The Charboneau Learning Center

A Program of The Literacy Project

15 Bank Row, Suite D

Greenfield, MA 01302

413-774-3935

www.literacyproject.org/charboneau.html

April 2004

Total Enrollment: 44 Number on Waiting List: 1 Total Attendees: 40

16 days of classes Class Contact Hours: 863.00 53.9 hours per day (about 22 learners in classes per day)

Intakes 4 Intakes that Attended: 3

Attendance Statistics

More than 12 Hours: 25 Between 0 and 12 Hours: 15 Enrolled with No Attendance: 4

More than 24 Hours: 16 Between 2 and 12 Hours: 14

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

Enrollment by Town Enrollment by Age Enrollment by Referral Seeking GED?

Bernardston 1 16.00 -- 17.99 12 Beacon Programs 1 Yes 40

Charlemont 1 18.00 -- 24.99 14 Career Center/DET 2 No 4

Counselor 1

Conway 1 25.00 -- 44.99 8 44

Court/Probation 5

Deerfield 2 45.00 -- 59.99 9 DSS/Welfare 4

Greenfield 26 60.00 + 1 FCAC 1

Montague 7 44 GCC 1

Leadership Training 1

Northfield 3

Library 1

Rowe 1 Mass Rehab 2

Shelburne Falls 1 Montague Site 1

Shutesbury 1 NELCWIT 1

Probation 1

44

Public School 3

Walk-in 2

Word of Mouth 17

44

By Native Language Enrollment by Race Enrollment by Gender

English 41 African American 2 Female 30

Russian 1 Hispanic or Latino 3 Male 14

Spanish 2 Not Recorded 1 44

44 White 38

44

Class Activities

Louise's morning class had 10 learners enrolled with attendance holding pretty steadily at about 60% of scheduled

classes. We got a start on resumes, but put a great deal of effort into the Women's History Project. We also

worked on maps, measurements, and of course, fractions.

Attendance has leveled off in Joe's morning class. It started out at 16 but by the middle of the month was hovering

around 10 per class. This actually represents a great deal more turbulence than may be apparent because only 3 of

those 16 clearly "stopped out", . . .but 7 learners did attend 70% or more of scheduled classes. Joe is struggling to

get some "buy in" to portfolios with several learners continuing to work on their resumes. The YES Financial

Literacy seminars were terrific. We also continued to delve into the world of bacteria (related to BestWorks and food

safety) with some detours back into the Linnaean classification system and some other frameworks for

understanding classifications and order in our living world.

Attendance was disappointing in the Evening Class. Only 2 learners attended over 70% of scheduled classes. We

actually started with 18 learners enrolled, but the highest attendance was 8 with most classes seating only 4 to 6

learners. We are looking at some programming and scheduling changes.

We also had visitors from the DOE and Commonwealth Corporation coming to evaluate our overall operation and our

Bestworks efforts, respectively.

Successes

Field Trip to Europe!

(Actually, we only went to Ware), but Joan shared not only slides of her recent vacation in France, but all kinds of excellent and tasty

French culinary treats!

We are really grateful to Sharon, Carl, and especially Joan for the hard work and spirit they put into making this such a rewarding

experience for everyone who went.

Cake Decorating [Bestworks]

One of the best things about Bestworks is that we get to eat a lot. Cake decorating is definitely a marketable skill and Sarah's mom, Chris

Behilo, has the pay stubs to prove it.

She can also make some really fancy rosettes and "swerllies" on a cupcake!

Louise brought in several dozen small cakes, and we did our best to follow along with a professional cake decoration demonstration.

(Many schools of art ended up being represented.)

Financial Literacy Seminar (Bestworks)

Tim Cohen-Mitchell made these workshops available to all the learners in Joe's preGED class. Four sessions covered 1. The Basics of

Financial Planning, 2. Budgeting, 3, Investment and Savings, and 4. Credit.

Kudos to Tim and Eva for working so hard to provide make-up opportunities to individuals who missed any session.

Women in History/Famous Women Project

This is a very simple, very fun, and very effective way to share learning across sites. North Quabbin got it rolling by creating

informative, decorative cards explaining the roles of famous women in history. They sent it to Louise's class in a beautifully decorated

box, to which we added our contributions. We are now ready to pass it on to the next site.

Volunteers Hours

Amber Ortiz 1 ASE Morning 3.25

Amy Donahue 3 ASE Evening 6.00

Audrey Labonte 3 ASE Evening 6.00

Irene Fariss 1 ASE Morning 9.50

Jeanne Rees 3 ASE Evening 4.00

Joseph Kosewicz 1 ASE Morning 23.00

Keith Jenkins 0 ABE Morning 7.00

Lori Arbeit 1 ASE Morning 6.50

65.25

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

Intake Breakdown

By Town By Age Range By Referral Seeking GED?

Greenfield 3 16.00 -- 17.99 2 Counselor 1 Yes 3

Montague 1 18.00 -- 24.99 1 Public School 1 No 1

4 25.00 -- 44.99 1 Word of Mouth 2 4

4 4

By Native Language By Race By Gender

English 4 African American 2 Female 3

4 White 2 Male 1

4 4

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

By Service Category By Gender

Seeking Services Inquiry 12 Female 14

Pre-Test Given 6 Male 11

Intake Appt Made 7 25

25

By Town By Age By Race

Bernardston 1 16.00 -- 17.99 9 African American 1

Erving 1 18.00 -- 24.99 7 Asian 1

Greenfield 11

25.00 -- 44.99 6 Hispanic or 2

Montague 5 Latino

Northfield 1 45.00 -- 59.99 1 Not Recorded 2

Not Recorded 5 Not Recorded 2 White 19

Orange 1

25 25

25

Community Contacts

Court/Probation 1

Healthcare 1

Individual/Family 2

Social Service 5

Student Comments this Month

4/6/04 1 ASE Morning Female 18.00 -- 24.99

I read the student handbook. All the rules are sane/normal.

4/6/04 3 ASE Evening Female 18.00 -- 24.99

I really want to learn. I learned that just because you quit school, it doesn't mean you're stupid. There's a lot of

people in my class that are really smart. I'm beginning to think I am smart.

4/19/04 1 ASE Morning Female 45.00 -- 59.99

The group did most of the [talking. T]he teacher said very little. I'm used to the teacher talking[. T]his helps me

when he teach[es] the class.

4/20/04 3 ASE Evening Female 18.00 -- 24.99

I am certainly learning more about myself with what I've been writing.

4/27/04 1 ASE Morning Female 45.00 -- 59.99

I gave a demonstration about my bu[d]get with a pie graph of expense and the percentage of each bill I paid.

4/27/04 3 ASE Evening Female 18.00 -- 24.99

I got the 5 paragraph essay down pat.