Accountability and TEAMS

Accountability Resources | TEAMS Resources

Accountability Resources

Overview

Performance accountability, assessment and testing, and data management are critical components of AEL service delivery and an essential part of exemplary service delivery to support participant success.  Proper oversite and management of these areas forms the foundation of effective education, training, and employment service delivery.

TWC Technical Assistance

Send your questions to AELTA@twc.texas.gov

Accountability and TEAMS Community of Practice

Accountability Webinars and Presentations (TEAMS webinars are found under the TEAMS Section)

• Measurable Skill Gains
  • MSG Planning
  • MSG Type 1a: Achievement on a Pretest-Posttest MSG 
  • MSG Type 1b: Postsecondary Enrollment MSG
  • MSG Type 2: HSE Achievement MSG
  • MSG Type 3: Postsecondary Transcript or Report Card in IET
  • MSG Type 4: Progress Milestone in IET MSG
  • MSG Type 5: Skills Progression in IET
• Credential Attainment
• Credentials in AEL
• Employment Outcomes
  • Employment Outcomes Webinar 1/15/21

Accountability Guidance

State AEL and Workforce Letters Related to Performance Accountability

• Performance Accountability

• 01-19 Periods of Participation

• 01-18, Change1, Educational Outcomes in Adult Education and Literacy

Security

• WD Letter 13-08: Security of Personal Identity Data (rescinded)

• WD Letter 02-18: Handling and Protection of Personally Identifiable Information and Other Sensitive Information (rescinded)

• WD 17-07: Change 1 Storage and Use of Disability-Related and Medical Information - Update   

• Other AEL letters
  

AEL Testing Guide

Federal

• Technical Assistance Guide for Performance Accountability under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. National Reporting System for Adult Education. December 2017

• US Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Program Memorandum 17-2, issued on December 19, 2016; revised on August 23, 2017, and entitled, “Performance Accountability Guidance for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I, Title II, Title III, and Title IV Core Programs”

• US Departments of Labor and Education, WIOA common performance reporting specifications approved by the US Office of Management and Budget initially in June 2016 and with modifications in March 2018. OMB Control Number 1205-0526

• US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 10-16, issued on December 19, 2016, and entitled, “Performance Accountability Guidance for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I, Title II, Title III, and Title IV Core Programs”

• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, §116, Performance Accountability System

TEAMS Resources

TEAMS Release Notes

General TEAMS Resources

Periods of Participation Report Description (PDF)

TEAMS Webinars – Technical Assistance provided via recorded Webinars by TWC Adult Education and Literacy

February 2023: TEAMS 6.1
Watch | Transcript | Accessible PPT

December 7, 2020: TEAMS 5.4.1 Release
Recording | Release Notes | Enrollment Instructions

October 16, 2020: PY 20-21 TEAMS UPDATE Release 5.3 – Pre/Post Test Gains Pages
Recording | Transcript | Presentation Slides | Handout

August 15, 2019: POPs Basics Webinar
Recording | Transcript | Presentation Sldies

October 22, 2018: TEAMS 3.8 Webinar
Recording | Transcript | Presentation Slides

December 6, 2017: Welcome to TEAMS 3.2 Webinar, Part 2
Recording | Transcript | Presentation Slides

December 6, 2017: Welcome to TEAMS 3.2 Webinar, Part 1
Recording | Transcript | Presentation Slides

March 6, 2017: TEAMS 2.11 Webinar
Recording | Transcript | Presentation Slides

TEAMS Users Community of Practice - TEAMS users with accounts in the Texas AEL PD Portal can connect to keep up with the most up-to-date information about TEAMS.

Join the conversation here.

TEAMS Technical Assistance Email – Send your questions to teams.technicalassistance@twc.texas.gov

Other TEAMS Resources (coming soon)