A. At-a-Glance

This page serves as a reference to important dates associated with the federal Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) grant and the state Adult Education and Literacy Act grant.

AEFLA 2024-25 Important Dates

AELA 2024-25 Important Dates

July 2024

7/4/24 - 7/5/24: AEI office closed for the Fourth of July holiday
7/12/24: LACES Monthly Data Monitoring
7/31/24: LACES Data Freeze; Deadline to address all 23-24 data error
7/31/24: Asset Inventory due to AEI
Varies - End of year report (call or written) with AEI Program Coordinator

July 2024

7/1/24: LACES Monthly Data Monitoring
7/4/24 - 7/5/24: AEI office closed for the Fourth of July holiday
7/19/24: Deadline to address all LACES monitoring errors
7/31/24: LACES Data Freeze
Varies - End of year report (call or written) with AEI Program Coordinator

August 2024

8/6/24: ~~Preparing for Digital Equity and Inclusion Funding with Northstar Digital Literacy, 1:00 to 2 p.m.~~ (Rescheduled)
8/7/2024: EDU 131 and EDU 132 ABEA Courses Start
8/7/24: Federal Fiscal Monitoring Training, 2 to 3 p.m.
8/12/24: LACES Data Rollover to 24-25 PY
8/15/24: Annual Performance Report
8/27/24 - Power Hour 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - zoom link
8/31/24: Copyright information (AEFLA Closeout)

August 2024

8/6/24: ~~Preparing for Digital Equity and Inclusion Funding with Northstar Digital Literacy, 1:00 to 2 p.m.~~ (Rescheduled)
8/7/24: Federal Fiscal Monitoring Training, 2 to 3 p.m.
8/7/24 - 10/1/24: EDU 131 and EDU 132 ABEA Course Offerings
8/12/24: LACES Data Rollover to 24-25 PY
8/15/24: Annual Performance Report
8/27/24 - Power Hour 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - zoom link

September 2024

9/2/24: AEI office closed for Labor Day holiday
9/3/24: Disability Awareness Training - Overview/Introduction of the Rocky Mountain ADA Center (RMADAC) and Information and Available Resources, Accessible Voting 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
9/9/24: Adult Education and Workforce Development Convening Meeting
9/10/24: Preparing for Digital Equity and Inclusion Funding with Northstar Digital Literacy, 1-2 p.m.
9/11/24: IET Workgroup 1-2 p.m.
9/15/24: Submit 2023-24 fourth quarter request for funds (RFF) for April - June 2024 expenses
9/15/24: Submit 2023-24 annual financial report (AFR) via Smartsheet
9/18/24: Northstar Digital Literacy Training, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
9/24/24 Power Hour 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Zoom link

September 2024

9/2/24: AEI office closed for Labor Day holiday
9/3/24: Disability Awareness Training - Overview/Introduction of the Rocky Mountain ADA Center (RMADAC) and Information and Available Resources, Accessible Voting 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
9/6/24: LACES Data Monitoring
9/10/24: Preparing for Digital Equity and Inclusion Funding with Northstar Digital Literacy, 1-2 p.m.
9/15/24: Submit 2023-24 AELA/SLFRF annual financial reports (AFR) via Smartsheet
9/18/24: Northstar Digital Literacy Training, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
9/24/24 Power Hour 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

October 2024

10/1/24: Disability Awareness Training - Legislative Update of Digital Accessibility Americans with Disabilities Act, HB21-1110 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
10/1/24: EDU 131 and EDU 132 ABEA Courses End
10/7/24: EdTech Talk: EdTech Integration Toolkit, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
10/11/24: LACES Data Monitoring
10/22/24: Power Hour 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Zoom link

October 2024

10/1/24: Disability Awareness Training - Legislative Update of Digital Accessibility Americans with Disabilities Act, HB21-1110 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
10/7/24: EdTech Talk: EdTech Integration Toolkit, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
10/22/24: Power Hour 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Zoom link

November 2024

11/5/24: Disability Awareness Training - Engaging Employees with Disabilities 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
11/28/24 - 11/29/24 - AEI Office closed for Thanksgiving holiday

November 2024

11/5/24: Disability Awareness Training - Engaging Employees with Disabilities 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
11/8/24: LACES Data Monitoring
11/28/24 - 11/29/24 - AEI Office closed for Thanksgiving holiday

December 2024

12/6/24: LACES Data Monitoring
12/11/24: IET Workgroup 1 - 2 p.m.
12/23/24 -12/25/24 - AEI Office closed for Christmas holiday

December 2024

12/9/24: Adult Education and Workforce Development Convening
12/23/24 -12/25/24 - AEI Office closed for Christmas holiday

January 2025

1/1/25 - AEI Office closed for New Year’s Day
1/15/24 - RFF Q2 due prior to January 15 (if not submitted in prior months)
1/20/25 - AEI Office closed for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
1/22/25 - Digital Literacy Routines for ABE and ELL Instruction 1-2 p.m.

January 2025

1/1/25 - AEI Office closed for New Year’s Day
1/10/25: LACES Data Monitoring
1/20/25 - AEI Office closed for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
1/22/25 - Digital Literacy Routines for ABE and ELL Instruction 1-2 p.m.

February 2025

2/4/25: Disability Awareness Training - Planning for Accessible In-Person and Virtual Events 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2/14/25: LACES Data Monitoring
2/17/25: AEI Office closed for President’s Day holiday
2/21/25: Asynchronous, Self-Paced EDU Courses (available to AELA and AEFLA grant recipients only).
2/28/25: Foundations I (Opportunity 1): Socialization and Identities - Join us on either date to discuss social group memberships and experiences, understand and reflect upon the cycle of socialization, and explore our multiple identities within. We kindly ask that you register for the session on February 28, 2025 in advance.

February 2025

2/4/25: Disability Awareness Training - Planning for Accessible In-Person and Virtual Events 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2/17/25: AEI Office closed for President’s Day holiday
2/21/25: Asynchronous, Self-Paced EDU Courses (available to AELA and AEFLA grant recipients only).
2/28/25: Foundations I (Opportunity 1): Socialization and Identities - Join us on either date (2/28 OR 3/3) to discuss social group memberships and experiences, understand and reflect upon the cycle of socialization, and explore our multiple identities within.

March 2025

3/3/25: Foundations I (Opportunity 2): Socialization and Identities - Join us on either date (2/28 OR 3/3) to discuss social group memberships and experiences, understand and reflect upon the cycle of socialization, and explore our multiple identities within.
3/4/25: Disability Awareness Training - Understanding Disability: Neurodiversity, Mental Health, & Other invisible disabilities 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
3/5/25: Power Up Your Instruction: Unlocking the Potential of Northstar Digital Literacy Reports 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
3/12/25: IET Workgroup 1 - 2 p.m.
3/28/25: Foundations II: Four Is of Oppression (Opportunity 1): Join us on either date (3/28 OR 3/31) to engage in learning the ways our systems of oppression are sustained at various levels including ideas, institutions, interpersonal relationships, and in our own selves. Participants will discuss these interacting systems and ways we can operate to dismantle them.
3/31/25: Foundations II: Four Is of Oppression (Opportunity 2): Join us on either date (3/28 OR 3/31) to engage in learning the ways our systems of oppression are sustained at various levels including ideas, institutions, interpersonal relationships, and in our own selves. Participants will discuss these interacting systems and ways we can operate to dismantle them.

March 2025

3/3/25: Foundations I (Opportunity 2): Socialization and Identities - Join us on either date (2/28 OR 3/3) to discuss social group memberships and experiences, understand and reflect upon the cycle of socialization, and explore our multiple identities within.
3/4/25: Disability Awareness Training - Understanding Disability: Neurodiversity, Mental Health, & Other invisible disabilities 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
3/5/25: Power Up Your Instruction: Unlocking the Potential of Northstar Digital Literacy Reports 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
3/10/24: Adult Education and Workforce Development Convening
3/14/25: LACES Data Monitoring
3/28/25: Foundations II: Four Is of Oppression (Opportunity 1): Join us on either date (3/28 OR 3/31) to engage in learning the ways our systems of oppression are sustained at various levels including ideas, institutions, interpersonal relationships, and in our own selves. Participants will discuss these interacting systems and ways we can operate to dismantle them.
3/31/25: Foundations II: Four Is of Oppression (Opportunity 2): Join us on either date (3/28 OR 3/31) to engage in learning the ways our systems of oppression are sustained at various levels including ideas, institutions, interpersonal relationships, and in our own selves. Participants will discuss these interacting systems and ways we can operate to dismantle them.

April 2025

4/1/25: Disability Awareness Training - Screen Reader 101 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
4/11/25: LACES Data Monitoring
4/15/24: RFF Q3 due prior to April 15 (if not submitted in prior months)
4/28/25: Confronting Microaggressions - We are surrounded by microaggressions everyday as they operate within and sustain systems of oppression. Come learn what microaggressions are, how to identify them (both as a recipient and as an aggressor), how to respond, and how to avoid committing them.

April 2025

4/1/25: Disability Awareness Training - Screen Reader 101 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
4/28/25: Confronting Microaggressions - We are surrounded by microaggressions everyday as they operate within and sustain systems of oppression. Come learn what microaggressions are, how to identify them (both as a recipient and as an aggressor), how to respond, and how to avoid committing them.

May 2025

5/6/25: Disability Awareness Training - Common Access Barrier for People in Facilities, Education Setting 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
5/26/25: AEI Office closed for Memorial Day holiday

May 2025

5/6/25: Disability Awareness Training - Common Access Barrier for People in Facilities, Education Setting 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
5/9/25: LACES Data Monitoring
5/26/25: AEI Office closed for Memorial Day holiday

June 2025

6/3/25: Disability Awareness Training - Acquiring a Disability 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
6/11/25: IET Workgroup 1 - 2 p.m.
6/13/25: LACES Data Monitoring
6/19/25: AEI Office closed for Juneteenth holiday

June 2025

6/3/25: Disability Awareness Training - Acquiring a Disability 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
6/9/24: Adult Education and Workforce Development Convening
6/19/25: AEI Office closed for Juneteenth holiday

July 2025

7/4/25: AEI Office closed for Fourth of July holiday
7/11/25: LACES Data Monitoring

July 2025

7/4/25: AEI Office closed for Fourth of July holiday
7/11/25: LACES Data Monitoring