Session B

B1- Indicators of Program Quality and Site Visit/Monitoring Protocols

This session will provide an opportunity to learn about the new indicators of program quality and how these will provide the framework for future site visit/monitoring protocols. Participants will hear the rationale for the revised indicators, and learn how these may be used as a self-evaluation tool for program continuous improvement and in preparation for site and monitoring visits. Participants will learn about types of site visits and the revised monitoring visit process. The session will include a hands-on activity and ample time for questions and answers.

Presenters: Suzanne Speciale, Program Specialist, ACLS, Olivia Steele, Team Leader, ACLS , Dana Varzan-Parker, Assessment and Program Specialist, ACLS

Room: Jr. Ballroom A

Materials: Presentation PPT, Indicators of Program Quality

B2- Redesigning with Outcomes in Mind: LaGuardia’s College and Career Pathways Programs

Participants will have the opportunity to take an in-depth look at best practices and key components of career pathways programming at LaGuardia Community College. This session will review program elements, practices, and resources, from intake and student onboarding documents to contextualized curriculum samples, from LaGuardia’s most successful career pathways programs that serve a range of students from high school equivalency to professional certification programs for low-skilled adults. After examining program practices and strategies, participants will reflect on their own programs to identify and share program components they are successfully implementing and brainstorm ways to adapt and implement new strategies.

Presenters: Amy Dalsimer, Executive Director, College and Career Pathways Institute, LaGuardia Community College, Serge Shea, Teacher Trainer, College and Career Pathways Institute, LaGuardia Community College

Room: Jr. Ballroom B

Materials: Presentation PPT

B3- From Policy to Performance: FY19 Policies for Effective Adult Education

This session will present the FY19 Massachusetts Policies for Effective Adult Education. Participants will examine a sampling of policies and identify how the new policies support flexibility in program design. By the end of the session, they will have a shared understanding of how such shifts in policy can support innovative responses to student needs.

Presenters: Patricia Hembrough, Program Specialist/Licensure Coordinator, ACLS, Toby Maguire, Assistant Administrator, ACLS, Kathy Rodriguez, Team Leader, ACLS

Room: Solarium Ballroom

Materials: Presentation (PPT), Policy to Performance

Required: Prereading of the FY19 Massachusetts Policies for Effective Adult Education scheduled to be posted on or about 5/12/17

Requested: Focus on Program Design, Career Pathways Collaborations, and policies related to staffing (Note: Participants are asked to bring questions written on index cards, using one card for each question, to help us organize the Q&A.)

B4- Navigating the ESE Fiscal System: What You Need to Know from Grants Submissions to Audit and Data

Participants in this session will learn how to manage ESE grant awards. The presenter will guide participants through standard procedures regarding compliance of public funds. Other topics that will be covered include: administrative costs, match funds, amendments, requesting funds, financial reports, and audits. There will be ample opportunity for participants to ask questions.

Presenter: Joseph Valchuis, Supervisory Auditor for Audit and Compliance Unit

Room: Devens Club A/B

B5- Connecting the Dots: How Standards-Based Curriculum and the Indicators of Program Quality (IPQ) Work Together to Drive Student Outcomes

This session will provide an opportunity to understand the connections between a program’s standards-based curriculum, the newly-released Indicators of Program Quality (IPQs), and student outcomes. The presenters will guide participants through ways that programs can use these and other tools at their disposal to create cohesive and coherent instruction to improve and accelerate student outcomes. These tools include model curriculum materials, ESOL and ABE content standards, Professional Standards for Teachers of ESOL, Math, and ELA, assessments, and professional development resources for ABE and ESOL practitioners. There will be time for questions and answers.

Presenters: Jane Schwerdtfeger, Curriculum Specialist, ACLS, Tom Mechem, State Administrator and High School Equivalency (HSE) Chief Examiner, ACLS, Dori McCormack, Director, SABES Professional Development Center for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Room: Executive Club A/B

Materials: Impact of Common Core on Teachers, IPQ's at-a-Glance, Presentation PPT

B6- WIOA: An Opportunity to Improve Outcomes for Out-of-School Youth (OSY)

WIOA places heightened emphasis on the collaboration and coordination of WIOA funded programs that serve OSY. In this session, participants will learn about:

• effective program models that accelerate student outcomes (i.e., integrated education and training; dual enrollment in Title I Youth and Title II ABE programs)
• the unique benefits and features of Title I (Workforce Development) and Title II (Adult Education) OSY programs/services
• policies and resources to support programs serving OSY
• challenges in serving OSY and solutions through collaboration (i.e., an interactive discussion).

Presenters: Karen DeCoster, Program Specialist, ACLS, Sacha Stadhard, Grants Management Specialist III, Department of Career Services, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Room: Hilton Garden Ballroom A

Materials: Presentation PPT