Literacy Zone Pilots in New York: Empowering Adult Learners
The Literacy Zone Pilots in New York aim to provide comprehensive support to adult learners through partnerships with community resources, intense case management, and pathways out of poverty. These initiatives have led to successful outcomes, including serving over 5,000 adult students, achieving educational gains higher than state benchmarks, and documenting over 16,000 positive outcomes. The program also focuses on postsecondary transitions, with successful enrollment and degree completion rates noted.
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Evaluation Learning Community New York s Team: Robert Purga, ACCES Adult Education Venu Thelakkat, ASISTS James Matt, RAEN Marisa Boomhower, Accountability Rosemary Matt, Accountability
Literacy Zone Pilots Framework calls for comprehensive partnerships with community resources Intense Case Management Family Welcome Centers as access hubs Pathways Out of Poverty Resources in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty/limited English language proficiency Made in New York! Made in New York!
New Yorks 35 Literacy Zones on the Web: 35 www.nys-education-literacy-zones.org
Welcome Center Investments in case management Family Welcome Centers as access hubs Pathways Out of Poverty Made in New York! Made in New York!
Outcomes-evidence of Adult Education fully leveraged 5,000+ Adult Students served in 35 zones NRS Educational Gain = 14% higher than NYS benchmark (49%), LZ s at 63% Over16,000documented outcomes beyond NRS Made in New York! Made in New York!
BTOP funding supports partnerships and pathways Case management and counseling focuses on helping students and families access benefits Online benefits tool kit: http://www.nys-education-literacy-zones.org/ Two Postsecondary Summits Nov 2010, April 2011 ELC Project!
15 Students enrolled, 10 persisted, 2 finished with AAS Degree Postsecondary transition between Literacy Zone and Community College 17 Students referred to Community College How Effective is Transition to Postsecondary ?
11 Community Colleges CUNY 10 Literacy Zones Evaluation Learning Community
TABE pre and post tests Demographic data Employment status Official Practice Test Scores GED Scores Data we had from our Literacy Zones
ACCUPLACER scores Developmental courses enrolled/completed Credit courses enrolled/completed Degree attainment Data we were given by our Community College partners
Did students with higher GED scores achieve more? Did students transition successfully from the Lit Zones to the Community College? Was there a correlation between ACCUPLACER scores and GED scores? Questions we asked?
Rebid $40 million WIA Title II: 50 Literacy Zones Case Management Benefits as resource Family Welcome Centers Case managers have key role in multiple pathways to High School Equivalency diploma Postsecondary models and outcomes and in the meantime!
NYS High School Equivalency competitive RFPs: Full computer based testing Paper and computer test with gradual pull toward full computer based test Comprehensive state wide technology capacity survey to select one vendor and another thing!
NYS will establish an Independent Expert panel: Additional pathways to a NYS High School Equivalency Diploma ACCUPLACER, COMPASS, NEDP, other vendor assessments and one more thing!
Contact Information: Rosemary Matt NYS Director of Accountability for Adult Education Rosemary.matt@cayuga-cc.edu Robert Purga NYSED, Director of Adult Education Programs Rpurga@mail.nysed.gov
