Performance Reporting

The adult education grant programs funded through state and federal grants administered by the Adult Education Initiatives Office at CDE have distinct performance reporting requirements. The performance targets, performance outcomes, and narrative reports for each of the following grant programs are available.

AEFLA/WIOA Title II Performance Reporting

AEFLA Performance Accountability measures are used to assess State and program effectiveness in achieving positive outcomes for learners. Based on past performance and continuous improvement requirements, the U.S. Department of Education's Office fo Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) negotiates with the Colorado Department of Education's Office of Adult Education Initiatives (AEI) annually to establish performance accountability targets.

The chart below shows Colorado's performance accountability targets for the other five measures over the next two years.

AEFLA Performance Accountability Targets for Program Years 2024-25 and 2025-26

Measure	2024-25 Target	2025-26 Target
Measurable Skill Gains	44%	45%
Employment, 2nd Quarter after Exit	25.20%	25.30%
Employment, 4th Quarter after Exit	24%	25%
Median Earnings, 2nd Quarter after Exit	$6,100	$6,150
Credential Attainment Rate	19%	20%
Effectiveness in Serving Employers	Baseline	Baseline

The timeline and process for when grantees will start reporting Effectiveness in Serving Employers data is to be determined. Reporting specifications, processes and timelines are in development with WIOA Core Partners at the state level. Once interagency agreements are in place for data sharing, grantees will be trained on Effectiveness in Serving Employers data collection and reporting. More details about the annual AEFLA data collection can be found in the NRS Technical Assistance Guide and the NRS website.

Colorado AEFLA Performance Outcomes FY23-24

Colorado's preliminary data for program year 2023-24 are:

• CO State MSG rate was 51.55% (target 41%)

• CO State Employment 2nd Quarter After Exit rate was 26.71% (target 22%)

• CO State Median Earnings 2nd Quarter After Exit was $6,933.63 (target $5,800)

• CO State Employment 4th Quarter After Exit rate was 29.76% (target 25.00%)

• CO State Credential Attainment rate was 41.40% (target 17.7%)

AEFLA/IELCE Grantee	MSG**	Number served
Asian Pacific Development Center	48.57%	728
Colorado Northwestern Community College	55.07%	69
Community Educational Outreach	33.33%	147
Durango Adult Education Center	45.36%	179
Jefferson County Public Schools	38.81%	201
Mesa County Libraries	55.92%	147
Metropolitan State University of Denver	61.65%	205
Montrose Adult Education Center	59.09%	88
Northeastern Junior College	57.55%	106
Pikes Peak Library District Adult Education	37.12%	132
Colorado Springs School District 11	55.20%	846
SEL Tutoring	65.66%	96
The Learning Source	53.02%	1170
Trinidad State Junior College Adult Education Services	51.43%	70

AEFLA Narrative Report

Prior year narrative reports and performance can be requested by emailing aei@cde.state.co.us.

AELA Performance Reporting

Performance outcomes on the AELA grant program are measured by tracking the goals learners complete that align to the purposes of the program outlined in the Act. The grant program allows for outcomes to be tracked for both learners receiving services in the current program year, or current learners, and by learners served by the grant program in prior years, or alumni learners. For the 2024-2025 program year, the following adult education programs received AELA grant funding, and their performance outcomes are displayed below.

Grantee	AELA Funding Allocated	Current Learners	Alumni Learners	Percent Achieving 1 or more Performance Outcome - Target	Percent Achieving 1 or more Performance Outcome - Actual	Percent Achieving 2 or more Performance Outcome - Target	Percent Achieving 2 or more Performance Outcome - Actual
Aurora Mental Health and Recovery	$182,230.00	796	1173	40.00%	47.11%	20.00%	20.10%
Colorado Mountain College	$306,118.00	1949	2647	25.00%	13.55%	10.00%	suppressed
Colorado Springs School District 11	$147,930.00	41	147	75.00%	73.17%	60.00%	suppressed
Community College of Aurora	$141,115.00	235	634	25.00%	22.13%	10.00%	suppressed
Community College of Denver	$157,781.00	325	250	40.00%	31.69%	25.00%	7.69%
Durango Adult Education Center	$128,000.00	90	78	30.00%	57.78%	15.00%	22.22%
Emily Griffith Technical College	$142,981.00	532	254	35.00%	37.03%	10.00%	6.77%
Harrison School District 2	$203,173.00	326	421	30.00%	21.55%	10.00%	suppressed
Mesa County Libraries	$76,757.00	88	156	45.00%	38.64%	20.00%	suppressed
Metropolitan State University of Denver	$165,145.00	129	296	30.00%	50.39%	10.00%	23.26%
Mile High Youth Corps	$115,165.00	32	80	80.00%	84.38%	60.00%	71.88%
Montrose County RE-1J	$124,191.00	109	177	32.00%	43.12%	12.00%	suppressed
Morgan Community College	$99,320.00	227	280	50.00%	23.10%	10.00%	suppressed
Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning	$333,564.00	181	317	25.00%	37.57%	15.00%	16.02%
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Higher Education	$98,753.00	26	27	75.00%	suppressed	50.00%	suppressed

Annually the Adult Education Initiatives office must submit a report to the State Legislature describing the implementation and outcomes of the AELA grant program. The report is intended to meet the statutory reporting requirements outlined in C.R.S. 22-10-105. Additional narrative reports will be posted as they become available.

The 2022-2024 AELA narrative report will be posted here in the near future.

Prior year narrative reports and performance can be requested by emailing aei@cde.state.co.us.

Colorado Adult High School Performance Reporting

The Colorado Adult High School Grant program started in the late summer of 2024. As performance and narrative reporting data become available, they will be posted.