The current correctional education model provides educational access for students enrolled in educational programming. Nevertheless, some scholars argue that correctional education programming and teacher pedagogical practices do not align with the specific academic and emotional needs of the correctional education adult student population. In fact, many learners in correctional education programs have significant levels of academic variability, high rates of trauma exposure, significant mental health needs, and have been disproportionately impacted by discriminatory policies and practices in K-12 institutions. Thus, the question remains whether correctional educational teachers have the capacity to meet the specific learning and emotional needs of students in correctional education programs. Therefore, the problem of practice addressed in this gap analysis evaluation study aimed to understand California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) teachers' knowledge, motivation, and organizational (KMO) influences and their ability to meet the needs of an ethnically and culturally diverse adult student population. To this end, the study utilized a non-experimental, quantitative online research survey protocol and used Qualtrics online software to collect and analyze participant data. The recruitment strategy for this study consisted of a purposive sampling of CDCR correctional education teachers who taught in 35 adult correctional institutions throughout the state of California. In this study, no personally identifiable information was collected. Finally, the assumed KMO influences identified in this study were based on the academic literature and were validated as either organizational assets or KMO performance gaps. Upon the validation of the assumed causes of KMO performance gaps, research-based recommendations and solutions were provided. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]