I. OVERVIEW
The Santa
Barbara Adult Education Consortium (SBAEC) allocation for the Year-‐ 9 grant
cycle is $998,248.00. This application is due no later than JULY 31, 2023.
All awardees are expected to expend funds no later than March 31, 2025.
The Consortium has historically
awarded 70% or more of its total funding
to programs. In 2022-2023, award
allocations ranged between $20,000.00 -‐
$200,000.00.
A comprehensive
and competitive Request for Proposal submission will align with the California
Adult Education Program (CAEP) grant and the Consortium's goals and objectives
set forth below. Only members of public institutions and nongovernment entities
and organizations may apply for programmatic funding.
The Statewide
CAEP targets programs in areas with a focus on economic mobility and
include:
(1) Programs in elementary and secondary basic skills, including
programs leading to a high school diploma
or high school equivalency certificate;
(2) Programs for immigrants eligible for educational services in citizenship, English as a second language,
and workforce preparation;
(3) Programs for adults,
including but not limited to older adults
that are primarily related to entry or reentry
into the workforce;
(4) Programs for adults with disabilities;
(5)
Programs in career technical education that
are short term in nature and have high employment potential;
(6) Programs offering pre-‐apprenticeship training activities conducted in coordination with one or more apprenticeship
programs approved by the Division
of Apprenticeship Standards
for the occupation and geographic area;
(7) Programs for adults, including, but not limited to, older adults, that are
primarily designed to develop knowledge and skills to assist elementary and
secondary school children to succeed academically in school
Newly
Added Statewide CAEP goals and initiatives Consortia need to address:
(8) COVID-19 Recovery: Address distance learning and ensure continued
educational support for adult learners, faculty, and staff;
(9) Potential Budget
Reductions: How consortia are being
strategic and responsive to the changes in the economy and to the impacts on adult
education programs and its students;
(10) Systemic Racial Injustices: How consortium plan to examine the issue of
their role in addressing systemic racial injustices within their
membership, partners and programs.
The overarching Santa Barbara Adult Education Consortium's 3-‐year plan goals are the following:
(1) To continue to provide excellent programming for adults in a variety of program
areas based on proven needs within the seven areas allowable under AB104;
(2) To continue to improve Student
Learning and Achievement Goals focused on the needs
of adult learners, and to assist in their transfer acceleration and
career success;
(3) To continue refining programs and services for students in alignment with
Statewide initiatives;
(4) To provide awareness
of educational offerings and training options
available through a robust local marketing
campaign;
(5) To
develop a comprehensive data collection and accountability infrastructure for
all programs and services funded by the consortium
and to encourage cross-‐pollination with each other and Statewide initiatives;
(6) Where needed, to support partners that specialize in job placement,
apprenticeship, internship, and job coaching.
The Santa Barbara Adult Education Consortium's primary goals for the upcoming 2022-‐2023 year are the following:
(1) Continue to support our
noncredit faculty in
building pathways to credit for
existing and new CAEP programs;
(2) Support new
activity resulting from AB705
implementation (focused on
mathematics, English, and ESL);
(3) Support dual enrollment programs to
engage high school students completing their
degrees to begin
their journey to transition to
college, job search
training and placement (SB-554);
(4) Continue to partner with the local Santa
Barbara Workforce One-Stop operator
and other agencies for career training initiatives;
(5) Continue to cross-pollinate CAEP initiatives with WIOA, Guided Pathways,
Vision for Success, and Strong Workforce initiatives;
(6) Continue to support our existing SBCC programs that are aligned with the
CAEP initiatives;
(7) Strengthen and support the Noncredit Student
Support Services (SSS) Program
to provide advising
and career counseling, improved orientation to noncredit
programs, and transitional support to jobs/careers or credit opportunities;
(8) Work in collaboration with the SBCC Admissions Office to strengthen and
support the noncredit registration process;
(9) Support distance learning (live videoconferencing) initiatives and provide,
where feasible, professional development training for faculty and staff in CAEP
program areas;
(10) Develop a strategic plan that addresses systemic racial injustices within
our membership, partners and programs.
(11) Collaborate with local Workforce to increase Adult Learner support systems
(housing, foodbank resources, and public assistance programs);
(12) Develop a Noncredit Data Collection task force/workgroup that is committed
to the collection of accurate data and analytics for all CAEP programs and
services;
(13) Address newly added CAEP State Priorities: Equity, Leadership, Learner
Transition, Marketing, Program Development Curriculum/Classroom, Program
Evaluation, and Technology & Distance Learning;
(14) Extend programming and services in all of Santa Barbara south county with
an emphasis in Carpinteria and Goleta
Based
on the 2019 and 2023 SBCC School of Extended Learning Economic and Workforce
Gap Analysis for Adult Education Regional reports, the
Consortium's focus for the 2023-‐2024 selection
of programs
will need
to continue
enhancing educational programming in the following areas:
(1) Short-‐Term CTE in career skills training courses
(2)
Short-‐Term CTE with a focus in areas such as Health Care and Health Training services
(3)
Noncredit Adult High School/GED
(4)
Noncredit English as a Second Language
(5)
Noncredit Adults with Disabilities
(6) To ensure students
can navigate through
the SBCC system
from noncredit to credit, the Consortium also identified
the need for a robust Student Support Services program to help students plan
their educational and vocational objectives.
(7) Support new activity to support distance learning and ensuring continued
educational support for adult learners, faculty, and staff in response to
COVID-19;
(8) Develop
a strategic plan that addresses systemic racial injustices within our
membership, partners and programs.
CAEP Fiscal Regulation for all Independent
Contractors and External Partners:
(1) Indirect, for Profit, or Fringe
Benefits are not allowable expenses and cannot be reimbursed.
(2) All Independent Contractors and External Partners
must submit invoices
to the CAEP Director for reimbursement.
(3)
All external (non-‐SBCC) CAEP programs will receive two-‐three payments based on the timeline for completion as stated on the Activity Chart.
Data Collection for all CAEP Programs and
Partners:
(1)All external (non-‐SBCC) CAEP programs must use the CASAS TopsPro Enterprise platform to electronically collect student data and
participation and data points required by the
State;
(2) All data collection must be collected on a quarterly basis.
As stated in the Consortium’s 2019-2021 Three-Year Plan, the Consortium adopts the following key performance indicators related to the allowable program areas and will use these indicators as part of the rubric in selecting programs:
1. Programs in elementary and secondary basic skills
Increase in enrollment in the AHS/GED program and increase hours attending resulting in higher FTES. Increase in the number completing a high school diploma or GED. Creation of new support courses for the AB705 initiative.
2. Programs for immigrants and English as a Second Language
Increase in enrollment and hours attending in the ESL program resulting in higher FTES. Increase certificate completion rates in ESL. Increase in supportive programming to reach more community members.
3. Adults Entering or Re-entering the Workforce
Broadening our reach to the One-Stop and other community partners to increase the numbers of students served. Continue a partnership with the One-Stop to offer educational programs on site.
Increase in enrollment and hours attending in the Career Skills Institute resulting in higher FTES.
4. Adults who assist secondary school students
Measure results of a pilot program with our community library partners to understand the value and number of students served.
5. Programs for Adults with Disabilities
Launched in 2019, create a realistic growth strategy for the new Adults with Disabilities Work Readiness and Career Certificated Program. Increase the number of enrollments in accordance with the strategy.
6. Programs in Short-Term CTE
Based on the recommendation of the BW Research environmental scan, develop new noncredit programs in CTE areas such as health, business, and information communication technology sectors.
7. Employer Engagement: Programs offering Pre-apprenticeship and workforce training activities