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Placer School for Adults presents expansion plan and data: thousands served, jail education and new CTE offerings
Summary
Placer School for Adults told the Placer Union High School District board that adult-education enrollment and programming are growing: classrooms, jail-based instruction and career-technical programs together serve thousands of adult learners across the region and depend on a mix of state and federal funding.
Placer School for Adults (PSA), the adult-education arm of the Placer Union High School District, presented an overview of services, enrollment and funding to the board. PSA leaders described program growth across Placer and Nevada counties, new classroom space at the Lynn McDonald Education Center, and expanded CTE and justice-involved education.
Why it matters: PSA serves adult learners who are parents, neighbors and employees in the district’s communities. Adult education outcomes — high-school diplomas, GEDs, ESL progress and job-training certificates — have measurable downstream effects on household incomes and student outcomes within K–12 families, PSA leaders told the board.
What PSA reported
- Scale and demand: PSA and its regional consortium served several thousand students in the most recent year; staff estimate growth and said they expect to…
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