La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXVII-507
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section CXVII-507 - Data MatchingA. The state of Louisiana uses data matching as the methodology to follow up on NRS core measures. The Social Security Number (SSN) of the learner will be used to match data with Louisiana Department of Labor (LDOL) employment records and other records used in developing the WIA scorecard by the Department of Labor.B. The SSN of the individual student is used by the LDOL only to search records and is not released by LDOL to any other third party individual or agency. Data is reported in aggregate format without any individual identifiable information. Accurate Social Security Numbers are critical to the success of the data matching process. Local programs are responsible for checking enrollment forms for missing or invalid SSNs and are prohibited from "making up" a SSN for a student. If a student fails to provide his/her SSN, local programs should follow up with the student to obtain the SSN. A student may refuse to provide his/her SSN to a local program; however, local program personnel will explain how this information is used and its importance in demonstrating program performance.C. Upon completion of the data-matching process, LDOL provides the Department of Education with a list of students who achieved the specified outcomes and these outcomes are reported back to local programs. The data matching process specifically tracks those students who set employment as a goal, but also matches all students in the database for the core measures. This process allows programs to know which students met their specified goal(s) and those who have achieved other outcomes while enrolled in the program. These outcomes are to be entered as an achievement in the approved adult education database, not as a goal.La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXVII-507
Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Adult Education Services, LR 31:3068 (December 2005), amended LR 34:606 (April 2008).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:14.