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April 1999

8.1 Description of Strategies

For the purposes of the State Transitional Plan for Adult Education and Family Literacy, the following describes how the State will develop service strategies for selected populations. Further development of these strategies and further implementation is plaCtrl-Entered to be included as a part of the full State Plan for this Title for the July 2000 - June 2004 period.

(1) Low-Income Students

a. continue to include Community Action Agencies (CAA) and designated local workforce investment areas on fund availability aCtrl-Enterouncements and encourage the expansion of existing service collaboratives with established adult education and literacy providers in their respective service communities;

b. secure data from state CAA program and related employment and economic development services that better identifies the extent and distribution of poverty populations in the state and respective counties;

c. consider including a poverty index factor into regional allocations and individual funding determinations along with performance outcomes of individual programs that effectively reach and serve low-income individuals and families.

(2) Individuals with Disabilities

a. continue additional training for programs and persoCtrl-Enterel on methods for serving adults with identified learning disabilities;

b. establish more formal joint plaCtrl-Entering and coordination relationship with other organizations with knowledge and expertise in serving adults with disabilities, including the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, a required service partner under authority of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;

(3) Single Parents and Displaced Homemakers

a. continuation of existing, and expansion of additional, communities with access to GED on TV programs in the state with additional support for participants from establish adult education and literacy programs operating in the vicinity of the broadcasts and viewers;

b. investigate the feasibility of the use of the Internet for home instructional purposes with support from community programs.

c. Establish a more direct joint plaCtrl-Entering and coordination relationship with adult vocational and higher education programs servicing single parents and displaced homemakers.

(4) Other Individuals with Barriers to Participation
a. use of co-location of adult education and literacy services with other services offered that have related goals and purposes including, but not limited to local vocational rehabilitation services, and institutions serving the disabled.

With respect to improving identification of all service populations, the Ohio Department of Education will engage in joint research and plaCtrl-Entering activities with other partner programs that also serve these same groups. Such programs include, but may not be limited to, WIA Title 1 - the State Workforce Investment System, Employment Services, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Ohio Works First, and Postsecondary Adult Vocational Education.

At the local Workforce Investment Board level, Adult Education and Literacy providers will be represented on local boards and participate directly in the development of local area plans, including joint identification of selected common target populations. Local Adult Education and Literacy providers will also continue to participate as a direct service partner in all designated One-Stop Employment and Training Systems in Ohio.