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Success through change

Success through change. A look at Minneapolis Adult Ed’s enrollment process Presenters: Katy Chiqui and Athena Eleftheriou. Agenda. Katy and Athena’s Background MPS Snapshot Intake/Enrollment Process Teacher Conferencing and Rotation New Block Scheduling Testing Tips to Get More Gains!.

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Success through change

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  1. Success through change A look at Minneapolis Adult Ed’s enrollment process Presenters: Katy Chiqui and Athena Eleftheriou

  2. Agenda • Katy and Athena’s Background • MPS Snapshot • Intake/Enrollment Process • Teacher Conferencing and Rotation • New Block Scheduling • Testing Tips to Get More Gains!

  3. From Minneapolis, Minnesota • Family: Elizabeth and Miguel • School: Hamline University 2002-2006: Social Justice & Latin American Studies • Augsburg College 2010- present: obtain secondary license in math & Masters in Education. • Work in ABE: 2005 undergrad internship with the MLC; 2009 Wells Fargo ABE as site coordinator, April 2011 Bilingual Spanish Associate Educator at Southside. • Future Educational Plans- possible ESL license • Best thing about ABE: 95% of students WANT and CHOOSE to be in school. Katy chiqui- bilingual associate educator

  4. From Greece • Hamline University 2005- Communication Studies and Management. • Hamline University 2008- ESL License. • With MPS since October 2008- worked as the Spanish Bilingual Associate Educator, ELL Orientation teacher, ELL Level 1 teacher until April 2011. Hired as the Testing Coordinator in October 2010. • Future Plans: Finish Masters Degree in Adult Education. • Best thing about ABE: the students and immediate feedback they provide in how we affect their lives. Athena eleftheriou - testing coordinator

  5. MPS Snapshot • Main sites: Northside and Southside • Offer the following classes: Orientation, ELL levels pre-lit through 6, Citizenship, Listening/Speaking, Child Development Associate, Computer, Math, Writing, ABE, Diploma, FastTrack. • Consortium Members: Wells Fargo Bank, Hennepin County Government Center, MCTC, Somali Success, English Learning Center, Learning In Style, MN Workforce Centers, PPL, Cedar Riverside, VOA.

  6. Student demographics

  7. Student demographics • 62% Female, 38% Male • 65% of the population is ages 25-44. • Top 5 Languages Spoken: • Somali (32%) • Spanish (29%) • English (16%) • Hmong (7%) • Oromo (7%)

  8. MPS ABE Program Success

  9. 10 Year Program Histroy

  10. Opinions about past and future success. “A key factor in MPS ABE’s program improvement was the creation of MABE. MABE provides a way to track, maintain and analyze data to help improve our services.” Robin mercier

  11. Questions/Comments

  12. Intake/Enrollment Process • All new ELL students must make an appointment, test and attend a 4-day orientation class. • All new ABE students must attend a 3-hour registration session, test and attend a 3-day orientation class. • ELL students are tested in Reading, Writing, Math, Listening/Speaking before they are scheduled for class. • ABE students are tested in Reading and Math before they are scheduled for class.

  13. Erin teaches ELL Orientation in the evening. “Our orientation class helps to create a strong foundation for each learner in our ELL program. Students who attend each night of Orientation not only prove to stay in our program longer, with better attendance, but also establish positive connections with teachers and classmates prior to starting their assigned ELL classes. They finish the Orientation Class feeling confident that they are an important part of our program and know that our program is an important part of attaining their educational goals. Erin head

  14. Intake/enrollment process • All new students must successfully complete orientation class before they can be scheduled for class. The orientation teacher is responsible for scheduling new students into class using all assessments as a guideline for placement. • Returning students who have taken orientation are placed according to past schedules/tests and class availability by intake staff. • All returning students who have not attended orientation class in the last 2 years or have poor attendance must attend an orientation class.

  15. Intake/enrollment process • Orientation teacher places students based on availability. • Students are placed on a waiting list if there is no room in their class however students are allowed to take 2 focus classes while they wait. • At the end of each quarter all students are post-tested in Reading, Math and Writing. Students are scheduled based on results and teacher recommendations. • Teachers hand-in a student profile/rotation form for each student and intake staff schedules each student accordingly.

  16. Questions/Comments

  17. rotation • Student Rotation Forms • Conferencing Timeline (4 week process) • Scheduling (start with high levels) • Working on a way to computerize and streamline the process(less paper trail and waste).

  18. Block Scheduling Template (ABE)

  19. New Block scheduling • Evening Block Schedule first started with ELL classes fall 2008. • Southside evening classes have grown by 20% each year since the implementation of block scheduling. • Implementation- changing to block ABE in AM • Advantages vs. Disadvantages • Trial & Error Process • Feedback

  20. Block scheduling template

  21. Opinions about the block plan. MPS Adult Education has an obligation to assist learners in responding to the critical employment climate and recognizes that adult students are often in need of instruction in multiple content areas simultaneously. By providing instruction through block scheduling (one/two hour segments) we improve our ability to: offer flexible schedules; deliver systematic and focused instruction; respond to multi level student needs; create intervention classes for students who aren’t making progress; create innovative work skills development programming leading to career pathways. Paul enestvedt

  22. Questions/Comments

  23. Testing tips • 185 or 186? What’s the best pre-test? • Listening 85L or 86L? How do we get the best results? • If a student has taken the 185/186 test 3 or more times, gotten 228 or higher and are not improving give them the 187/188. • If trying to test a high-functioning ELL out of level 6 give them a 187/188. Why? • Students with education in their native language and who have valid scores on the 83/84 form should be given the 33B/34B CASAS Math pre-test.

  24. Contact info • Katy Chiqui • Kathryne.chiqui@mpls.k12.mn.us • Athena Eleftheriou • Athena.eleftheriou@mpls.k12.mn.us Thank you!

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