Produced: Aug 25, 2025, 11:04 PM UTC - By Gerardo Cornejo
2025-26
Plans & Goals
Assessment
Activities & Outcomes
Objective #1: Address Educational Needs
Offer new CTE short-term State cert. programs
Develop new Healthcare Pathway Programs
Develop new Healthcare Pathway Programs and cross-pollinate with CAEP Programs. Described in 2025-2028 SBEAC Three-Year Plan. Effectiveness will be measured through matriculation data, district student outcome reports that track the academic life-cycle transitions and establishing a noncredit student employment procurement data tracking system.
Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers
- All: Participants (202AE)
- All: Reportable Individuals (200AE)
- Students and Programs: Career Technical Education (1003)
Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date
| Responsible Position | Responsible Member | Proposed Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| SBCC SEL/CAEP SBAEC Healthcare Pathway Director | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| CAEP SBAEC Director | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| CAEP SBAEC Career Skills Institute Program Leader | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| SEL Vice President/CAEP SBAEC Chair | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
Parent/Guardian Professional Childcare Certificate
Develop a Parent & Guardian Professional Childcare Provider Certificate. Described in 2025-2028 SBEAC Three-Year Plan.
Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers
- All: Reportable Individuals (200AE)
Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date
| Responsible Position | Responsible Member | Proposed Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| SEL Vice President/CAEP SBAEC Chair | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| SBCC SEL Director WIOA & CAEP SBAEC Program Leader | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| CAEP SBAEC Director | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| CAEP SBAEC Career Skills Institute Program Leader | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
Objective #2: Improve Integration of Services & Transitions
Design proactive and holistic SSS Program
Design proactive and holistic student support services (academic, career, mental health, basic needs) that are personalized and delivered through flexible modalities (online, hybrid, extended hours) to meet adult learners' diverse schedules and needs. Activities and outcomes described in 2025-2028 SBEAC Three-Year Plan.
Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers
- All: Participants (202AE)
- All: Reportable Individuals (200AE)
Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date
| Responsible Position | Responsible Member | Proposed Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| CAEP SBAEC Director | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| CAEP SBAEC Career Skills Institute Program Leader | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| SBCC SEL SSS Director & CAEP SBAEC Program Leader | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
Marketing and Community Outreach
Based on the most recent Spring 2025 School of Extended Learning Student Survey, more than 80% were unaware of the State certificates offered by the SEL Career Skills Institute. While many students take courses in this program, data highlights that there is a lack of awareness of existing specialized training programs and academic and professional pathways program offerings. Therefore, there is a demonstrated need for more targeted marketing and expanded outreach efforts. Activities and outcomes described in 2025-2028 SBEAC Three-Year Plan.
Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers
- All: Participants (202AE)
- All: Reportable Individuals (200AE)
Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date
| Responsible Position | Responsible Member | Proposed Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| CAEP SBAEC Director | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| SEL Vice President/CAEP SBAEC Chair | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| CAEP SBAEC Career Skills Institute Program Leader | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
Objective #3: Improve Effectiveness of Services
Pilot the expansion of computer lab support
Pilot the expansion of computer lab support to include evening hours at both School of Extended Learning campuses. With an increase in accessibility, this activity addresses CAEP's and Vision 2030's objectives in Equity in Access. Activities and outcomes described in 2025-2028 SBEAC Three-Year Plan.
Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers
- All: Participants (202AE)
- All: Reportable Individuals (200AE)
Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date
| Responsible Position | Responsible Member | Proposed Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| SEL Vice President/CAEP SBAEC Chair | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| CAEP SBAEC Career Skills Institute Program Leader | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| CAEP SBAEC Director | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
Identify a ‘Student Success Launcher’
Exclusive role for transitional 1:1 student support services; to assist students to transfer to credit, or/to career upskill and job procurement. Described in 2025-2028 SBEAC Three-Year Plan.
Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers
- All: Participants (202AE)
- All: Reportable Individuals (200AE)
Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date
| Responsible Position | Responsible Member | Proposed Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| CAEP SBAEC Director | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| CAEP SBAEC Career Skills Institute Program Leader | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| SEL Vice President/CAEP SBAEC Chair | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| SBCC SEL Director & CAEP SBAEC Program Leader | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
Streamline Student Surveys
Surveys play a critical role in understanding our adult learner course interests, when courses best suit their schedules, particularly their work schedules; how students learn about our SEL course offerings; and where they would like to begin or continue their academic or career pursuits. Surveys also provide valuable information for the SEL leadership team to better understand how much students truly know of our program offerings and how to fill the desired gaps in programming and services.
An appraisal of all student surveys is needed to not only streamline the number of surveys sent to students to minimize the impact on students, but to also help SEL faculty and leadership tailor programs to meet studentsʼ needs.
Also, to provide a more comprehensive plan of assessing and administering surveys, it will be instructive to survey student counselors, advisement staff, and faculty as well as employers.
Further detail described in 2025-2028 Three-Year Plan.
Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers
- All: Participants (202AE)
- All: Reportable Individuals (200AE)
Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date
| Responsible Position | Responsible Member | Proposed Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| CAEP SBAEC Director | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| SEL Vice President/CAEP SBAEC Chair | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| SBCC SEL Director & CAEP SBAEC Program Leader | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
| SBCC SEL Director WIOA & CAEP SBAEC Program Leader | Santa Barbara CCD | 06/30/2028 |
Fiscal Management
Alignment & Carryover
In addition to SBAEC's primary educational and service goals (14 described in 'Assessment' section above), and consistent with the Three-Year plan, program selection and funding criteria will continue in the following areas:
Short-Term CTE in career skills training courses and state certificates;
Short‐Term CTE with a focus in areas such as Healthcare and Health Training services;
Noncredit Adult High School/GED;
Noncredit English as a Second Language;
Noncredit Adults with Disabilities;
Student Support Services: to ensure students can navigate through the SBCC system from noncredit to credit and help students plan their educational and vocational objectives;
Marketing: to provide awareness of educational offerings and training options and increase enrollment;
Collaboration and engagement with local partners that specialize in job placement, apprenticeship, internship, and job coaching;
Where applicable, alignment of programmatic goals with Vision 2030.
SBAEC has received exceptional support from the CAEP TAP Office and NOCE TAP Navigator to address and effectively reduce the Consortium's carryover. With leveraged funds from the SBCC District General Fund, WIOA II, local South Santa Barbara County Strong Workforce, and the new CAEP English Language Learner Healthcare Pathways grant, SBAEC is positioned to effectively support existing CAEP programming as well as implement new initiatives outlined in this Three-Year Plan.
To achieve the Consortiumʼs overarching goals, we identify partners that provide useful resources, linkages, and community partnerships in support of existing programs as well as programs that create seamless transitions into postsecondary education or the workforce. Through a rigorous Request for Proposal Process, the Consortium requires all applicants to justify the need of their proposed initiatives, supported by research, labor market information, employer feedback, student surveys, and other relevant information that demonstrate how the proposed initiatives align with the Consortium's primary goals.
The Santa Barbara Adult Education Consortium relies heavily on CAEP fiscal support to sustain our educational and services programming. Our consortium leads the way to better careers and quality of life for our community members and positively impacts both our local and state economy. We remain dedicated to following and integrating CAEPʼs initiatives and priorities through collaborative efforts and leveraged funding. Due to the lasting negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the restructuring of personnel at both the SBCC District level and our two adult education school sites, the overall expenditure rate significantly decreased, thereby increasing the carryover for an extended period of time.
Carryover Action Plan
Upon implementing the online CCCApply registration and application process in Fall 2024 (for noncredit SBCC programs) and upon receipt of the new CAEP Healthcare English Language Learner Pathways grant, the Consortium determined that adequate functional and dedicated spaces for high-contact Student Support Services and Health Academy programs do not currently exist at the SBCC adult education School of Extended Learning sites. Carryover funds have been directed to be expended on the creation of two CCCApply/Student Support Services one-stop-shop Welcome Centers, a dedicated Career Skills Institute hub, and four CTE-focused classrooms (2 for medical programs; 1 for digital career upskilling; 1 for tactile career vocational training in fashion and design).
Leveraging Funding Sources SBAECʼs goal to leverage funding streams remains consistent and is integral in establishing robust and sustainable programming. The following funding streams allow the Consortium to focus on CAEP educational programming, student services, and enrollment to increase the adult learner population:
- General District funds
- WIOA I and II federal grants
- Strong Workforce grant
- Student Equity and Achievement Program grant
- CAEP English Language Learner Healthcare Pathways Program grant
The Consortium remains committed to adjusting funds and allocations to meet CAEPʼs required expenditure timelines and executing the objectives outlined in this Three-Year plan to best serve the needs of adult learners in our region.
Usage
Consortium Objectives & Activities Overview
Objectives & Activities
| Activity | Origin | Included in Annual Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Objective #1: Address Educational Needs | ||
| Develop new Healthcare Pathway Programs | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 | |
| Offer new CTE short-term State cert. programs | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 | |
| Parent/Guardian Professional Childcare Certificate | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 | |
| Objective #2: Improve Integration of Services & Transitions | ||
| Design proactive and holistic SSS Program | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 | |
| Marketing and Community Outreach | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 | |
| Objective #3: Improve Effectiveness of Services | ||
| Identify a ‘Student Success Launcher’ | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 | |
| Pilot the expansion of computer lab support | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 | |
| Streamline Student Surveys | THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28 |
Certification
Carpinteria Unified - Member Representative
Gerardo Cornejo - gcornejo@cusd.net
- (805) 684-4107
Santa Barbara CCD - Member Representative
Corlei Prieto - Director
- cnprieto@pipeline.sbcc.edu
- (805) 683-8285
Tonya Yescas - Account Technician III
- yescas@sbcc.edu
- (805) 730-4357
Carola Smith - VicePresident School of Extended Learning
- csmith@pipeline.sbcc.edu
- (805) 730-4043
Santa Barbara Co. Office of Education - Member Representative
Sarah Cameron - Director, Career Technical Education
- scameron@sbceo.org
- (805) 937-8427 ext: 2531
Santa Barbara County Workforce Dev. Board - Member Representative
Luis Servin - Executive Director
- lservin@countyofsb.org
- (805) 614-1543