Participants will learn various strategies used in the Salinas Valley Adult Education Consortium, from using social media, to creating a short video to share with students receiving the survey, this session will highlight strategies to yield higher E&E survey response rates. Participants will also be encouraged to share their ideas so we can all learn from each other's best practice up and down the State of California.

(AUD: ADM, STF, TEA • PGM: LDR, PGE )

Join members of SOCRC as they describe how the consortium developed a series of tools to measure member effectiveness to address AB 1491. The tools consist of a quarterly fiscal report, a facilities and equipment review, and an annual member self-assessment that ties to the three-year plan. The SOCRC team will lead you through several activities to get you started on the development of your own tools to meet the needs of your agencies.

(AUD: ADM, STF • PGM: LDR, PGE )

Continuing from the Keynote, Mike will expand and provide practical tools and the knowledge to immediately begin transforming the education of all of your students, whether they are ready to learn, reluctant to learn, or have become resistant to learning. You will understand the necessary steps to change the behaviors of students and staff alike. The best part is that your overall plan will fit on one page.

(AUD: ADM, STF, TEA • PGM: CRR, EQT, LDR, LRT, MKT, PDV, PGE, TDL )

This presentation and panel will showcase how the Economic Development Collaborative partnered with the Ventura County Adult Education Consortium to develop and deliver a bilingual short-format Computer Basics course to over 500 people in under 2 years. Attendees will learn to build regional digital skills partnerships, align curriculum across consortia, utilize the FREE Computer Basics replication toolkit, and overcome implementation challenges.

(AUD: ADM, STF, TEA • PGM: CRR, EQT, LDR, PDV )

Join us at lunch, where we will shine a spotlight on the top two scoring model programs; Grossmont Adult Education, A Campus-wide IET Model for Healthcare Training and LARAEC Student Connect Webinar Series. We will also recognize all model programs that scored high enough to be added to the Advancing CA Adult Education Model Program repository.

(AUD: ADM, STF, TEA • PGM: CRR, EQT, LDR, LRT, MKT, PDV, PGE, TDL )

Shaping and Building Adult Education Together is more than just a theme for our conference; it's a testament to our collective commitment and evolution in adult ed. over the past ten years. Join us for this session as we delve into the intricacies of navigating adult ed. reports for federal and state funding. Gain valuable insights on creating effective plans, leveraging data to support program goals, and preparing comprehensive reports that align with funding requirements.

(AUD: ADM, STF • PGM: EQT, LDR, LRT, PDV, PGE )

The new carryover legislation will be wrapping up it's first year in September 2024. This workshop will provide an update on how many CAEP regional consortia have exceeded the 20% threshold in Year 1, and how many members have exceeded their consortium-determined threshold for Year 1. What does this mean? What is the follow-up steps?

(AUD: ADM • PGM: LDR )