Practitioners' Task Force Committees
For a detail account of the PTF meetings, please review the minutes of each Task Force that are posted below.
Read the latest Executive Summary
If you have questions about the Practitoners Task Forces, please contact Kathleen Sullivan, PTF Coordinator (kj.sullivan@comcast.net or any one of the Task Force Co-facilitators:
Curriculum Task Force
Christy Nelson (cnelson@nwm.cog.mi.us )
MaryAnne Thorndycraft (mthorndycraft@lakeorion.k12.mi.us )
Data Task Force
Karyn Goven (karyngoven@gmail.com )
Judy Cock (judycock@hotmail.com)
GED Task Force
Gloria Henry (ghenry@phasd.us )
Jeff McNeal (jeff.mcneal@etc-1.com )
Program Performance and Improvement
Mary Murphy (mmurphy@mtpleasant.edzone.net )
Bob Steeh (bsteeh@novi.k12.mi.us )
If you would like more information, please contact Kathleen Sullivan at kj.sullivan@comcast.net.
Performance and Program Improvement |
Mary Murphy, Facilitator - mmurphy@mtpleasant.edzone.net
Bob Steeh, Co-Facilitator -bsteeh@novi.k12.mi.us
- Impact on Michigan Merit Curriculum on adult education
- Policies and procedures for transition of students within adult education and out to employment or training programs addressed.
- Requirements for GED Testing Centers.
- Updates for Cliff's Notes to include Literacy Programs to be
monitored.
Minutes | 9-26-03 | 11-07-03 | 3-19-04 | 10-21-04 | 12-03-04 | 1-28-05 | 3-11-05 |9-9-05 | 11-18-05 | 1-13-06 | 3-03-06 | 4-28-06 | 9-22-06 | 11-10-06 | 2-2-07 |
4-20-07 | 10-05-07 | 11-30-07 | 2-29-08 | 4-18-08 | 10-03-08 | 12-12-08 | 1-30-09 | 4-03-09s | 4-03-09 | 10-16-09 | 12-11-09 |2-26-10 | 4-23-10 | 10-01-10 | 11-19-10 | 1-14-11 | 3-11-11 | 4-29-11 | 9-30-11| 11-18-11 | 1-13-12 | 3-9-12 | 5-4-12 | 9-28-12 | 11-16-12 | 3-8-13 | 5-3-13
Additional 4-23-10 Materials: Program Design | Rules and Guidelines | Duplications and Barriers | Revenue Streams
Curriculum and Instruction |
Maryanne Thorndycraft, Co-Facilitator - mthorndycraft@lakeorion.k12.mi.us
- Create a schedule for Content Standards revisions
- Create crosswalks for: ABE Content Standards and TABE 9/10
- Review/revise technical assistance papers for all content standards to insure consistency
- Complete on-going review of Moodle board comments regarding content standards
- Develop an informational paper on the new High School Diploma requirements on Adult Education (MMC)
- Create a joint committee with Accountability. Position paper posted in the newsletter
- Re-release the HSC Survey and disseminate results to the field
- Marketing sub-committee
- Joint ABE/Literacy Content Standards
Minutes | 9-26-03 | 11-07-03 | 1-09-04 | 3-19-04 | 9-30-04 | 10-21-04 | 12-04-04 | 1-28-05 | 4-29-05 | 9-9-05 | 11-18-05 | 1-13-06 | Sub Committee Minutes 1-13-06 | 3-03-06 | 4-28-06 | 9-22-06 | 11-10-06 | 2-2-07 | 4-20-07 | 10-05-07 |11-30-07 | 2-29-08 | 4-18-08 | 10-03-08 | 12-12-08 | 1-30-09 | 4-03-09 | 10-16-09 | 12-11-09 |2-26-10 | 4-23-10 | 10-01-10 | 11-19-10 | 1-14-11 | 3-11-11 | 4-29-11| 9-30-11| 11-18-11|1-13-12|3-9-12 | 5-4-12 | 9-28-12 | 11-16-12 | 3-8-13 | 5-3-13
Data and Reporting Systems |
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Judy Cock, Co-Facilitator -judycock@hotmail.com
- Update Definitions/ Acronyms
- Update/Improve Adult Education Snapshot- ongoing
- Corrections Reporting into MAERS
- Survey Pilots - ongoing
- Adopt a Literacy Council
- Mentoring Program for New Directors - ongoing
- Best practices uses MAERS data
Minutes | 9-26-03 | 11-07-03 | 3-19-04| 3-10-05 | 9-9-05 | 11-18-05 | 1-13-06 | 3-03-06 | 4-28-06 | 9-22-06| 11-10-06 | 2-2-07 | 4-20-07 | 10-05-07 | 11-30-07 | 2-29-08 | 4-18-08 | 10-03-08 | 12-12-08 | 1-30-09 | 4-03-09 | 10-16-09| 12-11-09 |2-26-10 | 4-23-10 | 10-01-10 | 11-19-10 | 1-14-11 | 3-11-11 | 4-29-11 | 9-30-11| 11-18-11|1-13-12|3-9-12 | 5-4-12 | 9-28-12 | 11-16-12 | 3-8-13 | 5-3-13
GED |
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Jeff McNeal, Co-Facilitator - (mneal@etc-1.com )
Minutes |9-30-11 | 11-18-11|1-13-12|3-9-12 | 5-4-12 | 9-28-12 | 11-16-12 | 3-8-13 | 5-3-13






