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
September
2005
Successes/Highlights
P21
Planning Session in Turners Falls
We
were pleased that "transitions to college" received a lot of
attention in this session which is part of a state-wide initiative.
Nine
Matriculations at GCC
Amber
also attended the first day celebration of college classes with a band and
barbecue! One of her participants
completed a last minute registration there, and checked in with
some college "veterans" who shared their college
experiences.
Staffed
Youth Services Round Table "Healthy Teens Healthy Communities" Booth
at Franklin County Fair
This
was our second year having a presence at the fair. We collaborated with the Distance Learning Program this year.
Street
Outreach in Greenfield
Amber
always carries her business cards and a lot of enthusiasm. This month she was able to give at least 8
young people a detailed description
of our STEPS (Transitions) program in the course of daily errands..
Picked
up Free Books!
This
was a very large donation of high quality books. Our initial impulse was to take what we could use and share
the rest. Financial developments (or lack thereof) did require us to change
our plans and these books are now part
of an entrepreneurial fundraising endeavor.
Follow
up on 57 GED Pretests
Amber
called 57 telephone numbers with these results:
7 No answers / disconnected numbers.
12 wrong numbers.
23 messages left with other people
or on answer machines.
16 direct communication. 11 of these
have taken their GED and 5 have not. Four of the eleven are at GCC, 10
people are working, and one person
has moved to New York.
and . . .
Achievements by
Learners
1 learner Advanced-in-job/Got better job
1 learner Applied for a Job
17 learners Completed Essay/Significant writing project
4 learners Enrolled-academic/post-secondary
education
1 learner
Enrolled-voc/prevoc training program
1 learner
Got a drivers license
4 learners
Got a job
2 learners
Improved personal health
3 learners
Increased Civic Participation
1 learner Interviewed for job
1 learner Met new job requirements to keep job
4 learners Obtained Stable Housing
2 learners Opened a checking/savings account
2 learners Passed GED
2 learners Read a book
1 learner Registered to vote
2 learners Transitioned to more advanced learning level
Class
Activities
Louise's Morning ABE class worked on map activities, grammar exercises
and lots of Civil War
materials.
Joe's morning pre-GED class was grimly enthusiastic about making sure
they fulfilled their
monthly writing expectation.
This was facilitated by some new online courseware called
Moodle. Moodle does have some glitches, but it is free and works well
enough. (Like all
software it is a work in progress.)
They also continued to work hard on the Civil War and
Scientific Classification Systems.
The Afternoon Transitions to Success (Non rates based class) started
with 3 learners. One of
them was also enrolled in the morning class to meet her DTA
requirements, but she needed to
withdraw to pursue gainful
employment. The other two are both focused
on further education
and took to Moodle like ducks to
water.
The Evening GED class also had a renewed sense of purpose with all of
them completing the
monthly writing expectation and posting their work to Moodle. Moodle "Workshops" also allow
learners to evaluate specimens
of completed assignments posted by the instructor. Most
people enjoyed these activities.
Additional
Information:
15
days of classes Class
Contact Hours: 772.90 51.5 hours per day (about 21 learners
in classes per day)
Inquiries and Others Served: 15
Total Enrollment: 35
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ATTENDANCE |
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12+ hours |
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27 |
77% |
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2-11 hours |
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7 |
20% |
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<2 hours |
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1 |
3% |
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35 |
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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 |
0 |
4 |
11% |
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Asian |
0 |
1 |
3% |
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Community College |
0 |
2 |
6% |
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Black |
1 |
3 |
9% |
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Employer |
1 |
1 |
3% |
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Cape Verdean |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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Flyers/Publicity |
1 |
2 |
6% |
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Haitian |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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Library |
1 |
2 |
6% |
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Hawaiian/PI |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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Court/Probation |
0 |
4 |
11% |
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Hispanic |
1 |
2 |
6% |
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Public School |
0 |
1 |
3% |
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IndianSub |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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Social Agency/Gov't Org |
2 |
8 |
23% |
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White |
6 |
29 |
83% |
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Word of Mouth |
3 |
10 |
29% |
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Other/Not Given |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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Other |
0 |
1 |
3% |
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8 |
35 |
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8 |
35 |
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AGE |