A Good Program is Not Good Enough:

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A Good Program is Not Good Enough

• Maybe Its Time to Upgrade Your Adult Education
  Program?

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Leading Your Students Into a Better Life

• Transitioning is the act of putting the right
  student in the right place at the right time.

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Three Kinds of Transitioning Programs in Florida

• Those Who Do
• Those Who Are Preparing To Do
• Those Who Find Reasons Not To Do

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Transitioning at IRCC A Brief History

• We Didnt
• We Found Reasons Not To
• Now We Do

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Todays Job Market

• The Office of Vocational and Adult Education
  predicts that 70 of the fastest growing jobs
  will require more than a high school diploma.
• 40 of all jobs will require at least an
  associates degree.
• Are your students ready?

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• 40-44 million Americans (approx. 20) are
  functionally illiterate.
• In Florida this number is 26
• Some of Floridas counties have a 45 illiteracy
  rate.

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• 43 of the people living at/below the poverty
  line have less than a 5th grade literacy level.
• 70 are not employed
• Workers without a high school diploma earn a mean
  monthly income of 452 compared to 1,829 for
  those with a college degree

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2005

• Florida served 348, 119 students
• Only California served more 591, 893
• New York served 157, 486 students
• Texas served 119, 867 students

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Success in Florida

• 95 of the students who enrolled in an AHS or GED
  program in Florida earned their diplomas 27,
  791 diplomas awarded

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• Approximately 30 of the students who earned a
  high school or GED diploma in Florida entered a
  post-secondary program.
• What about the other 70?

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• Their Success Typically Depends Upon You
• Yes. I said
• YOU!

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What Do You Need?

• A. Students with a dream.
• B. Employees who refuse to pity students.
• C. A good financial plan
• D. A great team of employees who believe
• E. A systematic approach

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• Oh You work at IRCCs Adult Education
  program? We send our rejects there.
• REJECTS?
• Is your program a program of last resort or a
  program of first choice?

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Rejects?

• Between 2002-2006 IRCC has more than doubled the
  number of students who upon completion of their
  GED or High School diploma entered a
  post-secondary program.

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Our Rejects Are

• Teachers
• Veterinarians
• Police Officers
• EMTs
• Dental Hygenists
• Nurses

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Rejects Continued

• Mechanics
• Heating/AC technicians
• IRS Special Agents
• Firefighters
• Business Owners
• GED ESL Department Chairs
• Director of Adult Education
• Provost

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Expect More Do More

• Expectations and Encouragement
• A Systematic Approach
• Strong Partnerships

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Does it Cost Money

• YES!

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How Much?

• Not Much.

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• Can you use your budget differently without an
  increase?
• Who can you partner with to receive scholarship
  dollars for your students?

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Hiring

• Never accept anyone that isnt
• Highly Intelligent
• Creative and Open Minded
• Willing To Do Whatever It Takes

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• Beyond the dollars, beyond the systematic
  approach, beyond the partnerships
• You MUST change your culture if it doesnt
  enthusiastically embrace a bigger vision for your
  students.

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Transitioning Its All About How You Want
to Live

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• What are YOU prepared to do about it?