Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f7NBD3f00756; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 07:13:03 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 07:13:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <MAEBLPCCEIIMGAKFAAAHIENCDLAA.nsledd@famlit.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Nancy Sledd" <nsledd@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:201] Thursday Notes, 8/23/01 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2666 Lines: 62 >From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL Office of Vocational and Adult Education Editor: Sarah Newcomb Production: Rose Tilghman August 23, 2001 ___________________________________ ESL Holds Narrow Lead In '00 Enrollments ESL participants maintained a narrow lead in 2000 enrollments, accounting for 38% of adult education participants nationwide, down from nearly half in 1999. ESL was followed closely by ABE at 37%. ASE finished third at 25%. National adult education enrollments totaled 2.9 M in 2000, down from 3.6 M in 1999. As was true last year, many adult education program participants are Hispanic, but down from 41% to just 36% of total enrollees. It remains to be seen whether there actually was a significant drop in ESL participants or whether, as state quality controls eliminated double counting, the drop was an artifact. Stay tuned for further details. NM Gets In-Service Training--from AR New Mexico sought help from a similar state when technical assistance was needed on implementing the National Reporting System (NRS). New Mexico contacted the National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium (NAEPDC) which sent out a request for help to other states. Arkansas' Department of Workforce Education--responsible for adult education--came to the rescue. That state granted a skilled Arkansas professional release time to go to New Mexico to conduct in--service training for instructors and program directors on the NRS. In return, New Mexico paid the staffer's travel expenses. Contact <mailto:nmanzanares@sde.state.nm.us> or <mailto:garland.hankins@mail.state.ar.us> Young Wins NAASLN Award OVAE's expert on disabilities, Glenn Young has been nominated as one of three recipients slated to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Adults with Special Learning Needs (NAASLN). The award marks Young's "significant contributions to resolving the challenges faced by adults with special learning needs." Young receive the award at NAASLN's national meeting in Milwaukee this fall. Congratulate Glenn at <mailto:glenn.young@ed.gov> HI Moving On... WY Moving In Hawaii State Director Art Kaneshiro has moved on for personal reasons. No replacement has yet been selected. Stay tuned--or maybe file your application to work Hawaii. Meanwhile Karen Milmont, former Wyoming State Director, returns as State Director following the departure of Diana Stithem. ____________________________________________________________________________ A Fact Sheet from the Division of Adult Education and Literacy Office of Vocational and Adult Education OVAE Homepage http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/
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