Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id hAFE4im06836; Sat, 15 Nov 2003 09:04:44 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 09:04:44 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <111520031400.14422.3587@comcast.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: ttweeton@comcast.net To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9630] RE: Evaluation of State Education Programs X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 27 2003) Status: O Content-Length: 3823 Lines: 60 2." All Lead Instructors (GED, ABE, ESL, EL/Civics, Health Literacy, Workplace Literacy) are responsible for doing quarterly evaluations of their teachers in the classroom." I have real some doubts about this method of evaluating teachers. I have seen personalities clash and resentment grow. I have seen lead teachers chosen because they were friends of Administration and not the most experienced.In our situation it did not work well. In Broward County Florida, teachers are evaluated by the head of the program usually the Principal or the head Administrator. But a more specific way to evaluate teachers is relied on, and shows how effective teachers are to a program, and that is to count the LCP's or the number of Literacy Completion Points each teacher has during an 18 week period. Completing an LCP which is 80% mastery of a state mandated checklist, for each level is an indicator, I repeat, SOMEWHAT of an indicator of the effectiveness of the teacher. Each student has a portfolio and his work is stored there. Each work sheet is marked with the specific benchmark of the checklist that was taught. Teachers are expected to pass 10% of their class along to the next level every 18 weeks through mastery of the EXIT tests. That is the goal. Sometimes the 10% happens and sometimes it doesn't. But it is what teachers strive for. Each completed LCP means MONEY in the coffers of the program. Since teachers know what is expected of them they do follow the checklists which prepare the students for the workplace. One can look back on the LCP's and see what teachers are doing. Obviously few LCP's indicate there may be a problem with that teacher and that is where the Administrators step in. Again these benchmarks are reviewed in more sophisticated fashions at the next level benchmarks, so the students will have been exposed to these same benchmarks several times over as they progress through the sucessive levels. Tanya Tweeton Pre-Literacy Adult Esol, Broward County, Florida > Georgia does. At least, we do at SDA #6, Gwinnett Technical College Adult > Education Department. > 1. Anyone working over 20 hours / week is evaluated. It's called "Adult > Education Personnel Assessment." Four sets of goals for all department > personnel are established in conjunction with the director: > College Annual and Strategic Goals > DTAE (Dpt of Technical & Adult Ed) Adult Literacy Goals > Gwinnett Technical College Adult Ed. Dpt and GTC Academic Division Goals > Individual Professional Development Goals > The format is to be changed this year since last year's format did not > adequately reflect progress, change, innovation or exceeding set goals. > > 2. All Lead Instructors (GED, ABE, ESL, EL/Civics, Health Literacy, > Workplace Literacy) are responsible for doing quarterly evaluations of their > teachers in the classroom. > 3. Each 10-week quarter, students evaluate their teacher by filling out a > questionnaire with space for comments. The teacher is not present when this > is done. > > > > > Judie Plumb > Workplace & Health Literacy Lead Instructor > Gwinnett Technical College > 770-962-7580 Ext 340 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: C&MHoyt [mailto:azhoyt@cox.net] > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 10:07 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9622] Evaluation of State Education Programs > > Is anybody aware of a State Adult Education Program that conducts a > systematic evaluation by stakeholders (e.g. Program Directors, instructors, > students, etc.)of its performance in delivery of services? > > As we are preparing to revise our Arizona Adult Education State Plan, I > would like to see this process included and would appreciate any suggestions > anyone might provide. > > Thanks > Charles Hoyt > LVMC > Phoenix, Arizona
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