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Change…Challenge… Choice… Debra Jones Administrator, Adult Education Office California Department of Education CAEAA 2011. That Was Then…This Is Now…What’s Next?. 2009-10 Adult Education Data Driving Forces Strategic Plan The Crystal Ball. 2009-10 Decline in Enrollment.
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Change…Challenge… Choice…Debra JonesAdministrator, Adult Education OfficeCalifornia Department of EducationCAEAA 2011
That Was Then…This Is Now…What’s Next? • 2009-10 Adult Education Data • Driving Forces • Strategic Plan • The Crystal Ball
2009-10 Decline in Enrollment Includes Adult Schools administered by the CDE (both WIA, Title II funded and non-WIA, funded schools)
California WIA, Title II Programs Includes LEAs, Community Colleges, CBOs, COE, Library Literacy programs, COE, and Jail programs
2009-10 Core Performance NRS Federal Table 5 1,031 students entered employment. 916 students retained employment. 688 students entered postsecondary education or training. 8,396 students obtained a GED or high school diploma.
Unemployment California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division, REPORT 400 C, Monthly Labor Force Data for Counties (December 2010 – Preliminary)
The Disconnect Source: PPIC’s California 2025 report
The Challenge • In 2002,the share of jobs requiring at least some form formal of postsecondary training was 74%. • Each year employers are demanding skills at all levels. • Estimated that by 2013: 90% of fastest growing jobs, 60% of all new jobs, and 40% of manufacturing jobs will require some form of postsecondary education.
Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness • More than 1.2 million California residents of labor-force age are unemployed. • A skills gap in the workforce. • The need for adult education continues to increase.
Adult Education of the Future Reach Higher, America Overcoming Crisis in the U.S. Workforce “The National Commission on Adult Literacy calls on Congress and state governments to make postsecondary and workforce readiness the new mission of the adult education and workforce skills system.” Source: Report of the National Commission on Adult Literacy, June 2008
Adult Education… A Strong Return on Investment
A New Mission The mission of California’s Adult Education System is to advance California’s economic, workforce development, and societal goals by preparing adult learners for college, career, and civic responsibility. LINKING ADULTS TO OPPORTUNITY A Blueprint for the Transformation of theCalifornia Department of Education Adult Education Program WORKING DRAFT California Department of Education September 23, 2010
Alignment Collaboration and Leveraging of Resources Accessibility and Student Focus Responsiveness and Innovation Evidenced-Based Continuous Improvement Shared Responsibility and Accountability Core Principles
Collaborative Leadership • Work with state-level partners. • Establish a common vision. • Coordinate processes. • Advance California’s economic and workforce development.
Academic and Career Education Transition Centers • Deliver Adult Education programs that support economic development. • Promote regional coordination, resource leveraging, and alignment of programs. • Create pathways for students to further education and gainful employment.
Transition Services • Provide intake, planning, support, and transition services. • Link students to pathways. • Promote successful transitions to postsecondary education and employment.
Curriculum and Instruction • Expand the use of assessment, curricula, and instructional practices. • Prepare students for further education and careers.
Student Transitions Employment Postsecondary CTE ESL ABE ASE
Professional Development • Support students’ preparation for postsecondary education, careers, and civic responsibility • Align professional development and technical assistance to the mission of adult education.
Data and Accountability • Structure the data collection and accountability systems. • Focus on tracking outcomes. • Upgrade data collection to inform program improvement.
Funding • Aligns fiscal resources with statewide need. • Promotes resource leveraging. • Include performance incentives.
CDE Responds • State Board of Education • Policy to Performance • TEAL • Mapping • Course alignment • State level dialogues
“All of us are driven by a simple belief that the world as it is just won’t do – that we have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be.”Michelle Obama