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Noncredit Division Faculty Meeting. AB 86 Overview June 24, 2014. AB 86 Overview. $25 million to provide two year planning and implementation grants Regional consortia of community colleges and school districts Develop regional plans to better serve the educational needs of adults.
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Noncredit DivisionFaculty Meeting AB 86 Overview June 24, 2014
AB 86 Overview $25 million to provide two year planning and implementation grants Regional consortia of community colleges and school districts Develop regional plans to better serve the educational needs of adults
AB 86 Priorities • Elementary and secondary basic skills, including classes required for a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate. • Classes and courses for immigrants eligible for educational services in citizenship and English as a second language, and workforce preparation classes in basic skills. • Education programs for adults with disabilities. • Short-term career technical education programs with high employment potential. • Programs for apprentices.
Grant Requirements Evaluation of current programs and needs Plans for partners to integrate existing programs Create seamless transitions Plans to identify gaps Plans to utilize best practices to accelerate student progress Professional Development Collaborations Leverage existing regional structures
Legislative Outcomes • Develop common policies related to adult education • Review policies on fees and funding levels • Recommendation to change funding of noncredit enhanced FTES funding to credit levels • Credit $4,564.83 • Noncredit Enhanced:$3,254.04 • Noncredit Non enhanced: $2,763.62
Pasadena Area Regional Consortium Pasadena Area Community College District (fiscal agent) Pasadena Unified School District
Tentative Grant Goals Transition from High School Diploma (Non-completers) to PCC Adult High School Diploma Program Transition from High School Career Pathways to noncredit short-term CTE, credit CTE programs or employment Transition from noncredit Adult Secondary Education Programs to college credit programs
Tentative Goals (cont’d) Transition from noncredit ESL to Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education Noncredit programs and to Credit programs Transition from noncredit programs to employment (career pathways) Transition from noncredit short-term CTE to credit CTE or academic programs Development and integration of apprenticeship concepts into the curriculum for all Adult Education program areas.
Imagine the PossibilitiesESL • ESL Job Success: English to Succeed at a Job • ESL Parent Involvement in K-12 • English for Written Driver’s Test • ESL Work Readiness VESL • Business Information Technology-VESL • Family Day Care-VESL • Food Services Worker-VESL • Hospitality-VESL • Landscaping-VESL
CTE The occupations with the most openings: • Personal Care Aides • Office Clerks, General • Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants • Teacher Assistants • Receptionists • Information Clerks • Home Health Aides • Housekeeping • Landscaping • Medical Assistants • Medical Administrative Assistants
Elementary and Secondary Basic Skills ABE Certificate of Completion ABE Mathematics ABE Language Arts GED Certificate of Completion
Adults with Disabilities Workplace Preparation for Adults with Disabilities • Introduction to Banking • Exploring Occupational Paths • Work Attitudes and Employer Expectations • Paying Bills • Landing a Job • Budgeting for Living Expenses
We Need Your Expertise Curriculum Development Planning Meetings with PUSD/Others Enhancement of Student Services Professional Development Suggestions
Curriculum Development Process Application Process Application Requirements Rubric for Selection
QUESTIONS? Thank you for your interest!