[Sabeswest] Regional Forum / Survey Data and ABE 5-year Plan

[George Kohout]

       REGIONAL SURVEY DATA MEETINGS

At the October 2006 Directors' Meeting, ABE Directors 
heard a summary of the results of the Massachusetts 
ABE Student/Staff Survey commissioned by ACLS.  Upon
 hearing the results, many participants suggested there 
were differences between the statewide data and their 
experiences in the regions and ACLS committed to regional 
meetings to compare and contrast the statewide and 
regional findings.
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The WMass meeting is scheduled for Friday, Jan 19 from
10 - 1:00 in Room 301 of the Kittredge Center at HCC.
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The intended results of the meeting are:
1)  Participating stakeholders will understand the purpose 
      and process for the development of the ABE Statewide 
      Strategic Plan.
2) Regional survey data will be compared and contrasted 
      with the experiences of participating stakeholders. 
3) Participating stakeholders will generate regional implications 
     for consideration in developing the ABE Statewide Strategic 
     Plan.

Bill Bloomfield, facilitator for the ABE Statewide Strategic Plan, 
will facilitate these regional meetings.  Anne Holbrook, ACLS 
Community Planning Developer, will present the regional results 
of the Student/Staff survey conducted by Noel Levitz.  Each 
meeting will include an overview of the ABE statewide strategic 
planning process, regional survey results, and breakout sessions 
to compare and contrast regional survey results with the experience 
of regional stakeholders and generate implications for the ABE 
Statewide Strategic Plan.

ABE administrators, staff and students, local workforce investment 
board (aka REB) staff, local career center staff, ABE Advisory 
Council members, and ABE Community Planning Partnership 
members are invited.  ACLS looks forward to the robust participation 
of a broad sampling of stakeholders so as to capture the diversity 
of experience of the Massachusetts adult education community.  
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I encourage you to attend if your schedule allows. It will be
a great opportunity for WMass participation in this planning
process.

To register in advance for the forum please contact Adrienne
Morris at SABES .... amorris at hcc.mass.edu .... 413 552 2069