Adult Education Coordination and Planning (AECAP)
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Initiative Description
The Adult Education Coordination and Planning project (AECAP) tested processes for state and local planning and interagency coordination in six states (Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, and Washington) at 12 local pilot sites. The project aimed at providing state adult education policymakers with skills and knowledge to expand their resources, work collaboratively with other state policymakers whose programs serve undereducated and economically disadvantaged adults, and enhance the capabilities of local adult basic education (ABE) programs and their partner agencies to work together effectively.
Partners
Implementers
State adult education staff, state partner agency staff, and local adult education service providers and their partners from two cities in each of the following six states participated in the project—Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, and Washington.
Partner Organizations
AECAP was funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education.
Initiative Publications
State and Local Coordination and Planning to Strengthen Adult Basic Education Services: AECAP Guide for State Leaders (2010).
Based on the practical experience of AECAP, this guide is designed to assist state adult education staff in forming partnerships at the state level and facilitating coordination at the local level as a lever for expanding and improving the quality of ABE and workforce development services. The lessons from AECAP participants’ activities in developing partnerships, planning and implementing state initiatives, and carrying out local demonstrations are discussed.
Transition Tools
The AIDDE© process is a planning model that ABE state staff can use in working with state partners to address a need or goal that benefits both partners. The steps in the process are intended to guide state adult education staff in selecting a state partner; assessing common needs and goals; planning the activities that they will undertake; documenting their activities; and evaluating the outcomes from their activities. The AECAP Guide provides useful tools to implementing the AIDDE Process. Click here to view the guide.
For more information about the initiative, please contact:
Judy Alamprese, Abt Associates Inc., 301-634-1830 or Judy_Alamprese@abtassoc.com