Group C(AE State Leadership)

Group Report to General Session

Section I: Current Transition Practices

Section I contains the following topics which you will address on the subsequent slides:

Organizational Role Current Transition Efforts Effective Components Evidence of Effectiveness

Organizational Role Tri-Agency Work-plan Pending Legislation regarding alignment of AE

to Post-secondary education TX LEARNS assumes the primary role of

leadership in providing successful transition Professional Development Responding to Rider 77 (AE /Postsecondary

objectives) Contractor for Workforce Development and

student transition

Organizational Role Texas AE Content Standards Development Shop Talk (Workforce & Transitions

Newsletter) TELL Research Study (ESL to ABE) TISESL (ESL students to work) Implementation of the Lexile framework Lexile Pilot (Aligning TABE to Lexile scores)

Organizational Role Texas Success Initiative-College Readiness

Standards TBEC-Texas Business Education Coalition

contracted to Lexile reading requirements for 16 industry clusters and college entry reading requirements

TWC Technology Grants Participation in Web Portal for transitions

to college (Higher Ed sponsored)

Current Transition Efforts Transition Coordinators (full-time) iBest Models Project Quest Working with EOC’s Conferences for Adult Ed/Developmental

Ed Instructors (Collaborative) Intensive ABE Instruction for (Reading,

Writing and Math) to transition students into higher levels of developmental ed

Current Transition Efforts College for a day for ABE Students Collaboration between agencies (joint

summits) Capital IDEA (Austin Community College) Local Foundation Funding (for transition) Family Literacy to support eventual transition

of children ISP-Intensive Summer Program Drop Out Recovery Programs Childcare funding through workforce for GED

students entering higher ed/developmental ed

Effective Components Transition Counseling Mentoring Partnerships with businesses and other

agencies Professional Development for Adult

Education and Developmental Education Instructors

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Evidence of Effectiveness TEAMS Data Data Matching Special Project Data Anecdotal evidence Drop Out Recovery-Successful completion

of an academic course

Section II: Recommended Transition Practices

Section II contains the following topics which you will address on the subsequent slides:

Recommended Content Recommended Key Components

Recommended Components Rider 77 Components

Outreaching and advising Assessment, Curriculum and Instruction Persistence Interventions State Level Accountability to monitor performance Service Provider Performance levels and program

evaluation Standards to enhance data quality and sharing

among agencies and service providers Needs assessment of students and service

providers to identify other structural issues and barriers

Grants including federal and other funds to maximize revenue

Recommended Key Content Orientation (Comprehensive intake) College 101 College Readiness Financial Aid Historical and Social Context Integration of transition to college at all

levels Personal readiness and career exploration Intensive/accelerated classes