Colleagues, Today the Department of Education has released Program Memorandum OCTAE 20-4, FAQs Part 2, to provide further guidance for states and programs as they continue to provide adult education an family literacy services within the social distancing context. Read the https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/octae-pm-20-4-covid-faqs-final.pdf?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term= Read the https://lincs.ed.gov/state-resources/federal-initiatives/covid-19-support?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term= page on LINCS See also the earlier https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/octae-program-memo-20-3.pdf and the attached tip sheet that was prepared for OCTAE by AIR. The Center for Applied Linguistics will be providing a webinar on Meeting the Social Distancing Challenge: Strategies for Adult ESL on Thursday, April 23, 1:00-1:30 PM Eastern time. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1113030529457824013 for the webinar. Join CAL for a series of 30-minute policy webinars as we support program administrators in navigating the ever changing COVID-19 landscape. For Meeting the Social Distancing Challenge: Strategies for Adult ESL, we will be joined by Deborah Kennedy, President, National Coalition for Literacy, who will discuss state-level policies on adult education, recent federal-level guidance from the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), and strategies and resources for providing distance education. The session will close with a brief audience question and answer period. CAL Policy One Takes is a series of short policy brief webinars on topics related to implementation of state and federal policies in the time of COVID-19 for State Education Agencies (SEAs), Local Education Agencies (LEAs), and adult education (ABE/ESL) programs. Finally, my thanks to all of you for the work that you continue to do in this extremely challenging situation. I am continually impressed by the commitment and creativity that teachers, program staff, and adult learners demonstrate every day in support of effective adult education. Have a good weekend, all. Deborah Deborah Kennedy Senior Consultant / Owner, Key Words President, National Coalition for Literacy office: 202-364-1964 (September-May) office: 603-293-2402 (June-August) http://www.key-words.us http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org