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Recommendations of the Transformation Taskforce

The following documents contain the draft recommendations of the Transformation Task Force and accompanying power point. Both items have been converted to Adobe PDF. Click here if you need to download the free Adobe Reader.

TTF Draft Report (pdf)

A Framework for Transformation-PowerPoint presentation (pdf) 

 The Adult Education Transformation Task Force has been given the charge by the state legislature to make recommendations for updating Section 107 of the State School Aid Act, which oversees state funding for adult education.

The Task Force has also been given the task of assessing and making recommendations regarding a comprehensive statewide adult education delivery system that ensures all areas of the state are adequately served.  The Transformation Task Force is made up of adult education program directors for urban, rural and suburban communities.

The Task Force went around the state during the first two weeks of January to present their recommendations and to solicit feedback and local community input that will help shape the task force's final recommendations to the state and the legislature.

Additional written feedback will be accepted through February 1, 2010 and should be emailed to Kathleen Sullivan (kj.sullivan@comcast.net) and/or Gary Tweddle (gt3910@aol.com) .  The Transformation Task Force will convene on February 25 to consider all of the feedback and finalize the Report.

Practitioners' Task Force Committees

Task Forces Begin to Strategize around the Implications of Transformation

On December 11, 2009, over 40 adult education practitioners from around the State braved the challenging winter weather to gather for the second meeting of the Michigan Adult Education Practitioners Task Force. 

Each of the four PTFs moved forward in their consideration of the implications of the Transformation of Adult Education and began to develop strategies to address these implications.

The annual Adult Education and Training Conference was also discussed.

For a detail account of the meetings, please review the minutes of each Task Force that are posted on this website.

The next meeting of the PTF will be held on February 26, 2010, at the Lexington Hotel and Conference Center, Lansing, MI.  If you would like more information, please contact Kathleen Sullivan at kj.sullivan@comcast.net.

Accountability and Program Performance
Members

Doug Wood, Facilitator - doug.wood@orchardview.org
Gregg Dionne, Co-Facilitator - Gregg.dionne@hazelpark.k12.mi.us

1. Impact on Michigan Merit Curriculum on adult education
2. Policies and procedures for transition of students within adult education and out to employment or training programs addressed.
3. Requirements for GED Testing Centers.
4. 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

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Curriculum and Instruction
Members

Christy Luckey-Nelson, Facilitator - cnelson@nwm.cog.mi.us
Maryanne Thorndycraft, Co-Facilitator - mthorndycraft@lakeorion.k12.mi.us

1. Create a schedule for Content Standards revisions
2. Create crosswalks for: ABE Content Standards and TABE 9/10
3. Review/revise technical assistance papers for all content standards to insure consistency
4. Complete on-going review of Moodle board comments regarding content standards
5. Develop an informational paper on the new High School Diploma requirements on Adult Education (MMC)
6. Create a joint committee with Accountability. Position paper posted in the newsletter
7. Re-release the HSC Survey and disseminate results to the field
8. Marketing sub-committee
9. 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

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Data and Reporting Systems
Members

Gary Tweddle, Facilitator - gt3910@aol.com
Karyn Goven, Co-Facilitator - kgoven@novi.k12.mi.us

1. Update Definitions/ Acronyms
2. Update/Improve Adult Education Snapshot- ongoing
3. Corrections Reporting into MAERS
4. Survey Pilots - ongoing
5. Adopt a Literacy Council
6. Mentoring Program for New Directors - ongoing
7. 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

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Literacy
Members

Christine Van Heel, Facilitator - secondmile@chartermi.net
Sr. Janice Brown, Co-Facilitator - Dominican@ameritech.net

1. Annual Survey - review and follow-up
2. Map and Directory - update
3. "How To" Manual
4. ABE Content Standards (with Curriculum Task Force)
5. Regional Updates - ongoing
6. Professional Development: LD
7. Other topics to consider:
   1. Proliteracy Accreditation
   2. Leadership Accreditation
   3. Powerpath Diagnostic Assessment Tool- 3 trainers for PowerPath

Minutes | 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