Funding

The 2015-16 Budget Act provided $500 million in ongoing Proposition 98 funding for the Adult Education Block Grant. Each consortium received (1) maintenance of effort (MOE) funding for certain providers reflecting their 2012-13 adult education spending; and (2) additional funding based on the region’s share of statewide need for adult education, as measured by various demographic and economic indicators. (For more information about funding in 2015-16, see How Is Each Consortium’s Funding Determined?) The 2016-17 Budget Act maintains the $500 million funding level for the Adult Education Block Grant. Individual consortia receive the same allocation in 2016-17 as they received in 2015-16.

 

Provider Funding

2015-16 Funding 2016-17 Funding
Provider MOE Need-Based Totala Total
West Kern Community College District $0 $750,000 $750,000 $773,016
Consortium Total $0 $750,000 $750,000 $773,016

Enrollment

Consortia reported to the state their 2015-16 enrollment by member type. Member types include schools (school districts, county offices of education, and joint powers agreements between schools, or JPAs) and community colleges. Members reported enrollment in four primary instructional areas: elementary and secondary basic skills (reading, writing, and mathematics), English as a second language (ESL), career technical education (CTE), and programs for adults with disabilities (AWD). In addition, members reported enrollment in three other areas: workforce re-entry programs, pre-apprenticeship programs, and programs to help children succeed in school (Other). Data are self-reported and may be incomplete.


Enrollment by Member Type

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2015-16

Enrollment by Instructional Area

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2015-16

Enrollment by Provider and Instructional Area

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Provider Enrollment
Schools
Maricopa Unified School District None Reported
Taft Union High School District None Reported
Community Colleges
West Kern Community College District 129
Basic Skills 76
English as a Second Language 39
Career Technical Education 14
Taft College None Reported
Consortium Total: 129


To determine need-based consortia funding in 2015-16, the California Community College Chancellor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Executive Director of the State Board of Education considered the demographic variables below. For more information about the formula, see How Did State Education Leaders Calculate Need-Based Funding in 2015-16?


Difference from State Rate


West Kern Demographic Data

  Consortium State
Demographic Variables Count Rate Count Rate
Unemployed 989 6% 1,553,873 5%
Limited English Speaking Ability 2,042 12% 3,471,803 12%
No H.S. Diploma (or Equivalent) 3,859 23% 4,694,321 16%
7th Grade Education or Lower 1,392 8% 2,029,047 7%
Below Federal Poverty Level 2,157 13% 2,615,894 9%

 

For additional information, including each consortium’s regional plan, see the California Community Colleges and California Department of Education AEBG website at http://aebg.cccco.edu/.