Pathways to College & Careers
for
Washington’s Emerging Workforce
Accelerated Pathways, Increased Opportunities
WIOA Transition
CBS Winter 2016
Jon M. Kerr, Director
Basic Education for Adults
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
General Updates
Winter 2016
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HS21+ DATA
Data Point*
Students Enrolled
Diplomas Awarded
2013-2014
521
168
2014-2015
1,935
698
Total
2,456
866
Significant Gains
Earned (CASAS)
Total SAI Points
Earned
Average SAI Points
Earned Per Student
Federal Level Gains
391
1,207
1598
1,467
4,128
5,595
2.8
2.2
2.5
208
606
814
* SBCTC Report Manager Enrollment Monitoring, 01/07/2016
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GED PASS RATES
AS OF JULY 10, 2015
• Washington State Pass Rate: 81%
• National Pass Rate: 64%
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I-DEA DATA
Data Point*
Students Enrolled
Significant Gains
Earned (CASAS)
Total SAI Points
Earned
Average SAI Points
Earned Per Student
Federal Level Gains
2013-2014
2014-2015
Total
429
749
1,178
211 (59.7%) 466 (62.2%) 677 (57.5%)
862
1,366
2,228
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1.8
1.9
256 (49%)
382 (51%)
638 (54%)
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* SBCTC Report Manager Enrollment Monitoring, 01/07/2016
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I-BEST
Data Point*
Students Enrolled
FTE
Degrees & Certificates
Significant Gains
Earned (CASAS Test)
Total Performance
(SAI) Points Earned
Performance Points
Earned Per Student
Federal Level Gains
* SBCTC Report Manager Enrollment Monitoring, 01/07/2016
2012-2013
3,629
1,749
1,836
1,525
2013-2014
3,873
2,034
2,114
1,682
2014-2015
3,940
2,177
1,744
1,619
Total
11,442
5,960
5,694
4,826
16,202
17,083
17,400
50,685
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.4
934
980
958
2,872
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ABILITY TO BENEFIT
UPDATE
All Washington I-BEST pathways are eligible under
Ability to Benefit as long as students are co-enrolled
in basic skills and the pathway meets federal
requirements. Students in Academic I-BEST must
have the goal of an AA degree.
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SBCTC GUIDANCE
“ . . . Academic I-BEST programs are eligible
career pathway programs if ‘aligned with the
education skill needs of the regional economy and
. . . [are] developed and implemented in
collaboration with partners in business, workforce
development, and economic development.’”
-SBCTC, ATB Guidance Document
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ABILITY TO BENEFIT
NEW SINCE FALL CBS
Scott and I wanted to reach out to you to flag two positive
developments for ability-to-benefit (ATB) in the omnibus and
see if you’d like to talk about implementation back home.
ATB students will now be eligible for the full Pell Grant
maximum award (including the mandatory add-on) and we
aligned the definition of a career pathway program to match
the WIOA definition.
Hopefully this will simplify the administration of the ATB
provision and give students an important financial aid bump.*
*Bryce McKibben, Policy Advisor
Senate HELP Committee
Ranking Member Patty Murray
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
SBCTC Legislative Agenda Document
•
HB 2329 & SB 6161
Basic Education for Adults: Adds Basic Education for Adults
students to the Washington Caseload Forecast-BEdA Talking Points Document
•
HB 2619 & SB 6260
Corrections Education: Allows CTCs to offer AA & BA degrees in
prisons-CE Talking Points Document
•
HB 2743
High School Diplomas: Allows high school equivalency certificates
(GEDs) to be issued as a Washington State HSD
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Washington’s
Community and Technical
Colleges
Guided Pathways Initiatives*
*
• SBCTC offered a system-wide guided pathways 101 workshop January 19 & 20, 2016
• Guided Pathway Strand at Rendezvous
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GUIDED PATHWAYS
The guided pathways approach presents courses in the context
of highly structured, educationally coherent program maps.
• “The idea behind guided pathways is straightforward.
College students are more likely to complete a degree in a
timely fashion if they choose a program and develop an
academic plan early on, have a clear road map of the
courses they need to take to complete a credential, and
receive guidance and support to help them stay on plan.”
http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/media/k2/attachments/What-WeKnow-Guided-Pathways.pdf
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META-MAJORS
• Meta-majors are groups of academic
programs with common or related subject
matter that students are advised about when
they begin college.
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WASHINGTON'S CTCS
TWO PATHWAY INITIATIVES
• College Spark: Guided Pathways
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Student
Success Centers
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GOVERNOR INSLEE’S
WASHINGTON STATE INDUSTRY SECTORS
• Aerospace (Manufacturing)
• Agriculture
• Clean Energy
• Information and Communication Technology
• Life Sciences and Global Health (Healthcare)
• Maritime
• Military and Defense
http://www.governor.wa.gov/issues/issues/economy
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WIOA
Updates
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Adult Education (Title II) Defined
The term ‘adult education’ means academic instruction and
education services below the postsecondary level that increase
an individual’s ability to—
(A) read, write, and speak English and perform mathematics or
other activities necessary for the attainment of a secondary school
diploma or its recognized equivalent;
(B) transition to postsecondary education and training;
(C) obtain employment.*
*WIOA, SEC. 203 Definitions (1)(A)(B)(C)
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EL CIVICS AS WE KNEW IT!
The WIOA Section 231(b) funds are the
Master Grant funds and can be used for any
ELA (ESL) activities including what we knew
as EL Civics in the past.
(IEL/Civics funds cannot be used for old EL Civics Activities.)
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INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY & CIVICS
(IEL/CIVICS)
All providers will need to ensure IEL/Civics funds are used only for the
activities described in WIOA Section 203(11).
• IEL/Civics funds are WIOA Section 243 funds and can only be used in
combination with Integrated Education and Training as defined in WIOA Section
203(11):
“‘Integrated Education and Training’.—The term integrated education and
training means a service approach that provides adult education and
training concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation activities
and workforce training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster for
the purpose of educational and career advancement.”
• This goes into effect July 1, 2016.
Some providers may choose to not continue their IEL/Civics (past EL Civics) grant
and only request funding under their Master Grant in their extension application.
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IEL/CIVICS PROGRAMMING
Programming that would qualify for IEL/Civics Funding
would only include:
• All I-BEST programs
• I-BEST at Work On-ramps (CBOs may want to
consider this.)
• On-ramps where all instruction is contextualized and
delivered concurrently with training in a specific
occupation or occupational cluster.
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THE GUIDED PATHWAY
FUNDED
On-Ramps to I-BEST
($25/quarter)
-HS 21+
I-BEST Quarter 1
-I-BEST at Work
(Opportunity Grant &
State Need Grant)
-I-DEA
-Tuition
-College
Readiness/Employability Skills
-Books
-Career Specific
-Fees/Supplies
I-BEST to 2 Year
Degree
(Ability to Benefit &
State Need Grant)
-High School
Diploma
Baccalaureate
Degrees
(Ability to Benefit &
State Need Grant)
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REGIONAL-LOCAL
WIOA PLANS
• 12 Local Area WDCs = WIOA Washington
State Regions
• Guidelines for Regional/Local Plans 20162020
–WIOA Guidelines for Regional/Local Plans Document
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Timeframes & Submission: WIOA Local Plan Documents
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January 5, 2016 – May 2, 2016: Plan development (including CBS, Workforce Board,
and ESD technical assistance).
•
May 2, 2016 – May 31, 2016: Public comment on local plans.
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May 2, 2016: Draft local plan due to Workforce Board and ESD.
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May 23, 2016: State comments on draft local plans transmitted to LWDBs following
review.
•
June 10, 2016: Final, signed local plans due to the Workforce Board and ESD.
•
June 22, 2016: Workforce Board takes action on local plans at special meeting.
•
June 30, 2016: Local plans approved by the Governor.
•
June 30, 2016: Local Chief Elected Officials and LWDBs notified by Workforce Board of
Governor approval of their local plans.
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WASHINGTON WORKFORCE ASSOCIATION (WWA)
&
BASIC EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
Shared Vision & Principles of Collaboration
Guidance for the Development of One-stop MOU agreements:
• October 25, 2015 Draft -BEdA Draft Document
• November 18, 2015 Draft -WWA & BEdA Draft Document
• Next Steps, February 22, 2016
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SIGNIFICANT WIOA DATES
2015-2016 -Transition Year
o Implement all changes outlined in our BEdA transition plan
(exceptions: funding for One-stops & MOUs, EL Civics changes, and common
performance measures.)
o Run new extension
2016-2017 – Expanded Implementation July 1, 2016
o RFA/extension awardees begin expanded implementation
(exceptions: One-stop funding and MOUs)
o IEL/Civics changes implemented
o Common performance measures kick in
o Run new grant competition
•
2017-2018 – Full Implementation July 1, 2017
• Joint funding for One-stops begins
•
Implementation of One-stop MOUs
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PERCEIVED CHALLENGES TO ONE-STOP
IMPLEMENTATION
•
An individual with primary responsibility to basic skills is not included on some local
boards
•
Some regions are looking to truly revision one-stops into integrated services while
others feel no change is needed, and others suggest one-stops are only a referral
system
•
Others have not responded to requests for collaboration
•
How will one-stops deal with students lacking a SSN?
•
Integrated funding to one-stops will not change the support and resources to basic
education individuals
•
Students referred by one-stops to education providers will not make it to the campus
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BASIC EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES
• Funds & In-kind supports/services (changed from 1.5% of Federal Funds)
• Guided College and Career Pathways
• Co-located Space
• Shared Staff
• Testing & Education Placement Expertise
• Educational Advising and Navigation
• Incumbent Worker Training-I-BEST at Work
• Training & Skills Development
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WASHINGTON STATE PLAN
&
STATE PLAN REGULATIONS SUBMISSION UPDATE
• State Plan Regulations
 Submitted 1/22/2016*-CBS, BEdA, AEAC, & NCSDAE Draft Documents
*Revised closing 1/29/2016
• Washington WIOA State Plan
 Track changes draft out to CBS 1/19/2016
 CBS comments submitted to Christy 2/5/2016
 Comment period closes 2/9/2016
 WFB approves final draft 2/24/2016
 Submitted to DOE & DOL 3/3/2016*
 Revised closing 4/1/2016
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ADDITIONAL WIOA UPDATES
• Updated WDC Listing
 Contact regional directors & introduce self
 Recommend BEdA rep. to local board
 MOU’s & funding One-stops
Regional providers decide if you prefer an umbrella
MOU or Program MOU
Consider both the Local and State Options-Update on funding of
One-stop Infrastructure: October 1, 2015 Document
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QUESTIONS?
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Contacts
"Better Jobs. Better Futures. A Stronger Washington."
Jon M. Kerr, Director
Basic Education for Adults
V (360) 704-4326
E jkerr@sbctc.edu
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Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
1300 Quince St SE | PO Box 42495 | Olympia, Washington 98504
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