 Basic Education for Adults and Guided Pathways. This video will provide an overview of the Guided Pathways initiative and discuss the role of basic education for adults within the Guided Pathways model. Guided Pathways is a nationally recognized research-based approach to college program design. Research shows that college students are more likely to complete a degree in a timely fashion if they choose a program and develop an academic plan early on, have a clear roadmap of the courses they need to take to complete a credential and receive guidance and support to help them stay on a plan. In the Guided Pathways model, colleges organize courses together in what are called meta-majors, broad fields of interest like information technology, business and healthcare. With help from advisors, students select a field and are quickly introduced to all their career options. Students learn critical concepts right away and follow predefined program maps for a clear pathway to their chosen career, whether that is achieved through a four-year applied baccalaureate, BAS degree, a two-year transfer degree, or a workforce degree or certificate. In the Guided Pathways redesign, pre-college instruction integrates into all the pathways offered at a college and provides the foundation to each pathway. Basic education for adults, faculty and administration work together with workforce, transfer and developmental education to contextualize basic skills, English language acquisition and pre-college English and math outcomes to different areas of study on a campus. Assessment of students' skill levels determines the level of support needed. Students have a plan for completing the English and math requirements needed for their goals within the first year of full-time study and advising and navigational supports to help them stay on track and complete. They can earn a high school credential through co-enrollment in I-Best and High School Plus or by earning any two-year degree. Co-enrollment in I-Best and HS Plus provide students with many other benefits, including earlier access to the Washington College Grant. I-Best is the core strategy for alignment of all pre-college instruction and guided pathways. The guided pathways visual helps students describe how most college students begin their college journey in the pre-college space, needing some pre-college instruction in math, English and other forms of academic preparation and workforce readiness. I-Best allows students to leapfrog multiple levels of basic and developmental education and English language acquisition coursework because it is team-taught and contextualized and provides wraparound support services for students who are not quite ready for I-Best. Classes are contextualized in broad areas of study to prepare students for their meta-major of choice. Designing I-Best pathways and contextualized instruction in each meta-major builds equity into pathways because a more diverse student body is welcomed into the classroom and supported to completion. Please explore the additional resources available in the resources section of this Canvas module for more information on guided pathways. Of particular reference to this video are the policy briefs, what we know about guided pathways. Guided Pathways, WIOA and Washington State's I-Best.