Produced: Aug 15, 2025, 09:10 PM UTC - By Shannon Fierro
2025-26
Plans & Goals
Assessment
Activities & Outcomes
Objective #1: Address Educational Needs
Develop Creative Solutions to Sustain Programming
Cycle of Inquiry to Guide Outreach to Unserved Pop
- By December 2025, develop and adopt a set of 5–7 equity-focused inquiry questions collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students.
- By Spring 2026, conduct focus groups or interviews with at least 150 learners across sites to understand work, family, and school balance challenges.
- By June 2026, conduct a needs assessment with at least 500 current students across all consortium member sites to determine preferred class times and modalities.
- By June 2026, develop and distribute multilingual surveys in at least five languages to a minimum of 1,000 prospective learners, including friends/family of current students and CBO clients.
Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers
- Success: Diploma, GED or High School Equivalency (633AE)
- Transition: Transitioned to CTE (636AE)
Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date
Responsible Position | Responsible Member | Proposed Completion Date |
---|---|---|
Principal | Alameda Unified | 06/30/2028 |
Dean of CTE | College of Alameda | 01/01/2026 |
Dean of Liberal Arts | Laney College | 06/30/2027 |
Principal | Alameda Co. Office of Education | 01/01/2028 |
Objective #2: Improve Integration of Services & Transitions
Engage Stakeholders in ATB
- By June 2026, conduct at least two professional development workshops attended by a minimum of 40 faculty, counselors, and administrators across member institutions.
By June 2026, publish and distribute an ATB Implementation Toolkit that includes step-by-step guidance, program templates, FAQs, and advising materials to all consortium members.Implement ATB for eligible students.
Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers
- Success: Diploma, GED or High School Equivalency (633AE)
Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date
Responsible Position | Responsible Member | Proposed Completion Date |
---|---|---|
Principal | Berkeley Unified | 05/01/2028 |
Project Manager | College of Alameda | 06/30/2027 |
Project Manager | Laney College | 06/30/2027 |
Director | Oakland Unified | 06/30/2027 |
Principal | Alameda Co. Office of Education | 06/30/2028 |
Objective #3: Improve Effectiveness of Services
Centralize data tracking
- By June 2026, convene a cross-institutional data team to identify and define at least 10 core student support and reporting data elements (e.g., contact info, barriers, transitions, outcomes).
Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers
- All: Participants (202AE)
Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date
Responsible Position | Responsible Member | Proposed Completion Date |
---|---|---|
Dean of CTE | College of Alameda | 06/01/2027 |
Project Manager | Merritt College | 06/30/2027 |
Director | Oakland Unified | 06/30/2027 |
Principal | Alameda Co. Office of Education | 06/30/2028 |
Est. a Menu of Core Services for Student Success
- By Fall 2025, map student journey milestones across all program types and identify gaps in service delivery.
- By June 2026, host at least two facilitated planning sessions with consortium members and partners to identify and prioritize three essential student support services, including academic/career counseling and digital literacy.
Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers
- All: Participants (202AE)
Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date
Responsible Position | Responsible Member | Proposed Completion Date |
---|---|---|
Project Manager | Laney College | 06/30/2027 |
Project Manager | Merritt College | 06/30/2027 |
Director | Oakland Unified | 06/30/2027 |
Principal | Alameda Co. Office of Education | 06/30/2028 |
Audit to Improve Onboarding and Registration
- By December 2025, document onboarding requirements, timelines, and key contacts for all partner institutions and publish a regional onboarding reference guide for staff.
- By June 2026, conduct a cross-site intake audit and student focus groups at all member institutions to identify barriers and inconsistencies in the intake process.
Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers
- All: Participants (202AE)
Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date
Responsible Position | Responsible Member | Proposed Completion Date |
---|---|---|
Principal | Alameda Unified | 03/01/2028 |
Vice Principal | Berkeley Unified | 05/01/2027 |
Dean of CTE | College of Alameda | 06/01/2026 |
Dean of Liberal Arts | Laney College | 06/30/2027 |
Principal | Alameda Co. Office of Education | 06/30/2028 |
Principal | Piedmont City Unified | 06/01/2027 |
Fiscal Management
Alignment & Carryover
Over the next three years member resources will continue to sustain instructional programs, introduce Integrated Education Training (IET) programming, and strengthen data systems and continuous improvement efforts. In the event there is remaining carry-over funds from a prior year, the resources wil be used to support one time investments in technology, instructional pilots and support improvements.
In addition to CAEP funds, we will continue to leverage additional resources such as the English Language Learner Healthcare Pathways grant, WIOA funding, and community college programs such as Strong Workforce and Perkins. It has always been and continues to be a goal of the Collective to braid funding to ensure alignment and sustainabiity across initiatives.
Those JPA members which do not fully utilize all block grant and maintenance of education funding previously allocated, where the deadline to utilize those funds will expire during the coming fiscal year may request at the August Executive Cabinet meeting that the Executive Cabinet permit them to carry over unutilized funding to the following fiscal year. The maximum amount of funds which will be permitted to be carried over into a fiscal year is twenty percent of the subject funding allocation. A statement explaining and justifying the need to carry over funds must be submitted to the Executive Cabinet no later than one week prior to the date of the August Executive Cabinet meeting. Semi-annually all members and the consortium will submit completed workplans: Q1 and Q2 due January 31st and Q3 and Q4 due August 15th. Annually all members and the consortium will complete the “Member Effectiveness” Tool by October 15th for the prior academic year. The working group will review all member submissions with the work plan and back-up data reports by the third week of November to identify members that need an effectiveness improvement intervention plan. An Effectiveness Improvement Intervention Committee will review the assessments by mid-January. Participating team (to include WG rep, Transition Liaison, faculty, etc.) for member institution will meet with the committee to develop an “intervention/efficiency plan” for necessary area(s) of improvement by April 1st. Members will have February through June for planning and the following academic year for implementation. When agreed upon progress is made, no further action is taken. If, agreed upon progress is not made within the established timeline, next steps are for the Working Group to review areas of growth to determine the improvement plan extension or next steps. This will determine if there is a change to the member annual allocation. Additionally, review of the funds associated with areas of growth (from NOVA program area hours & expenses report) will occur to determine the amount available if funds will be reallocated.
Usage
Consortium Objectives & Activities Overview
Objectives & Activities
Activity | Origin | Included in Annual Plan |
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Objective #1: Address Educational Needs | ||
Cycle of Inquiry to Guide Outreach to Unserved Pop | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 | |
Develop Creative Solutions to Sustain Programming | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 | |
Objective #2: Improve Integration of Services & Transitions | ||
Engage Stakeholders in ATB | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 | |
Objective #3: Improve Effectiveness of Services | ||
Audit to Improve Onboarding and Registration | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 | |
Centralize data tracking | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 | |
Est. a Menu of Core Services for Student Success | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 |
Certification
Alameda Co. Office of Education - Member Representative
Tracey Burns - tburns@acoe.org
Alameda Unified - Member Representative
Joy Chua - Principal Alameda Adult School
- jchua@alamedaunified.org
- (510) 522-3858 ext: 758807
Annabella Zazo - Assistant Superintendent
- kzazo@alamedaunified.org
- (510) 326-2456
Berkeley City College - Member Representative
Midhun Joseph - Project Manager/Transitions Liaison
- mjoseph@peralta.edu
- (510) 990-0255
Mozell Person - Dean of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
- mperson@peralta.edu
- (510) 981-2939
Denise Richardson - President
- drichardson@peralta.edu
- (510) 981-2850
Berkeley Unified - Member Representative
Russel Marcayda - Budget Analyst
- russelmarcayda@berkeley.net
- (510) 644-8914
Thomas Reid - Priincipal
- thomasreid@berkeley.net
- (510) 644-6130
Jill Hoogendyk - Associate Superintendent
- jillhoogendyk@berkeley.net
- (510) 644-6257
College of Alameda - Member Representative
Kawanna Rollins - Project Manager, Transitions Liaison, Adult Ed
- krollins@peralta.edu
- (510) 748-5256
Eva Jennings - Dean of Career and Workforce Education
- ejennings@peralta.edu
- (510) 748-2318
Melanie Dixon - President
- melaniedixon@peralta.edu
- (510) 522-7221
Laney College - Member Representative
Elizabeth Maher - Dean of Liberal Arts
- emaher@peralta.edu
- (510) 917-1919
Nik Howell - nhowell@peralta.edu
Rebecca Opsata - Acting President
- ropsata@peralta.edu
- (510) 464-3237
Merritt College - Member Representative
Victor Littles - Transitions Liaison
- vlittles@peralta.edu
- (510) 434-3994
David Johnson - President
- dmjohnson@peralta.edu
- (510) 436-2501
Lisa Cook - Vice President of Instruction
- lrcook@peralta.edu
- (510) 436-2411
Oakland Unified - Member Representative
Kim Jones - Director
- kim.jones1@ousd.org
- (510) 879-1400
Han Phung - han.phung@ousd.org
Peralta CCD - Member Representative
Shemila Johnson - srjohnson@peralta.edu
- (510) 466-7247
Tina Vasconcellos - Vice Chancellor for Educational Services
- tvasconcellos@peralta.edu
- (510) 333-4199
Fareha Bakre - Principal Budget Finance Analyst
- fbakre@peralta.edu
- (408) 398-1044
Piedmont City Unified - Member Representative
Shannon Fierro - Director of Adult Piedmont Adult School
- sfierro@piedmont.k12.ca.us
- (510) 594-2791
Ariel Dolowich - Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services
- adolowich@piedmont.k12.ca.us
- (510) 594-2686