Located in:
- Program-specific Requirements for Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ProgramsThe Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the following as it pertains to Adult Education and Literacy programs under title II, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA).
c. Corrections Education and Other Education of Institutionalized Individuals
Describe how the State will establish and operate programs under section 225 of WIOA for corrections education and education of other institutionalized individuals, including how it will fund, in accordance with the requirements of title II, subtitle C, any of the following academic programs for:
- Adult education and literacy activities;
- Special education, as determined by the eligible agency;
- Secondary school credit;
- Integrated education and training;
- Career pathways;
- Concurrent enrollment;
- Peer tutoring; and
- Transition to re-entry initiatives and other post release services with the goal of reducing recidivism.
Each eligible agency using funds provided under Programs for Corrections Education and Other Institutionalized Individuals to carry out a program for criminal offenders within a correctional institution must give priority to serving individuals who are likely to leave the correctional institution within 5 years of participation in the program.
Current Narrative:
Criminal Offenders in Correctional Institutions The West Virginia Office of Adult Education will ensure that the same grant announcement, application process and review process is made available to all eligible providers, including correctional education and education programs providing services to institutionalized participants. These measures will ensure that West Virginia Office of Adult Education meets requirements to provide (1) all eligible providers with direct and equitable access to apply and compete for grants or contracts under this section; and (2) the same grant or contract announcement process and application process will be used for all eligible providers in the State. See Title II Competitive Grant Process , Distribution of Funds under Funding for Core Partners in the Operational section of the plan for additional detail. Each eligible agency using funds provided under Programs for Corrections Education and Other Institutionalized Individuals to carry out a program for criminal offenders within a correctional institution must give priority to serving individuals who are likely to leave the correctional institution within 5 years of participation in the program. The West Virginia Department of Education Office of Adult Education will use no more than 10 percent of the 82.5 percent of the state grant that must be allotted to local programs for activities under Section 225. West Virginia adult education and family literacy sub-grant recipients use funds, as allowable, to provide educational programs for criminal offenders in correctional institutions and other institutionalized individuals. The Adult Education office will give priority to programs serving individuals who are likely to leave the correctional institution within five years of participation in the program. Local activities include adult basic education, workplace adult education and literacy activities, family literacy activities, and/or English language acquisition. In FY17, Corrections Education partners will also offer co-enrollment in CTE programs, where available. It is anticipated that these programs will take place, at a minimum, in State Prisons and Regional Jails