1. Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education February 6, 2014 Shop Talk

2. ›January 17, the President signed H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, to fund the government through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2014. It is Public Law 113-76. ›Provisions related to Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) include: o Renaming OVAE the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (now OCTAE) o A total budget of $1,702,686,000 for career and technical education and adult education (which is an increase of 3.4 percent from FY 2013 appropriations) FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations

3. › Adult Education o Level funding for AEFLA state formula grants, at $577,667,000 (same as FY2013 appropriation) o $3 million increase for National Leadership Activities (now funded at $13,712,000) to support new awards for prisoner reentry education models, which was included in the President’s budget request o Level funding for integrated English literacy and civics education, at $70,811,000 (same as FY2013 appropriation) › Perkins o Approximate 5 percent increase for CTE state grants (funded at $1,125,019,000) and level funding for CTE national programs Consolidated Appropriations (cont.)

4. › Performance Partnership Pilots o Allows the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, to establish up to 10 Performance Partnership pilots aimed at improving outcomes for disconnected youth. o Agencies would have the flexibility to pool existing discretionary funds from multiple funding streams to promote better education, employment, and key outcomes for youth. o For more information, visit:  Consolidated Appropriations, 2014 http://beta.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3547/BILLS-113hr3547enr.pdf - Division H, Title III (pages 392 and 395); Performance Partnership Pilots – Title V, Sec. 526 (pages 409-413) http://beta.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3547/BILLS-113hr3547enr.pdf  Congressional Record, Explanatory Statement http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2014-01-15/pdf/CREC-2014-01-15- pt2-PgH475-2.pdf (pages H1043-1044; H1105-1106) http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2014-01-15/pdf/CREC-2014-01-15- pt2-PgH475-2.pdf Consolidated Appropriations (cont.)

5. Time to Reskill Webinar Join ED, AIR, and National Coalition for Literacy. Help us get the word out to Adult Education Practitioners › February 13, from 1:00-3:00pm EST ›To prepare, read the Consultation PaperConsultation Paper › Register and stay tuned to LINCS. Register

6. ›Completed 5 Regional Engagement Sessions ›Conducting Special Interest Focus Groups ›Partnering with NAEPDC to solicit State Director Input –January 22 State Director Focus Group –NAEPDC Follow-Up ›Anticipated Spring Release of National Action Plan ›Implementation Details Pending Time to Reskill National Action Plan

7. Requests the Secretary of Labor to: Conduct an overall review process, led by the Vice President, of job- driven reform of federal employment and training programs, and Develop a specific action plan to make the workforce and training system more job-driven, integrated, and effective Within 180 days of January 30. Find it @ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press- office/2014/01/30/presidential-memorandum-job-driven-training- workers Presidential Memo on Skills

8. ›OVAE issued guidance and forms on Dec. 23, 2013 ›Deadline: Must be received by April 1, 2014 ›Submission –Electronic submission strongly encouraged - Scanned copies of signed documents sent as email attachments acceptable –Include any new uses of AEFLA funds –Send to: catherine.means@ed.gov and cc: your State’s Area Coordinator catherine.means@ed.gov Delivery of originals to USPS mailing address: Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Division of Adult Education and Literacy * 400 Maryland Avenue SW, (Room 11159 PCP) Washington, DC 20202-7240 Phone: 202-245-7700 * Use 550 12th Street, SW, room 11159 for overnight delivery via other carriers STATE PLAN EXTENSIONS

9. ›Key Contents –State Assurances (Appendix A from the Dec. guidance) –ED Forms and Certifications: › SF 424 Form – Application Form for Federal Assistance › SF424B – Assurances – Non-Construction Programs › Grants.gov – Certification Regarding Lobbying › SF LLL Form – Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (required, only if applicable) ›An updated organizational chart STATE PLAN EXTENSIONS

10. ›Please submit proposed performance measures with the State Plan Extension. Note - they might not have been approved at the time of submission. ›Let us know if you are planning a new competition this year, and the proposed date of the competition. STATE PLAN EXTENSIONS

11. Date : May 13 – 15, 2014 Place : Westin Alexandria Hotel, Alexandria, VA Conference focus: Time for the U.S. to Reskill, National Action Plan Registration site available in early March State Directors Advisory Group Meeting, April 2014 Annual State Directors Meeting

12. ED’s College Choice Tools College Affordability and Transparency Center 12

13. College Affordability and Transparency Center – Cosmetology Programs 13

14. College Scorecard Search Screen 14

15.  College Affordability and Transparency Center : http://collegecost.ed.gov/ http://collegecost.ed.gov/  College Scorecard : http://collegecost.ed.gov/scorecardhttp://collegecost.ed.gov/scorecard  College Navigator : http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigatorhttp://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator  Financial Aid Shopping Sheet: www.ed.gov/financial-aid- shopping-sheet www.ed.gov/financial-aid- shopping-sheet  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Paying for College Tool: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/paying-for-college/ http://www.consumerfinance.gov/paying-for-college/  http://StudentAid.gov http://StudentAid.gov  Comparing Colleges Brochure: http://StudentAid.gov/comparingcolleges http://StudentAid.gov/comparingcolleges Resources

16. LINCS Updates › LINCS Community Hits 10,000 Users! Thanks to everyone’s help to connect teachers to this vibrant resource. › New Course Launched: Integrating Technology (self- paced). It is available on the LINCS Learning Portal.LINCS Learning Portal. › LINCS All-Regions Meeting: Watch for June dates, and share your upcoming PD priorities with your RPDC. › Many Upcoming Events for Community Members: watch for RPDC updates and announcements on the site.

17. ›April 1-2, New Orleans LA ›April 30-May 1, Phoenix AZ ›June 4-5, Washington DC Register Now http://lincs.ed.gov/programs/ccr College and Career Readiness Standards: Implementation Institutes