Sierra ASSETS Thanks You for Your Participation and Support!

“Sierra ASSETS” thanks you for your participation and support! These follow notes are from the breakout sessions with the sub-groups at our Sept 11, AB86 Summit. They are a “work-in-progress” and do not fully represent any final thoughts, plans, or policies, etc. Also know that each group is planning follow-up sessions to keep the dialogue on-going and relevant. We also anticipate more partners joining in the conversation that will build a brighter outlook as we strive for more support in serving adults in our regions through the joint efforts of the consortium; therefore our continuing set of notes will evolve. AB 86 – Sierra Joint Consortium Summit Meeting—ESL Breakout Session Auburn, CA Holiday Inn Thursday, September 11, 2014

Organization: Partners In English Language Learning (PIELL) Nevada County (2) What we do Well: 1:1 tutoring on low amount of money Help With: Outreach to tutors Job Prep program links

Organization: Latino Leadership Council (LLC) (2) What we do Well: Outreach, ESL Classes Help With: Child care providers, $$, Dealing with construction at Rock Creek

Organization: Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) (1) What we do Well: Adult Ed Help With: District Office justifying program, assessments, $, identifying need

Organization: Nevada Union Adult Education (NUAE) (2) What we do Well: Gather new students and staff, progressing students with no English to GED – 30 years of success Help With: Getting more information into the community about their services, classes in the evening, district only funding program for 1 more year

Organization: Placer Union High School District (PUHSD)/Placer School for Adults (PSA) (2) What we do Well: Equity and technology, distance learning Help With: Articulation and parent outreach, transition to higher level English classes at Sierra College

Organization: Sierra College (SC) (3) What we do Well: 7 levels of English – assessment and writing, reading and grammar consistency, ESL tutoring is a committed group Help With: Accelerating listening and speaking, getting the campus community to understand and appreciate ESL, outreach for evening classes due to low enrollment. Transition. Measuring success.

Organization: RJUHSD/Roseville Adult School (4) What we do Well: Strong ESL and Citizenship programs, strong presence in community, meeting student needs, GED Preparation in Spanish starting soon, Joyce and ability to get the biggest “bang for the buck” Help With: Getting more information into the community about services/classes, transition to Sierra College, Marketing – communication to population with needs; facilities Alignment: How we compare our programs/curriculum/offerings?

What does alignment mean for ESL? What level? Expectations for students Consistency of curriculum Defining skills in classes Outcomes Meeting student needs – time/place

How is curriculum aligned? How/by whom? LLC - Student input, prefer courses focusing in conversation TTUSD - From different programs – create your own – patchwork – based upon needs of employers for their employees. Seasonal work needs drive educational needs NUAE - Depends on enrollment/student driven, ever changing, 1 multi level class PIELL - 4 books—Paso y Paso, Laubach, Life Prints, Voyager), supplement materials from tutors PSA – textbook (Interchange), teacher aids, approved distance learning materials, EL Civics curriculum SC – Faculty input; textbooks, CATESOL, Materials modified from Los Rios, textbook list options, not text book driven – checklist helps with outcomes RAS – Side-by-Side series – EL Civics – CASAS – State Standards

Agreements on Alignments - CB 21 coding – across Community College system - PEL – NU – informal communication - SC – RAS – informal – have had an initial meeting. Problem for SC – many of their students are not from Roseville so don’t have the access to Adult School prior to enrollment in SC. If Adult Education is to be part of the sequence of courses, it needs to be in place throughout the state. - PSA – LLC sees little need for alignment, PSA wants more alignment, Informal between PSA and LLC.

Transitions: How to Students Move Out of Programs or Between Programs?

What does “seamless transition” look like? - SC – Curriculum alignment – guaranteed readiness – success for students - All--Direct movement to Sierra, to GED between all programs - All—There is support for transition through a bridge class - All—Programs are marketed. There is a clear flow chart of transition with web sites/cell contacts - NU--Outreach to less accessible areas - All—Support exists for students, PSA and RAS Counselor to help with: residency rules, legal status, financial aide, field trips, what’s at the HUB at SC, use Student Ambassadors (SC/AE/ - K-12 – (HS – CC) transition o ESL & SC academics have a cross over with ESL/basic skills

- Assessments Used : TOEFL, SC ESL (don’t self ID in ESL) which creates issues at assessment

- Accelerate in Context (AIC) – Robin Persiani is meeting w/AIC on November 14, 2014

Other Topics

Who is Missing? INEA—Sacramento (ck with TTUSD for more information) Sierra College Basic Skills as many ESL students need those classes Woodcreek High School EL Coordinator—(recommended by Kay at Sierra College)

Needs? Closing the gap from ESL to GED/ABE Collaboration with other programs/classes (informal/formal) Expanding connections with other agencies More Adult Education/Adult Schools in CA Communication/referrals to other programs Child care provider services More outreach with cultural community groups Students over CASAS 236 being moved to Sierra College A Bridge Class to catch students who fall “between the cracks” Sierra College to offer classes in more remote areas Support services/staff for students: Counselors, info on financial aid, ESL/ASE transition, EL Coordination between Sierra College and high schools

Connections? TTUSD and RAS—school visit and help with student assessments LLC and Val Buckingham on facilities for child care in PUHSD Sierra College needs help in their listening/speaking strand to get students to accelerate in other areas (ie: to higher level classes or certificate programs).

Next Meeting – ESL

To Discuss: Objective #5. Accelerating Student Progress

Objective #6. Professional Development

When: October 3, 2014 - 10:30am – 1:30pm Where: Auburn Who: NU, SC, RJUHSD, PUHSD, TTUSD, LLC