California Adult Education Program Fiscal Reporting 63 South Bay Adult Education Consortium/Southwestern

In Q2, 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.  Many students from the 1st cohort have obtained their certification and have received promotions and employment using their newly obtained certifications.  The RBT program continues to grow as a result of these positive results.  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 education opportunities

Summary Activities Q2 Oct 1- Dec 31, 2021: In Q2 SWC CAEP funding supported activities related to the Consortium plans including new leveraging efforts to enhance adult learner success through district approval of a first-ever noncredit tenure-track counselor position for 2022-2023, district involvement in REACH pilot project, and planning for full outreach and implementation of SB554. Q2 activities also included: participation in the CAEP Summit; ASCCC curriculum and plenary sessions; regional CAEP, Region 10 college and workforce collaborative work, and; continuation of consortium data and transitions project, SWC pathways work, and curriculum/CDCP development emphasizing student transitions and acceleration. With COVID variant cases rising, end of Q2 included contingency planning to assure program flexibility should return to fully remote operations be necessary. Faculty training to improve synchronous online instruction will be provided prior to beginning of the spring semester.