Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) Report and Plan Summary of Content
The California Department of Education, Adult Education Office, requires all Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Title II: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) Section 243 funded AEFLA grantees to submit an Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) Report describing the program from July 1 to June 30 of the current program year. The report can be accessed on the CASAS website and is due April 30.
The report and plan includes:
Part I: IELCE Implementation in 2023-24
1. Assurances
a) Contact information for the submitter of the Report
2. Integration of the Integrated Education and Training (IET) Components
a) Program Type
• Industry Sector, Career Pathway, Training Program Name, Credential Type, Specific Certification, Teaching Model
b) Adult Education and Literacy (ESL)
• Course Title, Civic Objectives taught, Hours per week, Number of weeks, Total hours, ELL Enrollment, Comments
c) Workforce Preparation
• Course Title, Civic Objectives taught, Hours per week, Number of weeks, Total hours, ELL Enrollment, Comments
d) Workforce Training
• Course Title, Hours per week, Number of weeks, Total hours, ELL Enrollment, Comments
3. Single Set of Learning Objectives
a) The single set of learning objectives should identify specific content from the IET components (i.e., Adult Education and Literacy (ESL), Workforce Preparation, and Workforce Training) that is organized to function cooperatively. List representative objectives that demonstrate the scope of the English language support for the specific workforce training course.
4. Workforce Training Provider Contact Information
a) Complete the form with the training provider(s) from your agency or another agency.
5. Program Coordination and Support
a) Part A: (Qualitative)
1. Describe your agency’s regional priority training needs and student training and career goals.
a) Describe how your agency assessed the priority job and training needs in your region (Workforce Development Board, AJCC, WIOA Title I, CTE Advisory groups, etc.).
b) Describe how your agency assessed the needs and goals of your ESL students in establishing your training programs and a training plan for individual students.
2. Describe recruitment, orientation, and continuing support of students in your agency’s IELCE programs (e.g., reducing barriers, such as childcare, transportation, scheduling, etc., and improving counseling, job navigation, job placement, etc.).
3. Describe the staff collaboration (i.e., ESL, CTE, Counseling, Administrative) to develop, implement, and improve the learning objectives and contextualized instruction in the IET components (i.e., Adult Education and Literacy (ESL), Workforce Preparation and Workforce Training).
4. Describe how your agency’s courses (i.e., Adult Education and Literacy (ESL), Workforce Preparation, and Workforce Training) are conducted concurrently.
5. Describe your agency’s efforts for evaluation and continuous improvement of your program (e.g., student/staff feedback, etc.).
b) Part B: (Quantitative)
1. Describe how your agency tracks concurrent attendance and ensures that students are concurrently enrolled and continually attending all three IET components (Adult Education and Literacy (ESL), Workforce Preparation and Workforce Training).
2. If your IELCE/IET program partnered with other agencies, describe how attendance was tracked.
6. Planning
Indicate whether the program will continue or discontinue for the 2024-25 Program Year. Then, complete the box below.
Action: Continuing: Changes/Additions for next year.
Action: Discontinuing: Reasons for discontinuing
Part II: IELCE Implementation for 2024-25
- Select one of AIR’s IET Quality Indicators which your agency’s IELCE program needs improvement on or has not yet implemented. Describe your plan for implementing or improving on this quality indicator in the next program year. You will report on your progress on this indicator in the IELCE Report and Plan next year.
- New programs for 2024-25
- Enter training programs using the form below. Click on the +Add button to add another program.
- Leaving this section blank indicates that your agency currently is not planning new programs for the next program year.
- If your agency initiates a new program during the program year, you must notify your CDE Consultant and CASAS Program Specialist of the details of the new IELCE program.
Note: Only agencies receiving Section 243 IELCE funding need to complete the IELCE Report