funds Available and Limitations #8, Applicants must identify by name and title the NTO Coordinator for this project in the Input to Application section of the proposal 29

Perkins Follow-Up WisLine  Program Improvement, Perkins Plan, NTO, and Student Success Grants  October 19, 2015  11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  Toll Free:  Passcode: #  Contacts: Julie Tyznik ( ) Tom Heffron ( ) Karen Showers ( ) 30

(Invitation Only) FY Grant Contact: Tom Heffron Peggy Meyers Pages of Perkins Grant Guidelines Criminal Offenders Program 31

Criminal Offenders Program  Purpose  Grants in this category are awarded only through the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC), designated as the agency that administers career and technical education occupational programs for those incarcerated in correctional institutions in Wisconsin.  No Changes from FY

Questions/Resources  Questions?  Resources:  MyWTCS Website  WTCS Perkins Grant Contacts  Application Forms  Grant Resources Page FY Grant Guidelines Change Summary Documents FY Q&A/Webinar Documents Grant Audio Links 33