North Carolina Community College Adult Educators Association (NCCCAEA) Fall Conference September 26, 2013 Prison Education Program (PEP) Updates: State-Level Perspective

Page 2 Prison Education Program (PEP) State Contacts Dr. Anthony(Tony) Reggi NC Department of Public Safety Rehabilitative Programs and Services Educational Services Section Liaison to the NCCCS Tracy McPherson NC Community College System Office Programs and Student Services Division Workforce Continuing Education Section Public Safety Training Team Resources: (Scroll down to section heading “Captive & Co-opted”)

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General Statutes G.S. 115D ‑ 5 c and c1 State Board Code 1D SBCCC INSTRUCTION TO CAPTIVE OR CO-OPTED GROUPS

Page 7 Prison Education Program (PEP) Logistics PEP Funding and Approval Process(es) State Prison Priorities Agreement to pay tuition/fees with PEP funds State Board Approval PEP Memos Joint Annual Plans/Validation Forms PEP Points of Contact Start-Up Funds (Instructor Costs) $50,000 Small College Funds Expansion/Start-Up Funds

PEP State-Level Validation Form

Page 9 High School Equivalency/GED Changes to the GED/Impact on Prison Ed Program Change in Ownership/Increase in Fee Computerized Testing/Paper-Based Waiver Testing Centers New Version of GED RFP Funding Challenges (testing fee exemption for inmates ends December 31, 2013) Discussions About Adult High School Youth Facilities vs Adult Facilities Foothills, Morrison, Polk, NCCCW

Page 10 HRD and CBI Human Resources Development (HRD) Offender-Specific HRD Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CBI) Thinking for a Change versus “generic” CBI CBI Instructor Training (Version 3.1) HRD Training Academy December 10 – 13, 2013 Greensboro Downtown Marriott

Page 11 Third-Party Endorsements Career Readiness Certification (CRC) WIN Training Materials PEP funding for assessment fees Apprenticeships/Inmate Work Assignments Inmate Construction Program (ICP) Correction Enterprises

Page 12 Miscellaneous VERA Pathways Prison Grant Mayland, Stanly, Pamlico, AB Tech (CPCC, Pitt, AB Tech) Justice Reinvestment Juvenile Justice

Page 13 NCDPS Division of Juvenile Justice Youth Development Centers C. A. Dillon Youth Development Center Butner, N.C. Chatham Youth Development Center SilerCity, N.C. Dobbs Youth Development Center Lenoir Complex Kinston, N.C Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center Concord, N.C.

Distribution List Page 14 CC Distribution List  Basic Law Enforcement Training  Basic Skills Director  Code Enforcement Training  Community Services Directors  Continuing Education Officers  Continuing Education Registrars  CRC Administrators  Criminal Justice Training  Customized Training Directors  Emergency Management Training  EMS Training  Fire Rescue Training  Human Resources Development  Small Business Center Network There are two methods that the System Office uses to communicate information to the community colleges. Below are the instructions for adding staff to these lists.  CC Distribution List This list is populated at the local level; not at the System Office. Each college determines who and how many staff can be on the list. Additionally, the local level is responsible for updating, adding, and/or deleting names. Please contact your local college IT administrator for further instructions.  Program-Specific Primary Contact These list are populated at the System Office. The primary contact person identified on this list will be notified if specific college information is needed. This list will be populated with only one name per college. We rely on the college to inform us when we need to update these list.