Study the past if you would define the future. – Confucius
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The Palo Alto Adult School (PAAS) self-study was launched in early 2016 with the formation of an expanded representative leadership team. The team participated in a WASC boot camp to reinforce their understanding of their role, responsibilities and outcomes of the self-study process. The team understood the stakeholders would look at the whole PAAS program specifically regarding student learning.
This was the first self-study under a new era for California adult schools with the passage of the Adult Education Block Grant (AEBG) in 2015-2016. The legislation provided state funding support as well as a mandate to implement the collaboration plan as part of the prior AB 86 legislation. As part of AB 86, the Palo Alto Adult School became part of the North Santa Clara County Student Transition Consortium NSCCSTC). The consortium is a unique partnership among adult schools and community colleges. Along with Palo Alto, Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School, Sunnyvale-Cupertino Adult School, Foothill College, and DeAnza College work to implement our consortium regional plan which focuses on school and/or work/career student transition.
Under AEBG adult schools focus on the following program areas:
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