Work-based Project Models

Jon Engel Steve Johnson

Meg PoagEduardo Honold

Jon Engel

Community Action Inc.

Workplace Literacies

Denton ISD Adult Education Program&

Trinity Industries - Denton, TX

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.

What We Do

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.

The Employer

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.

Who We Are Teaching

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.

How Did They Find Us?

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.

The First Meeting

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.

“Selling” the Program

Meg Poag

Executive Director Literacy Coalition of Central Texas

Eduardo Honold

Director at Harris County Department of Education