AEP Questions and Answers
This is a collection of questions that are most frequently asked of the AEP Office. They are organized by topic area and will be updated as needed.
Annual Plan
Only Consortium-level Primary Contacts in NOVA will have the ability to complete the Annual Plan template.
Adult Education roots lie in a tradition of equity and a history that began with classes to provide English instruction for adults to help immigrants take part in a growing American economy. The murder of George Floyd has reignited the pain and outrage due to the systemic racial injustices that still exist in our country. CAEP has a role and the ability to make a difference as our regional funding formula is based on need – no high school diploma, limited English proficiency, low income, low-literacy, and unemployment. Unfortunately, these need categories impact people of color disproportionately.
Consortia in their executive summaries should describe any plans to examine the issue of their role in addressing systemic racial injustices within their membership and partners. We would encourage consortia and their members to examine the adult education student journeys by demographics. Are some groups progressing and succeeding faster than other groups? If yes, what are the reasons? What strategies and student supports can your consortium and its members use to ensure equitable student progress and success? Utilize available resources such as TOPSPro student reports, LaunchBoard regional and district data sets, and other assessments.
If the Annual Plan has not yet been approved by all members, a member who has not yet approved it will need to Reject it, thus sending it back to you. This will put the Annual Plan back into pre-submittal status so that changes can be made. If the Annual Plan has already been approved by all members, only the consortium certifying authority will have access to make changes by clicking the "Amend" button.
The Annual Plan can be updated until September 30th.
More space cannot be given in the Annual Plan template in NOVA. The workaround to this will be to trim down the executive summary to fit the character limit in NOVA, then create a Word document and add all of the language desired for the Executive Summary. The Word document will be saved as a PDF and upload it in the Supporting Documents section of NOVA, which is directly under the Annual Plan section.
The annual plan for the new year is listed in NOVA. It’s the same as last year. The State is planning for possible changes next year to the annual plan narrative. If a change happens, Leads and Members will be notified via email.
