1. Accelerating Opportunity – October 16, 2013 Jennifer K. Foster Associate Vice President for Adult Education and Workforce Development

2.  Policy Lever One:  Include ABE student measures/momentum points in state’s performance based funding  Policy Lever Two:  Financial Aid and Support Services for Adult Ed Students enrolled in the I-CAPS model  Policy Lever Three:  Employer Engagement and Partnership Support

3. “The Original Eight”  City College of Chicago – Daley College, College of Lake County, Danville Area College, Elgin Community College, Lake Land College, Lewis and Clark Community College, Lincoln Land Community College, and McHenry County College. Expansion (Affiliate Cohort 1)  Parkland College, Black Hawk College, Illinois Central College, Kishwaukee College Expansion (Affiliate Cohort 2)  Kaskaskia College, College of DuPage, South Suburban, Heartland Community College, Prairie State College, Rock Valley College

4.  Professional Development  Transitions Academy  Building a variety of Professional Development Opportunities  Focus  Site Visits to “the original eight”  Braided Funding CTE and AE Funding State Map Grant IL Opportunity Grant  Continue to scale college participation  Strategic Plan for Workforce Education  Adult Education  Career and Technical Education  Business and Industry  Community Education