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2010 ABE SUMMER INSTITUTE Thursday: Opening Address

2010 ABE SUMMER INSTITUTE Thursday: Opening Address. Dr. Barry Shaffer MN State Director of Adult Education. Welcome and Thank You. Literacy Minnesota and MCEA Planning Committee MDE Coordination – Astrid Liden, Brad Hasskamp Presenters Volunteers Participants and Awardees

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2010 ABE SUMMER INSTITUTE Thursday: Opening Address

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  1. 2010 ABE SUMMER INSTITUTEThursday: Opening Address Dr. Barry Shaffer MN State Director of Adult Education

  2. Welcome and Thank You • Literacy Minnesota and MCEA • Planning Committee • MDE Coordination – Astrid Liden, Brad Hasskamp • Presenters • Volunteers • Participants and Awardees • PD Coordinators and RTC’s • DEED & MnSCU Partners • MDE-ABE Staff (see photo)

  3. Alice Smith Astrid Liden Jim Colwell Todd Wagner Todd Wagner Brad Hasskamp Julie Dincau Laurie Rheault Astrid Liden

  4. MDE-ABE Re-Alignment From the Food and Nutrition Division to the Center for Post Secondary Success 

  5. ABE Overview – FY 2010 • 51 ABE consortia, 500 delivery sites statewide • 1,200 licensed teachers and 3,000 volunteers served over 78,000 students • 1 out of every 11 diplomas issued in MN during 2010 was a GED (5,951) or Adult H.S. Diploma (1,243) • Of the total students served, 42% were ESL, 61% were parents and 12% were unemployed

  6. Students Hours FY 2009 FY 2010 73,387 78,480 (+6.9%)  5,371,902 5,827,860 (+8.5%)  Number of Students and Contact Hours

  7. Students by Program FY 2010 ESL 31,781 (42%)  ABE 28,145 (37%)  GED/Diploma 11,681 (15%)  WBPL + Transition to 3,333 (6%)  employment

  8. State Federal FY 2010FY 2011 $43.2 M $ 44.9 M $ 6.3 M $ 5.9 M $49.5 M $50.8 M (+2.4%) Cost/Student = $647 Cost/Hour = $8.71 State and Federal Allocations

  9. Student Level Completion FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 ABE 36% 41% 39% 45%  ESL 40% 44% 46% 48%  Consortia “Report Card” to be released next week

  10. ABE Success • GED, employment and transition indicators not yet computed for last year • “Continuous Improvement” • Currently ABE focused primarily on participation and level change • NRS changes are being planned – could impact FY 2011-12 • “Momentum Points” toward post-secondary success will be considered

  11. State ABE Office “Front Burner” Activities • Transitions Activities: • The Next STEP – Statewide Transitions Expansion Priority • ABE Regional Transition Coordinators – RTC’s • Co-directing the MNFastTRACinitiative • Developing sustainable, effective career pathway programming that integrates ABE services with post-secondary training for in-demand occupations • Targeting low-wage, low skilled Minnesotans • Promoting Distance Learning – GED-i, Project IDEAL, others – see website

  12. State ABE Office “Front Burner” Activities • STAR – Year 3 • We now have nationally certified trainers • Participation – 106 teachers, 19 programs, 42 sites • Improvements in teacher practice and student outcomes • Minnesota Numeracy Initiative • Applications due September 10th – see ATLAS website • 24 participants will be selected – math practitioners • Online courses, face-to-face training, virtual professional community • ABE Transitions Conference – 9/23-24/10 • Call for Proposals due August 20th • National Governor’s Association Forum on Adult Post Secondary Credential Attainment 9/29/10 • ABE Support Staff Conference – 11/8-9/10 – IMPORTANCE • PEGASUS – Community Based Organizations

  13. ABE Policy Activities • ABE Report Card coming out NEXT WEEK!  Look for it in your e-mail and on the web site • Updated ABE Program Improvement Policy – dates updated for 2010-2011 • ABE Narrative Writers Workshop:  Oct. 21 at the Minnesota Department of Education (for consortia scheduled to write their narratives this year and for Low Performing Consortia identified on the ABE Report Card • Coming Soon:  Revised Distance Learning Policy – Includes new table identifying “Documentation Requirements for Approved Distance Learning Curriculum.” • Reminder – TABE 7 and 8 are no longer NRS-approved assessments

  14. FY 2010 Supplemental Services • Minnesota Literacy Council • ATLAS (ABE Teaching and Learning Advancement System) Hamline University • Learning Disabilities Association • PANDA – Physical and Neurological Disabilities Assistance • St. Paul ABE • SW ABE

  15. ABE Future-Think

  16. The Nation has a New Major Focus… Employment and the Economy

  17. Fuel to the Fire • Obama’s “Car-in-the ditch” metaphor • The ABE Solution: You and I are the wrecker truck driver. Our mission is to help free the car from the ditch and bring all occupants of the car not only to the road, but get them to their destination.

  18. What does this mean for EDUCATION ? Pre-K  K-8  9-12  13-14  14+ Pre-KK-8 9-12  13-14  14+ Maximum attention on the “Tipping Point of 1 year post-secondary + credential

  19. Lumina’s Big Goal: To increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025

  20. The Lumina Goal Rationale • Higher ed is a prerequisite to success in a knowledge-based society and economy • The social and economic opportunities facing our country can best be addressed by educating many more people beyond high school. As we attain the goal, we improve the economy, strengthen civic engagement and reduce the costs of crime, poverty and health care and, in short, improve the human condition. • Higher education attainment rates among adults, first-generation college-going students, low-income students and students of color are significantly lower than those of other students. This gap has endured for decades and is now widening. This attainment gap is alarming given the country’s demographic trends.

  21. National & International Comparison:Percentage of adults (25-64)with a postsecondary degree Canada 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 Japan Korea Massachusetts New Zealand North Dakota Norway/Ireland/Belgium Minnesota Connecticut/Colorado/New York Denmark/France New Jersey/Vermont/New Hampshire Illinois/Maryland/Nebraska United States/Australia/Spain/Sweden Virginia/Iowa Finland Wisconsin/RI/SD/WA Pennsylvania/Kansas/Delaware U.K. Hawaii Netherlands Utah/Montana Michigan/North Carolina/Georgia Luxembourg Iceland/Switzerland Ohio/MO/OR/WY/CA/FL/ME Indiana Idaho/South Carolina/Arizona Texas/Alabama/Tennessee/Alaska Poland Oklahoma Greece Kentucky/New Mexico Mississippi/Louisiana West Virginia/Arkansas Germany Nevada Hungary/Portugal Mexico/Austria

  22. MN Jobs Forecast Current workers will make up 65% of the labor force of 2018 By 2018, 70% jobs in MN (2.1 million jobs) will require post-secondary education. MN ranks 2nd in needed post-secondary “intensity” for 2018. Georgetown Univ. Center on Education and the Workforce

  23. MN Working-Age Adults 18-643.3 M 60% have not completed college. Of these: • 251,210 have not completed high school (8%) • 892,744 have completed high school but have not entered college (27%) • 832,371 have some college but no degree or credential • 61,327 speak little or no English • 346,968 earn less than a living wage (twice the federal. poverty level) • 43% of MnSCU entrants need one or more developmental education classes Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)

  24. MN Jobs Forecast Continued 3.3 million MN workers in 2018 will be completing for these jobs: Georgetown Univ. Center on Education and the Workforce

  25. Current Unemployment RateAmerican Council on Education - 2009

  26. Average Annual IncomeAmerican Council on Education - 2008

  27. ABE Importance and Role The core policy for allocating opportunity in the US is rapidly becoming post-secondary education. It is becoming our workforce development system. Anthony Carnevale What implication does that have for the ABE system and your program/students if almost half of Minnesotans entering post-secondary need remediation?

  28. VISION FOR ABE: Core Mission Change • FROM: Basic Academic Skills and ESL plus Cognitive Skills and Life Skills • TO: The above, plus the integration of… TRANSITION SKILLS & TRAINING SKILLS - Employment Readiness -Work in Context - Career Preparation - Bridge Prep and Bridge - College Readiness - Integrated Occupational Programming

  29. KEY VISION CONCEPTS • Core mission expansion • ABE mission recognized as integral to the state and national economy • Integrating transition and training skills into all levels of ABE and ESL • Expanded partnerships and collaborations • Targeted professional development: - teaching skills - adopt model programs - best practices - policy / technical assistance

  30. FastTRAC Program Model Integrated Adult Basic Education with Career and Technical Education Focused preparation for postsecondary occupational course Postsecondary Credential Skill building within a variety of occupational sectors Integrated Adult Basic Education Integrated Developmental Education Intentional, embedded work skills Assessment, career advising, support services, work experience, etc., provided throughout the pathway by Workforce Development, Employers, Community Based Organizations, Human Services

  31. Minnesota Coursework Repository of Curricula and the OID

  32. Final Thoughts about our Students Our students have to make the choice to come to class each day. We have to have the supports in place to help them make the “right” decision.

  33. Final Thoughts about our Programs In order to help students make the right decisions, our programs must: • Have quality and intensity of instruction • Have measurable goals • Help students plan their future • Seek collaborations and partnerships • Provide personal supports for student retention

  34. Photo Funnies • Although ABE re-aligned to the CENTER FOR POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS, certain problematic issues have come up…. 1. My request for a hands-free blue tooth phone was turned down, and this alternative was offered….

  35. 2. I was given a key to the executive washroom, but it appeared to be a bicycle lock key…..

  36. 3. My request for a state car to come to this conference was denied – so I had to use this vehicle left over from the Christine Jax – Jessie Ventura administration…..

  37. 4. I was approved for a meeting in Seattle last week, but my flight was on Friday the 13th….

  38. 5. In my weekly progress meetings with Todd and Brad I received this report……

  39. Todd Brad Bossy Barry

  40. 6. Even my duck-hunting dog, Tipper, rebelled….

  41. 6. Things were getting a little out of control – FAST……

  42. 7. So I needed a little “ME” time….

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