1. Transforming Michigan’s Adult Learning Infrastructure

2. Transitions Then: Family- sustaining career with high school diploma Now: Family- sustaining career with post- secondary education Success in post-secondary education requires adults have basic skills

3. 1,690,870 Michigan Working-Age Adults (18-64) Need Improved Basic Skills, 2006 372,414 239,80041,568 38,322 839,528 123,85135,390 Percent of the total working-age adults (5,041,710): 34% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey (Public Use Microdata Samples)

4. Startling scale of need High rates of low literacy, even many with credentials Low basic skills equate to low wages 60% who want to attend a community college need basic remediation first

5. Goal Cut in half the number of Michigan workers lacking the basic skills and/or credentials needed to attain a family-sustaining job and contribute to the state’s economy.

6. Guiding Principles Collaboration Accountability Responsiveness Agility Contextualization Entrepreneurism Alignment

7. Collaboration Michigan’s policies and programs must: Unite various core competencies and capacities to achieve a common vision No one agency can meet this need alone – requires partnerships to succeed

8. Michigan’s policies and programs must: Promote shared responsibility for common outcomes Invest in the strategies necessary to collect data on program performance Use data to inform decisions about future policies and programs Accountability

9. Michigan’s policies and programs must: Promote post-secondary education as the new standard for adult learners Eagerly welcome learners at all levels with open doors and clear learning pathways Integrate program pathways and assist with navigation to move learners toward their goals Meet the needs of adult learners with non-traditional approaches Engage employers as partners Ensure adult learners have access to opportunities Responsiveness

10. Michigan’s policies and programs must: Rapidly respond to the needs of learners, employers, and communities Proactively identify new opportunities to meet diverse needs Creatively design and deliver innovative programs that equip Michigan to be successful in emerging markets Agility

11. Contextualization Michigan’s policies and programs must: Develop learners’ basic skills in the context of practical applications in the real world Develop basic skills in the context of occupational skills necessary for success at work

12. Entrepreneurism Michigan’s policies and programs must: Employ innovative thinking and approaches in program delivery Leverage various assets Foster entrepreneurial thinking and process

13. Alignment Michigan’s policies and programs must: Intentionally develop articulation agreements and standardized pathways among various institutions Strategically align funding across multiple sources to support the shared goal of improving basic skills and transitions to post-secondary education

14. Recommendations Create a unified strategic approach Engage a range of partners in service delivery Build clear connections between learning and the promise of good jobs Use accelerated and connected pathways Increase access to adult learning Make basic skills development a priority across funding Hold regional partnerships accountable for success. Engage a broad coalition in communicating urgent need.

15. Transform Michigan’s adult learning infrastructure to create a unified strategic approach to increasing basic skills and post- secondary credential attainment.

16. Engage a range of partners in service delivery to meet the diverse needs of adult learners.

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18. Use accelerated and connected pathways to help adult learners reach their goals.

19. Increase access to adult learning

20. Make basic skills development a priority within every funding source that can legally support it.

21. Hold regional partnerships accountable for success and measure outcomes at the partnership level.

22. Engage a broad coalition in communicating the urgent need to improve basic skills.

23. Service Delivery Principles Collaborative service delivery Flexible and convenient scheduling and locations Clear pathways and articulation among partners Accelerated coursework Contextualization and relevance Clear connections to employers

24. How is this different? This model hinges on true partnerships This model is about transitions. This model is about blending resources.

25. The impact of transformation Higher personal incomes Increase cumulative lifetime earnings by $1.76 trillion Higher rates of citizenship and civic engagement Increase voting rates

26. The impact of transformation Higher levels of educational achievement for future generations More students enter college after high school Higher levels of fiscal contribution Increase annual fiscal contributions by as much as $8.1 billion Higher levels of readiness for careers in the new economy We can expect job creation and economic growth

27. Next Steps Time for change is now Transformation being implemented –No Worker Left Behind demonstration grants –Capacity building –Policy change –Communications Shifting Gears

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29. Funding Distribution Changes to Section 107 Changes to WIA Title II

30. WIA Title II Changes Competitive funding A stronger focus on partnerships among providers An expectation of innovative program design that helps to meet the objectives of the state’s new adult learning strategy: –Changing how the act of learning is defined. –Making it more clear and efficient for adults to move toward their long-term goals. –Making learning more accessible. –Making learning relevant. –Making learning attractive.

31. WIA Title II Changes Funding formula changes Assessment policy

32. WIA Title II Applications Guidance on website this week All applicants must submit LOI by April 6 All applicants must attend mandatory bidders’ meetings on April 29 and 30 at the Michigan Adult Education and Training Conference in Ypsilanti Application available on website after April 20 Applications due June 1 All information at www.michigan.gov/adulteducation

33. Other Updates No Worker Left Behind Update Adult Learning Work Group Revamping Task Forces

34. Questions/Discussion

35. Questions? Please contact: Erica Nakfoor, DELEG (517) 335-0634 NakfoorE@michigan.gov