Summary of Activities:

In Q1, CUSD Adult Ed continues to provide courses in ESL and CTE. For the fall 2021 semester, instruction is being offered both via Zoom and in-person. CUSD continues to promote its newly created Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) program. The RBT program recently graduated its first couple of cohorts of students who are excited to sit for the RBT certification exam. At a consortia level, CUSD is working closely with its partners to create a variety of opportunities for our students. For example, ESL for Community, ESL for Employment (or CTE pathways), and ESL for Academics/Credit. This will allow us to contextualize and tailor the rigor of learning experiences according to interests and needs. We have hired a Transitions Coordinator who is doing regional work to determine how best to support all South Bay students as they move from one program to another. And we have hired a marketing company which will be working on behalf of the consortium to advertise all adult ed opportunities

Summary of Activities:

In Q1 SWC CAEP funding was used to support the 1- and 3-year Consortium plans, including ongoing and new activities. Highlights of Q1 include: Implementation of summer K-12 /UCSD Parent University sessions; Noncredit(NC) faculty participation in distance education professional development and district reopening for face-to-face instruction and services; Participation in ASCCC Curriculum Institute and CE/Noncredit Summit; Exploration of LEA optical apprenticeship opportunities and manufacturing/logistics curriculum grants to create pathways to credit and the workforce; and; Receipt of leveraging funds through a Strong Workforce proposal to develop additional CE curriculum in NC that will introduce and assist with transitioning students into nine CE credit program areas. That work will begin in Q2.

Summary of Activities:

SUHSD Adult Education resumed in-person services in July 2021, for the first time since the pandemic lock down began in spring, 2020. The district and bargaining units continue to work on and negotiate an agreement that will enable hy-flex learning opportunities for students, but at this time all activity is in-person. Challenges this quarter included staffing, with both teaching and support positions becoming more challenging to fill, often requiring multiple posts. Nevertheless, almost all classes are back up and running with the noteworthy exception being CTE - Building and Maintenance. It is the intent of the division to reboot this pathway prior to reopening it. The Adults with Disabilities program and the ESL Pathway program have successfully transitioned from the online universe to in-person services. The outcomes are already sprouting as as we see promising job obtainment reports coming out of the “ESL for the Workplace” pathway, and from the Workability program for AWD.