1. Jon Engel Steve Johnson Meg Poag Eduardo Honold

2.  Jon Engel Community Action Inc.

3. Denton ISD Adult Education Program & Trinity Industries - Denton, TX

4.   Denton ISD Adult Education is providing English as a Second Language (ESL) and Work Literacy Concept services to the employees of Trinity Industries.  Work Literacy Concepts are based on the specific operations of Trinity Industries. What We Do

5.   Trinity Industries  Trinity businesses provide industrial products and services such as railcars, barges, storage containers, and aggregates.  Trinity positively impacts the overall economy by supplying essential infrastructure-related products. The Employer

6.   Trinity Industries Employees  The employees are welders that do a variety of jobs. They assemble barges, towers, storage containers, etc.  We began the program with 15 Trinity Industries employees.  These employees do the day-to-day, hands on work for the company. Who We Are Teaching

7.   Trinity Industries contacted us after seeing program information in the local Denton newspaper.  They initially made contact with the Program Coordinator.  A meeting was set between the Trinity Industries representatives and the Denton ISD Adult Education Program Director and Coordinator to determine their workplace literacy needs. How Did They Find Us?

8.   The first meeting was cordial, friendly, and exciting.  We discussed providing a regular ESL class for their employees.  They provided us with specific operational standards to allow us to tailor our ESL classes to specific jobs. The First Meeting

9.   The services that Denton ISD’s Adult Education Program offers appropriately coincide with Trinity Industries’ needs.  We are able to provide the services at the work site.  We are able to provide the services immediately after the employee is released from their regular job.  We also agree that employee’s family members are able to attend the classes. “Selling” the Program

10.  Meg Poag Executive Director Literacy Coalition of Central Texas

11.  Eduardo Honold Director at Harris County Department of Education