Pathways to College & Careers for Washington’s Emerging Workforce Accelerated Pathways, Increased Opportunities WIOA Transition CBS Spring 2016 Will Durden, Policy Associate: I-BEST Jon M. Kerr, Director Basic Education for Adults State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

General Updates Spring

APPROVED SEPT 2015 WACTC ALLOCATION MODEL RECOMMENDATIONS STATE FUNDS 3 Determines College/District Base Enrollment Allocations (enrollment targets adjusted annually based on the comparison of the 3-year average of actual enrollments to the 3-year average target) Determines Minimum Operating Allocation (MOA) $2.85 Million/Campus/District Allocates 5% Performance Share for SAI Weights Priority Enrollments (30%) All BEdA enrollments All applied baccalaureate programs STEM courses designed for STEM majors or transfers Workforce high demand courses identified as contributing to degrees needed to meet skills gaps identified in the Joint Study on A Skilled and Educated Workforce

ALLOCATION MODEL REMINDER 4 College Providers: The Enrollment Enhancement Earmarked dollars received each fall will no longer allocated to college providers. The idea is that the 1.3 weighting in the allocation formula is more significant than the small amount of tuition backfill.  Both the weighting and elimination of the basic skills enhancement earmark are to happen beginning July 1, CBO Providers: As CBOs do not receive SBCTC state allocations beyond the enhancement funds, They will continue to receive their earmarked funds in the fall.  These funds will be renamed “State Match - Federal Basic Education Grant.”

FALL 2015 ENROLLMENT SUMMARY 5 In fall 2015, colleges enrolled 123,362 state-supported FTES, down 1 percent from fall This marks the fifth straight year that state-supported enrollments have declined. In the prior four years, the decline in enrollment appears to have been primarily driven by the improving economy with larger declines among older students and students in workforce classes. This year marks the first year in which the larger declines were among younger students and students in pre-college classes.

ENROLLMENTS WERE UP FOR: 6 Basic Education: 17,655 FTES, up 2% I-BEST: 2,392 FTES, up 11% International-Contract: 6,446 FTES, up 3% Running Start: 18,828 FTES, up 12% Worker Retraining: 5,951 FTES, up 5%

ENROLLMENTS WERE DOWN FOR: 7 International-All Funds: 12,858 FTES, down 4% Workfirst: 2,381 FTES, down 17%

I-DEA DATA 8 Data Point* Total Students Enrolled ,157 Significant Gains Earned (CASAS) 211 (59.7%)466 (62.2%) 677 (57.5%) Total SAI Points Earned 8621,3662,228 Average SAI Points Earned Per Student Federal Level Gains 256 (49%)382 (51%)638 (54%) 34 Programs Up and Running! * SBCTC Report Manager Enrollment Monitoring, 01/07/2016

HS21+ DATA 9 Data Point* *Total* Students Enrolled5211,9351,5674,023 Diplomas Awarded ,314 Significant Gains Earned (CASAS) 3911, ,328 Total SAI Points Earned 1,4674,1282,0087,683 Average SAI Points Earned Per Student N/A2.5 Federal Level Gains * Data Through Fall Quarter 2016 *SBCTC Report Manager Enrollment Monitoring, 3/30/2016

GED PASS RATES AS OF MARCH 8, Washington State Pass Rate: 90% National Pass Rate: 76%

I-BEST 11 Data Point* Total Students Enrolled3,6293,8733,94011,442 FTE1,7492,0342,1775,960 Degrees & Certificates1,8362,1141,7445,694 Significant Gains Earned (CASAS Test) 1,5251,6821,6194,826 Total Performance (SAI) Points Earned 16,20217,08317,40050,685 Performance Points Earned Per Student Federal Level Gains ,872 * SBCTC Report Manager Enrollment Monitoring, 01/07/2016

ABILITY TO BENEFIT UPDATE 12 All Washington I-BEST pathways are eligible under Ability to Benefit as long as students do not have a high school diploma or GED and the pathway meets federal requirements. Students in Academic I-BEST must have the goal of an AA degree.

DECEMBER 2015 SPENDING AGREEMENT AFFECTS ABILITY-TO-BENEFIT DETERMINATIONS BY JOAN BERKES, POLICY AND FEDERAL RELATIONS STAFF BY JOAN BERKES, POLICY AND FEDERAL RELATIONS STAFF Publication Date: 1/28/ Old: Concurrently enrolls participants in connected adult education and eligible postsecondary programs. New: Includes, as appropriate, education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster. Old: Provides counseling and supportive services to identify and attain academic and career goals. New: Includes counseling to support an individual in achieving the individual’s education and career goals. Old: Provides structured course sequences that are articulated and contextualized, and that allow students to advance to higher levels of education and employment. New: Enables an individual to attain a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, and at least one recognized postsecondary credential; and helps an individual enter or advance within a specific occupation or occupational cluster.

DECEMBER 2015 SPENDING AGREEMENT AFFECTS ABILITY-TO-BENEFIT DETERMINATIONS (CONTINUED) Publication Date: 1/28/ Old: Provides opportunities for acceleration to attain recognized postsecondary credentials, including degrees, industry relevant certifications, and certificates of completion of apprenticeship programs. New: Organizes education, training, and other services to meet the particular needs of an individual in a manner that accelerates the educational and career advancement of the individual to the extent practicable; and prepares an individual to be successful in any of a full range of secondary or postsecondary education options, including apprenticeships registered under the Act of August 16, Old: Is aligned with the education and skill needs of the regional economy. New: Aligns with the skill needs of industries in the economy of the state or regional economy involved. Old: Is organized to meet the needs of adults; and has been developed and implemented in collaboration with partners in business, workforce development, and economic development. Guidance from ED is needed to determine whether Pell Grant amounts for students who are Title IV-eligible through the career pathways alternative will change for , or not until Likewise, ED guidance is needed to know the impact, if any, of the new definition of career pathways program for

WORK WITH DOE & CONCERNED CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES 15 Technical Approval Request (PAR) Professional Technical I-BEST and I-BEST Expansion Guidelines BAS Program Proposal Form BAS Degree Rubric Academic Transfer Research on Wages and State Need

March On The Hill Updates

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 17 HB 2329 & SB 6161 Basic Education for Adults: Adds Basic Education for Adults students to the Washington Caseload Forecast - HB 2619 & SB 6260 Corrections Education: Allows CTCs to offer AA & BA degrees in prisons HB 2743 High School Diplomas: Allows high school equivalency certificates (GEDs) to be issued as a Washington State HSD

Washington’s Community and Technical Colleges Guided Pathways Initiatives* * SBCTC offered a system-wide guided pathways 101 workshop January 19 & 20, 2016 Guided Pathway Strand at Rendezvous 18

GUIDED PATHWAYS Know-Guided-Pathways.pdf 19 The idea behind guided pathways is straightforward. College students are more likely to complete a degree in a timely fashion if they choose a program and develop an academic plan early on, have a clear road map of the courses they need to take to complete a credential, and receive guidance and support to help them stay on plan. The guided pathways approach presents courses in the context of highly structured, educationally coherent program maps.

WASHINGTON'S CTC S TWO PATHWAY INITIATIVES 20 College Spark: Guided Pathways Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Student Success Centers

Developing Guided Pathways 21 Clear roadmaps to student goals (Meta-majors) Intake redesigned as an on-ramp Students’ progress closely tracked Learning outcomes/assessments aligned across programs

META-MAJORS 22 Meta-majors are groups of academic programs with common or related subject matter that students are advised about when they begin college.

WIOA Updates 23

24 The term ‘adult education’ means academic instruction and education services below the postsecondary level that increase an individual’s ability to— (A) read, write, and speak English and perform mathematics or other activities necessary for the attainment of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; (B) transition to postsecondary education and training; (C) obtain employment.* *WIOA, SEC. 203 Definitions (1)(A)(B)(C) Adult Education (Title II) Defined

EL CIVICS AS WE KNEW IT! 25 The WIOA Section 231(b) funds are the Master Grant funds and can be used for any ELA (ESL) activities including what we knew as EL Civics in the past. (IEL/Civics funds cannot be used for old EL Civics Activities.)

INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY & CIVICS (IEL/CIVICS) 26 All providers will need to ensure IEL/Civics funds are used only for the activities described in WIOA Section 203(11). IEL/Civics funds are WIOA Section 243 funds and can only be used in combination with Integrated Education and Training as defined in WIOA Section 203(11): “‘Integrated Education and Training’.—The term integrated education and training means a service approach that provides adult education and training concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation activities and workforce training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster for the purpose of educational and career advancement.” This goes into effect July 1, Some providers may choose to not continue their IEL/Civics (past EL Civics) grant and only request funding under their Master Grant in their extension application.

IEL/CIVICS PROGRAMMING 27 Programming that would qualify for IEL/Civics Funding would only include:  IEL/Civics specific navigators  All I-BEST programs  I-BEST at Work On-ramps (CBOs may want to consider this.)  On-ramps where all instruction is contextualized and delivered concurrently with training in a specific occupation or occupational cluster.

THE GUIDED PATHWAY FUNDED 28 On-Ramps to I-BEST ($25/quarter) -HS 21+ -I-BEST at Work -I-DEA -College Readiness/Employability Skills -Career Specific I-BEST Quarter 1 (Opportunity Grant & State Need Grant) -Tuition -Books -Fees/Supplies I-BEST to 2 Year Degree (Ability to Benefit & State Need Grant) -High School Diploma Baccalaureate Degrees (Ability to Benefit & State Need Grant)

Timeframes & Submission: WIOA Local Plan Documents 29 January 5, 2016 – May 2, 2016: Plan development (including CBS, Workforce Board, and ESD technical assistance). May 2, 2016 – May 31, 2016: Public comment on local plans. May 2, 2016: Draft local plan due to Workforce Board and ESD. May 23, 2016: State comments on draft local plans transmitted to LWDBs following review. June 10, 2016: Final, signed local plans due to the Workforce Board and ESD. June 22, 2016: Workforce Board takes action on local plans at special meeting. June 30, 2016: Local plans approved by the Governor. June 30, 2016: Local Chief Elected Officials and LWDBs notified by Workforce Board of Governor approval of their local plans.

SIGNIFICANT WIOA DATES UPDATED Transition Year o Implement all changes outlined in our transition plan (exceptions: funding for One-stops, EL Civics changes, and common performance measures) o Run new extension – Full Implementation July 1, 2016 o RFA/extension awardees begin full implementation of WIOA (exception: funding & MOUs for One-stops) o Joint funding for One-stops begins o IEL/Civics changes are implemented o Common performance measures kick in o Run new BEdA Grant Competition Full Implementation July 1, 2017 o New Grant Awardees begin full implementation o One-stop shared funding and MOUs kick in

CBS – WDC Action Items Update

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