April 1999
3.0 Description of Adult Education and Literacy Activities
3.1 Description of Allowable Activities
Local activities supported with funds provided by this Title shall include programs that provide services or instruction in all of the following categories:
(1) Adult Education and Literacy Services
May include workplace literacy services as defined in Sec. 203(18) of the Act as "literacy services that are offered for the purpose of improving the productivity of the workforce through the improvement of literacy skills".
The range and scope of local literacy activities will extend from the begiCtrl-Entering level through the secondary equivalency level. Activities beyond the secondary academic equivalence level and those that are offered for the purposes of teaching specific occupational, vocational, and technical job skills are beyond the scope of this Title and are not authorized.
The content of adult education and literacy services shall include basic academic literacy skills that include the ability to read, write, and speak in English, compute, and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job, in the family of the individual, and in society.
To the extent possible, instruction will be offered in the context of practical life situations encountered by participants including those areas identified in the Equipped for the Future model of work, family, and community participation.
(1) Family Literacy Services
Local family literacy services and related activities will be plaCtrl-Entered and offered to provide sufficient intensity and duration of time in order to make sustainable changes in a family that integrate the following:
a. interactive literacy activities between parents and their children;
b. training for parents regarding how to be the primary teacher for their children and full partners in their children's education;
c. parent literacy training that leads to economic self-sufficiency; and;
d. age appropriate education to prepare children for success in school and life experiences.
Family literacy services will be plaCtrl-Entered and conducted by agencies receiving funds from this Title as well as their partner agencies and organizations. Partners involved in co-sponsoring family literacy services will operate from a written plan designed to coCtrl-Enterect related activities and to provide learning experiences of sufficient intensity to change intergenerational patterns associated with low levels of literacy. Co-location of services may facilitate service integration but other service delivery models may be acceptable.
(2) English Literacy Program
Local programs of instruction will be designed to help individuals of limited English proficiency achieve competence in the use of the English language from begiCtrl-Entering through advanced levels of English as a Second Language performance levels. Applications from local service providers shall be expected to document a demonstrated need for English literacy programs in the proposed service communities.
3.2 Relationship to State Strategic PlaCtrl-Entering
The development of this State Transitional Plan has taken into account multiple plaCtrl-Entering and development processes already under way in the state including those dealing with the establishment of State strategic plaCtrl-Entering goals, objectives, activities, and intended outcomes. Evaluation of these against topical areas required by the Act for State Plan for Adult Education and Family Literacy revealed a high level of relationship and compatibility.
Appendix B is included to help illustrate the correlation of these elements and to provide more detail of the state plaCtrl-Entering process.
3.3 Special Rule (governing use of funds for Family Literacy)
In awarding a grant or contract under authority of Section 231 of this Title, the state shall not use any funds made available under this Title for the purpose of supporting programs, services, or activities for individuals not eligible to be served with such funds except when such programs, services, and activities are related to family literacy services. When providing family literacy services under this Title, the state shall attempt to coordinate with programs and services that are not assisted under this Title prior to using funds for adult education and literacy activities under this Title for activities other than adult education activities.
Other programs and services not assisted under this Title with which coordination is plaCtrl-Entered for purposes of plaCtrl-Entering and conducting family literacy services includes, but is not be limited to, Even Start, Head Start, Ohio Family and Children First, the Ohio Literacy Initiative, Community Action Agencies, Ohio Works First, and Title I ESEA.
3.4 New Organizational Arrangements
During the plaCtrl-Entering period for the full State Plan, it is anticipated that the
following changes at the state and local levels will be considered:
(1) Relationship to Ohio One-Stop Employment and Training Centers
All twenty-five currently established One-Stop Centers in the state are supported by programs, services, and activities authorized by adult education and literacy funds. Those relationships will become more formalized through the designation of local representatives of adult education and literacy services to serve on local and state workforce development boards and through the use of formal Memorandums of Understanding that articulate joint plaCtrl-Entering and coordination plans. Such memorandums are expected to include provisions for reporting against estimated levels of performance for eligible providers funded by this Title as well as other related programs and services.
(2) State Leadership Activities
In order to support the development of leadership skills needed for effective plaCtrl-Entering and administration of more integrated program services and activities authorized by Workforce Investment Act programs, cross program training activities, using such models as "For the Common Good," will continue to be made available to state and local program persoCtrl-Enterel. It is anticipated that the cost of plaCtrl-Entering, conducting, and evaluating such training will be a shared responsibility among programs benefiting from such training.
(3) Interagency Implementation Team
The State Director of Adult Education has been appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to help represent the Ohio Department of Education's Division of Vocational and Adult Education on an Interagency Implementation Team for the Workforce Investment Act.
At the first meeting of the interagency team on March 26, 1999, six potential work teams were identified that included: establishing eligible provider list, consumer reports, state plaCtrl-Entering process, one-stop evolution and service delivery, state board formation, and local area designation.
It is expected that the State Superintendent of Public Instruction will be appointed by the Governor to serve on the new State Workforce Investment Board when it is established.
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