Some Advice from CCAE

This was sent out August 8, 2015 to CCAE members:

Some Advice from CCAE

As some of you might have noticed the previous message was sent out last year.

(Note from Cynthia:  I deleted the post from this blog.) 

Seems like the important issues then are still the important issues now. Below is updated advice on MOE vs MOC which should be relevant to your current consortia conversations.As Adult Schools move into challenging conversations with our consortia partners we in CCAE realize that if we are to be successful providers of adult education services in this new world we must be successful within our consortia. As such CCAE will be providing advisories that are intended to give the best advice from state leaders of Adult Education within our organization. These advisories are not intended to represent state policy or Ed Code but rather guidance based on the most current information (laws and policies) available and best Adult Ed practices within the state. Our goal is to inform our members of options and recommendations that will ultimately provide the best services for our students and the best return on investment for our state.

MOE is NOT MOC (Maintenance of Effort is NOT Maintenance of Capacity)

Hit the "read more" link to learn more.

Guidelines for Navigating New Waters

The July 10, 2015 Technical Webinar had a lot of helpful information to help guide us through new waters we're sailing through.

Implementation Focus Group's Draft Guidelines
        
     Listen to the Recording

AB104: New Rules for a New Era in Adult Education

AB104 is the trailer bill about Adult Education.

Go here to read AB104 in full.

Go here to get to it via the AB86 website (the place to go for info about the new Regional Consortia system).

There are lots of things to learn and understand.

Here are a few bits. 

First, from the AB86 website:

AB104: Adult Education Block Grant

The California Legislature has passed Assembly Bill 104 which  includes the legislation for the Adult Education Block Grant. The Adult Education Block Grant will fund adult education providers and the adult education regional consortia.  Please refer to Sec. 39, Article 9, Section 84900.

What's Next?

With this final language, the CCCCO and the CDE are working together to develop guidance regarding next steps for implementation of the Adult Education Block Grant. Guidance regarding the fund allocations,  reporting requirements, and outcomes and measures will be forthcoming over the coming weeks and months. We will be sure to keep you updated and will continue to provide technical assistance webinars to provide as much assistance as we can as we transition to implementation of your regional plans. Draft guidance is expected to be made public in July 2015.


From the CCAE Legislative Update:

Programs eligible for funding include:

o   Basic skills, high school equivalency/diploma

o   Citizenship, ESL

o   Workforce entry or reentry, including explicit ability for older adults to access these programs

o   Adult programs, including older adult access, that are "primarily designed to develop knowledge and skills to assist elementary and secondary school children to succeed academically in school" (a la child development for elementary and secondary school children)

o   Adults with disabilities programs

o   Short term career technical education

o   Pre-apprenticeship programs/activities

 

 

 

 

Additionally, from the text of AB104:

 

Section 39 

84913.

 (a) Funds apportioned for the program shall be used only for support of the following:

(1) Programs in elementary and secondary basic skills, including programs leading to a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate.

(2) Programs for immigrants eligible for educational services in citizenship, English as a second language, and workforce preparation.

(3) Programs for adults, including, but not limited to, older adults, that are primarily related to entry or reentry into the workforce.

(4) Programs for adults, including, but not limited to, older adults, that are primarily designed to develop knowledge and skills to assist elementary and secondary school children to succeed academically in school.

(5) Programs for adults with disabilities.

(6) Programs in career technical education that are short term in nature and have high employment potential.

(7) Programs offering preapprenticeship training activities conducted in coordination with one or more apprenticeship programs approved by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards for the occupation and geographic area.

(b) A consortium may use no more than 5 percent of funds allocated in a given fiscal year for the sum of the following:

(1) The costs of administration of these programs.

(2) The costs of the consortium.

 

And also from the text of AB104

SEC. 22.

 Section 41976 of the Education Code is amended to read:

41976.

 (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following classes and courses are authorized to be offered by school districts and county superintendents of schools for apportionment purposes from the adult education fund:

(1) Adult programs in parenting, including parent cooperative preschools, and classes in child growth and development, parent-child relationships, and parenting.

(2) Adult programs in elementary and secondary basic skills and other courses and classes required for the high school diploma. Apportionments for these courses and classes may only be generated by students who do not possess a high school diploma, except for remedial academic courses or classes in reading, mathematics, and language arts.

(3) Adult education programs in English as a second language.

(4) Adult education programs for immigrants eligible for educational services in citizenship, English as a second language, and workforce preparation classes in the basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, writing, mathematics, decisionmaking and problem solving skills, and other classes required for preparation to participate in job specific technical training.

(5) Adult education programs for adults with disabilities.

(6) Adult short-term career technical education programs with high employment potential. Any reference to “vocational” education or programs in adult education means “career technical” education or programs in adult education.

(7) Adult programs for older adults.

(8) Programs offering pre-apprenticeship training activities conducted in coordination with one or more apprenticeship programs approved by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards for the occupation and geographic area.

(9) Adult programs in home economics.

(10) Adult programs in health and safety education.

(b) No state apportionment shall be made for any course or class that is not set forth in subdivision (a).

 

 

For comparison purposes, AB86 originally stated:

The purpose of AB 86 Section 76, Article 3 is to provide grant funds to regional consortium to create and implement a plan to better provide adults in its region with all of the following:

• 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 education 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

June 26, 2015 AB86 Technical Webinar: New Rules

The latest AB86 Technical Webinar was all about the new rules.

Listen to the recording of the webinar here.

Here are the slides from the powerpoint.

Hit the link to see them.

AB86 June 16th Webinar: Questions for the Field

The AB86 Technical Webinars are always chock full of practical information.  You can listen live and participate or you can listen to the recordings later.  The powerpoints and recordings are posted here.  The most recent Webinar dealt with the nittier grittier aspects as we move fully into this new Adult Education Regional Consortia delivery system come July 1.  

 

Listen to the webinar here.

 

Hit the link to see the slides.

AB86 Webinar on the May Revise

The AB86 Webinar on Friday, May 15th was on the May Revise.

You can listen to it here:

May 15, 2015
DOF on Trailer Bill Language and Adult Education Expenditure Reporting Survey for Fiscal Year 2012-13
- Download the Presentation: PDF | PPTX
- Listen to the Recording

Want More Info @ Adult Education, Adult Schools, and Adult Learners in Action?

Start here:

a4cas.org  ----  website with links to most everything

adulteducationmatters.blogspot.com ------ search by topic

saveouradultschool.org --- the best facts and analysis around on Adult Ed policy

unitedadultstudents.org ---- Adult Learners in action in Los Angeles

smaceesl.blogspot.com  --- ESL Student Blog – search “student voice” for student essays & actions

saveadulted.wordpress.com - record of advocacy for Adult Ed in Los Angeles


Hit the "read more" link to learn more.

AB86 Says Your Voices Matter

Got concerns about the MOE and funding? 

Debra Jones says, "Your voices matter and your perspectives are important especially during this time."

"Use the AB86 inbox," she advises, to communicate your questions and concerns to the Department of Education and the Chancellor's Office.

You can hear all this on the March 20th AB86 Technical Webinar at about 10 minutes in.

To hear this section and more, go to the AB86 Technical Webinar page and click on "Listen to the Recording."

 March 20, 2015
AB 86 Planning Fund Extension
- Download the Presentation: PDF | PPTX
- Listen to the Recording

Here is my transcription of the section in which Debra Jones advises emailing AB86 your questions and concerns:

...urgency for the state to determine what the MOE is to prepare and determine the funding formula.

We don’t want there to be a gap between planning funding and implementation funding.

So we’ve done a couple of things.

We’ve extended the planning funding.  You have until December 31^st to send your planning funds.

And the other is we had a conversation today, a dialogue between, a conversation with the Department of Education and the Chancellor's Office and the Cabinet.  

They wanted me to pass along the message that they have heard the urgency. They have received your letters you’ve turned in to the AB86 inbox.  They are committed also to solving and resolving the MOE and funding formula issues sooner rather than later.

So be assured that that is recognized.

Also, I want to encourage that if you have thoughts or you’re wanting to get information to the Cabinet, the Department of Education or the Chancellors’ Office, regarding Adult Ed, please use the AB86 inbox.

Your letters are forwarded, they’re discussed.

Your voices matter and your perspectives are important especially during this time.

 

By the way, if you click on PPTX, you can download the powerpoint from the webinar which includes the following:

Report to the Legislature - Recommendations

*  Increase service levels to meet demand.

*  Improve programming to better prepare students for postsecondary and transition to workforce.

*  Provide academic, social and financial supports to lower barriers.

*  Align assessments between providers for placement.

*  Develop a common accountability approach.

*  Maintain and extend structures for ongoing regional coordination.

 

 

Video of the March 11th Joint Legislative Informational Hearing on Adult Education: Moving Forward

The video of Wednesday's Joint Legislative Informational Hearing on Adult Education: Moving Forward is available on The California Channel.   Click here to go right to the video.

This was an informational hearing. In other words, no one voted on anything. It was a sort of check-in on the whole AB86 process.  Folks checked in to report what is happening in the whole mighty, messy, complicated everyone come together under the big tent Regional Consortia Creation Game.  The legislature needs to know what is happening and how things are going and whether or not people are being served or will be served or won't be served because the Legislature will be voting on these matters in future when it votes on a budget. 

I highly recommend that you watch or listen to it as you chop vegetables, fold laundry, flea-comb your cat, or perform some similar task which enables you to listen while you work.

It is a long, meaty hearing full of information about what is happening, what people think, what people know, what people think they know but actually don't, what people want to know, what people need to know, and lots of other stuff all leading us to gaps in understanding that need to be filled.

People, by the way, refers to everyone.  It refers to we, the people.  And it refers to the people that we, the people, elect to represent us at the decision making table.

Best quote from the hearing came from San Mateo Adult School Director Larry Teshara:
"While our colleagues are looking for dessert, we're looking for dinner."

Public comments begin at 2:43 and include:
Commissioner Irma Beserra Núñez (Los Angeles)
George Porter (Berkeley)
Kristen Pursley (West Contra Costa)
Wendy Plew (CTA)
 
Watch or listen to the hearing at  The California Channel - Recent Archive 

Look for: 

March 11, 2015 Joint Legislative Informational Hearing on Adult Education:  Moving Forward

2 hours and 58 minutes

1426057223

Agenda

Video Open Video Only in Windows Media Player

MP4 Video

2015 Legislative Report

The 2015 Legislative Report is out.

The 2015 AB86 Legislative report has been submitted to the Legislature.  The report was jointly developed by the California Department of Education and the California Community College Chancellor's Office. The planning process brought two systems together to assess what we do well and to identify gaps. The report summarizes this work completed across the State by the 70 Adult Education Regional Consortia during the AB86 planning process.

Read it here.

Two Don't Miss Webinars on the Adult Ed Budget

Two don't miss webinars on the Adult Ed Budget:

1.  Thursday, January 29th at 4 pm   CCAE webinar on the State Budget and Adult Ed.

"We will be hosting our third webinar this Thursday, January 29th at 4 p.m. in order to provide an update on the Governor's FY 15-16 Budget for adult education.   Our Legislative and Governmental Budget Advocate Dawn Koepke will be discussing the latest insights on the state budget discussions and next steps for action to protect K-12 Adult Schools. 

     

We look forward to speaking with you about the Governor's Budget proposal, our perspectives and key issues, and discussing our next steps to protect K12 adult schools.  Register today!"

Click here for a link to register and participate. 


2.  Friday, January 30th at 12 noon AB86 webinar on the State Budget and Adult Ed - with DOF! - the Department of Finance.

For this week's webinar on Friday, January 30th, the Department of Finance will be presenting on the budget for Adult Education and will be answering your questions.  The webinar is at 12:00PM to 100PM and it will be recorded and posted to ab86.cccco.edu Please visit us at ab86.cccco.edu or see below for directions on how to connect to the webinar.

How to Connect:

• Dial your telephone conference line: (888) 886-3951
• Cell phone users dial: 913-312-3202
• Enter your passcode: 153705
• Go to http://www.cccconfer.org/index3.aspx
• Click the Participant Log In button under the Meet and Confer logo
• Locate your meeting and click Go
• Fill out the form and click Connect

February 9th Update:   You can listen to a recording of this AB86 Webinar here.

And just for kicks, check out this post to see how far we've come in a year:

Look Three Ways:  January 29, 2014 Hearing on Adult Ed