Newport-Mesa Adult Education “Promoting a Lifetime of Learning” You Are the Key to Our Success Community Council Meeting April 1, 2008

Adult Education Community Council Welcome and Introductions Program Overview  Student Profile  Program Offerings  Locations  Our Mission  Expected Schoolwide Learning Results  Goals  Accountability Data

Adult Education Community Council How Can We Refine Our Program? What New or Innovative Programs Can We Offer to Better Meet Community Needs?

Highlights Last year we served 4359 (unduplicated) students for a total of 455,767 attendance hours  706 concurrently enrolled  8528 course enrollments

Mission “Our mission is to provide lifelong educational opportunities and services which address the unique needs of individuals and communities by providing adults with the knowledge and skills necessary, including technology, to participate effectively as citizens, workers, parents and family members, and be contributing members of the local and global community.”

Expected Schoolwide Learning Results Personal Success Academic Success Workplace Success Social Success

Personal Success as Measured By: P1. Ability to set and meet goals P2. Ability to improve through self- discipline and motivation P3. Persistence

Academic Success as Measured By: A1. Mastery of skills identified in course outlines A2. Ability to think critically, problem solve, and make informed choices A3. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing

Workforce Success as Measured By: W1. Acquisition of workforce readiness skills W2. Application of professional and technical skills W3. Ability to transfer personal, academic and social skills to the workplace

Social Success as Measured By: S1. Ability to work cooperatively S2. Acceptance and understanding of diversity S3. Community involvement

Programs English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) Family Literacy Citizenship High School Diploma Career/Technical Education Older Adults Adults with Disabilities GED Preparation

Program Sites 1.BESST Center 2.College Park Elementary 3.Costa Mesa High School 4.Estancia High School 5.Fairview Developmental Center 6.Kaiser Elementary 7.Matt Kline Head Start 8.Mission Bay Villa Senior Care Facility 9.Newport Sub-Acute and Recovery Center 10.Orange Coast College 11.Paularino Elementary 12.Pomona Elementary 13.Silverado Senior Care Facility 14.Victoria Elementary 15.Whittier Elementary 16.Wilson Elementary

Program Goals 1.Facility 2.Communication/Community Involvement 3.Curriculum 4.Technology 5.Professional Growth

Facility Goal Maintain world class facilities to meet student needs.

Communication/ Community Involvement Enhance communication and collaboration among adult education staff, K-12 staff, district and community members and institutions, creating a focused effort designed to promote an increase in both the presence and the value of the Newport-Mesa Adult Education Program.

Curriculum Provide a challenging, interesting, meaningful and sequential curriculum, including appropriate assessments, to meet the needs of the diverse adult learner population.

Technology Create and implement an Adult Education Technology Plan that addresses: curriculum professional development infrastructure budget and funding monitoring and evaluation

Professional Growth Provide the necessary training and technical assistance to the adult education staff and administrators to encourage the integration of technology into curriculum and instruction, and overall tech proficiency.

Accountability Data From Fall school year to Fall school year, we nearly doubled our average per student hourly attendance from 54 to 100 average hours of attendance per student. In all seven levels of ESL, our students have performed above the California performance goal for the past three consecutive years. During the school year, 33 adult education students received a high school diploma or successfully passed the GED, an increase of 10 students when compared to

How You Can Help…… How Can We Refine Our Program? What New or Innovative Programs Can We Offer to Better Meet Community Needs?

“Alone we do so little; together we can do so much” Helen Keller Thank you for your time and feedback!