Krista Johnson, State Director
Michigan Workforce Development Agency
201 N. Washington Square, PO Box 3074
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 241-3249
johnsonk2@michigan.gov
Erica Luce, Adult Education Manager
Talent Development Division
Workforce Development
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
201 N. Washington Square, 4th Floor
Lansing, MI 48913
Phone: 517-930-9108
LuceE1@michigan.gov
ABE: CASAS, GAIN, and TABE
ESL: CASAS, TABE CLAS-E, and TABE
Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS)
GED: Data Match, Survey
Employment: Data Match, Survey
Transition to Postsecondary Education or Training: Survey
The State has an online system that verifies data after it is keyed in by the user, but before the record is saved in the system. Edit checks include verifying appropriate date ranges, demographic checks, assessment checks, class enrollment checks, attendance checks, etc. The system also provides multiple alerts and warning messages for missing assessments, hours of instruction, exit status and other data items used in the creation of the NRS Tables. In addition, the online system provides a variety of online reports to assist with managing data entry as well as reports to assist in identifying and managing program performance.
Data is verified during on-site monitoring and technical assistance visits by comparing data listed on reports to source data in the participant files. Local programs are required to provide participant files for review during monitoring and/or technical assistance visits.
NRS training is included in our State Data System (MAERS) training. Several sections of this training are offered each year. In addition, as data issues are discovered, special communications, training sessions and/or workshops are conducted to address the identified issue. This is done because peer to peer training is very often more effective than State Staff training alone. Further, data issues are covered at grant workshops, annual conferences, and at other gatherings of local program staff such as trade association conferences.
Michigan Adult Education Unit
https://www.michigan.gov/wda/...