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[Chris Francisco]

Hello Lisa,

In Illinois we have been working on Adult Education Professional Standards 
for more than three years.  In the beginning we investigated a 
"credentialing system" for adult educators.  We held twelve focus groups 
across the state for field input purposes.  These meetings were attended by 
all types of providers such as: Public School, Regional Office of 
Education, Community Based and Community Colleges.  The Professional 
Standards Advisory group was represented by each of these types of programs 
as well.  The Advisory Group then sent to the Illinois Community College 
Board their recommendations in September of 2001. The State Adult Education 
Advisory  Board then did a comprehensive survey of all programs to 
facilitate total input to the process. These standards are still pending 
ratification.  They are:
                         1.  New hires must have a minimum of a Bachelors 
degree
                         2.  All new hires will participate in a 12 hour 
New Teacher Orientation program  Note:  New hires will 
have                          six months to satisfy this requirement
                         3.  On-going professional Development:  Full-time 
adult education teachers will be required to attend 18 
hours                       of staff development and part-time teacher will 
be required to attend 9 hours of staff development.

It is important to note that currently the Illinois Service Center Network 
provides New Teacher Orientation classes in addition to site developed New 
Teacher Orientation programs.  Illinois did extensive research in the area 
of credentialing and professional standards for adult educators.  I hope 
this is of help to you.  Please feel free to contact me anytime.

peace,

Chris Francisco
Center for Adult Learning Leadership
(309) 454-3329



At 01:21 PM 3/2/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello --
>As some of you may already know, a team of researchers at the National 
>Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) is currently 
>developing an evidence- or research-based model for adult basic education 
>programs. In the course of our work, two issues have come up, around which 
>I would appreciate some feedback from people working in the field:
>
>1) intensity of instruction
>What do your programs tend to look like, with respect to the intensity of 
>instruction offered -- that is, how many hours are provided per week, for 
>how many weeks in the year?
>
>2) teacher qualification
>We are trying to move beyond simply saying that programs need to hire 
>"qualified staff." What exactly does it mean to be a qualified 
>teacher/administrator/counselor in ABE? More specifically,
>what do you consider the most essential qualifications for ABE instructors 
>in general?
>GED instructors?
>ESOL instructors?
>ABE administrators?
>ABE counselors?
>
>I appreciate your sharing your thoughts on these issues and look forward 
>to hearing from you.
>
>Lisa Soricone
>Research Associate
>National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
>
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