CAEP
Annual Plan

Produced: Jun 27, 2024, 10:44 PM UTC - By Bryan Wilson

55 Santa Clarita Valley Adult Education Consortium
CONSORTIUM APPROVED

2024-25

Plans & Goals

Executive Summary

The Santa Clarita Community College District (COC) and the William S. Hart Union High School District (Hart District: Golden Oak Adult School) have established collaborative efforts for over 50 years.  As the only community college and high school district in the service area, the districts work collaboratively to achieve CAEP outcomes. Our goal is continuing to develop strategies which enhance equity, access, and comprehensive adult education to the Santa Clarita Valley Region while improving and expanding upon adult education programs and partnerships. The GatewaySCV consortium located in Santa Clarita, California, strives to improve the role of Adult Education within our area by creating and offering support to adult learners through career pathways, basic skills, high school equivalency and diploma as well as ESL. Further, the consortium works with community partners to provide access and equity for our adult learners through services such as educational counseling and both credit and non-credit program areas which fall under the California Adult Education Program parameters. In this ever-changing global economy, we pride ourselves in preparing adult learners in gaining an education which will improve their lives.  . According to the Claritas data received by College of the Canyons for the Santa Clarita Valley Adult Education Consortium, or GatewaySCV, roughly 9.75 percent of adult residents in our valley have less than a high school diploma, and as of 2020, approximately 10 percent of adults have limited English proficiency. In addition, nearly 8 percent of adults in the valley are fully unemployed as updated from 2020 data of almost 11%. Further, population projections place the Santa Clarita Valley at a population of 296,620 in 2020 to 313,421 in 2027. Further highlights of our success are as follows:

*Students served  from 2018/19 (3,348) to 2021/22 (8,203), 145.012% Increase

*Workforce Prep from 2018/19 (97) to 2021/22 (3,099) is a 85% increase

*The largest barrier reported in 2021/22 is single parenthood, with homelessness second

*Students enrolled in more than 1 program areas increased 53% from 2018/19 to 21/22

*24% increase in post secondary credential completions from 2018/19 to 2021/22

This data  all speak to a substantive demand for our two agencies to continue collaboration and align in the most efficient manner possible to quickly yet strategically launch new opportunities and expand upon existing adult education programs to a larger number of residents in the valley. This Annual Plan focuses squarely on alignment and partnership in order to more efficiently reach our potential student population. In the previous years of our consortium work, much of the attention was paid to improvement of our existing programs. In the previous Annual Plan document, we identified service gaps which are now closing due to increased program awareness and offerings to assist students.  Through these efforts and more intentional planning as a consortium, we seek to strengthen the identity of the consortium to build awareness of services within the Santa Clarita Valley and to aid students in accessing educational opportunities and career mobility regardless of which member institution they attend. 

Regional Planning Overview

Three main items on the GatewaySCV Three Year Plan include deployment of visual pathway mapping (digital and paper) with possible bilingual editions, Examination of Strategies for Transition Services Data to determine efficacy and future goals, and Website redesign and Launch for Community-facing information as laid out in our Three Year Plan, Year Two. Tasks will be divided among staff to reflect the collaborative nature of GatewaySCV as well as tap on member expertise, and benchmark dates will be included. Additionally, data will be used to track outcomes, subcommittees such as budget and curriculum will delve deeper into the needs of students and report back to the Management Team for decision making and preparation of Board presentations for approval.  


Meeting Regional Needs

Regional Need #1

Gaps in Service / Regional Needs

Workforce Re-entry and employment skills courses are necessary to prepare our students for entering or maintaining workforce readiness. 

How do you know? What resources did you use to identify these gaps?

From Launchboard outcomes, Santa Clarita Economic Development data, and student barrier data, the desire to upskill, maintain skills, and prepare for workforce competitiveness, this gap was identified. 

How will you measure effectiveness / progress towards meeting this need?

Efficacy will be measured by enrollment and completion data as well as certificate completion. 

Address Educational Needs

2024-25 Strategies

Work place Skills courses and certificates

Activity that Applies to this Strategy

Pathway Mapping

Metrics that Apply to this Activity/Strategy

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

As part of the pathway mapping designated in our Three Year Plan, creation of certificates and courses meeting workforce and regional need will be identified, created, and a pathway identified in order to prioritize pathway mapping for students. 

Improve Integration of Services & Transitions

2024-25 Strategies

Dual Enrollment Program

Activity that Applies to this Strategy

Transition Services

Metrics that Apply to this Activity/Strategy

  • All: Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall)

 A program to elicit enrollment, provide services, and track data for dual enrolled students will be investigated. A regional need to address outcomes of transition to post-secondary has been identified through enrollment data at both institutions, Launchboard, SCV Economic Development data, student requests. Under the umbrella of both data protocols and student transitions in the Three Year Plan, a need to create a more robust dual enrollment system was identified, particularly in the area of Business, which is where we will begin. Effectiveness will be measured in various steps of piloting such a program. As part of the Three Year Plan data protocol in addition to the SX 05 Memo regarding attendance tracking, efficacy will be measured with data, student surveys, and overall outcomes such as EFL increases.

Improve Effectiveness of Services

2024-25 Strategies

Website Launch

Activity that Applies to this Strategy

Pathway Mapping

Metrics that Apply to this Activity/Strategy

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

The website re-design for joint efforts of both institutions has been contracted. The launch, as part of the Three Year Plan, will take place as part of this Annual Plan. In this next step, a newly contracted developer will work with us to implement the new site. 

Fiscal Management

A narrative justifying how the planned allocations are consistent with the annual adult education plan which is based on your CAEP 3-year plan.

The breakdown of deliverables in years one through three have been disaggregated into our Annual Plan. The allocations are consistent with consortium bylaws to support the needs of communities served by both GatewaySCV members as well as institutional need to deploy, maintain, and track programs offered. For the current year, the Board has approved the additional COLA at a 50/50 ration allocations in addition to the formerly set base allocations which have not changed. 

An approach to incorporating remaining carry-over funds from prior year(s) into strategies planned for 2024-25.

First, our consortium has chosen to track our carryover through NOVA as approved by our Board. At the end of the current year, we will re-evaluate to determine if this tracking method worked for us. 

College of the Canyons ( School of Personal and Professional Learning) will also use any carryover for marketing new programs which may be approved to offer in 2024/25The joint marketing efforts of Golden Oak Adult School will continue with logos and links to programs of both institutions so that community members can make the best choices to meet their goals. . The College’s Noncredit Curriculum Committee approved 17 new programs and 38 new courses, many of which fall within the CAEP program areas. Further, instructional supplies will be purchased by PPL for new programs so that the cost is not passed on to the students until departments within the college are able to request funding to purchase the items through our program review process. For example, our Commercial Art and Culinary programs in noncredit require materials and supplies be purchased and used in order to successfully complete the courses. Of additional importance, it is imperative that funding of instructional supplies remain intact for the Rising Scholars Program (for incarcerated individuals) offered through the noncredit program. This program provides much needed support and education for this marginalized community, and GatewaySCV has determined and pledged that all members of our Santa Clarita Valley community deserve a path to bettering their lives through education.

 For 2024/25 Golden Oak Adult School will be addressing the carryover money in crucial areas that will increase accessibility and equity for our adult student learners. These crucial areas include transforming K-12 classrooms to accommodate adult learners, and hiring a full-time teacher and counselor.  Golden Oak does not have any full-time teachers as there is normally not a demand from students throughout the day. However, Golden Oak is starting to see an increase in students needing classes during the day, especially students who are interested in taking the HiSet. Having a full-time teacher who is dedicated to teaching our adult learners would enable us to offer more learning options to our potential students. Historically, adult learners have utilized our evening and weekend programs but there is now a demand to offer these courses full time.  Providing adults with varied access to our valuable programs is our goal in order to ensure we are supporting the needs of all of our adult students. 


 

 


Certification

Santa Clarita CCD - Member Representative

Approved by Kim Haglund

06/14/2024 02:33 PM PDT

William S. Hart Union High - Member Representative

Approved by Bryan Wilson

06/27/2024 03:44 PM PDT