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2 Year Modification

Plan: Tennessee PYs 2018-2019
Combined Plan C

Section: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Program

Narrative: e. 2.

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e. 2. Describe How the State Will Use the Funds to Carry Out Permissible State Leadership Activities Under Section 223 of WIOA, if Applicable.

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2016-2017

Current Narrative:

1. The Division of Adult Education will partner with State or regional networks of literacy resource centers to provide technical assistance, program support, Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education and curriculum development as may be needed.

2. The Division of Adult Education will develop and implement a distance education program including professional development to support the use of instructional technology.

3. The Division of Adult Education will develop and disseminate curricula, including curricula incorporating the essential components of reading instruction as such components relate to adults.

4. The Division of Adult Education will develop content and models for integrated education and training and career pathways.

5. The Division of Adult Education will provide assistance to eligible providers in developing and implementing programs that achieve the objectives of this title and in measuring the progress of those programs in achieving such objectives, including meeting the State adjusted levels of performance described in Section 116(b)(3).

6. The Division of Adult Education will develop and implement a system to assist in the transition from adult education to postsecondary education, including linkages with postsecondary educational institutions or institutions of higher education.

7. The Division of Adult Education will Integrate literacy and English language instruction with occupational skill training, including promoting linkages with employers.

8. The Division of Adult Education will conduct activities to promote workplace adult education and literacy activities.

9. The Division of Adult Education will identify curriculum frameworks and align rigorous content standards that -

1. Specify what adult learners should know and be able to do in the areas of reading and language arts, mathematics, and English language acquisition; and

2. Take into consideration the following:

  • State adopted academic standards.
  • The current adult skills and literacy assessments used in the State.
  • The primary indicators of performance described in Section 116.
  • Standards and academic requirements for enrollment in non-remedial courses, for-credit courses in postsecondary educational institutions or institutions of higher education supported by the State.
  • Where appropriate, the content of occupational and industry skill standards widely used by business and industry in the State.

10. The Division of Adult Education will develop and pilot strategies for improving teacher quality and retention.

11. The Division of Adult Education will develop and implement programs and services to meet the needs of adult learners with learning disabilities or English language learners, which may include new and promising assessment tools and strategies that are based on scientifically valid research, where appropriate, and identify the needs and capture the gains of such students at the lowest achievement levels.

12. The Division of Adult Education will conduct outreach to instructors, students, and employers.

13. The Division of Adult Education will conduct other activities of statewide significance that promote the purpose of Title II of WIOA.