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Fall Statewide ABE Webinar Discussion
October 27, 2014
MNABE Staff Participating
From the Minnesota Department of Education
 Todd Wagner, State ABE Director
 Jim Colwell, GED Administrator
 Julie Dincau, Transitions Specialist
 Brad Hasskamp, Policy Specialist
 Astrid Liden, Professional Development Specialist
 Laurie Rheault, Grants Specialist
From Literacy Action Network
 Karla Vien, LAN Coordinator
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Today’s Topics
1. Reminder: PD Newsletter
2. GED updates
3. Adult Career Pathway efforts, including student advising
committee
4. Federal updates (WIOA and CCRS)
5. Final Fiscal Year Reporting
6. New State Adult Diploma Updates
7. State and program data on post-testing and distance
learning
8. Programming Ideas
9. Retired Manager Wisdom
10.Questions from the field (teacher evaluations, other)
PD Newsletter & calendar
 All PD information is now being
distributed via the ABE PD ENewsletter
 Get on our distribution list by
contacting
Cherie.Eichinger@state.mn.us
 Info and registration for all PD
events can be found on our statewide
PD calendar at www.atlasABE.org
GED Updates
Jim Colwell
GED
 Vouchers: Extension of expiration date
 Discounts:
1. Promo Code (ABE only $40)
2. Discount (All $40)
3. Re-takes
 Access to Test Taker Data
 Accommodations: GED Ready™ - extended
time
Adult Career Pathway Efforts
Advising Committee
Contextualized Instruction
Moving Pathways Forward
Julie Dincau
Student Advising Committee
 The Minnesota Workforce Council
Association is convening a work group
that explores advising models for ABE
learners
 Part of MWCA’s supplemental service
grant
 Collaborating with practitioners across
the state
 Connecting with FastTRAC, New State
Adult Diploma Working Group and other
Adult Career Pathway programming
DESIGNING CAREER FOCUSED BASIC SKILLS
INSTRUCTION FOR ADULT LEARNERS
Training provided by LaGuardia College
for 30 teachers.
Tentative Training Dates:
 Kick-off Webinar February 26, 2014
from 3:00-4:00
 Two-day in person training March 5th
and 6th
Moving Pathways Forward
 Moving Pathways Forward: Supporting
Career Pathways Integration is a threeyear initiative to assist states in
advancing career pathways systems to
transition low-skilled adults to
postsecondary education and
employment.
 By the end of December this committee
will have a plan developed for how to
continue to move career pathway work
forward in Minnesota ABE.
Federal Updates
WIOA and CCRS
Brad Hasskamp
Workforce Innovation & Opportunity
Act (WIOA)
Stay Tuned!
 Fall Managers’ Meeting (December 5)
 Spring Grant Application Meetings (April 2015)
State staff training
 Webinars with OCTAE
 National Training Institute (NTI) – November
 Spring State Directors Meeting
College & Career
Readiness Standards
 WIOA requires ABE program
alignment with CCRS and
Minnesota K-12 Standards
 Minnesota applying to participate
in specialized national training
opportunities and resources,
starting spring 2014
Fiscal Reporting
Laurie Rheault
Final Fiscal Completion Report
Due November 14, 2014
FY 2014 Adult Basic Education Annual Final Fiscal Completion Report - FIN 322 and FIN 438
Summarize the total expenditures for the approved ABE consortium during the past program year for your state and federal expenditures. A detailed expenditure report must be submitted with this report showing the amount reported in Column C
and D. To report federal money tansferred to consortium members, use Expenditure code 303/304. Expenditures reported in Column C and D must match your audited, certified UFARS expenditures.
Both a completed electronic and hard copy of this form must be submitted to MDE by November 15, 2014. A detailed expenditure report must be submitted with the signed hard copy.
DUE DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2014
Consortium
Name:
FY 14 State Entitlement:
Fiscal Agent:
FY 14 Federal Entitlement:
A
B
C
D
UFARS Object
Code
Expenditure
FIN 438 Federal
Expenditures
FIN 322 State Aid
Expenditures
110
Administration (State max = 5%)
120
ABE Program Management
All Other 100's
Counseling, Instructional, Clerical
200's
All other ABE Employee Benefits
All Other 300's
Purchased ABE Services
303
Federal Subawards and Subcontracts (amount up
to $25,000)
304
Federal Subawards and Subcontracts (excess
amount over $25,000)
400's
ABE Supplies & Materials
Payment to School Districts
394
Payment to Non-School Districts
530, 555
ABE Capital Expenditures
800's
Other
895
Indirect Cost
F
G
Course Code 003 Expenditures ACTUAL 003 Expenditures
Maximum Admin Allowed Claimed against FY 13 revenue
(MDE Use Only)
H
Course Code 004-max allowed 20% of Col D
$0.00
Sub-Total
390
E
0
Total ABE Expenditures
0
0
The expenditures as reported above are to the best of my knowledge true and correct.
ABE Manager Signature
Date
Columns A & B: identifies the UFARS Object Code and description of the expenditure
Column C: Report FY 14 (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014) expenditures for revenue awarded as FEDERAL (FIN 438). Expenditures reported here should match both SERVS draws and UFARS expenditures.
Column D: Report FY 14 (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014) expenditures for revenue awarded as STATE ABE Aid (FIN 322).
Column E: This cell only applies if you have expenditures in Object Code 110. The amount in Column E must be less than or equal to the Object Code 110 expenditure
Column F: This column shows the expenditures you claimed on your FY 13 Final Fiscal Completion Report. Check with your business manager to make sure these expenditures are reported to MDE under Course Code 003. If they do not show up in the
MDE Course Code 003 report, these expendtiures will be deducted from your final FY 14 payment.
Column G: This column will be completed by MDE
Col.umn H: Expenditures that occurred between July 1, 2014-September 30, 2014 for which you are claiming against FY 14 revenue.
0
1. FY 14 Entitlement
C. FIN 438 Federal
Expenditures
D. FIN 322 State
Expenditures
E. Maximum Admin Allowed
H. Course Code 004
F. Course Code 003
Where Do I Find My State Aid Information?
MDE Website:
http://w20.education.state.mn.us/MDEAnalytics/Data.jsp
State Entitlement Calculation
1. Scroll down to “School Finance Reports” and select “Minnesota Funding Reports (MFR)”
2. Select your organization from the drop down box
3. View Reports dropdown box: All Reports
4. Category dropdown box: to see your entitlement select “Aid Entitlement Reports”
5. Year dropdown box: select the appropriate year
6. Report dropdown box:
select “Adult Basic Education State Aid Calculation”
State Aid Payments
1. Scroll down to “School Finance Reports” and select “Minnesota Funding Reports (MFR)”
2. Select your organization from the drop down box
3. View Reports dropdown box: All Reports
4. Category dropdown box: select “IDEAS Combined Payment Records”
5. Year: select the appropriate year
6. Report dropdown box: select “ IDEAS State Aids Combined Payment”
Reminders
Due Date: November 14, 2014
Be sure to submit to Laurie
Rheault both an electronic
copy of your report and a
signed hard copy along with a
detailed expenditure report
Adult Diploma
Brad Hasskamp
Creating a Third Option for High School
Completion
Adult
Secondary
Credential
Options
K-12
Diploma
G.E.D.
Adult Diploma
Five Competency Areas:
1. English Language Arts,
2. Math,
3. Science,
4. Social Studies,
5. Employability & Career Development
Embeds Minnesota K-12 Standards, CCRS,
ACES TIF, and Northstar
Recommended
Implementation Phases
3.
Full
2.
Pilot
1.Planning
Launch
(November 2014(January-October
2014)
June 2015)
(July 2015-ongoing)
Key Adult Diploma Components
 Advising
 Personal learning
plan
 Online student
portfolios
Support and Consultation
Consultation Team
 Guidance, policy, review
program applications,
accountability measures
ABE Working Groups
 Develop specific
standards, advising
process, applications, &
other procedures
Department Assistance
 MDE provides assistance
in development,
implementation and
evaluation of
programming
Consultation Team
Meets at least quarterly
Includes Multiple Stakeholders:
 ABE administrators, instructor, and student
 MnSCU
 Workforce Development
 Employers
 Tribal Nations
 Legislature
 LAN
 Legislative Task Force
 MDE
Pilot Application
Sections:
1. Basic Consortium Information
2. Staffing, Roles and Participation
3. Initial Proposed Programming Descriptions
4. Draft Budget
Release to ABE consortia via email in early
November (Target date: Nov. 5)
Eligible applicants: ABE consortium or multiple
ABE consortia
Due 4 weeks from release date (Target: Dec. 2)
For More Information on the New
State Adult Diploma
Check out the State Adult Diploma
website:
 http://mnabe.org/programs/adultdiploma
Participate in the New State Adult
Diploma webinars:
 Friday, Nov. 7 (12-1:30pm)
 Tuesday, Nov. 25 (10-11am)
 Monday, Dec. 1 (1-2pm)
State and Program Data on
Post-Testing and Distance
Learning
CASAS Testing Challenges
TABE Testing Challenges
Level
Level
Completions
Completions Excluding
Post-tests < 40 Hours
Difference
Beg Lit ESL
56.3%
52.7%
3.6%
Low Beg ESL
70.7%
67.1%
3.6%
High Beg ESL
62.5%
58.9%
3.6%
Low Int ESL
52.3%
49.4%
2.9%
High Int ESL
50.6%
48.0%
2.6%
Adv ESL
27.4%
26.1%
1.3%
2013-14 ESL Level Completions
Level
Level
Completions
Completions Excluding
Post-tests < 40 Hours
Difference
Beg Lit ABE
64.2%
58.9%
5.3%
Beg ABE
60.1%
54.4%
5.7%
Low Int ABE
51.9%
46.3%
5.6%
High Int ABE
43.2%
35.3%
7.9%
Low Adult Sec
41.6%
32.8%
8.8%
2013-14 ABE Level Completions
The Case for Distance Learning (DL)
Snapshot 2013-14:
20 out of 45 consortia (44%) are engaged in DL
and have completed PD
 Represents 6,252 DL learners (any % DL) and
166,902 hours
18 consortia (40%) are engaged in DL but have
never completed PD
 Represents 674 DL learners (any % DL) and
14,281 hours
7 consortia (16%) are not engaged in any DL
Hybrid students show more level gains
Key Lessons
More than 4 out of 10 ABE students are tested before 40 hours
30% of students drop before 40 hours
Students more likely to persist
 Entering at lower levels
 ESL
Distance Learning can have a positive impact on student
persistence and level gains
ABE programs participating in DL 101 have much better Distance
Learning hours and outcomes
What Should You Do about Testing?
 Revise your consortium assessment
policy.
 Communicate the new procedures to
all ABE staff.
 Explore strategies to increase learner
persistence and intensity of
instruction.
What Should You Do about DL?
 Participate in DL 101 with St. Paul
 Participate in DL Basics online course
(http://online.themlc.org)
As of May 1, 2015, anyone involved in
delivering or administering DL will be
required to complete DL Basics Online
Course or DL 101.
(Check out the revised policy on requiring
DL PD for counting proxy hours, to be
released winter 2015.)
Programming Ideas
What new programming ideas are
you exploring?
 Work-Based Project Learning and Key
Train, especially in specialized
settings
 Incumbent Worker Programming
Retired Manager Tips
 Check out the handout on the
resources tab.
Discussion Questions
 What advice stands out to you?
 What would you add?
Question from the Field
How do you evaluate ABE teachers?
Some Possibilities:
 Q-Comp
 Another model or
 Adapted practice/template for ABE
Questi
ns
Thank You!
See you at the Fall Manager Meeting
on Friday, December 5, 2014!
Next Web Chat:
Monday, Feb. 2 (1:00-2:30 pm)