Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fA8FBm027455; Thu, 8 Nov 2001 10:11:48 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 10:11:48 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <004401c16868$3789f4c0$0e60ba92@RACK14> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "KayLynn Hamilton" <klh267@psu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:342] Thursday Notes X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 10421 Lines: 253 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0041_01C1683E.4EA4AA80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >From the Desk of Ronald S. Pugsley, Director, DAEL Office of Vocational and Adult Education Editor: Sarah Newcomb=20 Production: Rose Tilghman=20 November 8, 2001 =20 ___________________________________=20 FY '02 Appropriations=20 Considered by Senate=20 The Senate passed the FY 2002 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill on = November 6 by a vote of 89-10 and appointed its members of the = Conference Committee. The funding levels for adult education in the bill = are unchanged. See budget table at = http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/budget.html =20 GAO Report=20 Focuses on=20 Full Integration=20 Mandatory partners in one-stop centers face barriers--including program = requirements and financial concerns--that impede program integration, = says a Government Accounting Office (GAO) report released last month. = GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, prepared the report at the = request of the Senate authorizing committee. Our Department's comments, = included in the report, emphasize that full integration of programs = envisioned by the Department of Labor and studied by GAO is not required = by WIA. Other models, including coordination, also are acceptable under = the statute. For links to the full text see http://www.gao.gov and = search for GAO-02-72. Alternative=20 Assessments:=20 A Real Alternative?=20 A new Committee on Quality Measures for Alternative Assessments of Adult = Literacy met October 27 at the National Academy of Sciences to begin its = review of alternative assessments measuring and reporting learning gains = in adult education. The project, cosponsored by OVAE and NIFL, will = analyze current state efforts to develop performance-based assessments = on broadened content and work/life skills standards (such as Equipped = for the Future). A report, including a summary of the discussion and = commissioned papers, is expected for our State Directors' meeting here = in February. Technology for=20 Civics Education=20 PBS has developed and is marketing a Pioneer Living Series of videos = that cover civic participation, religious tolerance (including Islam), = handling stereotypes, improving health & wellness, personal/career = development, and achieving success in America. Episode descriptions: = http://www.pbs.org/pioneerliving/schedule.htm Professional reviews: http://www.pbs.org/pioneerliving/testimonials.htm=20 Rudolph New=20 LAC Director=20 Elyse Barbell Rudolph, Deputy Executive Director of the Literacy = Assistance Center (LAC) in New York, has been named Executive Director = effective November 15. Rudolph replaces Michael Hirschhorn who has = served as LAC's Executive Director for six years. Prior to joining LAC, = Rudolph served as director of the New York City Professional Development = Consortium. For more see http://www.lacnyc.org =20 _________________________________________________________________________= ______________________=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_0041_01C1683E.4EA4AA80 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> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#0000ff size=3D2> <P align=3Dright><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#008080>From the Desk of = Ronald S.=20 Pugsley, Director, DAEL</FONT></B></P> <P align=3Dright><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#008080>Office of = Vocational and Adult=20 Education</FONT></B></P> <P><B><I><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#008000 size=3D2>Editor: Sarah=20 Newcomb</FONT></I></B> <BR><B><I><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#008000=20 size=3D2>Production: Rose Tilghman</FONT></I></B> </P> <P><I><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#008000>November 8,=20 2001 </FONT>=20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 </B> </I><BR><B><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#008080 size=3D4>___________________________________</FONT></B> = </P> <P><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D4>FY '02 = Appropriations</FONT></B>=20 <BR><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D4>Considered by = Senate</FONT></B>=20 </P> <P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The Senate passed the FY 2002=20 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill on November 6 by a vote of 89-10 = and=20 appointed its members of the Conference Committee. The funding levels = for adult=20 education in the bill are unchanged. See budget table at<U> = </U></FONT><U><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff><A=20 href=3D"http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/budget.html"=20 target=3D_blank>http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/budget.html></FONT></U><= FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT><U> </U></P><BR> <P><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D4>GAO Report</FONT></B> = <BR><B><FONT=20 face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D4>Focuses on</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT = face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D4>Full Integration</FONT></B> </P> <P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Mandatory partners in one-stop centers = face=20 barriers--including program requirements and financial concerns--that = impede=20 program integration, says a Government Accounting Office (GAO) report = released=20 last month. GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, prepared the report = at the=20 request of the Senate authorizing committee. Our Department's = comments,=20 included in the report, emphasize that full integration of programs = envisioned=20 by the Department of Labor and studied by GAO is not required by WIA. = Other=20 models, including coordination, also are acceptable under the statute. = For links=20 to the full text see</FONT><U> <FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" = color=3D#0000ff><A=20 href=3D"http://www.gao.gov" = target=3D_blank>http://www.gao.gov></FONT></U><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> and search for = GAO-02-72.</FONT><B></B><B></B></P> <P><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D4>Alternative = </FONT></B><BR><B><FONT=20 face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D4>Assessments:</FONT></B> = <BR><B><FONT face=3DArial=20 color=3D#0000ff size=3D4>A Real Alternative?</FONT></B> </P> <P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">A new Committee on Quality Measures = for=20 Alternative Assessments of Adult Literacy met October 27 at the National = Academy=20 of Sciences to begin its review of alternative assessments measuring and = reporting learning gains in adult education. The project, cosponsored by = OVAE=20 and NIFL, will analyze current state efforts to develop = performance-based=20 assessments on broadened content and work/life skills standards (such as = Equipped for the Future). A report, including a summary of the = discussion and=20 commissioned papers, is expected for our State Directors' meeting here = in=20 February.</FONT></P> <P><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D4>Technology = for</FONT></B>=20 <BR><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D4>Civics = Education</FONT></B> </P> <P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">PBS has developed and is marketing = a</FONT><I>=20 <FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Pioneer Living Series</FONT></I><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> of videos</FONT><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" = color=3D#000000> that cover civic participation, religious tolerance = (including=20 Islam), handling stereotypes, improving health & wellness, = personal/career=20 development, and achieving success in America.</FONT> <FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">Episode descriptions:</FONT><U> <FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff><A=20 href=3D"http://www.pbs.org/pioneerliving/schedule.htm"=20 target=3D_blank>http://www.pbs.org/pioneerliving/schedule.htm></FONT><= /U></P> <P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Professional reviews:</FONT><U> <FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#0000ff><A=20 href=3D"http://www.pbs.org/pioneerliving/testimonials.htm"=20 target=3D_blank>http://www.pbs.org/pioneerliving/testimonials.htm></FO= NT></U>=20 </P> <P><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D4>Rudolph New = </FONT></B><BR><B><FONT=20 face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D4>LAC Director</FONT></B> </P> <P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Elyse Barbell Rudolph, Deputy = Executive Director=20 of the Literacy Assistance Center (LAC) in New York, has been named = Executive=20 Director effective November 15. Rudolph replaces Michael Hirschhorn who = has=20 served as LAC's Executive Director for six years. Prior to joining LAC, = Rudolph=20 served as director of the New York City Professional Development=20 Consortium.</FONT><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> <FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">For more see</FONT><U> <FONT face=3D"Times New = Roman"=20 color=3D#0000ff><A href=3D"http://www.lacnyc.org"=20 target=3D_blank>http://www.lacnyc.org></FONT></U></P> <P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT><U></U> <BR><FONT face=3DArial=20 color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2>________________________________________________________________= _______________________________</FONT>=20 <P align=3Dcenter><B><I><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#008080 size=3D1>A = Fact Sheet from=20 the Division of Adult Education and Literacy</FONT></I></B></P> <P align=3Dcenter><B><I><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#008080 = size=3D1>Office of Vocational=20 and Adult Education</FONT></I></B></P> <P align=3Dcenter><B><I><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#008080 size=3D1>OVAE = Homepage</FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 = size=3D1></FONT></I></B><B><I><U>=20 <FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff 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><I>= </I></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0041_01C1683E.4EA4AA80--
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