January Training Pilots launch parts 2-3 2015 March 2015 Pilot issue issue monitoring monitoring, stakeholder messaging April 2015 Submit first Pilot visit, CCRS evaluation to Training commissioner and legislature May 2015 CCRS Training, Pilot visit and Full launch prep evaluation June 2015 Evaluate pilots Evaluate pilots End pilot phase 1 and next steps and next steps July 2015 Post application Complete form for all ABE applications for consortia full launch August 2015 Approve Review and Review and Submit applications recommend next recommend next applications for steps full launch September Approved 2015 programs begin programming Section Two: Standards and Application Minnesota State Adult Diploma Competency Domains Competencies for the Minnesota State Adult Diploma are based on: Minnesota’s current K-12 Academic Standards, which can be found on the (http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/EdExc/StanCurri/index.html); To operationalize the standards, approved Minnesota ABE programs embed: College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Adult Education, which are the Federal ABE Standards, which can be found on the Academic, Career and Employability Skills (ACES) Transitions Integration Framework, which can be found on the (http://atlasabe.org/professional/transitions); and Northstar Digital Literacy Standards, which can be found on the (www.digitalliteracyassessment.org/standards.php).
January 2015 Training parts 2-3 Pilots launch March 2015 Pilot issue monitoring issue monitoring, stakeholder messaging April 2015 Submit first evaluation to commissioner and legislature Pilot visit, CCRS Training May 2015 CCRS Training, Full launch prep Pilot visit and evaluation June 2015 Evaluate pilots and next steps Evaluate pilots and next steps End pilot phase 1 July 2015 Post application form for all ABE consortia Complete applications for full launch August 2015 Approve applications Review and recommend next Review and recommend next steps Submit applications for full launch September 2015 Approved programs begin programming Section Two: Standards and Application Minnesota State Adult Diploma Competency Domains Competencies for the Minnesota State Adult Diploma are based on: Minnesota’s current K-12 Academic Standards, which can be found on the (http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/EdExc/StanCurri/index.html); To operationalize the standards, approved Minnesota ABE programs embed: College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Adult Education, which are the Federal ABE Standards, which can be found on the Academic, Career and Employability Skills (ACES) Transitions Integration Framework, which can be found on the (http://atlasabe.org/professional/transitions); and Northstar Digital Literacy Standards, which can be found on the (www.digitalliteracyassessment.org/standards.php).