2016 Summer Institute MDE ABE Office Update Leading

2016 Summer Institute MDE ABE Office Update “Leading for educational excellence and equity. Every day for every one. ” education. state. mn. us

Thank You • Summer Institute Planning – Chairs Susan and Traci – Planning and Sub-Committee Members – Presenters, Poster Presenters, Vendors – Volunteers • Co-sponsoring organizations – Literacy Action Network – Minnesota Community Education Association • Everyone participating education. state. mn. us 2

State Level Supports We are here to support you! education. state. mn. us

State ABE Office Staff • • Astrid Liden – Professional Development Alice Smith – GED Records Brad Hasskamp – Secondary Credentials/Policy Cherie Eichinger – Office Support Jodi Versaw – Program Quality Julie Dincau – Transitions Laurie Rheault - Grants Todd Wagner – State Director education. state. mn. us 4

Supplemental Services • Minnesota Literacy Council – Technology integration & distance learning, volunteer training • ATLAS – professional development • Literacy Action Network – program quality, administrator support • SW ABE – assessment training • PANDA – disability resources & assistance • MWCA – transitions education. state. mn. us 5

Supplemental Services ABE Supplemental Service Activities Provider for 2016 -17 Professional development (PD) services: Regional PD activities PD and resources on: writing, evidence-based reading instruction (EBRI), including STAR adult numeracy instruction (MNI – MN Numeracy Initiative), including language and math integrating transitions skills into ABE instruction (ACES) career-focused contextualized basic skills instruction and programming ESL instruction, including ESL Study Circles (low-literacy, pronunciation) implementation of College & Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Adult Education Coordination of MN ABE Calendar of Events and MN ABE Connect e-newsletter ATLAS www. atlas. ABE. org Patsy Egan Vinogradov, Director (ESL, Contextualized Instruction, Transitions) Kristine Kelly (ELA, CCRS) Marn Frank (literacy, EBRI, STAR) Amber Delliger (Numeracy) Liz Andress (career pathway programming) Marisa Geisler (Communications & Finances) education. state. mn. us 6

Supplemental Services ABE Supplemental Service Activities Provider for 2016 -17 Volunteer and outreach services: Adult Literacy Hotline Volunteer training, outreach and recruitment Volunteer management support Minnesota Literacy Council (www. mnliteracy. org) Rob Podlasek (Volunteer training) Ellie Purdy (Volunteer management) Technology integration services: Minnesota Literacy Council (www. mnliteracy. org) PD on educational technology Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt Online orientation to distance learning (Distance learning platforms, digital literacy, PD on distance learning best practices educational technology, online resources) Administration and training for state Renada Rutmanis supported distance learning platforms (Distance learning PD) Facilitation of assessment of curricula for Tom Cytron-Hysom inclusion under distance learning policy Communication of distance learning (Distance learning policy) information and resources to the ABE field Training on integrating digital literacy skills into instruction Online course development and delivery Online learning resources, including OERs education. state. mn. us 7

Supplemental Services ABE Supplemental Service Activities Provider for 2016 -17 Disability training and support services: ABE disabilities website (http: //mn. abedisabilities. org) Training on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and best practices in serving students with disabilities Lending library of resources and adaptive technology Self-service online adult learner intervention system and disability screening and referrals process on PANDA’s website Consultation on serving students with disabilities ABE consortia reimbursement for ABE student assessment for Specific Learning Disabilities for GED accommodations Facilitation of disabilities outreach and advisory committee PANDA – MN ABE Disability Specialists http: //mn. abedisabilities. org Wendy Sweeney education. state. mn. us 8

Supplemental Services ABE Supplemental Service Activities Provider for 2016 -17 Assessment training and services: CASAS and TABE training ABE assessment website (www. mnabeassessment. com) ABE Support Services Conference ABE Support Professional Certificate Program quality support services: ABE Summer Institute and statewide committees and adult diploma implementation PD for ABE administrators New ABE staff orientation and support (ABE Foundations) ABE marketing resources Practitioner discussions on current ABE issues Transition services: Support for regional transitions coordination and workforce development collaborations Southwest ABE www. mnabeassessment. com Marty Olsen Literacy Action Network www. literacyactionnetwork. org Tom Cytron-Hysom , Grants Manager Kathy Linder, Coordinator Minnesota Workforce Council Association http: //mwca-mn. org Anne Kilzer education. state. mn. us 9

Ongoing Working Groups • Support Professional Resource Advisory Committee (SPARC) • Distance Education Virtual Task Force • Disabilities Outreach Committee • PD Advisory Committee • Regional Transitions Coordinators • Adult Diploma Working Group • CCRS Implementation Team education. state. mn. us 10

The Numbers • Indicators – State and Federal Funding – Enrollees and Participants – Contact Hours – Average Contact Hours – Level Change – GED education. state. mn. us 11

State Funding State Aid $50, 000 $49, 039, 610 $49, 000 $48, 625, 120 $48, 047, 113 $48, 000 $47, 433, 028 $47, 000 $46, 495, 881 $46, 000 State Aid $45, 628, 787 $45, 000 $44, 864, 724 $44, 000 $43, 000 $42, 000 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 education. state. mn. us FY 2016 FY 2017 12

Federal Funding Federal Aid 5, 200, 000. 00 5, 100, 000. 00 5, 085, 523. 00 4, 900, 000. 00 5, 030, 979. 00 5, 022, 396. 00 5, 000. 00 4, 918, 864. 00 4, 846, 810. 00 Federal Aid 4, 804, 353. 00 4, 800, 000. 00 4, 700, 000. 00 4, 697, 800. 00 4, 600, 000. 00 4, 500, 000. 00 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 education. state. mn. us FY 2016 FY 2017 13

Enrollees and Participants 80000 74847 73323 74736 70000 69623 65683 60000 50000 45913 45195 45689 42376 40000 41380 Enrollees Participant 30000 20000 10000 0 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 education. state. mn. us FY 2014 FY 2015 14

Average Hours 140 120 100 80 Per Enrollee Per Participant 60 40 20 0 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 education. state. mn. us FY 2015 FY 2016 15

ABE and ESL Level Change 60. 0% 54. 1% 50. 0% 48. 2% 46. 4% 51. 5% 48. 7% 51. 5% 49. 0% 48. 8% 42. 8% 40. 0% 40. 6% 37. 4% 30. 5% 30. 0% ABE State ESL State 20. 0% 10. 0% FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 education. state. mn. us FY 2015 FY 2016 16

GED thru Summer 2015 Number Passed 12000 10000 8000 6000 Number Passed 4000 2000 0 1972 1976 1979 1980 1981 1986 1990 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Numbers Take-away • GED numbers are recovering • Declining numbers indicate folks are working, which is good, but they may be missing the opportunity to skill up during strong job market. • The increase in average hours indicates programming is more intensive and that programs have improved retention. • Level changes are still ‘re-setting’ to new testing policy, but hopefully will trend upward for 2017. education. state. mn. us 18

Updates • Secondary Credentials • WIOA – Career Pathways – Standards – Re-Compete education. state. mn. us 19

Secondary Credentials • Standard Adult Diploma – 27 of 43 consortia implementing by July 1, 2017 • GED – Free while funds last (October? ? ) – MNGED 30 education. state. mn. us 20

WIOA ABE Career Pathways • Partner in providing: • Local/regional workforce development systems that include an array of career pathways that: • are responsive to both worker and employer needs; • are labor market information (LMI) driven; • align as many resources as possible, in a collaborative/coordinated/non-duplicative way, in support of folks traversing the career pathways. education. state. mn. us 21

Resources Supporting Career Programming • New – Career Pathway Project at ATLAS – content standards on the ATLAS website – Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS) – Piloting during 2016 -17 with promotional pricing – Presentation at next break out session and vendor table • Existing – Regional Transitions Coordinators – Pathway to Prosperity Grants education. state. mn. us 22

WIOA and Content Standards • Provide instruction and education services – below the postsecondary level – that increase individual’s attainment of the knowledge and skills articulated in state content standards. • NRS level descriptors to aligned to the CCRS. • U. S. Department of Education will require use of pre- and post-tests aligned to the CCRS in Language Arts and Math • ATLAS Website click ‘Resources’ and ‘Standards’ education. state. mn. us 23

WIOA Re-compete • Proposed Process – Applies to Federal ABE funds only – Applicants: apply by WIOA Region and align with regional and local WIOA plans Propose serving one or more school districts or specials populations Match federal funds at least 1: 1 using State ABE or other sources Only one grant per school district or special population will be selected • Applicants can propose to serve a single or multiple school district areas or special populations • Grants awarded for life of WIOA conditional upon annual compliance • • – Projected application due date: March 15, 2017 education. state. mn. us 25

Minnesota ABE Miracle • 5 Components 1. Strong culture of collaboration 2. Well funded system • Only a handful of states have similar funding levels 3. Integration of literacy volunteers • In many states the federally/state funded system and volunteers systems do not collaborate 4. Consortium and Supplemental Services Models create economies of scale • Making possible better services to our students and the programs that serve them education. state. mn. us 26

Most Important Component 5. All of us – Minnesota ABE’s highly skilled, dedicated and caring ABE workforce and volunteers: teachers, support professionals, resource professionals and administrators. education. state. mn. us 27

Thank you Enjoy and make the most of the learning and networking opportunities provided by this conference. Questions? education. state. mn. us 28