U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
SCSEP Quarterly Progress Report
ETA 5140
A. GRANTEE INFORMATION
1a. Grantee:
Arkansas
1b. Sub-Grantee:
2. Grantee Code:
410
3a. Report Period Ending:
03/31/2008
3b. Program Year(s):
2007
4. Number of Authorized Positions:
220
5. Number of Modified Positions:
205
B. PARTICIPATION LEVELS
1. Carried Over from the Previous Program Year:
205
2. New Participants:
Q: 7
YTD: 89
3. Total Exits:
Q: 13
YTD: 57
4. Current Participants:
237
5a. Vacancies: 0

5b. Rejected Records: 0
6. Number of Persons on Waiting List:
2
7. Co-Enrollments: Q: 40 YTD: 53
8a. Exits Due to Unsubsidized Employment:
Q: 3
YTD: 18
8a1. Average Starting Wage:
Q: N/A
L4Q: N/A
8a2. Percent of Placements with Benefits:
Q: 67
L4Q: 56
 
8b. Other Reasons for Exit:
Q: 7
YTD: 24
8c. Exclusions:
Q: 3
YTD: 15
8d. Exclusions after Exit:
Q: 0
YTD: 1
9a. Transferred Into Project:
Q: 0
YTD: 0
9b. Transferred Out of Project:
Q: 0
YTD: 0
 
9c. Change of Sub-Grantee Into Project:
Q:
YTD:
9d. Change of Sub-Grantee Out of Project:
Q:
YTD:
10a. Placements:
Q: 3
YTD: 19
10b. OJE Placements:
Q: 0
YTD: 0
11a. Non-SCSEP-Eligible Placements:
Q: 0 YTD: 0
11b. Non-Qualifying Placements:
Q: 0 YTD: 5
12. Number of Hours of Training:
Q: 43 YTD: 93
13. % Participants Assigned 18-22 Hours per Week:
Q: 54 YTD:38
C. COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS Q YTD
1. Number of participants providing service to the general community
157 184
2. Total number of hours worked in service to the general community
31965 89650
3. Number of participants providing service to the elderly community
86 105
4. Total number of hours worked in service to the elderly community
19733 57648
5. Total number of participants providing community service
243 289
6. Total number of hours worked in community service
51698 147298
Authorized for Local Reproduction ETA-5140
(Revised July, 2007)

D. PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS
  Q
No.
Q
%
YTD
No.
YTD
%
L4Q
No.
L4Q
%
Gender
1. Male
63 25 75 26 94 28
2. Female
187 75 219 74 246 72
Age at
Enrollment
3. 55-59
53 21 67 23 81 24
4. 60-64
65 26 81 28 90 26
5. 65-69
67 27 74 25 82 24
6. 70-74
39 16 43 15 51 15
7. 75 & over
26 10 29 10 36 11
Ethnicity
8. Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin
1 0 1 0 2 1
Race
9. American Indian or Alaska Native
5 2 7 2 8 2
10. Asian
1 0 1 0 1 0
11. Black or African American
86 34 97 33 106 31
12. Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0 0 0 0 0 0
13. White
160 64 190 65 223 66
Education
14. 8th grade & under
27 11 34 12 36 11
15. 9th grade – 11th grade
69 28 78 27 86 25
16. High School diploma or equivalent
89 36 105 36 123 36
17. 1 – 3 years college
42 17 50 17 61 18
18. Post-secondary certificate
8 3 11 4 14 4
19. Associate's degree
5 2 5 2 7 2
20. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
5 2 6 2 6 2
21. Some graduate school
1 0 1 0 2 1
22. Master's degree
4 2 4 1 5 1
23. Doctoral degree
0 0 0 0 0 0
Additional
Measures
24. Family income at or below the poverty level
203 81 239 81 277 81
25. Individuals with disabilities
35 14 37 13 42 12
26. Individuals with limited English proficiency
1 0 2 1 2 1
27. Individuals with low literacy skills
25 10 30 10 33 10
28. Individuals residing in rural areas
48 59 54 61 54 61
29. Individuals with low employment prospects
211 84 247 84 285 84
30. Individuals who failed to find employment after using WIA Title I
19 23 19 21 19 21
31. Individuals age 75 and over at date of report
41 16 49 17 60 18
32. Individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
6 7 6 7 6 7
33. Displaced homemakers
19 8 22 7 22 6
34. Veterans (or spouses)
20 8 22 7 25 7
35. Individuals receiving public assistance
75 30 84 29 94 28
36. Individuals with severe disability
3 1 3 1 3 1
37. Individuals who are frail
2 1 2 1 2 1
38. Individuals old enough for but not receiving SS Title II
4 2 4 1 4 1
39. Individuals with severely limited employment prospects in areas of persistent unemployment
104 42 118 40 118 35

E. CORE PERFORMANCE MEASURES
MEASURE DESCRIPTION GOAL Q
RATE
YTD
RATE
L4Q
RATE
1. Community Service
The number of hours of community service in the reporting period divided by the number of hours of community service funded by the grant minus the number of paid training hours in the reporting period  85% 92%

N = 51,698
D = 55,922
88%

N = 147,298
D = 167,802
 
2. Common Measures Entered Employment
Of those not employed at the time of participation, the number of participants employed in the first quarter after the exit quarter divided by the number of participants who exit during the quarter  24%   50%

N = 3
D = 6
49%

N = 33
D = 68
 
3. Common Measures Employment Retention
Of those participants who are employed in the first quarter after the exit quarter, the number employed in both the second and third quarters after the exit quarter divided by the number of participants who exit during the quarter  50%   53%

N = 8
D = 15
58%

N = 19
D = 33
 
4. Common Measures Average Earnings
Of those participants who are employed in the first, second, and third quarters after the quarter of program exit, total earnings in the second and third quarters after the exit quarter, divided by the number of exiters during the period  6600   3691

N = 25,837
D = 7
  4112

N = 61,681
D = 15
 
5. Service Level
The number of participants who are active on the last day of the reporting period or who exited during the reporting period divided by the number of modified community service positions 162%    122%

N = 250
D = 205
143%

N = 294
D = 205
 
6. Service to Most in Need
Average number of barriers per participant. The total number of the following characteristics: severe disability, frail; age 75 or older, old enough for but not receiving SS Title II, severely limited employment prospects and living in an area of persistent unemployment, limited English proficiency, low literacy skills, disability, rural, veterans, low employment prospects, failed to find employment after using WIA Title I, and homeless or at risk of homelessness divided the number of participants who are active on the last day of the reporting period or who exited during the reporting period     2.71

N = 222
D = 82
2.70

N = 240
D = 89
 

F. ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
MEASURE DESCRIPTION Q
RATE
YTD
RATE
L4Q
RATE
1. Retention at 1 year
Of those participants who are employed in the first quarter after the exit quarter: the number of participants who are employed in the fourth quarter after the exit quarter divided by the number of participants who exit during the quarter   47%

N = 7
D = 15
53%

N = 17
D = 32
 
2. Customer Satisfaction
Average ACSI for employers      
  Average annual ACSI for participants      
  Annual average ACSI for host agencies      



GOAL means the stated negotiated target rate for that performance measure.
Q means the count or rate for the current reporting quarter.
YTD means the count or rate for the program year to date, from July 1st through the current reporting quarter.
L4Q means the count or rate for the most recent four quarters, including the current reporting quarter.


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