RD92 - Adult Education Annual Performance Report -- 2005


Executive Summary:
The Office of Adult Education and Literacy (OAEL), located in the Virginia Department of Education, Division of Instruction, provides leadership and oversight to adult education programs and services in Virginia, including Adult Basic Education (ABE), Adult Secondary Education (ASE), and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). Although the Code of Virginia places the responsibility for adult education with Virginia’s 134 local school divisions, services are delivered through a partnership of public and community-based providers that includes local school boards; community colleges; not-for-profit and faith-based literacy groups; employers; state, local and regional correctional facilities; and state institutions.

OAEL manages federal and state funds allocated for these programs. This report describes progress made in reaching programmatic goals established for providers who utilize federal and state resources to augment other public or private funds to conduct adult education programs. Virginia’s programs have been successful in meeting the goal of continuous improvement as prescribed by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). In FY 2004, OAEL was eligible for incentive funds by successfully meeting the targets established by the National Reporting System (NRS) methodology; however, incentive funds were not awarded because WIA Title I, administered by the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), did not meet its targets.

The FY04 data indicate that progress is being made to meet the goals cooperatively established by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). This report presents evidence of the following accomplishments:

• Eleven thousand five hundred forty-five (11,545) students completed their educational functioning levels, and another 6,887 completed their levels and advanced one or more levels.

• Virginia programs exceeded target performance levels in 9 out of 11 educational functioning levels: ABE Beginning Literacy, ABE Beginning Basic Education, ABE Intermediate Low, ABE Intermediate High, ASE Low, ESL Beginning Literacy, Beginning ESL, ESL Intermediate Low and ESL Intermediate High.

• Ten thousand seven hundred fifty-four (10,754) students earned their GED credentials.

• Ninety-eight percent (98 percent) of students exiting the External Diploma Program attained their credentials.

• Ninety-eight percent (98 percent) of students exiting high school diploma programs attained their credentials.

• Eighty-two percent (82 percent) of students exiting GED Certificate programs attained credentials.