Agenda Item
b. DCSD Adult Education and ESL Program Presentation
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Yolanda Williamson, Chief of Community Engagement & Innovative Partnerships, Division of Community Engagement & Innovative Partnerships
Dr. Damienne Denham Shabazz, Program Coordinator, Division of Community Engagement & Innovative Partnerships
Contact: Dr. Yolanda Williamson, Chief of Community Engagement & Innovative Partnerships, Division of Community Engagement & Innovative Partnerships
Dr. Damienne Denham Shabazz, Program Coordinator, Division of Community Engagement & Innovative Partnerships
DCSD Adult Education and ESL Program
FY 2021-2024
Dr. Yolanda Williamson, Chief of Community Engagement and Innovative Partnerships
Dr. Damienne Denham Shabazz, Program Administrator
DCSD Adult Education and Workforce Development 1
DCSD Adult Education Program Grant Overview
The DeKalb County
School District Adult
Education/ ESL and
Family Literacy Program
(Federal Award Established to provide required adult education and literacy
Identification Number programs and services consistent with the statutory
(FAIN): V002A240010 requirements outlined in Title II of the Workforce Innovation
and CFDA Number: and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 (P.L. 113-128).
84.002A)
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DCSD Adult Education and ESL Background
5 – Year grant funded
through the State of Currently in the grant
Established in Fall
Georgia Office of application process
2021 (FY 2022)
Adult Education (OAE) for FY 2026 - FY 2031
.
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DCSD Adult Education and ESL Program
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
English as a Second Language (ESL) In Person and Virtual Hybrid FastTrack and Boot Camp
Integrated Education Training (IET) Options (HyFlex) Acceleration options available
– Workforce Development
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DCSD Adult Education OAE FY25 Targets and
DCSD Strategic Goal Alignment
DCSD Goal Area 2: School, Family, and
Community Engagement
*Strategic Goal: 2.1a - Establish partnerships *581 Students
with community organizations to access OAE FY25 Targets for Enrolled
resources and support for district initiatives. DCSD Adult Education
Program
MIRACLES Tenet – Motion Towards Equity *55
*50% GED/HSE
*Priority Area: Increase Partnerships with MSG
Community Agencies to Build Graduates
Family Capacity through Integrated Education
Training (IET) Programs
*22 IET
Certifications
Earned
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DCSD Adult Education and ESL Program
Staff Demographics
Average 20+ Years in
Education/ Various Degrees &
Diverse Backgrounds and Certifications
Educational Related Fields Experiences
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DCSD Adult Education Staff
• ABE Staff
• Program Administrator • Dr. Cathy Dorsey
– Dr. Damienne Denham • Ashley Griffin
• Elizabeth Jackson
Shabazz
• Angela Jones
• Program Specialist – • Tambria Peeples
• Narva Dunlap • Tamesha Favors * TOTY
Leadership • Attendance Monitor/ Instructional • Dr. Verna Ramdeen
Data Manager – Staff • Kanisa Williams
Team • ESL Staff
• Rochel Abrams • Eusebio Avila
• Instructional Lead – • Lilliana Diaz Becerra
• Evelyn Johnson • Monique Bibbins
• IET Coordinator/CSS – • Marilyn McCorkle
• Nancy Pritchett
• Dr. Charles Ross • Joyce Tolbert
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DCSD Adult Education Program
District Logistics
CENTRAL EAST NORTH
SOUTH
ABE and ESL ABE and ESL ABE and ESL
ABE Only
Courses Courses *Cross Keys HS
*McNair HS
*Elizabeth *Goodwill (PM)
Andrews HS Industries (PM)
ESL Only
(AM/PM) (AM) *Sequoyah MS
(AM)
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DCSD Adult Education and ESL Program
Recruitment Strategies
Targeted
Advertising
in DCSD Emphasize
Schools & Community Specific
Outreach and Career
Data and DCSD Program
Partnerships Support
Feedback Features
*Partnership Services
*Program with *Partnership *Flexible Class
Meetings *Workforce
Surveys DCSD COMS Schedules/ Training
Team *Military Locations
*Registration *Soft Skills
Forms *Open House Academy *In Person/ Training
*Referral Distance
*Information
Programs Education
Sessions
(HyFlex)
*FACE Events
*DCSD Events
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DCSD Adult Education and ESL Program
Integrated Education Training (IET) –
Required Workforce Development training to support
upskilling participant knowledge base in preparation for
employment opportunities
*DCSD – First Choice Developing DCSD Operations
Program – Operations and - Adult Ed Partnership IET Future IET Opportunities
Adult Ed IET Partnership Opportunities
*Innovative
Partnership and CDL Certification – *CNA Certification –
Strategy Custodial Tech DCSD Operation – DCSD CTAE
FY26 Partnership – FY26
Forklift Certification –
ServeSafe Manager DCSD Operation –
FY26
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DCSD Adult Education Workforce Opportunities
DCSD – Goodwill Industries
• Current – Meeting Space for Adult
Education and ESL Courses
• Future – Workforce Training
Opportunities through Goodwill
Integrated Education Industries Partners
Training (IET) : DCSD –WorkSource DeKalb and
Community and Corporate Partners
Partnerships- • Current – Workforce Support for any
16-24 Year Olds
Finalizing Memorandum of • Future – Full Workforce Support for 12
Understanding (MOU) with DCSD GED Students
the following organizations:
DCSD- Georgia Power and Partners
• Current – Workforce Seminars
• Future – Y.E.S. Academy (You are
Skilled and Employed) - IET
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DCSD Adult Education Program
DCSD Operations and Adult Education Partnership
First Choice Program
Innovative Program
IET program leading
established in 2023, 17 Custodial Tech
to industry
designed to fill Custodial Tech and
Certification in and 2 School
gaps in critical School Nutrition
Custodial Trades Nutrition Assistant
areas of Assistant
and ServeSafe hires to date
employment within
Manager
District Operations
12
DCSD Operations x Adult Education Partnership
First Choice Program Employees
School Nutrition
Custodial Tech
Assistant
Total of 17 Total of 2
FY 25 Cohort to FY 25 Cohort to
date: date:
8 participants 7 participants
Required to Required to
Complete GED Complete GED
within 18 months within 18 months
of hire date of hire date
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DCSD Adult Education – Program Pathway
TABE Entrance Score Levels 1st -
11/12 Exam No Minimum 12th
Seat Minimum 12
Face to Face
HyFlex
Virtual
Time Hours
Hybrid
TABE Determines GED Ready Targeted
Posttest Growth Assessment Support
GED 4 Part
Assessment
Score
145-164
Unlimited
Attempts
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DCSD ESL– Program Pathway
Score
TABE Clas E No Level 1-6
Requirement
Minimum 12
Seat Time Hours
Face to Face
TABE Determines Can Move to
Posttest Growth the next Level
Final None Final Level 6X No Certificate Program Exit
Assessment
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DCSD Adult Education Metrics – MSG
• Metrics earned based on an increase in
students scores on TABE (Test of Adult
Measurable
Basic Education) posttests
Skills Gain (MSG) • Receiving an IET Certification
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DCSD Adult Education and ESL Metrics – Enrollment
National Recording System (NRS)
FY 22 ABE-330 ESL - 0
FY 23 ABE - 360 ESL -29
FY 24 ABE - 349 ESL - 141
FY 25
ABE- 262 ESL - 126
(Current)
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DCSD Adult Education Metrics
Students Earning GED and/or IET Certification
FY 22 GED - 7 IET - 0
FY 23 GED - 50 IET – 3
FY 24 GED - 46 IET – 25
FY 25
GED - 16 IET - 14
(Current)
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DCSD Adult Education Program Targets
Mid-Year Report
65% 29% 40%
63%
Enrollment GED/HSE IET Certifications
Budget
Target Graduate Target Allocated/Spent
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DCSD Adult Education Program
Stakeholder Impact
DCSD Schools with DCSD Schools with
the Highest the Highest
Number of ESL Number of GED
DCSD Students DCSD Students Participants Participants
with Parents in with Parents in (4 or More): (4 or More):
the ESL Program – GED Program - • Tucker HS • Lithonia HS
80 111
• Lakeside High • Lithonia MS
School • Stone Mountain HS
• Montclair ES • Stone Mountain ES
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DCSD Adult Education Program
Unique Perspectives
1 of only 4 Opportunity to Moderately Hope Grant
School Districts Pursue Lifelong Transient Assistance
in the State Learning Population Available
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DCSD Adult Education and ESL Program
To our DeKalb County School
District Board Members,
Chair Deidre Pierce,
Vice Chair Allyson Gevertz,
Superintendent Dr. Horton,
and the District Leadership;
The DCSD Adult Education
and ESL stakeholders
sincerely appreciate your
support.
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