1. Project Plan
1.1. Bridge Programs?
1.2. Competency-based foundational education centers
1.2.1. Crosswalked deved outcomes w/CAS or CCRS
1.2.2. Project-based
1.2.3. Digital badging (micro to macro credentials)
1.2.4. Student-centered design
1.2.5. Diverse college-readiness assessments
1.2.6. Student Support Services/Navigator
1.2.7. Credit articulation agreements with post-secondary
1.2.8. Bridge Programming (contextualized content)
1.2.9. Career Exploration activities
1.2.10. Enrolling any adults 17+
2. Stakeholders
2.1. Target Population
2.1.1. Adults w/ HSE but low-skilled
2.1.2. Opportunity Youth
2.1.3. English Language Learners
2.1.4. Adults w/o HSE
2.1.5. Displaced workers
2.2. Grantees
2.2.1. Libraries
2.2.2. Community Colleges
2.2.3. School Districts/BOCES
2.2.4. Adult Basic Education Providers
2.2.5. CBOs
3. Evidence
4. Need
4.1. General Ed
4.1.1. 1 in 3 US adults has low numeracy skills
4.1.2. 1 in 6 US adults has low literacy skills
4.1.3. 36 Million who could benefit nationally
4.1.4. 63% of adults 25+ w/ less than bachelor's degree in CO
4.2. Remediation
4.2.1. Fifty-one percent of Free and Reduced Lunch participants were not college ready compared to 28% of non-FRL students who were not college ready.
4.2.2. Overall, the percentage of the 2013 high school graduates placed into remediation in at least one subject was 34.2%, .
4.2.3. 40,000 students annually in CCCS with one or more dev ed courses
4.2.4. Combined, the estimated cost to the state and estimated tuition cost to the student for remedial courses amount to approximately $47.1 million in FY2013- 14.
4.3. Adult Education
4.3.1. 10,812 adults enrolled in adult ed (3%)
4.3.2. 340,360 w/o HSE in Colorado
4.4. Economic
4.4.1. 25% of Coloradans w/o HSE were living in poverty; compared to 5% w/ a Bachelor's degree
4.4.2. Lifetime average non-graduate costs in CO: $524,00
5. Funding
5.1. Social Impact Bonds
5.1.1. Opportunity cost for TANF, incarcerated, SNAP, or individuals receiving other social services
5.1.2. picking up the additional FTE reimbursement for bridge programs
5.2. Private
5.3. State-funding
5.3.1. Adult Education Literacy Act
5.4. Federally Braided funding
5.4.1. Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act
5.4.2. Higher Education Act of 1965
5.4.3. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
5.4.4. Vocational Rehabilitation Act
5.4.5. Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
5.4.6. Titles 1 & 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act