Pathways to College & Careers
for
Washington’s Emerging Workforce
Accelerated Pathways, Increased Opportunities
WIOA Transition
CBS Fall 2015
Jon M. Kerr, Director
Basic Education for Adults
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
A NATIONAL CRISIS
 93 million adults with basic or below basic literacy
 13% of adults ages 25-64 have less than a high school credential
 29% have a high school credential but no college
 By 2018, only 36 percent of total jobs will require workers with
just a high school diploma or less
Postsecondary credentials are the gateway to familysupporting wages that are critical to breaking the
intergenerational transmission of poverty in America.
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GOVERNOR INSLEE’S EDUCATIONAL
GOALS
FOR BASIC EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
• By 2023 all adults ages 25-44 in Washington State
will have a high school diploma or equivalent
• By 2017 increase the percentage of ABE and ELA
students who transition to precollege or college
level within two years from 12% to 15%
• By 2023 increase the percentage of the population
enrolled in certificate, credential, apprenticeship
and degree programs from 13% in 2012 to 24.8%
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WASHINGTON STATE’S
WORKFORCE NEEDS
• Washington’s needs for trained employees with college credentials will
increase by almost 60% by 2030
• In that same period the population will grow by only 10%
• By 2016 nearly ¾ of available jobs will require at least a postsecondary
credential
• Over the next 20 years there won’t be enough high school graduates to
fill the gap
Washington will need to fill the gap with out
of school youth and working age adults!
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General Updates
Fall 2015
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APPROVED SEPT 2015
WACTC ALLOCATION MODEL RECOMMENDATIONS
STATE FUNDS
• Determines College/District Base Enrollment Allocations
(enrollment targets adjusted annually based on the comparison of the 3-year average
of actual enrollments to the 3-year average target)
• Determines Minimum Operating Allocation (MOA) $2.85
Million/Campus/District
• Allocates 5% Performance Share for SAI
• Weights Priority Enrollments (30%)
 All BEdA enrollments
 All applied baccalaureate programs
 STEM courses designed for STEM majors or transfers
 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
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ABILITY TO BENEFIT
UPDATE
David Bartnicki, DOL-Federal Student Aid confirmed
that Academic I-BEST is eligible as a career pathway
under Ability to Benefit as long as students are coenrolled in basic skills and have the goal of a transfer
degree.
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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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2015-2016
EXTENSION RFA?
OR
• State AEFLA Procurement Readiness
Under WIOA - OCTAE Guidance Document
• Draft Key Dates
• February 11, 2015 Extension/RFA Grant Application
Opens
• March 24, 2015 - 11:55PM Grants Due
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SIGNIFICANT WIOA DATES
2015-2016 -Transition Year
o Implement all changes outlined in our transition plan
(exceptions: funding for One-stops, EL Civics changes, and common
performance measures.)
o Run new extension or RFA
2016-2017 – Full Implementation
o RFA/extension awardees begin full implementation of WIOA
o Joint funding for One-stops begins
o EL Civics changes are implemented
o Common performance measures kick in
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WIOA
LOCAL AREAS, REGIONS & ONE-STOPS
CONSIDERATIONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
• WDCs & Local Elected Officials
 Recommend that the current WDC local areas are named as WIOA Regions
• Workforce Training and Education
Coordinating Board & WIOA Taskforce
 Recommends 6 WIOA Regions
Note:
• Regional plans are required under WIOA
• Signing off on basic skills alignment is at the regional level
• MOUs are required at the area level with local WDCs
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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, Adult Services and Workforce System, DOL
• An integrated system that leverages resources
• Has integrated management systems
• Workforce side is funded to provide jobs skills training
• Everyone who walks into the One-Stop needs to be
counted and put into the system
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THE BASIC EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
VISION FOR ONE-STOPS
Washington State One-Stops have integrated staff and
co-located services whenever and wherever possible that
move every individual to the Tipping Point and living wage
jobs in the shortest time possible.
• Workforce, education, and training work with each individual to
develop a career plan that gets them to a living wage job, lifesustaining skills, and meets the needs of the workforce
 Career plans identify work and education goals as both longterm and short-term goals.
 Employment and education happen together whenever
possible
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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)
• 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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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
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Resources – DOL/DOE Guidance
Document
• WIOA defines the term “Exit” – WIOA Exit Document
• Youth Re-engagement and WIOA Out of School Youth Funds
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Washington’s
Community and Technical
Colleges
Guided Pathways Initiatives*
*SBCTC will offer a system-wide guided pathways 101 workshop during Winter quarter to
explain what guided pathways are and what colleges would be signing up for when they
submit an application for one of the College Spark grants in the spring.
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WASHINGTON'S CTCS
TWO PATHWAY INITIATIVES
• College Spark: Guided Pathways
• Bill & Melinda Gate Foundation: Student
Success Centers –
Jan’s letter to the Presidents
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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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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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Pathways to College and Careers
for
Washington’s Emerging
Workforce
WASHINGTON STATE ADULT EDUCATION 5-YEAR PLAN 2014-2019
&
WIOA REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSITION 2015-2016
HTTP://WWW.SBCTC.EDU/COLLEGE/ABE/FY16TRANSITIONSTATEPLAN-6.1.15.PDF
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Expansion Initiatives
PROMISE MORE ACCESS TO I-BEST
I-BEST expansion programs increase pathway options and
acceleration for all levels of precollege students.
• On-ramp to I-BEST
• Career specific
• High School 21+
• Integrated Digital English Acceleration
• Professional Technical I-BEST
• Corrections I-BEST
• Professional Technical Expansion I-BEST
• Academic I-BEST
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THE GUIDED PATHWAY
FUNDED
On-Ramps to I-BEST
I-BEST Quarter 1
($25/quarter)
-HS 21+
(Opportunity Grant &
State Need Grant)
-I-BEST at Work
-Tuition
-I-DEA
-Books
-College Readiness
-Fees/Supplies
-Career Specific
I-BEST to 2
Year Degree
(Ability to Benefit
& State Need
Grant)
-High School
Diploma
Baccalaureate
Degree
(Ability to Benefit &
State Need Grant)
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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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