Moving Pathways Forward: Project
Orientation Meeting for States Receiving
Technical Assistance
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Conducted by:
Chrys Limardo, Kratos Learning & Judith Alamprese,
Abt Associates
Today’s Session: State participants will…
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Learn about the Moving Pathways Forward project
purpose and goal, approaches to intensive
technical assistance, expected activities, and
timeline for activities
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Share a key goal for participating in the Moving
Pathways Forward project
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Meet their coaches
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Moving Pathways Forward Project Purpose
and Goal
Purpose: Assist states in advancing career pathways systems
to transition low-skilled adults to postsecondary education
and to employment in high-demand and high-growth
occupations.
Goal: To further integrate adult education into broader
career pathways system development at the state and local
levels by building upon the successes and lessons learned
from earlier federal, state, and philanthropic investments in
career pathways.
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Moving Pathways Forward Project
Activities
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Deliver technical assistance to states
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Intensive technical assistance
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General technical assistance
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Implement a career pathways network to connect
stakeholders to career pathways efforts
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Conduct outreach and dissemination activities
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Work with an advisory group of subject matter experts
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Project Team
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Chrys Limardo, Kratos Learning, Project Director
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Judith Alamprese, Abt Associates, Director of Technical
Assistance
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Hope Center, Center for Occupational Research and
Development (CORD), Project Partner
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Rebecca Dyer, State Coach
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Jim Harrison, State Coach
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Israel Mendoza, State Coach
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Roberta Pawloski, State Coach
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Advisory Group Members
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Nate Anderson, Jobs for the Future (JFF)
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Burt Barnow, Ph.D., Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and
Public Administration, The George Washington University
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Debra Bragg, Ph.D., Office of Community College Research and
Leadership, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (OCCRL)
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Vickie Choitz, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
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Mary Alice McCarthy, Ph.D., New America Foundation
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Nan Poppe, Ed.D., Consultant and Coach
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Whitney Smith, Joyce Foundation
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MOVING PATHWAYS
FORWARD INTENSIVE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
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Moving Pathways Forward Project:
Building on Federal Investments
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Past Projects
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Definition of Career Pathways in Joint Letter issued by
U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human
Services, April 4, 2012
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Key Elements of Career Pathways in Joint letter issued
by U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human
Services, and Labor, April 4, 2012
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Past Federal Investments in State Career
Pathways Systems Building
U.S. Department of Education/OCTAE
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Policy to Performance (P2P)
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Advancing Career Pathways in Career and Technical
Education
U.S. Department of Labor/ETA
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Career Pathways Technical Assistance Initiative #1
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Career Pathways Technical Assistance Initiative #2
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Career Pathways Policy Academies
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Definition of Career Pathways
Career pathways is a series of connected education
and training strategies and support services that
enable individuals to secure industry relevant
certification and obtain employment within an
occupational area and to advance to higher levels of
future education and employment in that area.
Joint letter from U.S. Departments of Education, Health and
Human Services, and Labor, April 4, 2012
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Key Elements of Career Pathways
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Build cross-agency partnerships and clarify roles
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Identify sector or industry and engage employers
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Design education and training programs
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Identify funding needs and resources
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Align policies and programs
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Measure system change and performance
Joint letter from U.S. Departments of Education, Health and
Human Services, and Labor, April 4, 2012
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States Participating in Moving Pathways
Forward Intensive Technical Assistance
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Georgia
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Indiana
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Iowa
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Kentucky
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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Montana
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New Jersey
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Ohio
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Oregon
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Rhode Island
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Virginia
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West Virginia
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Wisconsin
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Governance Structures of States
Community College,
Technical College,
Postsec. Ed. (5)
Labor/Workforce
Development (3)
State Education
Agency (6)
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kentucky
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Ohio
• New Jersey
• Montana
• Oregon
• Rhode Island
• Wisconsin
• Virginia
• West Virginia
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Focus of States’ Moving Pathways Forward
Activities
Expand Career Pathways Local Implementation Models
and Learner Populations
Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Oregon, Ohio, Virginia,
Wisconsin
Increase integration of adult education and workforce
development
Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey
Strengthen systematic implementation of career
pathways/address gaps in local career pathways services
Iowa, Montana, Rhode Island, West Virginia
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Approach to Intensive Technical
Assistance: State Activities
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Analyze current career pathways activities:
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Existing state career pathways systems components
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Local career pathways systems and activities
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Set goals for the project in conjunction with partners and
based on current status of state and local career pathways
systems, gaps in current activities, and other factors
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Prepare and implement Project Work Plan with goals,
activities, resources, timeline, and expected outcomes
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Update Work Plan as outcomes are achieved and
conditions change
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Approach to Intensive Technical
Assistance: Project Team Activities
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Each state has a coach and access to Subject Matter Experts
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Coaches will:
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Assist states in analyzing their current career pathways systems,
developing a Work Plan, and addressing issues that arise during the
project
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Assist states in obtaining resources and information
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Conduct a site visit to discuss implementation of states’ Work Plans
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Coaches and state project participants will participate in
bimonthly teleconferences
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Cross-state conference calls and webinars will be
conducted to discuss issues of common interest to all
states/subsets of states
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Expected Outcomes from Intensive
Technical Assistance
State System Changes
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Change in levels of implementation of career pathway state
system components (e.g., strengthening of state
partnerships, more targeted professional development to
support local implementation of career pathways)
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Capacity to address challenges in developing or expanding
state systems
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Use of differentiated approaches to implement career
pathways that account for variations in target population,
availability of resources, and other regional differences
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Expected Outcomes from Intensive
Technical Assistance
Local implementation of career pathways: Increase in…
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Number of ABE programs implementing career pathways
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Level of implementation of career pathways in ABE
programs
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Integration of adult education career pathways with other
career pathways systems in the state
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Number/percent and populations of ABE learners who
enroll in postsecondary training and earn a certificate or
credential (depending on states’ activities)
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Timeline for States’ Intensive Technical
Assistance Activities
2014
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Participate in introductory call, information gathering, and
analysis of career pathways system (May-June)
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Work with state team and coach in preparing draft Work
Plan (July-August)
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Finalize and implement Work Plan, meet with coach during
site visit (Sept.-Dec.)
Jan. 2015-May 2016
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Implement and update Work Plan
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Participate in bimonthly calls, webinars, and other project
events
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States’ Goals
Share one of your state’s key goals for
participating in the Moving Pathways Forward
Project.
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Meet Your Coach
 Georgia:
Roberta Pawloksi
 Indiana: Israel Mendoza
 Iowa: Jim Harrison
 Kentucky: Judy
Alamprese and Becky Dyer
 Michigan: Jim Harrison
 Minnesota: Jim Harrison
 Montana: Becky Dyer and
Judy Alamprese
 New
Jersey: Israel Mendoza
 Ohio: Roberta Pawloski
 Oregon: Judy Alamprese
 Rhode Island: Roberta
Pawloski
 Virginia: Becky Dyer
 West Virginia: Becky Dyer
 Wisconsin: Israel Mendoza
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Intensive Technical Assistance Contact
Information
Judith Alamprese, Abt Associates
judy_alamprese@abtassoc.com
Chrys Limardo, Kratos Learning
chrys.limardo@kratoslearning.com
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Project email: cpexchange@kratoslearning.com
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/careerpathwayexchange
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Twitter: @Career_Pathways
Moving Pathways Forward: Supporting Career Pathways Integration is funded by OCTAE under contract #ED-VAE-13-C-0060.
The project is managed by Kratos Learning and its partners, Abt Associates and Center for Occupational Research and
Development (CORD) Communications Inc.
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