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Who is a youth, that has English, reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the eighth (8th) grade level on an accepted standardized test; or  \nb. Who is a youth or adult, that is unable to compute or solve problems, or read, write, or speak English, at a level necessary to function on the job, in the individual's family, or society.  \nDetermining basic skills deficiency during intake assists in qualifying customers for eligibility, allows for quality referrals, and can determine program effectiveness.  \nDetermination of WIOA Youth eligibility based on the BSD barrier: A formalized assessment will be administered to evaluate the youth’s strengths as well as any areas of deficiency in the academic skills of Reading, Math and Language. One or more of the following assessments may utilized: Test of Adult and Basic Education (TABE), ACT, HESI (Health Education Systems, Inc. ), Wonderlic, TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills), CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student AssessmentSystem), WorkKeys and the Accuplacer. These assessments may be administered by the region’s AEL programs, the client’s chosen training provider or workforce staff.  \nAssessment results are utilized to document basic skills deficiencies for an eligibility barrier or to determine the youth’s ability to be successful in an academic program. Reasonable accommodation for the testing process will be available, if necessary, for individuals with disabilities. Previous basic skills assessment results may be used if the assessment was conducted within the previous six-month period of the eligibility determination date.  \nDetermination of Basic Skills for the Objective Assessment (OA):  \nWIOA requires that every youth completes an objective assessment to evaluate the basic skills, occupational skills, prior work experience, employability, interests, aptitudes, supportive service needs, and developmental needs of the participant. The objective assessment must identify the career pathway for the youth participant and is used to develop a corresponding Individual Service Strategy (ISS) .  \nThe requirement to review basic skills as part of the objective assessment process is not the same as conducting a basic skills assessment for eligibility determination for the basic skills deficient barrier or as conducting a basic skills assessment for determination of an educational functioning level gain within the measurable skill gains indicator. If using the basic skills deficient component of WIOA Youth eligibility in WIOA (3)(5)(A), programs must use a generally accepted standardized test which DOL defines as an approved test from the list of tests the Secretary of Education determines to be suitable for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education. 1  \nThe Jefferson Franklin Consortium has adopted a screening tool to help identify if an individual is basic skills deficient. The Basic Skills Screening Tool is required for all WIOA youth applicants. The Basic Skills Screening Tool below will help assess the youth for the required basic skills section of the OA and help determine if additional testing is needed to determine“basic skills deficient”. The Basic Skills Screening Tool must not be used to determine a youth’s educational needs.  \nA youth who is unable to complete the screening tool without assistance or answers “No” to one (1) or more questions must automatically be assessed as basic skills deficient using at least one of the approved assessments identified ","cbCaijT60ulrQYap","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijT60ulrQYap","pdf",1686725,"English","# Basic Skills Assessment Policy\n## WIOA Priority and Basic Skills Deficiency Definition\n## Determining WIOA Youth Eligibility Using BSD\n## Objective Assessment Requirements\n## Basic Skills Screening Tool for Youth Applicants\n## BSD Determination for Adult Priority of Service\n## Basic Skills Screening Tool Form Questions","[{\"question\":\"What does WIOA consider a Basic Skills Deficient (BSD) individual?\",\"answer\":\"BSD refers to youth with English/reading/writing/computing skills at or below the eighth-grade level on an accepted standardized test, or youth/adults who cannot compute or solve problems, or read/write/speak English at a level needed to function for work, in family, or in society.\"},{\"question\":\"How is basic skills deficiency determined during WIOA youth eligibility intake?\",\"answer\":\"Programs administer a formalized assessment to evaluate strengths and deficiencies in Reading, Math, and Language. 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