Hey everyone!
Has your adult basic/literacy/ESOL education program improved the quality of its service provision by utilizing volunteers in support of paid staff? If so, you may be interested in the following opportunity from ProLiteracy America. Enjoy!
 
 
Adult Education Programs:

ProLiteracy America is conducting research concerning best practices in ABE
programs that utilize volunteers to provide additional support. 5-8 programs
will be selected as exemplary programs.

We invite you to nominate your program to be a part of this exciting effort
if it meets the following criteria or to pass this information on to an ABE
program that does.

Exemplary Program Nomination Criteria:
1.Delivers instruction primarily through classes taught by paid
instructors
2.Receives most of its funding from federal WIA and state education
grants
3.Uses the National Reporting System (NRS) to measure outcomes
4.Utilizes volunteers in program or support services
5.Has had a minimum of two years of active volunteer involvement
6.Can identify how the involvement of volunteers has positively
impacted the quality and quantity of instruction related services to ESL
and/or ABE students, with special interest being given to impacts on
low-level ESL students
7.Has a person responsible for volunteer coordination
(Person may have other roles in program)

Selected programs will receive a $3,000 stipend and national recognition as
one of eight model ABE programs.

The attached file contains the exemplary program nomination form and further
details.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly by
e-mail or phone. Send your completed nominations to ProLiteracy by e-mail
(info at proliteracy.org) or by fax (315-422-6369). Nominations must be
received by July 27, 2006. Programs will be selected by August 1, 2006.

Regards,
Mary Hohensee
Project Researcher
Proliteracy America
mary at adultlit.org
717-940-0929

 
Peggy McGuire, M.A., 
Senior Research Associate, National Consultant, and
NIFL-Program Leadership and Improvement List Moderator
Center for Literacy Studies
The University of Tennessee
111 5th Street, PO Box 16
Mount Gretna, PA  17064
717-964-1341 (landline/fax)
215-888-6507 (cell)
mmcguire at utk.edu
 
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