OVAE Guidance

	OVAE has issued a series of memos to provide guidance for implementing Perkins IV accountability requirements. The next five questions pertain to the effectiveness of the guidance memos and additional assistance from OVAE.

55.	OVAE issued a non-regulatory guidance document on student definitions and measurement approaches for the core performance indicators to assist states in their compliance with Perkins IV accountability requirements. How useful was the guidance document for developing the following definitions for your state?
	(Check one in each row.)

		Extremely useful	Very useful	Moderately useful	Slightly useful	Not useful	Don't know
	a. Student definitions (e.g., CTE Participant, CTE Concentrator)

	Measurement definitions

		Extremely useful	Very useful	Moderately useful	Slightly useful	Not useful	Don't know
	b. Academic attainment
	c. Technical skill attainment
	d. Secondary school completion
	e. Student graduation rates
	f. Secondary placement
	g. Nontraditional participation
	h. Nontraditional completion
	i. . Other (Please specify.)

	(If "Other") Please specify.

56.	What examples or other information can you provide us about why the OVAE-issued guidance was or was not useful?

57.	Would each of the following changes improve your state's ability to implement Perkins IV core indicators of performance at the secondary level?
	(Check one in each row.)

		Yes	No	Don't know
	a. Additional nonregulatory guidance on implementing core indicators
	b. Regulations from OVAE on implementing core indicators
	c. Additional individual technical assistance
	d. Additional group data sessions
	e. Additional Web resources
	f. Other (Please specify.)

	(If "Other") Please specify.

58.	Are there any other forms of technical assistance or guidance that your state would like to receive from OVAE?
	(Check one.)
	1.		Yes
	2.		No (Skip to 60.)
	3.		Don't know (Skip to 60.)

59.	(If "Yes" to 58) How would you describe the additional forms of technical assistance or guidance that your state would like to receive from OVAE?

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Full Report: GAO-09-683

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