JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction California Adult Education Finding Our Way Debra G. Jones California Department of Education C.A.E.A.A. Conference January 28, 2010

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Responding to a Changing World California Adult Education System The Need for Adult Education Doing Work Differently A Future for Adult Education Strategic Positioning

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Our Students

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Agencies & Enrollment

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Agency Size & Enrollment

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Enrollment Trend

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Enrollment by Geography

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Instructional Program N% Instructional Hours % ABE 76, ,467, ESL 444, ,472, ASE 226, ,949, Citizenship 2, , Career/Tech. Ed. 180, ,471, Adult with Disabilities 26, ,799, Health & Safety 26, ,725, Home Economics 17, ,774, Parent Education 67, ,316, Older Adults 142, ,251, Total1,212, ,575, Instructional Hours

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Learners with Pre- and Post-test

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Learners Completed an Educational Functioning Level

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Core Follow-up Outcome Measures Percent achieved outcome on Core Follow-up Measures is calculated using the formula: Number of Participants Achieving Outcome / Total Number of Participants with Main or Secondary Goal

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction NRS Federal Table Core Follow-up Outcome Achievement Survey using , mail or telephone

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction NRS Federal Table ,767 Students 687 students entered employment687 students entered employment 920 students retained employment920 students retained employment 645 students entered postsecondary education or training645 students entered postsecondary education or training 12,614 students obtained a GED or high school diploma12,614 students obtained a GED or high school diploma.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Educational attainment, Californians 18 years and older Source: Census Data

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Student Educational Levels

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction American Community Survey

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Employment Status

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Percentage of Foreign-Born in Total Employment,

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Education projections for 2020: employment demand and population

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Adult Education at a Crossroad The K-12 Adult Education system can — and must — demonstrate its relevance to the long-term needs of the state or risk permanent restructuring.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction A New Way of Doing Business New Staff –Noelia Ramirez –Matthew Parsons Projects –College Transition Summit –One-Stop Pilot –Financial Literacy Project –The Strategic Plan –Policy 2 Performance Grant

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Supporting Your Work at the Local, State, and Federal Levels OTAN, CALPRO, CASAS Carryover Funds Jail Education Strategic Positioning Reauthorization

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Strategic Positioning Strategic positioning is the positioning of an organization in the future, while taking into account the changing environment, plus the systematic realization of that positioning.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Strategic Strategy The strategic positioning of an organization includes the designing of the desired future position of the organization on the basis of present and foreseeable developments, and the making of plans to realize that positioning.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Moving Forward Moving Forward California must develop a sustainable Adult Education system aligned to the long-term needs of the State of California to prepare students to succeed in our changing world.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Our Charge… to communicate an enterprise as rich and diverse as the California Adult Education system in a single, clear voice, one that succinctly conveys our distinct strengths to the world.