NYS by the Numbers - The 2016 Statistical Picture

Goals of the Presentation  Presenting a statistical picture of the NYS Adult Education System  A look at trends over the past few years  Comparison with Federal statistics  Presenting new initiatives from ASISTS

The adult education system in 2015  Number of programs statewide:  147 serving 102,784 students  58% in ESL  38% students in ABE  4% in ASE  Program Performance:  61% Educational gain  82% Posttest rate  82% Follow-up outcomes

Enrollment for each funding

Quick look at hours

Program Performance  67% of programs ‘Proficient’  Achieved all NYS benchmarks  25% of programs ‘Highly Proficient’  Achieved all NYS benchmarks and in the highest quartile of performance  5% (7 programs)‘Unacceptable’ and in Corrective Action  Missed one or more NYS benchmarks and in the lowest quartile of performance  3% ‘Needs Improvement’  Missed one or more NYS benchmarks but were NOT in the lowest quartile

How does NYS compare with the Nation?  NYS is the 3rd largest of all states in enrollment  California and Florida are the two biggest states  The top 6 states have more than half (53%) of national enrollment  New York has  7% of the nation’s enrollment  6% of ABE  3% of ASE  9% of ESL  After California, Florida, North Carolina for ABE and ASE

NYS in comparison to other states

NYS Demographics vs nation

NYS Demographics vs Nation

Enrollment over the years  Enrollment in NYS over the past seven years  Dropped 23% overall (vs 34% for the whole nation)

Enrollment by region

Regional Demographics

Regional demographics

Regional Demographics

New Initiatives in ASISTS  Currently in pilots:  Weekly attendance screen  Teacher Support System (TSS)  Scanning  To come  WIOA changes  Design changes in ASISTS  Program Manager interface