Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | | CAEP TAP Newsletter Contribution | | CAEP Deliverable Reminders & Deadlines and Deliverables | | Advancing CA Adult Education Model Program: Victor Valley Adult Education Regional Consortium | | CAEP Summit Registration OPEN! | | Transforming Lives Through Adult Education: Q&A With Meghan McBride | | Ven al Cafe con Pan - Free | | Upcoming Professional Learning Events | | CAEP Consortium Director's Corner | | CAEP TAP Newsletter Contribution | | | | |
The CAEP Newsletter will now be released twice a month, on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.
If you would like to submit an item for consideration, please submit it no later than the Friday before the week of publication.
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Sept 1: Consortium Allocation Amendment certified in NOVA
Sept 1: Member Expenditure Report due in NOVA (Q4)
Sept 30: Member Expenditure Reports certified by consortium in NOVA (Q4)
Sept 30: Member 25-26 Budget and Work Plan due in NOVA
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CAEP Quarter 4 Expense Report
The Quarter 4 member expenditure report is due in NOVA on September 1, 2025. The consortium will have until September 30, 2025 to certify the report.
Annual Plan for 2025-26
The 2025-26 Annual Plan was due in NOVA by August 15, 2025. The Annual Plan is a subset of the CAEP 2025-28 Three-Year Plan.
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Sept 1: Consortium Allocation Amendment certified in NOVA
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Sept 1: Member Expenditure Report due in NOVA (Q4)
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Sept 30: Member Expenditure Reports certified by consortium in NOVA (Q4)
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Sept 30: Member 25-26 Budget and Work Plan due in NOVA
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Oct 30: 25-26 Member Budgets and Work Plans certified by consortium in NOVA
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Oct 31: Student data due in TOPSPro (Q1)
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Oct 31: Employment and Earnings Follow-Up Survey
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| SCOE TAP and NOCE TAP are here to provide support to the field. To be able to provide the field with the most timely responses, please submit your request via the TAP Support Box. | | |
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Adult Education Works to Train Students for Local Employers
Consortia Involved:
Victor Valley Adult Education Regional Consortium
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Apple Valley Adult School continues to make significant strides in workforce development and education. With pathways enabling students to transition to college and secure local employment, the program boasts a 9% transition rate to community college and strong partnerships, including a union endorsement from St. Mary’s Hospital. These achievements highlight their commitment to empowering students and fueling local workforce growth
Learn more about the Adult Education Works to Train Students for Local Employers model program and visit the Advancing California Adult Education website to view other Model Programs throughout California.
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CAEP Summit 2025, taking place September 24–26, 2025, at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California. This year’s Summit focus—Building Bridges to Success: Innovate, Integrate, Impact—underscores the integrated and impactful strategies California Adult Education Programs are using to expand access, close equity gaps, and support adult learners in reaching their academic and career aspirations.
The California Adult Education Program Summit 2025 is where innovation meets influence. It’s where practitioners and leaders come together to surface bold ideas, elevate breakthrough practices, and drive lasting change across the adult education system.
| | Transforming Lives Through Adult Education: Q&A With Meghan McBride | | |
In this Q&A, Meghan McBride, Director of Adult Education Projects at WestEd, shares her inspiring journey as an adult learner and discusses the lessons she has learned from working with adult learners, as well as WestEd’s approach to serving this community.
Click the link to the read the full conversation with Meghan McBride.
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Ven al Cafe con Pan is a SVAEC series of presentations for students, community members, adult schools and the general public. The event is provided due to requests from the SVAEC Student Council. All presentations will be recorded and shared with those that register for Ven al Cafe con Pan.
Ven a Cafe con pan is an event organized by the Salinas Valley Adult Education Consortium. The event is open to students, teachers and the community at large.
Watch Party topics:
August 22nd:
Q and A with Immigration Attorney Armida Mendoza
September 26th:
Citizenship with Immigration Attorney Armida Mendoza
October 24th:
Opening your business with / without an SSN
Please register to receive reminders and recordings.
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Join LARAEC for this student-facing event. It's free and on zoom. Teachers are encouraged to bring their classes to LARAEC's high-interest student webinar series.
Workers' Rights: What Adult Students Need to Know!
What rights do you have at work? What rights do undocumented workers have? What can you do if those rights are violated? Which government and community organizations can help you if your rights are violated at work? Join the Dolores Huerta Labor Institute for essential information adult students need to know! (Simulcast in Spanish)
Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 10:30AM - 11:00AM & 6:30PM- 7:00PM
For more information, visit https://laraec.org/ or Click HERE to register.
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LARAEC is sponsoring the third Los Angeles Regional Adult Education Allied Health Collaborative
Saturday, October 4th from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Location: Van de Kamp Innovation Center in Los Angeles.
This free and in-person event is open to allied health teachers, faculty, directors, administrators, and program developers from throughout Southern California. The Allied Health Collaborative is designed to be a day of networking, sharing, collaboration, and discussing problems of practice. Lunch will be provided, and the day will include:
- panel discussion on measuring student success: How do we track program data and student outcomes to support ongoing program development?
- breakout hot topic sessions: connecting to clinical sites, setting up agreements, and maintaining partnerships; onboarding students-costs and meeting students needs financially; creating pre-allied health pathways, and much more
- opportunities to talk with key allied healthcare exhibitors
- dedicated time to meet and collaborate with other allied health practitioners
For more information visit: https://laraec.org/ or Click HERE to register.
Questions about LARAEC events? Contact Justin or Michele
Justin (jmg05591@lausd.net)
Michele (michele.stiehl@lausd.net)
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Canvas Training 101-An Insider's Guide: From Set up Success to Boosting Persistence and Engagement
Join OTAN on Saturday, September 6th from 9:00am-12:00pm. This virtual training is designed to help adult education teachers and staff build confidence using Canvas for daily instruction and communication. Participants will learn how to:
- Set up and customize a Canvas course
- Create and organize course materials
- Communicate with students
- Design learning modules that support engagement and persistence
Looking for more support? LARAEC member-district personnel can join the training in person at Burbank Adult School where staff will be available to provide on-site tech support, assist with zoom access, and help in navigating Canvas during the session!
For more information and to register:
https://caadultedtraining.org/OTAN/344?Type=10
If you plan to attend in person at Burbank, please also RSVP here: https://forms.gle/v4BzNVq7geRTKJFo6
| | Upcoming CAEP Professional Learning Events | | |
Virtual Offerings
Overview: TOPSpro Enterprise (TE)
August 28, 2025 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Register today!
TE Portals
October 16, 2025 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Register today!
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Consortium Directors' Peer Learning Circle (PLC)
The Consortium Directors' Peer Learning Circles serve as a specialized forum for Consortium Leads, Co-Leads, Managers, and Directors. This platform offers a unique space to engage in discussions on challenges, queries, and distinctive scenarios frequently experienced by Consortium Leads, who often navigate the complexities of both the Community College noncredit system and the K12 system. It provides an invaluable opportunity for leads from across California to exchange ideas, find thought partners, and disseminate strategies and best practices, thereby fostering excellence throughout the state.
Please use this form to express areas of interest for future PLC's.
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Directors' Corner | Discussion
The Directors' Corner serves as an online platform designed to promote the exchange of ideas and facilitate access to colleagues throughout the state. Additionally, the Canvas Course is a repository of consolidated resources for Consortium Leads/Directors. This platform aims to foster a robust networking environment, allowing for the seamless sharing of queries, resources, and insights on various scenarios among directors throughout the State.
Consortium Leads will be granted access. If you do not have access, please email tap@caladulted.org
Discussion Board
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