Transcript Workplace Literacies - Texas A&M University

Jon Engel
Steve Johnson
Meg Poag
Eduardo Honold
Jon Engel

Community Action Inc.
Denton ISD Adult Education Program
&
Trinity Industries - Denton, TX
What We Do

 Denton ISD Adult Education is providing English as
a Second Language (ESL) and Work Literacy
Concept services to the employees of Trinity
Industries.
 Work Literacy Concepts are based on the specific
operations of Trinity Industries.
The Employer
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 Trinity Industries
 Trinity businesses provide industrial products and
services such as railcars, barges, storage containers,
and aggregates.
 Trinity positively impacts the overall economy by
supplying essential infrastructure-related products.
Who We Are Teaching

 Trinity Industries Employees
 The employees are welders that do a variety of jobs.
They assemble barges, towers, storage containers, etc.
 We began the program with 15 Trinity Industries
employees.
 These employees do the day-to-day, hands on work
for the company.
How Did They Find Us?

 Trinity Industries contacted us after seeing program
information in the local Denton newspaper.
 They initially made contact with the Program
Coordinator.
 A meeting was set between the Trinity Industries
representatives and the Denton ISD Adult Education
Program Director and Coordinator to determine
their workplace literacy needs.
The First Meeting

 The first meeting was cordial, friendly, and exciting.
 We discussed providing a regular ESL class for their
employees.
 They provided us with specific operational
standards to allow us to tailor our ESL classes to
specific jobs.
“Selling” the Program

 The services that Denton ISD’s Adult Education
Program offers appropriately coincide with Trinity
Industries’ needs.
 We are able to provide the services at the work site.
 We are able to provide the services immediately after
the employee is released from their regular job.
 We also agree that employee’s family members are
able to attend the classes.
Meg Poag

Executive Director
Literacy Coalition of Central Texas
Eduardo Honold

Director at Harris County Department of Education