MOU Sample A
Memorandum of Understanding:
“Adult Education Program” and “Postsecondary Institution” for
WVAdultEd College Transitions Program
I.
Mission
The mission of Adult Education Program is to:
Help participants to become self-sufficient contributing members of the community by providing an
opportunity to gain employment, training, education, independent living skills and a chance to serve their
community. This new initiative, WVAdultEd College Transitions Program, seeks to assist Adult Education
students to enroll in and complete post-secondary credentials that link to their career interests and provides
a family-sustaining wage.
The mission of Postsecondary Institution is to:
Provide accessible, high quality instruction and technical experience to meet the needs of its students,
community, and area employers. It provides a comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal arts and
sciences, adult basic education and continuing education, as well as customized training for employers.
The college awards associate degrees, technical diplomas and certificates and offers classes that transfer
to four-year degree programs.
Together, Adult Education Program and POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION enter into this Memorandum of
Understanding to:
Mutually promote ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM students to enroll in and complete post-secondary
credentials. Accordingly, ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM and POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION,
operating under this Memorandum of Understanding agree as follows:
II. Purpose and Scope
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM and POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION are hoping to increase the
enrollment into and completion of post-secondary credential programming by ADULT EDUCATION
PROGRAM graduates. The two organizations believe that credentials will lead to ADULT EDUCATION
PROGRAM students securing employment with family-sustaining wages that will assist the graduates in
moving out of poverty.
Our target population for this partnership, will be very low income students, ages 16-24, who dropped out
of school or are enrolled in ADULT EDUCATION programming designed for students who are
undereducated, underemployed or who have other barriers to employment. The project will also serve
students who have been involved in the criminal justice system. All of the students will be participants in
the ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM/ WVAdultEd College Transitions.
III. Responsibilities
Contact and activities coordinators:
Adult Education Program
John Doe, Program Manager/Coordinator
0000 Adult Education Street
WVAdultEd
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Sometown, WV 25000
555-555-4721
Postsecondary Institution
Jane Plane, Director of Grants and Special Projects
POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION
0000 College Street
Sometown, WV 90090
555-555-6073
The organizations agree to the following tasks for this Memorandum of Understanding.
Postsecondary Institution will:
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provide financial aid counseling
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administer COMPASS/ACUPLACER Placement Tests to cohort
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arrange campus visits
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arrange in-kind meeting space at POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION for ADULT EDUCATION
PROGRAM student cohort meetings with adult education staff
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assign POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION staff person to coordinate mentoring services for ADULT
EDUCATION PROGRAM/POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION students
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provide joint advising to students in concert with ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM staff
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assist in job placement at completion of course work/credentialing
Adult Education Program will:
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provide career counseling
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administer career testing
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enroll students in the “College Transitions” course
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refer students to POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION for career and financial aid counseling
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Adult Education program manager will coordinate services with POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION
staff, i.e. career counselor, financial aid counselor, and mentor coordinator in addition to class
instructors
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provide education backgrounds and Individual Learning Plans (ILP) on ADULT EDUCATION
PROGRAM participants
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arrange for POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION tours
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provide meeting space for POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION services provided at ADULT
EDUCATION PROGRAM if needed.
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coordinate ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM student volunteer activities with POSTSECONDARY
INSTITUTION volunteer opportunities
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assist POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION in co-enrolling ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM students in
Course Name
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facilitate quarterly progress sessions with POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION staff
IV. Terms of Understanding
WVAdultEd
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The term of this Memorandum of Understanding is for a period of October 1, 2015 through September 30,
2017 and may be extended upon written mutual agreement. It shall be reviewed at least annually to
ensure that it is fulfilling its purpose and to make necessary revisions.
Either organization may terminate this Memorandum of Understanding upon thirty (30) days written notice
without penalties or liabilities.
Authorization
The signing of this Memorandum of Understanding is not a formal undertaking. It implies that the
signatories will strive to reach to the best of their ability, the objectives stated in the Memorandum of
Understanding.
On behalf of the organization I represent, I wish to sign this Memorandum of Understanding and contribute
to its further development.
Adult Education Program
________________________________________________________________________
Name:
Date
Title: Program Director
Postsecondary Institution
_________________________________________________________________________
Name:
Date
Title:
WVAdultEd
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