Kentucky High Impact Workforce Investment Board
InitiativeFindings from the Field Presented to the
Local Board Chairs and Directors
June 23, 2011
The Need:Greater consistency and effectiveness across the Commonwealth’s 10 local WIBs.
Process
Kentucky Criteria Three overarching goals for WIBs:
1.Grow a strong and engaged Board that drives the vision, mission, objectives, and implementation steps
2.Set clear strategic direction
3.Manage assets effectively and efficiently
StrengthsStrategic Direction:
Dual customer approach Industry sectors identified and key employers engaged
Resources: Awareness and discussion about changing
environments and trends Flexibility in the budget
Engaged Board: Communication to members Committee structure
Areas for Technical Assistance
Technical AssistanceStrategic Direction: Strategy and Action Planning
Alignment with community visionSector strategiesMeasuring outcomes
Strong and Engaged Board: Board and staff development activities Performance driven outcomes beyond WIA-required measures Communication of value the WIB provides Succession planning
Identifying and Leveraging non-WIA Resources: Financial asset mapping
Key Take AwaysDriving the strategic direction to the one-stop
operator level
Connection of the strategic plan to the budget
Strategic board recruitment, such as, sector employers
Changes for the FutureCriteria – Simplify and consolidate with clear
definitions of high performance.
Process – Timing, reduce amount of written documentation, focus on qualitative reviews.
Scoring – Yes/No
Next StepsRevised Criteria and Standards
Standard WIA-based and Administrative Criteria met prior to application
8 CriteriaAll 30 elements of equal weightThreshold for distinction is 25 elements
Next StepsLearning Year (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012)
HIW Local Technical Assistance Fund Application
Standards Year (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2012) Voluntary participation Rolling application process Core review team of three with two flex reviewers
Certification Two years Receive preferred status for state discretionary fund
initiatives during the life of the certification
Thank You!