1. Leader Excellence Academy

2. How do you lead people? How do you manage a performance- based, continuous improvement program? How do you lead people? How do you manage a performance- based, continuous improvement program?

3. Leader Excellence Academy How do you get better each year at serving adult learners? It is all about Program Improvement How do you get better each year at serving adult learners? It is all about Program Improvement

4. Year 1: How Do I Figure Out What to Improve? 1. Stakeholder assessments adapted to fit your program Program self assessments Program manager self assessments Teacher self assessments Stakeholder/partner assessments Student assessments Focus groups Surveys 1. Stakeholder assessments adapted to fit your program Program self assessments Program manager self assessments Teacher self assessments Stakeholder/partner assessments Student assessments Focus groups Surveys

5. Year 1 How Do I Figure Out What to Improve? 2. What does Research tell us? Research on adult teaching and learning Synthesized to research briefs with Findings Implications applications 2. What does Research tell us? Research on adult teaching and learning Synthesized to research briefs with Findings Implications applications

6. Year 1 How Do I Figure Out What to Improve? 2. What does Data tell us? New approach to data mining Red Flag Chart Identify Problem areas Possible causes Probing questions for staff to narrow causes Strategies for addressing Pilot testing 2. What does Data tell us? New approach to data mining Red Flag Chart Identify Problem areas Possible causes Probing questions for staff to narrow causes Strategies for addressing Pilot testing

7. Year 2 How do I fix it? Student Persistence Strategies Management vs. Leadership (Online Course) Getting Teachers Off to a Good Start Student Persistence Strategies Management vs. Leadership (Online Course) Getting Teachers Off to a Good Start

8. Each Module Face-to-Face Workshop Interim activity Involve local staff Learning project Web meeting across state lines to share results Face-to-Face Workshop Interim activity Involve local staff Learning project Web meeting across state lines to share results

9. Culminating Activity A Program Improvement Project Identify a program component that needs to be fixed Engage the staff in clarifying and focusing the problem and possible solution Pilot test it Go to Scale A Program Improvement Project Identify a program component that needs to be fixed Engage the staff in clarifying and focusing the problem and possible solution Pilot test it Go to Scale