Program Planning Process
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Student Recruitment
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Knowing
your target population
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Effective recruitment strategies
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Student Orientation and Intake
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Managed
intake (scheduled individual or group sessions) versus open entry
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Welcome
and introductory activity
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Testimonials by current students
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Program
orientation
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Student
rights and responsibilities
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Preliminary goal-setting activities
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Discussion of assessment process, learning styles, and individualized
learning plans
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Barrier
identification and resolution (e.g., transportation, child care)
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Discussion of student follow-up and confidentiality issues
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Assessment
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Initial
academic placement and diagnosis to guide instruction and determine NRS
levels (standardized testing)
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Matching assessment with learner needs
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Realistic goal setting with interim benchmarks
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Life
skills/career inventories
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Learning styles inventories
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Identification of special learning needs
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Measurement of student progress
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Exit
assessment
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Planning and Instruction
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Development of mutually-developed individualized learning plans
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Lesson
planning to guide instruction
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Classroom management (e.g., open entry versus managed entry, multi-level
versus uni-level, time management)
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Use of
varied instructional strategies
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Use of
relevant, real-life instructional resources
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Integration of technology
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Accommodations for special learning needs
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Student Retention
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Establishing a social support network within the classroom
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Student
mentors and/or student retention teams
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Motivational speakers
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Class
projects
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Student
newsletters
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Student
recognitions
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Regular
review of interim goal-related benchmarks
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Ongoing
assistance with barrier resolution
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Student Outcomes and Evaluation
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Exit
assessment to determine student mastery and exit NRS level
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Documentation, reporting, and data collection
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Student
follow-up (completers and non-completers)
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Review
and use of data for program improvement
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Professional Development
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Pre-service training for new instructors
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In-service training on accountability, reporting, and other system-wide
requirements and procedures
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Responsive training to reflect individual teachers’ needs and interests
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Development of individual professional development plans
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Program Evaluation
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Program
self assessment
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Yearly
evaluative staff meeting
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Ability
to meet NRS performance standards
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Financial Management
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Efficient oversight and use of funds for approved expenditures
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Leveraging of additional funds from other sources (e.g., grants,
partnering agencies, business)
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Program Management
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Scheduling and location of classes to match student needs
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Hiring
and retaining qualified staff
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Clearly
articulated job descriptions
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Structure in place to encourage and support staff involvement in the
decision making process
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Maintaining a positive physical and psychological environment for learning
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Other:
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