Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id hB2LmQm03323; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 16:48:26 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 16:48:26 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3813560FDE038C4CB484610A8949316C46A639@kctcsmbx03.kctcs.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Tiedeman, Kristin L (Central Kentucky)" <kristin.tiedeman@kctcs.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:851] RE: Response to David Rosen Re:AE Policy on Supporting Staff and Program Development X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3711 Lines: 76 We set aside extra money in our salaries budget to pay part-time instructors for their participation in PD. I don't think it is asking too much of part-time people to expect them to do training without compensation -----Original Message----- From: sfugate1 [mailto:sfugate1@utk.edu] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 4:20 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:849] Response to David Rosen Re:AE Policy on Supporting Staff and Program Development David, I work with the Tennessee Adult Education Professional Development Framework and Tracking System. I am responding to some of the questions you posed. My response is based soley on what we are doing in Tennessee. Please read below. Sandra Fugate UT Center for Literacy Studies QUESTION: Should states support (pay for) staff development time for adult education teachers? RESPONSE: That would be ideal, but perhaps not always practical. In Tennessee, practitioners are reimbursed for travel and lodging. I suppose there is something to be said for providing quality training at no cost to those attending. After all, in the corporate world, companies pay significant registration fees to send employees for training. QUESTION: I understand that in at least one state (Tennessee, I think) there is state reimbursement for completing staff development courses (or levels.) Could someone from Tennessee clarify this? RESPONSE: Tennessee Office of Adult Education has developed an Adult Education Professional Development Framework and Tracking System whereby both instructors and supervisors are rewarded for their efforts to apply the knowledge and skills gained by participating in professional development events. The system is offered on a voluntary basis; however, all practitioners are awarded PD points for their participation in state approved PD events. These PD points are kept in a database. Transcripts that document cumulative points earned are given to practitioners annually. Professional Development events are published in an annual PD catalog so that instructors may plan for the program year. Each event is assigned PD points primarily based on 1 PD point per 1 hours of attendance at a scheduled PD event that is published in the PD catalog. In other words, PD events that earn points are pre-approved for each program year. The system is built around three levels of achievement, one for supervisors and one for instructors. Each level requires that supervisors and instructors earn a designated number of points and demonstrate application of what they have learned at professional development events. The criteria for meeting level attainment becomes more rigorous as practitioners progress through the system. As a result of achieving each level, supervisors and instructors receive a certificate of achievement, formal recognition, and incentive payment (upon availability of funds). An additional bonus for practitioners is that oftentimes local school systems will allow them to use AE professional development experiences for in-service credit and/or credit toward their Professional Teacher License Renewal. The PD Framework and Tracking System is available to all practitioners, both full-time and part-time. QUESTION: Is there a return on investment in your state for teachers who get certified in adult education and/or get a graduate degree in adult education? RESPONSE: No. Tennessee AE practitioners are rewarded for their achievement of levels based on the PD events and criteria specified by the state office each year in the annual PD catalog. At this time there are no additional PD incentives for degree(s) in adult education.
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