Education.state.mn.us 2014 Summer Institute MDE ABE Office Update “Leading for educational excellence and equity. Every day for every one.”

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2014 Summer Institute

MDE ABE OfficeUpdate

“Leading for educational excellence and equity. Every day for every one.”

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Thank You

• Summer Institute Planning– Chairs Jason and Emily– Planning Committee– Presenters, Poster Presenters, Vendors– Volunteers

• Co-sponsoring organizations– Literacy Action Network– Minnesota Community Education Association

• Participants

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State ABE Office Staff

• Astrid Liden – Professional Development• Alice Smith – GED Records • Brad Hasskamp – Policy and Operations• Cherie Eichinger – Office Support• Jim Colwell – State GED Administrator• Julie Dincau – Transitions• Laurie Rheault - Grants• Todd Wagner – State Director

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Supplemental Services

• Minnesota Literacy Council - technology, volunteer training

• ATLAS – professional development • LAN - program quality, administrator support• St. Paul ABE – distance learning• Minneapolis ABE – GED 2014 resources• SW ABE – assessment training• PANDA – disability resources & assistance• MWCA - transitions

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The Numbers

• Indicators– State and Federal Funding– Enrollees and Participants–Contact Hours–Average Contact Hours– Level Change

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State Funding

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015$43,000,000

$44,000,000

$45,000,000

$46,000,000

$47,000,000

$48,000,000

$49,000,000

$44,864,724

$45,628,787

$46,495,881

$47,433,028

$48,047,113

State Aid

State Aid

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Federal Funding

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY20154,500,000.00

4,600,000.00

4,700,000.00

4,800,000.00

4,900,000.00

5,000,000.00

5,100,000.00

5,200,000.00

4,918,864.00

5,022,396.00

5,085,523.00

4,804,353.00

4,697,800.00

Federal Aid

Federal Aid

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Enrollees and Participants

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY20140

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

80000

74847 73323 74736

69623

45913 45195 4568942376

EnrolleesParticipant

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Hours

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY20145,200,000

5,300,000

5,400,000

5,500,000

5,600,000

5,700,000

5,800,000

5,900,000

6,000,000

5,826,151

5,955,4705,931,207

5,548,927

5509353.7

5673254.32 5663012.21

5508539.485

Enrollee Contact HoursParticipant Hours

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Average Hours

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY20140

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Per EnrolleePer Participant

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ABE Level Change

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY201438.0%

40.0%

42.0%

44.0%

46.0%

48.0%

50.0%

52.0%

46.4%

48.7% 49.0% 48.8%

42.4%

45.7%

48.4%

50.5%

ABE StateABE NRS

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ESL Level Change

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY20140.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

48.2%

51.5% 51.5%54.1%

45.8%

49.4%50.7%

54.9%

ESL StateESL NRS

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Key Issues

• State and Federal Legislation• Pell Grants and MnSCU• GED 2014• Federal Monitoring Visit• Standards

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State Legislation

• Adult Diploma– Effective August 1st

– Working Group – Piloting later this year

• Formula Growth Factor – Restored to 3%

• Supplemental Services Funding– Increased from 2% to 3%

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Federal Legislation

• Workforce Investment Act (WIA) reauthorized as Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)– Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA)

still Title II– Emphasis on Adult Career Pathways– Evolving goal of ABE• 8th Grade high school or equivalent tipping point

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Pell Grants and MnSCU

• Pell Grants cannot be used to fund pre-secondary level course content– Office of the Chancellor promulgated lists– 2-year colleges have been approaching ABE for

assistance serving students– Important service ABE can provide– Important to innovate

GED thru 2013

1972 1976 1979 1980 1981 1986 1990 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 20130

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

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GED 2014 Tests by Content Area

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GED

• Support through the Minneapolis Supplemental Services grant– Promotion materials– Professional develop– Web site

• States still implementing various models– GED, HiSET, TASC, Combinations– Adult diplomas MN, Vermont, WI, CT, NY (NEDP)

• Currently in MN– Provision to award State of Minnesota GED Diploma is

provided for in rule

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Fed Monitoring Visit

• Awaiting formal report• Key corrective action:– No post-testing before 40 hours of instruction post

pre-test• Implications– Will reduce MN level change rates– Suspend the ABE Report Card for 2014-15– New accountability system under WIOA

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ACES and Standards

• College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS)– Feds are began role-out this spring

• ACES standards implementation• North Star Digital Literacy Standards

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Minnesota ABE Miracle

• 5 Components1. Strong culture of collaboration2. Well funded system

• Only a handful of states have similar funding levels

3. Integration of literacy volunteers• In many states the federally/state funded system and

volunteers systems do not collaborate

4. Consortium and Supplemental Services Models create economies of scale• Making possible better services to our students and the

programs that serve them

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Most Important Component

5. All of you– MN ABE’s highly skilled, dedicated and caring

teachers

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Thank you

Enjoy and make the most of the learning and networking opportunities provided by this conference.