- Minutes - DRAFT
Adult Education Advisory Council Meeting
October 21, 2015
WorkSource Renton, WA
http://www.sbctc.edu/about/task-forces-work-groups/aeac/meeting-materials.aspx
Members Present:
Diane Klontz – Chair, Lynn Christofersen – Vice Chair, Jeanne Bennett, Michele
Cook, Bryce Humpherys, Zola Mumford, David Stillman and Laurie Shannon
Members Absent:
Patrick Bertucci, Marty Brown, Susan Crane, Anne Goranson, Mike Paris,
Eleni Papadakis and Bob Raphael
Guests:
Terri Colbert with Eleni Papadakis, Jan Yoshiwara – SBCTC, Kim Ward – CBS
Chair and Arlen Harris – SBCTC
Staff:
Kathy Cooper, BEdA staff; Jon Kerr, BEdA State Director and AEAC Secretary;
and Christy Lowder, BEdA staff
Welcome, introductions, and agenda review
Diane Klontz, Chair, welcomed members to the meeting and they introduced themselves, shared a
key opportunity or challenge or question about the impacts of the WIOA and new guidance.
The agenda was reviewed and accepted as proposed.
Key Updates on WIOA, Initiatives & Guidance on Basic Education – Jon Kerr – slide highlights
Jon thanked the council for their work at the summer retreat on the creation of guiding principles
as we implement WIOA, and the insight you provided as to what one-stops could and should be.
Slide highlights:
Our Governor’s mandate for education:
o By 2023 all adults ages 25-44 in Washington State will have a high school diploma or
equivalent, and that
o By 2017 we will increase the percentage of ABE and ELA students who transition to
precollege or college level within two years from 12% to 15%, and that
o By 2023 Washington will increase the percentage of the population enrolled in
certificate, credential, apprenticeship and degree programs from 13% in 2012 to
24.8%
WACTC approved the new Allocation Model for state funds for implementation beginning July
1, 2017
o the allocation model--determines College/District Base Enrollment Allocations for state
dollars (enrollment targets adjusted annually based on the comparison of the 3-year
average of actual enrollments to 3-year average target)
o Determines Minimum Operating Allocation (MOA) $2.85 Million/Campus
o Allocates 5% Performance Share for SAI
o Weights Priority Enrollments (30%)
 All BEdA enrollments
 All applied baccalaureate programs
 STEM courses designed for STEM majors or transfers
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Workforce high demand courses identified as contributing to degrees needed
to meet skills gaps identified in the Joint Study on A Skilled and Educated
Workforce
o This means an approximately $900/FTE increase for basic skills enrollments
The Ability to Benefit option for federal financial aid---it allows students who are co-enrolled in
basic skills and college-level career pathway programs--- who do not have a HSD or GED®--- to
test at a certain level or earn 6 college level credits successfully and if eligible move onto
federal financial aid. This means that all of our prof. technical I-BEST programs are Ability to
Benefit eligible and Academic I-BEST is eligible as a career pathway under Ability to Benefit as
long as students are co-enrolled in basic skills and college-level programming with the goal of
earning a transfer degree.
Also, remember that the Opportunity grant and State need grant can be used to fund that first
quarter to allow students without a HSD or GED® to earn the credits needed to move on to
Ability to Benefit in their second quarter.
DOL’s Vision for One-Stops – “The National Vision is that One-Stops are not just Workforce
anymore but an integrated service that is shared. One-stops should not be a referral system but
can actually serve individuals in the location they enter.” Robert Knight, DOL
o One-stops must be an integrated system that leverages resources
o Has integrated management systems
o Workforce side is funded to provide jobs skills training
o And that everyone who walks into the One-Stop needs to be counted and put into the
system
Update on Funding of One-Stops
o clarification on the two options under WIOA
 The first is the local option where the local board, chief elected officials, and
one-stop partners may fund the costs of the infrastructure of one-stop
centers in a local area. Funding and in-kind support are described in the
MOU. At this level there is not cap and occurs through consensus.
 The second is the state option. If an agreement fails to be reached the
Governor decides on funding (money only) and this is where the 1.5 cap is
implemented.
HS 21+ Update – this program awards credit for prior learning, military training, and
work experience. Because it’s competency-based, students can move quickly as
outcomes are met, saving time and money. HS 21+ also allows students to use I-BEST
courses to satisfy WA State High School Graduation Requirements.
Comment: How can DSHS enhance getting students into HS 21+? Integrate services
has to offer the HS diploma to students/individuals (SNAP context; Motivational
Interviewing) assessing the family.
Comment: colleges partnering with Open Doors are part of the pathways for HS 21+
too.
 The Guided Pathway Funded (slide 27)
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When students are ready, they can move into quarter 1 of I-BEST (2nd arrow) with tuition
funded by both our Opporuntity Grants or State Need Grant (even if they don’t have a HSD
or GED®). This allows them to earn the 6 credits needed to transition on to Ability to
Benefit and federal financial aid in their 2nd quarter of I-BEST (3rd arrow), once they have
moved onto federal financail aid,with Abililty to Benefit if they can access, Opportunity
Grant and State Need Grant funding to get them all they way to their 2-year degree
(Opportunity Grant can only be accessed for up to 45 credits). Upon receiving a 2-year
degree in Washington, they can check a box and receive their high school diploma.
Partnerships with One-stops & WDCs – Jeanne Bennett
Jeanne reviewed the 12 WDC areas – Olympic, Pacific Mountain, Northwest, Snohomish County,
Seattle-King County, Tacoma-Pierce County, Southwest Washington, North Central WA, South
Central WA, Eastern WA, Benton-Franklin and Spokane.
She also reviewed the board structure of the WDCs and how each one is local and different in
structure, and how each location is trying to come to terms to meet WIOAs required board
structure.
Her vision of the one-stop is that they should be on campuses, as an affiliate or additional
connection site. The employees would know the “whole” system, not just their piece.
Some of the current WDCs have too much physical space, as the ESDs have moved out and now
the WDC has to downsize their spaces – so they may be looking for space when it comes to in-kind
services.
Jeanne also share the guidance that her system has been given by Virginia Hamilton, go figure out
what we need the system to do and go after it – get the law to work for you.
Guided Pathways – Jan Yoshiwara
Jan shared President Obama’s focus, that the people who are most likely to be getting degrees,
already are (the middle class). We have to figure out how to get to lower –income, lower-skilled
adults who are not going to college – they are the target CTC population. The difficulty is that our
state is a high access state, but we don’t get the completions…we aren’t retaining the students
long enough. The I-BEST program was developed out of this need/concern and we’ve been
successful there, but we need more.
There are currently two initiatives that SBCTCs pursuing:
 Guided Pathways Initiative – the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) just
launched a national initiative, 30 colleges will be selected to get in-depth training
education over the next 7 years. Washington was invited to apply due to the Gates
Foundation; we had 8 of our colleges apply for this grant.
 College Spark Project – $7 million project that is a guided pathway project and will award
10 Washington colleges (5 in 2016 and 5 in 2018) over the next 8-years.
 Applied to be 1 of 5 states for the Dana Center Grant for math pathways – pre-college and
college math. Would align math for Washington.
 We also applied for an Institutional Change Management Grant for our state and should
now in the next 30-45 days.
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Legislative Update – Arlen Harris
 Basic Education for Adults: legislative policy request. About 650,000 to 700,000
Washington adults need basic skills to pursue college for living-wage jobs and meet
employers’ needs. SBCTC requests this population be added to the caseload forecast to
develop stable funding for adult basic education in the future.
 Public safety through corrections education and training: legislative policy request.
National research shows that prison education reduces recidivism rates and frees public
funds for other important priorities. A statutory change is needed to allow the use of
existing state funds for academic degree programs within corrections institutions.
Input to State Plan for Workforce Development – Terri Colbert - slide highlights
State Strategic Plan for Workforce Development - WIOA requires states to strategically align
key programs in a complementary and coordinated way for the benefit of workers, jobseekers
and employers—all under a single, transparent performance accountability system.
o Required by state law: 10-year plan, updated every 4 years
 Blueprint for workforce development strategies across the system, looks at
system as a whole to align pathways
o The new federal law on workforce development—WIOA—requires a state strategic
plan much like WA’s existing plan
Priority Populations – displaced homemakers, low-income individuals, Native Americans,
Alaska Natives, Hawaiians, individuals with disabilities, older individuals, ex-offenders,
homeless individuals, youth in/formerly in foster care, English Language learners,
migrant/seasonal farmworkers, individuals within 2 years of exhausted TANF eligibility, single
parents/pregnant women, long-term unemployed, veterans and “other groups”.
Washington’s Key Strategic Priorities for WIOA
State Strategic Plan and Integrated Service Delivery
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WIOA: A single umbrella for job training programs
 Blending and braiding of program expertise and resources
Eliminating the WIA sequence of services, allowing customers to access the right
programs quickly
All mandatory one-stop partners contribute to shared infrastructure costs, cash
and/or in-kind
Creating an efficient, non-duplicative intake process
A staff culture of “navigators” connecting customers to a career pathway:
 Emphasizing the coaching and mentoring roles of staff
 Encouraging a broader array of wrap-around support services, customized to
the specific needs of customers
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Continue as a navigator post-placement, strengthening the bond between the
business and system and helping the job-seeker stay on their pathway to
economic self-sufficiency
Designing and adopting professional development for staff on the “front-line” and in
management
WIOA on Business Engagement
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WIOA Section 197(d)(4) EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT- Local Boards shall lead efforts to
engage with a diverse range of employers and with entities in the region.
New focus on employer-led/employer engaged workforce development strategies,
including:
 Sector strategies
 On-the job-training
 Incumbent worker training
 Apprenticeship
 Business Services
WIOA on Accessibility
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Strengthens the non-discrimination requirements of WIA’s Section 188 and other
applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Requires career centers to provide equal physical and programmatic accessibility to
individuals with disabilities
Encourages local boards to establish standing committees for working on issues for
individuals with disabilities,
 ensuring programmatic and physical accessibility
 appropriate staff training
Encouraging access to wireless Internet and paperless one-stops centers
Virtual service delivery as a way of meeting the needs of participants who have
mobility and transportation difficulties, rural customers
Recommended customizations to the new state labor exchange system,
WorksourceWA.com, to help match people with disabilities to federal contractors
The state Workforce Board is forming a standing Advisory Committee on Barrier
Solutions
Local areas will annually assess accessibility of their one-stops, provide a report to the
state advisory group on the progress of accessibility improvement projects
Local advisory groups with broad cross-section of representation barrier communities
WIOA on Next-Generation Performance Accountability
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Updates federal workforce performance measures
 Waiting on federal guidance on setting performance indicators
 Four measures of post-program participant outcomes in employment and
further educational progress
 One measure of ongoing progress in education or training during
participation
 Measure(s) of effectiveness serving businesses/employers to be developed at
federal level
Waiting for federal guidance on measuring business engagement. Examples:
 Durability of placements
 Repeat business
 Business-impact specific measures
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Using common accountability measures allows for demographic comparisons across
“silo-ed” programs
 Common exit
 Focus on effectiveness among target populations – dashboard to assess
performance across system
Navigation Initiative – Kathy Cooper – handouts posted on the webpage
Kathy shared the Life Doman Matrix with the council and asked the council to commit, using the
sign-up sheet, to identify how many learners you will use the tool with to report back to the
council at the Winter meeting.
Actions:
Navigator Sign-up – due to Kathy Cooper 10/30/15
Business Meeting
 Approval of Meeting Minutes - Motion made to approve the Summer 2015 meeting
minutes, with adding that Jan participated on Marty’s behalf. The motion was seconded –
minutes were unanimously approved with correction made.
Next meeting’s topics
 Navigator preliminary report out
 Update on draft State Plan - WTECB
 Corrections Education presentation – Brian Walsh, SBCTC
Next Meeting Dates:
Winter meeting – January 20, 2016, SBCTC, Cascade A conf. room
Spring meeting – April 6, 2016, Tacoma Community College
Retreat – June 7-9, 2016, Icicle Inn, Leavenworth, WA
Meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m.
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