1. Educational Attainment Part II New Requirement The percentage of working-age(18- 64) adults in a community without a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma (e.g., GED®)

2. Educational Attainment Part II New Requirement Present a plan to reduce the percentage of working age adults (18-64) in your county without a high school diploma or high school equivalency (e.g., GED)  3% points in three years  5% points in five years

3. Educational Attainment “Adult illiteracy is a fundamental barrier to every major challenge facing Kentucky, including early childhood education, education reform, economic development, and improving the health and well-being of Kentucky’s families and communities.” The Adult Education Act of 2000

4. Educational Attainment 410,000 adults (18-64) without a high school diploma or GED® (American Community Survey (2006-2010)  Public Policy Issue  Affects Economic Development  Affects ability to attend and become successful in Postsecondary Education  Affects childhood development and school success

5. Educational Attainment At the current rate, employers in 2025 will need about 23 million more degree holders than our nation’s colleges and universities will have produced. Approximately 2/3 of the nation’s college completion goal will come from non- traditional students entering and staying in the pipeline.

6. Educational Attainment 3 billion people reported to Gallup they want a job that pays a living wage. Only 1.2 million jobs in the world currently fit that description. As the foreign workforce becomes more educated, competition for jobs will be fierce.

7. Educational Attainment By 2018, 54% of all jobs in Kentucky will require some level of postsecondary education. Between now and 2018, Kentucky will need to fill 617,000 vacancies resulting from job creation, worker retirements and other factors. Of these job vacancies, 330,000 will require postsecondary credentials. -Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University, 2010

9. Educational Attainment Developing the plan  Look at your current population www.kyae.ky.org  Team planning  Discuss strategies to reduce the population  Discuss processes and local policies which need to be implemented or changed  Assimilate strategies into a plausible plan

10. Educational Attainment David Walters Director, Program Administration Kentucky Adult Education Council on Postsecondary Education 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 250 Frankfort, KY 40601 Office: 502-573-5114, ext 122 Fax: 502-573-5436 David.walters@ky.gov