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 i43E0Rm25441; Mon, 3 May 2004 10:00:27 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 10:00:27 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <409650D5.2080004@alri.org> 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: Steve Reuys <steve@alri.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1377] Re: Report on NIFL from COABE X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 2582 Lines: 56 Hi, David. Thanks for sending this. It was interesting to hear of Dr. Sclafani's comments regarding NIFL and its future director. I am writing because I would like to urge you to think seriously about applying. I know you have strong ties to the Boston area and we certainly would hate to see you leave, but I think you'd be great at this job and, if you've given any thought at all to the possibility of applying, I'd just like to provide support for that idea. In any case, Happy Spring to you and Rita! --Steve David Rosen wrote: > Dear NIFL-POVRACELIT Colleague: > > At this year’s Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) conference, > Dr. Susan Sclafani, Assistant Secretary U.S. Department of Education, > Office of Vocational and Adult Education, addressed practitioners in > the Opening Session. She spoke about several issues, including the > future of the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL). She recognized > that many in the field of adult and family literacy are concerned > about NIFL losing its focus on adults, and assured us that this would > not happen, but that NIFL will also concentrate on literacy across the > lifespan. > > Further, Dr. Sclafani discussed the importance of finding a person who > knows and understands adult literacy for the position of Director of > the Institute. She said that there is no better way to have NIFL > preserve its focus on adults than to hire a director who is an adult > literacy practitioner. She shared that we need someone that knows the > field of adult literacy to apply for this position, and encouraged > qualified adult literacy practitioners to apply. > > We look forward to her continued support for retaining NIFL's focus on > adults in its concentration on lifespan literacy, and hope that she > will continue to be supportive of finding a NIFL Director applicant > from the field of adult literacy. As she requested, please encourage > experienced adult literacy practitioners to apply for the NIFL > Director position. Forward this message to anyone whom you think may > qualify. > > Deadline to apply: May 10, 2004 > Submit the following materials to director_search@nifl.gov. > • A resume > • A letter of no more than two pages explaining your interest in the > position, your qualifications, and your views on contributions the > Institute could make to improving literacy across the lifespan. > Vacancy announcement: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/vacancy_announce.doc > > On behalf of the Save NIFL Campaign organizers, > > David J. Rosen > djrosen@comcast.net > > >
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