Adult Education Administrator's Manual

Table of Contents

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Introduction

• Foreword
  • Mission/Vision
  • State Plan
• TEA and Texas LEARNS
• Function/Roles of the Grant Service Managers and the State Even Start Coordinator

Policy

Federal Laws

• The Policy and Legal Realm of Adult Education
• Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Title II
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

• Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
• Cost Principles
• Office Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars
• TexasEducation Code (TEC), Chapter 29
• Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 89
• Legal Issues
• Texas Education Code, Chapter 25
• Texas Policy for Adult Education-Family Literacy Coordination
• Public School and F1-Visas (in reference to attending adult education programs)

Application and Funding

• Allocation of Funds
• E-Grant Process
• Starting and Maintaining an Adult Education Program
• Evaluating and Improving and Adult Education Program

Collaboration

• Partnerships with the Community
• Workforce Development System
• Advisory Committees

Instructional Services

Students

• State Assessment Policy for Adult Education -- (Effective Date July 1, 2009, Revised June 25, 2009)
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• State Assessment Policy for Adult Education -- (Effective Date July 1, 2009, Revised June 25, 2009)
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• Instruction
• Orientation
• Curriculum

Transitions

Special Populations

• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• Corrections
• EL Civics

Service Delivery

• The Adult Education Cooperative System
• Technology
• Distance Education

Accountability

• Expenditure Reports and Timelines
• Budgeting and Budget Adjustments/Amendments
• Cost Allowability
• Indicators of Program Quality
• TEAMS Data Sign-Off
• National Reporting System (NRS) Accountability
• Level Descriptions

Monitoring and Technical Assistance

• Adult Education Guidance Information System (AEGIS)
• Risk Based Evaluation
• Program Planning and Program Evaluation
• National Reporting System (NRS)
• Program Improvement
• Grant Service Manager role in Technical Assistance
• Results Based Monitoring (RBM)-Self Monitoring

Professional Development

• State Requirements
• Activities Under 223
• GREAT Centers
• Professional Development Options
• Professional Development for Supervisors and Administrators
• Credential Model CREDITS

Appendices

• Glossary
• Acronyms
• Texas LEARNS Staff
• Map of Regions
• Map of Adult Education Cooperative Programs
• Resources
• Indicators of Program Quality for Adult Education and Literacy Programs
• Adult Education Instructor Proficiencies
• National Reporting System Methods and Measures - See State Assessment Policy for Adult Education
• B.E.S.T Scale Scores
• TABE 7 & 8 Normed Scaled Scores and Correspondence to Educational Functioning Level
• SCANS Competencies and Foundations
• Components of AEGIS That Contribute to the Flow of Program Information
• Inter-local Contract Sample