Adult Education Division

2012-2013 Goals Update

How many students

were served?

Served

Enrolled

- 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000

39,922

22,393

Grade Level Equivalency of Adult Education Students

ABE - Grade

Level 0-8.962%

ASE Grade Level 9.0-12.918%

English as a

Second Lan-

guage19%

Adult Education Centers (2012-13) – 45

Colleges/Technical Institutes – 26Public/Correctional School Districts – 19

Literacy Councils – 15

Adult Ed Staff and Volunteers

Full Time Teachers – 217Part Time Teachers – 466Volunteers - 498

Where Services are Provided

State & National GED pass

rate

581,083

7,763

401,388

6,544

2012-2013 GED StatsUS vs. Local

Tested in US Tested in AR Passed in US Passed in AR

Pass Rate84%

Pass Rate69%

WAGE

Banking 6%Clerical 7%

Customer Service I 16%

Customer Service II 8%

Employability Skills 20%

Industrial 43%

Certificates Awarded: 1,155

Rank in the top 10 in the nation in the

percentage of students passing the GED® test.

Implement Microsoft IT Academy Certification in adult education centers.

Gain additional funding to support adult education centers.

Goals

Ensure the Standards of a Quality Adult

Education Program are implemented across the state.

Ensure grant funds are administered in accordance with applicable State and Federal laws.

Goals

Increased professional development trainings by 28%

Marketing: Radio and TV show appearances, Promotional Video and Newspaper write-ups

44 adult education programs offer Microsoft IT Academy certification to students

Received funds from Senators English and Chesterfield to offset the cost of the GED test

Accomplishments

100% Site Visit and Program Review Rate

84 AE staff completed Career Development Facilitator training

44 Adult Education Programs currently (5 fewer than the year prior)

Conducted 10 financial audit reviews to be in compliance with federal and state laws

Accomplishments

Received $970,974 for meeting 2012-13 performance

measures (split with AR Works program)

Used funds to hire 6 Adult Education Career Coaches

17 adult education centers, covering approximately 30 counties, currently being served by career coaches.

Workforce Incentive Grant (WIA) Award

Designed to provide students returning to school to obtain their GED® the opportunity

to earn postsecondary credentials in high-demand occupations through dual enrollment.

The four (4) colleges & adult education programs selected:

ASU-Beebe: Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Welding.

College of the Ouachitas: Medical Office Assistant and Computer Information Systems.

Cossatot Community College: Cosmetology and Welding.

Mid-South Community College: Machining and Welding.

Accelerating Opportunity

Provided professional training and

development to adult education and literacy council directors.

Programs selected goals for their center to report each week to the state office.

Programs report red, yellow, or green each week.

Covey Training

Wildly Important Goals (WIGs)• Increase statewide customer satisfaction by 20%

from October 1, 2013 to March 1, 2014• Increase statewide educational gains from 22% to

43% by April 2014

Pretty Important Goals (PIGs)• Increase statewide enrollment by 13% over last

year’s from 22,516 to 25,443 by June 30, 2014• Increase statewide the number of contact hours of

students from 1,511,390.71 to 1,662,529.78 by June 30, 2014

The End