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Adult Education from the National and State Perspective

Adult Education from the National and State Perspective 2005 Adult and Community Educators Conference September 29, 2005 National News Division of Adult Education and Literacy Office of Vocational and Adult Education U.S. Department of Education Mike Dan, Accountability Team Leader

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Adult Education from the National and State Perspective

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  1. Adult Education from the National and State Perspective 2005 Adult and Community Educators Conference September 29, 2005

  2. National News • Division of Adult Education and Literacy Office of Vocational and Adult Education U.S. Department of Education • Mike Dan, Accountability Team Leader

  3. News from National Conference of Adult Education State Directors • Reauthorization • Determining State Leadership Priorities • NRS Changes • Preparing RFP for Local Grantees • DOL Strategies for Serving Needs of Youth & Individual with Limited English Proficiency • Redesign of naturalization test • Adult Ed program Survey Report • Managed Enrollment • Helping Adult Learners Make the Transition to Postsecondary Education http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/index.html

  4. Additional National Resources • A Process Guide for Establishing State Adult Education Content Standards http://www.adultedcontentstandards.org/howto.asp

  5. State of FL Adult Education • Teresa Bestor, Director of Special Federal Projects • (850) 245-9487 • Teresa.Bestor@fldoe.org

  6. State of FL Adult Education • Marcia Maxwell, Educational Consultant Adult Education • (850) 245-9908 • Marcia.Maxwell@fldoe.org • Operations Adult Ed. Unit • ABE Task Force • Adult Ed. Coordination and Planning Project (AECAP) Liaison • Strengthen Youth Partnerships Initiative Liaison

  7. State of FL Adult Education • Phil Anderson, Educational Consultant ESOL • (850) 245-9450 • Philip.Anderson@fldoe.org • Technical Assistance to ESOL program providers • ESOL Task Force Liaison • Manage State Leadership EL Civics projects • Content Standards Consortium Liaison

  8. State of FL Adult Education • Linda Palmer, Educational Consultant Adult Education • (850) 245-9907 • Linda.Palmer@fldoe.org • Manage State Leadership Grants • Family Literacy Practitioners’ Task Force • State and Regional Adult Literacy Resource Centers • Develop Marketing materials

  9. State of FL Adult Education • Pamela Shrestha, Educational Consultant Adult Education • (850) 245-9905 • Pamela.shrestha@fldoe.org • Liaison to GED, ASE,VPI and Adults with Learning Disabilities Practitioners’ Task Forces • Liaison to Regional Training Councils

  10. State of FL Adult Education • Christine Davis, Chief Examiner GED • (850) 245-9000 • Christine.Davis@fldoe.org • General Educational Development Testing located on DOE web page • GED web page new and improved • Revision of GED rule - fees

  11. State of FL Adult Education • Nancy Cordill, Director CTE, Adult Ed. and Apprenticeship • (850) 245-9898 • Nancy.Cordill@fldoe.org • Surveys • GED Survey – Request from Governor's Office • Distance Learning • State Leadership Profile and Products

  12. State of FL Adult Education • Focus • Student Goal Setting documentation and follow-up for NRS • Technical Assistance Paper and Training • www.nrsweb.org • Transitioning Adult Education Students to Postsecondary Education and Training • Technical Assistance and Training

  13. State of FL Adult Education • Initiatives/Studies • Florida’s Adult Education and Family Literacy Programs Funding Strategies Report • LCP Placement Study • Staff Development Communication, Collaboration and Coordination • ACE • Practitioner Task Force • Regional Training Centers • State and Regional Adult Resource/Literacy Centers

  14. And Now Here's……. • Johnny • Others

  15. Remember to……… • Look for the Good • Discover the passion • Let the “Good Times” roll • Focus on the “Doing” and the Learning will occur • Stay in the moment

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