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CAEP Three-Year Plan: 2022-23 31 Gateway Adult Education Network

Status: Certified

California Adult Education Program Produced: 06/24/2022 08:59 AM PDT Holly Crivelli

31 Gateway Adult Education Network: Certified

Details

Consortium Information

Consortium Name:
31 Gateway Adult Education Network
Consortium Short Name:
31 Gateway (Merced)
Address:
50 E. 20th Street | Merced, CA | 95340
Website:
mygaen.org
Funding Channel 2022-23:
Fiscal Agent
CAEP Funds 2022-23:
$3,703,359
CAEP Funds 2021-22:
$3,515,959
CAEP Funds 2020-21:
$3,379,105

Consortium Contacts

ResponsibilityNameEmailTitlePhone
Primary Contactkimberly.freitas@mccd.eduAssociate Director of Business & Fiscal Services(209) 384-6202
Primary Contactandre.urquidez@mccd.eduDirector of Business and Fiscal Services(209) 384-6202
Primary Contactvreynoso@muhsd.orgConsortium Coordinator(209) 325-2810
Primary Contactmarisol.zaragoza@mccd.eduAccountant(209) 384-6213
Primary Contactchristina.velasquez@mccd.eduAccounting Specialist(209) 384-6272

Member Agencies

Member AgencyMember TypeContactPhone
Delhi UnifiedUnified School DistrictMarisol Zaragoza(209) 384-6213
Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedUnified School DistrictHolly Crivelli Dos Palos High School(209) 392-0280 ext: 0282
Gustine UnifiedUnified School DistrictGustine Adult School Denise Rivera-Pantoja(209) 854-9575 ext: 600
Le Grand Union HighHigh School DistrictDonna Alley(209) 389-9400
Los Banos UnifiedUnified School DistrictDr. Sean Richey Los Banos USD(209) 826-3801 ext: 7020
Mariposa County UnifiedUnified School DistrictTammy Kudela
Merced CCDDistrictCaroline Dawson(209) 617-6207
Merced Co. Office of EducationCounty Office of Education (COE)Mary Whited(209) 381-6677
Merced Union HighHigh School DistrictSteven Hobbs(209) 325-2802

Executive Summary

The Gateway Adult Education Network (GAEN) consortium oversees our region's California Adult Education Program (CAEP) implementation. Our region consists of a large but lightly populated area in the San Joaquin Valley and includes Chowchilla (Northern Madera Co.), Mariposa, and Merced counties; an area of mountainous, agricultural, semi-urban, urban, and rural communities. Such a diverse area provides opportunities for adult education expansion and raises challenges that such a diverse territory encompasses. GAEN's regional demographics show that more than 65,000 out of 220,167 adults do not possess a high school diploma or equivalent. Merced Community College, Merced County Office of Education, and the six K-12 school districts in the region will continue to assist hundreds of people in becoming educated and trained through the Network's efforts as we enter the endemic. GAEN top priorities are continuing and restoring essential education services from the reductions during the COVID19 Pandemic years. GAEN members provide adult education services that focus on programs that meet the needs of those seeking adult basic education, high school diploma or high school equivalency completion; learning English as a second language; career and technical education, and certifications. In addition, adult learners will receive workforce and employability skills training and other courses that will lead to family-sustaining wages. As a consortium, we will continue expanding programs and providing support services through partnerships with different community-based organizations to reduce the barriers and increase access and success for our adult learners. One of GAEN's priorities is to continue to work as a consortium to ensure that all of our adult learners have access to computers, Chromebooks, the internet, digital literacy training, and different instructional formats to continue their education. For the next three years, the GAEN members will continue to use the students' data, Labor Market Information, and Census 2020 data, among other sources of information, to inform our decisions on how to address issues of our immigrant students, students with disabilities, and how we can best serve all of the adult learners in our community at the endemic years.

Assessment

To prepare for the 2022-25 Three-Year Plan, GAEN engaged in a series of

activities starting in October 2021.

All members utilized the Consortium Program Quality Self-Assessment tool to evaluate the quality of each program.

GAEN members were divided into teams, and each had to present a section of the CAEP Three Year Plan 2022-25 Guidance.

GAEN members, current students, potential students, and community-based organizations completed surveys to identify gaps in services. The members had discussed the surveys’ results, which helped develop this plan.

Monthly planning sessions helped the members review and analyze the data collected.

Monthly “homework assignments” targeting sections of the 2022-25   Three-Year Plan.

GAEN members have a google folder where all the 2022-25 Three-Year Plan documents, factsheets, Labor Market Information, CAEP/TAP webinars’ PowerPoint, and recordings are accessible to all members of the GAEN consortium.

Reviewed TOPs reports, Cal-PASS, and Labor Market Information.

GAEN consortium providers are aligned with the workforce needs of the region. GAEN has a Job Developer that rotates his time among the members' programs. The job developer provides guidance on career pathways that align with the job market, provides workshops, meets individually with students, and collaborates with community-based organizations for hiring events. During the 2020 -2021 school year, the job developer created a series of workshops that students could access online via https://gaenworkforceservices.com/. The website lists workshops ranging from Career Exploration, Identifying Skills and Interests, Interview Competencies, and many more topics that will help develop the soft skills necessary to not only get a job but also retain the job. GAEN's job developer, in partnership with community-based organizations, leads the Career and Technical Education training and hiring event. During this event, the students can learn about the jobs available within their CTE pathway or transition to any CTE training providers.

GAEN conducted surveys completed by GAEN members, current students, community-based organizations, and potential students. The responses helped the members evaluate the gaps in services and the need to re-evaluate the instructional formats. Using the answers from these surveys, members worked together to develop plans for careers in the area and student and population demographics for the areas served. The planning sessions have been dedicated to brainstorming and reviewing feedback for our three-year plan. At the planning sessions for the Three Year Plan, the GAEN members used TOPS and surveys to assess student-served, student outcomes, and student retention.

Other sources evaluated by the GAEN members were the CAEP Factsheets, Labor Market Information from Emsi, and the California Employment Development Department. The three sources provided a better understanding of the needs in the region. Comparing the data has allowed members to assess the consortium and develop ideas that will be more effective and provide better outcomes.

GAEN members contributed with data, programming information, regional need information, and Labor Market Information for Mariposa and Merced counties. The needs were discussed at the monthly 2022-25 Three-Year Plan planning meetings.

Gateway Adult Education Network Members

Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified School District

Holly Crivelli – Director of Student Services

hcrivelli@dpol.net

Gustine Unified School District

Denise Rivera-Pantoja –

driverapantoja@outlook.com

Le Grand Union High School District

Donna Alley – Superintendent

dalley@lghs.k12.ca.us

Los Banos Unified School District

Sean Richey – Chief Academic Officer

SRichey@losbanosusd.k12.ca.us

Mariposa County Unified School District

Tammy Kudela – Coordinator

tkudela@mcusd.org

Merced Community College District

Caroline Dawson - Dean of Instruction Business, Economic, Workforce Development, Adult Education and Noncredit

dawson.c@mccd.edu

Merced County Office of Education

Holly Newlon – Director of College and Career

hnewlon@mcoe.org

Merced Union High School District

Steve Hobbs – Principal

SHOBBS@muhsd.org

Community-Based Organizations

Riggs Ambulance

Merced County Human Services Agency, Adult and Aging Services

Merced County Office of Education, ACCESS Resource and Referrals

Merced County Office of Education, Head Start

Merced County Office of Education, Empower

Merced Community College District, Disabled Students Program and Services

Merced Community College District, Career and Technical Education/Fast-Track

Merced Community College District, Veterans Resource Center

University of California, Merced

Merced County First Five

Human Services Agency

California Department of Rehabilitation

Central Valley Regional Center

Merced County Library

Merced County Department of Workforce Investment

Central Valley Opportunity Center

Regional Service Providers

For each Member Agency service provider, enter the number of Participants in each program area.

Provider NameProvider TypeNumber of Participants in Program AreaTotal Participants
ABEASEESLEl CivicsAWDK12 SuccessShort Term CTEWorkforce ReentryPre-Apprenticeship
*Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedMember Representative

7

42

40

2

0

0

0

0

0

*Gustine UnifiedMember Representative

21

3

40

0

0

0

3

0

0

*Le Grand Union HighMember Representative

1

1

40

4

0

0

25

0

0

*Los Banos UnifiedMember Representative

0

37

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*Mariposa County UnifiedMember Representative

34

30

26

0

0

0

36

0

0

*Merced CCDMember Representative

281

22

409

44

199

0

216

0

0

*Merced Co. Office of EducationMember Representative

0

0

0

0

12

0

122

0

0

*Merced Union HighMember Representative

433

88

535

0

0

58

111

0

0

Total Participants 777 223 1090 50 211 58 513 0 0 2922
* Member Agency required to input number of Participants

For each service provider added, check the box in the program areas where services are provided.

No Service Providers for this consortium.

Education

GAEN continues to focus on rebuilding and restoring adult education programs and services across the region three years into the Pandemic. We continue to face challenges, and the GAEN consortium is looking into flexible instructional models to help the students continue and meet their education and career goals.

Workforce

The Gateway Adult Education Network has a Regional Job Developer who provides career and workforce education to all the students. The GAEN Job Developer, in collaboration with Merced County Worknet, Merced Community College District Adult Education and Noncredit, Merced Community College District FastTrack, and Merced County Office of Education ROP, created a curriculum to help adult learners develop the necessary skills to not only enter the workforce but also retain or advance in their jobs. Merced Community College District Adult Education and Noncredit Department offers classes.

Metrics: CAEP Barriers & Metrics

Metrics

Adult Ed Metrics

  • English Language Learner (AE 305 - Overall)
  • Low Literacy (AE 311 - Overall)

Metrics

Adult Ed Metrics

  • Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)
  • Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL)

Metrics

Adult Ed Metrics

  • Participants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall)

Metrics

Adult Ed Metrics

  • Participants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)
  • Participants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

Consortium Level Metric Targets

* Mandatory for all consortia

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Number of Adults Served (AE 200 - Overall) 6,896 2,788

4,520

4,530

4,540

Student BarriersEnglish Language Learner (AE 305 - Overall) 1,738 1,097

1,224

1,234

1,244

Student BarriersLow Literacy (AE 311 - Overall) 3,194 2,373

2,186

2,196

2,206

Member Level Metric Targets

* Mandatory for all members

Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified (Reported by Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified School District)

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 52 66

85

85

85

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

8

9

10

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) 12 17

44

45

46

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)

7

9

11

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall)

0

0

0


Gustine Unified (Reported by Gustine Unified School District (GUSD))

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 63 44

75

80

85

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

5

10

15

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) 12

30

35

40

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)

4

5

6

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall)

0

0

0


Le Grand Union High (Reported by Le Grand Union High School District)

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 53 32

70

75

80

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

21

23

25

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL)

8

10

12

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)

8

10

12

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall) 14

0

0

0


Los Banos Unified (Reported by Los Banos Unified School District)

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 62 77

59

59

59

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall) 11

11

11

11

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall)

0

0

0


Mariposa County Unified (Reported by Mariposa County Unified School District)

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 68 81

92

94

97

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

6

8

10

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL)

1

2

3

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)

4

5

6

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

21

23

26

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall)

3

4

5


Merced CCD (Reported by Merced District)

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 1,591 1,274

800

810

820

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE) 26 31

16

17

18

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) 153 81

90

91

92

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)

10

11

12

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall) 45

38

39

40

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall) 68

3

4

5


Merced Co. Office of Education (Reported by Merced County Office of Education (MCOE))

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 166 78

124

136

150

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

65

70

75

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall)

0

0

0


Merced Union High (Reported by Merced Union High School District (MUHSD))

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 891 592

1,800

2,000

2,250

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE) 107 103

115

125

135

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) 121 63

145

155

165

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall) 61 39

65

75

85

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall) 74 21

25

30

35

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall) 161

20

25

30

Member Spending Targets

MemberPercent of 2019-20 Available Funds SpentPercent of 2020-21 Available Funds SpentPercent of 2021-22 Available Funds Spent2022-23 Target2023-24 Target2024-25 Target
Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified 100% 100% 45%

100%

100%

100%

Gustine Unified 0% 100% 13%

100%

100%

100%

Le Grand Union High 100% 100% 58%

100%

100%

100%

Los Banos Unified 100% 100% 43%

100%

100%

100%

Mariposa County Unified 100% 100% 45%

100%

100%

100%

Merced CCD 100% 100% 53%

100%

100%

100%

Merced Co. Office of Education 100% 100% 68%

100%

100%

100%

Merced Union High 100% 100% 56%

100%

100%

100%

Objectives

Address Educational Needs

GAEN consortium will address educational needs by continuing to offer courses and services that provide the region's adult learners with academic and employability skills needed to meet the students' personal, educational, and career goals. Consortium members will conduct frequent surveys and intentionally analyze the surveys' results and DIR quarterly reports. In addition, GAEN will work on developing consortium-wide conference and collaboration days with the support of TAP.

The GAEN consortium will continue coordinating outreach and marketing activities to increase awareness of and access to adult education programs and services members offer. GAEN does hiring events targeting three different populations in our consortium. Culture and Family target immigrant students; DiversAbility targets our adults with disabilities; and CTE training and engaging events to connect students to jobs. All three events focus on helping our students to connect with services, employment, and the resources available within our region. These events are great recruitment opportunities for our school and community partners.


Improve Integration of Services & Transitions

To improve the integration of services and transitions, GAEN members will implement the following activities over the next three years: Review the Individual Transitional Plans to help the students transition to CTE courses, college, or employment.

 Members will prioritize access to multiple instructional modalities such as in-person, online, and Hyflex instruction.

 College tours

 FAFSA workshops

 Tour to ROP programs

 Worknet participation in Adult School orientations

 Training and hiring events to help students transition to training or employment.

 ELL transitions to ABE/GED/HSD

 GED/HSD transitions to CTE, college, or career.

 The exact path to transition from ESL to ABE

 Tutoring services


Improve Effectiveness of Services

To improve the effectiveness of services, GAEN members will focus on the following activities: evaluation of graduation rates and completion of CTE certifications.

 Collaboration days among GAEN teachers, instructors, and support staff.

 Annual Community Advisory Meeting to evaluate GAEN consortium plans.

 Review WIOA II Program Implementation Survey

 Enrollment and retention analysis

 

Activities & Outcomes

System of Data analysis

Objective that Applies to this Activity

Address Educational Needs

GAEN members will develop a system to evaluate the students' data by utilizing the TOPs reports. The members will select a Data Committee to complete this task.

Identify opportunities to improve the understanding of trends or gaps.

Improve transitions to college/employment

Improve retention and completion rate

Full implementation across the consortium.

Proposed Completion Date

06/30/2025

Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Success: Participants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

Responsible person(s)

Name

Monitoring student progress

Objective that Applies to this Activity

Improve Integration of Services & Transitions

GAEN members will develop a process to monitor students' progress that will increase gains and completion rates

Develop a Transition Plan

Full implementation across the consortium

Evaluation of the first three years of implementation.

Proposed Completion Date

06/30/2025

Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Progress: Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

Responsible person(s)

Name

Community Advisory Meeting

Objective that Applies to this Activity

Improve Effectiveness of Services

GAEN consortium will improve the collaboration with community-based organizations by creating an advisory committee to help us better serve the adult learners in our region. GAEN will refine and improve practices of collecting and utilizing student data to increase enrollment, attendance, and completion rates.

Community Advisory meeting

Adopt, revise or abandon practices as needed.

Increase program completion rates and students' participation in post-secondary training or the workforce.

Proposed Completion Date

06/30/2025

Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers

  • All: Number of Adults Served (AE 200 - Overall)

Responsible person(s)

Name

Funds Evaluation

Member Allocations and Expenditures

Member AgencyPrior Year Total Leveraged FundsProgram Reporting Status
Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified $68,839Certified
Gustine Unified $270,121Certified
Le Grand Union High $78,573Certified
Los Banos Unified $83,280Certified
Mariposa County Unified $197,040Certified
Merced CCD $1,438,204Certified
Merced Co. Office of Education $836,993Certified
Merced Union High $2,028,420Certified
Totals$5,001,470 8/8 Certified

The GAEN Governing Board will continue to meet regularly to discuss the allocation of funds and the alignment of CAEP allocations with the objectives established in the three-year plan. In the next three to five years, the GAEN Governing Board will begin recognizing the multiple funding sources of each Member, including such items as federal and local grants, Perkins, LCAP, etc. With the region still impacted by Covid-19 and the related trends, the GAEN consortium maintains its commitment to ensuring funds are allocated to meet the community needs of the Consortium Region. GAEN anticipates carry-over funds to be used innovatively to enhance services in the post-pandemic adult education context, focusing on enrollment recovery and equitable access to online or hybrid education. Furthermore, the GAEN consortium anticipates utilizing and analyzing data to expand pathways and increase services within the region to meet the needs of adult learners.

Certification

Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified - Member Representative

  • Director of Student Services, Intervention and Alternative Education
  • hcrivelli@dpol.net
  • (209) 392-0280 ext: 0282
  • Assistant Superintendent of Business Services
  • mkielpinski@dpol.net
  • (209) 392-0208
Approved by Holly Crivelli Dos Palos High School

06/24/2022 08:59 AM PDT

Gustine Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Gustine Adult School Denise Rivera-Pantoja

06/16/2022 04:05 PM PDT

Le Grand Union High - Member Representative

Approved by Donna Alley

06/20/2022 12:40 PM PDT

Los Banos Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Dr. Sean Richey Los Banos USD

06/17/2022 01:20 PM PDT

Mariposa County Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Kierstin Wight

06/16/2022 03:47 PM PDT

Merced CCD - Member Representative

Approved by Caroline Dawson

06/16/2022 05:46 PM PDT

Merced Co. Office of Education - Member Representative

Approved by Holly Newlon

06/16/2022 05:13 PM PDT

Merced Union High - Member Representative

Approved by Steven Hobbs

06/16/2022 04:17 PM PDT