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Wyoming County CTE staff warn audit cut scores and data issue could cost students credit
Summary
County CTE staff told the board the federal/state CTE audit cut scores remain unset and flagged a data-entry problem in the work-based learning system: students’ hours failed to count when staff did not 'finalize' entries, potentially costing students credit and county scorecard points.
Center staff told the Wyoming County Schools board they are monitoring two issues that affect students’ credentials and the district’s CTE efficiency scorecard: uncertainty about forthcoming federal/state cut scores for audits and a state-system data-entry problem that left some student workplace hours uncounted.
Staff said the state and federal agencies are still setting the cut scores that determine CTE audit outcomes; the district expects those to be announced around January. That uncertainty affects how the district plans to meet efficiency indicators tied to federal funding and accountability.
Separately, staff described a technical or process error in which work-based learning hours did not count because entries were not 'finalized' in the state system. "We had when I did the math on this, we were well above the percentage we needed for workplace learning to get our 4 4 points on our CTE efficiency scorecard," a presenter said, arguing that students’ hours should have counted. The presenter added a concrete example: one student had hours "up into the thousands" that were not recorded because a finalization step was not completed. "Kid puts in 1000 hours. It should log itself," the speaker said.
Why it matters: Final audit cut scores and accurate work-based learning logs determine whether students receive credit and whether the district attains efficiency points that affect CTE accountability ratings. Staff advised careful data finalization and increased oversight of workplace-hour submissions to prevent future losses of credit.
Board members and staff discussed plans to emphasize training for instructors and to monitor the audit timeline closely. Staff said they will track corrections and ensure students’ hours are submitted and finalized before the audit window.
