The Fall 2018 session for ERAE’s member Grossmont Adult Education starts this week! But before we welcomed all the students back, it was the time for teachers, staff members, administrators, board members to regroup at our annual Back-to-School event. After catching up over refreshments, we got to the business at hand. 
In our large group meeting we celebrated our long-term employees and OASIS award winners, talked about what was learned from the last school year, and looked forward to what we want to accomplish next. Additionally, everyone in attendance was able to select two break-out sessions to attend as professional development. Break out session topics included The Power of Social Media, How to use Google Drive, Attendance Training, and WASC Information. The information and training from each of these sessions was provided to develop and refine our skills as we work towards constantly bringing out the best in ourselves for our students. All of this to say, we could not be more excited to see our returning students and to meet new students for the first time. We hope all of you are as excited about learning as we are to be part of your success story!
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ERAE 2020 Kickoff Summit – Final Report and Call to Action
It has been two weeks already since you joined us for our ERAE 2020 Kickoff Summit. Thank you again for your time, your contributions, and your support for Education That Works. As you will see in the attached report, the breakout sessions yielded strong validation of our work as well as important insights and recommendations for future projects. We are on the right track!
Based on your input, the leadership of ERAE would like to make the following recommendations:
- Establish a steering committee to guide the strategic planning process
- Establish six project teams to start work no later than May 1, 2018 and to complete work no later than September 20, 2018
- Set up three strategic workgroups to guide work on long-term projects
Please see the ERAE 2020 Kickoff Summit report for more details, and please feel free to share this report with your colleagues.
CALL TO ACTION:
We are currently looking for volunteers to join the project teams and/or one of the three workgroups. We need your voice and insight. If we can count on you for short, highly effective project work and/or longer, also highly effective engagement in strategic workgroups, please contact me via email – ute.maschke@gcccd.edu – or phone – (619)588-3509.
Grossmont Adult Education Street Fair
In its second year, the Grossmont Adult Education Street Fair continues to bring members of East Region Adult Education and our surrounding community together. It was exciting to provide live music, food, kids’ activities, and demonstrations at the Foothills Adult Education campus, where many of our students got their start with us. Along with entertainment and fun, it was an exciting time to share many of our classes and programs that members of the community might not have been familiar with. Classes such as ESL, Commercial Driving Class-B License, CADD & Digital Fabrication, Real Estate, and many others continue to grow, and we’re excited to see them flourish. Additionally, we had booths from the Health Occupations Center, the High School Equivalency program, and Student Transition Services.
While the street fair serves as a celebration of much of what is going on at ERAE, it’s also a start to another season of serving the community through low-cost, high-quality education. If you missed this year’s street fair, it’s not too late to learn about our programs! Feel free to get in touch with us through the contact information on our website. We will be happy to share how we can help you reach your education or career goals. We want to be a part of your success story!
EAST REGION ADULT EDUCATION 2020 KICKOFF SUMMIT
The East Region Adult Education 2020 Kickoff Summit was a great opportunity to gather input from our community. Members of the consortium, teachers, students, community partners, and business partners all came together to generate ideas and problem-solve as ERAE continues to grow. Opportunities to meet with such a diverse and experienced group are not easy to come by, so we remained focused and efficient, with participants engaging in a 20-minute break-out session of their choice that centered on one of six key topics. These topics included Transformative Data Culture, Partnership Engagement, Professional Development, Acceleration and Alignment, Workforce Engagement, and Student Engagement.
By working together and analyzing the data that was generated, we can begin to refine the work that we do every day. The work that we started at the Kickoff Summit is far from over. Next, we will create short-term teams that will continue to generate solutions. We are looking to the future to determine how we can meet the needs of our students and partners, including providing equitable education and workforce-ready prospective employees. This way, “Education That Works” will not simply be a slogan, but it will be the ethos that embodies everything we do in our community and beyond. The Kickoff Summit was an inspiring event and we are excited to begin implementing new solutions in 2018!
CELEBRATING ADULT EDUCATION
It was time to celebrate!
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EXTENDED TRANSITION AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
A team of dedicated specialists provides all adult education students with orientations and introduction to adult education in generals and to specific programs. Students are invited to field trips, develop their own education maps, and receive ongoing support through programs. employment readiness workshops, and job fairs.
DIGITIAL FABRICATION
In January, Grossmont Adult Education, the GUHSD CTE office, and Santana High School partnered to open new advanced manufacturing classes for adult learners. The evening classes offered are Introduction to CADD and Introduction to Digital Fabrication. These courses are meant to address the regional need for a skilled workforce in the manufacturing sector.
When approached, Santana Principal Tim Schwuchow and CTE Coordinator Doug Coffin saw the advantages of offering adult learners the opportunities that their high school CTE manufacturing and engineering students have. By allowing access to Santana’s IT shops and labs, adults are retraining for the modern, technology-based work environments.
Additionally, the classes are offered as an iBest program. In the iBest model, the students have two teachers in the classroom. Ivan Rubio is the technical manufacturing teacher and Teresa Stanley is the academic support teacher. By teaming, the teachers are able to teach the technical skills necessary for success and provide additional support for the mathematics and literacy components.
Rob Cornick, an adult student in the D-FAB class, agreed the added support for mathematics is beneficial for him since the math required in this training includes concepts he has not used some time. And he appreciates the project-based nature of the class. Rob’s learning involves designing a piece of his 1970 Triumph automobile that is no longer manufactured. In the weeks to come, he hopes to have it manufactured using the 3-D printer. For Rob, it’s a win-win situation as he learns necessary skills and creates a product that he can use.
Students completing these classes will have access to entry-level manufacturing jobs, as well as opportunities to take courses at Grossmont-Cuyamaca and San Diego City Community Colleges for advanced certifications.