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California Adult Education Finding Our Way. Debra G. Jones California Department of Education C.A.E.A.A. Conference January 28, 2010. Responding to a Changing World. California Adult Education System The Need for Adult Education Doing Work Differently A Future for Adult Education
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California Adult EducationFinding Our Way Debra G. Jones California Department of Education C.A.E.A.A. Conference January 28, 2010
Responding to a Changing World • California Adult Education System • The Need for Adult Education • Doing Work Differently • A Future for Adult Education • Strategic Positioning
Core Follow-up Outcome Measures Percent achieved outcome on Core Follow-up Measures is calculated using the formula: Number of Participants Achieving Outcome / Total Number of Participants with Main or Secondary Goal
NRS Federal Table 5 2008-09Core Follow-up Outcome Achievement Survey using email, mail or telephone
NRS Federal Table 5 2008-09618,767 Students • 687 students entered employment • 920 students retained employment • 645 students entered postsecondary education or training • 12,614 students obtained a GED or high school diploma.
Educational attainment, Californians 18 years and older Source: Census Data
Education projections for 2020: employment demand and population
Adult Education at a Crossroad The K-12 Adult Education system can — and must — demonstrate its relevance to the long-term needs of the state or risk permanent restructuring.
A New Way of Doing Business • New Staff • Noelia Ramirez • Matthew Parsons • Projects • College Transition Summit • One-Stop Pilot • Financial Literacy Project • The Strategic Plan www.otan.us/ • Policy 2 Performance Grant
Supporting Your Work at the Local, State, and Federal Levels • OTAN, CALPRO, CASAS • Carryover Funds • Jail Education • Strategic Positioning • Reauthorization
Strategic Positioning • Strategic positioning is the positioning of an organization in the future, while taking into account the changing environment, plus the systematic realization of that positioning.
Strategic Strategy • The strategic positioning of an organization includes the designing of the desired future position of the organization on the basis of present and foreseeable developments, and the making of plans to realize that positioning.
Moving Forward California must develop a sustainable Adult Education system aligned to the long-term needs of the State of California to prepare students to succeed in our changing world.
Our Charge… • to communicate an enterprise as rich and diverse as the California Adult Education system in a single, clear voice, one that succinctly conveys our distinct strengths to the world.