CAEP Deliverable Reminders

Deadlines and Deliverables

CAEP Summit 2024 Registration is OPEN!

CAEP Three-Year Plan 2025-28 Guidance Now Available

CAEP High Impact Practices

Funding Opportunity: Digital Equity Competitive Grant

2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Upcoming CAEP Professional Learning

CAEP PD for New Consortium Leads and Administrators

Registration Open

CAEP Consortium Directors' Corner

CAEP Deliverable Reminders

Deadlines and Deliverables

• Aug 15: Annual Plan for 2024-25 due in NOVA
• Sept 1: Consortium Allocation Amendment certified in NOVA
• Sept 1: Member Expenditure Report due in NOVA (Q4)
• Sept 30: Member Expenditure Reports certified by consortium in NOVA (Q4)
• Sept 30: Member 24-25 Budget and Work Plan due in NOVA
• Oct 30: 24-25 Member Budgets and Work Plans certified by consortium in NOVA
• Oct 31: Student data due in TOPSPro (Q1)
• Oct 31: Employment and Earnings Follow-Up Survey

Summit 2024 Registration is Open!

Join us in the vibrant city of Oakland for the CAEP Summit 2024! Now's your chance to secure your spot at the annual Summit; Celebrating a Decade of Progress: Shaping and Building Adult Education Together.

Scheduled to take place Monday, October 28th through October 30th, at the Oakland Marriott City Center, this two-and-a-half-day summit will immerse you in a learning experience like no other, focused on CAEP State Priorities such as Equity, Leadership, Learner Transition, and more.

Take advantage of the early registration fee of $695 before it increases to $795 after September 10, 2024. Your registration includes full access to meals, all sessions, the exhibitor corner, and exclusive networking events. We encourage you to bring your colleagues along for this enriching experience.

Hotel Oakland Marriott Reservations for Room Block rate are $229 / night.

Don’t miss out – register today for the CAEP Summit 2024!

CAEP Three-Year Plan 2025-2028 Guidance

Now Available

The CAEP Three-Year Plan 2025-28 Guidance is now available. The California Adult Education Program (CAEP) three-year planning process provides CAEP consortia and consortium members a chance to (1) collectively assess the impact of services provided over the previous period, (2) identify educational and workforce needs among adult education beneficiaries and providers in the region, and (3) define strategies to meet these needs over the coming three years. The planning process presents an opportunity to evaluate the current status of adult education and workforce services, which can promote stronger collaboration among agencies and deeper connections to students and communities. The Three-Year Plan itself becomes a tool to facilitate member engagement, accountability, and on-going planning and improvement throughout the three-year cycle.

This CAEP Three-Year Plan 2025-2028 Guidance Document provides guidance and establishes procedures to complete and submit a CAEP consortium's required Three-Year Plan using the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) NOVA online platform. Sections of this document correspond to sections of the Three-Year Plan as it appears in NOVA and describe the content that must be included in the consortium's response per California Education Code. 

Contact CAEP TAP at tap@caladulted.org if you experience any difficulty accessing the documents or have questions.

CAEP High Impact Practices

The California Community Colleges and the California Department of Education released a new report that offers specific practices to better meet adult students’ needs and close persistent equity achievement gaps.

Twelve local adult education sites (six adult schools delivered by K-12 education systems and six community colleges) from more than 400 sites were selected for this research study, Closing the Equity Gap for Adult Learners in California: 7 Promising Practices to Advance Student Outcomes. The study captured why and how student performance and employment outcomes at these 12 sites, especially for students of color, far exceeded state average metrics.

Funding Opportunity: Digital Equity Competitive Grant

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Digital Equity Competitive Grant. Applications for the Competitive Grant, the third Digital Equity Act program which aims to ensure digital equity for everyone in the U.S., are due by September 23, 2024. This investment is a crucial step towards advancing digital equity and ensuring that everyone—including adult learners—has access to the technology and digital skills necessary to thrive.

The U.S. Department of Education invites you to drive and support student completion of the 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Adult education programs play a crucial role in advancing social mobility within our higher education system. It is essential that we all actively promote FAFSA completion to support first-time attendees, currently enrolled students, and previously enrolled students who have earned some credits but have not yet obtained a credential or degree. Completing a FAFSA can unlock additional resources, making education more accessible and affordable. Completing the FAFSA places affordable postsecondary education within reach for thousands of students.

The US Department of Education is launching a FAFSA Completion Summer Outreach campaign. We hope you will join this initiative! You can use this folder of FAFSA Completion promotional resources. They are calling for a united effort to remind students to complete the FAFSA and reinforce that there is still time to access financial aid for classes this fall.

Adult education programs are key partners in this effort, given the high percentage of Pell-eligible students you serve. Please consider different ways your program could support FAFSA completion to reach current and prospective students this summer:

Conduct FAFSA promotional campaigns and completion events.

Coordinate with local and community-based organizations to host their students. Enlist current students as Summer Peer Mentors who can assist with FAFSA completion and enrollment. Engage in public outreach via social media.

Thank you for considering participating in and promoting a successful Summer FAFSA Outreach campaign.

Upcoming CAEP Professional Learning

August 15, 2024 11:00 a.m.

CAEP Fact Sheet to Inform Adult Education Planning and Continuous Improvement Part 1

August 19, 2024 10:00 a.m.

CAEP Fact Sheet to Inform Adult Education Planning and Continuous Improvement Part 2

August 29, 2024 11:00 a.m.

Teacher Portal for Teachers

August 30, 2024 10 a.m.

Reporting Student Attendance Hours for CCC Noncredit Programs

(SX05) PART 2

September 12, 2024 11:00 a.m.

Overview: TOPSpro Enterprise (TE)

September 20, 2024 9:00 a.m.

2024 PD for New Consortium Leads and Administrators

September 26-27, 2024 Day 1: 1:00 p.m./Day 2 8:30 a.m.

CAEP Consortium Directors' Event 2024

This is a 2-day event. Please know that you will be registering through this link for both days.

CAEP PD for New Consortium Leads and Administrators, September 20, 2024, Registration Open

CAEP TAP is pleased to offer a virtual event designed to equip new consortium leads and administrators with the essential skills and knowledge for optimal effectiveness in their roles. This professional development initiative aims to ensure consortia leads are aware of CAEP deliverables while providing them the tools and resources to navigate associated support. This training is targeted to consortium leads and administrators who have recently become a CAEP lead or director, with experience ranging from less than a year to up to three years.

CAEP Directors' Corner