1. AEBG Santa Cruz Adult Education Consortium
AEBG Santa Cruz Adult Ed. Steering Committee
Kick Off Meeting
Facilitator: Holly C. Chase
November 20, 2015

2. Agenda Defining the role of the Steering Committee in the Consortia
Discuss the difference between AB86 & AEBG
Go over the new 7 Program Areas:
New Metrics for future funding
Discuss Annual Plan and Goals:
Determine an Action Plan for the Annual Plan with associated budget costs to get goals met.
Questions

3. The Steering Committee Role in the Consortia
Santa Cruz Adult Education Consortium Flow Chart (AEBG)

4. AB86 VS. AEBG What’s happening with the MOE funding?
First and foremost, it is important to understand that MOE and Regional Allocations are all part of the AB104 Adult Education Block Grant. Both tracks of funding, MOE and Regional Consortia funds, are intended to support the state efforts for Build a Strong California Workforce through the implementation of the AB104 Three-Year Plan and the Annual Plan (and subsequent Annual Plans).
AB104 clarifies that MOE is a Year-One funding allocation only.
In Program Year , it will become part of the AEBG Regional Consortia Allocation as a single funding stream.
15-16 Funding
MOE
PVUSD $1,642,554
SCCS $564,328
Consortium  $1,011,251

5. Major Adult Education Program Changes
AB86 vs. AEBG continued…
Major Adult Education Program Changes
AB104 calls for California’s Adult Education Program to have a workforce focus:
AB104 requires adult education programs to produce results that respond to the workforce education and training needs of the state’s adults.
Two major factors will be used to evaluate the successful implementation of a consortium plan and to determine future funding:
number of students served, and
specific student outcomes of a consortium plan to determine its effectiveness.

6. Student Summary Reports: Important factors for new Performance Outcomes
Each regional consortium must submit a student summary report that includes:
The number of students served by members of the consortium (unduplicated)
The demographics for these students (unduplicated)
Student enrollment by program (duplicated)

7. 7 Performance Outcomes
Each regional consortium must also submit a program outcome summary report for student progress in the following areas:
Programs in elementary and secondary skills, including those leading to a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate.
Programs for immigrants in citizenship, ESL, and workforce preparation.
Programs for adults, including, but not limited to, older adults, that are primarily related to 
entry or reentry into the workforce. (NEW)
Programs for adults, including, but not limited to, older adults, that are primarily designed 
to develop knowledge and skills to assist elementary and secondary school children to 
succeed academically in school. (NEW)
Programs for adult with disabilities.
Programs in career technical education that are short term in nature with high employment 
potential.
Programs offering pre‐apprenticeship training conducted in coordination with one or more 
apprenticeship programs approved by the Division of Apprenticeship Standard.

8. Metric System Performance Outcomes Career Pathways
Employment (Growth/Sustainability)