David and Others,

 

I am Gina Lobaccaro and I do my best as the Topic Leader for the
Corrections page at the Adult Education Wiki -
http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Main_Page.

 

I will be gathering the discussion from this topic and posting it on the
Wiki.

 

I just created a page where anyone (guests and discussion participants)
reading this topic can go and add feedback and/or further information on
this very important topic.  Here is a link to the extra information
page: 

http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/More_Information_from_Topic_Leade
rs_and_Participants_of_Correctional_Education_to_Community_Education_Tra
nsition_Discussion

 

I am also including a link to the Wiki Help Page:

http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Help:Contents

 

Please take the time to check out the Adult Ed Wiki and the corrections
page.

 

Gina Lobaccaro

"Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are
moving.  We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it -
but sail we must and not drift, nor lie at anchor." (Author unknown but
appreciated)

Gina Lobaccaro
Sussex Correctional Institution
Prison Education Department
PO Box 500
Georgetown, DE 19947
Office (302) 856-5282 x 6204
Fax (302) 856-5642
gina.lobaccaro at state.de.us 

 

 

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[mailto:familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of David J. Rosen
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Subject: [FamilyLiteracy 1063] Transition from corrections to
communityeducation

 

Colleagues,

 

Beginning on Monday, March 17th, on the Special Topics discussion list,
we will have a discussion about transition from corrections education to
community education.  Our guests include Dr. Carolyn Buser, Steve
Schwalb, John Gordon, and Dr. Stephen Steurer.

 

I hope you will join our esteemed guests for this discussion. You will
find background information on them below. 

 

To subscribe to the discussion, go to

http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/specialtopics .

You can unsubscribe after the discussion by going to the same web page
or, if you prefer, you can stay subscribed for the next discussion.  If
you are already subscribed yourself, please pass on this announcement to
your colleagues who may be interested.

 

Background on Discussion Guests

 

Carolyn (Cay) Buser

Cay Buser joined the United States Department of Education in May of
2006 as an adult education program specialist with duties as the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) liaison with correctional
education.  Dr. Buser works with the Western States to assist them in
the administration of adult education grants.  She also is the national
resource for coordination with correctional education programs and adult
education grants.

 

Prior to her federal appointment, Dr. Buser was director of correctional
education for the Maryland State Department of Education.  Her
responsibilities entailed management of the education and library
programs in Maryland's adult and juvenile correctional systems.  She
provided direct support to Maryland's Educational Coordinating Council
for Correctional Institutions, the "school board" for correctional
education headed by the State Superintendent of Schools with the State
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services as a member.

 

Dr. Buser has been an active member of the Correctional Education
Association serving as a regional director and is currently on the
editorial board of the Journal of Correctional Education.  Her academic
background includes a master's degree in special education and a
doctorate in educational policy and administration.  Dr. Buser taught
English in public middle and high schools in the Midwest, and in
community colleges in Maryland.  She taught for seven years in
Maryland's correctional education program and served as a principal in
three correctional settings before her appointment as director of the
State program.

 

 

Steve Schwalb

Steve Schwalb has served as President and CEO of Pioneer Human Services
since April, 2007. Prior to that, Steve had a 33-year career in the
field of corrections.  

 

After receiving his B.A. degree in Business Administration from the
University of Washington, he began his corrections career as a Personnel
Management Specialist trainee with the Federal Bureau of Prisons.  He
subsequently held various positions of additional responsibility,
including Personnel Director, Chief of Internal Affairs, Warden, Deputy
Regional Director and Assistant Director. 

 

In the latter position, Steve was responsible for nationwide oversight
of the education, vocational training, recreation, parenting, transition
preparation, citizen volunteers and industrial work programs.  Serving
in the role of Chief Operating Officer of Federal Prison Industries,
Inc., he oversaw over 100 factories that employ 21,000 inmates and 1,400
staff, and that generated $800 million in annual sales.

 

In the mid-1980's, Steve served as Associate Superintendent and Program
Manager with the Washington State Department of Corrections, and as
Director of the King County Jail in Seattle. 

 

During his federal career, Steve was appointed by the President to the
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled,
and served as chairman for four of his twelve years on the committee.

 

John Gordon

John has worked at the Fortune Society since 2001, first as Director of
its Education program and more recently as an Associate President of
Programs. The Fortune Society works with people after they've come home
from prison or jail. Their Education program serves 200-300 students per
year; they offer classes in Adult Basic Education, ESOL, and computer
skills. Many students are on probation or parole; others are mandated by
the courts to one of Fortune's Alternatives to Incarceration programs;
some are no longer under any criminal justice supervision.

Before coming to the Fortune Society, John worked for 16 years as
Teacher-Director of the Open Book, a community based literacy program in
Brooklyn, NY. At the Open Book, some of his central concerns revolved
around developing student leadership and student participation in
program decision-making; publishing student writing and oral histories,
and welfare and literacy issues. He published several articles on these
topics as well as More Than a Job:  A Curriculum on Work and Society
(New Readers Press). He is an active participant in the New York City
Coalition for Adult Literacy.

The Fortune Society was founded in 1967 with two main goals: (1) to
educate the public about prisons, criminal justice issues, and the root
causes of crime and (2) to provide support for people as they come home
from prison. Fortune serves over 3,000 former prisoners a year, offering
education, career development, counseling, substance abuse treatment,
housing, health services, and alternatives to incarceration. It
continues to play a strong role in advocating for criminal justice and
prison reform.

 

Stephen J. Steurer, Ph.D.

Steve is the  Executive Director of the Correctional Education
Association, a professional organization of educators who work in
prisons, jails and juvenile settings.

 

David J. Rosen

Special Topics Discussion Moderator

djrosen at comcast.net

 

 





 

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