Committee Description:

The Continuing Education 231 committee overseas the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Title II: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Federal Grant awarded to the ABE/ESL/ASE programs on a yearly basis. This grant funds coordination of the ABE, ESL, and ASE programs, including placement and orientation of students, hiring and selection of new faculty, faculty staff development activities, assessment and collection of data, instructional activities, and purchasing of instructional materials.

Chair:

  • Elected by committee – Two-year term.

Committee Membership:

  • Administration: Dean, English as a Second Language (ESL);
  • Faculty: ESL Program ;
  • ABE/HS Program Chair;
  • ESL Assistant Chairs;
  • EL Civics, CBET, VESL/Technology, Citizenship;
  • Classified: Administrative Technician for 321 Grant

Committee Goals/Issues:

  • Write the application for funds on a yearly basis.
  • Plan for and allocate funds for carrying out adult education and literacy activities in ESL, ABE, and ASE programs based on program needs assessments
  • Implement required program components, e.g. competency based system of instruction, placement and orientation, pre and post assessment, data collection, technology plan, etc.
  • Plan for and facilitate staff development activities for ABE, ESL, and ASE faculty and staff
  • Monitor 231 grant expenditures
  • Supervise collection of assessment data and disseminate regular reports
  • Coordinate activities of instructional support staff, e.g. instructional assistants

Committee Procedures:

The committee shall meet every month or more frequently as needed to coordinate ABE/ESL/ASE program activities and projects funded by the WIA 231 GRANT. The committee chair facilitates the meeting and publishes the minutes and action items after each meeting. Once a year in May or June, the committee meets all day at a retreat to identify goals for the upcoming year.

Committee Calendar:

Meetings are held monthly. An annual retreat is held in May or June. Meetings are generally held on the 3rd or 4th Thursday or Friday of each month. Meeting minutes will be posted. Meeting agendas and minutes will be posted on the Continuing Education web page at http://gov.sdce.edu/.

Standing Sub-Committees:

  • Learner Persistence Committee;
  • ESL Textbook Committee;
  • ABE/ASE Department meetings;
  • VESL/ Technology Committee;
  • Citizenship Committee;
  • and ESL Lab Networking Committee