Tomorrow! Lunch with LARAEC 

CASAS’ CAEP Accountability for 2022-23 NEW Webinar on December 14th and Face-to-Face Training Coming to San Bernardino Valley

OTAN’s Technology and Distance Learning Symposium Call for Proposal Open Until December 19th

WestEd’s Adult Education: Gateway to College and Living Wage Employment

COABE Digital Equity Survey 

Golden State Education and Training Grant (GSETG) Program 

Grab your lunch and join Michele and Justin as they continue their series on marketing for adult education. On December 8th and 15th, we welcome Pierre Giamatti, Performance and Analytics Advisor, and Josh Borja, Social Media Assistant, for LAUSD's Division of Adult and Career Education as they do a deep dive on adult education marketing. Join them on December 8th for School Website Essentials: Attracting and Converting Potential Students as they discuss necessary school website features to convert potential students to actual students. On December 15th, they're back with Leveraging Social Media to Increase Enrollment and Engagement. They'll focus on exploring ways to utilize social media to create an image or brand for your school, and how to leverage our web presence to highlight the value of adult education. 

Grab your lunch and join us from 12:30 - 1:30pm on Thursday, December 8th and 15th. 

The zoom link can be found at http://laraec.org/lunchwithLARAEC/ 

If you missed Celina Shands excellent presentation Developing Highly Effective Marketing Messages for Targeted Recruitment on November 10th, you can find the recordings here: http://laraec.org/lunchwithLARAEC/  

If you would like to submit a proposal for future lineups, please also visit the Lunch with LARAEC page.   

See you on Thursday!

CASAS’ CAEP Accountability for 2022-23 NEW Webinar and Face-to-Face Training

Were you unable to attend Jay's workshop in-person? If so, you are in luck! Jay is facilitating a webinar on CAEP Accountability for 2022-23. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Register to attend using the link below. 

During the webinar and face-to-face training, Jay will provide an overview of quarterly and end of year CAEP data collection requirements, and steps for intake, update, and follow up reporting. During the training, new requirements will be identified and a review of existing guidelines for CAEP reporting, including initiatives at the federal level that may impact state reporting. Updates of CAEP reports and other tools that are available in TOPSpro Enterprise will be provided. State and federal level guidelines that affect CAEP data collection will be identified, and guidance to implement them at the local level will be provided. Lastly, practices for student enrollment, participation, and assessment implementation will be identified to ensure agency compliance and promote student success.

If you are going to be in the San Bernardino Valley area, register to attend the upcoming face-to-face training:

San Bernardino Valley College: February 15, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

OTAN’s Technology and Distance Learning Symposium Call for Proposals Open Until December 19th

March 3 and 4, 2023 (in-person and online event)

The Call for Proposals is open! Please consider submitting a proposal to share your expertise and perspective with others! The deadline to submit is Monday, December 19.

The Technology and Distance Learning Symposium is OTAN’s annual conference with dynamic, hands-on presentations and lively discussions that show participants how to integrate technology to enhance the learner experience, extend the classroom to learners through blended and distance learning, and help adult education programs be more effective and efficient.



TDLS is ideal for teachers, coordinators, administrators, and support staff at California adult education agencies under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, WIOA Title II — the federal grant administered by the Adult Education Office at the California Department of Education — as well as adult education staff who work at school districts, community colleges, community or faith-based organizations, volunteer literacy organizations, public or private nonprofit agencies, public libraries, state agencies, and correctional facilities.

WestEd’s Adult Education: Gateway to College and Living Wage Employment Training

Join your colleagues for a full-day shared exploration of your regional labor market information, nuanced demographic data, and pathway planning & mapping. All trainings are tailored to your region. 

Registration Now Open! 

• North/Far North Regional Training - Friday, January 20, 10:00am-3:00pm 
• Central/Mother Lode Regional Training - Friday, January 27, 9:00am-2:00pm 
• San Diego Regional Training - Wednesday, January 18, 9:00am - 2:00pm 
• Inland Empire/Desert Regional Training - TBD 

If you have any questions, contact Blaire Toso – [email protected] and Ayanna Smith – [email protected]. 

Topic Highlights: 

• Understanding local data to identify, inform and build pathways, including labor market, local workforce and equity needs, inverse staffing occupations across industries, such as health care and manufacturing. 
• Navigating dashboards, data sources, and partnerships to identify gaps in offerings and targeted programming to build seamless pathways. 
• Using an Opportunity Map to identify student centered transitions and goals along a pathway, including the need for bridge programs, on and offramps, concrete employment and education/training opportunities along a career pathway. 
• Identifying core components of effective sustainable pathways. 
• Full Training Description 

COABE is conducting a digital equity survey and is requesting your participation. The pandemic revealed major gaps in basic educational needs such as WiFi and device accessibility for our adult learners who are often already dealing with major barriers to achieving their education and employment goals. COABE is committed to working with legislators, foundations, and the business community to illuminate the needs of the local programs and adult learners, but we need your help to do so. Please complete this questionnaire to help them continue to make the case for funding. 

The Golden State Education and Training Grant (GSETG) Program supports Californians who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a one-time grant of $2,500 for reskilling, up-skilling, and accessing educational programs to get back into the workforce. This opportunity is open to community college noncredit and adult education students. There are specific eligibility criteria listed as it is tied to the impact that the pandemic had on the student and employment.  

The application is currently available online, however, the Chancellor’s Office is working with the CA Student Aid Commission to develop a paper application. Details on the availability of this paper application will be forthcoming. 

Explore the website to learn more about this opportunity.

CAEP Deliverable Reminders

CAEP Quarter 1 Member Expense Report

The Quarter 1 Member Expense Report will be due December 1, 2022 and certified by the consortium no later than December 31, 2022. In addition, December 31st will be the last day members can spend 2020-21 funds.

CAEP Quarter 2 Student Data

The Quarter 2 student data is due by January 31, 2022 in TOPSPro for K-12 CAEP adult education providers and WIOA-funded community college noncredit providers. Additionally, the employment and earnings follow-up survey is due on the same day, January 31, 2022.

• Dec 1: 20/21, 21/22 & 22/23 Member Expense Report Due in NOVA (Q1)
• Dec 31: 20/21, 21/22 & 22/23 Member Expense Report certified by Consortia in NOVA (Q1) *
• Jan 31: Student Data due in TOPSPro (Q2)
• Jan 31: Employment and Earnings Follow-up Survey