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CAEP Annual Plan: 2019-20 36 Napa Valley Adult Education Consortium

Status: Consortium Approved

California Adult Education Program : Annual Plan : 2019-20 Produced: Aug 16, 2019, 7:41 PM UTC Andi Stubbs

36 Napa Valley Adult Education Consortium

Plans & Goals - Consortium Approved

Executive Summary
The Napa Valley Adult Education Consortium’s vision is to create a student-centered continuum of educational programs and services resulting in a literate and skilled workforce that represents the diverse composition of our community. This includes: - Understanding the demographics and needs of the regional population to prioritize education and support systems- Developing tightly aligned pathways between NVAE and NVC - Partnering with upvalley districts (Calistoga Joint Union School District and St. Helena Unified School District) to offer adult education classes - Providing transitions for a full continuum of education through college - Emphasizing regional career opportunities, especially living wage opportunities - Partnering with regional organizations to leverage resources and better capture students- Assisting adults in the Napa Valley region acquire academic and job skills to improve their employment opportunities and achieve career goalsKey accomplishments in 2018-19 include: - Increased services for English as a Second Language (ESL) program: established an ESL Program Coordinator; expanded ESL classes up-valley (NVC)Established Spanish GED classes in the evenings and on Saturday in American Canyon; implemented an Independent - Study format for American Canyon HSD/HSE (NVUSD)- Expanded non-credit/VOC courses in Business Information, Worker/Office Skills, Intro to Criminal Justice, Intro to Health Services and Intro to Teacher Prep (NVC)- Developed a non-credit Hospitality Pathway (NVC)- Established clear transition information for NVAE Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to NVC Nursing Program (NVAE)- Established a Writing Support course through NVC Writing Success Center (NVC)- Partnered with: 1) Napa County Library to expand distance learning (Burlington English); 2) Salvation Army to establish Construction class; 3) Trades Introduction Program (TIPs) for pre-apprenticeship training; and 4) Career Point North Bay to provide career skills instruction (NVUSD)Our priorities for 2019-20 are: Goal 1: Create and fully develop at least two countywide pathways with multiple entry and exit points, integrating and aligning services of consortium partners and agencies; additional pathways to be developed in subsequent years.Goal 2: Explore a job plan based on comprehensive pathways to assist all students and clients. (Once approved, implement no later than Year 2.)Goal 3: To increase completion rate, begin to develop a continuum to identify progress/successes: badges, certifications, and/or degree programs using New World of Work Skills.Goal 4: Begin to develop specific transition protocols from: high school to post-secondary, NVAE to NVC, NVC to four-year universities/colleges and/or the workforce. Goal 5: Continue/expand Adult Secondary Education (ASE), Adult Basic Education (ABE), and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. Grow Career Technical Education (CTE), Internship, ASK12 and Adults with Disability programs. These goals are consistent with the vision created in our three-year adult education plan for the region.
Regional Planning Overview
Our consortium will implement the new 3-year plan by developing an implementation plan (annual plan) for each of the three years that includes strategies, actions, and measurable outcomes.A GAANT chart will be developed by the program manager that identifies the objectives, responsibilities and timelines of consortium members. A "Management Team" meets twice monthly to discuss, plan, and monitor progress. Our Board meets quarterly at a minimum and updates on the implementation of the 3-year plan will be provided. At the end of the semester and end of the school year, the Management Team will prepare an evaluation of progress towards implementation of the 3-year plan goals.The 3-year plan for the Napa Valley Adult Education Consortium is achievable, feasible, reasonable, and time-bound with SMART goals.

Meeting Regional Needs

Regional Need #1

Gaps in Service / Regional Needs
Gap: Lack of aligned pathways/career education targeted at helping adults prepare for regional high-demand careers and improve current careers beginning with high school to adult school, adult school to community college or into the workforce, and community college to a four-year university or into the workforce.
How do you know? What resources did you use to identify these gaps?
Reason: Continued need for growth of career pathways programming; pathways developed at Napa Valley College need feeder/introductory courses offered at Napa Valley Adult EducationResources:1. Labor market information including priority sectors2. Input from comprehensive community planning meetings3. Input from WIB/Workforce Alliance of the North Bay 4. Input from employers in Napa County; not enough skilled employees to meet demand
How will you measure effectiveness / progress towards meeting this need?
1. Number of career pathways aligned between NVAE and NVC2. Number of additional introductory classes at NVAE3. Number of NVAE students transitioning to NVC in pathway 4. Number of students continuing to 4-year university pathway or entering into the workforce with certification

Regional Need #2

Gaps in Service / Regional Needs
Gap: Lack of a job plan for adult learners based on comprehensive pathways to assist all students and clients
How do you know? What resources did you use to identify these gaps?
Reason: Need for additional resources to guide adult learners on career/job Resources:1. Job plan supports currently do not exist2. Input from community partners3. Need to provide research-based guidelines for adult learners regarding career pathways
How will you measure effectiveness / progress towards meeting this need?
1. Students developing job plans to enter college and/or careers 2. Students transitioning into college and/or careers 3. Number of students served

Regional Need #3

Gaps in Service / Regional Needs
Gap: Low completion rates; to increase completion rates, develop a continuum to identify progress/successes that includes badges, certifications, and/or degree programs using New World of Work Skills.
How do you know? What resources did you use to identify these gaps?
Reason: 1. Adult learners will be able to track progress towards identified goals2. The New World of Work Skills include 21st century skills for workplace preparationResources:1. No continuum of progress/successes currently exists outside of student grades2. Input from stakeholder groups and community partners
How will you measure effectiveness / progress towards meeting this need?
1. Development of a continuum to identify progress/successes2. Number of badges earned based on the New World of Work Skills3. Number of certifications earned4. Number of degrees earned

Regional Need #4

Gaps in Service / Regional Needs
Gap: Lack of specific transition protocols from: high school to post-secondary, NVAE to NVC, NVC to four-year universities/colleges and/or the workforce.
How do you know? What resources did you use to identify these gaps?
Reason: 1. Specific transition protocols have not been developed to assist adult learners in moving from one level to the next; adult learners may have had negative early school experiences that require more support; adult learners in our region have high levels of poverty and require more support navigating the education system or work certification processResources:1. Input from stakeholder groups and community partners 2. Regional demographic data3. Limited existing transition protocols4. Lack of a transition specialist
How will you measure effectiveness / progress towards meeting this need?
1. Identified and specific transition protocols from high school to post-secondary2. Identified and specific transition protocols from NVAE to NVC, four-year universities, and/or the workforce3. Identified and specific transition protocols from NVC to four-year universities and/or the workforce4. Increased number of students transitioning

Regional Need #5

Gaps in Service / Regional Needs
Gap: Lack of sufficient adult education courses in the northern section ('up-valley') of Napa Valley in the city of Calistoga and St. Helena. This especially includes ESL and ABE/ASE/high school completion.
How do you know? What resources did you use to identify these gaps?
Reason: Need to overcome transportation barriers; adult learners will not travel from upvalley to Napa Valley Adult Education in Central Napa or Napa Valley College in South County.Resources:1. Input from community meetings 2. Partners to the north, including UpValley Family Centers, Calistoga Joint USD and St. Helena USD helped identify specific needs and requests for more levels of ESL3. Attendance/drop out patterns from upvalley students including information that Calistoga residents prefer classes in Calistoga rather than 7 miles south in St. Helena; St. Helena residents prefer classes in St. Helena rather than 11 miles south in central Napa
How will you measure effectiveness / progress towards meeting this need?
1. Increase in up-valley NVAE student enrollment2. Number of up-valley adult English learners enrolled in various ESL courses3. Number of up-valley adult learners enrolled in ABE/ASE or HSD programs

Gaps In Service

New Strategies

Strategy #1
- By June 2020 work with partners and agencies (NVAE, NVC, NCOE, Health and Human Services, Career Point, etc.) to fully develop two career/educational pathways in 19-20 aligned to existing NVC pathways in: 1. Education - Early Care and K-12 and, 2) Health Careers, and begin development process for other four pathways.Education - Early Care and K-12 Pathway- NVAE to align Introduction to Child Care and Education with existing NVC pathway courses including: Child & Family Studies and Education, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Studies, and;2. EducationHealth Careers Pathway- NVAE to align Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Introduction to Health Careers with three key classes at NVC including HEOC 90, Intro to Health Occupations as non-credit, articulated or dual enrollment course; HEOC 100, Basic Anatomy and Physiology; HEOC 101, Pharmacology; HEOC 171, Medical Terminology; and HEOC 172, Basic Nutrition NVC faculty to present at the end of NVAE Introduction to Health Careers class- Begin development for additional pathways: Business and Technology Pathway, Manufacturing and Construction Pathway, Culinary and Hospitality Pathway, and Viticulture & Niche Farming Pathway.- If budget supports, provide NVAE staff member (with qualifications for community college instruction) to teach summer program for students exiting high school to bridge to community college.Addressing Gap 1: Lack of aligned pathways/career education targeted at helping adults prepare for regional high-demand careers and improve current careers beginning with high school, to adult school to community college to a four-year university or into the workforce with certification.
Strategy #2
- Research job plan options that are customizable for respective partners and agencies, address privacy/FERPA issues, and be sustainable over multiple years.- Include agency partners and counselors to help evaluate options and design the plan.- Evaluate use of job plan to address concerns, needs or improvements (may happen in Years 2 and 3).Addressing Gap 2: Lack of a job plan for adult learners based on comprehensive pathways to assist all students and clients.
Strategy #3
- Develop a continuum to identify progress/successes: badges, certifications, and/or degree programs using New World of Work Skills. - Develop options and a timeline- Identify different levels of achievement within each badge - Teach “essential skills” along with technical skills- Incorporate Entrepreneurship when applicable utilizing New World of Work components adding resume building, mock interviews, preparation of a business plan, participating in the business plan competition and a visit/tour of NVC.Addressing Gap 3: Increase completion rate by developing a continuum to identify progress/successes.
Strategy #4
- Establish MOUs and partnerships between NVAE and CJUSD, SHUSD and NVC (for use of up-valley campus)- Establish various ESL courses and High School Diploma/High School Equivalency classes up-valley (NVAE, CJUSD and SHUSD) - Hire or assign staff for up valley instruction (NVAE)- Continue offering ESL classes up-valley (NVC) at the up-valley campus in St. HelenaAddressing Gap 5: Lack of adult education courses and supports in the northern section ("up-valley") in the cities of Calistoga and St. Helena. This especially includes ESL and ABE/high school completion.

Seamless Transitions

New Strategies

Strategy #1
- Create description and hire a Transition Specialist to assist in protocols (NCOE)
Strategy #2
- Transition Specialist to work with partner agencies to develop a comprehensive plan for specific “transition” protocols from: High school to NVAE or NVC; NVAE to NVC, four-year school, technical schools or the workforce; NVC to four-year school, technical schools or the workforce.
Strategy #3
- Transition Specialist to work with partner agencies to: 1. Develop schedule of campus tours to expose NVAE students to NVC pathway programs 2. Align student career plan with counselors from NVAE to NVC
Strategy #4
- Increase counseling/advising staff at NVAE
Strategy #5
- Integrate credit/non-credit ESL programs to create seamless progression of ESL instruction from NVAE/NVC "non-credit" into "credit" ESL (NVC).- Co-locate NVC ESL classes at NVAE.- Beginning fall 2019 the ESL department at NVC will align non-credit and credit courses in preparation for AB 705.
Strategy #6
- Explore creation of an NVAE “E-Brochure” with links to NVC “E-Brochure”; include graphs showing alignment and requirements for CTE programs that overlap between NVAE and NVC; include prerequisites and academic requirements.Addressing Gap 4: Lack of specific transition protocols from: high school to post-secondary, NVAE to NVC, NVC to four-year universities/colleges, technical schools and/or the workforce; increase support staff.

Student Acceleration

New Strategies

Strategy #1
- Expand offerings of short-term non-credit vocational courses in various CTE areas through Summer Boot Camps and regular school year including: (NVC)1. Introductory Criminal Justice Training offered fall 20192. Introductory Teacher Institute workshops to be implemented fall 2019 and spring 2020
Strategy #2
- Expand High School Diploma/Equivalency options at NVAE that allows to take more classes and accelerate completion, including: 1. Enrolling students upvalley2. Offering evening classes, Saturday classes and a blended study format for the American Canyon HSD/HSE program
Strategy #3
- Add contextualized ESL/CTE class at NVAE to better prepare students for CTE training at NVAE and NVC.- Explore and expand Learning Upgrade App for ESL students. (NCOE)
Strategy #4
- Explore services (e.g., Napa Valley Support Services), support, supplies and/or instructional materials for adults with disabilities (NVAE and NVC)
Strategy #5
- Evaluate and explore opportunities to grow testing options (e.g., Pearson Vue or similar program) (NVAE and NVC)

Professional Development

New Strategies

Strategy #1
- NVAE will partner with NVC and NCOE to offer: 1. Co-training for counselor(s) on pathway programs (Goal 1) when developed2. Common training on the use of the job plan (Goal 2) once approved; and implement with ongoing training and support (may happen in Year 2)3. Planning and training on specific transition protocols (Goal 4) across the consortium, especially with counselors4. Training in the use of Learning Upgrade ESL app (NCOE)
Strategy #2
- NVAE and NVC may participate in any or all of the following: 1. California Council for Adult Education (CCAE) Bay Section/State Conferences (April 2020)2. CATESOL Annual Conference (October 2019)3. JSPAC Conference (November 2019)4. AEP Summit (October 29-30, 2019)5. CASAS Summer Institute (June 2020)

Leveraging Resources

New Strategies

Strategy #1
- Expand and continue partnerships with SHUSD, CJUSD, community organizations (WIB/Workforce Alliance, Career Point, TIPs, Chambers of Commerce), and agencies (e.g., Grapegrowers and UpValley Family Centers) to ensure that ESL efforts are embedded into the larger context of education and citizenship education services.
Strategy #2
- Work with the Regional WIB/Workforce Alliance of the North Bay to improve partner communications and continue to inform regional needs and continue to be integrated into regional needs. (NVAE/NVC/NCOE)
Strategy #3
- Expand on partnerships to offer more career training opportunities including: 1. Salvation Army, local high schools, and other community organizations for Construction class for adult students building on the successful Hospitality partnership already existing 2. Trades Introduction Program (TIP) for pre-apprenticeship training3. Career Point North Bay at NVAE to provide career skill instruction off-site for career seekers
Strategy #4
- Build on existing partnership between NVC and Napa Valley Support Services (NVSS) and Napa Valley Products Services and Industries (PSI) to expand services for adults with disabilities.- Continue to provide regular non-credit work experience classes each semester to students served through NVSS and PSI - Continue to work with NVSS to secure, expand, and update instructional materials for disabled adult students

Fiscal Management

A narrative justifying how the planned allocations are consistent with the annual adult education plan which is based on your CAEP 3-year plan.
Planned allocations are directly to support teaching, support services and administration related to the delivery of the seven program areas identified as the Adult Education Program, per the 3-year plan and NVAEC 2019-20 Annual Adult Education Plan. These include: 1. Programs in elementary and secondary skills, including those leading to a high school diploma. The planned allocations support expanding/sustaining programs and class offerings in ABE including up-valley, American Canyon and on the main campus of the NVAE program through localized support2. Programs for immigrants in citizenship, ESL and workforce preparation. The planned allocations support additional levels of ESL programs up-valley and in American Canyon, expanding CTE offerings and sustaining current programs in citizenship preparation for immigrants, existing ESL and CTE sections. 3. Programs for adults primarily related to entry or reentry into the workforce. The planned allocations support Vocational English as a Second Language skills and training for certification in entry level positions or career change, and the addition of a job planning tool.4. Programs for adults to develop skills to assist elementary and secondary school children succeed academically. The planned allocations support parent education in partnership with NCOE as well as ESL classes to strengthen parent access to their student's educational opportunities and progress (including navigating district online resources, mathematics for adults, etc.).5. Programs for adults with disabilities. The planned allocations support use of resources for a transition specialist, tutoring, counseling, supplies, services, training and instructional materials for students with disabilities.6. Programs in career technical education that are short term in nature with high employment potential. The planned allocations support ongoing CTE offerings and expansion of non-credit vocational courses in short-term CTE areas and development of tightly aligned career pathways between NVAE and NVC.7. Programs offering pre-apprenticeship training. The planned allocations will include partnership with the North Bay Trades Introduction Program and Career Point North Bay.
An approach to incorporating remaining carry-over funds from prior year(s) into strategies planned for 2019-20.
For the funded members with carryover from 18-19 (NVAE and NVC): 1. Carryover funds are on-track to be used by Napa Valley Adult Education as part of the normal operations, per planning herein. 2. For Napa Valley College, carry-over funds have been incorporated into the plan to roll out new services covered within this plan. NVC has appointed a permanent Senior Dean of Career Education and Academic Pathways and as Assistant Dean of Workforce Development.

Certification

Calistoga Joint Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Maureen Hester

2019-08-15

Napa Co. Office of Education - Member Representative

Approved by Josh Schultz

2019-08-15

Napa Valley CCD - Member Representative

Approved by Dianna Chiabotti

2019-08-16

Napa Valley Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Melissa Cooke

2019-08-16

St. Helena Unified School District - Member Representative

Approved by Andi Stubbs

2019-08-16