Last week, the CAEP Office released the 2022-23 Allocation Guidance Memo and the 2022-23 CAEP Allocation Schedule. This memorandum is to advise local recipients and fiscal agents of adult education funds that the 2022-23 final CAEP allocation amounts have been posted. Earlier this month, the 2022-23 additional CAEP allocations from the May Revise were posted in NOVA as an allocation amendment. Consortium members have until September 1, 2022 to submit and certify their amended allocation amounts in NOVA.

The CAEP Office and the Technical Assistance Program (TAP) will offer a CAEP Allocation Amendment webinar on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. to review the new allocation amounts, walk members through the NOVA process steps, and answer any questions.

Register for the webinar here.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Allocation Guidance or Schedule, please contact TAP at tap@caladulted.org or (888) 827-2324.

This policy provides guidance and establishes the procedures regarding the two-year modification of the Regional and Local Plans for Program Year (PY) 2021-2024 as required by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). This policy applies to Regional Planning Units (RPU) and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Board) and is effective on the date of issuance. This policy contains some state-imposed requirements. All state-imposed requirements are indicated by bold, italic type.

This policy supersedes Workforce Services Directive Regional and Local Plans PY 17-21 Two Year Modifications (WSD18-01), dated July 27, 2018. Retain this Directive until further notice.

The attached draft Directive is being issued in draft to give the Workforce Development Community the opportunity to review and comment prior to final issuance. Submit any comments by email no later than July 21, 2022.

Email CWDBPolicyUnit@cwdb.ca.gov. Include “Local and Regional Plan Modification” in the email subject line.

If you have any questions, contact Asael Sala at Asael.Sala@cwdb.ca.gov.

The California Adult Education Program (CAEP) Technical Assistance Project (TAP) supports the expansion of ADE as a Learner Transition strategy, one of the California Adult Education State Priorities aligned with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) Vision for Success goals and the California Department of Education’s Priorities, as well as the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult Education and Family Literacy, Title II State Plan. Learner Transition involves guiding students’ progress from adult education along pathways to achieve their college and career goals. ADE is one of a menu of transition strategies, which also include bridge and pre apprenticeship programs, integrated education and training, and transition support services.

In 2021, CAEP TAP partnered with Jennie Mollica and Peter Simon of High Road Alliance (HRA) to gather input from the field about the status of adult dual enrollment (ADE) today. The CAEP Adult Dual Enrollment: Lessons and Opportunities research brief captures lessons learned from adult education providers and community colleges who have promoted dual enrollment in adult education and credit-bearing college courses, to inform expanded use of the approach statewide. Drawing upon ten interviews, one peer learning circle attended by twenty-seven individuals, and engagement of an advisory group of experienced practitioners (see Appendix), the brief also identifies challenges to implementing the promising strategy and recommendations to state policymakers and leaders to support its scaling to benefit greater numbers of California’s adult students.

Access the model program nomination webpage to learn more about the nomination criteria, scoring rubric, and more. Nominations close August 17, 2022.

There’s still time to submit a proposal! Although, there is not a whole lot of time left. CAEP practitioners want to learn about strategies and practices implemented by other practitioners that have proven to benefit adult learners. Consider submitting a proposal to present at the CAEP Summit 2022 today! The CAEP Summit 2022 will take place on October 25-28, 2022, on a virtual platform. This year’s theme is the Power is Yours! Use Your Plan to Evolve and Re-engage. This year’s Summit will center the implementation of the new CAEP three-year plan, while continuing to reflect on all that we have learned since the global pandemic, and the racial, social, cultural, and economic disruptions we have all experienced. We have an opportunity to reimagine adult education to center the needs of learners and re-engage them in our educational spaces.

**Please note - only lead presenters can submit a proposal. Upon submission, the lead presenter will be asked to create an account using their email address and a password they created. All proposals will be tied to the lead presenter's account.

Submit a proposal today! Call for proposals close Friday, August 19, 2022.

Once you have submitted a proposal (or not), register to attend the CAEP Summit 2022! Registration is now open and we want as many of our adult education practitioners to register to attend. The Summit will be virtual again this year. It is FREE to attend the Summit this year! Register today.

Learn more about DLAC and the program’s requirements by visiting the DLAC website. Please note: DLAC is now open to non-WIOA funded agencies. The deadline to apply is Friday, August 19, 2022.

CAEP Quarter 4 Student Data

The CAEP Office is moving the CAEP Quarter 4 student data submission due date (for TOPSPro users) to July 15, 2022. The original due date was August 1st of each year. Each agency will need to plan accordingly.

amendment. Consortium members have until September 1, 2022 to submit and certify their amended allocation amounts in NOVA.

CAEP Annual Plan and Budget and Work Plan Due Dates

The CAEP Office is moving the due date for the CAEP Annual Plan and Budget and Work Plan for 2022. The annual plan will now be due September 14, 2022. The member budget and work plan will be due October 30, 2022 and certified by the consortium no later than November 30, 2022. The Quarter 1 expense report due dates will remain the same.