California Adult Education Strategic Plan

Planning OverviewCAEAA Conference

January 29, 2009

Process Overview

Organization

• Steering Committee

• Field Partnership Team

• Delphi Group

• Stakeholder Review Panel

• CDE Consultants

• Outreach

• Professional Associations

• State Board of Education

• Joint Advisory Committee for Career Technical Education

1: Needs Assessment1: Needs Assessment

2: Planning Process2: Planning Process

3: Plan Development3: Plan Development

4: Approval4: Approval

Jan - May 2009 Jun - Oct 2009 Oct - May 2010 May - Sep 2010

Process Stages and Timeline

1. Needs Assessment January - May 2009

• External scan

• Internal assessment

Through document review, interviews, and input from: • Delphi Group

• Stakeholder review panel

• Field Partnership Team

• Other key stakeholder groups

2. Planning Process June to October 2009

• Draft strategic direction, mission, goals, objectives, with input from:• Field Partnership Team

• Delphi Group

• Stakeholder review panel

• CDE consultants

3. Plan Development October 2009 to May 2010

• Obtain feedback on first draft• Stakeholder Review Panel

• Field Partnership Team

• Public Hearing

• Obtain feedback on second draft• Joint Advisory Committee for Career Technical Education

(JACCTE)

• Other organizations

4. ApprovalJune to September 2010

Submit final plan and executive summary for approval by:

•Adult Education Office leadership

•State Board of Education

Driving Forces

Defining Driving Forces

• What are the driving forces with current / potential impact on education?

• Are they supported by research-based evidence?• Do they reflect major national or statewide policy priorities?• What are the implications for Adult Education?

“The driving force concept is the key to strategically managing major product and market choices that your organization must resolve. Driving forces are primary determiner(s) of the scope of future products and markets.”− Top Management StrategyBenjamin Tregoe and John Zimmerman, 1980

“The driving force concept is the key to strategically managing major product and market choices that your organization must resolve. Driving forces are primary determiner(s) of the scope of future products and markets.”− Top Management StrategyBenjamin Tregoe and John Zimmerman, 1980

Driving Forces

• Examples:

• Workforce Needs

• Drop-Out Crisis

• Literacy Crisis

Workforce Needs

Large numbers of our nation’s adults do not demonstrate sufficient literacy and numeracy skills needed to fully participate in an increasingly competitive environment.

− Reach Higher America 2008Two thirds of the 2020 workforce is beyond the reach of our elementary and secondary schools. One in four adults with less than a high school education participate in any kind of education or training.

− National Commission on Adult Literacy 2007Between 2004 and 2014, 24 of the 30 fastest growing occupations will require workers with postsecondary education or training.

− Reach Higher America 2008

Literacy Crisis

About 2 million immigrants come to the U.S. each year. About 50 percent have low literacy levels and lack high school education and English language skills.

− National Commission on Adult Literacy 2007

More than half of the 16- to 64-year-old Hispanic population in the U.S. is foreign-born. More than half of these immigrant Hispanics lack a high school diploma.

− America’s Perfect Storm 2007

By 2030 the average levels of literacy and numeracy in the working-age population will have decreased by about 5 percent.

− America’s Perfect Storm 2007

Drop Out Crisis

• In California, nearly 25% of high school students do not graduate.

• Dropouts earn only half as much annual income as high school graduates.

• Dropouts represent nearly half of the prison population.

• The likelihood of living in poverty is nearly three times higher for high school dropouts.

− Zero Dropouts for California 2007

Table Top Discussion

• Purpose: Obtain your input on the “driving forces” and their implications for Adult Education

• Steps:

• Individual reflection

• Group discussion

• Report back

• Field Partnership Team members will facilitate.

Agenda

3:00 Presentation

• Strategic Planning Process Overview

• Driving Forces

3:20 Table Top Discussion

4:10 Large Group Discussion

4:25 Summary and Next Steps

4:30 Close

California Adult Education Strategic Plan

Planning OverviewCAEAA Conference

January 29, 2009