Adult Education Redesign Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Higher

Adult Education Redesign Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Higher Education Department

Adult Education Concept Literacy in Multiple Branches Ecological Computer/D Workplace igital Financial Reading, Writing, Math

Adult Education Practice Drop-In classroom

Redesigning Options • ‘Convenience Store’ • Targeted Options HSE Community Education Drop-In classroom Open Labs Corrections Education

Redesigning Options HSE – “High School Equivalency” program. • • Prepares and guides students to complete official tests (GED, Hi. SET), gaining their high-school credential. To maintain Temp Worker subsidy, students must follow progress policy. Students can negotiate schedule and pace. “Community Education” program. • • • Short-term or ‘seminar’ classes on topics of interest or need. Focus on workplace and life skill-sets—financial, computer/internet, culinary, job planning, consumer resources, etc. Enrollment may be selective/closed for grant-based students, or open to all Native adults at Ute Mountain as funds or space permit HSE Community Education Open Labs “Open Labs” program. • Dedicated to all Native adults at Ute Mountain, drop-in labs for one-on-one help with writing, computing, math, homework, etc. “Corrections Education” program. • HSE classes conducted within Chief Ignacio Detention Center, open to all Native adults, as defined eligible by CIDC staff. Corrections Education

Program Integration The UMUT Adult Education Program covers not only high-school completion, but spans into and through • Grant projects (HPOG, SEEDS, etc. ) • Workforce development trainings • Post-secondary tutoring & labs

Program Integration Adult Education Program Adult Education Coordinator Adult Education Teacher Case Managers SEEDS grant Workplace & computer skills Temp Worker Program K 12 Education Human Resources TERO Adult Education Teacher HPOG grant Healthcare certifications Social Services Public Safety

Major Shifts The main changes between our old and new model are: • Students are “managed” in quarterly Cohorts, with attendance and progress expectations (excepting Open Labs) • Multiple options for completing high school are provided, with crossdepartmental support and urging of students • Expanded services (more teaching staff, partnerships, etc. ) to serve a broader spectrum of needs at Tribe

Adult Education Redesign Thank you Scott Baker Tanya Taylor Director of Higher Education Adult Education Coordinator Ute Mountain Ute Tribe