1. Measure Up: Measuring the Quality of Implementation of State Content Standards

2. The Challenge: Quality, Uniform Instruction with Measurable Outcomes
Measuring Content Mastery
The Learning Environment
Instructional Delivery
Expectations and Assessments
Instructional Planning
Student Engagement

3. Goals Content Mastery Possible Performance Indicators include:
Clearly Identified Learning Goals
Students evaluate their own learning processes
Launch metacognition strategies
Make sense of processes and skills
Expectations and Assessments
Possible performance Indicators include:
Concentrate on 80% of mastery
Learning styles and testing strategies known
Assessments with appropriate feedback
Breakdown of goals attainability
Instructional Delivery
Possible Performance Indicators include:
Develop logical reasoning & critical thinking
Enhancing the Learning Environment
Knowing students and their goals
Syllabus and lesson plans aligned with AEL Content Standards
Student Engagement
Possible Performance Indicators include:
Teaching strategies employed (i.e. think, pair, share, think aloud,

4. Strategies Streamline Standards-based Instruction
Cultivate a student-vested learning atmosphere
How will we accomplish these goals and work to move adult education forward?
Highlight innovative teacher contributions
Highlight student goal accomplishments/MSGs

5. Adult Education & Literacy Grant
Goals
Increase workforce opportunities by providing integrated literacy, language, workplace literacy and workforce technical training
Increase workforce technical training and Level I certificate achievement though contextualized training and basic skills development
Align education and workforce technical training with local employment opportunities and employer needs
Deliver innovative instruction and program design in key grant program areas; General Adult Basic Education, Transitions, Career Pathways, English Literacy Civics Career Pathways and Adult Corrections
Integrated Basic Skills Development
Career Navigation
Transition or Bridge
Instruction
Student
Post-Secondary or Workforce Entry
Contextualized Career Pathways

6. Building and Supporting Basic Skill Development
Identifying gaps and challenges to improve basic education:
Lack of multi-level basic education instruction and content relevancy
Need for additional supportive services and supplemental education
Low digital literacy skills and expanded digital learning
Need for tailored advisement and career planning
Need for flexible scheduling
Lack of high school completion limiting educational and career advancement
No knowledge of workforce training programs and employment opportunities
Lack of workplace skills and low basic skills
Poor, misunderstood assessment scores
Low income/high poverty rates

7. Building and Supporting Basic Skill Development
DCCCD WorkReadyU Basic Education Innovation:
Leveled Instruction and Integrated Education
Comprehensive Assessment and Goal Setting
Transition Instruction and Contextualized Career Pathway
Fast Track and Accelerated Scheduling
High School Equivalency Test Preparation
Distance Learning
Technology Integration of KeyTrains Workplace Literacy
Workforce Technical
Training; Living Wage & Employment Alignment
Integrated College Resources and Access: Tutoring, Financial Aid, Degrees and Certifications
Career Navigation and Intrusive Advising

8. AEL Grant Target Programs, Outcomes and Performance Targets
General Adult Basic Education Program
Transitions Program
Outcome:
Increase High School Equivalency instructional enrollment, educational gains and completion by providing testing preparation targeting student’s domain of significance or weakest subject area integrated with workplace literacy
Increase language skill development and educational gains by providing English language acquisition instruction
Outcome:
Increase enrollment in and transition to workforce training programs, college level course work or entry into the workplace by providing integrated college or career basics skills instruction
PERFORMANCE TARGET:
DCCCD YEAR TO DATE:
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9. AEL Grant Target Programs, Outcomes and Performance Targets
English Literacy Civics Career Pathway Program
Career Pathway Program
Adult Correctional Education Program
Outcome:
Increase enrollment and completion of a level one, workforce training certificate by providing contextualized and accelerated workforce training, basic skill development and workplace literacy
Outcome:
Increase enrollment and completion of a level one workforce training certificate by providing contextualized and accelerated EL Civics workforce training, basic skill development and workplace literacy
Outcome:
Increase High School Equivalency instructional enrollment, educational gains and completion by providing testing preparation targeting student’s domain of significance or weakest subject area integrated with workplace literacy
PERFORMANCE TARGET:
DCCCD YEAR TO DATE:
PERFORMANCE TARGET:
DCCCD YEAR TO DATE:
PERFORMANCE TARGET:
DCCCD YEAR TO DATE:

10. Aligning Workforce Development
Create contextualized, workforce training and career pathways that align with Dallas County employment opportunities and outlook and employer training need.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Patient Care Technician
Business Office Systems Support
Bilingual Nurse Aid
DART Police Prep
Welding
Child Care Development
DART CDL Prep
Entrepreneur
CompTia A+
Plumbing
DART Station Concierge

11. Streamlined Adult Education Pathways That Lead To Employment
Results
Streamlined Adult Education Pathways That Lead To Employment

12. Contact Information
Gloria Smith - District Director, Workforce and Economic Development |
Shanese Alexander – Adult Literacy and Curriculum Alignment |
Monica Stansberry – Senior Program Specialist – Instructional Support |
Kenneth Goffney – Instructional Specialist/Coach – Instructional Support |