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- Program-specific Requirements for Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Programs
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the following as it pertains to adult education and literacy programs and activities under title II of WIOA, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA).
e. 1. Describe how the State will use the funds to carry out the required State Leadership activities under section 223 of WIOA
Current Narrative:
The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity – Workforce Development (LEO-WD) will utilize State Leadership funds to carry out the activities required in Section 223 as follows:
- Alignment of adult education services with core programs. In recent years, LEO-WD has worked with the Michigan Works! Association and the Michigan Association of Community and Adult Education to offer joint professional development opportunities for both adult education providers and Michigan Works! staff around integrated education and training as well as the addition of an adult education strand at the annual Michigan Works! Conference. WD will continue to identify options for shared professional development for all core partners to facilitate regional discussions, developing strategies, leveraging resources, and sharing best practices.
- Establishment of a high-quality professional development system. WD has secured two vendors to increase the capacity of its existing professional development system. The Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) has been contracted to assist with planning and logistic support for the annual Michigan Adult Education and Training Conference and the regional Fall and Spring Institutes. Education Data Systems, Inc (EDSI) has been contracted to assist with planning and delivery of the professional development offerings. The WD will complement face-to-face training with webinars, online resources, and toolkits, as appropriate. Topics for training will be based on a survey of local program needs that was administered in November of 2019, as well as areas of lowest performance statewide and new required activities or policies as applicable. The WD will ensure adequate professional development offerings for all staff, including administrators, teachers, counselors, and support personnel.
- Technical assistance. The WD will provide technical assistance regionally to inform and train the field on their role as One-Stop partners, current adult education policies and procedures, and entry of participant data into the Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS). Best and promising practices will be shared with the field and core partners via webinars and the WD Adult Education website.
- Monitoring and evaluation. The WD will continue to monitor and evaluate all programs annually through desk audits, and up to 10% of programs through targeted onsite monitoring visits.