Adult Education in CA: Strategic Planning Process

Learn about the CA Adult Education strategic plan at http://www.otan.us/strategicplanning/index.html.  The Needs Assessment is now posted.
The strategic plan will use a system-wide perspective in addressing the need for adult education in California. The plan will reflect an assessment of the context for adult education that considers economic, demographic “driving forces”, statewide educational needs, the federal [...]

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“It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

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Evening Team Huddle & PLC ~ Nov. 4

This evening’s Team Huddle & PLC will be in room 116 at 8:10pm.  Please dismiss your class at 8:00pm. 
Here’s a preview of the agenda.

We are a dynamic community of learners and leaders!
We share to impart, impact, improve and empower!

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“It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

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NMUSD Adult School Needs YOU!

Dear NMUSD Adult School Students,
Our school needs your ideas!  Please consider joining our 2009-10 School Site Council.  Meetings will be conducted in English; therefore, proficiency in English is helpful.
Information and Letter of Interest
Benefits:

You learn about school policy.
You build leadership and employability skills.
You share ideas on school and program improvement.

At NMUSD Adult School, we value our [...]

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Team Huddle & PLC ~ Nov 2

Today’s Team Huddle & PLC will be in room 116.  Here’s the agenda.
We are a dynamic community of learners and leaders!
We share to impart, impact, improve and empower!
Team Huddle and PLC Meeting Minutes (day)

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Fall 2009 Issue of CALPROgress

From OTAN’s CA Adult Education Digest (#18):
The Fall 2009 issue of CALPROgress contains articles by state and national leaders examining the role of adult education as an indispensible partner to districts and communities, collaborations between adult schools and community colleges, collaboration with the workforce development system, and collaborations in professional development, among other topics. Download a [...]

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Wiki on Adult Ed Budget Cuts

http://adultedbudgetcuts.wikispaces.com/

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Day ABE & ESL PLC Meets Nov 2

November 2 is a non-student day for our K-12 partners.  All day classified personnel (including Infant-Toddler staff) attend trainings at the District.  Historically, Adult School day attendance is lower on non-student days.  So let’s maximize this time!
 On November 2, ABE & ESL morning classes will have a “late-start” day so we can meet as a PLC.
Here’s [...]

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“It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

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Upcoming Intruder Drill

Adult Education at the BESST Center will have an Intruder “Lockdown” Drill on Monday, November 2nd at 7:55pm. 
 Please review the BESST Center Lockdown Procedures prior to next Monday’s drill.  Thank you, Team!

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Promoting CA Adult Schools

Check out the new website http://californiaadultschools.org/cas/home. 
Key Messages

California Adult Schools develop skilled workers, strong families and successful communities by offering opportunities to learn at every stage of life.
California Adult Schools make it convenient and affordable for all students to reach their educational, training, career and personal goals.
With flexible schedules and convenient locations, the 370 California Adult [...]

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Fresh Thinking For the Future of Adult Education

As a professional learning community, let’s keep informed of the latest research on adult education.  Here are the links to a few publications that I’m reading right now…  Hope you’ll join me!

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Our NMUSD Adult School Attendance Policy

In accordance with our NMUSD Adult School Attendance Policy, 2009-10, a student missing 4 consecutive classes without informing his/her teacher of the reason for the absence will be dropped from class.  The student must wait until the next session to re-enroll. 
When a student has a legitimate reason for absence, the teacher may complete this Absence [...]

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“It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

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Registration Schedule for 2009-10

Session II is coming up.  Here’s what you need to know for our upcoming registration.
2009-10 ESL/ABE/Computer Registration Schedule & Info
It’s important that you keep your attendance rosters clean, so that our office personnel can enroll the appropriate number of new students into our classes.   Drop students who have 4 unexcused, consecutive absences.  If you wish to excuse absences, [...]

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“It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

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TUESDAY TECH TIPS (times two)

Last semester we had the privilege of receiving some wonderful tech tips from our colleagues in the San Diego Community College District. This semester they are hard at work again, providing us with many useful technology tricks and tips that we can benefit from. Be sure to check in every Tuesday to get the latest [...]

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Reflecting on Our Mission and Beliefs

One month into our 2009-10 school year, it seems a good time to stop for a moment and reflect on Our Mission and Beliefs (page 4 of our STEP). 
How are we doing?

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“It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

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TUESDAY TECH TIPS (times two)

Last semester we had the privilege of receiving some wonderful tech tips from our colleagues in the San Diego Community College District. This semester they are hard at work again, providing us with many useful technology tricks and tips that we can benefit from. Be sure to check in every Tuesday to get the latest [...]

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“It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

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Quote of the Week

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
— Albert Einstein

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“It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

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“It’s a Date” at NMUSD Adult School

 
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Office Assistant Certificate Program

Here is the 2009-10 Office Assistant Certificate Program brochure.

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Things You Need ~ First Two Weeks of Class

Start your session right with these essentials: orientation PowerPoints, pacing plans, course outlines, goal setting ideas, student needs surveys, persistence-building strategies, and more!….

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NMUSD Adult School’s Upcoming Events

To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says:  “Leave no stone unturned.”
Edward Bulwer Lytton

Mark your calendars, Team.

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NMUSD Adult School’s Upcoming Events

To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: “Leave no stone unturned.” Edward Bulwer Lytton

Tuesday, June 9

CMHS Promotional Test

Wednesday, June 10

BESST Promotional Test

Thursday, June 11

Whittier Promotional Test

Wednesday, June 17

June Student Survey due

Thursday, June 18

Student certificates
TOPS Updates due
Last day of school

Please go to the post [...]

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TUESDAY TECH TIPS

Our friends and colleagues in the San Diego Community College Continuing Education Program have been working hard! Cindy Wislofsky and Donna Price are both ESL Tech Resource Instructors as well as ESL Teachers for their school. Every Tuesday they send out a wonderful Tech Tip for everyone to learn from. We have decided to post their Tech [...]

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: “Leave no stone unturned.” Edward Bulwer Lytton
May 26-29

CASAS Post Test II – We will test students who are missing post-tests.

Friday, May 29

HSD PLC mtg w/Tom Antal, room 110, 10am

Wednesday, June 3

Site Council Mtg – BESST, Rm. 123, [...]

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End-of-Semester Essentials ~ June, 2009

Here again are Martha’s End-of-Semester Essentials to help you hit the lip and rip….without any gnarly wipe-outs.  
 Keep it smooth, Dudes and Dudettes!  
Click on BACK after viewing a file to return to this post.
CASAS Assessment Resources

CASAS Scores & ESL Level Placement
Sample Certificate of Achievement

Certificates

Sample Certificate of Achievement (CASAS)
Attendance & Achievement Certificate Template

ESL Curriculum Pacing Plans

All-Star 1 Pacing [...]

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

 To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: “Leave no stone unturned.” Edward Bulwer Lytton
Monday, May 11

ACSA Celebration of Excellence – Administrator of the Year Award, 4:30-9pm, Irvine Marriott Hotel

Wednesday, May 13

Site Council Meeting – 2:45pm, BESST, Room 114

Thursday, May 14

Student Council Meeting [...]

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

 To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: “Leave no stone unturned.” Edward Bulwer Lytton
Tuesday, May 5

All-Staff Community Meeting:  Budget – 4pm, BESST, Room 114

Wednesday, May 13 (Please note date change.)

Site Council Meeting – 2:45pm, BESST, Room 114

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Let Your Fingers Do the Talking…

Texting. You’ve seen it. You’ve probably even done it. But chances are you don’t do it in class. Guess what? We’re breaking all the rules! We are bringing texting into the classroom! Nearly every student has a cell phone and chances are they are texting in class anyway. Why not have them use their piece [...]

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

 
 Monday, March 30

Makeup IDs – BESST Day

Tuesday, March 31

Makeup IDs – CMHS

Wednesday, April 1 

Digital Photo Exhibit, OC Through the Eyes of our Students BESST room 112, 11am
CASAS Post Test I – BESST Afternoon
Site Council Meeting, BESST room 114, 2:45pm
Makeup IDs – BESST Evening

Friday, April 3

Web-based CASAS Implementation Training, 1:30pm

Week of April 6-10 – Spring BREAK!
Thursday, April [...]

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Wednesday, March 25

CASAS Post Test I – BESST Morning,  BESST Evening, Whittier

Thursday, March 26

CASAS Post Test I - CMHS

Friday, March 27

2009-10 WIA II Application Due

Monday, March 30

Makeup IDs – BESST Day

Tuesday, March 31

Makeup IDs – CMHS

Wednesday, April 1

CASAS Post Test I – BESST Afternoon
Site Council Meeting, BESST room 114, 2:45pm
Makeup IDs – BESST Evening

Friday, April 3

Web-based [...]

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Monday, March 16

Birthday celebration, BESST Lounge, 9:30am
DL meeting, BESST Office, 11:15am

Tuesday, March 17

High School Senior Day at OCC, 10:30am-2:00pm
Life 4 Lunch, BESST Lounge, 11:30am-12:30pm  FREE!
CAHSEE Language Arts Exit Exam, 9am-1pm and 5pm-9pm

Wednesday, March 18

CAHSEE Mathematics Exit Exam, 9am-1pm and 5pm-9pm

Thursday, March 19

Student Council Meeting, 11am-12pm, BESST Site, room 123

Friday, March 20

School News Due

Wednesday, March 25

CASAS [...]

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Update on the State Budget for Adult Ed

Here is Important Budget Information from Debra Jones, Administrator, CA Adult Education Office (dated March 10, 2009).

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

Wednesday, March 11

Spanish Nutrition Class, 8:30-9:30am and 9:45-10:45am, BESST

Learn how to take care of your heart…nutrition class, heart healthy cooking, and the importance of exercise. 
We will offer two sessions:

 8:30am-9:30am in room 113
9:45am-10:45 in room 114

  Classes are in Spanish.
Tuesday, March 17

High School Senior Day at OCC, 10:30am-2:00pm
CAHSEE Language Arts Exit Exam, 9am-1pm and 5pm-9pm

Wednesday, March 18

CAHSEE Mathematics [...]

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Parking Policy at the BESST Site

Click here for info on our Parking Policy and Procedure at the BESST Site.

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

Here’s what’s coming up at Newport-Mesa Adult School!
Wednesday, March 4

Site Council Mtg., 2:45-4:15pm, BESST, room 115

March 5-7

CUE Conference, Palm Springs

Wednesday, March 11

Spanish Nutrition Class, 8:30-9:30am and 9:45-10:45am, BESST (click on graphic for info)

Tuesday, March 17

High School Senior Day at OCC, 10:30am-2:00pm
CAHSEE Language Arts Exit Exam, 9am-1pm and 5pm-9pm

Wednesday, March 18

CAHSEE Mathematics Exit Exam, 9am-1pm and 5pm-9pm

 
 
 

Friday, March 20

School [...]

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

Here’s what’s coming up at Newport-Mesa Adult School!
Thursday, February 26

Student Council Mtg., 11am-12pm, BESST, room 123

Wednesday, March 4

Site Council Mtg., 2:45-4:15pm, BESST, room 115

March 5-7

CUE Conference, Palm Springs

Wednesday, March 11

Spanish Nutrition Class, 8:30-9:30am and 9:45-10:45am, BESST (click on graphic for info)

Tuesday, March 17

High School Senior Day at OCC, 10:30am-2:00pm

Friday, March 20

School News Due

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HOPE Clinic Gives Free Flu Shots to our Adult Learners

Written by Alma A. Sariñana, NMUSD School/Community Facilitator, HOPE Clinic
Hi Adult Teachers!
I wanted to thank you for supporting and promoting our Flu Clinic today.  Let me commend all of your work.  We gave 71 flu immunizations to the students this morning.

I wanted to inform you that we still have more flu vaccine available for the [...]

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

Week of February 2-6

2nd semester enrollment
CASAS Pre-tests for NEW students
Things You Need ~ 1st Week of 2nd Semester

Tuesday, February 3

1st day of ESL & Tech Class at Sonora, 8am-11am

Wednesday, February 4

Site Council – canceled
Health & Safety Mtg. – SIMC, 3pm (Martha)

Friday, February 6

ACSA Regional Mtg. – 11:30am-1:30pm, Irvine AS (Martha)

Coming Up…
Wednesday, February 11

Prof. Growth/Tech Mtg. – 2:30-4pm, [...]

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

Week of January 26-30

Orientation PowerPoints for Next Level ESL
Individual and class goal reflections
Achievement Awards
Persistence Celebration

Tuesday, January 27

ESL Orientation at Sonora – 8-11am

Wednesday, January 28

OCC Presentations at BESST – 8:11am
Birthday Celebration – 2:30-3:30pm, BESST Lounge

Friday, January 30

End of Semester

Go to End-of-Semester Essentials for surveys, orientation PowerPoints, certificate templates…
Week of February 2-6

2nd semester enrollment
CASAS Pre-tests for NEW students

Wednesday, February 4

Site [...]

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We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny…  Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.”  ~  Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, January 19

Holiday - See http://www.mlkday.gov/ for info on MLK Day of Service

“The aim is to make the holiday a day ON, where people of all ages and backgrounds come together [...]

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

Tuesday, January 13

PLC Team Meeting has been CANCELLED.

Wednesday, January 14

Promotional Test, BESST AM, PM, Night, before break

Last unit not included

Thursday, January 15

Promotional Test, Whittier AM, before break

Last unit not included

Friday, January 16

Student Certificate Requests Due to Mari

Monday, January 19

Holiday – MLK Day

Week of January 20-23

TOPS Updates
Student Transfer Slips
End-of-Semester Self-Evaluations
Class Surveys

Friday, January 23

Student Transfers due to Patsy
TOPS [...]

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

Month of January
Thursday, January 8

CASAS Post Test II, BESST AM, PM, Night, after break

Students w/ 2 benchmarks do not test.

Friday, January 9

CASAS Post Test II, Whittier AM, after break

Students w/ 2 benchmarks do not test.

Fire Drill, 1:25-1:35pm, BESST Center & Rea El.

Tuesday, January 13

PLC Team Meeting, 2:45-4:15pm, BESST Center, Room 114

Email Martha if you’re interested [...]

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

Mark your calendars now!
Tuesday, December 16

Emergency Prep Training, 7:30am-3:30pm, Costa Mesa Civic Theater (Mike, Martha, Larry, Patsy, Jose Luis, Michael, Mandi)

Wednesday, Dec 17

Martha’s 15-Minute Talk on Persistence, 6:30-8:30, BESST Classes

Thursday, December 18

Martha’s Talk on Persistence, 8:30-11am & 12-2:30pm, BESST Classes
Adult Ed Holiday Celebration, 2:45-4:45pm, BESST Center

Friday, December 19

Intruder Lockdown Drill, 9:45-10:00am, BESST Center [...]

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

Wednesday, December 10

Tech Training, 2:45-4:45pm, BESST Center, room 118
Health & Safety, 3:00-4:00pm, District SIMC (Martha)

Tuesday, December 16

Emergency Prep Training, 7:30am-3:30pm, Costa Mesa Civic Theater (Mike, Martha, Larry, Patsy, Jose Luis, Michael, Mandi)

Thursday, December 18

Adult Ed Holiday Celebration, 2:45-4:45pm, BESST Center

Winter Recess - Dec 22-Jan 2
Please check with your lead teacher or site administrator for the dates and [...]

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Happy December!
Wednesday, December 3

Site Council, 2:45-4:15pm, BESST Center, room 114

Thursday, December 4

Birthday Celebration, 2:30-3:30pm, BESST Center, lounge

Friday, December 5

ACSA Meeting, 11:30am-1:00pm, Garden Grove (Martha)
HSD Meeting, 1:30-2:00pm, BESST Center, Mike’s office
RSVP Due Date for Adult Ed Holiday Celebration

Wednesday, December 10

OCC Presentations, 9:15-10:45am, Whittier Adult School
Tech Training, 2:45-4:45pm, BESST Center, room 118
Health & Safety, 3:00-4:00pm, District SIMC [...]

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Upcoming Events at NMUSD Adult School

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Monday, November 17

DL Video Production Meeting:  3pm-5pm, BESST Center, room 116

Wednesday, November 19

Tech & Prof Growth Team:  2:30pm-4pm, BESST Center, room 114

Thursday, November 20

Site visit by Marian Thacher (director of OTAN):  1-3pm, BESST Center
Our award-winning film festival:  2-2:30pm, BESST Center, room 112

Friday, November 21

School News article due (Thanks, Margaret, Suzette, and students!)
OCC presentations – 8:30-11am, BESST Center, rooms [...]

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Fall Back and Relax

Don’t forget to fall back and relax this Saturday night (technically Sunday at 2:00am).
Enjoy your extra hour of sleep, all!
To learn more about Daylight Saving Time, read SAVING TIME, SAVING ENERGY Daylight Saving Time: Its History and Why We Use It .

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Tending to Attendance ~ Adult vs. Concurrent

Here is a different angle on our attendance.  As you can see, the number of adult learner hours has increased each year, while the number of concurrent learner hours (high school students) has declined.

2006-07

 
Adults
Concurrent
Totals

Summer
30354.0
12658.0
43012.0

Sep
34239.5
3474.5
37714.0

Oct
48101.5
4904.0
53005.5

Totals
112695.0
21036.5
133731.5

 

2007-08

 
Adults
Concurrent
Totals

Summer
33526.5
10295.5
43822.0

Sep
40875.5
3042.5
43918.0

Oct
53140.0
3822.0
56962.0

Totals
127542.0
17160.0
144702.0

 

2008-09

 
Adults
Concurrent
Totals

Summer
38198.5
4900.5
43099.0

Sep
40552
2469.5
43021.5

Oct
55439.5
2777
58216.5

Totals
134190.0
10147.0
144337.0

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Tending to Attendance

Attendance comparison for Week 16:
Week 16 of Fiscal Year 2007-08:  Oct 8 – Oct 12, 2007
Week 16 of Fiscal Year 2008-09:  Oct 13 – Oct 17, 2008

Site
2007
2008
Difference
% change

BESST AM
255
296.2
41.2
16%

HSD
70.2
69.8
-0.4
-1%

Satellite (DL, OCC)
15.8
20.4
4.6
29%

BESST PM
406
380.5
-25.5
-6%

Whittier
108
109
1
1%

CMHS
67.5
53
-14.5
-21%

Older Adults
47.8
68.6
20.8
44%

Total
970.3
997.5
27.2
3%

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Talkin’ ’bout a Technolution, Verse III

On Wednesday, October 22, we’ll continue talkin’ ’bout our technolution at NMUSD Adult School.
Here’s what we accomplished at our October 6th Tech Team meeting:

Reflected on where we’ve been (reviewing our 2004-08 Tech Plan)
Assessed where we are now
Dreamed about where we want to go
Started to craft our 2008-10 Tech Plan to help us get there.  Technology Plan – Vision, [...]

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Site Council Meeting ~ 10/15/08

Here is today’s site council agenda: 
ssc-agenda-10-15-081
Return to this post on Friday for our meeting minutes.
It’s Friday….  Thank you, Mandi, for your detailed minutes: ssc_minutes_10-15-08
Here are some revisions based on input from today’s site council meeting:

Student Transfer Policy, revised 10/15/08 by Site Council (SC)
Student Transfer Procedure, revised 10/15/08 by SC
Suggested Script for Water-Drop Phone Calls, revised 10/15/08 by [...]

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Our Professional Learning Community at Work

We’re thrilled to launch our 2008-09 Professional Learning Community at NMUSD Adult School!  This is our chance to 1) meet together twice a month to talk about student achievement, 2) problem-solve with our teams, 3) find out what others are doing, and 4) share what we are doing.
 
Specifically, our PLC focus for FY 2008-09 is best-practice curriculum delivery [...]

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Jugs, Drops, and Words that Matter

Image by http://www.free-stockphotos.com

A jug fills drop by drop. ~ Buddha

Every week.  Let’s look inside our jug.  At our drops.  Students that no longer come to class. 
Where do they go?  Why do they go?  How can we help them persist?

In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans. ~ Kahlil Gibran

Let’s [...]

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Tending to Attendance ~ Week 14

Here’s a year-to-year attendance comparison by site for Week 14.

Site
2007
2008
Difference
% change

BESST AM
273
292.8
19.8
7%

HSD
71.2
67.5
-3.7
-5%

Satellite (DL, OCC)
17
21
4
24%

BESST PM
401.5
390
-11.5
-3%

Whittier
128
113.2
-14.8
-12%

CMHS
82
54.5
-27.5
-34%

Older Adults
40.6
66
25.4
63%

Total
1013.3
1005
-8.3
-1%

Note 10/23/08:  I goofed on my first posting of the DL attendance and gave you the sum rather than the average.  The totals changed slightly based on this correction.

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School Goals 2008-09

On Wednesday, October 15, 2008 our School Site Council will be revising our school goals for 2008-09. 
Please take a look at our 2007-08 School Vision, Mission, and Goals and email your revision ideas to your Site Council Members and/or post your ideas here in the comment box.  Thanks.  Learn on!  Lead on!

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Talkin’ ’bout a Technolution – Verse II

Yesterday our Tech/PG Team met from 2:30pm-4:00pm to discuss our vision and goals for our 2008-10 Technology Plan. 
Here is a draft of our work.  Feel free to email Martha your comments and/or submit them in the comment box of this post.  Thank you!
Technology Plan – Vision, Rationale, and Goals
The Technology/Professional Growth Team:
Carlos, Carole, Corinne, Jeff, [...]

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Tending to Attendance and Insisting on Persistence

Today we begin our fifth week of instruction.  Now is the time to do some persistence-building activities!

Reflect on the goals you set at the beginning of the school year.
Give recognition/certificates for achievement on end-of-unit tests.
Give recognition/certificates for student attendance.
Discuss the importance of daily attendance. 
Use an attendance graph for tracking student attendance.
Use the funny-money awards system.  [...]

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Tending to Attendance

Here are our attendance averages for weeks 1, 2, and 3. Attendance grew at our Whittier site in all four classes.  Nice work, Whittier!  I think it paid off to attend Whittier’s Back-to-School night to trumpet our program!! 

Program Averages
1st week
2nd week
3rd week

BESST Night
Beg Low
24
30.6
33.75

 
Beg High
34
37.25
35.75

 
Int Low
33
37.875
35.875

 
Int High
28
42.75
37

 
Advanced
25
35
34.25

 
Citizenship
17
13.5
16

 
Computers
24
29.5
26.5

 
 
 
 
 

BESST Day
Beg Low
21
22.6
23

 
Beg High
28
27.6
28.3

 
Int Low
33
31.6
29.2

 
Int High
34
37
32

 
Advanced
32
33.8
38.4

 
Computers 
27
27.7
26.4

 
GED
14.5
15.75
13.75

 
 
 
 
 

Whittier
Beg Low
36
35.2
37.6

 
Beg High
19
21
22.4

 
Multi Inter
21
23.6
28.8

 
Computers
18
14.8
18.6

 
 
 
 
 

CMHS
Beginning
31
40.5
38.5

 
Intermediate
17
16.5
15.5

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Sharing Our e-PLC Model at ACSA State Conference

NMUSD Adult School will share our experiences with professional learning communities and site-based professional development at the ACSA 2008 State Conference in Sacramento, September 24-26, 2008.  Adult Schools Matter! brochure
On Thursday, September 25, 2008, Marian Thacher and I will co-present Web 2.0 for Administrators.  I will talk about how I use our Adult Ed Matters blog as an administrative tool.  [...]

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Individual Development Plan (IDP)

We are a vibrant community of learners and leaders! 
 Our ongoing professional development is a priority because it has a positive impact on student learning.  We use our individual development plans (IDPs) as tools to reflect on our practices, develop our skills, achieve our goals, and further our school mission.
At our planning meeting in September, our Site Council [...]

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NMUSD Adult School’s PLC Earns Praise from WASC!

Congratulations to our vibrant learning community at NMUSD Adult School! 
NMUSD Adult School has earned full accreditation from The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Accrediting Commission for Schools. In the Initial Visit Visiting Committee Report, the Executive Director of WASC writes:
 “This school truly has developed a ‘vibrant learning community’ of professional staff.  Teachers appear [...]

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NMUSD Adult School Marketing Packet

Please help us spread the word about our dynamic community of learners and leaders here at Newport-Mesa Adult School!  
Click on Continue Reading to view/download/save our marketing packet for NMUSD schools, local businesses, and community agencies.  FREE classes!  Pass it on!!

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Learners to Leaders 2008!

NMUSD Adult School ~ a dynamic community of learners and leaders!
We learn to become wise leaders in our families, our workplaces, and our local, national and global community.   Education…becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.  Paulo [...]

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ESL Team ~ Great Week 1! ~ Get Ready for Week 2!

I hope you had a GREAT first week of instruction.  Thanks for all you do to make our students feel welcome, comfortable and ready to learn and lead.
 Now…let’s get ready for week two:  book sales and student transfers!  Read on for info and tools to help you out.

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Our ESL Student Transfer Policy and Procedure

We want to remind all ESL teachers, administrators, and office assistants at Newport-Mesa Adult School that our student transfer policy and procedure are as follows…

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New Office Assistant Certificate Program!

  New Certificate Program at Newport-Mesa USD Adult School!
Our new Office Assistant Certificate Program is designed to assist students to prepare for successful employment in an office setting.  The program consists of:

textbook exercises
computer applications
apprenticeship projects

To learn more about this new project-based apprenticeship program, please check out these resources:
Brochure
Program Overview
Informational Postcard
 

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Preparing for Paired Scores

One fellow adult ed administrator/blogger emailed me this question today:
How does your site obtain paired scores for your students?
I emailed him with the steps we take at NMUSD Adult School to get as many CASAS paired scores as possible…plus 5 resources to help with the process.  We hope these ideas are helpful.  Good luck, all!

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Get Your House in Order – CASAS is Coming!

The CASAS pre-test is coming to NMUSD Adult School next week ~ September 16 & 18.  Check the Testing Calendar for your site’s testing date.  Also, please review your CASAS’ Sweet Home to prepare for next week’s pre-test.  In particular, look at the following resources before administering the CASAS pre-test to your class next Tuesday or Thursday.  Good luck [...]

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CASAS’ Sweet eHome

 Newport-Mesa Adult School just created CASAS’ Sweet eHome: a happy home for all your CASAS materials.  The purpose of the CASAS’ Sweet eHome is to organize and easily share documents we have created to make CASAS testing process more efficient and effective at our adult school.
Click on Continue Reading » to view, download, and/or edit our [...]

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Marketing our Adult School

Let’s spread the word about our dynamic community of learners and leaders here at Newport-Mesa Adult School! 
This week we began pre-registration for our 2008 Fall Semester at NMUSD Adult School. 
Problem:  Our pre-registration enrollment numbers are markedly lower than last year’s numbers. 
Solution:  Let’s start marketing! 
At our site council meeting yesterday, we brainstormed ideas for increasing enrollment through an energized [...]

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First Site Council Mtg of 2008-09

Here is the agenda for our site council meeting on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 from 2:45-4:15pm:  ssc-agenda-09-03-08.
Added September 5, 2008
Here are the minutes from our September 3rd site council meeting:  ssc-minutes-09-03-08.

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Substitute Lesson Plans ~ Ready to Go!

We want our substitute teachers to have a productive and pleasant experience with our wonderful students at Newport-Mesa Adult School.  To help with this goal, we created the first STEP:  Substitute Teacher Essentials Packet (click back to return to this site).
The  STEP is an editable document that includes the following:

Table of Contents
Substitute Teacher Instructions
Our Mission and Beliefs
Today’s Lesson [...]

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Student Leadership Celebration

Newport-Mesa Adult School ~ a community of learners and leaders! 
Come celebrate our community of learners and leaders at our Student Leadership Celebration, immediately following the last Student Council meeting of the 2007-08 school year. :)
Student Council Meeting:
(Student Council members only, please) 
Friday, June 6, 2008
10:00-11:00am
Room 121

Student Leadership Celebration:
(All interested students and staff are invited!) 

Celebration [...]

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Martha’s Year-End Madness Minimizer

Final stretch.  2 weeks.  2 days.  Too much to do! 
To help, here again are Martha’s essential tools to help you keep your sanity and enjoy the last two weeks of instruction and assessment.   Keep it smooth, friends!

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2008 Teacher PD Survey Results

Hot, hot, hot off the press!
The results of our NMUSD district-wide teacher professional development survey are in!  Here you go!
 
Image from Free Digital Photos
Note:  After viewing any document, click on BACK to return to the blog post.
 
2008 Teacher PD Survey – School & District Wide Comparison
 
2008 Teacher PD Survey – Summary Results
 

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CA Adult Education and Professional Development

An exciting time to learn and lead!
At today’s Region 17 ACSA meeting, I will briefly talk about the statewide evolution to a more site-based professional development delivery model and share the current research that supports this change. 
I will also offer my perspective on how we can help each other in this process.  Click on KEEP READING to view my [...]

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Update on PD Plan & Budget for 2008-09

We are a community of continuous learners and leaders!

Our Professional Growth Team met on May 14 to begin planning our professional development for the 2008-09 school year.  For more info on the meeting, click here.
 
Meeting Update

PG Team unanimously approved the 2008-2009 Proposed PD Budget.
We discussed  TIMAC , nominated 3 teachers, and had an e-vote.
We elected Mandi to be [...]

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Last Student Council Mtg. ~ Students Lead!

Our last student council meeting of the 2007-08 school year will be Friday, June 6th, 10-11AM, at the BESST Center, room 120.  Our students will lead the meeting. 
Click here for our June 6 agenda! 
You won’t want to miss it!
 
Attention!! ~ Teachers & Student Council Members ~
Here are ideas to help you prepare for the meeting:

Set a [...]

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SMART Board Tech Tip: Touch, Write and Save

From SMART Technologies Training Center:  You must have Macromedia Flash player installed to watch it.  Also, don’t forget to turn on your speakers.  
 
Touch, Write and Save 9.7  (1.4 MB)
This 2-minute tutorial is a quick introduction to the basics of SMART Notebook software. You will see how to launch an application with your finger, [...]

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ESL Tip ~ Online Radio Essays on NPR

This I believe! ~ Here is a true treasure of an ESL tip, shared by Beth Bogage (SDCCD) at the April 10-13 CATESOL conference in Sacramento.

Use “This I Believe” online radio essays in your intermediate-high and advanced ESL classes to read, write, and talk about values.

Continue reading for WHY, HOW, and WITH WHAT…

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ESL Tech Tip from Taylor

Contributed by Taylor Blakely – NMUSD Adult School Technology Peer Mentor
Here are Taylor’s tech-tip handouts and PowerPoint presentation from his latest Tech Tip featuring UsingEnglish.com, esl.about.com and EnglishClub.com.  We share to impart, impact, improve and empower!  Read on. Lead on!

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