Marcia Luptak

Dean of Adult Education

Marty Pickens

Director of Intensive English Program

Monika Gadek-Stephan

Sr. Dir of the Ed and Work Center

Elena Gardea

Adult Education Transitions Coordinator

Rita Adamitis

Int. Director of ABEC Operations

Sarah Burkhart

ESL Faculty

Ayesha Aijaz

ESL Supervisor

Direct Outreach

Call campaigns and direct emails were sent to former students to encourage re-enrollment.

Community Engagement

Staff attended multiple summer events, including Streamwood Summer Celebration, Partners of Our Communities Fair (Hanover Park), Project Backpack Event at ECC, BoricuaFest in Elgin, National Night Out, Viva Elgin Community Celebration in Elgin

Strategic Tools & Collaborations

Using the Remind App to communicate with students before classes start next week and collaborating with Workforce Development to increase co-enrollment.

Thank you all - we met our MSG and testing outcomes for FY26!

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• Slight increase due to performance
• Applied for additional funding - received digital literacy funding of $55,000
• ICCB actions to allow for state independence - WIOA (federal) split from State

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FY27 Grant Funding Update

FY28 funding for Adult Education (Title II) again in jeopardy

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• Advocacy efforts at college, state, and national level occurring
• COABE Advocacy best resource for finding out about funding
• Student success stories - most impactful on lawmakers and decision-makers.
• Sample student success story - Tibisay Ocando
• Here is the form to share your students’ success stories

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FY28 Grant Funding Update

Received a professional award

Presented at a conference

Earned a degree or graduate certificate

Participated in a national/state level project

Reached another professional or personal milestone

• Beginning of Semester Memo

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• Paperwork Timeline

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• First Three Days’ Attendance Form

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• Student Discrepancies

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• Misplaced Students

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• Sub List

Initial Paperwork

• Syllabi – HSE, ESL, ICAPS/Bridge

How to create a QR code

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• Office Hours Google Sheet

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• SAFS (student assessment forms) - Directions on faculty website.

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• Attendance & Tardiness Policies

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• Midterm Dates

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• FY 27 Professional Development Plan

Ongoing Procedures

Professional development plans are required. Just a reminder that the FY 27 ICCB professional development requirement is 12 professional development hours. If you do not complete your 12, preapproved, professional development hours within the current fiscal year (July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027) you will no longer be eligible to teach in the division. This will result in your termination of employment from the college.

• Faculty and classes are entered and faculty should have access
• Students are not all uploaded - please be patient
• Merged classes will not be merged - we are waiting on guidance from the state on this
• There will be changes as the state clarifies many factors.

Building Konnections Events - Please try to give time for students to these. Builds a sense of community & belongingness and helps retention.

Bookroom Resources – Again, please be a good colleague and return things when you are done (e.g., manipulatives). Others may want to use them.

Classroom Celebrations – Please limit these to the very last day of class. This is a class day, so it needs to include instruction/ practice of basic skills and meet the entire scheduled time.

Classroom Spaces – Please be a good colleague and considerate of others who teach in the same classroom. Don’t take all of the wall/storage space or leave anything on the white boards.