Welcome to the Program Leadership and Improvement Discussion List!  There 
have been many new subscribers since the start of the year, so I wanted to 
send a special greeting to say that we are glad you have joined the list.

For those who are new, please consider posting a brief message introducing 
yourself, describing the type of work you do, and noting any particular 
areas of interest you have within the field.   "Program leadership" and 
"program improvement" mean different things to different people, and I hope 
that this list can address a variety of topics that fall within this wide 
spectrum.

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There is an upcoming event on the discussion list which may interest you. 
We are working to schedule two guests from community-based ABE/ESOL 
programs who recently participated in a UPS Foundation-funded "Leadership 
for Community Literacy" Initiative that was administered by the Equipped 
for the Future (EFF) Center.

After implementing a program improvement model based on the EFF Standards 
and Quality Program Practices, the five participants in this project wrote 
about their experiences. Their "Stories of Program Improvement" will be 
added to the Program Leadership and Improvement Special Collection web site 
[http://pli.cls.utk.edu] within the next month.  You will have a chance to 
read the stories first, and then ask specific questions of the guests about 
their particular experiences.  (An announcement will be posted once the 
dates are firm.)

In the meantime, if you have any other specific topics that you would like 
to see addressed on this list, please post questions/thoughts about that 
topic to the list, or write me directly with your suggestions.

I look forward to hearing from you.
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