ABE Program Design (statewide--#3 of 4)

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Overview

The purpose of this four-day, 20-hour training is for participants to be able to independently develop an overall Program Plan that is consistent with the MA Guidelines for Effective ABE and MADOE policy requirements. As a final competency assessment, participants will: a) enter into SMARTT the following four elements of the Program Plan--Class Plan, Staff Plan, Budget Detail, and Administrative Cost worksheet; and b) develop a Budget Narrative for DOE Direct, DOE Indirect, and non-DOE matching funds. All five elements--the four SMARTT elements and the Budget Narrative--must be aligned with each other and in conformity with the Mass. Guidelines for Effective ABE. This mini-course is especially intended for new program directors and other, not-so-new directors who have never attended a full-length Program Design training.

Details

When

December 20, 2007 from 09:30 am to 03:30 pm

Where

• Adult Literacy Resource Institute/SABES Greater Boston RSC, Wheatley Bldg., 2nd floor, room 02-209
• University of Massachusetts Boston
• 100 Morrissey Boulevard
• Boston MA 02125

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Registration Deadline

Nov 15, 2007 at 12:00 AM

Topics

Trainings for Directors

Multi-session attendance required

yes

Contact info

For info on the activity: Steve Reuys. (For info on registrations: Andrea Lawless, e-mail andrea.lawless@umb.edu or phone 617-287-4079.)
steve.reuys@umb.edu
617-287-4071

Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ5 - Program planning

Learning objectives

After completing this mini-course, participants will be able to: 1) Explain the collaborative process that has been used in Massachusetts since the late 1980's to strengthen adult education services, and the role of the Massachusetts Guidelines for Effective ABE and the Massachusetts ABE Rates System in that process. 2) Distinguish between requirements and recommendations in the Massachusetts Guidelines for Effective ABE Programs. 3) Design an ABE program with rates-based classes that are consistent with the Student Service section of the Massachusetts Guidelines for Effective ABE. 4) Identify the program costs that are eligible for funding through rates-based, flex, foundation, and set-aside funding. 5) Calculate the eligible costs for rates-based classes of different levels, sizes, intensity, and duration, and estimate the cost of at least one non-rates-based class. 6) Understand how to incorporate non-rates based classes into the program design. 7) Explain the purpose of each of the following personnel-related elements of a Program Plan and how each element can help the program to utilize the funding provided in the ABE Rates System: staff salary, staff salary analysis, personnel prototype and summary sheet. 8) Explain the purposes of the prototype for non-personnel expenditures and how it can help the program to utilize the funding provided in the ABE Rates System. 9) Use all the components of the SMARTT Program Plan to design an ABE program that will include the following: class plan, class funding detail, flex foundation services, and staff plan. 10) Develop a detailed budget and budget narrative that connects with the Program Plan and that uses DOE Direct, DOE Indirect, and non-DOE matching funds. 11) Apply state administrative cost policies and the Massachusetts ABE funding structure to complete the administrative cost worksheet.

Presenters

Toni Borge
Stephen Hanley

Presenters Bio

Both Toni and Stephen have many years experience as ABE Program Directors, Toni at Bunker Hill Community College and Stephen at WAITT House in Boston. Both also have many years experience teaching the full-length ABE Program Design course and the Program Design Update workshop.

Host RSC

Boston Region

PDPs

yes