Adult Education Coordination and Planning Project (AECAP): Overview

1. Adult Education Coordination and Planning Project (AECAP): Overview Dale Wimer, AEL Supervisor, DESE Clinton Flowers, Manager Planning and Research, DWD Betty Kimberling, Director AEL, St. Joseph Public Schools Ramona George, Director AEL, Ozarks Technical Comm. College

2. Overview • Federal Purpose and Objectives • State AECAP Objectives • State Benefits and Outcomes • Technology Background • Status • Local Perspectives • Next Steps AECAP Project Overview for Fall Conference of AEL Directors

3. AECAP Federal Purpose • Develop and test models for State planning, leadership development, and interagency coordination to expand Adult Education • Identify the factors that underlie successful State and local activities in strategic planning and interagency coordination • Develop a plan for disseminating the models and findings of the project, including the preparation of a written guide and the conduct of a symposium at the end of the project AECAP Project Overview for Fall Conference of AEL Directors

4. Federal Origin • U.S. Department of Education • Prime Contractor to Project:ABT Associates – Bethesda, Maryland • AEL programs are the delivery structure, in collaboration with workforce development partners AECAP Project Overview for Fall Conference of AEL Directors

5. State Structure • AEL program Pilot Site Directors, AEL Supervisor DESE and Management Information Systems • Missouri Career Center Regional Managers, Division of Workforce DevelopmentResearch and Planning Unit, Marketing and Strategic Planning Unit and Management Information Systems Unit • Leadership support AECAP Project Overview for Fall Conference of AEL Directors

6. State AECAP Objectives • Develop formalized improvements to the referral process from Missouri Career Center to AEL and AEL to Career Center • Integrate staff and customer “focus groups” into this development process • Assess other customer interaction needs (such as referral criteria) • Use “discovery” to design DWD ToolBox as referral tool AECAP Project Overview for Fall Conference of AEL Directors

7. Intended State Benefits and Outcomes Benefits for Pilot Sites: • Training seminars • Technical assistance • State staff support • Stipend for training of staff • Marketing opportunities, resources AECAP Project Overview for Fall Conference of AEL Directors

8. Intended State Benefits and Outcomes Outcomes: • Increased number of AEL customer referrals; • Increased retention of AEL program customers; • Increased number of AEL completers; • ToolBox tracking available; • Enhanced AEL program performance; and • Replication model AECAP Project Overview for Fall Conference of AEL Directors

9. Technology Background • DWD ToolBox exists as potential for other agency use • ToolBox enhancements and re-design are underway • Collaboration with DESE ACES and NRSreporting systems underway • On-line customer referral and reporting is feasible AECAP Project Overview for Fall Conference of AEL Directors

10. Indirect Impact • ToolBox re-designed as On-line product for referral validation and reporting • Improved interaction with DESE ACES and NRS AECAP Project Overview for Fall Conference of AEL Directors

11. Implementation Status • Use of ABT Planning and Implementation model • AECAP Seminars: > November 2004 - State AEL staff> February 2005 – State AEL staff jointly with State designated “partners”> July 2005 – State staff (AEL and partners) jointly with local AEL staff • Planned wrap-up meeting and project symposiumin the Fall of 2006 AECAP Project Overview for Fall Conference of AEL Directors

12. Implementation Status • Local pilot site interviews completed • Local pilot site implementation plans drafted • State implementation plan is being drafted • Local orientation informally begun • ToolBox testing and re-design is ongoing AECAP Project Overview for Fall Conference of AEL Directors

13. Local AEL Perspectives • Springfield – Ozarks Technical Community College • St. Joseph – St. Joseph School District AECAP Project Overview for Fall Conference of AEL Directors

14. In Conclusion • Federal Purpose and Objectives • State AECAP Objectives • State Benefits and Outcomes • Technology Background • Status • Local Perspectives • Next Steps, Questions? AECAP Project Overview for Fall Conference of AEL Directors