Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h06LZDP15720; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 16:35:13 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 16:35:13 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <p05100303ba3fa357d41b@[209.244.179.203]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Gail Spangenberg <gspangenberg@caalusa.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1003] CAAL Launches Community College Project X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 2942 Lines: 72 Contact: Bess Heitner (Program Associate, CAAL) NEWS RELEASE -- January 6, 2003 -- The Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL) today announced a project to help strengthen the role of community colleges in adult education and literacy. "CAAL has a primary commitment to developing the state role in adult education and literacy," said president Gail Spangenberg. "To this end, the potential of community colleges is of paramount importance. They already provide adult education and literacy services for millions of adults, but the links between their services, other aspects of the colleges' operations, and the adult education and literacy community are usually weak." She emphasized that "these institutions and the adult education and literacy system will benefit greatly from strengthening the managerial, programmatic, and curricular links between them. That is the basic goal of our new project." Over the next month, CAAL will form a blue-ribbon Task Force of leaders and experts from community colleges, adult literacy, and government. An outstanding individual dedicated to innovation in the community college sector and improved adult literacy service will be named to chair the Task Force. Members will be announced by February. Forrest Chisman, CAAL's Vice President for Special Projects, will be Study Director. Dr. Chisman has extensive credentials in the areas of community college innovation and collaboration, national and state policy analysis, and human resource development. During an 18-month period, the Task Force will develop a work plan, specify project outcomes, identify topics for several commissioned papers, and assess the findings. Meetings will be held at CAAL's offices in New York City and, in Washington, D.C., at the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. CAAL will publish and disseminate nationally its commissioned papers on various aspects of the community college role. The papers will be released one-by-one as the project unfolds. At the end of the project, the Task Force will issue a final report to summarize its findings and make action recommendations for community colleges, adult education and literacy groups, government, and other organizations. CAAL expects to play an active role in implementing the recommendations. The Nellie Mae Foundation, Verizon, Inc., and McGraw-Hill, Inc. have each provided start-up funding for the project. Additional funds are being sought from other sources. The current donors all have an ongoing commitment to advancing adult literacy in America and a special interest in community colleges. Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy 1221 Avenue of the Americas - 50th Floor New York, NY 10020 Phone: 212-512-2363 Fax: 212-512-2610 e-mail: bheitner@caalusa.org http://www.caalusa.org Washington-area Satellite Office (Forrest Chisman) Phone: 410-643-0135 Fax: 410-643-0137 e-mail: forrest@crosslink.net --
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