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San Mateo Federation of Teachers Local 4681 of California Federation of Teachers Representing the Teachers of San Mateo Adult School July 14, 2018 Re:  AB 2098 (McCarty and Thurmond) - Support Dear Assembly Members McCarty and Thurmond, We the teachers of CFT Local 4681 are writing to thank you for authoring  AB 2098 - the bill that establishes immigrant integration metrics. We are very much in support of it. We are teachers at San Mateo Adult School .  Most of us teach English as a Second Language.   Others teach in the GED and High School Diploma, Career Tech Education, or Fifty Plus (Older Adults) programs. Our school is part of ACCEL, the Regional Consortium providing Adult Education for the County of San Mateo. A few facts about the area we serve: As of 2010, San Mateo County ranked fourth among counties in California and eight across the nation in the concentration of foreign-born residents. Between 2000 and 2010 San Mateo County’s immigrant population incre...

From CCAE - California Council for Adult Education   Key factors to consider for AB-2098 - Adult Education Block Grant Program: Immigration Integration Key Points for CCAE Support reporting immigrant integration metrics 1.       It’s who we are 2.       We need to show effectiveness through other metrics 3.       The data is already there 4.       We don’t have to do more 5.       This is not a mandate It’s who we are California Adult Education was founded in the K12 system with a focus of integrating immigrants into California so that they could be productive members of their communities. This is one of our most distinguishable aspects and separates us as unique among the education providers in California. We need to show effectiveness through other metrics Demonstrating effectiveness through our current Adult Education Program metrics does not adequately ...

From the California Council for Adult Education : Adult Education Field Update Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Budget & AB 2098 On behalf of CCAE and CAEAA, thank you for your engagement to help move adult education forward this year. We have made tremendous strides through the budget process this year and are excited about the prospect of moving forward our first policy bill in years. More specifically, the FY 18-19 budget included a number of the key asks we included in our priorities framework including: $21.6 million to reflect a cost-of-living adjustment for 2018-19 and 2017-18 Renames the Adult Education Block Grant as the "Adult Education Program" Includes trailer bill language providing a cap on the indirect rate that may be charged to an adult school or community college at 5% or less Additionally, the Governor and Legislature included the following additional provisions: As a condition of receiving state or federal funds, adult education providers must document that they ...

It's time to contact your local legislators and Governor  Jerry Brown and advocate for including immigrant integration as part of AEBG - the Adult Ed Block Grant.  The challenges that the Trump administration have brought upon us have also brought a deeper understanding of the value of immigrants in California and the importance of supporting immigrant integration through Adult Education. Both the California Immigrant Policy Center and CCAE - the California Council of Adult Education - are advocating for this important change to happen.   Contact your local legislators and Governor Jerry Brown .  Explain to them why immigrant integration matters. Here is information from the California Immigrant Policy Center and from CCAE about advocating for including immigrant integration into AEBG.  California Immigrant Policy Center Workforce Development & Adult Education Administrative Advocacy & Budget Advocacy   CIPC is c...