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Got concerns about the MOE and funding?  Debra Jones says, "Your voices matter and your perspectives are important especially during this time." "Use the AB86 inbox ," she advises, to communicate your questions and concerns to the Department of Education and the Chancellor's Office. You can hear all this on the March 20th AB86 Technical Webinar at about 10 minutes in. To hear this section and more, go to the AB86 Technical Webinar page and click on "Listen to the Recording."  March 20, 2015 AB 86 Planning Fund Extension - Download the Presentation: PDF  |  PPTX - Listen to the Recording Here is my transcription of the section in which Debra Jones advises emailing AB86 your questions and concerns: ...urgency for the state to determine what the MOE is to prepare and determine the funding formula. We don’t want there to be a gap between planning funding and implementation funding. So we’ve done a couple of things. We’ve extended...

Tuesday, March 24th at 9 am in Room 444 in the State Capitol building, Assembly Budget Sub Committee 2 (Education Finance) will meet to look at the money aspect of Adult Education. Needless to say, that's important. Committee Members are: Assembly Member Kevin McCarty , Chair AM  Rocky Chavez - Rep           AM Chavez was at the Jan 29th, 2014 Oversight Hearing on Adult Ed and spoke about the need not to ask schools to do too much all at once as we move through these many reforms in Public Ed. AM  Young O. Kim - Rep          AM Kim represents an area that includes the North Orange County Regional Consortia        AM  Patrick O' Donnell - Dem      AM O' Donnell taught school for 20 years. "A firm believer in ensuring access to career technical education and vocational opportunities, he helped establish an afterschool di...

"Trailer Bill Language is the implementing language of the California State Budget Bill. On this webpage , you can find the Regular Session and Special Session Trailer Bill Language for this year's Governor's Budget." Here is the Adult Education Block Trailer Bill language : Hit the link to see it... An act to add Article 9 (commencing with Section 84900) to Chapter 5 of Part 50 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to adult education. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1.   Article 9 (commencing with Section 84900) is added to Chapter 5 of Part 50 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: Article 9.  Adult Education Block Grant Program 84900.   The Adult Education Block Grant program is hereby established. 84901.   For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply, unless otherwise specified: (a) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. (b) “Co...

The video of Wednesday's Joint Legislative Informational Hearing on Adult Education: Moving Forward is available on The California Channel.   Click here to go right to the video . This was an informational hearing. In other words, no one voted on anything. It was a sort of check-in on the whole AB86 process.  Folks checked in to report what is happening in the whole mighty, messy, complicated everyone come together under the big tent Regional Consortia Creation Game.  The legislature needs to know what is happening and how things are going and whether or not people are being served or will be served or won't be served because the Legislature will be voting on these matters in future when it votes on a budget.  I highly recommend that you watch or listen to it as you chop vegetables, fold laundry, flea-comb your cat, or perform some similar task which enables you to listen while you work. It is a long, meaty hearing full of information about what is hap...

First... wait a minute... wasn't this not supposed to happen anymore? What about the Maintenance of Effort Clause? Or... if the MOE Clause is ending... what about the Maintenance of Capacity thing? And what does that mean, anyway?  Does it mean that so long as a Regional Consortia is maintaining capacity, it doesn't matter who provides the Adult Education? Which means that Adult Schools can be closed again? We need to know because, indeed, it is happening again.  Acalanes School District Approves Layoffs As It Grapples With Budget Deficit   San Jose Mercury News, March 6, 2015  Acalanes Adult School Graduation "In a bid to slash a projected $5.4 million deficit this year, Acalanes Union High School District leaders have agreed to layoffs that spell the end of a 70-year-old adult education program." "Governing board members and student board member Sean McFeely voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve the layoffs of eight full-time staff memb...

The 2015 Legislative Report is out. The 2015 AB86 Legislative report has been submitted to the Legislature.  The report was jointly developed by the California Department of Education and the California Community College Chancellor's Office. The planning process brought two systems together to assess what we do well and to identify gaps. The report summarizes this work completed across the State by the 70 Adult Education Regional Consortia during the AB86 planning process. Read it here .

Protesters for adult education yell out against education cuts along with several other groups outside of the LAUSD's downtown Los Angeles headquarters. Photo Credit:  Barbara Davidson, LA Times Many in and out of LA say, "So goes LA, so goes everywhere." Is that true?  I'd say, "Yes, no, and sometimes." I'd also say, "It's always good to KNOW what is happening in Los Angeles." It's a big city with a huge Adult School, a huge immigrant population, a huge need for Adult Education, and a long, complicated, and painful history where all those things are concerned. So here's the latest about what's happening in regards to Adult Education in Los Angeles: "LA School District Grapples with Budget Cuts."   Los Angeles Times Feb 9, 2015 - Protesters for adult education yell out against education cuts along with several other groups outside of the LAUSD's downtown Los Angeles  ... "LAUSD Board Votes To Send 609 Emplo...

CCAE Leg Day Talking Points   (Leg Day is Tues, March 24th) In the coming weeks leading up to Leg Day at the Capitol, we urge you to familiarize yourself with the following key talking points related to the Governor's FY 15-16 Budget proposal. This time is a great time to ensure all members are properly educated as we move through the legislative budget process and ultimately to a vote of the full Legislature in June. As we've discussed previously, there are over 35 new members to quickly educate and catch up to speed on our issues and budget priorities. Key Issues A Dedicated, Stable Funding Structure for K-12 Adult Schools upport for a Transition Year - Maintain Current K-12 Capacity Utilizing Existing State Fiscal Infrastructures to Apportion Funding AB 86 Plans Inform & Drive Funding The focus of your meetings should be as follows:   Educate them on who you are (K12 Adult School) and how you contribute to their district and constituents Provide brief history on funding...

As we move deeper into budget discussions, it might be helpful to have a collection of links, definitions, etc. where all this money stuff is concerned.  So here we go... Governor Brown's Budget Proposal.   Adult Ed is mentioned in the K-12, Higher Ed, and Investing in California's Workforce sections. Trailer Bill Language for Adult Ed Block Grant An act to add Article 9 (commencing with Section 84900) to Chapter 5 of Part 50 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to adult education An explanation of Fund 11 (CDE link below). Adult Ed funds to districts run through Fund 11, separate from the general fund. http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/ac/co/adultedanddm072011.asp Trailer Bill language  - the implementation language of the California State Budget Bill. CCAE Talking Points for CCAE Leg Day  (March 24, 2015) These provide clear and helpful information about the Allotment Board proposal, Maintenance of Effort/Capacity, etc. Maintenance of Capacity vs Mainten...