nova-logo-final2

CAEP Three-Year Plan: 2022-23 65 Ventura County Adult Education Consortium

Status: Certified

California Adult Education Program Produced: 06/17/2022 10:30 AM PDT Laurel Lary

65 Ventura County Adult Education Consortium: Certified

Details

Consortium Information

Consortium Name:
65 Ventura County Adult Education Consortium
Consortium Short Name:
65 Ventura County
Address:
5200 Valentine Rd. | Ventura, CA | 93003
Website:
http://www.vcaec.org
Funding Channel 2022-23:
Direct Funded
CAEP Funds 2022-23:
$16,988,483
CAEP Funds 2021-22:
$16,128,818
CAEP Funds 2020-21:
$15,501,022

Consortium Contacts

ResponsibilityNameEmailTitlePhone
Primary Contactmikesanders@conejoadulted.orgPrincipal(805) 497-2761
Primary Contactkathy.walker@adultedventura.eduVCAEC Coordinator(805) 289-7925 ext: 1016

Member Agencies

Member AgencyMember TypeContactPhone
Conejo Valley UnifiedUnified School DistrictMike Sanders(805) 497-2761
Fillmore UnifiedUnified School DistrictAmber Henrey Fillmore Unified School District(805) 524-8201
Moorpark UnifiedUnified School DistrictSean Abajian(805) 378-6317
Ojai UnifiedUnified School DistrictAlexandra Mejia-Holdsworth(805) 640-4300 ext: 1009
Oxnard Union HighHigh School DistrictMichele Arso(805) 385-5875
Santa Paula UnifiedUnified School DistrictRobin Gillette(805) 525-4407 ext: 22807
Simi Valley UnifiedUnified School DistrictAlan Penner(805) 579-6200 ext: 1605
Ventura Co. Office of EducationCounty Office of Education (COE)Laurel Lary(805) 437-1421
Ventura UnifiedUnified School DistrictCarolyn Vang-Walker(805) 289-7925
Ventura County CCDDistrictCynthia Herrera

Executive Summary

The Ventura Adult Education Consortium was founded in 2015 in response to Assembly Bill AB86, which provided grant funds to regional collaboratives of community colleges and adult schools to develop plans to address the educational and workforce training needs of adult learners across the state. Driving this initiative was recognizing that adult learners are better served when regional education providers work together to support the common good. VCAEC membership includes Ventura's eight adult schools (Conejo Valley, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard Union, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, and Ventura Unified), the Ventura County Office of Education, and the Ventura Community College District. 

The vision of the VCAEC is to create a collaborative, seamless, integrated student pathway system that is supportive, equitable, and responsive to community needs. Its mission is to deliver essential programs and services in adult basic and secondary education, English Language learning, and career education and training to help adult learners cultivate the skills they need to live, work, and thrive. 

In recent years, the consortium has gone through significant changes. However, the VCAEC is dedicated to rebuilding and expanding programs, increasing outreach and collaboration among regional partners, applying lessons learned in the pandemic, and improving its capacity to provide high-quality adult education programs via various modalities--in-person, online, and hybrid. It is also taking this opportunity to look inward, evaluate entrenched practices and ideas, and better understand students' experiences, and in so doing, better understand ways it might ensure all students, particularly among underserved populations, feel welcome and equipped to succeed. 

In recent history, the need for adult education has never been quite so great. Indeed, it is a critical time for the county. The strategies and activities proposed mirror community needs gleaning from analyses of data from the US Census, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, California Adult Education 2021 Fact Sheets, Cal-PASS Plus Adult Education Pipeline, State of California Employment Development Department, WestEd California Regional Education to Workforce Dashboard, the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County, and the Ventura County Civic Alliance. Information gathered from surveys or structured conversations with students, faculty/staff, and community/workforce partners helped identify regional needs for adult education programs and services. Key strategies include:

  • Establishing a marketing committee to evaluate the effectiveness of current outreach, possibly securing an external consultant to spearhead a collective approach moving forward. 
  • Erecting a new, state-of-the-art construction facility and launching a new pre-apprenticeship program in partnership with the Southwest Carpenter's Guild
  • Building onramps from AE basic skills and ESL to introductory English with Oxnard College, application supports and bridge program with Moorpark College, and enhancing High School Diploma Career Courses to include CTE site visits
  • Creating a new culinary program to be delivered in conjunction with area restaurants in the Ojai area
  • Developing a new Veterinary Technician program in the Ventura area
  • Coordinating with the EDC to support curriculum development/implementation related to the Digital Upskilling initiative
  • Teaming across agencies to buttress or build capacity and increase student enrollment or success in the Santa Paula / Fillmore area
  • Expanding IET / IELCE in medical, office clerk, machine technology, landscaping, and healthcare
  • Continuing to grow programs for currently incarcerated adults in conjunction with Todd Road Jail
  • Expand/continue to support faculty and staff professional learning opportunities, and facilitate or encourage practices designed to help improve knowledge of implicit bias and activities/practices to create more inclusive environments

Program effectiveness and progress toward identified outcomes will be monitored through monthly board meetings to find ways to build local capacity and leverage resources to support members and partners while respecting local autonomy. 

Financial support for the consortium is provided through AB104 and the California Adult Education Program, which provide categorical funding to consortium agencies per local governance policies and legislative guidelines. All funds will be allocated consistent with state policies and evaluation of member agency effectiveness.

Assessment

To prepare for developing this three-year plan, VCAEC members participated in several activities:

  • Members were surveyed on their approaches to Equity, Leadership, Learner Transitions, Marketing, Program Development/Curriculum, Program Evaluation, Technology, and Distance Learning, and how to Evaluate the Educational needs of adults in each agency
  • Two facilitated half-day planning retreats focused on shaping the mission and vision for the three-year plan, followed by two other open meetings focused on evaluating needs and developing or refining strategies and activities
  • WestEd designed surveys for Students, Faculty, Employers, and Community Partners.  Each agency distributed these surveys to the designated groups and analyzed by WestEd. Preliminary results were used to identify and clarify regional stakeholder needs and perspectives. Further analyses are planned for the coming months to help inform annual planning moving forward.
  • Community demographic data were assessed against student enrollments to identify potential areas for outreach and expanded services
  • Data from both Launchboard and TOPSpro Enterprise were used to analyze enrollments and evaluate effectiveness. CAEP Consortium Factsheets were also used to validate some information in this plan. 
  • The Director of the Workforce Development Board (WDB) of Ventura County was invited to speak at a consortium meeting. In addition, one of our members sits on the Executive Board for the WDBVC. Members were encouraged to participate in the Workforce Sector meetings to ensure we are looking at the priority Workforce Sectors.
  • Labor Market Data from the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County were analyzed and evaluated.

To ensure regional alignment with related adult education and workforce initiatives regionwide, the VCAEC liaised with the WDBVC, AJCC, and the Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) to gather information about regional needs, objectives, and extant plans, in addition to partnering with the Youth Grant and Disability Navigator programs. Additionally, member agencies’ CIP plans were reviewed and analyzed. Consortium staff participated in all CAEP-TAP planning webinars, Peer Learning Circles, and CASAS webinars.

Data reported in this section about Ventura County were collected from the US Census, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, California Adult Education 2021 Fact Sheets, Cal-PASS Plus Adult Education Pipeline, State of California Employment Development Department, WestEd California Regional Education to Workforce Dashboard, the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County, and the Ventura County Civic Alliance. Information gathered from surveys or structured conversations with students, faculty/staff, and community/workforce partners also helped identify regional needs for adult education programs and services. 

Community Demographics

According to the US Census Report, the adult population of Ventura County is approximately 651,000. White non-Hispanics comprise about half of the adult population (about 49%), Asians comprise about 8%, African-Americans about 2%, and Pacific Islander and American Indian residents represent less than 1%. About 39% identify as Hispanic. Approximately 17% of the adult population overall speaks English "Less than Very Well" (110,499 of 651,471), with the majority being Hispanic (82% or 90,675). Ventura residents also skew slightly older, with about half aged 50 or above.

Ventura exhibits higher than average levels of educational attainment. Roughly 2/3rds of adults 18 and over have gone to college and are split between those with a Bachelor's degree or higher (about 47% or 31% overall) and those with some college or an Associate's degree (about 53% or 35% overall). Twenty-one percent have not advanced academically beyond high school, and about 1 out of every 15 adults (around 91,000) did not finish high school. Half of those without diplomas are also non-native speakers of English (53% or 58,789).

Finally, about 140,661 adults live in or near poverty (21.6%), and 13.4% overall have one or more disabilities.  

Unemployment

The unemployment rate in Ventura has steadily declined since peaking at 14% in April 2020. Currently, it is 3.5% for the county. Santa Paula shows the highest unemployment rate within the county at 9.1% (about 1,300 of around 14,100 in the workforce). The number of unemployed adults in Santa Paula brings it remarkably close to rivaling its more populous neighbors, Ventura (1,700), Simi Valley (1,900), and Thousand Oaks (1,900), despite having labor forces around four times the size of Santa Paula's. Other areas of high unemployment include El Rio at 8.7% and Piru at 6.1%. Oxnard, the county's largest city, shows 4% unemployment, or about 3,900 of 98,500 in the labor force. 

Adults identifying as Black/African-American had comparatively higher unemployment rates at 5.8%. Further, Black/African-Americans with less than a high school degree had significantly higher percentages of unemployment at 18.5% as compared to whites at ~4.1%. Black women without a high school diploma had the highest proportions of unemployment–nearly 27%.

Labor Market Outlook

Between March 2021 and March 2022, the county saw an increase of 12,100 jobs. The majority of these jobs (94%) were in nonfarm-related sectors, specifically leisure and hospitality, information, health services, and government. The county's top five industry sectors with the highest employment projections are Health Care and Social Assistance; Government; Retail Trade; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting; and Accommodation and Food Services. The top five occupations with the most predicted job openings by 2028 are farmworkers and laborers, cashiers, personal care aides, food preparers and food serving workers, and retail salespersons. The median annual wage for those top five occupations ranges from approximately $25,000 to $29,000. By 2025, the projected hiring need for home health and personal care aides will be 2,661, with median hourly earnings of $15. 

VCAEC Member agencies participated in multiple facilitated planning sessions and engaged in data collection and information gathering from students, faculty, staff, and regional employment and community partners, including regional libraries, Goodwill Industries, and the Ventura County Workforce Development Board. Stakeholder contributions were reviewed and evaluated and helped inform the vision and strategies identified in this three-year plan. 


Note: In the Participants by Member Agency and Program Area Table that follows, data for EL Civics reflect counts of students who have completed an EL Civics course or COAAP milestone (AE 411), except data for Santa Paula, which was self-reported. Additionally, counts for Ventura Adult and Continuing Education include enrollments from the main campus and the Todd Road Jail. For Conejo Valley, the number of participants in CTE was drawn from local data stores. Otherwise, data are drawn from the CCCCO LaunchBoard Adult Education Pipeline for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Regional Service Providers

For each Member Agency service provider, enter the number of Participants in each program area.

Provider NameProvider TypeNumber of Participants in Program AreaTotal Participants
ABEASEESLEl CivicsAWDK12 SuccessShort Term CTEWorkforce ReentryPre-Apprenticeship
*Conejo Valley UnifiedMember Representative

101

136

418

191

0

94

304

0

0

*Fillmore UnifiedMember Representative

71

50

72

0

0

0

48

0

0

*Moorpark UnifiedMember Representative

10

15

41

0

0

0

0

0

0

*Ojai UnifiedMember Representative

11

14

20

0

0

0

0

0

0

*Oxnard Union HighMember Representative

24

813

902

488

0

0

170

0

0

*Santa Paula UnifiedMember Representative

23

26

96

2

0

0

0

0

0

*Simi Valley UnifiedMember Representative

0

87

218

151

0

0

819

0

0

*Ventura Co. Office of EducationMember Representative

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

0

0

*Ventura County CCDMember Representative

0

43

176

0

23

0

479

144

0

*Ventura UnifiedMember Representative

399

399

187

116

177

0

248

188

0

Total Participants 639 1583 2130 948 200 94 2080 332 0 8006
* Member Agency required to input number of Participants

For each service provider added, check the box in the program areas where services are provided.

Provider NameProvider TypeProgram Area Where Services Are Provided
ABEASEESLEl CivicsAWDK12 SuccessShort Term CTEWorkforce ReentryPre-Apprenticeship
America's Job Center of California Community Organization

CalWorks Community Organization

City of Camarillo - Public Library Community Organization

Conejo Valley Unified School District Community Organization

CA Department of Rehabilitation Community Organization

East County American's Job Center of California Community Organization

Fillmore Unified School District Community Organization

Frontier High School Community Organization

Goodwill Central Coast Community Organization

Haas Incorporation Business

Moorpark Unified School District Community Organization

National Alliance on Mental Illness- NAMI Community Organization

Ocean View School District Community Organization

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Philanthropic Organization

Oxnard Elementary School District Community Organization

Oxnard Housing Authority Community Organization

Housing Development - Rancho Sespe Farmworker Community Organization

Rio School District Community Organization

Rotary Club of Simi Valley Philanthropic Organization

Santa Paula Unified School District Community Organization

Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce Business

Simi Valley Unified School District Community Organization

SkillUp Coalition Business

Strong Workforce Apprenticeship Group Community Organization

The Arc Community Integration Community Organization

Todd Road Jail - Ventura County Community Organization

Ventura Avenue Adult Center Community Organization

Ventura County Library Community Organization

Ventura Unified School District Community Organization

Ventura Housing Authority Business

West Ventura County Business Alliance Community Organization

In 2020–2021, the VCAEC served approximately 8,000 adults. 68% or about 5,400 became "participants," achieving 12 hours of instructional contact time. Three thousand received supportive services; of these, about 70% eventually enrolled in one or more adult education programs. 50% were between the ages of 19 and 24, 72% were Hispanic, and most (65%) were female. While students faced numerous barriers, the most significant were Low Literacy (71% or 5,692 or 8,017), Low Income (45% or 3,636), and English Language Proficiency (38% or 3,015). 

Enrollments in CAEP programs generally reflected the region's demographics with a few notable exceptions, particularly among Asians with low English language proficiency, Hispanics with less than an HSD/HSE, and men overall (See comparison tables here).

Still, consortium agencies only enroll about 2% of the population needing a high school diploma or equivalent and limited English language skills, respectively, and between 8% and 14% of those needing short-term career training. Of these populations, English language learners appear to have been impacted most by the COVID epidemic, with enrollments dropping by half between 2019-20 and 2020-21. 

Agencies have taken the past two years to develop or improve their capacity to provide programs and services via virtual, hybrid, and distance learning approaches. These efforts have positively affected persistence and students' feelings about their programs. Over the next three years, consortium agencies will draw upon lessons learned and input from students and other stakeholders on ways to grow their programs, retain students, and minimize barriers to access and success, particularly among English language learners. To this end, a core focus of the next cycle will be on increasing digital literacy and refining approaches to delivering programs and services and developing agencies' cultural literacy, aiming to improve outreach and ensure positive learning environments for all learners. Likewise, the consortium will continue to evaluate the effectiveness and quality of its collaboration with community partners and the input provided by faculty, staff, and students.

Metrics: CAEP Barriers & Metrics

Metrics

Adult Ed Metrics

  • Low Literacy (AE 311 - Overall)

Metrics

Adult Ed Metrics

  • Participants Who Complete an EL Civics COAPP or Course (AE 411 - Overall)
  • Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)
  • Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE)
  • Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL)

Metrics

Adult Ed Metrics

  • Participants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall)
  • Participants with Transition to Postsecondary (CTE) (AE 636 - Overall)
  • Participants with Transition to Postsecondary (credit college) (AE 637 - Overall)

Metrics

Adult Ed Metrics

  • Participants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)
  • Participants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

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
All*Number of Adults Served (AE 200 - Overall) 11,751 8,017

8,418

8,839

9,281

Student BarriersLow Literacy (AE 311 - Overall) 8,748 5,692

5,977

6,276

6,590

Member Level Metric Targets

* Mandatory for all members

Conejo Valley Unified (Reported by Conejo Valley Adult School)

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 1,064 575

644

719

803

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE) 43 35

43

55

67

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE) 37 31

40

50

62

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) 228 89

112

141

176

ProgressParticipants Who Complete an EL Civics COAPP or Course (AE 411 - Overall) 667 191

240

300

375

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall) 13 20

26

33

41

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (credit college) (AE 637 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (CTE) (AE 636 - Overall) 37

48

59

74

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall) 97

100

103

106


Fillmore Unified (Reported by Fillmore Unified School District)

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 301 151

190

238

297

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE) 15

20

25

31

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) 41

52

66

85

ProgressParticipants Who Complete an EL Civics COAPP or Course (AE 411 - Overall)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (credit college) (AE 637 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (CTE) (AE 636 - Overall) 45

58

72

90

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall) 46

59

73

92


Moorpark Unified (Reported by Moorpark Unified School District (MUSD))

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 73 53

68

84

105

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) 14

19

23

29

ProgressParticipants Who Complete an EL Civics COAPP or Course (AE 411 - Overall)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (credit college) (AE 637 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (CTE) (AE 636 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall) 13

18

22

27


Ojai Unified (Reported by Ojai USD)

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 20 30

39

48

61

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants Who Complete an EL Civics COAPP or Course (AE 411 - Overall)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (credit college) (AE 637 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (CTE) (AE 636 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall)

0

0

0


Oxnard Union High (Reported by Oxnard Union High School District (OUHSD))

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 2,711 1,635

2,045

2,556

3,195

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE) 202 167

210

262

328

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) 733 299

372

462

574

ProgressParticipants Who Complete an EL Civics COAPP or Course (AE 411 - Overall) 1,017 488

611

764

955

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall) 103 89

112

141

176

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall) 383 38

49

61

76

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (credit college) (AE 637 - Overall) 39

50

62

78

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (CTE) (AE 636 - Overall) 151

190

238

297

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall) 123

155

194

242


Santa Paula Unified (Reported by Santa Paula Unified School District)

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 196 96

111

127

145

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) 68 19

25

31

39

ProgressParticipants Who Complete an EL Civics COAPP or Course (AE 411 - Overall)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (credit college) (AE 637 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (CTE) (AE 636 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall) 15

20

24

30


Simi Valley Unified (Reported by Simi Institute for Careers and Education)

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 1,978 1,107

1,618

1,698

1,783

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

4

5

6

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE) 41 23

35

37

39

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) 221 98

173

182

191

ProgressParticipants Who Complete an EL Civics COAPP or Course (AE 411 - Overall) 307 151

214

225

236

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall) 27 35

28

30

32

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall) 557 222

215

226

237

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (credit college) (AE 637 - Overall) 24

27

29

31

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (CTE) (AE 636 - Overall) 42

36

38

40

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall) 24

25

25

25


Ventura 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
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall)

25

50

75

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants Who Complete an EL Civics COAPP or Course (AE 411 - Overall)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (credit college) (AE 637 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (CTE) (AE 636 - Overall)

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall)

0

0

0


Ventura County CCD (Reported by Ventura District)

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 456 715

786

864

950

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE)

0

0

0

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) 76 35

35

35

35

ProgressParticipants Who Complete an EL Civics COAPP or Course (AE 411 - Overall) 10 16

16

16

16

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)

0

0

0

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall) 18 67

67

37

67

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (credit college) (AE 637 - Overall) 21

21

21

21

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (CTE) (AE 636 - Overall) 27

27

27

27

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall) 10

10

10

10


Ventura Unified (Reported by Ventura Adult & Continuing Education)

Metric Set Metric 2019-20 Actuals 2020-21 Actuals 2021-22 Actuals 2022-23 Target 2023-24 Target 2024-25 Target
All*Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall) 1,392 1,093

1,289

1,353

1,421

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE) 92 132

90

95

100

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE) 86 112

148

155

162

ProgressParticipants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL) 165 82

80

90

95

ProgressParticipants Who Complete an EL Civics COAPP or Course (AE 411 - Overall) 228 116

130

136

142

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall) 59 71

88

97

105

SuccessParticipants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall) 202 78

63

66

69

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (credit college) (AE 637 - Overall) 31

0

0

0

TransitionParticipants with Transition to Postsecondary (CTE) (AE 636 - Overall) 90

129

135

142

TransitionParticipants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall) 40

40

42

44

Member Spending Targets

MemberPercent of 2019-20 Available Funds SpentPercent of 2020-21 Available Funds SpentPercent of 2021-22 Available Funds Spent2022-23 Target2023-24 Target2024-25 Target
Conejo Valley Unified 100% 100% 52%

60%

60%

60%

Fillmore Unified 100% 98% 0%

60%

60%

60%

Moorpark Unified 100% 88% 0%

60%

60%

60%

Ojai Unified 100% 61% 0%

60%

60%

60%

Oxnard Union High 100% 100% 57%

60%

60%

60%

Santa Paula Unified 100% 100% 69%

60%

60%

60%

Simi Valley Unified 100% 100% 76%

60%

60%

60%

Ventura Unified 100% 100% 44%

60%

60%

60%

Objectives

Address Educational Needs

The VCAEC will continue to explore ways to minimize gaps in services and maximize available resources to meet regional needs and gaps, particularly those revealed or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gaps in Service

In addition to the activities identified in the Activities and Outcomes section, VCAEC agencies will engage in the following:

  1. Continue or expand services in all allowable CAEP programs in accordance with regional needs and available resources
  2. Hold monthly board meetings to share best and promising practices, evaluate progress and performance, and discuss emergent issues
  3. Continue to engage with the WDB and other community partners
  4. Facilitate consortium data team and conduct quarterly data reviews to improve data quality and consistency in reporting
  5. Conduct quarterly checks of financial reporting data from NOVA
  6. Continue to provide online/hybrid learning options

Leveraging Resources

In addition to items identified in the Activities & Outcomes section, VCAEC agencies will pursue the following activities designed to maximize available resources to address the education and workforce training needs within Ventura County:

  1. Participate in and support grant programs provided by WDBVC to enhance student learning opportunities, such as the WIOA Youth Grant and the Disability Employment Navigator Programs.
  2. VCAEC will invite Ventura County partners to participate in VCAEC monthly meetings, including representatives from the Library System, Workforce Development Board, and the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County.
  3. Hold monthly board meetings to share best and promising practices, evaluate progress and performance, and discuss emergent issues.
  4. Continue to serve as a voting member of the WDBVC, for a second 3-year term, representing all adult education regional programs

Improve Integration of Services & Transitions

The VCAEC is committed to accelerating student progress toward their academic and professional goals and facilitating successful transitions across segments and into the workforce. In addition to initiatives identified in the Activities & Outcomes section, activities to ease or accelerate student transition into postsecondary or the workforce include the following:

  1. Facilitate consortium data team and conduct quarterly data reviews to improve consistency in reporting
  2. Provide supportive services, including opportunities to explore programs across partner agencies
  3. Continued coordination with AJCC and other partner agencies
  4. Strengthening student referrals
  5. Improving students' awareness of programs and job opportunities
  6. Conducting program alignment activities and sharing best practices to mitigate student barriers and encourage transition

Improve Effectiveness of Services

The VCAEC is committed to ensuring program growth and continuous improvement. To this end, in addition to initiatives identified in the Activities and Outcomes section, the VCAEC will engage in the following:

  1. Support professional development for faculty and staff across all CAEP program areas
  2. Continue to convene to discuss emerging issues and share best practices
  3. Continue to participate in CAEP-led professional development activities as well as webinars or training by OTAN, CASAS, or others
  4. Continue to monitor regional labor market needs and remain current with what is needed by employers in high-demand industry sectors
  5. Attend Industry Sector meetings provided by WDBVC
  6. Increase student persistence and retention.
  7. Decreasing the number of students with less than 12 hours in instruction.
  8. For WIOA agencies (Conejo Valley, Oxnard, Simi Valley, and Ventura Adult School), continue to implement and revise their Continuous Improvement Plans (CIP)
  9. Facilitate consortium data team and conduct quarterly data reviews to improve consistency in reporting

Activities & Outcomes

1.1 Expand online/hybrid/distance learning

Objective that Applies to this Activity

Improve Effectiveness of Services

Continue to refine or increase virtual or distance learning opportunities in ABE/ASE, ESL, AWD, and CTE. Also includes activities related to flexibility in scheduling and equipping students with resources needed to successfully complete.

  • Increased access to programs & services
  • Students enroll in new or enhanced online / hybrid courses, as well as offsite programs in ESL
  • Offer 1-3 adult education offerings through VCOE Career Education Center (to increase opportunities of both geography and types of training available)
  • More students enroll in AE programs
  • Increased persistence and completion rates
  • Students face fewer barriers to academic and professional goals.

Proposed Completion Date

06/30/2025

Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers

  • All: Number of Adults Served (AE 200 - Overall)
  • Progress: Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)
  • Progress: Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE)
  • Progress: Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL)
  • Student Barriers: Low Literacy (AE 311 - Overall)
  • Success: Participants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)

Responsible person(s)

Name

1.2 Shared marketing / targeted outreach

Objective that Applies to this Activity

Improve Effectiveness of Services

Establish a marketing committee to explore ways to share effective practices, and coordinate and expand marketing efforts county-wide, including consideration of securing a marketing firm to support these efforts. This activity aligns with the AB104 Objective of Gaps in Service and the CAEP State Priority of Marketing.


  • The marketing committee established an outreach approach clarified
  • Marketing resources developed and plan implemented
  • Students & other stakeholders express greater awareness of program & service offerings
  • Increases in enrollment among underserved communities
  • More students from underserved communities improve English language skills, earn HSD/HSEs, and industry-valued certifications
  • Increased collaboration / referral among community partners

Proposed Completion Date

06/30/2025

Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers

  • All: Number of Adults Served (AE 200 - Overall)
  • Student Barriers: Low Literacy (AE 311 - Overall)

Responsible person(s)

Name

1.3 Increase course offerings

Objective that Applies to this Activity

Address Educational Needs

Increase the number & types of courses offered based on community need / demand.

This activity aligns with the AB104 Objective of Gaps in Services and the CAEP State Priority of Learner Transition.

  • Moorpark develops paraeducator training program
  • SICE completes temporary space & pre-apprenticeship program
  • Oxnard establishes ESL courses offsite at Rio, Oxnard, and Oceanview elementary schools
  • Ojai develops and implements courses in life skills & culinary
  • VACE develops and implements Vet Tech program, expands ESL/ABE/ASE offerings for adults on elementary and middle school campuses, extends TRJ Food Service & Hospitality to female inmates
  • SICE completes site for construction trade program
  • More students enroll and successfully complete programs

Proposed Completion Date

06/30/2025

Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers

  • All: Number of Adults Served (AE 200 - Overall)
  • Progress: Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)
  • Progress: Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE)
  • Progress: Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL)
  • Student Barriers: Low Literacy (AE 311 - Overall)
  • Success: Participants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)
  • Success: Participants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

Responsible person(s)

Name

1.4 Support Digital Upskilling Initiative

Objective that Applies to this Activity

Improve Effectiveness of Services

Coordinate with the EDC to support curriculum development/implementation related to the Digital Upskilling grant.  This activity aligns with AB104 Objective of Gaps in Service and the CAEP State Priorities of Program Development / Curriculum / Classroom & Technology and Distance Learning


  • Assist in identifying competencies and available curricula
  • Develop or implement digital upskilling course(s) if tapped to do so
  • Students are equipped to use technology to advance their personal and professional goals

Proposed Completion Date

06/30/2025

Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Student Barriers: Low Literacy (AE 311 - Overall)

Responsible person(s)

Name

1.5 Increase enrollment in Santa Paula / Fillmore

Objective that Applies to this Activity

Improve Effectiveness of Services

Coordinate across agencies to buttress or build capacity and increase student enrollment or success in Santa Paula / Fillmore area.  This activity aligns with the AB104 Objective of Gaps in Service and the CAEP State Priorities of Program Development / Curriculum / Classroom.

  • Convene planning group to evaluate develop ideas or plans to support program expansion and success
  • Plans to increase student enrollment and capacity are implemented
  • More students earn HSD/HSEs, demonstrate gains in English language proficiency
  • Students face fewer barriers to academic and professional goals
  • Students expand ideas about career paths available



Proposed Completion Date

06/30/2025

Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers

  • All: Number of Adults Served (AE 200 - Overall)
  • Progress: Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)
  • Progress: Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE)
  • Progress: Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL)
  • Student Barriers: Low Literacy (AE 311 - Overall)
  • Success: Participants Who Earn a High School Diploma or Equivalency (AE 633 - Overall)
  • Success: Participants Who Earn a Postsecondary Credential (AE 625 - Overall)

Responsible person(s)

Name

2.1 Improve academic or career-planning supports

Objective that Applies to this Activity

Improve Integration of Services & Transitions

Improve or expand academic or career-planning supports & transitions. Extend individualized education / career planning to all students regardless of program area and increase coordination and referrals to partners and employers.

This activity aligns with the AB104 Objective of Acceleration and the CAEP State Priority of Learner Transition. 

  • Bridge program between SICE and Moorpark College established
  • Oxnard College counselor embedded onsite at Oxnard AE
  • VACE creates plans and templates for facilitating and tracking student transitions
  • CTE Site visit provided at VACE HSD College and Career Course
  • Establish mechanism to inform students of other program offerings
  • More students participate in counseling services and transition into CC or other program areas
  • Agencies have implemented one strategy to promote programs with existing students
  • Student tracking and retention are improved
  • Tracking systems are scalable
  • Students are more knowledgeable of the array of programs and services available to them

Proposed Completion Date

06/30/2025

Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers

  • All: Number of Adults Served (AE 200 - Overall)
  • Student Barriers: Low Literacy (AE 311 - Overall)
  • Transition: Participants with Transition to ASE (AE 500 - Overall)
  • Transition: Participants with Transition to Postsecondary (CTE) (AE 636 - Overall)

Responsible person(s)

Name

2.2 Expand IET/IELCE Learning Opportunities

Objective that Applies to this Activity

Improve Integration of Services & Transitions

Create or expand IET / IELCE offerings region-wide.

This activity aligns with the AB104 Objective of Acceleration and the CAEP State Priority of Learner Transition.

  • Conejo expands IET/IELCE in medical
  • Moorpark researches IELCE for C&C
  • SICE increases marketing for IET/IELCE for General Office Clerk and Machine Technology
  • VACE implements landscaping and custodial at Todd Road Jail
  • More students enroll in IET/IELCE region-wide
  • Ojai begins exploring IET/IELCE, leverages lessons learned from member implementations
  • Students are better prepared to enter the workforce
  • Students face fewer barriers to success

Proposed Completion Date

06/30/2025

Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Progress: Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ABE (AE 400 - ABE)
  • Progress: Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ASE (AE 400 - ASE)
  • Progress: Participants with Educational Functioning Levels Gains ESL (AE 400 - ESL)
  • Student Barriers: Low Literacy (AE 311 - Overall)

Responsible person(s)

Name

3.1 Expand staff professional development

Objective that Applies to this Activity

Improve Effectiveness of Services

Provide staff / faculty with professional development opportunities.  this activity aligns with AB104 Objective of Professional Development and the CAEP State Priorities of Program Evaluation.


  • Discuss findings from the survey of faculty/staff and develop plan for collaborative PD
  • PD calendars & activities are aligned with districts
  • 1 to 3 collaborative PD sessions held
  • Hold at least one job-alike convening
  • Faculty / staff skills are improved
  • Increased collaboration and knowledge-sharing among agencies

Proposed Completion Date

06/30/2025

Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Student Barriers: Low Literacy (AE 311 - Overall)

Responsible person(s)

Name

3.2 Increase cultural awareness and diversity

Objective that Applies to this Activity

Improve Effectiveness of Services

Facilitate or encourage practices designed to help improve knowledge of implicit bias and activities / practices to create more inclusive environments, Additionally, seek out opportunities to increase diversity of faculty / staff.  

this activity aligns with AB104 Objective of Gaps in Services and the CAEP State Priority of Equity.

  • Identify avenues for professional development around implicit bias
  • Workshops or trainings are delivered
  • Faculty/staff are more aware of how implicit bias informs perspectives and practice
  • Faculty/staff improve cultural competency and adapt practices / policies to help promote access and equity
  • Learning environments are more inclusive 
  • Students feel more welcome on campus and in the classroom

Proposed Completion Date

06/30/2025

Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers

  • All: Number of Adults Served (AE 200 - Overall)
  • Student Barriers: Low Literacy (AE 311 - Overall)

Responsible person(s)

Name

3.3 Improve Data Collection and Analysis

Objective that Applies to this Activity

Improve Effectiveness of Services

Increase paired pre and post-test scores and develop an annual student survey (or equate existing surveys) to better understand students' experiences consortium-wide.  This activity aligns with the AB104 Objective of Student Acceleration and the CAEP State Priority of Program Evaluation.

  • Establish baselines and targets by agency for pre- and post-test scores & develop strategies for tracking and improving outcomes
  • Adapt consortium survey or equate local surveys for consortium-wide implementation
  • Pre- and post-test numbers increase
  • Administer consortium survey and analyze results, and develop initiatives based on lessons learned
  • Member agencies are more coordinated in their use of data for program planning and improvement
  • Students’ perspectives are better reflected in agency practices
  • Students feel more welcome and are retained and complete programs in greater numbers

Proposed Completion Date

06/30/2025

Adult Ed Metrics and Student Barriers

  • All: Adults who Became Participants (AE 202 - Overall)
  • All: Number of Adults Served (AE 200 - Overall)
  • Student Barriers: Low Literacy (AE 311 - Overall)

Responsible person(s)

Name

Funds Evaluation

Member Allocations and Expenditures

Member AgencyPrior Year Total Leveraged FundsProgram Reporting Status
Conejo Valley Unified $2,038,893Certified
Fillmore Unified $457,084Certified
Moorpark Unified $249,765Certified
Ojai Unified $46,370Certified
Oxnard Union High $3,998,759Certified
Santa Paula Unified $387,328Certified
Simi Valley Unified $5,500,316Certified
Ventura Co. Office of Education (Optional)$0Certified
Ventura County CCD (Optional)$0Draft
Ventura Unified $4,781,892Certified
Totals$17,460,407 9/10 Certified

CAEP funds will be allocated to member agencies in accordance with the requirements of AB104 and member performance. Conejo Valley, Oxnard, Simi Valley Institute, and Ventura Adult and Continuing Education will continue to leverage WIOA II funds to maximize the levels and types of programs and services available to support adult education. In varying degrees, supplemental funds from LCFF, CalWORKS, fees, or other grants will augment existing resources available to member agencies. Overall, CAEP dollars are estimated to comprise approximately 70% of the VCAEC’s funding. Member agencies do and will continue to seek out opportunities to diversify funding sources, build economies of scale, and leverage regional resources where possible.

Certification

Conejo Valley Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Mike Sanders

06/16/2022 06:04 PM PDT

Fillmore Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Amber Henrey Fillmore Unified School District

06/16/2022 12:40 PM PDT

Moorpark Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Sean Abajian

06/16/2022 01:51 PM PDT

Ojai Unified - Member Representative

  • Adult School Principal
  • amejia@ojaiusd.org
  • (805) 640-4300 ext: 1009
Approved by Alexandra Mejia-Holdsworth

06/17/2022 09:06 AM PDT

Oxnard Union High - Member Representative

Approved by Michele Arso

06/16/2022 12:44 PM PDT

Santa Paula Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Robin Gillette

06/16/2022 02:42 PM PDT

Simi Valley Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Alan Penner

06/16/2022 02:31 PM PDT

Ventura Co. Office of Education - Member Representative

Approved by Laurel Lary

06/17/2022 10:30 AM PDT

Ventura County CCD - Member Representative

Approved by Cynthia Herrera

06/16/2022 01:10 PM PDT

Ventura Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Carolyn Vang-Walker

06/16/2022 03:06 PM PDT