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CAEP Student Enrollment Increased 4.4%
Spotlight on South Bay Consortium for Adult Education
Spotlight on Student Success: Fontana Adult School
CAEP Funds Are Restricted Funds – Part II
Hanover Research – National Online Learning Survey
Upcoming Webinars
Deadlines and Deliverables


CAEP Student Enrollment Increased 4.4%
Whether it’s effective student data practices or teacher and student persistence (or both!), CAEP student enrollment is up 4.4% from April 14, 2020 to June 8, 2020. That’s an increase of about 23,000 students from mid-April. Overall, TOPSpro is showing about a 542K unduplicated student enrollment count as we head into the 4 th  quarter. This includes documentation that CAEP is running just under 3,500 distance learning classes. This data supports what we are hearing in the field as adult education agencies have pivoted to meet the challenge of distance education during the pandemic. We hope this momentum, persistence, and innovation will carry CAEP into the fall. Reminder: for those that report in TOPSPro, end of the year student data reporting is due August 1, 2020.

Spotlight on South Bay Consortium for Adult Education
The COVID-19 pandemic created disruptive innovation opportunities for adult education! The South Bay Consortium for Adult Education (SBCAE) newsletter highlights their success in shifting and administering distance learning, providing student support services, and hosting a virtual graduation amidst COVID-19. The SBCAE reflects on how collaborative efforts amongst the seven member districts will be imperative as they plan for the upcoming program years, while also reflecting on the current economic state of our country, and digital literacy, access and equity considerations, and more.

Read the full SBCAE newsletter.

Spotlight on Student Success: Fontana Adult School
Fontana Adult School students want you to know first-hand about their educational journey in 2020. In this publication titled, “ Despite All Odds – Our Stories 2020 ,” Fontana Adult School students reflect on who they are, their educational goals, what they have gained as students at the adult school, and their advice for future students.

Take a moment to read these inspirational student stories.

CAEP Funds Are Restricted Funds – Part II
Reminder! EC 84914.1 states that CAEP program funds received by a participating school district shall be deposited in a separate fund of the school district to be known as the Adult Education Fund. Monies in an Adult Education Fund shall be expended only for adult education purposes.

Hanover Research – National Online Learning Survey
Hanover Research conducted a national online learning survey with more than 26,000 college and university stakeholders – including students, their parents, and faculty and staff – to understand their thoughts on preparedness to transition to distance learning amidst COVID-19 school closures. The survey explored stakeholders’ prior experience with online courses, the impact of moving to an online environment, desired features for online classes, and concerns regarding COVID-19. An analysis of the survey results and recommendations are presented in this publication.
Download the Report

Upcoming Webinars
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CAEP Annual Planning for 2020-21
June 19, 2020
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Come join Veronica Parker and Neil Kelly to walk through the Annual Plan process in NOVA, and review the recently released Annual Planning Guidance from the State CAEP Office. This year's annual plan should reflect the current pandemic that we are all experiencing. The due date is still August 15th. Attend this webinar to get ahead of the planning process and receive answers to any questions you may have regarding the planning process for 2020-21.

Register now!
Data Diving During COVID-19
June 23, 2020
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Despite schools and colleges being closed due to COVID-19, the end of year deadline of August 1st for all CAEP agencies still looms. In this workshop, we will look at the CAEP Data Integrity Report (DIR), review many of the data dive principles we have presented over the past couple of years, and provide some "typical" TE data examples.... and also look at reporting areas that may need a different view given that we are in the COVID-19 era. We will present a few examples of issues that may need to be evaluated differently, and others that should still be the same despite COVID-19.

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CAEP Data and Accountability for 2020-21
August 5, 2020
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Join Neil Kelly, CASAS, and WestEd to open up the 2020-21 adult education school year with an overview of data policy changes, reporting updates, and new 2020-21 initiatives that may be of interest. On the CASAS side, learn about the upcoming performance deep dive series, the automated data submission process, immigrant integration reports, and more. On the WestEd side, obtain updates on CB21 revision workshops, using the CTE Pathway Dashboard, LaunchBoard updates, COMIS coding, and more.

Register now!
Fall CAEP Regional Network Meetings
Mondays and Wednesdays in August, starting on August 10, 2020
1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Back by popular demand! The second iteration of the CAEP Regional Network Meetings will kick-off the 2020-21 program year. All CAEP practitioners are welcome to participate in this collaborative environment. The purpose of the regional network meetings is to provide a platform where CAEP adult education practitioners can engage with one another, CAEP leadership, adult education partners, and other invited guests to share practices, ideas and solutions addressing some important issues impacting student programming and outcomes, program policy and data and accountability.

P.S.: There are six loosely identified regions across the state. You are welcome to register to attend the meeting for your region and/or other regions.

Identify your region and register now!

Deadlines & Deliverables
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  • Jun 1: 18/19 and 19/20 Member Expense Report due in NOVA (Q3)
  • Jun 30: 18/19 and 19/20 Member Expense Report certified by Consortia in NOVA (Q3)
  • Jun 30: End of Q4
  • June 30: Revised CFAD
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