LAC 28:CXVII.501. NRS Core and Secondary Measures

A. NRS measures include both core measures and secondary measures. NRS core measures apply to all adult education students. There are three types of core measures: 1. outcome measures, which include: a. educational gain; b. entered employment; c. retained employment; d. receipt of secondary school diploma or GED; and e. placement in postsecondary education or training; 2. descriptive measures, including: a. student demographics; b. reasons for attending and student status; and 3. participation measures of contact hours received and enrollment in instructional programs for special populations or topics (such as family literacy, corrections or workplace literacy). B. NRS secondary measures include additional outcome measures related to employment, family and community that adult education stakeholders believe are important to understanding and evaluating adult education programs. C. Programs must meet a minimum of 50 percent of the federally-approved performance benchmarks as measured by NRS Tables 4 and 5 annually.