Scorecard feedback due June 30!

During its last meeting, the Data Advisory Task Force was asked to review scorecards and related career exploration tools developed by other states.  At least 23 states currently have some form of a scorecard, so there are several examples to review for best practices to incorporate into the Missouri Scorecard.

The programmers working on the project have estimated that they will be able to begin Phase 3 enhancements in mid to late July.  This means that feedback is needed by June 30.  

In addition, Task Force members will need to discuss reporting needs with colleagues at their college and be prepared to comment on sample reports discussed at the meeting.
 
 Career Exploration Sites
Colorado --- http://launchmycareercolorado.org/ and Tennessee --- http://launchmycareertn.org/
(Both use College Measures and have the same look/feel)

• Links to pre-made reports on the home page that identify hot jobs, skill sets, majors, etc.
• Easy to follow categories for searches.
• Links to O*NET information for career exploration (O*NET is public domain, meaning that we will be able to link to the same data and not have to compile and create our own information for the occupations).
• Incorporates state projections.
• Nice graphical reports.

 
Kansas --- http://kscareernav.gov/

• Regional approach to in-demand jobs based on projections (interactive map – click region to access info).
• Click icons to get information on the jobs.
• Downside – no outcome info like employment or wages from training.

 
Ohio --- https://jobseeker.ohiomeansjobs.monster.com/

• User has a lot of choices to search/interact with site (almost too many) but each is intuitive and offers a quick way to find info on that category.
• Each of the categories has pictures along with the words as icons.
• Site includes a career pathways component (the OH career pathways were developed in-house, but O*NET has occupational families that could be used).
• Industry reports include LMI data.
• The site has a theme/connector used throughout.
• A “backpack” allows the user to save searches, resumes and other info to use in the educational and job searches.

 
Washington --- http://www.careerbridge.wa.gov/Default.aspx

• Options to Explore Careers; View Job Trends or Find Education.
• Job titles linked to education institutions offering training.
• List of all occupations for the state with indicators of increasing, stable or declining demand.
• Several filters on Find Education tab to help in narrowing search.
• Performance results show results for program but  no comparison data.

 
California ---  http://salarysurfer.cccco.edu/Salaries.aspx

• Programs listed under broader areas of study with degree levels
• Toggle to see training providers for the program/degree level; school name linked to the school’s web site
• No options to look at the work of the occupations; career assessment tools; etc.

 
Minnesota --- https://www.careerwise.mnscu.edu/

• Explore Careers has Career Clusters and Career Pathways
• Uses industry and occupational projections by region (look for interactive map at the bottom of the Explore Careers tab- click region for the info)
• Uses O*NET for career assessment and occupational info

 
Scorecard Sites
Texas --- http://www.txhighereddata.org/reports/performance/ctcasalf/gainful.cfm

• Limited search options (can’t search by award level; when school selected, award levels change to those offered at the school, but course list does not change based on award selection)
• Outcomes for most recent quarter available shown (only one time period), with no info on the cohort measured for employment and wages.
• No program comparison information,  no graphics to illustrate measures.
• Option to download results to Excel

 
Georgia --- https://learnearn.gosa.ga.gov/

• Reports wages but not employment rate.
• Notes section (bottom of page) provides methodology and background on the wage measure.
• Includes results for certificate programs.
• Option for statewide results so can compare to school results.

 
Minnesota --- https://apps.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/etd/Results.aspx

• Many options for queries of data, including academic year; institution type; school; program, etc.
• Series of tabs has employment and wage information, including top industry of employment, wages, percentage employed.
• Option to download to Excel.
• Detailed data labeling in each column.

 
Washington --- http://erdc.wa.gov/data-dashboards/public-four-year-dashboard-0

• Nice charts.
• Data puts context to student population.
• Data on a limited number of institutions.

 
North Carolina --- http://nctower.com/

• Summaries of the Top-Paying and Most Popular degree programs along with the median wage after 5 years.
• Query on school year; program; school, etc.
• Nice charts with option to view tables.