1. Aiken County Adult Education
Aiken County Public School District

2. 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

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

4. 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)

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

6. 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!!!

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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

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