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EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. English Language Acquisition (ELA) classes will be taught by TESOL certified, tenured Adult Education instructors. Beginning, intermediate and advanced ELA classes will be available in 4-month long sessions, with each containing 75 instructional hours. Students learn English reading comprehension, writing, listening and conversational skills. Some of the programs also focuse on employment readiness and teach industry specific vocabulary, U.S. professional conduct, wages and worker rights. These programs are contextually integrated into targeted industries: healthcare, hospitality, retail, maintenance & restaurant. As a result, the targeted outcome is not only to increase English language proficiency but to increase one’s employability. Indicate the Target Population this component will serve. Select all that apply. ABAWDs Homeless Returning citizens (aka: ex-offenders) Single parents Students Underemployed Veterans Describe the criteria for participation. Include the skills, knowledge, or experience necessary for participation in the component. For example, literacy or numeracy levels, recent labor market attachment, computer literacy, etc. Some programs require a CASAS score of 180 [basic literacy]. 1/29/26, 8:18 AM State Plan MI FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mify26stateplan//index.html 70/181