Postsecondary Core Indicators of Performance

	Perkins IV established five core indicators of performance at the postsecondary level (link to Perkins Act Section 113). The following section consists of questions that pertain to these indicators. Questions 5 - 9 pertain to Core Indicator 1P1 on technical skill attainment.

5.	Which of the following methods will your state use to measure technical skill attainment in its Consolidated Annual Report to be submitted in December 2009?
	(Check one in each row.)

		Will use	Will not use	Don't know
	a. Technical assessment
	b. Grade point average
	c. Program completion
	d. Other (Please specify.)

	(If "Other") Please specify.

6.	(If "Technical assessment" to 5) At what point, if any, will each of the following types of technical assessments be used to assess postsecondary CTE Concentrators?
	(Check all that apply.)

		Not used	End of course	End of program	End of pathway	Don't know
	a. Industry-developed certificate or credential (e.g., automotive technician)
	b. State license (e.g., state nursing license)
	c. Nationally-developed assessment (e.g., NOCTI, WorkKeys)
	d. State-developed technical skills assessment
	e. Locally developed assessment
	f. Other (Please specify.)

	(If "Other") Please specify.

7.	If your state developed its own technical assessment system to measure technical skill attainment, when was the system developed?
	(Check one.)
	1.		Prior to 2006 reauthorization of the Perkins Act
	2.		After 2006 reauthorization of the Perkins Act
	3.		Don't know
	4.		Not applicable

8.	Will your state include data on the attainment of an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or a degree in your reporting on indicator 1P1 on technical skill attainment in its Consolidated Annual Report to be submitted in December 2009?
	(Check one in each row.)

		Yes	No	Don't know
	a. Industry-recognized credential
	b. Certificate
	c. Degree

9.	For how many of the following state-approved postsecondary CTE programs will your state use technical skills assessments that you have identified for the Consolidated Annual Report to be submitted in December 2009?
	(Check one in each row.)

		All	Most	About half	Few	None	Don't know
	a. Industry-developed certificate or credential (e.g., automotive technician)
	b. State license (e.g., state nursing license)
	c. Nationally-developed assessment (e.g., NOCTI, WorkKeys)
	d. State-developed technical skills assessment
	e. Locally developed assessment
	f. Other (Please specify.)

	(If "Other") Please specify.

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Full Report: GAO-09-683

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