wested.org mid alameda county adult education consortium fall planning session #3 november 5, 2014
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Mid Alameda County Adult Education Consortium
Fall Planning Session #3November 5, 2014
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Mid Alameda County Consortium Timeline
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AB 86’s Key Objectives
Objective 1 Assess current offerings in adult educationObjective 2 Identify the need for adult education
Objective 3 Integrate programs to create seamless transitions to:Post-secondary educationWorkforce
Objective 4 Address gaps in serviceObjective 5 Accelerate progress through “effective
practices”
Objective 6 Collaborate to provide ongoing professional development
Objective 7 Leverage existing regional structures
Research
Vision for Change
Implemen-tation
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10/31 Report Review 1. Core Principles
2. Strategies for Objective 3,4 and 5
3. Strategies for Objectives 6 and 7
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Core Principles1. Support for Diverse Students
2. Coordinated and Integrated Agency Roles
3. Access to Diverse Employment and Career Paths
4. Effective Educational Pathways and Transition Support
5. Adequate and Leveraged Resources
6. Professional and Organizational Development
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Objective 3: Transitions and Program Integration
A. Align and improve the initial assessment, career planning and placement process
B. Align curriculum and progress assessments between adult schools and community colleges
C. Provide adult school to college transition services
D. Create bridges to existing career pathways, develop new pathways and maintain and develop new apprenticeship programs
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Objective 3: Transitions and Program Integration
D. Provide wraparound support services E. Engage employers to promote career
alignment and work transitions F. Coordinate data sharing between adult
schools and community colleges G. Expand and improve recruitment effort
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Objective 4: Gaps and SolutionsA. Expand access to quality services for
underserved areas and populations B. Sustain regional collaborationC. Maintain a regional asset map
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Objective 5: Instructional Effectiveness/Acceleration A. Explore the use of dual enrollment, co-located
classes and articulation agreementsB. Integrate and contextualize ABE/ASE and ESL with
career exploration, CTE pathways and apprenticeship programs
C. Support and share instructional strategies to accelerate student success
D. Support professional learning communities of adult school and community college faculty to implement innovation practices
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Objective 6: Professional Development• Under Development with Your Input
Objective 7: Regional Coordination • Under Development with Your Input
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Strategy Refinement• Confirm the vision/outcome for each
strategy• Confirm who needs to be involved• Identify and sequence the key action steps
needed• Provide additional detail as appropriate
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Strategy Groups • Assessment and Curriculum Alignment 3A, 3B
• Transition and Support Services 3C, 3E
• Bridges and Career Pathways 3D, 3F
• Data and Recruitment 3G, 3H
• Acceleration Methods 5A, 5C
• Contextualization 5B
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Program Area Groups • Curriculum Mapping• Information Sharing • Professional Development• Strategy Implementation
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Transition to Small Groups
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System Alignment Concept
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Career Pathways• Energy / Construction• Bio-sciences• Health Care • Information and Communication Technologies• Advanced Manufacturing• Transportation / Logistics• Public Service• Sciences and Humanities