[Nesabes] FW: ACLS September Monthly Mailing

Tue Sep 13 13:36:36 EDT 2011

Just in case you haven't received this jam-packed edition of the ACLS monthly mailing-

Alisa

Alisa Vlahakis Povenmire
Director, Northeast SABES
Center for Adult Education Programs and Practitioners
Northern Essex Community College at the Riverwalk
360 Merrimack Street
Building 9, Entry K, 4th Floor
Lawrence, MA 01843
apovenmire at necc.mass.edu<mailto:apovenmire at necc.mass.edu>
Office: 978-659-1276
Fax: 978-738-7153

SABES: Training Leaders in Adult Basic Education
SABES promotes high quality adult basic education services through training, support, and resources that improve the skills and knowledge of practitioners and strengthen programs.
For more information on the System for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES), please go to: www.sabes.org or http://sabes.org/northeast
Northeast SABES is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and is supported by Northern Essex Community College.

From: ACL-SABES-owner at LIST1.DOE.MASS.EDU [mailto:ACL-SABES-owner at LIST1.DOE.MASS.EDU] On Behalf Of Domigan, Lorraine
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 3:46 PM
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Subject: ACLS September Monthly Mailing

Sent on behalf of Anne Serino

Adult and Community Learning Services

TO:                       ABE Directors, SABES Coordinators, WIA Administrators, Career Centers, LWIB,
                             Teacher/All Staff

FROM:                 Anne Serino

DATE:                  September 12, 2011

RE:                       What's in this Mailing?

Attached is the monthly mailing for September and will be posted shortly to our ACLS website.  Please review the information and share with your staff.

Ø  ADA Update:
The new ADA Coordinator Orientation will be held on Friday, October 14, 2011 from 9:30AM to 3:30PM in room 109B of the Harrington Learning Center (Library) at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester.  Participants may register for the Orientation through the SABES calendar at the following:  http://calendar.sabes.org/statewide/sabesevent.2011-09-07.9787485720

Attached is a letter that explains some changes with regard to the ADA checklist for FY12.

The following link will bring you to the ACLS disabilities page that includes ADA sample documents and other important information http://www.doe.mass.edu/acls/disability/default.html

Ø  Assessment Update:
-New SMARTT Features for co-enrolled or students transferring from one ABE site to another that  positively affect learning gains assessments
-TABE CLAS-E - Guidelines for Retesting with TABE CLAS-E Writing
-BEST Plus Recertification Date - must be received by regional CAC by March 30, 2012
-MAPT - ACLS now has unlimited access to Cognos accounts and would like to encourage staff
 who use MAPT Score Reports for Reading and Math to get an account

Ø  Building Capacity For Family Literacy To Support Learner Goals:
-Parent Involvement Manual
-Parent Involvement Activities

Ø  New Directors' Orientation
Please email Suzanne Speciale (sspeciale at doe.mass.edu<mailto:sspeciale at doe.mass.edu>) to sign up for this required training for New Directors'.  It will be held at the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, 75 Pleasant St., Malden, MA.  The training will be from 10AM - 4:00PM on Friday, September 16, 2011.

Ø  Professional Development Update:
-New Directions in Professional Development
-Technology Support for AMRTT and Cognos - Help Desk

Ø  SMARTT Update:
-SMARTT Section on ACLS Website - Updated Documents
-GED Data Matching - Completed on 8/10/11
-Update Work E-mails for Staff
-Late Data Entry Schedule for FY12
-Convert Partial Intakes to Full Intakes
-Performance Standards Reports
-Federal Reports - were released in Cognos on September 2nd
-SMARTT/Cognos Trainings and Support

Ø  The Change Agent, Issue 33
This issue of The Change Agent breaks new ground. It teaches the history of 9/11, wrestles with important legal and moral questions related to security and liberty, examines the "rule of law" in the context of terrorism, provides a forum for the humble but profound voices of people seeking justice and reconciliation, and includes extremely moving stories - many of them written by adult learners - about 9/11 and the aftermath.

Using poetry, short narratives, interviews, cartoons, illustrations, and photos, this issue roots reading, writing, and social studies lessons in content that is thought-provoking and relevant to adult learners. Background pieces and interesting facts provide opportunities for students to extend their learning. Lesson plans and discussion questions give teachers classroom-ready material that will engage students and provide an important forum for critical thinking, sharing, and achieving understanding across diverse experiences.

For more information, see www.nelrc.org/changeagent<http://www.nelrc.org/changeagent> or call Cynthia Peters 617-482-9485.

Lorraine Domigan
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Adult and Community Learning Services
75 Pleasant Street, 3rd Floor
Malden, MA  02148
(Ph) 781.338.3856
(F) 781.338.3394
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