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Changes Afoot Policy Forum, May 11-13, 2011 December, 2011 Dept. Accepts Comments
on Changes Changes are very minor (CEC comments) April 2012 – Department Suspends
Verification Visits June 12 – Department Call! What to do
next? Shift to Outcomes, not process
But what will this mean??
History
Signed into law by President Clinton in 1998
WIA marked the first major job training reform in over 15 years
Goal : Workforce Investment System
Create a “Work First” employment system Integrate welfare, unemployment
compensation, employment services, and training into one seamless system of public assistance reform
WIA was passed to reform the nation’s job training system that formerly was fragmented, contained duplicative programs, and did not serve either job seekers or employers well.
Full implementation for all states was to be completed by July 1, 2000.
Structure
Title I – Workforce Investment Systems Title II – Adult Education and Literacy Title III – Workforce Investment Related
Activities Title IV – Rehabilitation Act Amendments
of 1998 Title V – General Provisions
WIA & Equality
How has WIA helped?More Access to Facilities & Programs:
Architectural AccessAssistive Technology DevicesDirected Marketing Updated PoliciesProviding Needed AccommodationsGAO Report 05-54 (Dec.
2004)
Unemployment Rates
In May 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 21.1. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was 69.7.
The unemployment rate for those with disabilities was 15.6 percent, compared with 8.5 percent for persons with no disability.
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Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
April 2011 - CEC Issues Updated WIA Recommendations WIA is long overdue for reauthorization Senate is currently working on a draft –
could be introduced this summer
Action Since April 2011? Oh My! Senate Bill – STALLED
Sheltered Workshop Main Issue House Bill(s) – Moving, Mark-Up, and
Going No Where (very unlikely to move in the Senate.) Concerning Provisions:
Allows Consolidation of Voc Rehab Funds into Title I of WIA, essentially eliminating Voc Rehab altogether. HR 4297
Consolidates 27 (mostly youth) Programs into 1 block grant aimed at mostly adult services
Talking Points
CEC Recommends:Begin Transition Planning As Soon As
Possible, No Later Than Age 14;Require Representation of Disability Interests
on State Workforce Investment Boards;Create and Fund Research Priorities
Designed to Address Individuals with Disabilities; and
Include and Emphasize Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
CEC Talkin
g Point
s!!
What is the Problem??
What is the Department saying… “Teacher preparation programs are not always
attracting the strongest candidates – only 24% of all teachers, and only 14% of teachers in high-poverty schools, come from the top third of college graduates”
“More than three in five education school alumni report that their educations school did not prepare them for “classroom realities”
“70% of superintendents and principals said teachers were not prepared to address the needs of students with disabilities.
What is the Problem??
States identified less than 2% of teacher preparation programs as “low performing”
Current HEA reporting requirements = 440 reporting fields for states; 250 for IHEs
Shift to Effectiveness…Not Just in K-12
“The Department is interested in ensuring that teacher preparation programs, school districts
and prospective students have access to meaningful, outcome-based as well as input-
oriented indicators of program effectiveness that will promote
improvements in those programs, and provide to potential employers and prospective
students actionable information to guide their hiring and program application decisions.”
- U.S. Department of Educationhttp://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2011/teacherprep.html
Shift to Effectiveness…Not Just in K-12
Rate every teacher preparation program on 1-4 scale (1 best, 4 worst)
Rating system as proposed by feds K-12 student outcomes of program
graduates based on value added scores; Employment outcomes for graduates
including placement and retention; Customer satisfaction (graduate and
principal surveys); Professional accreditation OR state approval;
Impact on Special Education
High stakes decision based on student test scores
Will teacher preparation programs want
to maintain special education focus?
Exacerbating the special education shortage