Here are a couple of things I think you may be interested in. 

 

The first is an offering of two, free online courses from Dollar General
and ProLiteracy on Data Collection and Management and Data Analysis for
Program Decision-Making. A third course will be available in the fall of
2009

 

The second item is a grant opportunity to participate in Year 3 of the
Dollar General/ProLiteracy Performance Accountability Initiative.

 

Please read on.

 

Is being able to demonstrate your program's effectiveness important to
your program's success?

Free online self-paced courses are available to help now at
http://207.10.202.152 <http://207.10.202.152/> 

  

With support from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, ProLiteracy
brings administrators and staff of literacy and adult basic education
programs field-tested strategies to adapt to your programs'
accountability needs

  

Data Collection and Management

The first of a three-part online series on performance accountability.
The course deals with the foundation data collection and management
practices needed to ensure the availability of credible, high-quality
student data.  Length:  approximately 3-4 hours

This course will help you: 

*	Build common language and approach to accountability 
*	Organize collection and management efforts around key decision
points and staff roles 
*	Increase confidence in your program's data collection and
management practices 

 

 Data Analysis for Program Decision-Making 

The second in the series.  This course helps administrators and staff
learn why and how to institutionalize data-driven decision-making
practices.  Length:  approximately 3-4 hours

This course will help you:

The underlying premise of the course is that all aspects of data-driven
decision-making become institutionalized practices, thereby establishing
a culture of continuous improvement.

In this course you will:  

*	Review and practice data analysis skills 
*	Improve quality of decision-making through a team approach to
data analysis and review 
*	Streamline program improvement using practical planning tools
and strategies 

 

Coming in the fall of 2009:  Communicating Success to Stakeholders, the
third course in the series.  

 

 

 

National Program Improvement Grant Opportunity 

Coming in November 2008!

 

Do you want to learn effective and innovative ways to tell your
community and your funders about your program's effectiveness?

YES?  Then ProLiteracy and your peers across the country are ready to
help you!

Apply to participate in Year Three of the Dollar General/ProLiteracy
Performance Accountability (DGPA) Initiative

As a one-year participating program, your program will get: 

*	Ideas tested by your literacy peers 
*	A $1,650 stipend to help offset travel and mid-year and
end-of-year reporting requirements 
*	Places for two staff at one of six 1.5 day regional face-to-face
trainings "Communicating Success to Stakeholders," to be held in
February and March 2009 
*	Access to practical online resources and support through the
DGPA wiki and discussion list 
*	Time to reflect on and plan program improvements 
*	A reason to test and evaluate some new strategies 

 

How to get involved:  Watch your email!  Applications for participation
will be available in early November 2008.

 

For more information or to request application information, email Marie
Cora, DGPA Project Manager at mcora at proliteracy.org

 

This project is made possible through the generous support of the Dollar
General Literacy Foundation.

 

 

 

Gail J. Price

Multimedia Specialist

National Center for Family Literacy

325 W. Main Street, Suite 300

Louisville, KY 40202

gprice at famlit.org

502 584-1133, ext. 112

 

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