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The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization [S(5] advancing policy solutions for people with low incomes. Low-skilled workers need adult education, postsecondary education, and job training to develop skills and secure good jobs.
Integrated Education and Training Design Toolkit and Train-the-Trainer Resources
The Integrated Education and Training Design Toolkit [S(6] guides users through a team-based approach to develop customized IET solutions that address the needs of adult learners and local businesses through four iterative phases: Research and Assess, Design and Plan, Develop and Implement, and Evaluate and Improve. Train-the-Trainer materials are also available to support the IET Design process.
The Enhancing Access for Refugees and New Americans project provides resources and technical assistance to adult education state agency staff, local programs, and instructors who serve or are aiming to serve English learners in Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) programming and are interested in using an immigrant integration approach. Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) requirements offer IELCE programs an opportunity to support learners’ linguistic, economic, and civic integration needs.
Policy and Guidance
AEL Letter 06-15ch1: Expansion of Eligible Population To Be Served from Institutions of Higher Education—Update
AEL Letter 04-16ch1: Implementing Integrated Education and Training English Literacy and Civics Education—Update
AEL Letter: 02-17: Assessing English Language Learners in the Adult Education and Literacy Program
AEL Letter 01-17: Implementing Programs, Activities, and Services for English Language Learners
Models and Webinars
TRAIN PD Manager Mondays Webinars (Access through the PD Portal for PD credit)
Manager Monday: Brain Waste to Brain Gain, Part I - December 9, 2019 TRAIN PD Webinar (See PD Portal) - presented by Anson Green, TX AEL State Director; Kelli Rhodes, Executive Director of Restore Education; and Claudette Session, Career Navigator from Region 5
Manager Monday: Brain Waste to Brain Gain, Part II - January 13, 2020 TRAIN PD Webinar (See PD Portal) - presented by Denise Orand, San Jacinto Community College Director, and Angela Johnson, Harris County Department of Education Program Manager
Manager Monday: ESL for Professionals - December 10, 2018 TRAIN PD Webinar (See PD Portal) - presented by Christina Mason, Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County Board
Serving Internationally Trained Professionals - September, 16, 2019 TRAIN PD Webinar (See PD Portal) - presented by Kathy Dowdy, Austin Community College Division of AE Executive Director, and Mechelle Marler, Austin Community College Division of AE Career Pathways Supervisor
Guides, Toolkits and Research
National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) DIRECTORY
Professional Development Strategies: A Guide to Achieving Career Success in North America (link coming soon)
World Education Services: Professional Degree Equivalency Tool
Technical Assistance (Coming soon)
The toolkit addresses the challenge of properly serving the skilled immigrant population and introduces solutions to some of the most pressing problems this group experiences; it introduces best practices from the field and a directory of successful programs dedicated to serving the needs of skilled immigrants.
Jobs for the Future (JFF) is a national nonprofit that drives transformation of the U.S. education and workforce systems to achieve equitable economic advancement for all.
This toolkit was created for local business leaders and adult educators who want a thriving local economy that employs adults in family-wage jobs and has a workforce with the right skills to support long-term business growth.
This website introduces employers and educators to the value of partnering, presents best practices and success stories, and provides links to evidence-based tools for building and sustaining partnerships and creating career pathways.
Policy and Guidance
Models and Webinars
Serving Corrections and Justice Involved Under WIOA Part 1 (Webinar/PowerPoint with TCALL- Workforce Wednesday June 17, 2020) Presenter Veronica Moore
Serving Corrections and Justice Involved Getting Started Part 2 (Webinar/PowerPoint with TCALL- Workforce Wednesday July 22, 2020) Presenter Veronica Moore (coming soon)
Exclusionary Reason Webinar: See Exclusionary Reasons for Corrections, Presenter Mahalia Baldini - Webinar | YouTube Video
TALAE 2020 Career Navigator Session - Navigating Systems and Making Connections in Reentry (Recording/PowerPoints) Presenters Brandon Warren-Lee College, Tiffany Johnson-Victoria College, Veronica Moore-TWC AEL
Past TALAE and Summer Institute Sessions on Corrections
2018 AEL Summer Institute: Reentry Corrections - Meeting the Needs of Those Justice Involved
2018 TALAE - Partnering to Serving Justice Involved Individuals: What Are Their Needs?
Guides and Toolkits
Correctional Resources
This guide summarizes considerations, tools, and examples that can be used by state and facility administrators and instructors as they develop and implement IET programs in jails and prisons.
This guide is for people who are incarcerated, on probation, parole, or who were previously involved with the justice system. Chapters 1–3 are meant for all readers and cover the steps for setting goals, gathering the documents needed, and getting organized to pursue education. Chapters 4–6 describe specific steps for starting and finishing different education levels, from earning a high school credential to enrolling in a college program.
Windham School District provides resources, guidance, services, and opportunities for those seeking to reduce recidivism; reduce the cost of confinement or imprisonment; increase the success of former inmates in obtaining and maintaining employment; provide an incentive to inmates to behave in positive ways during confinement or imprisonment.