1. Revamping Your Local Application May 22, 2008

2. 2 Georgia’s workforce is our number one asset. Career Technology Education in Georgia Georgia Department of Education Eligible State Agency for Perkins Funds Secondary Education State Board of Education Administers Secondary Perkins Grant Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Postsecondary Education State Board of Technical and Adult Education Awards Degrees (Associate of Applied Science), Diplomas, and Technical Certificates of Credit Occupational Delivery Program Administers Postsecondary Perkins Grant

3. 3 Georgia’s workforce is our number one asset. Georgia Perkins Funding FY 2009 = $41,579,767 To Local Programs$35,342,804 Secondary Recipients$17,671,402 Postsecondary Recipients$17,671,402

4. Postsecondary Process and Initiatives 4 Georgia’s workforce is our number one asset.

5. 5 Technical College System of Georgia Technical Colleges33 Technical Divisions4 Total Institutions37 Eligible Institutions37

6. 6 Georgia’s workforce is our number one asset. A Leader in Technical Education State Standard Curricula Warranty/Work Ethics Centralized Data Center Performance Accountability System Electronic Perkins Submission and Review Instruments Strong Technical Assistance to the Technical Colleges

7. TCSG Perkins Grant Process 7 Georgia’s workforce is our number one asset.

8. 8 How TCSG Ensures Quality Rigorous Review Process (20+ reviewers) Colleges Submit Line-item Budgets Perkins Budget Software Tracks: Administrative Costs, Required and Allowable Uses of Funds, Core Indicators, Program, Type Five-Year Plan and Budget are Linked Rigorous Review Process (20+ reviewers) Colleges Submit Line-item Budgets Perkins Budget Software Tracks: Administrative Costs, Required and Allowable Uses of Funds, Core Indicators, Program, Type Five-Year Plan and Budget are Linked One-Year Funding Applications are Performance Focused Improvement Plans Include Activities Focused on all Special Populations Performance Accountability Reviews (PARs) One-Year Funding Applications are Performance Focused Improvement Plans Include Activities Focused on all Special Populations Performance Accountability Reviews (PARs)

9. Process April Line-item budget request is entered into software by each college and e-mailed to TCSG. Five-Year Plan is submitted to TCSG. The plan strictly follows Section 134 of the Perkins Act of 2006. (In future years an Improvement Plan will be written by each college if their performance on each core indictor is not within 90% of the benchmark. Additionally populations not performing as well as the total college population will require a gap analysis.) Paper forms with original signatures are mailed to TCSG. May/June Budgets are loaded into statewide database, reviewed, and comments are sent to colleges requesting revisions. Plans are reviewed by a team of subject area experts, and comments are sent to colleges. June Once budget, plan, and paper forms are approvable, an approval letter is mailed to the college. 9 Georgia’s workforce is our number one asset.

10. Randy Dean rdean@education-scope.com Kathryn Hornsby khornsby@education-scope.com