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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).
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:
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. Academic programs are to consist of:
- Adult education and literacy activities;
- Special education;
- 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.
The Colorado Department of Education’s Office of Adult Education Initiatives (AEI) will reserve a percentage of the available AEFLA distribution funds (no more than 20 percent) and conduct a competition for eligible providers to submit applications for section 225 (Programs for Corrections Education and Other Institutionalized Individuals) funds; to apply to provide these services, the applicants will complete standard required sections of an application that applicants for any services must complete, as well as an additional section, worth rubric points, that speaks specifically to section 225 services. Content that applicants must write to includes describing the proposed academic program, how the applicant proposes to ensure priority delivery to individuals who are likely to leave the correctional institution within five years of participation in the program, and how funds will be used to for educational counseling or case work to support incarcerated individuals' transition to re-entry and other post-release services.
The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Office of Adult Education Initiatives (AEI) will ensure direct and equitable access to grants and contracts and will use the same grant or contract process for section 225 funds for all eligible providers in the state. All applicants follow a detailed request for proposal, and each proposal is evaluated by a team of trained reviewers after proving demonstrated effectiveness. AEI will conduct desk, virtual and on-site monitoring as needed and in accordance with materials approved by the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education.