Planning for Program Improvement--session #1 of 5 (statewide)

Adult Literacy Resource Institute/SABES Greater Boston RSC, Wheatley Bldg., 4th floor, room 04-167
University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston MA 02125

Description: This is a hands-on, highly participatory five-session mini-course that provides program directors and their staff with an opportunity to engage in a step-by-step process for working on program improvement, including the analysis of program-related data. Participants will be expected to complete some between-session assignments and to deliver a brief final presentation. We recommend that, if possible, program directors attend as part of a team, along with one or more other staff from their program. The five sessions are on 1/23 (1-3:30), 1/30 (1-3:30), 2/13 (12:30-4:30), 3/12 (1-3:30), and 4/9 (1-4:30).

Contact: 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:

As a result of attending this activity, participants will be able to: 1) List and describe the steps in a planning process. 2) Identify human and contextual factors affecting a planning process. 3) Describe the use of data and resources in planning. 4) Identify several sources of data and ways to analyze data. 5) Describe a process for identifying a program improvement goal or goals. 6) Develop an action plan for program improvement. 7) Integrate staff development within a program improvement plan. 8) Describe ways to document the implementation of a program improvement plan. 9) Develop questions that can be used to evaluate a plan.