Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education

February 6, 2014

Shop Talk

› January 17, the President signed H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, to fund the government through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2014. It is Public Law 113-76.

› Provisions related to Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) include:o Renaming OVAE the Office of Career, Technical, and

Adult Education (now OCTAE)o A total budget of $1,702,686,000 for career and technical

education and adult education (which is an increase of 3.4 percent from FY 2013 appropriations)

FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations

› Adult Educationo Level funding for AEFLA state formula grants, at

$577,667,000 (same as FY2013 appropriation)o$3 million increase for National Leadership Activities

(now funded at $13,712,000) to support new awards for prisoner reentry education models, which was included in the President’s budget request

o Level funding for integrated English literacy and civics education, at $70,811,000 (same as FY2013 appropriation)

› PerkinsoApproximate 5 percent increase for CTE state grants

(funded at $1,125,019,000) and level funding for CTE national programs

Consolidated Appropriations (cont.)

› Performance Partnership Pilotso Allows the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and

Education, to establish up to 10 Performance Partnership pilots aimed at improving outcomes for disconnected youth.

o Agencies would have the flexibility to pool existing discretionary funds from multiple funding streams to promote better education, employment, and key outcomes for youth.

o For more information, visit: Consolidated Appropriations, 2014 http

://beta.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3547/BILLS-113hr3547enr.pdf - Division H, Title III (pages 392 and 395); Performance Partnership Pilots – Title V, Sec. 526 (pages 409-413)

Congressional Record, Explanatory Statement http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2014-01-15/pdf/CREC-2014-01-15-pt2-PgH475-2.pdf (pages H1043-1044; H1105-1106)

Consolidated Appropriations (cont.)

Time to Reskill Webinar

Join ED, AIR, and National Coalition for Literacy.

Help us get the word out to Adult Education Practitioners

› February 13, from 1:00-3:00pm EST

› To prepare, read the Consultation Paper

› Register and stay tuned to LINCS.

› Completed 5 Regional Engagement Sessions

› Conducting Special Interest Focus Groups

› Partnering with NAEPDC to solicit State Director Input– January 22 State Director Focus Group– NAEPDC Follow-Up

› Anticipated Spring Release of National Action Plan

› Implementation Details Pending

Time to Reskill National Action Plan

Requests the Secretary of Labor to:

• Conduct an overall review process, led by the Vice President, of job-driven reform of federal employment and training programs, and

• Develop a specific action plan to make the workforce and training system more job-driven, integrated, and effective

• Within 180 days of January 30.

Find it @ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/01/30/presidential-memorandum-job-driven-training-workers

Presidential Memo on Skills

› OVAE issued guidance and forms on Dec. 23, 2013

› Deadline: Must be received by April 1, 2014

› Submission– Electronic submission strongly encouraged - Scanned copies of signed

documents sent as email attachments acceptable– Include any new uses of AEFLA funds– Send to: catherine.means@ed.gov and cc: your State’s Area

Coordinator

Delivery of originals to USPS mailing address:Office of Career, Technical, and Adult EducationDivision of Adult Education and Literacy* 400 Maryland Avenue SW, (Room 11159 PCP)Washington, DC 20202-7240Phone: 202-245-7700* Use 550 12th Street, SW, room 11159 for overnight delivery via other carriers

STATE PLAN EXTENSIONS

› Key Contents– State Assurances (Appendix A from the Dec. guidance)

– ED Forms and Certifications:

› SF 424 Form – Application Form for Federal Assistance

› SF424B – Assurances – Non-Construction Programs

› Grants.gov – Certification Regarding Lobbying

› SF LLL Form – Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (required, only if applicable)

› An updated organizational chart

STATE PLAN EXTENSIONS

› Please submit proposed performance measures with the State Plan Extension. Note - they might not have been approved at the time of submission.

› Let us know if you are planning a new competition this year, and the proposed date of the competition.

STATE PLAN EXTENSIONS

• Date: May 13 – 15, 2014

• Place: Westin Alexandria Hotel, Alexandria, VA

• Conference focus: Time for the U.S. to Reskill, National Action Plan

• Registration site available in early March

• State Directors Advisory Group Meeting, April 2014

Annual State Directors Meeting

ED’s College Choice ToolsCollege Affordability and Transparency Center

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College Affordability and Transparency Center – Cosmetology Programs

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College Scorecard Search Screen

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College Affordability and Transparency Center: http://collegecost.ed.gov/

College Scorecard: http://collegecost.ed.gov/scorecard

College Navigator: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator

Financial Aid Shopping Sheet: www.ed.gov/financial-aid-shopping-sheet

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Paying for College Tool: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/paying-for-college/

http://StudentAid.gov

Comparing Colleges Brochure: http://StudentAid.gov/comparingcolleges

Resources

LINCS Updates› LINCS Community Hits 10,000 Users! Thanks to

everyone’s help to connect teachers to this vibrant resource.

› New Course Launched: Integrating Technology (self-paced). It is available on the LINCS Learning Portal.

› LINCS All-Regions Meeting: Watch for June dates, and share your upcoming PD priorities with your RPDC.

› Many Upcoming Events for Community Members: watch for RPDC updates and announcements on the site.

 

› April 1-2, New Orleans LA

› April 30-May 1, Phoenix AZ

› June 4-5, Washington DC

Register Now

http://lincs.ed.gov/programs/ccr

College and Career Readiness Standards: Implementation Institutes