RD170 - Annual Progress Report of the Department of Education on the Effect of the Aging Population on State Agencies


Executive Summary:
This report describes the impact that older Virginians have upon services provided by the Department of Education and the public school system in Virginia. The report includes a description of programs available in local school divisions that are provided to citizens who are older than compulsory school age. The age-specific data collected by the Department of Education on these programs is limited to the category of "age 60 and above." The programs are available to persons age 65 and older; however the exact number of participants over the age of 65 cannot be determined.

Included in the report is information and enrollment data on the following programs that are available to Virginia's citizens age 60 and older:

Adult Basic Education (ABE)
Adult Secondary Education (ASE)
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Adult High School Diploma Program
External Diploma Program (EDP)
General Achievement Diploma (GAD)
Community Based Literacy Organizations (CBLO)
Race to GED Program
Veteran Honorary High School Diploma Program

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.

For additional information, please contact Ms. Anne D. Wescott, Assistant Superintendent for Policy and Communications, Virginia Department of Education, P.O. Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218-2120; telephone: 804/ 225-2403; E-mail: Anne.Wescott@doe.virginia.gov