Daphne - It is hard to come up with specifics for an advocacy effort when  
the people on the ground know the situation the best.  But here’s a go!  In all 
probability New Orleans is not  receiving the same level of WIA Title 2 
funding as it was before Katrina.  Perhaps the folks in  New Orleans can tell us 
about the  allocation. What is the opportunity for the Louisiana Department of 
Education to  increase the allocation in light of the increased ESOL population? 
 Can state staff development or  leadership dollars cover the cost of 
bringing in the one or two ESOL planning  experts that are needed and cover the costs 
of  implementation activities the experts  develop with those on the ground?  
Can funding for VESOL programs come from  the local WIB funding – it is 
clearly an eligible activity for core  services?  Other workforce  development 
funding flows through the state technical colleges and those funds  have been tied 
to a screening process that denies services to those with limited  skills to 
cream for better results. Building the pipeline of skilled workers  requires 
personalized support to people needing help not denying education and  training 
through some pre-imposed ‘eligibility test’. Please, let me know if I'm  
wrong here because I know some very good work is taking place. 
Local private funders have always been important to  New Orleans literacy 
efforts  especially with linking economic development and literacy.  They have 
supported family literacy and  workplace literacy.  Some of these  projects have 
had excellent results.  What are the opportunities for bringing them to 
scale?  What is the plan to bring the Casey  Foundation and other national funders 
back to New  Orleans? 
The new coalition and the providers in Baton  Rouge are revisiting the ways 
that funding comes to the  area.  What are the other funding  streams that may 
have been reduced because the ‘client base was diminished’?  What are the 
regional activities like creative marketing, neighborhood outreach  and fund 
development that could be approached regionally? 
Could the panelists let us know the wording around adult literacy action  
steps from the planning committees that have been structuring the plans for the  
new New Orleans?  What are the goals that have been  identified and the 
resources suggested to accomplish the goals.  Then perhaps we could pick a couple to 
 work on together to provide some additional support to the important local  
efforts? 
Margaret 






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