CAEP Three-Year Plan: 2022-23 54 Santa Barbara Adult Education Consortium
Status: Certified
California Adult Education Program
54 Santa Barbara Adult Education Consortium: Certified
Details
Assessment
Metrics: CAEP Barriers & Metrics
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 |
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All | *Number of Adults Served (AE 200 - Overall) | 2,189 | 2,733 | 2,000 | 2,250 | 2,500 | |
Student Barriers | English Language Learner (AE 305 - Overall) | 1,335 | 1,097 | 750 | 850 | 950 |
Member Level Metric Targets
* Mandatory for all members
Carpinteria Unified (No reporting institution)
Metric Set | Metric | 2019-20 Actuals | 2020-21 Actuals | 2021-22 Actuals | 2022-23 Target | 2023-24 Target | 2024-25 Target |
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All | *Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Progress | Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Santa Barbara CCD (Reported by Santa Barbara District)
Metric Set | Metric | 2019-20 Actuals | 2020-21 Actuals | 2021-22 Actuals | 2022-23 Target | 2023-24 Target | 2024-25 Target |
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All | *Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) | 1,335 | 2,324 | 1,500 | 1,750 | 2,250 | |
Progress | Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) | 269 | 76 | 76 | 100 | 150 |
Santa Barbara Co. Office of Education (No reporting institution)
Metric Set | Metric | 2019-20 Actuals | 2020-21 Actuals | 2021-22 Actuals | 2022-23 Target | 2023-24 Target | 2024-25 Target |
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All | *Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Progress | Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Santa Barbara County Workforce Dev. Board (No reporting institution)
Metric Set | Metric | 2019-20 Actuals | 2020-21 Actuals | 2021-22 Actuals | 2022-23 Target | 2023-24 Target | 2024-25 Target |
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All | *Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Progress | Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Member Spending Targets
Member | Percent of 2019-20 Available Funds Spent | Percent of 2020-21 Available Funds Spent | Percent of 2021-22 Available Funds Spent | 2022-23 Target | 2023-24 Target | 2024-25 Target |
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Santa Barbara CCD | 100% | 46% | 0% | 40% | 60% | 60% |
Objectives
Address Educational Needs
To address the programming and service needs of the Santa Barbara south county region, the Consortium will engage in a series of activities that support the gaps in services and leveraging of partnerships and resources.
The Consortiumʼs ability to pivot and address the needs in the region is possible due to the successful planning that began in 2016. The research provided by previous education and workforce gap analysis has confirmed that the Consortium needs to continue enhancing programming in the following areas:
- Short-Term CTE in career skills training courses
- Short-Term CTE with a focus on areas such as Health Care and Health Training services
- Adult High School/GED
- English as a Second Language
- Adults with Disabilities
To ensure students can navigate through the SBCC system, the Consortium also identified the need for a robust Student Support Services program to help students plan their educational and vocational objectives.
Gaps in Service Activities
- Engage in quarterly reviews of student data from MIS and WestEd
- Host local Workforce Development Board representatives to provide local economic and workforce updates
- Increase collaboration with the South Central Coast Regional Consortium, Guided Pathways Program, and Student Success Program
- Continue to engage with local employer and sector representatives in the region
- Engage the CASAS team in Consortium activities and initiatives
- Continue to engage WIOA II Continuous Improvement Committees to regularly identify and address emergent issues and strategies
- Continue to develop a comprehensive data collection and accountability infrastructure for all CAEP programs and services that cross-pollinate with statewide initiatives
- Engage faculty to explore a Basic Skills Institute concept that would integrate all basic skills under one umbrella and leadership to increase enrollment in AHS/GED programs
- Continue to develop ESL Vocational certificates and fuse efforts with the Community Education Center and/or the newly founded SBCC Dream Center to provide citizenship support services
Leveraging of Resources
- Work with partner agencies to provide wrap-around services not currently offered at the district level such as transportation, childcare, food distribution services, and mental health counseling
- Continue to engage with Strong Workforce to identify emergent CTE career pathways
- Continue to engage and support the local library systems that support adult learner literacy and career advancement Increase engagement with the Economic Development Collaborative: Small Business Development Center to provide business and community-based lending services to community members
- Increase partnerships and community memberships that host SBAEC programming and services
- Continue to engage CAEP program leaders and partners to support collaboration to develop joint programming and services
Improve Integration of Services & Transitions
To improve the effectiveness of services and transitions in the Santa Barbara region, the SBAEC consortium will engage in the following activities:
- Continue progress on the newly adopted Guided Pathways mapping project for noncredit certificate CAEP programs. This project will create clear curricular pathways to employment. Program maps include specific course sequences, milestones, and program learning outcomes to provide students with clear academic pathways leading to degree completion or employment attainment
- Enhance student support services to ensure maximum advisement to credit or career pathways
- Integrate credit student support services, admissions, and career offices in noncredit planning strategic planning sessions Enhance academic and career counselor engagement, both in-person and online with students to maximize services
- Continue to engage CASAS staff and administrators to aid in identifying emergent trends
- Enhance professional development efforts to include field trips to other education and workforce agencies to learn best practices
- Engage guest speakers from partner entities, local employers, local Workforce One-Stop to raise awareness of workforce options and opportunities
- Continue supporting existing community partners who provide career training and job placement services
- Continue to support the Career Vocational Adults with Disabilities Program with an emphasis on distance education
- Continue supporting noncredit pre-apprenticeship programming and explore coordinating a formal apprenticeship program in the areas of Construction Technology, Culinary Arts, Information Technology or Business Administration Continue to develop the inmate training curriculum to better integrate with the credit Transitions Program and enhance partnerships with local workforce agencies to increase employment opportunities
Improve Effectiveness of Services
In order to maintain the vision of offering exceptional and comprehensive learning options tailored to the education needs of our adult community, it is necessary to continuously evaluate the effectiveness of our programming and services. Improving the effectiveness of services in our region will require professional development and continuous improvement planning activities.
Professional Development
- Continue to focus both internally and externally on ʻbest practicesʼ in programing and service practices
- Develop a robust Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion plan for all CAEP staff and faculty
- Support CAEP program faculty to participate in the SBCC Affective Learning Institute faculty training, which emphasizes the
- culturally responsive pedagogy and affective intended to provide an inclusive learning environment
- Continue training that is focused on the Consortiumʼs identified industry sectors and occupations to aid students in their respective career pathways
- Provide tailored professional development plans for the noncredit Student Support Services and Admissions Offices
- Provide continued online distance education pedagogy training with an emphasis on emerging curriculum delivery modalities including HyFlex
- Encourage Consortium members, SEL staff, and faculty to take Career Skills Institute Workplace Essential courses that relate to Professional Development such as Thriving in the Workplace, Best Practices in Customer Service, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving & Decision Making, and Thriving in a Multigenerational Workforce
- Engage data professionals from WestEd and CASAS to provide training on updated data elements, trends, and how to properly analyze data to help foster a data-informed culture
Continuous Improvement Planning
- Integrate CAEP plans and WIOA CIP SMART goals by creating a committee that meets regularly to identify and address plans and to streamline supporting key action steps that calibrate the measure of successes between agencies
- Provide training for faculty in the areas of adult learner advisement and counseling Continue efforts to enhance distance education for instructors and administrators
- Continue to evaluate existing courses and certificates and programming efforts
- Evaluate existing resources to determine the necessary redistribution of services that include shifting staffing efforts, growing online courses, and increasing transition services
Activities & Outcomes
Support Employment Opportunities
Objective that Applies to this Activity
Address Educational Needs
Increase the number of SBCC Career Skills Institute certificates that focus on programs in short-term vocation CTE in employment sectors relevant to our service area that fall within the identified industry clusters. Increase ESL Integrative Education Training (IET) and programs offered with each CSI course and certificate. Work with existing and new community partners on the development of these certificates.
(refer to Objectives section for further proposed activities)
Identification of three Career Skills Institute Certificates that align with the results of the Workforce Gap Analysis Report
Create curriculum and identify faculty for respective certificates
Three active certificates and student enrollment in each of the respective certificates
Proposed Completion Date
Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers
- All: Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall)
- All: Number of Adults Served (AE 200 - Overall)
Responsible person(s)
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Support Education Transitions, Transfers, Pathways
Objective that Applies to this Activity
Address Educational Needs
(I) While non-credit courses are free to enroll in, current and potential students still face logistical (transportation, daycare, etc.) considerations and opportunity costs in the time spent on coursework or in the classrooms when they could otherwise be making money through employment. It is likely that this is a substantial barrier as individuals or families who are already barely getting by are unlikely to forgo additional income today for less immediate and tangible long-term benefits of education. Ensure courses have flexible scheduling options and offer manageable course loads to remove existing obstacles.
(II) Evaluate current adult education courses and programs to assess whether they could be made more accessible for current and potential adult education students. Examine opportunities to increase online learning that provides flexible scheduling, where it is appropriate, and gather additional information from students on what aspects of current programs and courses are currently presenting barriers.
(III) Increase marketing efforts. Communicate and market to potential students the free non-credit and/or low-cost education and training options available at the SBCC SEL. Intentional messaging may help prospective students realize courses are feasible within their current workload.
(refer to Objectives section for further proposed activities)
Identify specific courses that can be moved to more accommodating schedules.
Identify the personnel needed to steer wrap-around services efforts.
Identify the most effective marketing efforts with an emphasis in ESL, AHS/GED,CSI, AWD, and Partner Career Advancement programs as stated in the results of the Workforce Gap Analysis Report.
Hire personnel to coordinate wrap-around partner services.
Hire personnel to coordinate marketing efforts to execute a robust and diverse marketing plan.
Outcome is an increase in student enrollment in targeted areas.
Proposed Completion Date
Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers
- All: Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall)
- All: Number of Adults Served (AE 200 - Overall)
Responsible person(s)
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Funds Evaluation
Member Allocations and Expenditures
Member Agency | Prior Year Total Leveraged Funds | Program Reporting Status |
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Carpinteria Unified (Optional) | $0 | Draft |
Santa Barbara CCD | $1,096,229 | Certified |
Santa Barbara Co. Office of Education (Optional) | $0 | Draft |
Santa Barbara County Workforce Dev. Board (Optional) | $0 | Draft |
Totals | $1,096,229 | 1/4 Certified |
The Consortium approves all programs and budget allocations for each annual CAEP allocation during regular CAEP SBAEC Public Meetings. The SBCC District Fiscal Officer and the CAEP SBAEC Director are responsible for tracking the approved budgets and all expenditures related to all program areas. Each program area has a program lead that reports expenditures directly to the CAEP SBAEC Director. The Director verifies the Consortium-approved expenditure(s), obtains approval from the CAEP SBAEC Consortium Chair, and submits for payment by the fiscal agent. The fiscal agent creates a CAEP account for each year of funding that reflects each Consortium-approved expenditure and certifies those expenditures. This process is aligned with our governance documents.
Our Consortium's approach to incorporating carry-over funds from prior years into planned activities is built into our successful process established from the beginning of Year 1. The Consortium has a Request for Proposal process, which includes documenting the timeline and activities for expenditures for each program and prior allocations. Once allocated through this process, funding recipients must expend in accordance with their submitted Request for Proposal and Itemized Budget Plan, which include deadline expenditure dates. As a result, each program has an approved and tailored plan to expend funds in a timely manner. These plans, activities, and expenditures are monitored by the CAEP Director. If a program lead wishes to change activities or allocate differently than what was originally approved by the Consortium, they are required to petition for a change to the Consortium. In certain circumstances, if there are any unspent funds from a prior allocation for a variety of reasons (e.g., a program has completed its initiatives and spent less than expected, or the program has been terminated), the Consortium has the discretion to recapture those funds and to solicit a new public Request for Proposal with an adjusted deadline to ensure expenditures for those carry-over funds are expedited and timely.
With the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Consortium remains committed to adjusting funds and allocations to best meet the needs of the adult learners served in our district.
Certification
Carpinteria Unified - Member Representative
Gerardo Cornejo - gcornejo@cusd.net
- (805) 684-4107
Santa Barbara CCD - Member Representative
Corlei Prieto - Adult Education Block Grant Coordinator
- cnprieto@pipeline.sbcc.edu
- (805) 683-8285
Tonya Yescas - Account Technician III
- yescas@sbcc.edu
- (805) 730-4357
Santa Barbara Co. Office of Education - Member Representative
Noelle Barthel - Coordinator
- nbarthel@sbceo.org
- (805) 964-4710 ext: 4463
Santa Barbara County Workforce Dev. Board - Member Representative
Raymond L. McDonald - r.mcdonald@sbcsocialserv.org
- (805) 681-4431