New York

Programs and People

Fiormelissa Johnson
State Director
New York State Education Department
Adult Education and Workforce Development
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-8940
Fiormelissa.Johnson@nysed.gov

Rosemary Matt
NYS Director of Accountability
Cayuga Community College
197 Franklin Street
Auburn, NY 13021
Phone: (315) 798-1026
rosemary.matt@cayuga-cc.edu

State Assessments

ABE: TABE
ESL: Best Plus 2.0; Best Literacy

State Data Systems

Adult Student Information System & Technical Support (ASISTS)
(MIS is owned by NYSED, maintained under contract)

Followup Methods

GED: Data Match
Employment: Data Match and Survey
Transition to Postsecondary Education or Training: Survey

Data Tools for Monitoring and Program Improvement

Program Evaluation Report

Provides a snapshot to programs on a daily basis of all measurable outcomes
Disaggregable by program type, site, class, funding source, or teacher

Accountability website (https://adult-education-accountability.org/)

Every program is provided a secure, password protected, account
NYSED staff, Regional Adult Education Network (RAEN) staff, and Accountability director as well as the program staff have access to the account
All site visits, desk monitoring reports, conference calls, and email communication is posted to the program’s account
The site also serves as a repository for all NYSED memos and other communication to programs along with all state policy documentation

Individual Technical Assistance Program (ITAP)

Annually programs are recommended for this intense technical support process
In addition to poor performance, programs are also selected if there is a change in leadership, if it is a large city program, or if the program experiences a site closure or other decrease in enrollment

NYS Report Card

Programs are evaluated with two methodologies
- Benchmark performance in Measurable Skill Gain, Post-test Rate, Follow-up Outcomes and Enrollment
- Quartile Ranking among all programs

State Tools and Resources

New York funds a full professional development unit that consists of seven geographic regional directors all working under contract with AEPP to provide local technical assistance, joint monitoring with AEPP, and professional development (consistent throughout the state) for all levels of programming with a focus on teachers.

New York also funds a National Reporting System technical assistance and monitoring unit that is charged with training, data collection, reporting, and monitoring all AEPP funded programs. This unit works alongside the AEPP team to monitor, guide, and report local programs.