December 2003

                                              The Charboneau Learning Center

                                                                A Program of The Literacy Project

                                                                      277 Main Street, 3rd Floor

                                                                        Greenfield, MA 01302

                                                                             413-774-3935

                                                             www.literacyproject.org/charboneau.html

  Total Enrollment:      39                                                                                             Total Attendees:     31

                10 days of classes     Class Contact Hours: 392.25     39.2  hours per day     (about   16  learners in classes per day)

Intakes      10         By Town                                      By Referral                             Intakes that Attended:  7

                              Bernardston                 1                 Career Center/DET           2

                              Greenfield                   5                 Court/Probation               1

                              Leyden                       1                 Newspaper                     1

                              Montague                   1                 Word of Mouth               6

                              Northfield                   1                                                  10

                              Sunderland                  1

                              Total Intakes:           10

Attendance Statistics

More than 12 Hours:   13                       Between 0 and 12 Hours:   18               Enrolled with No Attendance:         8

More than 24 Hours:  6                         Between 2 and 12 Hours:  17

Enrollment Statistics  (Numbers and categories reflect self-reports of enrolled individuals)

Enrollment by Town                             Enrollment by Age                              Enrollment by Referral

  Bernardston              1                          16.00 -- 17.99             5                       Career Center/DET        3

  Charlemont               1                          18.00 -- 24.99           16                       Counselor                   3

                                                                                                                Court/Probation            2

  Colrain                    2                          25.00 -- 44.99             5

                                                                                                                DSS/Welfare                3

  Conway                   1                          45.00 -- 59.99           11                       FCAC                        2

  Greenfield               23                          60.00 +                    2                       Leadership Training        1

  Leyden                    1                                                      39                       Library                       1

                                                                                                                Mass Rehab                 2

  Montague                 6

                                                                                                                Montague Site              1

  Northfield                 2                                                                                Public School               1

  Shelburne                 1                                                                                Walk-in                      2

  Sunderland                1                                                                                Word of Mouth           18

                                                                                                                                              39

                             39

Enrollment by Native Language              Enrollment by Race                            Enrollment by Gender

  English                   37                          African American        1                        Female                    24

  Spanish                    2                          Hispanic or Latino       2                        Male                      15

                             39                          White                     36                                                    39

                                                                                      39


Class Activities

  Enrollment and Attendance took an expected "dip" in December.

  Louise's morning class had only 2 regular attenders although 7 people did attend of the 10 that were enrolled.

  Joe's morning class had 5 strong attendees out of 12 although 15 were enrolled.

  The Evening GED class had 3 good attendees out of 11 with 17 enrolled.

  The Bestworks Job Readiness Workshops had 2 good attenders out of the 5  that were co-enrolled in core instruction.

   (One learner attended a session even though he did not show up for a regular class).

Successes

Former Learner and Friend of The Literacy Project gains Employment Recognition

Donald Burke had attended for almost a year with the aspiration of being successful in college.  After much earnest hard work, he opted

for the world of work and gained employment at Stop & Shop. Since then he has designated The Literacy Project as his United Way

beneficiary: dedicating a portion of his weekly salary to the benefit of our learners.

After 16 months of continuous employment, he was recognized as an outstanding employee with a certificate for excellent customer

service and a permanent notation in his employee recorded.  The decision for this award was based on the frequency with which

customers had gone out of their way to commend his service to management.

Former Learner and GED Graduate Successful in College: Gains Recognition at FCAC Annual Meeting

Crystal Cummings was recognized at FCAC's annual meeting.  She spoke as a representative of several FCAC services which helped

her get through the GED process and through her first semester.  Her speech was a triumph of both organization and delivery.

Crystal is a single mom with a lot of spirit and determination.

Charboneau Christmas Party

Lots of good food (Thanks Louise) music and fun.  About 20 people were there all together (current learners, former learners, staff and

volunteers and friends including the regular contingent of clowns, wizards, and Santas

Counseling                                                                   12/2003

Staff: Joe Panzica                                                                                                                      Minutes

 

                                                                                                                      Total minutes:             50.00

Volunteers                                                        Hours

    Lori Arbeit                     2 Bestworks                        2.00

    Nate Purves                    1 ASE Morning                  32.50

                                                                            34.50

  We can never thank these people enough.  They are terrific!

Other ABE Related Service Contacts   (Numbers reflect recorded "interactions" with individuals generally not "yet" in classes)

  By Service Category                                                                                           By Gender

      Seeking Services Inquiry    19                                                                                   Female                        11

      Pre-Test Given                7                                                                                   Male                          18

      Intake Appt Made            4                                                                                   Not Recorded                 2

      GED Reg Form Given        1                                                                                                                   31

                                       31

  By Town                                                 By Age                                                By Race

       Conway                       1                          16.00 -- 17.99                 7                       African American            1

       Deerfield                       1                          18.00 -- 24.99               13                       Not Recorded                 3

       Greenfield                    22

                                                                    25.00 -- 44.99                 3                       White                         27

       Leyden                         1


       Northfield                     3                          45.00 -- 59.99                 2                                                       31

       Not Recorded                 3                          Not Recorded                 6

                                       31

                                                                                                    31

  Community Contacts