Add, End "Exclusions from MSG Outcomes" History Item

Certain students are excluded from federal Measurable Skill Gains (MSG) reports. They will not be reported on NRS Tables 4 and 5 and SiD Level Gains, MSGs, and Post-Test Rates report. This article describes how to add or end exclusion history items.

Use the history group NRS/WIOA - Exclusions from MSG Outcomes to create a new history item for students who exit your ABE program due to one of the following situations:

1. Active Duty Military deployment (90+ Days) - Students exit the program because they are members of the National Guard or other reserve military unit of the armed forces, and are called to active duty for at least 90 days.
2. Entered incarceration/treatment without ABE access - Students exit the ABE program because they have become incarcerated in a correctional institution or facility providing 24-hour support (such as a hospital or treatment center) during the course of receiving ABE services.
3. Long Term Hospitalization (90+ Days) - Students exit the ABE program because of medical treatment, which is expected to last longer than 90 days and prevents entry into unsubsidized employment or continued participation in the program.
4. Student Deceased - the student is now deceased

History item lifespan

Exclusion from MSG Outcomes history items remain in effect for the entire NRS Program year in which they are entered.

If the exclusion no longer applies during that same program year—for example, if the participant returns to ABE—enter an End Date to end the exclusion.

If no End Date is entered, the exclusion automatically ends at the beginning of the next NRS Program year (July 1).

While the exclusion is in effect at a local or shared site, the participant will not appear on the Level Gains, MSGs, and Post-test Rates reports for any site.

Topics in this article:

• Add an Exclusion from MSG Outcomes history item
• End an Exclusion from MSG Outcomes history item

Add an Exclusion from MSG Outcomes history item

1. Go to the Students > History tab.
2. Complete the student history form.
   • Effective Date: use the date the student stopped attending your program or passed away 
   • History Group: choose NRS/WIOA - Exclusions from MSG Outcomes 
   • History Item: select the appropriate exclusion 
   • Optional Status: No need to select an item from this menu
3. Click the Save button.

End an Exclusion from MSG Outcomes history item

When an Exclusion no longer applies to the student, give the history item an End Date.

1. Go to the Students > History tab.
2. Select the Exclusion history item.
3. In the End Date field, enter the date the studentt returned to ABE.
4. Save your changes.
   

The Exclusion history item row will show the End Date you typed.

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