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March 21, 2017

Request for Proposals Professional Development Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA)

Adult Education

Adult Education is an integral component in Nevada’s human service and educational system, effectively responding to the needs of adult

• learners. Our mission is to provide responsive,

quality educational opportunities that will enable

• ur students to achieve their work, civic, family,

and personal goals.

Adult Education provides services to assist adults to obtain the skills necessary for employment and economic self-sufficiency. In general, programs funded through AEFLA target adults who:

• lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills to enable

them to function effectively on the job, in the family and in society; or

• do not have a secondary school diploma or its equivalent

level of education; or

• are unable to speak, read, or write the English language.

Adult Education

The role of adult education has expanded in the last several years and will continue to expand under the implementation of WIOA.

• More focus on transition to postsecondary

education

• Greater focus on career readiness and transition

to employment

• Integrated Education and Training

Adult Education

Adult Education in Nevada is funded through the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) and a Nevada State appropriation. Up to 12.5% of federal funds may be used for Leadership activities and staffing.

Adult Education

WIOA Title II AEFLA Section 223 requires using leadership funds for four mandatory activities.

• 1. The alignment of adult education and literacy activities

with other core programs and one-stop partners

• 2. The establishment or operation of high quality

professional development programs to improve instruction

• 3. Technical assistance to eligible providers
• 4. The monitoring and evaluation of the quality of, and the

improvement in, adult education activities and the dissemination of information about promising practices.

Adult Education

In addition to 4 required activities there are 13 permissible

• activities. State leadership is primarily focused on the

following:

Adult Education

• technology applications
• developing/disseminating

curriculum

• integrated education and

training (IET)

• assisting eligible providers to

meet performance targets

• transition to postsecondary
• IET with English language

instruction

• teacher quality and

retention

• adult learners with

disabilities

• outreach to instructors,

students, and employers

Adult Education

The successful applicant(s) will

• provide consistent, research-based, and best practices

training;

• provide technical support to AEFLA providers to drive

program improvement;

• and assist and support NDE staff in WIOA

implementation and other new initiatives. NDE seeks to establish an effectively managed PD system that responds to national and state requirements and guidelines.

The successful applicant(s) must be prepared to evaluate the effectiveness of professional development activities using data on program performance and improvement.

PD System Evaluation

All questions will be addressed and posted on the PD RFP website