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EXHIBIT A <br />and evaluate which youth are ready to exit the pro gram and how their exit will impact the overall success <br />of the YSPN. The SAWC will train all Service Providers on how to exit and follow -up on their youth in <br />order to comply with federal, state, and local regulations. Staff will use the Navigator data base to provide <br />reports to the Service Providers and inform them of follow -up due dates for each participant at their 30, <br />60, 1st' 2n, 3', and 4"' quarter follow -up. The Service Provider will also receive updated charts and data <br />informing them of their progress with WIA. Performance Measures — individually and as a Network. This <br />will ensure that as a network we stay informed of our planned versus actual goal attainments and that we <br />meet all performance measurements. <br />ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION <br />The SAWC as the Service Navigator will assume the primary responsibility of determining WIA youth <br />eligibility in accordance with Federal, State, and local rules and regulations, We will train Service <br />Providers on the eligibility process, provide eligibility forms, calculate participant family income, <br />determine participant eligibility, review and analyze participant activities, and process eligibility <br />JTA/MIS forms. <br />The SAWC has a designated Eligibility Technician with the experience and knowledge to determine WIA <br />youth eligibility effectively. The Eligibility Technician will review all submitted pre - applications, <br />barriers, verifying right to work documents, reviewing or registering young male adults to selective <br />service, and determining income eligibility in accordance with the Poverty Guidelines. The Technician <br />will also ensure that proper documentation for Equal Opportunity Grievance Procedure and Participant <br />Grievance Procedure are recorded for each participant. Upon reviewing all eligibility documentations, the <br />Technician will inform the Service Provider of its youth's eligibility status accordingly. Moreover, the <br />Eligibility Technician will review enrolled participant activities to ensure their accuracy, record the <br />participants' information in a database in order to produce reports necessary to keep Service Providers <br />informed, and forward accurate JTA forms to MIS personnel, <br />Recommendations, suggestions or corrections are given to each Service Provider for each participant <br />enrolled as needed to ensure that the eligibility requirements have been met and that enrollment goals for <br />each program and the YSPN as a whole are reached. An Eligibility Flow Chart is attached (ace attachment <br />A) to provide a better understanding of how eligibility is processed. <br />COMPLETING JTA & MIS FORMS <br />The State is in the process of launching The New Ca1JOBS system which will replace the Job Training <br />and Automation system (JTA). The JTA system will be archived and retired once implementation is <br />complete. Once the merging of the two systems is fully operational we will make any needed changed to <br />the process mentioned below and train all providers on the now system as needed. <br />Until the changes take place, the SAWC will continue to ensure that JTA/MIS forms are completed <br />accurately and submitted within the allotted timeframe. We will review all JTA/MIS forms to ensure <br />accuracy and compliance with Federal, State, and Local guidelines. All Service Providers will be <br />provided JTA/MIS forms, training on completion of JTA/MIS forms, and a JTA /MIS Time Line Policy. <br />SAWC staff will be available to answer questions and provide technical assistance to all Service Provider <br />regarding any forms. <br />JTA/MIS forms are processed in a chronological order by the. Service Provider and the SAWC. Once the <br />application, enrollment, and youth test score forms are submitted to the SAWC for enrollment, it is the <br />responsibility of the Service Navigator to ensure that all information is accurate, including documented <br />251 -18 <br />