Aiken County Adult Education Aiken County Public School District

Adult Education Offerings GED (High School Equivalency Assessment) High School Diploma Completion WorkKeys Certification ESL (English Second Language & Citizenship) Basic Literacy Parenting / Childcare Substitute Teacher Training Career Pathways Transition

Student Achievement 2013-2017 (current) 3,422 students served 967 students served for the 2016- 17 school year GED’s Produced – 247 High School Diplomas Produced – 154 WorkKeys Produced – 1211 U.S. Citizenship – 23

Instructional Changes TABE & GED New WIOA Federal Laws mandate that Adult Education Programs blend Career Pathway Standards with Education Standards (Math, English, Social Studies, & Science) Purchase Odysseyware Software Program that blends individual student curriculums that blend GED/TABE/& 83 separate Career Pathways Each student’s educational experience will be built around academic pre- assessment and a chosen Career Pathway GED teachers will facilitate and remediate based on the work produced and periodic assessments These proposed changes will address all required partnership responsibilities with the following: (SDE, SC Works, Dept. of Labor, DEW)

Student Goals…. Adult Education offers the KEY STEP on the journey to the student’s goals.

What are the student costs or fees for Adult Education??? There are NO costs for any of the Adult Education Programs. Aiken County even pays for ALL assessments (i.e. the GED). FREE!!!

Changes in Adult Education Assessments Technology Funding Career Pathways Formal Relationships – WIOA, SC Works, DEW, Dept. of Labor

ASSESSMENTS 2014 GED (Common Core) High School Diploma Credit Courses WorkKeys /Career Ready 101 ESL (Best Literacy) TABE (placement and benchmark assessment) TASC (NEW) – high school equivalency assessment / State Law

TECHNOLOGY Odysseyware (Academic, Career Pathways, Soft Skills, Digital Literacy) GED Computer Based Assessment (no paper/pencil version) Virtual Diploma Program WorkKeys Internet Version Interactive Adult Education Website http://www.acpsd.net/domain/132

FUNDING 3 Sources of Funding (Local, State, Federal) 75% funding (State & Federal) NEW FUNDING MODEL (dramatic negative impact on State & Federal Funds) Federal Funds will move to a competitive grant process for 2018-19

CURRENT NEEDS Volunteers Technology Instructional Materials Staff Development Funding Provider Partners (Partnerships) Volunteers GED Scholarship Funding

Aiken County Adult Education (803) 663-4920 pkeating@acpsd.net Contact Information Aiken County Adult Education (803) 663-4920 pkeating@acpsd.net