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Davis School District adult education reports record enrollment as federal funding drops
Summary
Director Marcy Flocken told the Davis School District board the adult education program served more than 1,100 students and met all state performance goals, but faces an immediate funding cut of about 39% that the district will cover for one year.
Marcy Flocken, director of adult education for Davis School District, told the Board of Education that the district's adult education program served a record "over 1,100" students this year and met every state performance goal, but is confronting a near-term funding shortfall after a federal funding reduction.
Flocken said the program serves everyone age 16 and above and that approximately 500 of this year's students were English language learners from about 46 countries speaking more than 30 languages. She said the program had "over 250 diplomas" awarded to date and "54 GEDs" as of the presentation. The program reported substantial standardized-test gains and said it is the only one of 41 statewide programs to meet all 12 of its performance goals.
The district's adult education work matters locally, Flocken told the board, because the program aims to transition participants into postsecondary education or unsubsidized employment and because participants are community members and taxpayers. She said the program personalizes instruction across a wide range of ages and language backgrounds and uses curriculum and technology to support multilingual registration and classroom learning.
Board members pressed for details about cost and funding. Flocken said the program is allowed by policy to charge a single annual fee of up to $100 but may not charge separately for textbooks; she described efforts to keep the program affordable. She also said federal budget proposals on the House floor had reduced the adult education allocation by about 39 percent, which would have required cutting roughly half the program's staff and students. "However, I just learned that the district's gonna help us out for a year," Flocken said, thanking the district for a temporary backstop while longer-term funding is pursued.
Flocken explained that state funding is tied to measurable outcomes, including student retention and contact hours; she described a commonly used benchmark of 100 hours of attendance and said another key threshold for funding is 40 hours plus a post-test. Board members commended the program's outcomes and community impact but asked for clarity on how funding and performance metrics translate into program decisions.
No formal action was taken. Board members and staff discussed next steps for budget planning and noted the district's short-term commitment to prevent immediate cuts.
District officials said they would provide the board the full presentation and data behind the state performance report.
