CAEP
Annual Plan

Produced: Aug 19, 2025, 02:06 AM UTC - By Carey Buchanan

24 ADVANCE
CONSORTIUM APPROVED

2025-26

Plans & Goals

Executive Summary

Our objectives remain relatively unchanged in that we continue to work on helping adults in our communities meet theircareer and educational goals while providing the kind of holistic case management and navigation support that increases thelikelihood of successful outcomes. An ongoing example of this is that at the consortium level we continue to provide thatholistic navigation support even aft er they enter post-secondary education and training. While our college partners provideacademic support, the consortium staff are able to help manage individual pathway plans that include a wider range ofservices - from financial support (oft en through our WIOA Title I contract) to mental/behavioral health support(thorough alicensing partnership with LTCC and Timely Care) to housing and transportation. These supports are especially important forthe majority of our clients who enter post-secondary as part-time students and so oft en don't qualify for the more robustcollege support usually reserved for full-time students. The impact of that support can be seen in the continued successofclients aft er enrollment and with our college partners has also started to translate into significant work around credit-for-prior learning which the consortium plays a key role in.

One last note on success and funding impacts. Based on the success of ongoing work with several of our partners we launched services at the new workforce housing community (Sugar Pine Village) which will opened fall of 2024 and added an additional 60 affordable units in July 2025. The uncertainly around funding at the Federal level does raise some potnetial concerns as we move forward.

Plans & Goals

How (if at all) do the consortium’s previous program year goals differ from the current year’s goals?

Goals remain the same

How much progress did the consortium make towards its previous program year goals?

A good deal of progress - most goals were met

As mentioned above, we met one major goal of adding srvice "on-site" for the residents of Sugar Pine Viallage last Fall and have started to expand this summer as more units come on line. Expansion of support for credit-for-prior learning has exceeded expactations for learners and for our community college partner (LTCC), we also were able to help the college expand ESL services and enrollments. Both of these initiative will continue this year. OUr progress around competency based education has moved more slowly than hoped though this is more a result of systemic and policy issues that we continue to identify and will also continue to work through.

What barriers did the consortium face in making progress towards its previous program year goals?

Systemic and policy issues.

See above.

What are the goals for the consortium for the current program year?

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How will the consortium measure progress towards the goals set for the current program year?

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Assessment

Regional Needs Assessment

Please identify the categories of needs in your region.

Please identify resources used to identify these gaps.

Becasue of our ongoing unique structure and the fact taht Transition Navigation services remains a primary service of our consortium we are able to track progrss toward learner goals on an individual basis regardless of goals. This is done, in part becauseo four use of personalized pathways palns and our integrated local data system that includes data from the consortium system (LACES), our community college partner (MIS) and our local workkforce development board/agency (GOlden Sierra).

While there are a few uniwque factors in the Tahoe region, housing and other basic needs are often the real barrier to successful movement by clients/students towards thier goals. Again, our holistic case management and navigation focus usually lets us focus on Mazlo before Bloom which we find increases persistence and success.

Activities & Outcomes

Objective #1: Address Educational Needs

Expansion of industry training/certifications

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

Because of our structure, the consortium (ADVANCE) is able to rapidly design and deploy trainings, supports, and services to meet the changing needs of our local business partners. Using our access to the broad range of locally relevant data (e.g.,Lighcast, CollegeAPP, etc.) we can identify potential areas of need and confirm with local partners. Once we have designed the offering, the consortium can operate it while our local college partner walks the (now) vetted and proven course(class, coot camp, etc.) though the governance structure which enables long term financial support and allows the consortium to begin incubation of that next need.

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Students and Programs: Short-Term CTE Training Programs (126AE)
  • Success: Postsecondary Credential (624AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
Frank GerdemanLake Tahoe CCD06/30/2028
Brad DeedsLake Tahoe CCD06/30/2028

Competency-based high school credentials and CPL

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

Continue to evolve the use of competency-based graduation requirements for adults seeking a high school credential, specifically those working toward a diploma. This builds of the ongoing work from the previous three-year plan. In addition, we will use processes and resources from this work to assist our community college member (LTCC) in the expansion of credit for prior learning (CPL).

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Student Barriers: English Language Learner (149AE)
  • Student Barriers: Low Income (154AE)
  • Students and Programs: Adult Secondary Education (1000)
  • Students and Programs: Career Technical Education (1003)
  • Students and Programs: English as a Secondary Language (1002)
  • Students and Programs: Short-Term CTE Training Programs (126AE)
  • Success: Diploma, GED or High School Equivalency (633AE)
  • Success: Postsecondary Credential (624AE)
  • Transition: Transitioned to Non-Developmental Credit College Course (637AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
Carey BuchananEl Dorado Co. Office of Education06/30/2028
Frank GerdemanLake Tahoe CCD06/30/2028
Brad DeedsLake Tahoe CCD06/30/2028

Objective #2: Improve Integration of Services & Transitions

Intensive, pro-active navigation/case management

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

This remains the core of what we bring to our clients/students and our community. The ability to tailor an individuals pathway plan is personalized to increase successful progress on, and completion of, their goal(s). By selecting, organizing, even sequencing the resources, services, supports, etc. that any individual needs to be successful we are able to avoid the pitfalls associated with one size (or limited sizes) fits all. It means making sure we look at all available resources - not only from local partners/providers but also those at the state, regional, national, even global levels to be able to meet the unique needs, in unique ways, because no two people, even with the same goal, will "fit" in the exact same plan.

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • All: Reportable Individuals (200AE)
  • Progress: Completed Educational Functioning Level Gain (400AE)
  • Progress: Immigration Integration Milestone (411AE)
  • Student Barriers: English Language Learner (149AE)
  • Student Barriers: Low Income (154AE)
  • Students and Programs: Adult Secondary Education (1000)
  • Students and Programs: Career Technical Education (1003)
  • Students and Programs: English as a Secondary Language (1002)
  • Students and Programs: Short-Term CTE Training Programs (126AE)
  • Success: Diploma, GED or High School Equivalency (633AE)
  • Success: Postsecondary Credential (624AE)
  • Transition: Transitioned to Non-Developmental Credit College Course (637AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
Frank GerdemanLake Tahoe CCD06/30/2028
Brad DeedsLake Tahoe CCD06/30/2028
Carey BuchananEl Dorado Co. Office of Education06/30/2028

Objective #3: Improve Effectiveness of Services

Continue partnership with GSJTA

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

We secured another 4-years of contract services with Golden Sierra Job Training Agency for delivery of WIOA Title I services through PY 27/28. This means that we will continue to provide a valuable resource to our community in terms of service support and training opportunities using Federal training funds. One thing for us to keep an eye on will be a formal implementation of Workforce Pell 9slated for July 1,2025 though funding remains unknown at this time).

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Employment & Earnings: Median Change in Earnings (801AE)
  • Student Barriers: Low Income (154AE)
  • Students and Programs: Short-Term CTE Training Programs (126AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
Frank GerdemanLake Tahoe CCD06/30/2028

Fiscal Management

Alignment & Carryover

Through conversations, annual plan creation, and ongoing review and evaluation.

Carry forward funds must be addressed in annual budgets and articulated in such a way that clear connection to goals are evident. It is worth noting that carry forward continues to be rudeced as we strive to get to a more allocation aligned annual budget and expenditure process.

Usage

How does the consortium plan to use allocated funds in the upcoming year?

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Consortium Objectives & Activities Overview

Objectives & Activities

= consortium has included this activity in an Annual Plan from the 2025-28 Three-Year Plan
= consortium has NOT selected this activity in an Annual Plan from the 2025-28 Three-Year Plan
ActivityOriginIncluded in Annual Plan
Objective #1: Address Educational Needs
Competency-based high school credentials and CPL
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28
Expansion of industry training/certifications
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28
Objective #2: Improve Integration of Services & Transitions
Intensive, pro-active navigation/case management
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28
Objective #3: Improve Effectiveness of Services
Continue partnership with GSJTA
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

Certification

Alpine County Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Ken Burkhart

08/15/2025 01:14 PM PDT

El Dorado Co. Office of Education - Member Representative

Approved by Carey Buchanan

08/18/2025 07:06 PM PDT

Lake Tahoe CCD - Member Representative

  • Dean of Workforce Development and Instruction
  • deeds@ltcc.edu
  • (530) 541-4660 ext: 225
Approved by Frank Gerdeman

08/18/2025 03:24 PM PDT

Lake Tahoe Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Alan Reeder

08/17/2025 07:03 AM PDT