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Adult Education – State Program The California Adult
Education Program serves state and national interests by
providing life-long educational opportunities and support
services to all adults. The Adult Education programs address the
unique and evolving needs of individuals and communities by
providing adults with the knowledge and skills necessary to
participate effectively as productive citizens, workers, and
family members.
Program Description: The State Education Code sections 52501,
52502, 52503 and California Code of Regulations, Title 5 Section
10560 allow unified or high school districts to establish
separate adult schools. The state budget supports these adult
schools based on average daily attendance (a.d.a.), which equals
to 525 hours per unit of a.d.a. Courses under the following
program areas can be funded by state apportionment:
- Adult Literacy/High School Diploma
- English as a Second Language/Citizenship
- Adults with Disabilities
- Career Technical Education/Apprenticeships
- Parenting, Family, and Consumer Awareness
- Older Adults
Jail Programs: The State Education Code sections 1900 et seq.
provide for education to incarcerated adults at county jails in
basic education, high school diploma, and English as a second
language.
Benefits and Outcomes: Adult education provides lifelong
educational opportunities and services to adult learners. These
opportunities and services are to address the unique needs of
individuals and communities by providing adults with the
knowledge and skills necessary to participate effectively as
citizens, workers, family members, and consumers of goods and
services.
Adult Education – Federal Program
Program Description: The federal Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act, enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment
Act, provides federal funding to supplement adult education
programs in both public and private non-profit institutions.
These funds supplement Adult Basic Education (ABE), English as a
Second Language (ESL), and Adult Secondary Education (ASE)
programs. The goal of this program is to enable adults to become
more employable, productive, and responsible citizens through
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