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
February
2006
Successes/Highlights
More
Job Readiness Workshops!
Amber
is offering a series of 5 bi-weekly workshops to current students and the
general public as part of her Block
Grant funded transitions
services. These activities are well
attended and well publicized. They are
being offered in
collaboration with the Franklin
Hampshire Career Center.
Topics include: resumes, cover
letters, and interviewing skills.
Porter
and Chester Orientation
Michelle
Rypysc had frank discussions with all the Charboneau classes about the job
market and the training
opportunities available to young GED
graduates.
The Porter and Chester presentation
offers a clear-eyed comparison of the contrasting offerings of Community
Colleges vs. skill based Career
Training Institutes like Porter and Chester.
(Without bringing the military into
the comparison at all, those may well be the two best options for our young
learners.)
AFSC
Military Recruitment Awareness
Raul
Matta of the American Friends Service Committee co-presented a workshop
exposing the deceptive practices
of US military recruiters in the
context of the current war on terrorism and occupation of Iraq.
and . . .
Achievements by
Learners
1 learner Applied for a Job
13 learners CompletedEssay/Significant writing project
1 learner Enlisted Supportive/Safety Services
1 learner Got a job
1 learner Passed GED
1 learner Read a book
6 learners Registered for GED Test
1 learner Retained post-secondary education for 6 months
1 learner Transitioned to more advanced learning level
Class
Activities
Though Joe was either home or
here working sick for almost half the month, Louise and
volunteers kept people busy doing GED pretests and working on their
monthly writing
requirements.
Louise's Morning ABE Class also had some time to work on grammar
skills. These classes
were covered by volunteers when Louise was managing Joe's classes for
him.
Joe's Morning Pre-GED class was able to do a short unit on different conceptions of "Justice"
comparing definitions offered by
autocrats, communists and liberal democrats.
It did inspire
one learner to start reading Will Durant's "The Story of
Philosophy" and download two of
Plato's Dialogs.
Enrollment continues to grow in the Afternoon GED Transitions
Class. We continue to have
no problem recruiting highly motivated students who are able to
demonstrate exceptional self
direction and persistence in their Math and Writing Work.
The Evening GED class had fairly steady attendance and is almost full.
Additional
Information:
15
days of classes Class
Contact Hours: 902.80 60.1 hours per day (about 25 learners
in classes per day)
Inquiries and
Others Served: 39
Total Enrollment: 40
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ATTENDANCE |
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12+ hours |
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34 |
85% |
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2-11 hours |
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3 |
8% |
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<2 hours |
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3 |
8% |
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40 |
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ETHNICITY |
Intakes |
Enrolled |
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REFERRALS |
Intakes |
Enrolled |
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AmerInd/Alaskan |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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Career Center |
1 |
4 |
10% |
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Asian |
0 |
2 |
5% |
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Community College |
0 |
4 |
10% |
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Black |
0 |
2 |
5% |
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Employer |
0 |
1 |
3% |
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Cape Verdean |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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Flyers/Publicity |
0 |
3 |
8% |
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Haitian |
0 |
1 |
3% |
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Library |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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Hawaiian/PI |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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Court/Probation |
0 |
3 |
8% |
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Hispanic |
0 |
3 |
8% |
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Public School |
0 |
2 |
5% |
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IndianSub |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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Social Agency/Gov't Org |
2 |
11 |
28% |
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White |
4 |
31 |
78% |
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Word of Mouth |
1 |
10 |
25% |
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Other/Not Given |
0 |
1 |
3% |
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Other |
0 |
2 |
5% |
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4 |
40 |
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4 |
40 |
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AGE |
Intakes |
Enrolled |
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TOWN |
Intakes |
Enrolled |
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16.00 -- 17.99 |
1 |
12 |
30% |
TOTAL |
Intakes |
Enrolled |
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Bernardston |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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18.00 -- 24.99 |
3 |
14 |
35% |
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4 |
40 |
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Colrain |
0 |
3 |
8% |
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25.00 -- 44.99 |
0 |
8 |
20% |
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