WorkReady U

The message of "It's NEVER too late for a second chance" lies at the heart of Adult Education programs like Livingston Parish Adult Education / Work Ready U (https://adulteducation0.wixsite.com/lppsadulted). But the real heartbeat comes from students like Lizann, who didn't give up on herself and turned her NOT YET into a NOW.

❤️‍🔥 "I decided to take Adult Education classes in order to pursue my lifelong dreams. My most immediate goal is to go to college. I am going to become a social worker to help kids and/or veterans.

There’s so much I’d want to tell my younger self, but I’ll narrow it down to this. Tough it out and finish school-you were SO close and just gave up! And never give up on pursuing your dreams, even if no one believes in you." 🩵



Louisiana Association for Public, Community, & Adult Education, COABE, Louisiana Community & Technical College System, Livingston Parish Public Schools

Livingston Parish Public Schools Adult Education program has been serving its community for more than 35 years. Director, Billie Prettlet and her faculty and staff uplift students while helping them map their next steps by keeping them MOVING AND MOTIVATED! (https://adulteducation0.wixsite.com/lppsadulted)

👩‍🏫 "For us, it’s giving students a second chance. We have a firm belief that everybody deserves a second chance. We’re working with the students who weren’t successful in K–12 for some reason, so we try to give them a win early on. We look at their placement scores and put them in the classes they’re strongest in. That way, they can pass a practice test and feel like, “I can do this".

We also give back to our K-12 system with some graduates going to work in our schools. And we’ve had an increase in Livingston Parish employees, who didn’t already have a dipoma, now enrolling in our classes. We do orientations every week because we don’t want students to wait to get started. We want them to know they’re welcome and that we’re ready to help." 🎉



Louisiana Association for Public, Community, & Adult Education, COABE, Louisiana Community & Technical College System, Livingston Parish Adult Education / Work Ready U