CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD WIOA Implementation Work Group

MEETING NOTICE

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Department of Rehabilitation 721 Capitol Mall, Room 242

Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 324-1313

To listen to the meeting, call 1-888-808-6929; passcode 3243425

Tim Rainey Executive Director

Michael Rossi

Chair

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Governor

AGENDA

1. Welcome and Introductions

2. Action Item a. December 16th, 2014 Meeting Summary

3. Discussion Items

a. Workforce Development in the California Budget

b. Identifying Shared Spaces of Innovation and Opportunity

c. Common Elements of Workforce Planning

d. Work Group Member Outreach Strategies

4. General Discussion/New Business

5. Public Comment

Meeting conclusion time is an estimate; meeting may end earlier subject to completion of agenda items and/or approved motion to adjourn. In order for the State Board to provide an opportunity for interested parties to speak at the public meetings, public comment may be limited. Written comments provided to the Committee must be made available to the public, in compliance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, §11125.1, with copies available in sufficient supply. Individuals who require accommodations for their disabilities (including interpreters and alternate formats) are requested to contact the California Workforce Investment Board staff at (916) 657-1459 at least ten days prior to the meeting. TTY line: (916) 324-6523. Please visit the California Workforce Investment Board website at http://www.cwib.ca.gov or contact Loren Shimanek at (916) 657-1459 for additional information. Meeting materials for the public will be available at the meeting location.

Action Item A

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Work Group December 16, 2014 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Meeting Summary

Council members/designees and advisors who were in attendance are listed below:

Van Ton-Quinlivan, Chair Vice Chancellor Workforce and Economic Development Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Jamil Dada, Co-Chair Vice President, Investment Services Provident Bank Riverside County Branches Patricia de Cos Deputy Executive Director California State Board of Education Patrick Henning Jr. Director Employment Development Department Debra Jones Dean, Career Education Practices Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Stewart Knox Executive Director Employment Training Panel Will Lightbourne Director Department of Social Services Brian McMahon Undersecretary Labor Workforce Development Agency

Adam Peck Executive Director Tulare County Workforce Investment Board Mike Rossi, Advisor (by phone) Senior Jobs Advisor to Governor Brown Workforce Investment Board Chairman Alma Salazar Vice President of Education and Workforce Development Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Abby Snay Executive Director Jewish Vocational Services, San Francisco Bruce Stenslie (by phone) President and Chief Executive Officer Economic Development Collaborative, Ventura County Russell Weikle (for Lupita Cortez Alcalá) Director Career and College Transition Division Department of Education Joe Xavier Director Department of Rehabilitation

I. Overview of Work Group Goals Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Work Group Chair, Van Ton-Quinlivan, and Co-Chair, Jamil Dada, discussed the goals for the first convening and subsequent convening’s of the Workforce Investment Board’s (State Board) Work Group on strategic planning and implementation of the new federal legislation, WIOA. The goal of the Work

1

Action Item A

Group is to work toward a shared vision on the strategic plan that will guide the new legislation’s implementation. The new legislation provides an opportunity to codify best practices in the workforce development and education field as well as try innovative approaches for greater alignment amongst programs, funding streams, and administrative entities with emergent opportunities that may offer more successful program outcomes. II. Welcome and Introductions Ms. Ton-Quinlivan (Chair) and Mr. Dada (Co-Chair) introduced themselves and spoke about their organizational affiliation and how they see their role in the implementation of the new legislation. The Chair and Co-Chair then offered the floor to the rest of the members to introduce themselves and speak on why they are participating in the Work Group. The Chair and Co-Chair then introduced the State Board chair, Mike Rossi, and State Board Executive Director, Tim Rainey. Mr. Rossi and Mr. Rainey reasserted the goals for the Work Group and offered further direction on efforts around strategic planning for implementation.

III. Discussion Items:

a. Unified and Combined State Plan

Mr. Rainey discussed the differences between and unified and combined strategic WIOA state plan. The unified plan is mandated in WIOA to include a strategic alignment of the legislation’s Title I-IV core programs. A combined plan is a bit more ambitious and complex that includes alignment of core program activities along with other programs, such as federally-funded career technical education Carl D. Perkins Act, Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF; CalWORKs in California) block grants, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) activities, and other programs that provide program participants opportunities for training and education to access employment that leads to self-sufficiency and income mobility.1

b. Facilitated Group Discussion:

i. Integrated Delivery and Success

Work Group members discussed the advantages of a combined plan. Some characteristics of a combined plan included greater efficiency, better outcomes, greater alignment, lower barriers for program access, and being able to scale impact for programs. Integrated Delivery opportunities meant that resources could go further, greater articulation between programs, and a greater ability to evaluate and assess longitudinal outcomes through a data bridges and common metrics.

1 National Skills Coalition’s “Side-by-Side Comparison of Occupational Training and Adult Education & Family Literacy Provisions in the WIA and WIOA” offers an explanation of the difference between a unified and combined strategic state plan. http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/resources/publications/file/2014-10_WIOA-Side-by-Side.pdf

2

Action Item A

ii. Working Collaboratively

Work Group members discussed what it means to work collaboratively. Most members thought that there needs to be an agreement on shared goals, strategic vision, outcomes, and metrics. Some members expressed that employers are a part of working collectively. Some members identified administrative barriers, such as continuity and cohesion of policy directives and guidance that hinder working collectively and how strong leadership is needed to overcome those barriers. All Work Group members agreed that a strong message needs to be authored that includes shared goals and strategic vision. The Work Group motioned and approved a Messaging and Shared Vision subcommittee that will convene over the next 10 months.

c. Member Discussion

i. Stakeholders

Members were asked to identify potential partners that would support the efforts of working collectively.

d. Facilitated Group Discussion

i. System Change

Members were asked what successful system change might look like and if there are examples they might be able to share. Some of the suggested examples of what is successful and could be used toward greater system change by building upon and bring to a greater scale are: The Promise Grant, California Career Pathways Trust, Integrated Service Delivery Structure in the American Jobs Center of California system, CalWORKs, AB 86 efforts. Members identified a need for more technical assistance and guidance from agency partners and the federal government to help support and provide an opportunity for innovation and experimentation. Members also identified cross-agency initiatives they think have shown the capacity to work collectively, such as energy programs of AB118 and Prop 39.

ii. Administrative Barriers

Focusing exclusively on administrative barriers, members identified data sharing and the ability to collect data cross programs as one of the main barriers to working collectively. Another identified barrier was the need for existing funding to be flexible yet still accountable to an intended outcome.

iii. Metrics

Members discussed a need to identify metrics common to core programs and the education community and the need for common identifiers to facilitate bridging the data necessary to

3

Action Item A

populate those metrics. Expanding the use of existing tools and creating a data-driven dashboard to inform the public and policy makers (as required by Assembly Bill 2148, Mullin) were identified as impetuses to working collectively on metrics and data bridges. Members inquired how they might collectively identify economic prosperity and income mobility through the use of indicators of wage increases, certificate completions, closing skills gaps, in-training skills gains, basic skills attainment, and employment outcomes.

e. Develop Action Plan

Due to time constraints, Work Group members thought it would be productive to continue a discussion on messaging and discuss an action plan at a later time.

f. Member Discussion

Member discussion focused on expectations for the group. Shared expectations identified included that Work Group members attended regularly, in-person, and have reviewed meeting materials in-advance to be able to fully participate in discussions. IV. General Discussion

During the general discussion members identified next steps that should be taken: • Members to identify shared spaces for innovation and opportunity, where members

had administrative and resource flexibility. • Members identify “pain points” where shared goals may clash with the need to

maintain their agencies’ fiscal and administrative interests. • Members want to know what other states were doing for their WIOA strategic planning

and Implementation, and asked staff to report. • Finally, members want to identify possible subcommittees to allocate work load and

responsibilities.

V. Public Comment Members of the public welcomed the opportunity to have an ongoing discussion about strategic planning and implementation of WIOA. A request was made to provide a deliberative method to capture public ideas/comments prior to and following the meeting.

Meeting Adjourned

4

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT– WORK GROUP

February 17th, 2015

Background

WIOA Passes July 2014 Implementation underway Draft Regulation – Spring 2015

Workforce Development in Governor's Budget

Targeted investments for training and education to help all Californians access paths out of poverty/income mobility

Strategies to regionally align 49 WIBs, 72 CCC districts, +1,000 other LEAs, and employment programs of 58 HHS agencies

Purpose of the WIOA Work Group

Work collectively toward a combined strategic plan Identify goals and learn how to better help one another Identify shared spaces for innovation and opportunity

The WIOA Opportunity

Setting a statewide shared vision and goals Aligning more stakeholders around a shared vision and

strategic plan Collectively building and sustaining program strategies

to get there Cross-system metrics to measure our progress Creating a “Year of Experimentation”

Spaces for Innovation and Opportunity System Transformation Continuous Improvement Accountability

Workforce System Goals

Sector Partnerships Career Pathways Cross-system performance

Regional alignment System integration Strengthening the

workforce and education system

Path out of poverty Economic mobility Strategic investment

Targeted resources Expand training and

education access Regional alignment

WIOA Goals Governor’s Budget Goals

Shared Goals for Strategic Plan

Program Strategies

Partnering in Sector

Strategies Through employer-led public-private partnerships that

close skills gaps and increase regional prosperity

Building Career Pathways

Around sector-based training and education opportunities in regional economies

Utilizing “Learn-and-Earn”

Training

To show the benefits of work-based learning, apprenticeships, on-the-job training, subsidized and

transitional employment programs

Organizing Regionally

By building mutually beneficial partnerships among stakeholders, including service providers, employers,

educators, workforce professionals, and labor

Program Strategies

Providing Supportive Services

To better serve our client populations by matching client needs with relevant services

Creating Cross-System

Data Capacity

That bridges program data for purposes of assessing common needs and ensuring

performance accountability

Braiding Federal & State Funding

To improve client success, attain shared goals, be innovative and experiment, and create system

change

What Are We Doing Now? What are the key elements of our current program

service delivery strategies? What is the purpose of the program? How is the program funded? How many people does it serve? What is the service delivery structure?

Does It Fit With WIOA?

How do our current program service strategies fit or not fit with the seven policy strategies just discussed? Partnering in Sector Strategies Building Career Pathways Utilizing “Earn and Learn” Organizing Regionally Providing Supportive Services Building Cross-System Data Capacity Pooling Federal & State Funding

Who Are We Serving?

Who are the client populations of our various

groups?

What are their common needs?

What are their distinct needs?

Learning Communities

What do we need to learn from each other to

identify opportunities for collaboration?

How do we facilitate this learning?

What are our next steps for moving forward?

Spaces for Innovation and Opportunity

California Career

Pathways Trust

Accelerator Grants

CCC/CDE Adult Ed

The 2013-2014 State Budget appropriated

$25 million to the California Community College Chancellor’s

Office (CCCCO) to allocate funding for two-

year planning and implementation grants.

The funds will be provided to eligible

consortia for the purpose of developing regional plans for adult

education.

The California Workforce Investment Board and the Employment

Development Department funded projects that design, develop, and

implement projects that accelerate employment and re-employment

strategies for California job seekers. The State Board and EDD will fund projects

and partnerships to create and prototype innovative strategies that

bridge education and workforce gaps for targeted populations, and initial

implementation of promising models and practices in workforce system

service delivery infrastructure.

Spaces for Innovation and

Opportunity

• Flexibility • Experimentation • Shared Outcomes

The California Career Pathways Trust provides competitive grants to create innovative programs and partnerships linking rigorous academic standards to career pathways in high-need and high-growth sectors of the economy. Through curriculum that's relevant to career interests, students will be more engaged and

less likely to drop out of school while gaining better preparation for the highly complex and competitive working world of the 21st century. There will also be a significant boost to local, regional, and state

economies by providing business and industry with skilled workers.