Leadership magazine Nov/Dec 2015 V45 No 2 | Page 13

succeed academically in school; 5) Programs
for adults with disabilities; 6) Programs in
CTE that are short term in nature and have
high employment potential; and 7) Programs
offering pre-apprenticeship training activities conducted in coordination with one or
more apprenticeship programs approved by
the Division of Apprenticeship Standards for
the occupation and geographic area.
The delivery of any of these AEBG programs should be of great interest to all
school districts, especially those that have
developed Full-Service Community School
models that emphasize provision of supportive services on school campuses. The
mantra for AEBG is collaboration – community colleges, CBOs, libraries and school
districts all providing their services for supporting learning of the students they serve.
School districts are in an especially unique
position to look toward AEBG funding as
an asset that can better serve their K-12 students, their parents or the community members supporting their schools. Many already
have developed robust Adult Education programs in basic skills, ESL, citizenship, and
Career Technical Education essential for
their communities. Along with maintaining
those core programs, here are a few examples of what school districts could consider
developing as additional Adult Education
Programming with AEBG funds in their
community:
• Through the basic skills program area, a
district could provide high school diploma
or High School Equivalency programs,
what was formerly known as GED preparation, and testing. For high school diplomas,
students 18 years or older can take adult
school diploma courses to make up credits
to graduate with their class on time. For
HSE, aging out K-12 high school students
at risk of dropping out, or fifth year seniors,
could be placed in courses operated by adult
schools to prevent dropout and, thereby,
maintaining a positive outcome for graduation for those who pass the examination.
• Through programs provided for immigrants, districts can provide English as
a Second Language, citizenship and ESL
for the Workplace courses. Many districts
already offer these classes after school and
in the evenings to parents and members of

their local communities. These courses help
family members to communicate better in
English, learn work skills and become citizens of the U.S., enabling them to become
fully engaged communi