1. NYS by the Numbers - The 2016 Statistical Picture

2. 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

3. 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

4. Enrollment for each funding

5. Quick look at hours

6. 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

7. 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

8. NYS in comparison to other states

9. NYS Demographics vs nation

11. NYS Demographics vs Nation

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

13. Enrollment by region

14. Regional Demographics

15. Regional demographics

17. Regional Demographics

20. 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