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Nardone" <fnardone@liu18.k12.pa.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:329] Re: Thursday Notes, 10/11/01 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 11142 Lines: 257 hello ----- Original Message ----- From: "KayLynn Hamilton" <klh267@psu.edu> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 12:55 PM Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:321] Thursday Notes, 10/11/01 > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01C1531D.CE716720 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Thursday Notes, 10/11/01 > >From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL > > Office of Vocational and Adult Education > > Editor: Sarah Newcomb=20 > Production: Rose Tilghman=20 > > October 11, 2001 = > =20 > ___________________________________=20 > > House, Senate Split=20 > On FY '02 Appropriations,=20 > Continue EL/Civics=20 > > The House approved their Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill October = > 11, including a boost in adult education state grants of $55M, or 10.2%, = > as well as providing a $60K increase for NIFL and $10M more for Even = > Start. The Senate bill, approved by their committee October 11, funds = > the state grant program at last year's $540M level and, like the House = > version, decreases national activities by $4.5M. Both bills set aside = > $70M from state grants for English literacy/civics services. The Senate = > version funds the Community Technology Centers (CTC) program at last = > year's level of $64.95M and keeps it in education, while the House = > version does not fund CTCs. The Senate version increases NIFL funds by = > $60K and reduces Even Start by $50M. The Senate is expected to consider = > the bill next week. Meanwhile, another Continuing Resolution has been = > approved, funding programs through October 23. > > NC's Caldwell=20 > Puts Class=20 > "In a Suitcase"=20 > > In North Carolina, as in many states, teachers of adult education are = > part-time and receive no compensation for preparation time. Caldwell = > Community College met this challenge by establishing four "coordinators" = > who are specialists in specific adult education curriculum areas. = > Coordinators search out best practices and bring those that might = > enhance Caldwell's program back to "mentor instructors." One such = > innovation is "Class in a Suitcase." These kits help part-time teachers = > by assembling realia (such as maps and telephone books for a lesson on = > using the phone), lesson plans and worksheets. The "Class in a Suitcase" = > helps reach rural areas to which a teacher can carry the kit and provide = > a class to a small number of students. > > Advisory Teachers=20 > Help Learning at=20 > UT's Horizonte=20 > > Horizonte, an alternative high school operating in more than 20 sites in = > the Salt Lake City area, assigns every adult learner an advisory teacher = > who serves as a mentor and single point of contact with the educational = > system. The advisory teacher meets with each adult learner every day = > during "advisory period." Advisory teachers oversee service learning = > components required of every adult learner. In addition, they offer = > career guidance, provide assistance in goal-setting, teach = > resume-writing as well as SCANS skills, and help with mock job = > interviews. For more see http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/sites/horizonte/ Click = > "Skip Introduction."=20 > > Plans for=20 > the Weekend?=20 > > When is a convenient time for adult education classes? According to = > MassINC's recent survey of Massachusetts' adult learners, it's Saturday. = > The survey found that despite this learner preference, few or no adult = > education classes were being offered on Saturdays in various locations = > around the state. Sunday class was not given as a choice for students = > asked to identify a "convenient" time, but also might have been popular. = > See http://www.massinc.org > > _________________________________________________________________________= > ______________________=20 > > 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/ > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01C1531D.CE716720 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Thursday Notes, 10/11/01</TITLE> > <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = > http-equiv=3DContent-Type> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.3103.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> > <STYLE></STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> > <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> > <P align=3Dright><B><FONT color=3D#008080 face=3DArial>From the Desk of = > Ronald S.=20 > Pugsley, Director, DAEL</FONT></B></P> > <P align=3Dright><B><FONT color=3D#008080 face=3DArial>Office of = > Vocational and Adult=20 > Education</FONT></B></P> > <P><B><I><FONT color=3D#008000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Editor: Sarah=20 > Newcomb</FONT></I></B> <BR><B><I><FONT color=3D#008000 face=3DArial=20 > size=3D2>Production: Rose Tilghman</FONT></I></B> </P> > <P><I><B><FONT color=3D#008000 face=3DArial>October 11</FONT><FONT = > color=3D#008000=20 > face=3DArial>, 2001 =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > </FONT></B> </I><BR><B><FONT=20 > color=3D#008080 face=3DArial = > size=3D4>___________________________________</FONT></B>=20 > </P> > <P><B><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D4>House, Senate = > Split</FONT></B>=20 > <BR><B><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D4>On FY '02=20 > Appropriations,</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial = > size=3D4>Continue=20 > EL/Civics</FONT></B> </P> > <P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The House approved their = > Labor-HHS-Education=20 > appropriations bill October 11, including a boost in adult education = > state=20 > grants of $55M, or 10.2%, as well as providing a $60K increase for NIFL = > and $10M=20 > more for Even Start. The Senate bill, approved by their committee = > October 11,=20 > funds the state grant program at last year's $540M level and, like the = > House=20 > version, decreases national activities by $4.5M. Both bills set aside = > $70M from=20 > state grants for English literacy/civics services. The Senate version = > funds the=20 > Community Technology Centers (CTC) program at last year's level of = > $64.95M and=20 > keeps it in education, while the House version does not fund CTCs. The = > Senate=20 > version increases NIFL funds by $60K and reduces Even Start by $50M. The = > Senate=20 > is expected to consider the bill next week. Meanwhile, another = > Continuing=20 > Resolution has been approved, funding programs through October = > 23.</FONT></P> > <P><B><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D4>NC's = > Caldwell</FONT></B>=20 > <BR><B><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D4>Puts Class = > </FONT></B><BR><B><FONT=20 > color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D4>"In a Suitcase"</FONT></B> </P> > <P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">In North Carolina, as in many states, = > teachers=20 > of adult education are part-time and receive no compensation for = > preparation=20 > time. Caldwell Community College met this challenge by establishing four = > > "coordinators" who are specialists in specific adult education = > curriculum areas.=20 > Coordinators search out best practices and bring those that might = > enhance=20 > Caldwell's program back to "mentor instructors." One such innovation is = > "Class=20 > in a Suitcase." These kits help part-time teachers by assembling realia = > (such as=20 > maps and telephone books for a lesson on using the phone), lesson plans = > and=20 > worksheets. The "Class in a Suitcase" helps reach rural areas to which a = > teacher=20 > can carry the kit and provide a class to a small number of = > students.</FONT></P> > <P><B><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D4>Advisory = > Teachers</FONT></B>=20 > <BR><B><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D4>Help Learning = > at</FONT></B>=20 > <BR><B><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D4>UT's = > Horizonte</FONT></B> </P> > <P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Horizonte, an alternative high school = > operating=20 > in more than 20 sites in the Salt Lake City area, assigns every adult = > learner an=20 > advisory teacher who serves as a mentor and single point of contact with = > the=20 > educational system. The advisory teacher meets with each adult learner = > every day=20 > during "advisory period." Advisory teachers oversee service learning = > components=20 > required of every adult learner. In addition, they offer career = > guidance,=20 > provide assistance in goal-setting, teach resume-writing as well as = > SCANS=20 > skills, and help with mock job interviews. For more see<U> = > </U></FONT><U><FONT=20 > color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Times New Roman"><A=20 > href=3D"http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/sites/horizonte/"=20 > target=3D_blank>http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/sites/horizonte/></FONT></U><= > FONT=20 > face=3D"Times New Roman"> Click "Skip Introduction." </FONT></P> > <P><B><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D4>Plans for = > </FONT></B><BR><B><FONT=20 > color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D4>the Weekend?</FONT></B> </P> > <P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">When is a convenient time for adult = > education=20 > classes? According to MassINC's recent survey of Massachusetts' adult = > learners,=20 > it's Saturday. The survey found that despite this learner preference, = > few or no=20 > adult education classes were being offered on Saturdays in various = > locations=20 > around the state. Sunday class was not given as a choice for students = > asked to=20 > identify a "convenient" time, but also might have been popular. = > See</FONT><U>=20 > <FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Times New Roman"><A = > href=3D"http://www.massinc.org"=20 > target=3D_blank>http://www.massinc.org></FONT></U></P> > <P><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial=20 > size=3D2>________________________________________________________________= > _______________________________</FONT>=20 > > <P align=3Dcenter><B><I><FONT color=3D#008080 face=3DArial size=3D1>A = > Fact Sheet from=20 > the Division of Adult Education and Literacy</FONT></I></B></P> > <P align=3Dcenter><B><I><FONT color=3D#008080 face=3DArial = > size=3D1>Office of Vocational=20 > and Adult Education</FONT></I></B></P> > <P align=3Dcenter><B><I><FONT color=3D#008080 face=3DArial size=3D1>OVAE = > > Homepage</FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial = > size=3D1></FONT></I></B><B><I><U>=20 > <FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D1><A = > href=3D"http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/"=20 > target=3D_blank>http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/></FONT></U></I></B></P= > ></BODY></HTML> > > ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01C1531D.CE716720-- > >
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